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