![]() ![]() Having trouble with ‘th’? Put your tongue between your teeth (don’t bite down) and blow air out of your mouth. You’re teaching your mouth a new way to move and using different muscles. If you have used diagrams of the mouth and tongue, think about the shape you need to make inside your mouth if you want to make the sound correctly. If you have studied with the phonemic chart, think about the sound you are making and how it relates to other English phonemes. Visualize the positioning of your mouth and face. Because it gives you time to think while you are speaking, you’ll feel more relaxed and be able to concentrate on making your English sound fantastic.Ĭlose your eyes and think about how to make a sound before saying it. Speaking slowly will give you time to breathe properly and think about what you want to say next. Speaking too fast reinforces bad habits and makes the speaker sound nervous and indecisive. Many English learners think that speaking fluently means they need to speak fast. Try recording your speech with your smartphone or PC and making a note of specific areas you need to improve on. If you can’t hear your pronunciation problems, it’s tough to correct them. It’s often difficult to hear pronunciation errors in your own speech because you are concentrating actually communicating rather than the sound you are making.
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