Helping your students learn English rhythms

How intonation works in English and how to help your students learn it.

Before you watch
Here are some things teachers say about teaching stress and intonation:

• The difficult thing is intonation because the students’ L1 and English are very different.
• I don’t like to teach stress and intonation because I am not a native speaker and can not give a good model

Do you agree with any of these comments? Watch the video to get some tips on how to teach stress and intonation.

Reflection
Did you pick up any new ideas from the video?

Do you want to learn more? Read this Think article on integrating pronunciation into classroom activities.

Do you find it difficult to integrate pronunciation into your lessons or have you got a great idea you can share with other teachers? Add a comment below.