Pronunciation & Fluency Essentials
Master the sounds, rhythm, and flow of natural English speech
Who it's for
For B1 students and up: exam preparation that is not tied to one band, so it suits a student at any stage of their preparation.
IELTS Speaking and Writing preparation, for band 5 and up. More IELTS Test Preparation lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act out7 of 8 lessons
Lessons
- English Sounds & PhonemesGoal: make the sounds that block understanding - 'th', vowel length, tricky words like 'comfortable' - consistently clear, without chasing a native accent.50 minFree
- Word Stress & Sentence RhythmGoal: put the stress on the right syllable every time - the single pronunciation feature that decides whether your words are understood at all.50 minOutline
- Connected Speech & LinkingGoal: link words into smooth speech - consonant-to-vowel joins at a calm pace - so you sound fluent instead of word-by-word.50 minOutline
- Intonation & Expressing MeaningGoal: use rising and falling intonation to carry meaning and attitude, so your answers never sound flat or memorised.40 minOutline
- Linking and Connected SpeechGoal: master the four advanced link types and deliver whole phrase chains - 'as a matter of fact' - as single smooth units.57 minOutline
- Intonation PatternsGoal: use list, contrast and clause intonation to structure long Part 3 answers so the listener always knows where you are.57 minOutline
- Rhythm and PacingGoal: control rhythm and pacing - thought groups, strategic pauses, pace variation - so long answers sound confident, never rushed or robotic.57 minOutline
- Accent Reduction StrategiesGoal: find YOUR top three intelligibility issues and fix exactly those - clarity over accent, identity intact.57 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 40 to 57 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "English Sounds & Phonemes": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Pronunciation & Fluency Essentials with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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