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Tongue twisters are very useful in all stages of teaching a foreign language
because of their shortness, capacity and full sense. A tongue-twister
is a sequence of words that is difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly,
but tongue twister uttering considerably helps to improve speech
and pronunciation of difficult sounds. So, tongue twisters
can be used as perfect pronunciation exercises to check up how the
pronunciation rules were learnt, whether this or that sound is pronounced
correctly. Moreover it is a gymnastics for lips and tongue, and when translating
and learning them by heart you can enrich your vocabulary.
It goes without saying, tongue twisters are a part of folklore of any language,
they can help to understand the language better. Really, among all pronunciation
exercises pronouncing tongue twisters presents the most
efficient and interesting way to improve speech in a foreign language
in general and to improve pronouncing of separate sounds in particular.
Here is the list of English tongue
twisters, which can help to improve pronunciation skills not only to
those who study English as a foreign language, but also to native speakers:
She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore.
We surely shall see the sun shine soon.
Which witch wished which wicked wish?
The two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel
I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.
Of course, these are only a few samples of tongue twisters: every language
has a lot of them. The only problem with tongue twisters is that you may never
know if your pronunciation is correct. To check up the accuracy of your
pronunciation make use of text to speech TTS technologies
and read aloud programs. Speaking Notepad, being handy
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other texts at the speed suitable for you and as many times as you need it!
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Speaking Notepad and make studying pronunciation easier and more
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If you take an interest in improving speech and pronunciation,
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With this quick and easy-to-use read aloud program you'll be able to
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Adjust voice properties and define hot keys by yourself to make the work with
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