Improve your pronounciation

http://www.cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/

What is this?

This webpage is helpful to improve not only learners' listening skill but also pronounciation. Though interesting activities, learners can learn the mechanism of phonemic and apply it to words. 

Why is the content food for language learning?
・It is totally free.
・It contains 20 activities.
・The pictures on the site are charming and entertain learners.
・You can listen to the correct pronounciation.
・It contains recording system so you can hear your own voice and correct them.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

・After learning the sound of each alphabet, you can confirm your understanding through a various activities.

Example 1

If you push an alphabet like P, you can see the word using P sound and hear the word!

Example 2

After learning the system of the sound and phonetic signs, you can test yourself with Hangman game. Guess the word from phonetic signs. It is very interesting!

Example 3

Record your voice and checke it or ask your teacher to check your pronounciation

Limitation

・It is more suitable for individual than group activities

・It needs internet access

Listen and Write

http://www.listen-and-write.com/
What is this?This site called 'Listen and Write' is useful tool for English learners to improve not only their listening skill but also writing skills through dictation.

Why is the content good for language learning?・Dictation is good practice to understand the phonological features like Liaison, Assimilation and Flapped t.
　Once leaners notice the language phenomenon logically, it is getting easier to follow native English speaking.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?・One of the good features of this site is allowed learners to chose their  level and diffculties.
　If you are beginner, you can select 'Blank mode' to fill blanks.
　If you want to challenge more difficult task, you can chose 'Full mode'.

Limitations・I think this activity is suitable for individual leaner not for group unless there are enough computers in the   class.