Teach pronunciation with confidence
Every sound, explained.
The phonetic chart, one sound at a time: how each is made, how it is spelt, and why your learners hear it differently.
Practise it, see every sound.
Listen, choose and say words aloud with feedback as you go, and watch your progress sound by sound.
A course, unit by unit.
Short lessons that build from the chart to your classroom. Start on a laptop, carry on from your phone.
Proof you can share.
Pass every lesson for a certificate, and show your results to an employer or training provider, only if you choose.
Today: minimal pairs
Fricatives I. Say both words of each pair so that they sound different, and see how close you are. A different activity every day, with a report you can print. No sign-in needed.
3 pairs, two words each
- zip · sip
- fine · pine
- vine · fine
Needs a microphone. Each recording is sent to our speech-scoring service, scored, and not kept.
From the chart to your classroom
How English sounds work, why your learners find some of them hard, and practical ways to teach them.
- 24 short lessons
- 6 units
- 12–15 minutes each
- 6 hours in all
- Unit 1 Why phonetics matters
- Unit 2 How sounds are made
- Unit 3 Your first language and English
- Unit 4 Beyond single sounds
- Unit 5 Phonetics in your classroom
- Unit 6 Review
From the phonetic chart and how each sound is made, through word stress, weak forms and intonation, to the errors a learner’s first language predicts, and a ten-minute pronunciation slot you can add to any lesson.
Learn it, say it, teach it
Every lesson follows the same four steps, on a phone, tablet or computer, at your own pace.
Learn
A few short screens explain one idea, with examples you can listen to.
Practise
Listen and choose, say words and sentences aloud, and get feedback on each sound.
Teach it
Classroom techniques for the same point: quick, practical, and most need no technology.
Check
A short quiz. Pass it and the lesson counts towards your certificate.
Fun with Phonetics
Open practice with every sound on the chart, one group at a time.
Model It
Record yourself modelling a sound for a class, compare it with a native model, and keep the takes you are happy with.
My progress
Your scores sound by sound, the lessons you have passed, and your certificate.
Your results, on your terms
For teachers
Your scores, lessons and certificate are yours. You choose who may see them, how much they see, and for how long. You can see each time they look, and stop sharing at any time.
For schools and employers
Ask a teacher to share their training results with your organisation. You see only what the teacher agrees to, only while they agree to it.
Your training record holds no name, only a private ID. Kept recordings are deleted if you do not sign in for 3 months.
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Bring the course to your teachers
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