Having received a feedback on my recording, I decided to focus on my pronunciation more carefully. According to the recording, I keep making mistakes which can be explained simply: I am an eloquent example of Ukrainian English. But let's not get distracted.
My mistakes are as follows:
My mistakes are as follows:
- flip > fleep
- board [bôrd] > bort
- bound [baund] > bond
- working ['wɜːkɪŋ]> (almost) walking
I'd like to comment on them in detail.
- So, the word flip should have been pronounced as [flɪp], with a short [ɪ], not ee -
[iː]: flee. Messing this sounds up caused misunderstanding. - In the word "board" the last letter shouldn' sound indistinctly, like [t]. Moreover, the "oa" [ô] diphthong is different from simple "o". In order to practice more, I have found several websites with tongue-twisters. Here goes:
- http://www.twisterking.com/d.php - to practise [d]-sound;
- If a big old toad jumps on the boat as we row
across the moat, the boat won't float. So don't
row close to the big old toads as you row across
the moat, and the boat will float. - this one is really helpful while working on the "oa"- [ô]
Finally, I have found several pronunciation rules, improving my [з:]-sound:
Reading Rule:
- /ɜ:/ - er/ir/ur/ear (within a word, not at the very end!): her, term, herd, fir, firm, circle, fur, burn, thirst, turn, shirt, skirt, early, earn
- /wɜ:/ - wor: word, world, worth, worse
Why not to entartain yourself with a couple of tongue-twister challenges? I also need to improve my "th" pronunciation:
TONGUE TWISTERS WITH “TH”
To cut the long story short, I'd like to remind you about my idea ti acquire the British accent. Ella recommended me to pay attention to famous verse "The Chaos". This poem demonstrates the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation (written by Dutch writer, traveller and teacher Gerard Nolst Trenité)
I am looking forward to record myself - that's a good challenge, after all!
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