Practice pronunciation for success in Speaking skill
As society grows and globalization takes place more and more strongly with great benefits to the
international community, each country and individual members of society receive from the socio-
economic interference. All over the world, the imperative to have a second and third language is
indispensable for each individual to survive in the 5.0 era.
Choosing to learn a second language, especially English, which is still firmly at the top of international
languages, we all know it's an essential life skill. modern. Having English will help you solve: good job
opportunities, higher salary for the same position, confidence in life, ability to advance. And in English
skills, speaking is one of the most used skills in communication, helping you to express yourself the most.
The first important thing when communicating with foreigners in general that catches their attention is
not your tone, grammar, vocabulary or speed of speech, but your pronunciation, when you pronounce it
correctly. and yes they will understand you faster and more accurately. The standard pronunciation in
each English word is like putting a /,?,\... in each Vietnamese word. In Vietnamese, punctuation
determines the meaning of words, in English, too. Vietnamese pronunciation is enough + correct +
punctuation creates a specific meaning. So is English.
If you want to pronounce English well, you should:
1. Choose for yourself an English accent that you like or that you find suitable: English - British, British -
American or English - Ucs. In fact, this is not necessary because whatever voice you speak, the listener
can still understand what you want to say. It's just that we choose to be consistent with our
pronunciation to improve faster.
2. Have a standard pronunciation dictionary: for example, Cambridge Learner's Dictionary, Oxford
Advanced Learner's Dictionary, dictionaries of famous publishers such as Oxford Dictionary, Cambridge
Dictionary, MacMillan Dictionary, etc. (Today all smartphone apps have free dictionaries of these
publishers, you can easily download and use them)
3. Identify and pronounce all sounds in English. If you want to speak correctly, you have no choice but to
pronounce each sound correctly in English. And so you have to practice perfectly pronouncing all the
individual sounds until you are fluent and can put them together into standard words.
4. Learn to speak with stress. English does not have accents like Vietnamese, but native speakers speak
English very well and have some stress because English words have stress. Therefore, when we learn
words, we must know which syllable the word stress is on, and how we must stress it.
5. Learn to speak with correct intonation. Intonation expresses the feelings or hidden meanings of the
speaker. Each language has its own way of expressing intonation. Surprised, upset, sad, angry… all of the
above emotional states can be expressed in spoken language through intonation. Therefore, you must
know how to use the right intonation to express what you want to say.
6. should not read it according to our reflexes or predictions. It is best to use a dictionary and learn the
correct pronunciation from them
7. Practice listening and identifying. Regular listening practice is the best way to learn English
pronunciation. Turn on TV, radio, podcasts, shows, movies, etc. As you listen, focus on how each sound
or word is pronounced. Try to guess what the sound is. When you listen to non-native English speakers,
you need to hear their pronunciation mistakes.
8. Practice speaking. We should practice speaking slowly, saying each word and then speaking in phrases.
Don't rush to say the whole sentence when we don't pronounce well. Remember that slowly but surely.

9. Having someone to practice speaking with and correcting your mistakes is the best.
10. The learning method that helps us to develop the fastest is: listen - copy - read - speak.
11. You need to be aware and self-aware of what sound is right and wrong, where in words and
sentences to be able to correct mistakes and help you develop the fastest.
12. Record your speech - listen again - compare and correct mistakes if any.
Give it a try, you'll be surprised how quickly you improve!