how to beautify your pronuciation?

China
July 26, 2008 6:34am CST
I am a Chinese majoring in English. Who can tell me how to improve my pronuciation? Thank you for posting.
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7 responses
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
26 Jul 08
Hi dear Practice makes a man Perfect, so just go for it Take care
• China
26 Jul 08
Thank you for your suggestion. yeah,practice makes perfect. I will stick to it. Have a nice day.
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
26 Jul 08
Yeah u r right, Listen to CDS, try to speak in from of mirror Record ur words in Tape, listen to them, Compare with original CD, Talk to some english person in English or with ur teacher in English and soon u will be improving Take care
• China
26 Jul 08
Yeah,i always try speaking before a mirror,especially when i have to deliver a public speech.Good pronuciation and smile a lot will attract more audience. It is really an amazing method both to improve english and self-confidence.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
26 Jul 08
I would suggest you get a good English dictionary. You can also buy a Thesaurus which explains the definition of each word and how it's spelled and used since the English language is difficult. Many different spellings for a word which is pronounced the same. This link might help you get started. http://reference.aol.com/thesaurus
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
26 Jul 08
If you need any help, feel free to private message me. I will be more than happy to help you. If you want my home email address, I will also include it in a private message.
• China
26 Jul 08
Thank you for your precious suggestion. i've got an Oxford ENGLISH-CHINESE dictionary,but i rarely look up into it because i have an e-dictionary.
• China
27 Jul 08
thank you very much for your kindness,i think i should study harder to repay your kindness.
@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
26 Jul 08
I think you need to gt a book on English phonetics, it will certainly guide you pronounciations.
• China
27 Jul 08
thank you for posting. have a nice day.
@biggerb (2024)
• India
26 Jul 08
You can buy the cassetes or CD's where pronunciation is taught.By listening to it you can repeat and get it right.Better still if you can find an English speaking person and by constantly conversing with them you will improve.Its not at all difficult.keep trying dont give up,practice makes perfect.I am sure with the interest you have you will surely master it.Good Luck to you.keep reading aloud that also helps.
• China
26 Jul 08
Thank you for your precious suggestion. I listen to some materials which i download from pc,such as BBC,VOA. I will stick to practice. Have a nice day and take care.
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@alpha7 (1910)
• France
26 Jul 08
Travel to an English speaking Country for a while,that is the best way, or get used to someone whose first language is English,or if you have a free call service on your line to England or Australia,get a friend on line,this will help you. American and Canadian pronuciation is different anyway.
• China
27 Jul 08
it works well,thanks.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
26 Jul 08
Well, I have a suggestion, but I'm not sure that it's going to work. You could go to the library and get a book on tape which might be the best way or watch a tv show, but that may not give you correct grammar or pronunciation. I would try the book on tape.
• China
27 Jul 08
thanks.have a nice day
• Oxford, England
26 Jul 08
I have many friends who have studied english. The most successful of them each told me their secret. THEY GOT A PART TIME JOB IN A LOCAL PUB, OR, ANY OTHER JOB WHICH INVOLVED SERVING THE NATIVE ENGLISH PUBLIC. This way, they learnt the spoken language the way it is really spoken. Finally, I hope you don't try to lose the Chinese part of your accent - it is beautiful to hear.
• China
26 Jul 08
Thank you very much for your precious suggestion. Yeah,put myself into the english speaking environment helps me a lot in improving my english pronuciation. I really appreciate that you remind me of my chinese accent,i will also study hard to introduce my own culture to more foreign friends. Have a nice day.