Connected Speech

Design

Teaches and tests a wide range of English pronunciation skills.
Designed for adult learners (age 12+).
Involves active learning.
Use of multimedia, interactivity and feedback for effective learning of pronunciation skills
Content rich
Based on sound educational pedagogy

Features

Nine speakers present a range of English accents and speaking styles
Natural, informal spoken English
Three levels - Lower Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced
Comprehension and language activities and tests based on 27 video clips
Teaches and tests the suprasegmental features (Pause groups, Word and Sentence Stress, Pitch change and Linking)
Teaches and tests other pronunciation skills, including Syllables and the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
Over 300 hours of activities
Print results of voice recordings with feedback on production
Print tutorials, worksheets, test results and answer sheets Clear, consistent layout makes Connected Speech easy to use!
27 video clips
Listen to the whole or part of a video
Read and listen
See hotword definitions
Comprehend the content through questions, written and spoken cloze activities, spelling and dictation exercises Identify suprasegmental and other features for each speaker
Record your own production
See, hear and print intelligent feedback on your recording