Christopher Columbus led the First Europeans to sail across the Atlantic. On 12th October, 1492; he reached the New World or the current day Bahamas.
Click on the title link above and:-
- listen to and read a short transcript about Christopher Columbus
- test out and learn new vocabulary
- take a quick quiz
Follow the title link. If you are a beginner/pre-intermediate English learner and following the British Council Elementary Podcasts I suggest for the time being only trying to focus on the consonant part of the chart. If you are a higher level learner or feel confident to do so; you could go on to the single vowel sounds and then the dipthongs (double vowel sounds) last as they are the hardest!
Download the phonemic chart and refer to it frequently. It will help you to improve your pronunciation. Check out the exercise 'Using the phonemic chart for autonomous learning'. It will help you a lot!
Try the other pronunciation activities, they are all very good and if you have an iPad there is a 'Sounds Right' application available to download for free.
by Alex Bellem
Click on the title link to:-
- find pronunciation tips on voiced, voiceless and other consonants
- posters on each consonant
- video on each consonant
- listen to individual sounds
- download the full phonemic chart
