WEEK 4: individual task

This time I have recorded some tongue twisters I found on the internet. I must say it was quite fun, both looking for them and recording them. I must confess that I expected saying these tongue twisters a little harder, but in the end, some of them were not so easy. The hardest thing actually was saying she and sea consecutively, I said it a couple times wrong. Next time I will record tongue twisters, I should try to say them faster and faster, because then it really would be hard.

WEEK 4: a list of phrases

I think this recording is quite good, my pronunciation sounds right. I focused on connecting the words beginning with a vowel to the word that comes before and I hope I succeeded. While listening to it again and again, I think I tried to speak naturally, but maybe I have tried more than I should have, so the connecting is a little unnatural in some cases, which is ironic. I should speak really naturally next time and I should not think on the fact that my voice is recording. Now I know that I should have said the 'z' sound instead of 's' in the phrase diner's in the kitchen.

WEEK 3: an individual task

This week I focused on the word stress. I think I have some problems with the word stress and I want to try to improve my skills. I have chosen words with suffixes like – logy; -graphy, -nomy or –cracy. I tried to say the words correctly and I think I succeeded. Maybe I should open my mouth more next time. The problem is that I think I say it correctly when recording it, but while talking to someone I don´t realise that I should pay attention to the word stress. I must be careful and realise this in real life, because I think it´s important.

WEEK 3: 20 names or titles

This task was fun and I had a great time while recording it. I found and listened to the correct pronunciation first and then I recorded my pronunciation. I was looking for some names connected with me, I recorded names of people I like or I admire. I expected the pronunciation of these names, but in some cases I was a little surprised. I think I should focus on the stress on words next time, I think my pronunciation is quite monotonous and I should work on it. On the other hand, I think this recording is much better than the previous one.

WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT individual task

I found this pronunciation lesson on youtube.com. I wanted to improve my skills in saying 'sh' / ʃ / vs. 'ch' / tʃ / sounds and I found a perfect video for practicing, I think this is ideal for improve pronunciation. I noticed that I should not say G in the end of words washing and watching, it should be more nasal. As I heard my voice and pronunciation of the words, I think there´s still some work to do, but in my personal opinion, my pronunciation is going to be better while recording my voice, because I try to speak good and correctly.

WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT word list

I think this word list was quite difficult task, but I checked the correct pronunciation first and listened to it carefully. Then I tried to say these words exactly like the speakers and I am quite satisfied with the result. I noticed that I say some words quite at length sometimes, I should say them shortly next time. And maybe I should focus on stress in some words next time. In most cases, I noticed that i chose the American English which I prefer more.

My first audio.recording

reflection: I must say that hearing my voice is totally weird. I do recording my voice for the first time, so it is definitely a new experience for me. I was quite nervous when recording it, because it is something new and unusual. Unfortunately, I am ill now and the recording does not sound as good as it should. Now I think I spoke quite slowly, I should speak more naturally next time. I think my pronunciation is quite good, but this recording is only 2 minutes long so I do not have much material to write about. I noticed that sometimes I could not remember the word I wanted to say and I made a pause. I hope I will not be so nervous next time, because it is no big deal and I know it.