Here you will find out some tips for you to improve your pronunciation, so that you don't have the same experiences an Italian man had when he was in Malta (or the guy of Open English). Let's see and listen what happened to him:
What were the problems of pronunciation the Italian man had when he spoke in English?
Homework:
Write down the words that the Italian man confused and their definitions.
For example:
Fork: a metal or plastic object used for eating, consisting of a handle with three or four sharp points on the end
Fuck: an extremely offensive expression that means to have sex with someone
Answer:
The Italian man confused 2 similar pair of sounds:
/I/
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/i :/
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/Ɔ:/
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/Ʌ/
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Bitch
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Beach
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Fork
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Fuck
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Shit
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Sheet
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Piss
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Piece/Peace
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Let's check their pronunciation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_1.shtml
Piece: One part or one portion. For example: One Portion of the cake
ReplyDeletePiss: Urinate
Bitch: woman of "easy virtue" - Whore
Beach: Section of land next to the sea
Sheets: Thing that you use to cover you at night
Shit: Expression that you use to indicate something is wrong - Make poop
Peace: Tranquility - Quiet - Calm
Piss; Urinate
Send By: Andres Felipe Murcia Pabon
The words that the Italian man confused were:
ReplyDeletePeace: A situation in which there is no war between countries or groups.
Piece: An individual object of a particular type.
Piss: To get rid of waste liquid from your body.
Sheet: A large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or covering your body when you sleep.
Shit: Solid waste from a person's or animal's body.
Beach: An area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake.
Bitch:an Insulting word for a woman.
Daniela Ramirez Espinosa
ReplyDeletePIECE: individual object for example - a useful piece of equipment
PISS: to get rid of waste liquid from your body for example - Thesaurus entry for this meaning of piss
BEACH: an area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake
BICH : An insulting to women
PEACE : a situation in which there is no war between groups
PISS : to get rid of waste liquid from your body
SHEET :a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed for example- a double fitted sheet
SHIT: a word used to show surprise or anger.
Piece: A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion.
ReplyDeletePiss: To urinate.
Beach: The area adjacent to a seashore.
Bitch: A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing.
Fork: As a piece of cutlery or kitchenware.
Fuck: To have sexual intercourse.
Sheet: A broad, relatively thin, surface, layer, or covering.
Shit: Excrement; feces.
Peace: A state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations.
Piss: To urinate.
BITCH: word used to insult a woman
ReplyDeleteBEACH: this is a place near ocean
PIECE: is one part most small the a object very large
PISS:is the action the urinate "vulgarly"
PEACE:is the action is not to continue the war
SHEET:is a savanna
SHIT: is the solid waste from a person's or animal's body
Bitch. Word used to insult
ReplyDeleteBeach. Place near to sea
Piece. A part of something
Peace. The opposite of war
Sheet. Is a savanna
Shit. Poop
Jasmin Patiño
ReplyDeletePIECE: An individual object of a particular type
PEACE: An agreement to end a war
PISS: The formal word is urinate.
BEACH: This is a place near ocean
BITCH: An offensive insulting word for a woman.
SHEET: is a savanna
SHIT: an extremely offensive expression. Excrement, feces.
Piece: a part that has been cut, broken, or separated from something larger.
ReplyDeletePiss: to get rid of waste liquid from your body. The formal word is urinate.
Beach: an area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake.
Bitch: an insulting word for someone, especially a woman, who is rude or cruel.
Fork: a metal or plastic object used for eating, consisting of a handle with three or four sharp points on the end.
Fuck: an extremely offensive expression that means to have sex with someone.
Sheet: a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or covering your body when you sleep.
Shit: solid waste from a person's or animal's body.
Peace: a situation in which there is no war between countries or groups.
Piss: to get rid of waste liquid from your body. The formal word is urinate.
Piece; a thing regarded as being exquisite or rare and thus worthy of the interest of one who collects such things
ReplyDeletePiss;to urinate.
Beach;an extensive area of sand or shingle sloping down to a sea or lake, esp. the area between the high- and low-water marks on a seacoast .
Bitch; person of little reputation.
Sheet;a diagrammatic representation of the sequence of operations or equipment in an industrial process, computer program.
Shit; word used to indicate that something is not right.
Piece: Is a part of something For exaple a piece of paper
ReplyDeletePiss: Pee
Bitch: Prostitute woman who has sex with anyone
Beach: Seashore
Sheet: A large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc, generally one of a pair used as inner bedclothes
shit: Faeces excrement, an act of defecation
Peace: Paz, Tranquillity, To be calm
piss: Urinate, go to see
carlos andres velez piedrahita
ReplyDeletepiece-piss
sun-son
beach-bitch
fock-fuck
sheet-shit
ReplyDeleteMarianela Arcila Sanchez
Piece It Is a Part for something
Piss urinate
Beach: Seashore
Bitch Word for insult the people
sheet: clothing used in the bed
shit rude word
Fork: Piece for eating
Fuck: inappropiate word
maria alejandra fernandez
ReplyDeletepiece: considered as a unit
piss: to urinate
bitch:woman of easy virtue
beach:piece of land by the sea
Fork: As a piece of cutlery or kitchenware.
Fuck: To have sexual intercourse.
Bitch. Word insulting.
ReplyDeleteBeach. The shore of sea.
Piece. Part of something.
Peace. Situation where there´s not war.
Sheet. savanna, blanket
Shit. Poop, feces, manure.
Fork. Object for grab the food.
Fuck. Vulgarian word for talk about of sex.
Carlos Duran
ReplyDeletePiece: considered as a unit
Peace. Situation where there´s not war.
Bitch: woman of easy virtue
Beach: Seashore
Sheet: a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or covering your body when you sleep.
Shit : an extremely offensive expression, Excrement, feces.
Piss: Urinate
Peace: a situation in which there is no war between countries or groups
Piece It Is a Part for something
ReplyDeletepiss: to urinate
Beach: Seashore
Bitch Word for insult the people
sheet :a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed for example- a double fitted sheet
shit: an extremely offensive expression. Excrement, feces.
Fork: Piece for eat
Fuck: an extremely offensive expression
PIECE : part or portion of a thing
ReplyDeletePISS : make water
BEACHE :Bank of the sea or a large river, formed of sand.
BITCH: word used to insult
FORK : Instrument with a handle and three or four equal barbed one end that is used to puncture solids
FUCK: ofessive word
SHEET :a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric
SHIT : Expression indicating anger, disgust or revulsion
PIECE: An individual object of a particular type
ReplyDeletePEACE: An agreement to end a war
PISS: The formal word is urinate.
BEACH: This is a place near ocean
BITCH: An offensive insulting word for a woman.
SHEET: is a savanna
SHIT: an extremely offensive expression. Excrement, feces.
LUIS EDUARDO BEDOYA
ReplyDeletePiece: part of one objet and things
Piss: Organ reproductive masculine
Bitch: woman easy
Beach: Cost whit sea
Sheets: Thing that you use to cover you at night
Shit: Make poop
Peace: Tranquility (Not war)
Piss; Urinate
Laura Máquez Durán
ReplyDeleteBeach: Sandy sea portion.
Bitch: women "any", that is with different men.
Sheet: a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or covering your body when you sleep.
Shit: solid waste from a person's or animal's body.
Piece: Part of something.
Peace: Situation where there´s not war.
Piss: Urinate.
BITCH: is a offensive word for a malicious, spiteful, or coarse woman
ReplyDeleteslang a difficult situation or problem.
BEACH: an extensive area of sand or shingle sloping down to a sea or lake, esp the area between the high- and low-water marks on a seacoast.
SHIT: an exclamation expressing anger, disgust
SHEET: a thin piece of a substance such as paper, glass, or metal, usually rectangular in form
PISS: to urinate
PEACE: a state of harmony between people or groups; freedom from strife
Peace:A state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations.
ReplyDeletePiece: An individual object of a particular type.
Piss: To urinate.
Sheet:A large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc, generally one of a pair used as inner bedclothes
Shit: Solid waste from a person's or animal's body.
Beach: beach:piece of land by the sea
Bitch:an Insulting word for a woman.
Peace: A situation in which there is no war between countries or groups.
ReplyDeletePiece: An individual object of a particular type.
Piss: To urinate
Sheet: A large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or covering your body when you sleep.
Shit: Solid waste from a person's or animal's body.
Beach: An area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake.
Bitch:is a offensive word for a malicious, spiteful, or coarse woman
slang a difficult situation or problem.