[Perry] Monday Euphony Presentation - Stephen (+comment)

[김민규_perry]

Stephen!

Thanks a ton to take my Monday euphony class. Before the main comment, I would like to let you know how beneficial for you to take Monday euphony class. In my opinion, the fundamental purpose of learning English is to deliver what I want to say accurately to English speakers. That means we have to speak English not for us, but for them to listen well. In this point of view, we are also in need of improving our speaking skills and posture. In this class, 4 elements would be checked: Pronunciation, Accent, Intonation and Stage Manner. If you seize this opportunity, you could become a good English speaker. I guarantee that you would eventually accomplish this goal!

Pronunciation ( http://www.merriam-webster.com will let you know how to pronounce accurately )

1.      [Th] sound -  [th]is

 [th] sound is weak. [th] sound is not close to [디]. Bite your tongue slightly and push the air. Refer the picture below! And also, check the sound at http://www.merriam-webster.com.

 

2.     Ending sound -  boo[k], ol[d], ga[v]e

In my view, this is the first thing you are in need of strenuous effort to practice. Try to make the sound of each word till the end! Even though it makes your presentation a bit slow, practice in this way.

3.     Confusion between [r] and [l] -  p[r]aised

You have to practice [r] sound. [r] is not same with [l].

 

The picture above is the way to make [r] sound. There’s 2 ways. First, roll your tongue outside and pull it toward your throat. Second, roll your tongue inside and push it to your upper front tooth. You can choose the easier one.

Accent

Nice!

Intonation

I’ve caught your effort to stress on each sound and to make the flow naturally. However, for the betterment of your English, I would like to leave this comment. You still have your own Busan dialectal accent.

Manner

Nice gesture! And even your loud voice makes audiences concentrate on you! If you wear a smile more, you would become the best presenter!

Stephen! Thanks a ton to take my class. I was impressed on your presentation. I could figure out that you practiced a lot and wanted to show us your improvement. And even you tried to stress on each sound accurately. I want to give you a big hand! For your betterment, you need practice two things. First, try to listen a lot and follow flow of the audio file. You still have strong Busan dialectal accent. It disturbs your great presentation a bit. Second, put more effort into making ending sound. Only the strenuous practice can let this improve. Thank you Stephen!

[Stephen_조홍민]

Thanks a ton! I will keep your comments in my mind!

[김민규_perry]

Keep going Stephen!