http://busyteacher.org/ ru Pronunciation - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/15664-song-worksheet-let-her-go-by-passenger.html http://busyteacher.org/15664-song-worksheet-let-her-go-by-passenger.html This worksheet is meant to practice listening through focus on rhyming words and phonemic sounds.First, I divide the class in pairs and give students one card with the phonetic transcription of the title of the song and they have to find it. After that ...]]> isa1984 Sat, 11 May 2013 02:51:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15662-olly-murs-army-of-two.html http://busyteacher.org/15662-olly-murs-army-of-two.html There is first an introduction exercise using phonetic symbols, if you like teaching them! It is based on rhyming words from the song, and finally a gap-filling exercise using those words. It's meant for teens at around A2 level, but just for fun can ...]]> yolandaist Sat, 11 May 2013 02:45:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15648-popular-tongue-twister.html http://busyteacher.org/15648-popular-tongue-twister.html While many pupils struggle to read practising tongue twisters can help them to learn to speak confidently and overcome nervousness whenever they open their mouth. Try out this tongue twister today. You will like it. One of my pupils who hated reading b ...]]> leomengjuat Fri, 10 May 2013 01:20:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15437-the-three-little-kittens-powerpoint.html http://busyteacher.org/15437-the-three-little-kittens-powerpoint.html The classic Three Little Kittens nursery rhyme was a big success with my class of adult ESL learners. Using the Internet, I was able to create this PowerPoint, complete with the artwork that made the story charming in the 1950's. What made this lesso ...]]> ivyhaley Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:11:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15366-homophones-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15366-homophones-worksheet.html This is a worksheet for teaching or revising homophones.Recommended for elementary students whoa re asked to complete the sentences by chosen the correct word.The answer key is included.]]> vanda51 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:19:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15288-word-stress-in-the-sentence.html http://busyteacher.org/15288-word-stress-in-the-sentence.html This presentation can help you while teaching stressed syllables of the word and stressed words within the sentence. I have also mentioned the heteronyms (heterophones). I hope it will be useful for you during the class. Of course, it is not for young ...]]> Mirjana Kaynak Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:43:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15213-intermediateadvanced-oral-presentation-rubric.html http://busyteacher.org/15213-intermediateadvanced-oral-presentation-rubric.html Here is a rubric that is designed to help teachers assess prepared oral presentations by students at the Intermediate/Advanced levels. The rubric contains the following categories to be assessed: originality,structure,language usage (grammar and syntax ...]]> roselinekhan Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:49:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15113-fox-in-socks-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/15113-fox-in-socks-tongue-twisters.html Students will listen to the story Fox in Socks by Doctor Seuss. They will then practice tongue twisters and match them to the picture . At the end they will create their own silly tongue twister (I put them in teams of 2, but each gets to write and mak ...]]> Tishy Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:48:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14753-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/14753-homophones.html This is a worksheet for the students to pronounce a word and find another one that has the same pronunciation. The Ss are provided with clue spaces for them to guess the word. They need to have a basic level in order to have some background vocabulary.]]> rfallassalas Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:55:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14729-valentine-day.html http://busyteacher.org/14729-valentine-day.html This w/sheet is to use with the topic of homophones (words that sound the same but with different meanings) It is tied in with Valentine's day and the idea of sending poems. The SS read the w/sheet and then are given the words from the 2nd page (cut up ...]]> Kelz1 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:59:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14493-pronunciation-of-the-phonetic-vowels-ai-and-i.html http://busyteacher.org/14493-pronunciation-of-the-phonetic-vowels-ai-and-i.html This worksheet is to identify the difference between the long /ai/ sound and the short /i/ sounds that are otften confused by learners. It can be used to find patterns (e.g. the magic 'e' which transforms fin - fine). Also, the teacher could divid ...]]> SusieDavis Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:46:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14489-pronunciation-of-numbers.html http://busyteacher.org/14489-pronunciation-of-numbers.html There is often confusion in the pronunciation between numbers 13-30, 14-40, 15-50, 16-60, 17-70, 18-80, 19-90.This worksheet demonstrations how the stress of the word is very important in clarifying the difference between 13 and 30. etc.This worksheet ...]]> SusieDavis Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:42:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14399-gr-pronunciation-practice.html http://busyteacher.org/14399-gr-pronunciation-practice.html Greg Granger gave Gretta green grapes. Sometimes the 'gr' sound is hard for people to pronounce. After describing how to position your mouth and tongue, and then modeling the sound, this 'gr' practice worksheet can be used for class, group, or indivi ...]]> chulabarbara Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:17:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14372-warm-up-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/14372-warm-up-tongue-twisters.html A warm-up activity. Choose this easy-to-print page for your private tutorship or group work. Let the students join one-by-one and read the tongue twisters for a couple of minutes every class. It might even become a little contest if you give a metronom ...]]> chiara_s1 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:21:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14360-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/14360-homophones.html This worksheet contains four different exercises on two pages. Most of them can be done in pairs. The lesson plan, including the lead-in and follow-up activity, is on page three (it is only my suggestion). I hope you will find it useful. Happy teaching!]]> gordana popovic Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:44:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14182-phonological-exercise.html http://busyteacher.org/14182-phonological-exercise.html Crossing out words that do not contain the same vowel/consonant sound, crossing out silent letters, writing homophones. I used this in a pre-intermediate class. When explaining the homophones, you can comment on mistakes native speakers usually make (i ...]]> L_O_U_S Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:41:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14093-practice-for-phonetics-and-phonology-advanced.html http://busyteacher.org/14093-practice-for-phonetics-and-phonology-advanced.html This worksheet is meant for students at advanced levels to practice transcription into IPA and pronunciation. It consists of a series of texts from different authors, including Shakespeare, fairy tales and blog extracts. It is organized in a way that t ...]]> schwa1 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:33:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13811-song-activity-dumb-way-to-die-by-tangerine-kitty.html http://busyteacher.org/13811-song-activity-dumb-way-to-die-by-tangerine-kitty.html Some of you will prefer to let students listen once first, others may find different ways of doing it depending on the level of the students. I would suggest playing the video / song verse by verse.Areas worked; pronunciation, homophones, phrasal verb ...]]> JOHNPALMER Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:05:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13641-hotel-california-minimal-pair-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/13641-hotel-california-minimal-pair-worksheet.html In this worksheet, students can listen to the Eagles song and complete the gaps by distinguishing words that share certain phonemes, such as vowels and consonants, and word stress in others. A fun activity that you can do at any level and with either t ...]]> astrid.fustergriggs Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:22:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13570-idioms-phonetics.html http://busyteacher.org/13570-idioms-phonetics.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a text about idioms. The purpose of the task is to choose the correct sound of some words in the text; it's something similar to the Cambridge Certificications tasks called ...]]> wero Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:48:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13467-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/13467-tongue-twisters.html This is a very funny tongue twister activity for English classes. You can use it to help your English classes relax. Moreover, with this activity, you and your students can also practise English in another helpful way.]]> iceddoll Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:06:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13387-song-safe-and-sound-by-taylor-swift.html http://busyteacher.org/13387-song-safe-and-sound-by-taylor-swift.html Students like songs. If they have read or seen The Hunger Games, they will like this song.The lyrics are a bit simple but they can revise vocabulary and present simple and future tenses.It's a good listening comprehension exercise. They will also work ...]]> postales Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:41:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13308-homonyms-list.html http://busyteacher.org/13308-homonyms-list.html Homonyms can be confusing. Here is a summary of homonyms that will be useful for ESL learners to practice their pronunciation. For example, when teacher explains how to pronounce 'bear', they can also tell the students that 'bare' is the homonyms of 'b ...]]> dewindrawati Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:21:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13267-100-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/13267-100-tongue-twisters.html Over 100 tongue twisters. These are very useful for EFL learners and are an meaningful reward on a Friday afternoon. There are difficult tongue twisters and also easier versions.Particularly useful for EFL teachers.Students love these. Enjoy!Example:Pe ...]]> tomaschonnie Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:18:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13200-a-worksheet-based-on-the-song-sunlight-by-the-4.html http://busyteacher.org/13200-a-worksheet-based-on-the-song-sunlight-by-the-4.html A worksheet on the use of English prepositions and homophones. There are three different exercises based on the lyrics of this beautiful song, rated number 4 in the Best Irish Single Ever Poll: fill in the gaps, choose the correct word between two ho ...]]> anto64 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:15:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13030-pronunciation-cards.html http://busyteacher.org/13030-pronunciation-cards.html Colour illustrated cut-out cards of nouns that rhyme but are not spelled as if they will rhyme. 24 cards on two pages, 3rd page for instructions. Print out also very effective in black and white. Can be used in classic pairs game which lasts around ...]]> TeachontheBeach Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:36:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12944-the-ed-pronunciation-rules.html http://busyteacher.org/12944-the-ed-pronunciation-rules.html This worksheet aims to help young learners pronounce the -ed endings correctly. It explains thoroughly the categories of the -ed pronunciation and has an exercise to practise. It is taught along with the Past Simple tense and can be handed out to the ...]]> Veronika Sp Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:06:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12866-silent-letters-in-enlgish-words.html http://busyteacher.org/12866-silent-letters-in-enlgish-words.html This worksheet includes a classification of the silent letters (clusters of letters) in English words between brackets with plenty of examples. It can be useful when students are handicapped by their mother tongue being a very phonological one, that is ...]]> Titus darius Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:55:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12828-phonetics-vs-spelling.html http://busyteacher.org/12828-phonetics-vs-spelling.html This worksheet provides the students with the most common correspondances between the pronunciation in English of certain sounds and the different possible groups of letters that are used for their written representation. It can be used as a reference ...]]> Titus darius Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:12:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12810-ough-what-a-story-practice-sheet.html http://busyteacher.org/12810-ough-what-a-story-practice-sheet.html This is a worksheet group I developed to help my ESL students with the ever difficult -OUGH pronunciation. There is a short silly story and a chart with the most common British and American English "-ough" words. This is a practice sheet which can be u ...]]> lescouleurs Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:59:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12736-ough-what-a-story-student-copy.html http://busyteacher.org/12736-ough-what-a-story-student-copy.html This is a worksheet I developed to help my ESL students with the ever difficult OUGH pronunciation. There is a short silly story and a chart with the most common British and American English "-ough" words. With younger students it is better to make a b ...]]> lescouleurs Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:15:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12651-ough-what-a-story.html http://busyteacher.org/12651-ough-what-a-story.html This is a worksheet I developed to help my ESL students with the ever difficult OUGH pronunciation. There is a short silly story and a chart with the most common British and American English "-ough" words. With younger students it is better to make a ...]]> lescouleurs Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:59:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12509-words-and-phrases-with-long-vowel-a-sound.html http://busyteacher.org/12509-words-and-phrases-with-long-vowel-a-sound.html This worksheet will help students choose the correct phrase that describes the given picture given two (2) choices. In part B, students are expected to identify the word being describe by the given phrases or statements. They are expected to color the ...]]> treveepoblete Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:03:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12426-words-with-long-vowel-a.html http://busyteacher.org/12426-words-with-long-vowel-a.html This worksheet will help the students to identify the correct phrase for each given picture. It also helps improve thinking skills. The students are asked to check the box of the phrase that describes the picture correctly and color the box of the word ...]]> treveepoblete Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:31:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12367-i-say-a-little-prayer-for-you-present-simple.html http://busyteacher.org/12367-i-say-a-little-prayer-for-you-present-simple.html This is a good song to work with daily routines and present simple. It's good to introduce new terms such as comb your hair, put on make up and run for the bus. It is also a good song to introduce some concepts about pronunciation, such as rhyming words.]]> alvickys Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:41:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12140-alphabet-with-pronunciation.html http://busyteacher.org/12140-alphabet-with-pronunciation.html Alphabet with the pronunciation, specially for Spanish students of English. It is a simple worksheet for beginner students who need to learn the alphabet together with the pronunciation of the letters and it is a good activity if students want to pract ...]]> mar casa Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:04:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11819-speaking-intonation-and-feelings.html http://busyteacher.org/11819-speaking-intonation-and-feelings.html Includes two different tasks.Explain that 'intonation' is very important in English to show how the speaker is feeling and what his or her attitude is to the listener. Use the example 'really? ' with high pitch intonation to show interest as a listener.]]> MissV Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:46:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11741-phonetic-chart-for-british-english-vowels.html http://busyteacher.org/11741-phonetic-chart-for-british-english-vowels.html A good chart is hard to find – too boring or too distracting in my experience. I’ve tried to strike a balance between functional and attractive. After years of teaching I still think twice about some of the symbols so I thought a simple ...]]> jobowler Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:54:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11730-little-talks-song-worksheet-for-phonetic-symbols.html http://busyteacher.org/11730-little-talks-song-worksheet-for-phonetic-symbols.html I've prepared this worksheet to practise phonetic symbols with my students. The song is up-to-date so I think they may like it. And they love to guess the words from the pronunciation - they have to fill the gaps with words according to the symbols. It ...]]> motylek8 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:37:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11412-pronunciation_practice_consonant_w.html http://busyteacher.org/11412-pronunciation_practice_consonant_w.html A one-page compilation of sentences and tongue twisters aimed at practising the pronunciation of the W-consonant. The resource is acknowledged, some sentences are added by me. The teachers should read it aloud and the students repeat. The word tongue t ...]]> adl86 Tue, 22 May 2012 15:57:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10982-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/10982-homophones.html In this sheet students get homophone practice (they read a detective story and then correct some words which do not make any sense, substituting them by the correct homophone). The worksheet contains a key to make correction easier.]]> somarca Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:14:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10886-pronunciation-maze-oy.html http://busyteacher.org/10886-pronunciation-maze-oy.html A maze of various words. Students need to connect the words with the /oy/ sound. This helps practice the different pronunciation for words like boing and doing. Good for speaking pair work and variety of vocabulary. Sheet can be easilty edited for diff ...]]> lesley012 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:49:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10883-tongue-twisters-collection.html http://busyteacher.org/10883-tongue-twisters-collection.html Tongue twisters for B1. It is a funny activity for your classroom. We can use them whenever it is necessary, if our kids get bored and we can make a group activity. We can put Ss into a few groups in the classroom and start a competition between them all.]]> ileanastoica Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:46:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10423-tongue-twisters-galore.html http://busyteacher.org/10423-tongue-twisters-galore.html This is a collection of various tongue-twisters of various diffculties, and that focus on many different sounds. There are some classics as well as unique nonsense sentences. It's only a list, but I use them for warm-ups and closers, and students enj ...]]> miceb Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:42:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10278-sounds-of-english-for-baltic-slavonic-speakers.html http://busyteacher.org/10278-sounds-of-english-for-baltic-slavonic-speakers.html A compilation of sounds that students from former USSR countries are likely to find difficult. References to New English File Pre- Intermediate sound chart. Uses IPA symbols. Vowel sounds and consonant sounds with word examples and minimal pair practic ...]]> PaulaB Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:05:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10196-short-u-words-memory-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/10196-short-u-words-memory-flashcards.html This set of cards is designed to help students practice or review words with the "short u" sound. Printed double-sided, the cards can be used as flashcards; printed on two separate sheets, they can be used for the game called "Concentration" or "Memory ...]]> suethom Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:03:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9877-a-z-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/9877-a-z-flashcards.html These alphabet flashcards can help students learn & review the 26 letters of the alphabet along with pronunciation. There are three sample words for each letter, so pronunciation can be practiced in context. The cards can be folded over so that the ...]]> wmappleteach Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:27:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9876-ipa-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/9876-ipa-flashcards.html These IPA flashcards can help students learn & review the international phonetic alphabet. There are three sample words for each sound/symbol, therefore pronunciation can be practiced in context. The cards can be folded over so that the symbols are ...]]> wmappleteach Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:25:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9869-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/9869-tongue-twisters.html A list of tongue-twisters for everybody! A tongue-twister is a sequence of words that is difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly. Even native English speakers find the tongue-twisters on this list difficult to say quickly. Try to say them as fast ...]]> myroslava Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:40:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9712-friends-will-be-friends-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9712-friends-will-be-friends-song-worksheet.html Students listen to the song: "Friends will be friends" and correct the lyrics. After that, they sing along and then discuss the importance of Friendship in groups.There is also an opportunity to explore homophone pairs, although I haven't done that.]]> Crismoniz Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:53:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9402-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/9402-tongue-twisters.html These are funny tongue twisters to practice in your classroom. You can choose one or two at the end of the lesson, 10 minutes before the bell rings. It's a way to relax when you have worked a lot during the lesson.young learners are always pleased to d ...]]> laptite26 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:37:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9247-tongue-twisters-in-phonetics-1.html http://busyteacher.org/9247-tongue-twisters-in-phonetics-1.html Hello again, this is the first file i've created usig tonguetwisters but in photetic symbols.Challenging but funny and interesting at the same time. Make your student practise their pronunciation ability with this pdf file.Any comments will be apprecia ...]]> wero Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:26:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9221-songs-and-phonetics-limp-bizkit-eat-you-alive.html http://busyteacher.org/9221-songs-and-phonetics-limp-bizkit-eat-you-alive.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from one of my favourite bands Limp Bizkit, the song is called Eat you alive. Students have to complete the lyrics but the missing words are written in phonetics.Hop ...]]> wero Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:26:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8997-rhyming-pairs-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8997-rhyming-pairs-worksheet.html My worksheet is for elementary students or for complete beginners with good knowledge of the language. They can rhyme the words when they have free time at the lesson or during the break. I think it's very easy. Maybe it's a kind of game or puzzle. ...]]> GalaG. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:03:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8715-fly-nicki-minaj-featuring-rihanna.html http://busyteacher.org/8715-fly-nicki-minaj-featuring-rihanna.html This is a rap song with lots and lots of verbs to practise.It's great for pronunciation practise too, especially linking words together.It also contains some slang, some idioms and even a swearword (which I have written as xxx).I use this with high sch ...]]> jentintan Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:08:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8660-action-verbs-missing-vowels-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/8660-action-verbs-missing-vowels-activity.html This is a simple missing vowels activity, suitable for elementary students, for teaching or revising action verbs.Students are asked to look at the pictures and then complete the verbs with the missing vowels.]]> vanda51 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:41:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8300-rhyming-words-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8300-rhyming-words-worksheet.html The students will read the sentences and encircle the words that rhyme with the word in bold font. Sometimes there are two or more rhyming words in the sentence. They may also add more words to the group.This will check the reading ability and capabil ...]]> krulynn Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:43:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7991-sound-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/7991-sound-flashcards.html Useful cards with phonetic symbols. Just print on colourful paper and use to teach sounds. Vowels and consonants are grouped according to their characteristics and can be easily printed. Have fun and play games to learn phonetics!!!]]> Umnica-Razumnica Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:54:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7942-linkin-park-leave-out-all-the-rest.html http://busyteacher.org/7942-linkin-park-leave-out-all-the-rest.html There are two different activities. The first one is meant for the teacher to cut the different strips with parts of the lyrics. Students must rearrange the strips of paper as they listen to the song. The second activity is for students to pay attentio ...]]> yankito Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:42:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7821-the-scariest-day-of-the-year-pronunciation-and.html http://busyteacher.org/7821-the-scariest-day-of-the-year-pronunciation-and.html Hello, this is the 6th activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, this story was taken from Listen To English from where you can download the audio. In this activity the whole text is in phon ...]]> wero Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:39:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7793-tongue-twister-th.html http://busyteacher.org/7793-tongue-twister-th.html Every tongue twister helps to work out this or that sound. But some sounds seem very hard to pronounce for the learners of English, especially younger pupils. This can be the visual aid for training [θ] and [ð] sounds. From my observation I c ...]]> Galyna Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:27:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7590-songs-and-phonetics-kidnap-the-sandy-claws.html http://busyteacher.org/7590-songs-and-phonetics-kidnap-the-sandy-claws.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a movie called The Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Tim Burton. Students have to complete the lyrics but the missing words are written in phonetics.PS. K ...]]> wero Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:00:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7589-songs-and-phonetics-this-is-halloween.html http://busyteacher.org/7589-songs-and-phonetics-this-is-halloween.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a good movie directed by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Students have to complete the lyrics but the missing words are written in phonetics.Hope yo ...]]> wero Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:58:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7548-prepositions-of-place.html http://busyteacher.org/7548-prepositions-of-place.html This worksheet provides prompts for students to make their own examples. I ususally have them practice pronunciation and check learning and understanding. They practice a telephone conversation in which they role-play the situation given, obviously som ...]]> danproace Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:17:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7481-the-golem-of-prague-pronunciation-and-short.html http://busyteacher.org/7481-the-golem-of-prague-pronunciation-and-short.html Hello, this is the fifth activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where you can download the audio.http://storynory.com/2010/10/25/t ...]]> wero Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:14:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7460-consonant-vowel-consonant-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/7460-consonant-vowel-consonant-board-game.html This board game is a useful way to practice sounds, reading of consonant-vowel-consonant combinations. There are words to be read and pictures to be named. You can play with students in pars, groups and so on. Enjoy!]]> didarka Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:22:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7247-the-town-mouse-and-the-country-mouse.html http://busyteacher.org/7247-the-town-mouse-and-the-country-mouse.html Hello, this is the fourth activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where you can download the audio.http://storynory.com/2008/11/23/ ...]]> wero Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:16:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7171-bingo-for-practice-with-numbers.html http://busyteacher.org/7171-bingo-for-practice-with-numbers.html This game is excellent speaking and listening practice for beginning students of all ages. Students should have been introduced to numbers from 1-20 and multiples of 10 up to 90. Students should have received instruction on how to tell the difference ...]]> kefagan Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:20:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7149-top-20-tongue-twisters-hi-res-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/7149-top-20-tongue-twisters-hi-res-poster.html Want to have some fun with your class today? Start with one (or more) of these top 20 tongue twisters! But first make sure you can pronounce them properly yourself! :) Click the image below to view the full size poster that you can print out and use i ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:00:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7115-songs-and-phonetics-adele-set-fire-to-the-rain.html http://busyteacher.org/7115-songs-and-phonetics-adele-set-fire-to-the-rain.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from another great voice, Adele, and the song is Set fire to the rain. The first part is a wordpuzzle in which studenst have to find some words in phonetics, the sec ...]]> wero Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:36:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7114-songs-phonetics-muse-cant-take-my-eyes-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7114-songs-phonetics-muse-cant-take-my-eyes-worksheet.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a well-knwon band called Muse, and the song is Can't take my eyes off you. In the first exercise SS have to complete a crossword with words from the song but th ...]]> wero Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:35:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7108-short-straw-pronunciation-short-story.html http://busyteacher.org/7108-short-straw-pronunciation-short-story.html Hello, this is the third activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where you can download the audio.Hope you like it..: weroChinos MX :.]]> wero Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:57:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7107-princess-pea-pronunciation-short-story.html http://busyteacher.org/7107-princess-pea-pronunciation-short-story.html Hello, this is the first activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, this story was taken from http://www.short-stories.co.uk/ Unfortunately, this one does not come with audio file, but you ca ...]]> wero Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:55:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7016-worksheet-you-know-im-no-good-amy-winehouse.html http://busyteacher.org/7016-worksheet-you-know-im-no-good-amy-winehouse.html Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from one of the best voices I have ever heard - Amy Winehouse - and the song is You know I'm no Good, it's a simple activity in which studenst have to complete the l ...]]> wero Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:17:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6994-pronunciation-and-short-stories-1.html http://busyteacher.org/6994-pronunciation-and-short-stories-1.html Hello, this is the first activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where you can download the audio. Hope you like it..: weroChin ...]]> wero Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:22:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6550-beginning-phonics-long-and-short-vowels.html http://busyteacher.org/6550-beginning-phonics-long-and-short-vowels.html Practice telling the difference between short and long vowel sounds for a, e, i, o, and u. Please note that this worksheet is for ESL students with a very basic understanding of phonics and vowel sounds. Vowels in this worksheet do not focus on compou ...]]> elschalk Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:41:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6278-pronunciation-minimal-pairs-reading-practice.html http://busyteacher.org/6278-pronunciation-minimal-pairs-reading-practice.html These are a pair of exercises that I have created to tackle certain confusing sounds for the Spanish speaker who is learning English. I'm sure that it can be modified to reflect the needs of your students. Please read the last page, which is a detailed ...]]> Gitane Jazz Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:51:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6190-the-schwa.html http://busyteacher.org/6190-the-schwa.html This worksheet provides many activities and simple explanations as to what "The Schwa" is and how to listen for it and produce it. Some of the exercises have been taken and modified from other worksheets that I have seen throughout my TEFL career. I ho ...]]> Gitane Jazz Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:29:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6142-phonetic-alphabet.html http://busyteacher.org/6142-phonetic-alphabet.html Phonetic alphabet with some examples of pronunciation. Students find it a lot easier when they see the word in normal English and then the equivalent in pronunciation. The phonetic symbols are given in a chart where you can easily identify the consonan ...]]> astoreth Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:58:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/5955-arthur-the-rat-listening-and-text.html http://busyteacher.org/5955-arthur-the-rat-listening-and-text.html A great listening activity when studying British and American accents. The same tale is read by a Bristish and an American speakers, so your students can compare the pronunciation. Both readers read quite fast, so if your students struggle with listeni ...]]> Maria.Kuybysheva Tue, 24 May 2011 07:16:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/5939-funny-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/5939-funny-tongue-twisters.html A list of funny short tongue-twisters to practice sounds in your class! Great in the beginning of the lesson! Have a nice time with English!]]> saschunya Mon, 23 May 2011 19:12:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/5936-the-speech-mechanism-basic-concepts.html http://busyteacher.org/5936-the-speech-mechanism-basic-concepts.html Two activities to revise some basic concepts about phonetics and phonology and the speech mechanism. The exercises are mainly based on Finch and Ortiz Lira's "A Course in English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers".Hope it's useful and you can profit from ...]]> casandra Mon, 23 May 2011 08:47:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/5489-short-vowel-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/5489-short-vowel-board-game.html I've made this game board for the yougsters among us who are just starting to read. There are not only cvc words but all words have the short vowel sound. sts also have to ask or answer simple questions when they land on the squares 20, 22,23 and the t ...]]> Errie Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:08:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/5452-one-headlight-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/5452-one-headlight-song-worksheet.html This is a song called "One Headlight" from Wallflowers that works really well to practice as a listening activity and to increase vocabulary.Kids love it because it tells a story and also it's not difficult to understand.You can also use it to reflex ...]]> miggatita Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:34:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4383-alliteration-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/4383-alliteration-worksheet.html 1. Alliteration is the repetition of a beginning sound to create a certain effect. They may be vowel or consonant sounds. Alliterations appear on only a few words in a poem to highlight or emphasize something.2. Assonance - the repetition of vowel s ...]]> rose kinsey Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:41:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4354-fireworks-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/4354-fireworks-song-worksheet.html FOR PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS: Description [translated from Portuguese]: The music video is especially interesting and motivating. It inspires young people to overcome their teenage fears and insecurities. The video clip tells a story of an overweight girl ...]]> dilmara Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:49:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4320-homophones-cards.html http://busyteacher.org/4320-homophones-cards.html Students will cut homophone words and paste them under a clipart picture to show their meanings. This will help them learn different meanings of homophones. This activity is followed by a multiple choice exercise of 10 sentences to further practice the ...]]> Sawsan Zakhary Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:52:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4292-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/4292-homophones.html Students will cut homophone words and paste them under a clipart picture to show their meanings. This will help them learn different meanings of homophones. This activity is followed by a multiple choice exercise of 10 sentences to further practice the ...]]> Sawsan Zakhary Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:11:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4291-3-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/4291-3-tongue-twisters.html In this worksheet you will find three tongue twisters for warming-up. A funny picture is also added to the worksheet. This worksheet can be used to start any lesson. Suitable for Pre-Intermediate - Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate or Advanced levels. ...]]> thenasty Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:09:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4231-four-types-of-english-syllable.html http://busyteacher.org/4231-four-types-of-english-syllable.html The worksheet presents four types of English syllable: open, close, vowel+r and vowel +re. It is described in a table with transcription and examples. It's good for every level to explain the first phonetic rules. It was originally created for Russian- ...]]> jullietaA Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:09:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4023-spelling-pronunciation.html http://busyteacher.org/4023-spelling-pronunciation.html It's rather difficult for students to acquire perfection in English spelling and pronunciation .So it's important to connect spelling to pronunciation by studying them together. The chart presented here helps to generalize the spelling of words having ...]]> trees Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:26:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3971-because-of-you-and-the-beatles-song-class.html http://busyteacher.org/3971-because-of-you-and-the-beatles-song-class.html Using two songs to help your students to get the right pronunciation of the word "because" and have some fun while doing it.the first song might be used as an warm up to the following song and activity, which has a mapping the song style.ok hope you an ...]]> felipesclassroom Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:17:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3967-words-containing-ough.html http://busyteacher.org/3967-words-containing-ough.html Spelling in English can be problematic! Here is a chart with the common words containing 'ough' and how to pronounce them.I keep this on the classroom wall for students to peruse at leisure. It could be used as part of a pronounciation lesson to show t ...]]> herja Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:10:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3865-ash-maze.html http://busyteacher.org/3865-ash-maze.html An exercise for pronunciation - recognizing /æ/ sound in words (the worksheet is based on American pronunciation). Students have to find their way out of the maze, finding words with /æ/ sound. A good way to finish teaching English vowel so ...]]> paulota Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:45:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3768-consonants-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/3768-consonants-flashcards.html These flashcards can be used for learning sounds of English. It is better to cut out them by one piece. The tasks can be the following: listen and repeat, name the sound, find pairs of voiced and voiceless consonants etc.]]> Snizhana Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:06:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3603-hickory-dickory-dock-teaching-with-nursery-rhymes.html http://busyteacher.org/3603-hickory-dickory-dock-teaching-with-nursery-rhymes.html With a little bit of preparation, this activity will turn into a great lesson-long project that your young learners will simply love! They will create a mouse headband and will be happily practicing the nursery rhyme in no time.  This worksheet ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:47:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3570-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/3570-tongue-twisters.html This is an 18-page collection of tongue twisters and tongue twisters poems in the English and Polish language (only selected and most common ones in Polish). They are in alphabetical order so it's easy to find what you're looking for. Some accompanied ...]]> ciiama Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:09:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3453-pronuciation-rules-filling-gaps-in-words.html http://busyteacher.org/3453-pronuciation-rules-filling-gaps-in-words.html There are some patterns (groups of letters) that students can remember and these will help their reading.Here are some: the group 'oo' = pronounced /u the group 'ee' =pronounced /i/ the group 'ea' =pronounced /i/, as well, ...a.o.Students will be impr ...]]> clarisimona Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:45:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3452-pronunciation-rule-the-group-oo-is-pronounced-u.html http://busyteacher.org/3452-pronunciation-rule-the-group-oo-is-pronounced-u.html There are some patterns (groups of letters) that students can remember and these will help their reading.Here's one: the group 'oo' = pronounced /u/ . Explain to students this rule and give them examples (afternoon,cook,look,foot).Tell them it doesn't ...]]> clarisimona Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:49:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3451-phonetics-groups-of-letters.html http://busyteacher.org/3451-phonetics-groups-of-letters.html There are some patterns (groups of letters) that students can remember and these will help their reading.Here's one: the group 'ight' = pronounced /ait/ . Only the first and the last letter of the group are actually pronounced (i and t)Explain to stu ...]]> clarisimona Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:48:09 +0000