About the Electric Cars and the Future of Transport English Pronunciation Test
The Electric Cars and the Future of Transport English Pronunciation Test is a free B2 pronunciation test about cleaner journeys. Read ten longer sentences out loud and the test gives you an instant pronunciation score, with every unclear word marked in red.
Words You Will Practise
In this Electric Cars and the Future of Transport pronunciation test you will say everyday words such as electric, cars, becoming, increasingly, popular, governments, try, reduce, air, pollution, produce, exhaust. Every sentence also trains one important English sound, shown in the orange label above the sentence.
Sounds in the Electric Cars and the Future of Transport Pronunciation Test
- Long OO sound: Make long vowels a little longer than short ones, as in sheep and ship.
- K and G sounds: K is quiet and G uses your voice. Try coat and goat.
- AIR sound: For R, pull your tongue back and do not touch the top of your mouth, as in red.
- CH sound: For CH, push your lips forward and stop the air for a moment, as in chicken.
- J sound: For J, start with your tongue on the top of your mouth and use your voice, as in juice.
- V sound: For V, touch your top teeth to your bottom lip and use your voice, as in very.
- P and B sounds: P has a small puff of air and B uses your voice. Try pen and Ben.
- S and Z sounds: S sounds like a snake and Z sounds like a bee. Try bus and buzz.
- F sound: For F, touch your top teeth to your bottom lip and blow gently, as in fish.
- W sound: For W, make your lips small and round, then open them, as in water.
How to Do Well in the Electric Cars and the Future of Transport Pronunciation Test
- Use a quiet room and keep your microphone close to you.
- Try the test in British English and then in American English to hear the difference.
- Tap the speaker and listen to the model sentence before you speak.
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