Go to the bottom of this page to practice the American state names.
Wednesday is Speech Day
If you think you can't get ahead because of your English speaking skills, think again.
There are lots of people like you, who have had to work hard to accomplish their goals. The OTAN site has a lot of great students you can read about and even watch some videos. Check out their stories.
Music is great for learning a language.
I love using songs and lyrics in my classes. You can listen to lots of different songs and also get lyrics at these sites.
Grooveshark.com - This site makes it easy to find a particular song or artist.
Pandora.com - Here, you can select an artist or a style of music and just enjoy the music.
Grooveshark.com - This site makes it easy to find a particular song or artist.
Pandora.com - Here, you can select an artist or a style of music and just enjoy the music.
another cool site for speech
howjsay.com - This is a free online Talking Dictionary of (British) English Pronunciation.
*****Be sure to go to Videos #7 to watch the latest video activity.*****
The Three P’s of Presentations
- Prepare: Write your speech. Check your grammar.
- Practice: Read it aloud at home until you feel very relaxed. Check anything that you don't know how to pronounce.
- Project: Use your voice, face, and body to send your message to everyone in the audience.
- Perfection is NOT on this list. Don't be afraid to make mistakes.
American State Names
If you need to hear the correct pronunciation of the state names, click on the green link and it will take you to inogolo.com. This is a great place to hear almost any name pronounced in American English. You can return to this page by clicking the BACK button on your browser.
Alabama a-luh-BAM-uh
Alaska uh-LAS-kuh Arizona air-ih-ZOE-nuh Arkansas ARK-en-saw California ka-lih-FOR-nyuh Colorado kah-luh-RA-doe Connecticut kuh-NEH-tih-kut Delaware DEH-luh-wair Florida FLOR-ih-duh Georgia JOR-juh Hawaii huh-WAH-ee Idaho "EYE"-duh-hoe Illinois ih-luh-NOY Indiana in-dee-AN-uh Iowa "EYE"-uh-wuh Kansas KAN-zuhss Kentucky ken-TUH-kee Louisiana loo-ee-zee-AN-uh Maine main Maryland MAIR-uh-lund Massachusetts ma-suh-CHOO-suhts Michigan MIH-shih-gun Minnesota mih-nuh-SOE-tuh Mississippi mih-sih-SIH-pee Missouri mih-ZUR-ee |
Montana mahn-TAN-uh
Nebraska nuh-BRASS-kuh Nevada neh-VA-duh New Hampshire noo-HAMP-shur New Jersey noo-JUR-zee New Mexico noo-MEK-sih-koe New York noo-YORK North Carolina kair-uh-LY-nuh North Dakota duh-KOE-tuh Ohio o-HY-o Oklahoma o-kluh-HOE-muh Oregon OR-ih-guhn Pennsylvania pen-sull-VAY-nyuh Rhode Island road-"EYE"-lund South Carolina kair-uh-LY-nuh South Dakota duh-KOE-tuh Tennessee teh-nuh-SEE Texas TEK-suhs Utah YOO-taw Vermont vur-MAHNT Virginia vur-JIN-yuh Washington WAH-shing-tuhn West Virginia vur-JIN-yuh Wisconsin wih-SKAHN-suhn Wyoming wy-O-ming |