pronunciations problems...
Few weeks ago, I decided to improve my english in a serously way. So I have begun to read the book " fluent forever". This book helped me to realise that, for many years now, I have pronunced english words like it is written and like I thought
it is pronunced. As my native language is French, it have seemed to me the more logical way to say a word. So during all my year of studying english I have focused on grammar and vocabulary, and I have abondoned the speaking issue.
Now I can't be surprise that when I speak english with other persons, I am not able to be understandable, even though the words I use are meanful.
So the only thing I must do now is to practice a lot my pronunciation.
Search from various English teachers...
Corrections · 5
2
Pronunciations problems...
A few weeks ago, I decided to improve my English in a serously way. So I have begun to read the book " Fluent Forever". This book helped me to realize that, for many years now, I have pronounced English words like it is as they are written and like as I thought it is they are pronounced. As my native language is French, it have seemed to me the more logical way to say a word. So during all my years of studying English I have focused on grammar and vocabulary, and I have abandoned the speaking issue.
Now I can't be surprised that when I speak English with other persons, I am not able to be understandable, understood even though the words I use are meaningful.
So the only thing I must do now is to practice a lot my pronunciation a lot.
Languages take capital letters: French, English, Russian.
Like and as are often confused. like compares two things: John, like Tom, plays football. John plays football as he should.
0
Thanks for your advice!
0
I agree with the media aspect on Houssam's comment. What I did was - watch and listen to everything that's English and mimic everything they say - like phrases, the intonation and pronunciation. this is the best way if you don't live where native speakers are. Even try speak English along with your family or anyone you live with - even on mundane conversations. - like repeat a punchline you saw in a movie. this worked. Now I work in a company where we speak English everyday - 8 hours a day and its never a problem..
0
And having live conversations with native speakers will help you a lot, but before that : listening / watching programs ( movies or whatever you want ) will help you a lot to improve your pronunciation and ability to understand native speakers too, that's what i do... And last but not least, when there is no one to talk to, you still can talk to ... yourself :) it really helps.
Want to progress faster?
Join this learning community and try out free exercises!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!
Start Learning Today
