(SKKN 2022) HELPING THE GRADE 11 STUDENTS IN MAI ANH TUAN HIGH SCHOOL TO PRONOUNCE ENGLISH CONSONATS CORRECTLY

Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: INTRODUCTION Reasons for choosing the topic Aims of the research Objectives and Scope of the research The methodology of the research a Interviews b Analysis and comparison PART II: PROBLEM SOLVING Bases of the research Real situation before applying methods in teaching the pronunciation of vowels Measures taken 3.1 Introduction a Monophthongs b Dipthongs 3.2 Practice a Monophthongs b Dipthongs Some exercises in tests, exams Page 02 02 02 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 04 04 04 05 06 06 13 18 PART III: CONCLUSION 19 19 19 REFERENCES 21 Danh mục đề tài SKKN đạt 22 I Study results II Suggestions Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- PART I: INTRODUCTION Reasons for choosing the topic Pronouncing words correctly is very important in learning languages It not only helps us speak accurately, hear one’s speech sound easily but also helps us to understand what people say However, many students are confused and they don’t know how to pronounce some phonemes correctly in the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) because they don’t understand what phonemic transcription is They don’t know when letter A is pronounced as sound / ei /, / æ /, / a: /, / eə / Eg: / ei / Late / æ / Glad / a: / Park / eə / Care And how differently consonant sounds /s/ and /z/ are pronounced [Every speech sound must be identified as one of the phonemes and written with the appropriate symbol.]1 In reality, I notice that 24 consonant sounds are introduced briefly in the textbook of English 11 with a short period of limited time and most of the students in Mai Anh Tuan High School are not familiar with the phonemic transcription From the reasons mentioned above, I have decided to write my own experience initiative on the topic: “HELPING THE GRADE 11 STUDENTS IN MAI ANH TUAN HIGH SCHOOL TO PRONOUNCE ENGLISH CONSONATS CORRECTLY” with a effective way Aims of the research The goal of this research is to investigate whether the teaching with the IPA will help students overcome the difficulties in pronouncing the phonemes correctly Therefore, the researcher’s first objectives are to find out the difficulties his/ her students are facing, and how much the new method helps improve their pronunciation With this experience initiative, I wish to help my students pronounce the 24 consonant sounds correctly and understand more about the phonemic transcription Besides, through this experience initiative, I hope to contribute some ideas on issues related to phonology to the teaching experience sources for my colleagues to use as a reference in their teaching English In this page: - Section I [1] – I consult English phonetics and Phonology – A practical course, by Peter Roach, Second edition, Cambridge University Press, word for word; I myself write the rest Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- - I myself write contents in Sections II Objectives and Scope of the research In this experience initiative, I give a basic chart of phonemic symbols of the vowels, giving some pictures to present how each sound to be pronouced to help students understand easily and practise them with more exercises The topic was studied in the English programme at high school level (The basic English textbook 11) It is applied to the grade -11 students at Mai Anh Tuan High School in the school-year 2021-2022 to help them pronounce words correctly when they learn new words and the “pronunciation part” well in the tests and examinations The methodology of the research In the process of doing the study, I used several methods: a Interviews In this study, interviewing was used to obtain ideas and information from students about the IPA they learned at lower secondary school b Analysis and comparison - After each lesson, I analyze the students’ work and compare with the previous result to find out what students have achieved and what is their weakness PART II: PROBLEM SOLVING Bases of the research The experience inititative has been based on my own practical teaching experiences, observing other teachers’lessons, and consulting my colleagues I think the best way to help students improve their pronunciation skills is to encourage them to practise speaking English as much as they possibly can Real situation before applying methods in teaching the pronunciation of consonats Through surveys of many colleagues and students, and through teaching practice, I found that students who learn English at lower secondary schools almost have not learned about the IPA basically Most students learn to pronounce a word by memorizing the teacher’s pronunciation When I show a phonetic transcription of a word and ask the students to pronounce it, they cannot it They can not also recognize which phoneme is long or short Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- Below are the results of the study before being applied to teach the ways of pronunciation and some rules of phonemic transcription of English language in the classes 11D, 11H and 11M at Mai Anh Tuan High School in the school-year 20212022 + Before applying Number Number of students Number of students give Lớp of give incorrect answers correct answers Total % Total % students 11 D 43 32 74 11 26 11 H 40 34 85 15 11 M 47 38 81 19 From this result, I have taken a number of measures to improve the ability to pronounce consonant sounds of my students Measures are taken during the English hours according to curriculum and the extra hour tutoring sessions assigned in the afternoon by the school Measures taken 3.1 Introduction: I introduce the 24 consonant sounds in the IPA with one picture for each sound and the way how to pronounce each phoneme and then these sounds are presented by native speakers through the videos /p/ /b/ /f/ /v/ pull /pʊl/ bull /bʊl/ ferry /'ferɪ/ very/'verɪ/ /θ/ /ð/ /t/ /d/ think /θɪŋk/ though /ðəʊ/ take /teɪk/ day /deɪ/ Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- /s/ 10 /z/ 11 /ʃ/ sing /sɪŋ/ zoo /zu:/ she / ʃi:/ 13 /tʃ/ 14 /dʒ/ 15 /k/ 16 /g/ cheap /tʃi:p/ jail /dʒeɪl/ king /kɪŋ/ go /gəʊ/-/goʊ/ 17 /m/ my /mai/ 18 /n/ no /nəʊ/, /noʊ/ 19 /ŋ/ sing /sɪŋ/ 20 /l/ love /lʌv/ 21 /r/ 22 /w/ 23 /j/ 24 /h/ round /raʊnd/ well /wel/ young /jʌŋ/ house /haʊs/ 12 /ʒ/ pleasure /pleʒə(r)/ Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- In this page: - The images I copied from webpage: tienganh123.com I myself write the rest 3.2 Practice: I introduce each sound seperatedly and let the students practise them through the exercises /p/ /p/ is a voiceless consonant sound To make this sound: Close your lips tight Push air forward in your mouth Open your lips quickly and don’t use your voice It’s pronounced /p/…/p/ Pen /pen/ Pull /pʊl/ Stop /stɑːp/ Piece /pi:s/ Cheap /tʃiːp/ Happy /ˈhæpi/ Punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ Picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ Peaceful /ˈpiːsfl/ Pencil case /ˈpensl keɪs/ It’s pretty important /ɪts ˈprɪti ɪmˈpɔːrtnt/ I have a pencil, some stamps and an envelope /aɪ hæv ə 'pensl səm stæmps ənd ən ˈɑːnvələʊp/ We want a perfect picnic in Spain in September /wi wɔːnt ə ˈpɜːrfɪkt 'pɪknɪk ɪn speɪn ɪn sep'tembə/ Here’s a cup, an apple, some presents and a newspaper in the picture /hɪərz ə kʌp ən ˈæpl səm ˈpreznts ənd ə ˈnuːzpeɪpər ɪn ðə ˈpɪktʃər/ Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- /b/ /b/ is a voiced consonant sound To make this sound, practise /p/ first, then use your voice to say /b/ /b/ Big /bɪg/ Boy /bɔɪ/ Bag /bæɡ/ Best /best/ Bank /bæŋk/ Maybe Elizabeth brags a bit /'meɪbi əli:zəbəθ brægz ə bɪt/ Billy grabbed the sobbing baby /ˈbɪli ɡræbd ðə sɑːbɪŋ 'beɪbi/ Baby /ˈbeɪbi/ Building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ Business /ˈbɪznəs/ November /nəʊˈvembər/ Neighbour /ˈneɪbər/ The bushes and bulbs are about to bloom /ðə brʌʃɪz ən bʌlbz ɑːr əˈbaʊt tə bluːm/ Bob’s got a big problem with his neighbors /bɑːbz ɡɑːt ə bɪg ˈprɑːbləm wɪð hɪz ˈneɪbər/ /f/ /f/ is the voiceless consonant sound To make this sound, touch your top teeth with the bottom lip Blow out air between your lip and teeth and don't use your voice It's pronounced /f/ /f/ Five /faɪv/ Coffee /ˈkɔːfi/ Half /hæf/ Photo /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ Fan /fæn/ Funny /ˈfʌni/ Phone /fəʊn/ Orphan /ˈɔːrfn/ Cough /kɔːf/ Factory /ˈfæktri/ This is my family photo /ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˈfæməli ˈfəʊtəʊ/ Ralph’s life is tough, but he laughs /rɑːfs laɪf ɪz tʌf bʌt hi læfs/ Freddy found fresh flowers for his friend /fredi faʊnd freʃ ˈflaʊərz fər hɪz frend/ Frankie lifted her finger to show her sapphire Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- /fræŋki lɪftɪd hər ˈfɪŋɡər tə ʃəʊ hər ˈsæfaɪər/ He ate the fish and half a loaf of bread, then he left /hi eɪt ðə fɪʃ ən hæf ə ləʊf əv bred ðen hi left/ /v/ /v/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, practise this sound /f/ first, then use your voice to say /v/ ./v/ Vest /vest/ Van /væn/ Vote /vəʊt/ Live /lɪv/ Have /hæv/ Very /ˈveri/ Invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ Travel /ˈtrævl/ Every /ˈevri/ Various /ˈveriəs/ Val survived the five hour drive /væl sərˈvaɪvd ðə faiv ˈaʊər draɪv/ We’re leaving at five past seven /wɪr liːvɪŋ ət faiv paːst 'sevən/ They’ve never voted in Virginia before /ðeɪv 'nevər vəʊtɪd ɪn vɜːrdʒɪnɪə bɪˈfɔːr/ She is obviously envious, and I love it /ʃi ɪz ˈɑːbviəsli ˈenviəs ən aɪ lʌv ɪt/ /θ/ /θ/ is the voiceless consonant sound To make this sound, put the tip of your tongue between your front teeth Blow out the air between your tongue and your top of your teeth Don't use your voice to say /θ/ /θ/ Thief /θiːf/ Thin /θɪn/ Three /θriː/ Mouth /maʊθ/ North /nɔːrθ/ Thousand /ˈθaʊznd/ Thirsty /ˈθɜːrsti/ Theatre /ˈθiːətər/ Author /ˈɔːθər/ Everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- One third is thirty percent, right? /wʌn θɜːrd ɪz 'θɜːrti pər ˈsent raɪt/ Kathy is the author of the Math book /ˈkæθi ɪz ðə 'ɔːθər əv ðə 'mæθbʊk/ Her birthday was last Thursday /hər ˈbɜːrθdeɪ wəz læst ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/ We both need something for our throat /wi bəʊθ niːd ˈsʌmθɪŋ fər ˈaʊər θrəʊt/ /ð/ /ð/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, practise the sound /θ/ first, then use the voice to say /ð/ ./ð/ This /ðɪs/ Than /ðæn/ Their /ðer/ Bathe /beɪð/ Breathe /briːð/ My mother soothed the teething baby /maɪ ˈmʌðər suːðd ˈðə tiːðɪŋ ˈbeɪbi/ What are those things over there? /wʌt ər ðəʊz θɪŋz ˈəʊvər ðer/ Without /wɪˈðaʊt/ Father /ˈfɑːðər/ Weather /ˈweðər/ Together /təˈɡeðər/ Clothing /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ Did you go there together? /dɪd juː gəʊ ðer təˈɡeðər/ This one is better than the others /ðɪs wʌn ɪz ˈbetər ðən ði ˈʌðərz/ /t/ /t/ is a voiceless consonant sound To make this sound, put your tongue just behind your top teeth Push air forward in your mouth then quickly move your tongue away and don't use your voice It's pronounced /t/ ./t/ Eat /iːt/ Table /ˈteɪbl/ Suit /suːt/ Hotel /həʊˈtel/ Tea /tiː/ Twenty /ˈtwenti/ Tall /tɔːl/ Thailand /ˈtaɪlænd/ Stamp /stæmp/ Complete /kəmˈpliːt/ Thomas ate three hot dogs /ˈθɔːməs et θriː hɑːt dɔːɡz/ The fat cat sat down on the mat /ðə fæt kæt sæt daʊn ɔːn ðə mæt/ Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- Teddy met them at the market /ˈtedi met ðəm ət ðə ˈmɑːrkɪt/ Could you tell me how to get to the train station? /kʊd juː tel mi haʊ tə get tə ðə treɪn ˈsteɪʃn/ /d/ /d/ is a voiced consonant sound To make this sound: Practice the sound /t/ first then use the voice to say /d/ /d/ Door /dɔːr/ Deep /di:p/ Down /daʊn/ Head /hed/ Food /fuːd/ Lady /ˈleɪdi/ Ready /ˈredi/ Dinner /ˈdɪnər/ Middle /ˈmɪdl/ Address /əˈdres/ Eddy’s birthday is today /'ediz ˈbɜːrθdeɪ ɪz təˈdeɪ/ David didn’t the dishes /'dævɪd ˈdɪdnt duː ðə dɪʃɪz/ Does Donna have a dollar? / dʌz dɒnə hæv ə ˈdɑːlər/ Dan drove us around before dinner /dæn drəʊv əs əˈraʊnd bɪˈfɔːr ˈdɪnər/ /s/ /s/ is a voiceless consonant sound To make this sound: Put your tongue forward behind your top teeth first Then force the air out over the top of your tongue It’s pronounced /s/…/s/ Six /sɪks/ Star /stɑːr/ Bus /bʌs/ Class /klæs/ Song /sɔːŋ/ It’s the worst storm I’ve seen /ɪts ðə wɜːrst stɔːrm aɪv si:n/ Miss Smith cooks the best feast City /ˈsɪti/ Pencil /'pensl/ Sister /ˈsɪstər/ Science /ˈsaɪəns/ Century /ˈsentʃəri/ Small Stephen still smiles sweetly /smɔːl 'sti:vn stɪl smaɪlz 'swi:tli/ Send Sue to the store on Saturday 10 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- /mɪs smɪθ kʊks ðə best fi:st/ /send su: tə ðə stɔːr ɔːn ˈsætərdeɪ/ 10 /z/ /z/ is a voiced consonant sound To make this sound: Practice the sound /s/ first then use the voice to say /z/ /z/ Zoo /zuː/ Rose /rəʊz/ Zip /zɪp/ Noise /nɔɪz/ Cause /kɔːz/ zero /ˈzɪrəʊ/ Easy /ˈiːzi/ Music /'mjuːzɪk/ Result /rɪˈzʌlt/ Example /ɪɡˈzæmpl/ She’s my friend’s cousin /ʃiz maɪ frendz ˈkʌzn/ My favourite music is jazz /maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt 'mju:zɪk ɪz dʒæz/ What time does the zoo close? /wʌt taɪm dʌz ðə zu: kləʊz/ Susan’s cousin leaves on Wednesday /'su:znz ˈkʌzn li:vz ɔːn ˈwenzdeɪ/ 11 /ʃ/ /ʃ/ is a voiceless consonant sound To make this sound: Put your tongue up and back a little Push your lip forward into a circle It’s pronounced /ʃ/ /ʃ/ She /ʃi/ Shop /ʃɑːp/ Sure /ʃʊər/ Fish /fɪʃ/ Push /pʊʃ/ She wished she had gone shopping / ʃi wɪʃt ʃi həd ɡɔːn ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/ Special /ˈspeʃl/ Ocean /ˈəʊʃn/ Nation /ˈneɪʃn/ Machine /məˈʃiːn/ Musician /mjuˈzɪʃn/ We serve delicious international specialties /wi sɜːrv dɪˈlɪʃəs ɪntərˈnæʃnəl 'speʃəltiz/ 11 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- Don’t mention her anxious expression /dəʊnt ˈmenʃn hər ˈæŋkʃəs ɪkˈspreʃn/ This is a very special pronunciation machine /ðɪs ɪz ə 'veri ˈspeʃl prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn məˈʃiːn/ 12 /ʒ/ /ʒ/ is a voiced consonant sound To make this sound: Practice the sound /ʃ/ first then use the voice to say /ʒ/ /ʒ/ Asia /ˈeɪʒə/ Usual /ˈjuːʒuəl/ Rouge /ruːʒ/ Casual /ˈkæʒuəl/ Division /dɪˈvɪʒn/ They found the treasure in Asia /ðeɪ faʊnd ðə ˈtreʒər ɪn ˈeɪʒə/ She occasionally wears her beige blouse /ʃi əˈkeɪʒnəli weərz hər beɪʒ blaʊs/ Take the usual measurements /teɪk ðə ˈjuːʒuəl ˈmeʒərmənts/ Collision /kəˈlɪʒn/ Measure /ˈmeʒər/ Treasure /ˈtreʒər/ Television /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/ Conclusion /kənˈkluːʒn/ They usually watch television for pleasure /ðeɪ ˈjuːʒuəli wɑːtʃ ˈtelɪvɪʒn fər ˈpleʒər/ There was an explosion in the garage on Leisure Road /ðeər wəz ən ɪkˈspləʊʒn ɪn ðə ɡəˈrɑːʒ ɔːn ˈliːʒər rəʊd/ 13 /tʃ/ /tʃ/ is the voiceless consonant sound To make this sound, begin to make /t/, then move your tongue back and away from the roof of the mouth as you say /ʃ/ Don't use your voice to say /tʃ/ ./tʃ/ Child /tʃaɪld/ Chips /tʃɪps/ Catch /kætʃ/ Change/tʃeɪndʒ/ Cheese /tʃiːz/ Why don't you sit the chair? /waɪ dəʊnt juː sɪt ɪn ðə tʃer/ Chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ Question/ˈkwestʃən/ Sandwich /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ Cherry/ˈtʃeri/ Chocolate /tʃɔːklət/ Any questions for me, please /ˈeni ˈkwestʃənz fər mi pliːz/ 12 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- I’ll have a cheese sandwich /aɪl həv ə tʃiːz ˈsænwɪtʃ/ The picture in the kitchen is by Czech artist /ˈðə ˈpɪktʃər ɪn ðə ˈkɪtʃɪn ɪz baɪ tʃek ˈˈɑːrtɪst/ 14 /dʒ/ /dʒ/ is a voiced consonant sound To make this sound: Practice the sound /tʃ/ first then use the voice to say /dʒ/ /dʒ/ Age /eɪdʒ/ Joke /dʒəʊk/ Jam /dʒæm/ Badge /bædʒ/ July /dʒuˈlaɪ/ Would you arrange travel? /wʊd juː əˈreɪndʒ ˈtrævl/ There’s some juice in the fridge /ðeərz sʌm dʒuːs ɪn ðə frɪdʒ/ Enjoy/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ College /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/ Jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ Germany /ˈdʒɜːrməni/ Who’s wearing a large orange jacket? /hu:z ˈweərɪŋ ə lɑːrdʒ ˈɑːrɪndʒ ˈdʒækɪt/ Languages are bridges between people /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz ər brɪdʒɪz bɪˈtwiːn ˈpiːpl/ 15 /k/ /k/ is a voiceless consonant sound To make this sound: Stop the air with the back of your tongue Then move your tongue to release the air and don’t use your voice It’s pronounced /k/…/k/ Car /kɑːr/ Key /kiː/ Talk /tɔːk/ Keep /kiːp/ Close /kləʊz/ Did Rick rake the leaves? /dɪd rɪk reɪk ðə li:vz/ Pick the music up tomorrow /pɪk ðə ˈmjuːzɪk ʌp təˈmɔːrəʊ/ Kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ Carefully /ˈkerfəli/ Chemistry /ˈkemɪstri/ School bag / skuːl bæɡ/ Architecture /ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər/ Look at the black bike over there /lʊk ət ðə blæk baɪk ˈəʊvər ðeər/ Luke fell off his bike and scraped his skin /lu:k fel ɔːf hɪz baɪk ənd skreɪpt hɪz skɪn/ 13 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- 16 /g/ /g/ is a voiced consonant sound To make this sound: Practice the sound /k/ first, then use the voice to say /g/ /g/ Game /ɡeɪm/ Begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ Girl /ɡɜːrl/ Again /əˈɡen/ Ghost /gəʊst/ Beggar /ˈbeɡər/ Big /bɪɡ/ Hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ Bag /bæɡ/ Agreement /əˈɡriːmənt/ Peggy begged to go to the art gallery Please give me eight gallons of gas /'pegi begd tə ɡəʊ tə ði ɑːrt ˈɡæləri/ /pli:z ɡɪv mi eɪt ˈɡælənz əv ɡæz/ Gloria gives gracious get- togethers Maggie bagged all the groceries /ˈɡlɔːriə ɡɪvz ˈɡreɪʃəs get təˈɡeðərz/ /'mæɡi bæɡd ɔːl ðə ˈɡrəʊsəriz/ 17 /m/ /m/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, close your lips, use the voice and make the air through your nose It's pronounced /m/ /m/ man /mæn/ Make /meɪk/ Milk /mɪlk/ Time /taɪm/ Game /geɪm/ Maybe my mother will make something /'meɪbi maɪ ˈmʌðər wɪl meɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ I'm coming home with them tomorrow /aɪm 'kʌmɪŋ həʊm wɪð ðəm təˈmɔːrəʊ/ Empty /ˈempti/ Mirror /ˈmɪrər/ Hammer /ˈhæmər/ Remember /rɪˈmembər/ Tomorrow /təˈmɔːrəʊ/ My roommate's from Maine /maɪ ˈruːmmeɪts frəm meɪn/ Would you like homemade muffins? /wʊd juː laɪk həʊmmeɪt ˈmʌfɪnz/ 14 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- 18 /n/ /n/ is a voiced consonant sound To make this sound, put the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth Use the voice and make the air through the nose It's pronounced /n/ /n/ Nice /naɪs/ Know /nəʊ/ Nail /neɪl/ Sun /sʌn/ End /end/ The thin man is an African dancer /ðə θɪn mæn ɪz ən ˈæfrɪkə ˈdænsər/ Tony has taken the train /ˈtəʊni həz 'teɪkən ðə treɪn/ 19 /ŋ/ Funny /ˈfʌni/ Landlord /ˈlændlɔːrd/ Behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ Neighbour /ˈneɪbər/ Expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ Nancy has many new friends /ˈnænsi hæz ˈmeni nuː frendz/ I haven’t eaten a banana /aɪ ˈhævnt ˈiːtn ə bəˈnænə/ /ŋ/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, touch the back of the roof of your mouth with the back of your tongue Use your voice and make the air through your nose It's pronounced /ŋ/ ./ŋ/ Sing /sɪŋ/ Ring /rɪŋ/ Long /lɔːŋ/ Bank /bæŋk/ String /strɪŋ/ Is something wrong? /ɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ rɔːŋ/ I'm hungry /aɪm ˈhʌŋɡri/ Typing /'taɪpɪŋ/ Moving /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ Reading /ˈriːdɪŋ/ Morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ Interesting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ I’ve been waiting for a long time /aɪv bɪn 'weɪtɪŋ fər ə lɔːŋ taɪm/ How long have you been studying English? /haʊ lɔːŋ həv juː bɪn ˈstʌdiɪŋ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ 15 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- 20 /l/ /l/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, put the tips of your tongue just behind the front teeth and use your voice to say /l/ /l/ Tell /tel/ Mail /meɪl/ Help /help/ Cool /kuːl/ Lung /lʌŋ/ Linda doesn’t feel well /lɪndə ˈdʌznt fiːl wel/ What’s Lilly’s sleep problem? /wʌts ˈlɪliz sliːp ˈprɑːbləm/ Collect /kəˈlekt/ Difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ Already /ɔːlˈredi/ People /ˈpiːpl/ Eleven /ɪˈlevn/ Don’t eat a large meal late at night /dəʊnt iːt ə lɑːrdʒ miːl leɪt ət naɪt/ Listen to the lecturer and complete the application form /ˈlɪsn tə ðə ˈlektʃərər ən kəmˈpliːt ði æplɪˈkeɪʃn fɔːrm/ 21 /r/ /r/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, curl the tips of your tongue up Don't touch the roof of your mouth with the tips of your tongue and make the lip round It's pronounced /r/ /r/ Read /riːd/ Really /ˈriːəli/ Store /stɔːr/ Library /ˈlaɪbreri/ Grass /ɡræs/ Reporter /rɪˈpɔːrtər/ Bright /braɪt/ American /əˈmerɪkən/ French /frentʃ/ Photographer /fəˈtɑːɡrəfər/ what are you reading? The room is very brilliant and /wʌt ər juː ˈriːdɪŋ/ luxurious Travelling by ferry is very interesting /ðə ruːm ɪz ˈveri ˈbrɪliənt n lʌɡˈʒʊriəs/ /ˈtrævəlɪŋ baɪ ˈferi ɪz ˈveri ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ I’m really sorry for my wrong direction /aɪm ˈriːəli ˈsɔːri fɔːr maɪ rɔːŋ dɪˈrekʃn/ 16 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- 22 /w/ /w/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, practise the /uː/ sound first then quickly relax your lips and use the voice It's pronounced /w/ /w/ Week /wiːk/ Wood /wʊd/ Warm /wɔːrm/ Where /wer/ White /waɪt/ Where will you be waiting? /wer wɪl jə bi ˈweɪtɪŋ/ The wind whistles in the wood /ðə wɪnd ˈwɪslz ɪn ðə wʊd/ Quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ Weather /ˈweðər/ Wonderful /ˈwʌndərfl/ Question /ˈkwestʃən/ Language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ I’m swimming in warm water /aɪm ˈswɪmɪŋ ɪn wɔːrm ˈwɑːtər/ One of the twins walked twenty miles /wʌn əv ðə twɪnz wɔːkt 'twenti maɪlz/ 23 /j/ /j/ is the voiced consonant sound To make this sound, begin with the sound /iː/ and move your tongue quickly to make the next sound Don't touch the roof of your mouth with your tongue It's pronounced /j/ /j/ Young /jʌŋ/ Year /jɪər/ Yard /jɑːrd/ Yes /jes/ Queue /kjuː/ Yesterday /ˈjestərdeɪ/ Usual /ˈjuːʒuəl/ University /juːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/ Student /ˈstjuːdnt/ Interview /ˈɪntərvjuː/ She is a young university student /ʃiː ɪz ə jʌŋ ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti ˈstuːdnt/ /ˈstjuː.dənt/ I’m waiting in the queue for an interview /aɪm ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə kjuː ˈfər ən ˈɪntərvjuː/ Yes, you may use it any time /jes juː meɪ juːz ɪt ˈeni taɪm/ He’s a popular hockey player this year /hiz ə ˈpɒpjələr ˈhɒk.i ˈpleɪər ðɪs jɪər/ 17 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- 24 /h/ /h/ is the voiceless consonant sound To make this sound, open your mouth wide, quickly push out the air and don't use your voice It's pronounced /h/ /h/ Hand /hænd/ Hill /hɪl/ Help /help/ Hear /hɪər/ How /haʊ/ Hi! Hello, how are you? /haɪ həˈləʊ haʊ ɑːr juː/ Does he have any hope? /dəz hi hæv ˈeni həʊp/ Happy /'hæpi/ Hospital /ˈhɑːspɪtl/ Husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ Perhaps /pərˈhæps/ Ahead /əˈhed/ Can you help me for an hour? /kæn juː help mɪ fər ən ˈaʊər/ Howard is hiding in Ohio /'haʊwɔːrd ɪz 'haɪdɪŋ ɪn əʊ'haɪəʊ/ 18 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- PART III: CONCLUSION I Study results After I provided the students some rules of phonemic transcription of English consonant and the way how to pronounce them, our students have pronounced the consonant sounds correctly and have known how to resolve “pronunciation part” Below are the results of the study before and after being applied to teach the ways of pronunciation and some rules of phonemic transcription of English language in the classes 11D, 11H and 11M at Mai Anh Tuan High School in the school-year 2021-2022 + Before applying Number Number of students Number of students give Lớp of give incorrect answers correct answers Total % Total % students 11D 43 32 74 11 26 11H 40 34 85 15 11M 47 38 81 19 + After applying Number Number of students Lớp of give incorrect answers Total % students 11D 43 0.7 11H 40 10 11M 47 0.6 Number of students give correct answers Total % 40 99.3 36 90 44 99.4 The results mentioned above have indicated that a number of students who have had more correct answers to PRONUNCIATION PART in examinations has been gradually increasing and a number of students who have had a few correct answers has been declining This result also makes my students confindent to pronounce English words It also helps my students to develop many Englsish skills II Suggestions This experience initiative is the result of my private experience collected during teaching period, hence it has some limitations I am grateful to get as many constructive ideas or suggestions as possible from my colleagues, managers to better 19 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- the study and to help it become more productive in the English teaching and learning process at high schools in the future I would like to express my sincere thanks! THE CONFIRMATION OF THE HEADMASTER …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… Nga Son, May 18th 2022 I hereby declare that this is my innovative experience and that no parts of the initiative have been copied and reproduced by me from any other’s work without acknowledgement The writer Bui Van Dien 20 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- REFERENCES [1] English 10, by Hoang Van Van, the publisher of Vietnam Education [2] English 11, by Hoang Van Van, the publisher of Vietnam Education [3] English 12, by Hoang Van Van, the publisher of Vietnam Education [4] English phonetics and Phonology – A practical course, by Peter Roach, Second edition, Cambridge University Press [5] An English encyclopaedia for students, by the publisher of the Ha Noi Culture – Information, 2001 [6] Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th Edition, Cambridge University Press [7] The website tienganh123.com [8] https://www.youtube.com/Oxford online English 21 Experience Initiative 2022 School-year: 2021- Danh mục đề tài SKKN đạt Số, ngày, tháng, năm STT Tên đề tài Sáng kiến Năm Xếp định công cấp loại nhận, CQ ban hành Phương pháp sử dụng kênh hình sách QĐ Số 12, ngày 5/1/2010 – giáo khoa dạy phần “Before you 2010 C Giám đốc sở GD&ĐT read” Tiếng Anh 12 Một số thủ thuật dạy viết mô tả Bảng – Biểu đồ Ứng dụng mệnh đề trạng ngữ vào giải số câu đề thi Thanh hóa Số 539, ngày 2011 C 18/10/2011 – Giám đốc sở GD&ĐT Thanh hóa Số 743, ngày 2013 B 04/11/2013 – Giám đốc sở GD&ĐT Thanh hóa Số 988, ngày “Some skills in solving language Function questions and responses in 2015 C 03/11/2015 – Giám đốc examinations” Helping students know how to solve “Pronuciation Part” in tests, exams Helping students to pronounce vowels in english text 10 correctly sở GD&ĐT Thanh hóa Số 1112, ngày C 18/10/2017 – Giám đốc sở GD&ĐT Thanh hóa Số 1362, ngày C 05/11/2021 – Giám đốc sở GD&ĐT Thanh hóa 22 ... ? ?HELPING THE GRADE 11 STUDENTS IN MAI ANH TUAN HIGH SCHOOL TO PRONOUNCE ENGLISH CONSONATS CORRECTLY? ?? with a effective way Aims of the research The goal of this research is to investigate whether... programme at high school level (The basic English textbook 11) It is applied to the grade -11 students at Mai Anh Tuan High School in the school- year 2021-2022 to help them pronounce words correctly. .. before being applied to teach the ways of pronunciation and some rules of phonemic transcription of English language in the classes 11D, 11H and 11M at Mai Anh Tuan High School in the school- year