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Transcription of English language is a sequence of phonetic symbols that helps us understand how to read a particular sound, word. The concept of transcription is quite difficult for the perception of native speakers of the Russian language, because. in our language, although there is such a category, it is used extremely rarely.

Why is transcription necessary?

The phonetics of the English language has a noticeable feature: it has historically developed that words are often read differently from how they are written, that is, it is not always possible to guess how it is pronounced from the spelling of a word. Of course, there are common ones, but still there are plenty of exceptions. For example, there is a large number of words that have either unreadable or readable letters, depending on the environment. And the rules themselves are difficult for students to remember. Therefore, in almost any dictionary, after writing an English word in square brackets, its reading in transcription symbols is given.

Often, schoolchildren and students are faced with transcription at the beginning of language learning, when it is still quite difficult to read even quite well. simple words. Then, as the transcription marks are studied, it becomes easier and easier to perceive the contents of the square brackets.

How are transcription marks read?

There are 48 sounds in the English pronunciation system, therefore, there are 48 transcription marks. Let's analyze their pronunciation depending on the letters of the English alphabet denoting them.

Use to consolidate knowledge of transcription.

You can practice pronunciation with the help of this video:

Is it possible to write English words in Russian letters?

Sometimes on websites or even in books you can see "English transcription in Russian" or "pronunciation of English words in Russian letters" - that is, writing English words in Russian letters. The point is that schoolchildren are encouraged not to learn tricky icons, because. it is possible to convey sounds in Russian letters. I find this approach extremely stupid. The phonetics of the Russian language differs from English phonetics so much that the sound can only be conveyed very, very approximately. some sounds English speech we just don't, and vice versa.

Good-good-good morning planet!

I don’t know about you, of course, but on my planet of English (called ) it’s morning right now. And I decided to write an important informational and practical article about English transcription on a peppy morning head. I don't think you mind.) Then we will begin the analysis of this simple, but often questionable topic.

Do you need an English transcription at all?

What can I say to that?.. If in school curriculum in English it is passed and forced to learn, then of course you can’t get out! Speaking globally, then its absence when studying English will not affect the results and knowledge in any way.

BUT! Since our children are still learning English, it is a matter of honor to know what transcription is in it. This is about the same as it is important to know that there are 6 cases in Russian (and this, by the way, differs from English and many others). But we can learn to speak and write words without thinking about what case to use in them ... "AND van R Odil D girl... Well, you understand me, I think.

Therefore, my verdict - we will study! But quickly and without any stretching for a year! Lesson or two - and "English transcription" will be the sweetest phrase in the world ...

In addition, having the ability to decipher English transcription, any student and adult will be able to read and pronounce any, even the most “terribly incomprehensible” word in English dictionary!!!

Why was it invented?

They came up with it a very, very long time ago, while the British themselves, for themselves - when they realized that they themselves could not always understand how this or that word was read.

The fact is that in English there are, according to which you can read words correctly. For example, this rule: “In a closed syllable, the English letter “a” will be read like this (the words ba g, la ptop)» . But at the same time, there are so many exceptions to these rules that it is sometimes impossible to remember them (for example, we will take an exception to this rule with a word with a closed syllable t ask , in which the letter "a" is already read differently).

Well, they came up with such a thing as transcription, so that every English word can be read correctly, even without knowing the rules, but simply by owning a set of transcription icons.

Sometimes you may see two versions of the same icon, this is normal. Both of them have their place. My analogies with Russian letters are very conditional. The main thing here is to hear the sound and imitate it as accurately as possible.

Transcription icons for vowels

[i] or [ ı ] a sound similar to "and", but more abrupt and firm.

[e] a sound similar to "e", but more abrupt and firm.

[ ӕ ] a sound similar to "e", but wider.

[ ɔ ] or [ ɒ ] a sound similar to "o", but more abrupt and open.

[ ∧ ] a sound similar to "a", but more abrupt.

[u] or [ ʋ ] a sound similar to "y", but more abrupt.

[i:] a sound like a long "and".

[ ɔ: ] a sound like a long "o".

[ ɑ: ] a sound like a long and deep "a".

[u:] a sound like a long "u".

[ ə: ] or [ɜ:] a sound reminiscent of something between "o" and "e".

In English, there is one single transcription icon that denotes an unstressed vowel - [ə] . It is pronounced very briefly and indistinctly. Often we hear it at the end of words ending in unstressed vowels. Teacher , computer ...

Transcription icons for consonants

[p] a sound similar to "p".

[b] a sound similar to "b".

[t] a sound similar to "t".

[d] a sound similar to "d".

[k] a sound similar to "k".

[g] a sound similar to "g".

[f] a sound similar to "f".

[v] a sound similar to "v".

[s] a sound similar to "s".

[z] a sound similar to "z".

[m] sound like "m".

[n] a sound similar to "n".

[l] a sound similar to "l".

[h] a sound like an airy "x".

[ ʃ ] a sound similar to "u".

[tʃ] a sound similar to "h".

[ ʒ ] a sound similar to "g".

[dʒ] a sound similar to "j".

[r] a sound similar to "r".

[j] a sound similar to "y". Softens vowels, eg. [jɒ] [je] [ju:]

[w] the sound of the lips.

[ ŋ ] a sound similar to "n" pronounced through the nose.

[ θ ] dull interdental sound.

[ ð ] loud interdental sound.

Transcription icons for diphthongs (double sounds)

[aı] or [ai] a sound similar to "ay".

[eı] or [ei] sound like "hey".

[ ɔı ] or [ɔi] a sound like "oh".

[aʋ] or [au] a sound similar to "au".

[ əʋ ] or [ou] a sound like "oh".

[ ıə ] or [iə] a sound similar to "ee".

[ ʋə ] or [uə] a sound similar to "weh".

[eə] or [ εə ] a sound similar to "ah".

Practice time

Well, here we have examined with you all the signs of English transcription. Most of them, children and adults remember quite easily. Difficulties sometimes arise with icons denoting diphthongs or some sounds that are not at all like Russian. But this is quickly corrected if you immediately fix everything with good practice and exercises, which we will now do.

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Exercise 1

The first thing to do is to repeat the sound corresponding to a certain sign of the English transcription several times. Go in order (according to the list that I gave). Repeat one sound 3-5 times, while trying to associate a complex icon with an image. For example, repeating the sound [ ӕ ] , imagine a cat, hat or any other image, but only let this image correspond to the word that in English is pronounced with this sound. For example, I had an image of a bag with such a brand icon in my head.))

Well, how? Difficult? If yes, then I will share with you my ideas regarding the most "intractable" signs of transcription. Please do not judge strictly my clumsy pictures. I swear, in my imagination they look much prettier)).

Icon [ ʋ ] — foot-heel image.

The word foot [fʋt].

Icon [ ɜ: ] - bird image.

The word bird [b ɜ: d] .

Icon [ ʃ ] - an image of a shoe.

The word shoe [ʃu:] .

Icon [tʃ]- an image of a chicken.

The word is chick [tʃık].

Icon [dʒ]— an image of a page in a textbook.

The word page .

Icon [j]- an image of a tick, the correct answer.

The word yes.

Icon [ ŋ ] - the image of a long and uneven road.

The word is long.

Icon [ θ ] - an image of the number three.

The word three [θri:] .

Icon [ ð ] - an image of a mother with a baby.

The word mother.

Exercise 2

• Now we will read with you simple words with different sounds. Your task is to look at the word, listen to its pronunciation, repeat it, and then guess which transcription icon from the ones below corresponds to the sound in the word (the necessary vowels or combinations will be underlined).

[ ı ] [e] [ ӕ ] [ ɒ ] [ ∧ ] [ ʋ ] [i:][ ɔ: ] [ ɑ: ] [u:] [ɜ:]

• Now you will see other words that you will also need to listen to and repeat, and then select the necessary transcription sign from the ones below, which corresponds to this or that sound (the necessary consonants or combinations will be underlined in the words).

[p] [b][t] [d][k] [g][f] [v][s] [z][m] [n]

[l][h] [ ʃ ] [tʃ] [ ʒ ] [dʒ] [r][j] [w][ ŋ ] [ θ ] [ ð ]

• The following words contain diphthongs. We listen, repeat and select the desired transcription sign for underlined letters and letter combinations.

[aı] [eı] [ ɔı ] [aʋ] [ əʋ ] [ ıə ] [ ʋə ] [eə]

• The final exercise in this section is to choose the correct transcription for a word from the two proposed. The scheme of work is the same: we listen, repeat, and then choose.

cup[kʌp] or [kӕp]

twelve[tvelv] or [twelv]

month[mɑ:nθ] or [mʌnθ]

rain[raın] or [reın]

farm[fɜ:m] or [fɑːm]

large[lɑːʒ] or [lɑːdʒ]

spoon[spuːn] or [spɔ:n]

fair[feə] or [fıə]

say[seɪ] or [seə]

now[nəʋ] or [naʊ]

June[tʃ uːn] or [dʒuːn]

Exercise 3

Well, it's time to write the transcription of the words ourselves. I think you will succeed! A day or two - and the topic of English transcription will become as easy for you as you never even dreamed of)). Let me remind you once again that unstressed syllables are often denoted as [ ə ] .

after, box, write, with, open,

season, shut, round, height, number,

shirt, plus, jam, song, yogurt, hate

Exercise 4

This exercise is to practice reading a lot of English words by transcription. For the most children the best option there will be cards with English words and their transcription. Some authors (for example, Nosova, Epanova) specially develop such cards - after all, they help not only to consolidate the learned transcription signs, but also to easily replenish their vocabulary. Like these ones interesting cards I found in the store labyrinth. Here are the most basic topics and words:

Set "Wild Animals"

Set "Fruits"

Set "Man"

Set "Professions"

Set "School"

Set "House"

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Answers to the exercises:

[ˈɑːftə], [bɒks], [raɪt], [wɪð], [ˈəʊpən],

[ˈsiːzn], [ʃʌt], [raʊnd], [tɔːl], [ˈnʌmbə],

[ʃɜːt], [plʌs], [dʒæm], [sɒŋ], [ˈjɒɡət], [heɪt]

On our website, we present to your attention a module that is quite useful in learning English: Sound Word. With it, you can easily learn the pronunciation of English words, their transcription. In order to use it, you need to enter the word you need and press the button "Listen!".

After a short pause, the module will give you the transcription of the given English word, its pronunciation and, of course, the translation. For the convenience of English learners, two pronunciations of the word are offered: British and American variants. Also online you can listen to the pronunciation of English words.

What is transcription?

Phonetic transcription is how the pronunciation of English words looks (graphically) on a letter. Absolutely everyone separate sound recorded separately. Phonetic transcription is indicated only in square brackets, and special phonetic symbols are used for recording it.

Why do we need transcription of English words?

English transcription is always useful to know for everyone, without exception, for everyone who studies the language. This will provide an advantageous opportunity to read with ease and greater accuracy and, as a result, correctly pronounce an English word that is unfamiliar to you, without resorting to the help of a teacher. All English learners are well aware that reading English words is enough specific process, which is based not just on the usual "folding" of words from letters, i.e. how it is written and read, but rather on the transformation of certain letter combinations into correspondingly certain combinations of sounds. Naturally, there are also certain rules for reading, pronunciation of English words that need to be clearly known and impeccably applied in practice. But there are many more words that do not obey these rules, believe me, in the English language. And this is where transcription comes to the rescue, which allows us to find out correct pronunciation English word, and, as a result, its correct reading.

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“I don’t understand transcription”, “How is it written in Russian letters?”, “Why do I need these sounds?”... If you start learning English with such moods, then I will have to disappoint you: it is unlikely that you will achieve significant success in English.

Without mastering the transcription, it will be difficult for you to understand the structure of English pronunciation, you will constantly make mistakes, experience difficulties in learning new words and using dictionaries.

Since school, the attitude of many to transcription is frankly negative. In fact, there is nothing complicated in transcribing English. If you do not understand it, then you have not explained this topic properly. In this article, we will try to fix this.

To understand the essence of transcription, you must clearly understand the difference between letters and sounds. Letters is what we write, and sounds- what we hear. Transcription marks are the sounds represented in writing. For musicians, this role is performed by notes, and for you and me, transcription. In Russian, transcription does not play a big role in you, as in English. Here are vowels that are read differently, and combinations that need to be remembered, and letters that are not pronounced. The number of letters and sounds in a word does not always match.

For example, the word daughter has 8 letters, and four sounds ["dɔːtə]. If the final [r] is pronounced, as in American English, then there are five sounds. The combination of vowels au gives the sound [ɔː], gh is not read at all, er can be read as [ə] or [ər], depending on the variant of English.

There are a huge number of similar examples. It is difficult to understand how to read a word and how many sounds are pronounced in it if you do not know the basic rules of transcription.

Where can you find transcription? First of all, in dictionaries. When you find a new word in the dictionary, there must be information nearby about how the word is pronounced, that is, transcription. In addition, in textbooks, the lexical part always contains transcription. Knowledge of the sound structure of the language will not allow you to remember the incorrect pronunciation of words, because you will always identify the word not only with its literal representation, but also with its sound.

In domestic publications, transcription is usually placed in square brackets, and in dictionaries and manuals of foreign publishers, transcription is presented in slash brackets / /. Many teachers use slash brackets when they write the transcription of words on the board.

Now more about the sounds of the English language.

There are 44 sounds in the English language, which are divided into vowels(vowels ["vauəlz]), consonants(consonants "kɔn(t)s(ə)nənts]). Vowels and consonants can form combinations including diphthongs(diphthongs ["dɪfθɔŋz]). Vowels in English differ in longitude by brief(short vovels) and long(long vowels), and consonants can be divided into deaf(voicels consonants ), voiced(voiced consonants). There are also those consonants that are difficult to classify as deaf or voiced. We will not delve into phonetics, since on initial stage this information is sufficient. Consider the English sound table:

Let's start with vowels. Two dots near the symbol indicate that the sound is pronounced for a long time, if there are no dots, then the sound should be pronounced briefly. Let's see how the vowel sounds are pronounced:

- long sound I: tree, free

[ɪ ] - short sound And: big, lip

[ʊ] - short sound U: book, look

- long sound U: root , boot

[e] - sound E. Pronounced the same as in Russian: hen, pen

[ə] - neutral sound E. It sounds when the vowel is not stressed or at the end of the word: mother ["mʌðə], computer

[ɜː] - a sound similar to the sound Yo in the word honey: bird, turn

[ɔː] - long sound O: door, more

[æ] - sound E. Pronounced widely: cat, lamp

[ʌ] - short sound A: cup, but

- long sound A: car , mark

[ɒ] - short sound O: box, dog

diphthongs- these are combinations of sounds consisting of two vowels, always pronounced together. Consider the pronunciation of diphthongs:

[ɪə] - IE: here, near

- uh: fair, bear

[əʊ] - EU (OU): go, no

- AU: how, now

[ʊə] - UE: sure [ʃauə], tourist ["tuerrest]

- HEY: make, day

- AI: my bike

[ɔɪ] - OH: : boy, toy

Consider consonants sounds. Voiceless and voiced consonants are easy to remember, since each of them has a pair:

Other consonants:

[h] - sound X: hat, home
[m] - sound M: make, meet
[n] - English sound H: nose, net
[ŋ] - a sound reminiscent of H, but pronounced through the nose: song , long - a sound reminiscent of P: run , rest
[l] - English sound L: leg, lip
[w] - a sound reminiscent of B, but pronounced with rounded lips: , west
[j] - sound Y: you, music ["mjuːzɪk]

Those who want to learn more about the phonetic structure of the English language can look for resources on the Internet, where they will tell you what sonorants, stops, fricatives and other consonants are.

If you just want to understand the pronunciation of English consonants and learn how to read transcription without unnecessary theory, then we recommend that you share everything consonants sounds into the following groups:

• The sounds that are pronounced almost the same as in Russian : this is the majority of consonants.
• The sounds that similar to those in Russian but are pronounced differently. There are only four of them.
• The sounds that not in Russian . There are only five of them and it is a mistake to pronounce them the same way as in Russian.

Pronunciation of sounds marked yellow, practically does not differ from Russian, only sounds [p, k, h] are pronounced with "aspiration".

green sounds- these are the sounds that need to be pronounced in the English manner, they are the cause of the accent. Sounds - alviolar (for sure, you heard this word from your school teacher), to pronounce them, you need to raise your tongue to the alvioli, then you will sound "in English".

Sounds tagged red, are absent in Russian at all (although it seems to someone that this is not the case), so you should pay attention to their pronunciation. Do not confuse [θ] and [s], [ð] and [z], [w] and [v], [ŋ] and [n]. The [ r ] sound is less of a problem.

Another aspect of transcription is stress, which is marked with an apostrophe in transcription. If the word has more than two syllables, then the stress is always present:

Hotel -
police-
interesting - ["ɪntrəstɪŋ]

When a word is long, polysyllabic, then it may contain two accents, with one upper (main), and the second - lower. The lower stress is indicated by a comma-like sign and is pronounced weaker than the upper one:

disadvantaged - [ˌdɪsəd"vɑːntɪʤ]

When reading the transcription, you may notice that some sounds are presented in parentheses (). This means that the sound can be read in the word, but you can not pronounce it. Usually in brackets you can find a neutral sound [ə], sound [r] at the end of a word, and some others:

Information - [ˌɪnfə" meɪʃ (ə) n]
teacher - ["tiːʧə(r)]

Some words have two pronunciations:

Forehead ["fɔrɪd] or ["fɔːhed]
Monday ["mʌndeɪ] or ["mʌndɪ]

In this case, choose the option that you like best, but remember that given word may be pronounced differently.

Many words in the English language have two variants of pronunciation (and, accordingly, transcription): in British English and in American English. In this situation, learn the pronunciation that corresponds to the variant of the language you are studying, try not to mix words from British English and American English in your speech:

Schedule - ["ʃedjuːl] (BrE) / ["skeʤuːl] (AmE)
neither - ["naɪðə] (BrE) / [ˈniːðə] (AmE)

Even if before that you couldn’t stand transcription, after reading this article you saw that reading and transcribing is not at all difficult! After all, you were able to read all the words recorded in the transcription, right? Apply this knowledge, use dictionaries and be sure to pay attention to transcription if you have a new word in front of you, in order to memorize the correct pronunciation from the very beginning and not relearn later!

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Beginner to learn foreign language a person first of all faces the problem of reading and pronunciation of English words. Even many native speakers have a problem with how to read correctly, respectively, for learners given language it will be an obstacle. But, nevertheless, it is very important to be able to correctly read and pronounce the text in the target language, as well as to know and correctly apply the rules of pronunciation.

How to learn to read English from scratch?

In order to learn to read English from scratch, it is first of all important to learn english alphabet. It consists of 26 letters (6 vowels, 20 consonants). You can remember it with a simple song with which little Englishmen learn the English alphabet.

Those who start from scratch should learn the correct pronunciation of all sounds, since English sounds different from Russians (but there are also similar ones). For correct pronunciation, you need to train your mouth and practice pronunciation.

After the pronunciation of sounds is set, it is necessary to learn the basic rules for reading both vowels and consonants. When practicing reading, use transcription, it can be in both English and Russian. For reading comprehension, use dictionaries, not online translators.

Why is it difficult to read in English?

For example:

• Some letter combinations are pronounced as a single sound.
• In Russian, sound softening is used soft sign, there is no such sign in English. Instead, it is the place of a letter in a word or a designation in transcription.

In fact, English is much easier than Russian, since there are no cases or declensions and speaking it (if practiced) is actually not difficult. The difficulty arises from the fact that the pronunciation of the usual native language is different from the one being studied.

English pronunciation and sounds of English

English pronunciation and the sounds of the English language are directly dependent on their transcription (recording the sound of a certain letter or words). In turn, transcription depends on the rules of reading.

In English:

• 44 sounds;
• 20 vowels;
• 24 consonants.

The English pronunciation of native speakers is also divided into several parts. It depends on the origin of the carrier. For example, American pronunciation is different from British. And this is expressed not only in the accent, but also in the pronunciation of the same words or sounds. On the this moment the American pronunciation is still more relevant, since most students speak it.

tongue position

One of the features of the pronunciation of English words is the position of the tongue. That is why problems can arise when reading, since when pronouncing Russian letters, the position of the tongue should be the same, and when pronouncing similar English letters others.

Native English speakers use their teeth, lips, tongue for the necessary pronunciation.

They also have several characteristic features:

• Native English speakers open their mouths wide when speaking.
• For native speakers, the lips are in a tense state when speaking.
• Tongue during conversation is pressed to the lower jaw.
• The English pronounce words with the tip of the tongue.

The power of articulation

Articulation is also important when reading in English. At correct articulation, at first your mouth and, in principle, the entire speech apparatus will be in a tense state, and for some time the conversation will get tired. All this is due to unpreparedness and unaccustomedness, since in Russian speech the speech apparatus is in a relaxed position.

For native speakers, such articulation does not cause inconvenience, since their mouth is in the usual position. But when pronouncing Russian letters and words, they will have a problem. Again, it's all out of habit.

Rules for reading words

It is very important to learn the rules of reading in English. There is a significant difference between the spelling and pronunciation of English letters, words and phrases.

There are a few basic reading rules to remember:

• The rule of open and closed syllable. There is no such rule in Russian. An open syllable is a syllable that ends in a vowel. It can appear in several cases: - the word ends with a vowel (lake - lake); - in the word, two vowels are in a row (cruel - cruel); - between two vowels in a word there is a consonant (education - ed`yukeyshn).
• Rules for pronunciation of consonants and vowels. To do this, you should familiarize yourself with the transcription table.
• Rule of diphthongs and triphthongs. This is the rule of combining 2 or 3 letters that have a certain sound.

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How to read consonants?

A large number of consonant English sounds practically do not differ from the pronunciation of consonant Russian sounds, but there is a difference.

There are several special characteristics that you should pay attention to. It should be remembered that all consonant English sounds are pronounced only firmly, and voiced consonants at the end of a word are not pronounced dully.

Also, features are present in the pronunciation of individual sounds:

• The pronunciation of the sound W differs from V. The sound (W) must be spoken with two lips, and (V) only with the lower lip.
• Sounds P, T, K - are pronounced with subsequent aspiration.
• About half of the sounds must be pronounced by touching the tongue to the upper palate.

How to read vowels: 4 types of syllable

When reading vowels, there are also several certain rules. In English, there are 4 main types of reading vowels (E, A, Y, U, O, I). The pronunciation of a sound in a word or phrase depends on each type.

Open

An open syllable is a syllable that ends in a vowel, even if it is not pronounced.

The reading of vowels in such a syllable can be called alphabetic, since often the pronunciation practically does not differ from what it is in the alphabet:

• A-(ei)– lake, take, care, safe, late;
• O-(ou)– pose, rose, note, no, joke;
• E-(i)– me, she, creepy, delete;
• I (Y under stress) - (ai)- deny, dislike, nice, sunshine;
• U-(u:)– purple, pupil, autotune, youtube.

But there are also exceptions, of which the English language is full. You want to pronounce some words according to the basic rules, but in reality they have a different pronunciation. The words dove, love, none, done, some - in these words, the letter (o) must be read as a short one (a).

Closed

A closed syllable differs significantly from an open syllable. A closed syllable is a syllable that ends in one or more consonants. In words with a closed syllable, letters are read differently than in the alphabet. It all depends on how the consonants follow the vowels.

If the letter Y is unstressed at the end of a word, then it should be read as a sound (i): truly, ugly, spicy.

Vowel + r

Consider examples:

• A-(a:)– farmer, park;
• E - (e:)– service, perfect;
• I-(e:)– first, bird;
• O - (c:)– fork, morning;
• U-(e:)– church, turn;
• Y-(e:)- myrtle.

Vowel + r + vowel

The fourth type of reading is a combination of two vowels in a word, between which there is a consonant r, for example:

• A– (ea:)– parents, careful;
• E-(ie:)– cereal, here;
• I-(aie:)- dire, tire;
• O - (c:)– snore, bore;
• U-(jue:)– during, pure;
• Y-(aie:)– ture, byre.

How to read letter combinations and diphthongs?

Many vowel sounds in English depend on consonants standing together, let's take a closer look:

a + s + consonant - ;

ear - under stress if there is no consonant after -;

ear - before a consonant - [ə:];

eer - stressed -;

ew - if not after l, r, j - ;

ew after l, r, j - ;

oo + consonant - ;

u - after r, l, j, as well as before a vowel - ;

ui after r, l ,j - ;

Children perfectly remember and apply the information received in the form of a game or a similar format. Textbooks and manuals should be chosen bright, colorful, with all kinds of game or picture elements. Do not try to teach your child English and how to read it using standard textbooks for schoolchildren, as he will be bored and the study will not give results.

In more adulthood learning the language and reading it is more difficult. You should choose a single program in which to engage throughout the study. Practice how to read and pronunciation with the help of English-language books, films and videos.

How to learn to read in elementary school?

In elementary school, the study of English mainly consists of a playful and fairy-tale format. It will be easier for those children who have kindergarten there were foreign language courses or those with whom the parents were engaged.

Important! Parents need to take note that it is better to start reading in English with a child before school starts. Of course, in many Sunday schools English is provided as a separate lesson, but it is still better to follow the study.

Often, young schoolchildren as homework set the repetition of transcriptions. At runtime homework, the parent needs to study and read with the child!

Several Yet useful tips are listed below.

Learn English tongue twisters

Tongue Twisters is a great way to memorize and pronounce new English words. Tongue twisters are useful in that most of them are well remembered and allow you to learn slang, or conversational phrases or words. They are useful to teach both adults and children.

Each tongue twister is aimed at improving the pronunciation of a certain sound or pronunciation of words. Each tongue twister has a feature associated with the pronunciation of any one sound. You should pronounce the tongue twister for several days and then the pronunciation problem will disappear, and the sound will sound clear.

Here are some useful tongue twisters with translation:

Learn to hear English speech

Many language learners have trouble understanding speech. The problem is related to the fact that the study does not take place in an English-speaking space or country. It is important to learn to hear and understand foreign speech.

To do this, you need to constantly train:

• listen to audiobooks;
• watch movies and series in the language you are learning;
• find video blogs on the Internet;
• watch British news online;
• use apps.

Try to surround yourself with English as much as possible. If possible, study with a tutor who will conduct dialogues with you or study with English group. In it you can meet the same people who are learning a foreign language.

Find a person with whom you can study the language and have dialogues together, so both of you will practice your speech.

Work on your pronunciation

You need to work on pronunciation, because many English words are similar in sound, and with incorrect articulation, you can simply pronounce them incorrectly. To do this, you need to train the speech apparatus and get rid of the accent.

Learn the perfect alphabet and pronunciation of each letter. Practice pronouncing the transcription of letters, words and phrases. Pay attention to how the English speak, to the peculiarities of their speech.

Learn to pronounce phrases in English correctly

English differs from Russian in that many sentences do not have intonationally separated sentences, most of them sound like a single phrase. This also applies to individual independent phrases. To learn how to pronounce phrases in English correctly, you need to learn the transcription and pronounce it correctly.

If you pronounce incorrectly during a conversation, you can misuse right word, losing the meaning of what was said.

Conclusion

In order to learn how to read in English correctly, you must follow the tips for learning it. You need to constantly practice writing words, learn grammar, punctuation and phonetic rules. It is important not to forget about transcription.

These rules need to be taught to both children and adults learning a foreign language. Parents should practice language learning with their children before elementary school so that they do not have problems in the classroom and when doing homework.

Observing all the rules and tips, learning to read correctly is not difficult!