How to use voicethread 1

How to use VOICETHREA

D.COMPronunciation activity

Objectives

• To use pronunciation patterns such as stress, linkings and intonation.

• To record your opinions and self assess the way you are using pronuncition patterns.

• To identify and correct pronunciation flaws.

• To do follow-up work on pronunciation.

• to comment about classmates’ ideas.

• To out-of-class speaking practice.

1. Go to voicethread.com 2. Clic on

register

2. Register

3. Create an account

4. Check that you are logged in your

account

5. Clic on create and follow the three

steps

6. Upload an image from your computer

7. Choose an image

8. Clic on the photo

9. Clic on step 2 “ comment”

8. Clic on permit to be able to record

your voice

9. Clic on record

10. As you record, you can draw

with the pencil icon parts of the

image

11. Once you finish the voice recording,

an icon will display on the left with your

recording

12. You can listen to your voice recording if you clic

on the iconIf you don´t like it you can clic on the X, delete it and record it again.

13. then, you clic on step 3 “ share”

Clic on add, and type my email: andrea.a.bernal.h@gmail.com

14. Add my email

15. You´ll see my name on your list of

contacts

16. Send me an invitation

1. Clic on my name

2. Send me the invitation

17. You´ll see a message that

confirms you send the

invitation correctly

Follow-up work on pronunciation

• http://funeasyenglish.com/american-english-pronunciation.htm

• http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/

• http://www.manythings.org/e/pronunciation.html

• http://www.manythings.org/pp/

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/ (British accent)

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/ (British accent)

• http://www.trainyouraccent.com/ (American accent)

• http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/ (American accent)

• http://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/resources/english/english.php?c=6

• http://www.pronunciationpatterns.com/ (really good one)

• I hope you enjoy it and can take great advantage of it.

• If you have any questions, you can

contact me: andrea.a.bernal.h@gmail.com