Category: English Pronounciation

Everyone is familiar with the normal steps to learning English as a second language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and pronunciation. This is the normal set of skills used in the learning of any new language, but all languages are learned by their native speakers through hearing the words spoken and noting the tone, pacing, and sound of the words when they are strung together to form sentences, in other words, diction. (more…)

If you are looking for an English School, you will definitely want to check out www.englishlink.com. English link is a Global Online English School, offering ESL lessons, help with passing an English exam.

English Link has experienced teachers ready to help you improve your speak, pronounciation, and English skills.

You can try a free lesson from their website, do a free placement test, or try out one of their free video lessons.

Visit English Link for ESL Lessons

Newspapers are a great way to practice your reading skill and improve your vocabulary.

In addition, newspapers have ‘real world’ English, which is very different to ‘classroom’ English.

Here are some online newspapers:

Weird News Links to strange news stories
USA Weekend
Reuters Hourly News Short summaries of current news
The Chicago Tribune
The Jerusalem Post
The Nando Times
The New York Times
The Washington Post
World Newspapers On line
React Newsmagazine for teens
Reader’s Digest World

Here are some tips:

- it may seem difficult at first, but keep going!
- keep your dictionary close by and use it.
- writing out vocabulary helps remember it. Start a vocabulary notepad. Use each page for the each letter, A – Z. When you learn a new word, write it in your vocabulary notepad on the right page.
- explore the different sections of the newspaper. Some will be easier than others.

Very funny video of English student learning correct pronounciation.