MASTER MASTER PRONUNCIATIONPRONUNCIATION

bybyELLISELLIS

Skills Center Skills Center Room 801Room 801

How To UseHow To Use

What is Master Pronunciation?What is Master Pronunciation?Ellis Master Pronunciation isEllis Master Pronunciation is

designed to help learners of the designed to help learners of the English language distinguish English language distinguish

between the similar sounds and between the similar sounds and words found in English speech. words found in English speech.

Graphics, video and self-recorded Graphics, video and self-recorded audio playback features help usersaudio playback features help users

understand and master how to understand and master how to form the sometimes difficult form the sometimes difficult

English sounds.English sounds.

How do I get into the program?How do I get into the program? Double-Click on the Double-Click on the

ESL ResourcesESL Resources Folder.Folder.

Double-Click on the Double-Click on the PronunciationPronunciation Folder.Folder.

Double-Click on the Double-Click on the Master Master PronunciationPronunciation Icon. Icon.

Click on Click on GuestGuest..

How do I Begin?How do I Begin?

Select your Select your native native Language Language first. first. • Master Pronunciation Master Pronunciation

helps you review the helps you review the sounds that you might sounds that you might find most difficult.find most difficult.

Select the activity you Select the activity you would like to work in.would like to work in.

InstructionInstruction helps you get familiar helps you get familiar with English sounds and sound with English sounds and sound types.types.

PracticePractice allows you to practice the allows you to practice the sounds you have already reviewed. sounds you have already reviewed.

What Can I learn?What Can I learn? Sound types Sound types

include:include:• Minimal pairsMinimal pairs• Tongue twisters andTongue twisters and• Hard to distinguish Hard to distinguish

sounds.sounds.

Beyond SoundsBeyond Sounds allows you to allows you to choose the sounds choose the sounds you practiced in you practiced in words.words.

What Type of Activities Are What Type of Activities Are Available?Available?

Most of the activities in Master Pron. Require Most of the activities in Master Pron. Require you to hear an audio selection and then you to hear an audio selection and then identify the correct answer by clicking on it.identify the correct answer by clicking on it.

To hear the selection again, click on the To hear the selection again, click on the

or or button.button.

Types of Activities (contd.)Types of Activities (contd.)Listen to and Listen to and

learn the Soundlearn the Sound Click on the sound Click on the sound

you would like to you would like to practice. practice.

Video & SoundVideo & Sound Watch the video and Watch the video and

listen to the words listen to the words being spoken. Then being spoken. Then choose the correct choose the correct answer.answer.

Sound FormationsSound FormationsThe The X-RayX-Ray feature helps feature helps you view how your lips, you view how your lips, throat, and tongue should throat, and tongue should be placed to form a specific be placed to form a specific sound or word.sound or word.

Video clipsVideo clips also allow you also allow you to see and compare how to to see and compare how to place your lips and neck to place your lips and neck to form specific sounds or form specific sounds or words.words.

Practice your PronunciationPractice your PronunciationYou can practice what you have learned!You can practice what you have learned!

To practice the sounds To practice the sounds and words you have and words you have learned:learned:

Click on RecordClick on RecordSay the word or soundSay the word or soundClick on StopClick on StopClick on the Compare Click on the Compare button to contrast your button to contrast your pronunciation with the pronunciation with the sounds Ellis makes. sounds Ellis makes.

Record Stop Play

Hear the word again

Compare your speech with Ellis’

How Do I Navigate?How Do I Navigate?

To Navigate between sections To Navigate between sections

in Master Pronunciation use the in Master Pronunciation use the buttons in the navigation bar located buttons in the navigation bar located

at the bottom of the screen.at the bottom of the screen.

Exit the Program

Select your native language

Help Practice Session

Return to previous menu

Return to previous screen

Move forward

Offers help in your native language!

Skills menu

Enjoy the program!

Do You Have Questions?Do You Have Questions? ESL SpecialistsESL Specialists – are here during – are here during

scheduled times and can help you scheduled times and can help you with the content of the program.with the content of the program.

Instructional AssistantsInstructional Assistants – are here – are here during all open hours and can answer during all open hours and can answer questions about content or questions about content or navigation of the program. navigation of the program.

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