English Pronunciation Course: The Vowel System
Unit 1 - Thinking about pronunciation
Vocabulary: mouth, teeth, lips and tongue. Movement, shape and articulation.
The sounds of English: vowels and consonants overview
The English syllable
Unit 2 - The vowel system: simple vowels
Minimal pairs - why is it so important to produce the right sound?
Listening practice - Can you identify which sound it is?
Pronunciation and spelling - How does spelling aid or hinder pronunciation?
Schwa
Unit 3 - The vowel system: diphthongs
/ei/ /oi/ and /ai/
/ ?? / / and / /a? /
/i?/ and /e?/
Triphthongs and Monophthongization