Pronunciation tips

March 27

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 eatingconsisting 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/  
 /i :/
/Ɔ:/
/Ʌ/
Bitch
Beach
Fork
Fuck
Shit
Sheet


Piss
Piece/Peace



Let's check their pronunciation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_1.shtml

23 comments:

  1. Piece: One part or one portion. For example: One Portion of the cake
    Piss: 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

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  2. Alejandra Monsalve VasquezSunday, March 30, 2014 5:33:00 PM

    The words that the Italian man confused were:

    Peace: 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.


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  3. Daniela Ramirez Espinosa
    PIECE: 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.

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  4. Piece: A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion.
    Piss: 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.

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  5. BITCH: word used to insult a woman
    BEACH: 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

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  6. camila ospina de los riosTuesday, April 01, 2014 5:14:00 AM

    Bitch. Word used to insult
    Beach. Place near to sea

    Piece. A part of something
    Peace. The opposite of war

    Sheet. Is a savanna
    Shit. Poop

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  7. Jasmin Patiño

    PIECE: 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.


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  8. Piece: a part that has been cut, broken, or separated from something larger.
    Piss: 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.

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  9. Piece; a thing regarded as being exquisite or rare and thus worthy of the interest of one who collects such things
    Piss;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.

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  10. Piece: Is a part of something For exaple a piece of paper
    Piss: 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

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  11. carlos andres velez piedrahita
    piece-piss
    sun-son
    beach-bitch
    fock-fuck
    sheet-shit

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  12. Marianela 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

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  13. maria alejandra fernandez

    piece: 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.

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  14. Bitch. Word insulting.
    Beach. 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.

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  15. Carlos Duran
    Piece: 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

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  16. Piece It Is a Part for something
    piss: 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

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  17. Ginet Melissa Gomez SuarezWednesday, April 09, 2014 7:59:00 PM

    PIECE : part or portion of a thing
    PISS : 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

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  18. PIECE: 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.

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  19. LUIS EDUARDO BEDOYA
    Piece: 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

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  20. Laura Máquez Durán
    Beach: 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.

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  21. Alejandra Ospina VillaMonday, April 21, 2014 3:19:00 PM

    BITCH: is a offensive word for a malicious, spiteful, or coarse woman
    slang 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

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  22. Peace:A state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations.
    Piece: 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.

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  23. Peace: A situation in which there is no war between countries or groups.
    Piece: 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.

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