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Pronounce every word accurately

 Have you ever been troubled with your pronunciation? Youglish will be the best tool for you to learn how to pronunce every word accurately with real context.


https://youglish.com/


Introduction

After you enter the website, you just need to put the word or phrase in the search box and click "say it". Then it will show you a video that a speaker says the word or phrase you typed. Moreover, there are all kinds of accents you can select. You can choose your favorite accent, listen to videos and practice through repetition. Below the video, the definition, nearby words and phonetic transcription are presented for you to know more about the word or phrase. Also you can see the tips to improve your pronunciation at the end. 



How to use it in classroom

The basic use of Youglish is to show students the word or phrase they want to learn. The process can include pronunciation practice, vocabulary learning and listening comprehension. It gives many possibilities for teachers to motivate students to speak. More importantly, the real context in Youglish helps students to be exposed in different cultural backgroud, supporting them to learn English with their preference instead of listening to the standard one all the time.

YouGlish vs. textbooks

The biggest difference between Youglish and textbooks is that the Youglish has huge resources from Youtube. Learners have more choices in Youglish. However, it must be pointed out that some of the things in Youglish can be false. Learners need to double check the veracity of all things in Youglish and use the textbooks as the criteria if needed.

Wish you have fun with the Youglish!













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  1. Yifan11 March 2023 at 11:29

    Thank you Fangshuai for sharing this interesting website. I've tried it and it's really amazing that it can find so many interesting subtitles.

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