This document provides tips on how to improve English pronunciation. It explains that English is a stressed language where specific words are emphasized, unlike other languages where each syllable is given equal stress. It recommends learning rules about stress patterns, such as focusing stress on content words like nouns, verbs, adjectives rather than function words. It also suggests reading sentences aloud to practice stress and gliding over unstressed words. Main ideas are provided on how English pronunciation focuses on stressed syllables and quickly gliding over unstressed words between them.

1. How to learn english using media
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listening
reading
vocabulary
writing
How to improve your pronounciacion
1. Learn the following rules concerning pronunciation.
2.English is considered a stressed language while many other
languages are considered syllabic.
3.In other languages, such as French or Italian, each syllable
receives equal importance (there is stress, but each
syllable has its own length).
4. English pronunciation focuses on specific stressed words
while quickly gliding over the other, non-stressed, words.
5. Stressed words are considered content words: Nouns e.g.
kitchen, Peter - (most) principal verbs e.g. visit, construct -
Adjectives e.g. beautiful, interesting - Adverbs e.g. often,
carefully
6. Non-stressed words are considered function words:
Determiners e.g. the, a - Auxiliary verbs e.g. am, were -
Prepositions e.g. before, of - Conjunctions e.g. but, and -
Pronouns e.g. they, she
7. Read the following sentence aloud: The beautiful Mountain
appeared transfixed in the distance.
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Preparing the content of speech
1. Organizing your speech
o Introduction
o Body
o Conclusion
2. Planing the body
o Deside on the main poin tha will support
or crarify your central idea
o Write the main poin as complet
sentense
o Arrange the central idea and main poin
a logical organizational pattern
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3. How to learn english using media
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Parts of speech and vocab rules
Verbs
Regular Verbs (work, worked, worked)
Irregular Verbs (go, went, gone)
Phrasal Verbs Phrasal Verbs Quiz
Nouns
Adjectives
Adjectives
Irregular Adjectives (good, better, the best)
Adverbs
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of Time
Adverbs of Degree
Prepositions
Prepositions Short List (at, by, concerning)
Prepositions List - full list with example sentences
English Prepositions List - downloadable ebook (free)
Interjections
Interjections List (oh!, um, ah!)
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Gerund and Present
Participle (ing form)
•Introduction
•As present participle
•Gerunds
•Verbs followed by gerund
•Gerund or infinitive?
•Gerund/infinitive - difference in meaning
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Present
tense
Past
tense
Future
tense

5. How to learn english using media
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grammar
listening
reading
writing
. Stop Talking
“If we were supposed to talk more than we listen, we would have
two tongues and one ear.” Mark Twain.
Don't talk, listen. When somebody else is talking listen to what
they are saying, do not interrupt, talk over them or finish their
sentences for them. Stop, just listen. When the other person
has finished talking you may need to clarify to ensure you have
received their message accurately.
2. Prepare Yourself to Listen
Relax. Focus on the speaker. Put other things out of mind. The
human mind is easily distracted by other thoughts – what’s for
lunch, what time do I need to leave to catch my train, is it going
to rain – try to put other thoughts out of mind and concentrate on
the messages that are being communicated.
3. Put the Speaker at Ease
Help the speaker to feel free to speak. Remember their needs
and concerns. Nod or use other gestures or words to encourage
them to continue. Maintain eye contact but don’t stare – show
you are listening and understanding what is being said.
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6. 4. Remove Distractions
Focus on what is being said: don’t doodle,
shuffle papers, look out the window, pick
your fingernails or similar. Avoid
unnecessary interruptions. These
behaviours disrupt the listening process and
send messages to the speaker that you are
bored or distracted.
5. Empathise
Try to understand the other person’s point of
view. Look at issues from their perspective. Let
go of preconceived ideas. By having an open
mind we can more fully empathise with the
speaker. If the speaker says something that you
disagree with then wait and construct an
argument to counter what is said but keep an
open mind to the views and opinions of others.
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7. How to learn english using media
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Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding
symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading
comprehension). It is a means of language acquisition, of
communication, and of sharing information and ideas.
Like all language, it is a complex interaction between the
text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior
knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language
community which is culturally and socially situated. The
reading process requires continuous practice,
development, and refinement.
Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with
decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual
representations of speech) and comprehension. Readers
may use morpheme, semantics, syntax and context clues
to identify the meaning of unknown words. Readers
integrate the words they have read into their existing
framework of knowledge or schema (schemata theory).
Other types of reading are not speech based writing
systems, such as music notation or pictograms. The
common link is the interpretation of symbols to extract
the meaning from the visual notations.
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pronounciation
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vocabulary
grammar
listening
reading
writing
1. Stop Talking
“If we were supposed to talk more than we listen, we would have
two tongues and one ear.” Mark Twain.
Don't talk, listen. When somebody else is talking listen to what they
are saying, do not interrupt, talk over them or finish their sentences
for them. Stop, just listen. When the other person has finished
talking you may need to clarify to ensure you have received their
message accurately.
2. Prepare Yourself to Listen
Relax. Focus on the speaker. Put other things out of mind. The
human mind is easily distracted by other thoughts – what’s for
lunch, what time do I need to leave to catch my train, is it going to
rain – try to put other thoughts out of mind and concentrate on the
messages that are being communicated.
3. Put the Speaker at Ease
Help the speaker to feel free to speak. Remember their needs and
concerns. Nod or use other gestures or words to encourage them
to continue. Maintain eye contact but don’t stare – show you are
listening and understanding what is being said.
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