http://ingles.about.com/od/pronunciacion_y_oratoria/a/Introducci-On-A-La-Pronunciaci-On-DelIngl-Es.htm Consideraciones a tener en cuenta antes de comenzar a estudiar o ensear la pronunciacin del ingls. Qu es la pronunciacin?

Entendemos por pronunciacin la locucin correcta de las palabras o decir las palabras correctamente. La pronunciacin es uno de los campos de estudio ms complejos del idioma justamente porque al ser tan amplia la variedad de acentos, dialectos y registros del ingls, no existe una nica manera de pronunciar correctamente. Lo mismo ocurre con el espaol. An as, las distintas variantes pertenecen a un mismo idioma pues todas ellas comparten unas reglas que permiten la comunicacin entre los hablantes de todo el mundo por encima de las diferencias locales. Una gran diferencia ente el ingls y el espaol Aunque ningn hispanohablante haya escuchado o dicho nunca la palabra inventada "waltepi" todos la pronunciaramos igual al leerla porque cada letra del espaol se corresponde casi siempre con un solo sonido (un ejemplo de una excepcin es la "x", que suena distinto en "Texas" y "taxi"). En ingls al formar palabras puede resultar una pronunciacin difcil de predecir. Por ejemplo, la palabra "read" (leer) se escribe igual en presente y en pasado, pero en cada caso se pronuncia distinto. En el presente "I read books" (yo leo libros) pronunciaremos "read" de una manera, en el pasado "I read a book yesterday" (le un libro ayer) la pronunciaremos de otra. Diferencias entre pases sajones La pronunciacin vara no solo entre pases sino tambin entre regiones de un mismo pas. Las dos variantes del ingls que se estudian mayormente son el ingls americano standard (comnmente estudiado en el continente americano) y el ingls britnico standard (comnmente estudiado en los pases europeos). Es importante saber que estudiar un dialecto del ingls distinto a estos dos es igual de correcto. Smbolos fonticos Los diccionarios y muchos libros de enseanza del ingls usan smbolos fonticos para representar el sonido de cada palabra. Averigua si las palabras que te ensearn a pronunciar estn representadas fonticamente en el ingls americano, britnico o de otro lugar. Los smbolos fonticos que encontramos en estos libros pertenecen al Alfabeto Fontico Internacional (AFI), que se usa en todos los idiomas. Las letras escritas Tanto el ingls como el espaol usan el alfabeto latino, que consta de 26 letras. El espaol tiene 27 letras en total porque tiene un carcter aadido nico, la . El ingls no tiene ningn carcter aadido, as que el resto de letras en el ingls y el espaol son las mismas. Ambos idiomas usan 5 letras para representar las vocales, el ingls usa 21 consonantes y el espaol 22. La pronunciacin es un tema aparte, pues que haya 26 letras no quiere decir que haya 26 sonidos. Pronunciacin de las vocales En ingls hay 12 vocales fonolgicas, es decir, 12 sonidos vocales. Esto quiere decir que en ingls hay palabras que utilizan las mismas letras pero que sus sonidos son distintos. Por ejemplo: cat (gato) y day (da). La "a" en cat suena casi como la "a" en "sal", mientras que la "a" en day suena como la "e" en "peine". Las consonantes Son menos complicadas que las vocales, aunque hay algunos sonidos trabajosos para los hispanohablantes. Estos son unos apuntes importantes: Los sonidos "p", "ch", "t", "d", "k", "g", "f", "s", "z", "m", "n", "l", "w" son iguales que en espaol. Consonantes con complicaciones: "y", "h", "j", "b", "v"

 Sonidos complicados: "r" en "arm" (brazo) "th" en "thing" (cosa) "th" en "there" (all) "sh" en "sheep" (oveja) "s" en "pleasure" (placer) "ng" en "ring" (anillo)

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Here are ten questions to help you start speaking English. Each of these questions help to begin or continue a conversation. The questions are in two categories: Basic Facts and Hobbies / Free Time. There are also a number of questions that can help you continue the conversation after the first question. Five Basic Facts

These five questions will help you get to know people. They are simple questions with simple answers and provide information so you can ask more questions. What is your name? Where do you live? What do you do? Are you married? Where are you from? More questions for ... These questions help to continue the conversation after your first question. "What is your name?" It's a pleasure to meet you. Where are you from? That's an interesting name. Is it Chinese / French / Indian, etc.? Does your name have a special meaning? "Where do you live?" How long have you lived there? Do you like that neighborhood? Do you live in an apartment or house? Do you have a garden at your home? Do you live alone or with your family? "What do you do?" Which company do you work for? How long have you had that job? Do you like your job? What's the best / worst thing about your job? What do you like best / least about your job? Would you like to change jobs? "Are you married?" How long have been married? Where did you get married? What does your husband / wife do? Do you have any children? How old are your children? "Where are you from?" Where is ....? How long did you live there? What is XYZ like? Do you like living here? How is your country different than here? Do the people in your country speak English / French / German, etc.? Hobbies / Free Time

These questions will help you continue conversations and find out more about people's likes and dislikes. What do you like doing in your free time? Can you play tennis / golf / soccer / etc.? What kind of films / food / vacations do you enjoy? What do you do on weekends / Saturdays? More questions for ... These questions will help you ask for more detail. "What do you like doing in your free time?" How often do you (listen to music, eat out in restaurants, etc.)? Where do you (listen to music, eat out in restaurants, etc.) in this town? Why do you like (listening to music, eating out in restaurants, etc.) so much? "Can you play tennis / golf / soccer / etc.?" Do you enjoy playing tennis /golf /soccer /etc.? How long have you played tennis /golf /soccer /etc.? Who do you play tennis /golf /soccer /etc. with? "What kind of films / food / vacations do you enjoy?" What's the best place to see /eat / go on vacations? What's the best type of film /food / vacation, etc. in your opinion? How often do you watch films / eat out / go on vacation? "What do you do on weekends / Saturdays?" Where do you go to ...? Could you recommend a good place to (go shopping / take my children swimming / etc.)? How long have you done that?

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