Today, I took tutoring to practice my pronunciations. My tutor told me that she had noticed that I had been improving my pronunciation skill. :) I still didn't recognize difference between some sounds by listing, such as r and l. However, I have noticed that I pronounced some sounds much more naturally. I took pronunciation class for two semesters long time ago, but it was difficult to recognize whether or not I pronounced words correctly by checking with non-native peers in class. Now I practice pronunciations at home, and my tutor checks my pronunciation at school. I always try to pronounce correctly by checking pronunciation symbols. Regardless, I still make pronunciation errors and also do not recognize until my tutor point it out.
I used to feel bored by studying and practicing pronunciation, but now I enjoy them. I hope I will improve my pronunciation skill!
These are vocabularies I need to work more.
police ( pəlíːs )
criminal ( krímənl )
record ( rɪkˈɔɚd ) as a verb
record ( rékɚd ) as a noun
solve ( sάlv )
flat rate ( flˈæt - réɪt )
flaw ( flˈɔː )
flour ( flάʊɚ ) without any pause
flower ( flάʊɚ ) (with the distinct w (ว) sound in the last syllable AND distinct pause
between w from the first syllable and w in the last syllable)
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