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How to improve my english pronunciation?

John - 2010-03-23 20:53:05 - Languages

I've been speaking english as a second language since I was 5 yet i feel I can't really speak english that well (my writing is usually better than my pronunciation) so I wanted to know how to improve it, are there any other ways besides speaking english a lot or travelling to a place where most people speak english P.S. My "first language" is spanish.

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Weirdly enough, I'd also suggest watching soap operas. The accents will be more neutral but still evident, and the actors over pronounce everything so they are easy to understand. Plus, they are usually easy enough to follow, even if you don't understand the dialogue, because everything is over acted. We watched french soaps in my class in order to pick up some slang and hear things besides our professor, as well as be entertained :) You might also want to check out Sesame Street, Martha Speaks, or Between the Lions. They focus on teaching children to read, but they do so through helping them pronounce the words they are trying to spell. Yeah, it's a bit tedious, but you will be repeating the same word ten or fifteen times so you are bound to improve! Plus, you'll learn to share, clean up after yourself, and make new friends... haha!

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Watch tv shows, especially reality tv. Focus on one word at a time that you think you need help on. It's like practicing your hand writing, you do A A A A until it looks like your teachers.

Weirdly enough, I'd also suggest watching soap operas. The accents will be more neutral but still evident, and the actors over pronounce everything so they are easy to understand. Plus, they are usually easy enough to follow, even if you don't understand the dialogue, because everything is over acted. We watched french soaps in my class in order to pick up some slang and hear things besides our professor, as well as be entertained :) You might also want to check out Sesame Street, Martha Speaks, or Between the Lions. They focus on teaching children to read, but they do so through helping them pronounce the words they are trying to spell. Yeah, it's a bit tedious, but you will be repeating the same word ten or fifteen times so you are bound to improve! Plus, you'll learn to share, clean up after yourself, and make new friends... haha!