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Speaking - Phonetics

bullet Pronunciation differences US/UK Englishes
bullet Sounds familiar? Accents and dialects of the UK external linkaudio (British Library) Link sent by Gonzalo (Y5, 2007-08)
bullet Practice pronunciation with Merriam-Webster's (US American English) external linkaudio new!

How do you pronounce ... ? Learning Phonetics
arrow A chart with all the sounds and their transcription: vowels and consonants external linkaudio!
arrow Check out Merriam-Webster On-line (English-English). Click on the loudspeaker audio! and you'll listen to the pronunciation of the word (US American accent).
arrow "Ship or sheep?" Can you hear the difference between the different vowels? Practice Listening and Repeating at this website with minimal pairs and pictures of the words. Click on the numbers or the pairs of words external link here and you'll get to a page with extensive oral practice on the vowels in that pair! Here's some info on how to use that website external link.
arrow Pronunciation of the -ed ending - Explanations and exercises by your teacher, including 2 pages of useful sentences with their audio
arrow Pronunciation of the -ed ending 02 - more stuff plus links to on-line exercises
arrow BBC: Pronunciation Tips External Link Good exercises you can download to learn to listen.
arrow Phonetics in the Classroom: Phonetics 01 worddoc (1 page)
arrow AN AMAZING EXTERNAL LINK: Learn how sounds sound!, their transcription, and more things! Listen while learning phonemic transcription! (you need Flash)
Vowels
External Link Diphthongs External Link Consonants External Link More consonants External Link Pronunciation - exercise External Link Look at the picture: you will use the two rows of labels to click on them and get what you want. Click on the English Library External Link here and learn it all about the phonemic system!

Interface of external link

audio! Pronunciation Poem! (from British Council external link)