Phone App: ELSA Speak (Basic tools are free: can listen and repeat and receive a score on your pronunciation. You can also create your own word lists)Β
Dictionary: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- Most dictionaries are good: you can listen to the pronunciation of a new word
- The Longman dictionary also has example sentences, which you can listen to, of how the word is actually used
Dictionary: YouGlish
- Type the word or phrase (idioms!) and you can watch many short YouTube clips of speakers using the word in context
Pronunciation Tips: Rachelβs English
- Short videos about many pronunciation topics
Shadow Reading: Use YouTube, TED Talks or other websites with transcripts
- Listen and repeat, then use the transcript to read along with the speaker
Free Pronunciation Practice β You can check your answers:
- CambridgeEnglish.org – Short interactive video quizzes
- LDOCEOnline.com – Short pronunciation listening quizzes
- EvaEaston.com – Short videos and quizzes on all pronunciation features
Sentence Stress:Β
- English Club: Sentence Stressβββ― β― &β― β―English Club: Sentence Stress QuizβββΒ
- A Guide to Word and Sentence Stress Rules for English Learners and Teachersβ―βββΒ
- Ellii Blog: When a little stress is a good thing…βββΒ
- Rachel’s English: Word Stress: Sentence Positionβ―(she has several other videos on the topic)βββ
Articles on Accent:
- Is Nonverbal Communication a Numbers Game?β―(Psychology Today)βββΒ
- Accent acceptanceβββΒ (several articles linked to this page)
- Why the brain doubts a foreign accentβ―β―(article)ββΒ
