About the audio
All the audio on this page comes from the American English voice of your device (text-to-speech). There are no audio files.
- Listen as many times as you want. Every word and question has a play button. The button that is playing turns coral with moving bars.
- Change the speed. Use Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- Click & Say uses your microphone. Your browser asks for permission the first time. The app listens to your answer and checks it. Nothing is recorded or saved.
- If the app hears the wrong word, that is useful information: it means the sound needs more practice. Listen to the model and try again.
- Voice answers work best in Chrome or Edge. In other browsers you can always tap your answer.
The voice can be different on each device. No sound? Check the volume and the silent mode of your phone.
Start here: how to study this partAbout 40 minutes in total
Goal:This part is a gym with four games. They train your ear and your mouth with the sounds from Part 3. Play them as many times as you want.
- Do Part 3 first. These games use its sounds and symbols.
- Play one game at a time. Start with Sound order, then Click & Say, then the Memory game and the Minimal pairs lab.
- Each game has its own How to do this activity box. Open it before you play for the first time.
- Play a little every day: five or ten minutes is enough.
Tip:Two or three short sessions work better than one long one. You can repeat any activity as many times as you want, and nothing is graded.
If it does not work:No sound? Check the volume and the silent mode of your phone. No microphone? Tap Allow when the browser asks, or try Chrome.
Sound order
Listen to a word and build it with sounds, not letters. Each word has one extra sound that does not belong.
How to do this activityAbout 8 minutes
Goal:Build each word with sounds, not letters.
- Tap Listen to the word. You can listen again as many times as you want.
- Tap the sound symbols in the order you hear them. They go into the slots.
- To fix a mistake, tap a symbol in a slot and it goes back to the box.
- There is one extra sound that does not belong. Leave it in the box.
- Tap Check. If you are stuck, tap Show solution to study it, or Skip to go on.
- Tap Next. At the end you see your score and you can play again.
Tip:Do not think about the spelling. The word phone starts with the sound /f/, not with a p.
How to play: tap Listen. Then tap the sounds in the right order. Tap a sound in the box to send it back. Think only about the sounds you hear, not the spelling.
Click & Say
Listen to the question and answer out loud. The app checks what you say, so this game tests your pronunciation too: if you say ship when you mean sheep, the app will hear ship.
How to do this activityAbout 8 minutes
Goal:Answer questions out loud and let the app check your pronunciation.
- Tap Start the game. The first time, your browser asks for permission to use the microphone. Tap Allow.
- The question plays by itself. Tap Question to hear it again.
- Tap Click & Say and say the answer exactly as it is written. Capital letters and punctuation do not matter.
- If you prefer, you can tap the answer instead. Tap Answer to hear the model.
- At the end you see your score. Play again to improve it.
Tip:If you mix up two similar sounds, like ship and sheep, the app hears the word you really said. That is useful: it shows you what to practice.
If it does not work:No sound? Check the volume and the silent mode of your phone. No microphone? Tap Allow when the browser asks, or try Chrome.
How to play: the question plays automatically. Tap Click & Say and say your answer exactly as it is written, or tap the answer. Punctuation and capital letters do not matter.
Memory game
Find the pairs. Match each word with its sound symbol or its stress pattern. When you turn a word card, you hear the word.
How to do this activityAbout 5 minutes
Goal:Find all the pairs.
- Choose a deck: Vowels, Diphthongs and consonants, or Word stress.
- Tap a card to turn it. You hear the word.
- Tap a second card to find its match: a word with its sound symbol, or with its stress pattern.
- If they match, they stay open. If not, they turn back. Remember where they are!
- Finish all the pairs, with fewer moves and less time each time. Tap New game to play again.
Tip:Say each word out loud when you turn its card. It trains your mouth too.
Minimal pairs lab
Minimal pairs are two words that differ in only one sound: ship and sheep, best and vest. They are the best way to train your ear and to test your pronunciation.
How to do this activityAbout 10 minutes
Goal:Train your ear and your pronunciation with words that differ in only one sound.
- Choose the sounds you want to practice.
- Choose a mode. Which word? means listen and choose. Same or different? means listen to two words and decide. Say it means say the word with your microphone.
- In each round, listen, answer and read the feedback. Compare the two words.
- Tap Next. Try to keep your streak going.
Tip:Start with Which word? When you get 8 out of 10, move on to Say it.
If it does not work:No sound? Check the volume and the silent mode of your phone. No microphone? Tap Allow when the browser asks, or try Chrome.
How to play: choose the sounds you want to practice and a mode. Which word? trains your ear. Same or different? trains your attention. Say it checks your pronunciation with the microphone.
How to do this activityAbout 10 minutes
Goal:Say the items out loud and let the app check your pronunciation.
- Tap the play button to hear the model. Listen to the stress, the rhythm and the sounds.
- Tap Say it. The first time, your browser asks for permission to use the microphone. Tap Allow.
- Wait for Listening and say the whole item at normal speed, like the model.
- The app shows the words it heard well and marks in red the words it did not hear clearly.
- Listen to the model again and try again until you are happy with it.
Tip:Use a quiet place and speak clearly. Nothing is recorded or saved. On a computer with Chrome or Edge you also see an analysis of your melody and rhythm.
If it does not work:If you see We did not hear anything, tap Say it and try again. If the microphone is blocked, allow it in the browser settings or use Chrome or Edge.
Consolidation: read and pronounce
Consolidate what you practiced. Listen to the model, tap Say it and say each item out loud. The app checks your pronunciation and marks any word it did not hear clearly. If it hears a homophone, like son for sun, it counts as correct, because both words sound the same.
NEXT · LEVEL 2 · ACCENT REDUCTION PROGRAM
Ready for the next level? El ADN del Inglés hablado
You finished the mini course. Take your accent to the next level with a complete program.
El ADN del Inglés hablado is an eight-unit accent reduction program for Spanish speakers, based on the Vowel Power method. You go from vowels and consonants to word stress, rhythm, connected speech and intonation, with a clear path and a quiz in every unit.
LEVEL 1 · THE MUSIC OF ENGLISH · MINI COURSE
Rhythm and melody
Content words, stress, thought groups, intonation and linking.
ReviewPART 2More practice
Weak forms, little words, stress in answers, pauses and real-life intonation.
ReviewPART 3The sounds of English
Vowels, diphthongs, consonants, word stress, and prolong, stress, connect.
ReviewPART 4Sound games
Sound order, Click & Say, memory games and the minimal pairs lab.
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