Shadowing Practice: IPA Phonetic Alphabet & Phonetic Symbols - **EASY GUIDE ✅ - Learn English Speaking with Video

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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.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze video bevat 72 zinnen en 848 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:20. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 116 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

  • pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — uitspraak. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
  • accent /ækˈsɛnt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — accent, klemtoon. 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/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — symbool. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
  • pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/ (werkwoord) — uitspreken, verklaren. To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
  • vocal /ˈvoʊ̯.kəl/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — vocal. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
  • chord /kɔɹd/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — akkoord. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
  • tone /ˈtəʊn/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — toon, noot. A specific pitch.
  • encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (werkwoord) — bemoedigen, aanmoedigen. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (werkwoord) — verbinden. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
  • principle /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — principe, beginsel. A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
  • dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — woordenboek. 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/ (werkwoord) — abonneren. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
  • triangle /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — driehoek. A polygon with three sides and three angles.
  • colon /ˈkoʊ.lən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — dubbele punt, dubbelpunt. The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
  • phonemic /fəˈniː.mɪk/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — fonemisch. Relating to phonemes.

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

  • check out (werkwoord) — onderzoeken. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
  • come up with (werkwoord) — bedenken, verzinnen. To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
  • look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ (werkwoord) — opkijken. To have better prospects.
  • write down (werkwoord) — opschrijven, neerschrijven. To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'll, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als pronunciation, accent, symbol.

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetis also known · are represented · are grouped
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthave drawn · have mastered · have shown
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingaccent which is · sounds which are
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill take · will help · I'll try

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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