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This is my easy or beginner's guide to the phonemic chart.
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If you want good pronunciation, you need to understand how to use and learn the sounds in a phonemic chart.
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Let me just repeat that, as it's so important.
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If you want good pronunciation, you need to understand how to use and learn the sounds in a phonemic chart.
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So in this video, I'm going to explain 1.
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How the phonemic chart works.
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2. My method for learning the phonemic sounds 3.
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Give you a quick tour of each sound and at the end of this video give you my top learning tips.
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Did you know that every different language and accent has a different phonemic chart?
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Obvious really, as the phonemic chart is just a collection of different sounds that is used to produce a unique accent.
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I speak with a standard received pronunciation accent which is generally accepted as a standard for British English.
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Received pronunciation is also known as RP.
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To make it easy for you, I have drawn up a phonemic chart that represents my British English RP accent
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and you can download it from the comments below.
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So let's start by looking at the chart.
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There are 44 sounds in standard RP
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and these different sounds are represented by the symbols or phonings you see in this chart.
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It's important to understand that these symbols are not the sounds.
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Each symbol represents a different sound and it's these sounds which are important to master if you want good pronunciation.
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So what is the best way to learn these 44 sounds?
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Well I recommend a three-step process.
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Step one is to learn the sounds on their own.
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Don't worry about forming words just get the sounds right.
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Step two is once and only once you have the sounds mastered
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you then look up groups of words that use each individual phoneme
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step three is once you have mastered the sounds in each
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word you then put these words into sentences to form connected speech sound simple in principle yes
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but It will take time and practice, so why not start today?
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And don't forget, start by getting the sound of each phoneme right first before you start practicing words or sentences.
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Anyway, back to the phonemic chart.
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The 44 sounds are grouped as vowel sounds and consonant sounds.
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Let's look at the vowel sounds first.
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The vowels are shown in the top half of the chart and are split into two sections.
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Monothongs and diphthongs.
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So what are monothongs and diphthongs?
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Put simply, monothongs are single vowel sounds and diphthongs are double vowel sounds.
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The monothongs or single vowel sounds can be either long or short,
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but all are spoken using a single tone and no change to your mouth shape.
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The short sounds shown as this colour are i,
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long sounds shown as this color are also shown with two small triangles similar to a colon
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and are I show you how to pronounce these monothongs in this video here.
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Diphthongs or double vowel sounds are where you glide from one vowel to another in one syllable.
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It's important to understand that each phoneme is made of two vowels but pronounced as one syllable.
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The diphthong sounds are ear,
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a, u, oi, o, air, i, ow.
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For a more in-depth look at diphthongs see my video here.
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Let's now look at the bottom half of the phonemic chart.
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This is where the consonant sounds live.
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There are 24 consonants and I have shown on the chart that some are voiced
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using this colour and the rest are unvoiced using this colour.
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So what do I mean by voiced or unvoiced?
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Well, a sound is voiced when you can feel your vocal chords vibrating like this
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and it is unvoiced when the vocal chords don't let me run through the basic consonant sounds for you.
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First, the voiced.
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B, D, J, G, V.
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The, Z, Z, M, N,
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N, L, R, W, Y. And now the unvoiced.
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P, T, Ch, K, F, F, S, Sh, H.
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Now for my top learning tips.
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Once you know the structure of the RP phonemic chart and what each sound sounds like,
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I want you to practice each one and then write down one or two words that contain each sound.
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On the chart there's an example word for each sound
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but I would encourage you to come up with your own list of words
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as this will help you speed up your learning.
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Use a dictionary.
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You should then have a list of words that represent every sound and a list of words you can use for practice.
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Also, identify which sounds are difficult for you and if after practicing you need help,
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just post the words in the comments below and I'll try to help you.
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Well, I hope this has helped but remember to put in the practice
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and do check out my other videos for more in-depth help on how to pronounce the sounds.
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Oh, and don't forget to like, share and and subscribe.
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Love and Peace.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 72 frases y 848 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:20. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 116 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 80 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • chart /t͡ʃɑɹt/ (sustantivo) — chart. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
  • pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — pronunciación. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
  • accent /ækˈsɛnt/ (sustantivo) — acento léxico. A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to…
  • symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ (sustantivo) — símbolo. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
  • vocal /ˈvoʊ̯.kəl/ (adjetivo) — vocal. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
  • chord /kɔɹd/ (sustantivo) — acorde. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
  • tone /ˈtəʊn/ (sustantivo) — tono. A specific pitch.
  • encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (verbo) — alentar, arengar. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (verbo) — conectar, empalmar. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
  • principle /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ (sustantivo) — principio. A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
  • dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/ (sustantivo) — diccionario, tumbaburros. A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also…
  • subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (verbo) — suscribirse, subscribirse. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
  • triangle /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ (sustantivo) — triángulo. A polygon with three sides and three angles.
  • colon /ˈkoʊ.lən/ (sustantivo) — dos puntos. The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
  • phonemic /fəˈniː.mɪk/ (adjetivo) — fonémico, fonemático. Relating to phonemes.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
  • check out (verbo) — investigar, chequear. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
  • come up with (verbo) — ingeniar, ingeniarse. To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
  • look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ (verbo) — mejorar. To have better prospects.
  • put in (verbo) — meter. To place inside.
  • run through (verbo) — resumir. To summarise briefly.
  • speed up /spiːdˈʌp/ (verbo) — acelerar, apurarse. To accelerate; to increase speed.
  • write down (verbo) — apuntar, anotar. To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 6 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como chart, pronunciation, accent.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis also known · are represented · are grouped
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave drawn · have mastered · have shown
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaaccent which is · sounds which are
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónwill take · will help · I'll try

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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