Accent Reduction Strategies

All levels57 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: find YOUR top three intelligibility issues and fix exactly those - clarity over accent, identity intact.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Clarity, not camouflage

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Clarity Over Accent

    Read a 289-word text about Clarity Over Accent

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Key Pronunciation Terms

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the Minimal Pairs

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Accent and Clarity

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Personalised Pronunciation Work

    Role-play: Work with your tutor to identify and practise your personal pronunciation challenges. (3 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your top-three mission

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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