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We received some very detailed responses to our contest on pronunciation problems (thank you, Abdullah, for the diagram of the human palate); however, we decided that simple was best in this case. Betsy P. in Barcelona recalled her years teaching in Asia, and the problems some students had with making the “r” sound. So she asked them all to imitate the roar of a lion: once they were in full “RRRRRRRRRRR” mode, she had them segue immediately into saying the word, “ring.” This proved to the students that they could, in fact, pronounce the phoneme correctly. Great trick, Betsy—you get five free credits from English Toolbox!

The topic for this week’s contest is word order in sentences. It’s a very general topic, so we expect lots of suggestions. Send in your tried-and-true methods to info@englishtoolbox.com by 7 July, and we’ll pick the best one and publish it in this space next week. The winner will receive five free English Toolbox exercises, even if s/he isn’t a subscriber! We look forward to reading and sharing your great ideas.

// posted by English Toolbox Co. @ 12:20 PM