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One way that parents can help their child learn English is by speaking English at home. Find tips on ways you can do this, and ideas for the kinds of phrases you can use, and activities you can do. You will also find a booklet to download and print.
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help your child learn english
Many parents want to help their child with pronunciation. In this section you will find resources to help you, tips for activities that you can do to help your child, and links to useful websites and resources.
pronunciation chart
It can be difficult to know how new words are pronounced in English. Dictionaries can help you with pronunciation, especially if they use standard symbols to show how words are pronounced. On this page you will find an interactive pronunciation chart to help you, plus links to useful websites.
pronunciation activities
There are lots of things you can do to help your child with pronunciation at home. Find out about some activities you can do.
pron pal
Pron Pal is a resource that you can download to use with your child or learners to help with pronunciation. Each month you will find words and phrases about a different topic, for example, homes and furniture or parts of the body. Listen to the words and record yourself saying them. This is a great way to practise pronunciation with your child!
teaching english
There are lots of articles about teaching pronunciation on the British Council/BBC website teaching English These are aimed at teachers, but they will be useful if you are a teacher, or want to find out more about pronunciation.
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