Teaching students to form sounds

Which sounds are difficult for your students and how can you help them improve their pronunciation?

Before you watch
Which sounds in English do your students have problems pronouncing correctly? Look at the common problem words below and check if these are difficult for your learners to say:

• Clothes
• Girl
• Walk/work
• Rice/rise
• Hit/heat
• Think
• Can’t

Now watch the video and listen to some advice from other teachers. 

Reflection
Which of the techniques mentioned in the video do you use?

For more information on how to teach individual sounds, read this Think article on the phonemic symbols.

Do you want more ideas about how to teach individual sounds or have you got a great idea you can share with other teachers? Add a comment below.