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The 3rd Review from Wen Qu
on June 9th, 2005.
2) Grouping
Grouping is one of the most
useful features of Pronunciation Patterns I would like to recommend. Xin
believes learning patterns is very helpful in learning/correcting pronunciation.
After I tried this software, I agree with him.
Grouping lists words sharing
same pronunciation rules together. Obviously, this function can help us out at
least in two ways: 1, help us memorize the pronunciation of many words
simultaneously; 2, master the pronunciation of tough words easily (as long as
you can remember the pronunciation of one of the often-used word in the same
group).
3) Rules
There are 57 rules with
examples in this software. To be honest, I didn’t know most of them before.
With those rules in mind,
sometimes I can even correctly pronounce the word which I see for the first
time.
4) Mouth Video Clips 
This is the best video I have ever seen. Unlike the other
videos, this animation video shows me clearly the movement of each organ of
mouth/throat when one vowel/diphthong/consonant is pronounced.
One of the most difficult parts in learning/correcting
pronunciation is that, even Americans demonstrate how to pronounce a word, it is
still kind of difficult for us to mimic. The reason is simple – our mouth isn’t
used to produce some of English sounds. Phonetic Demonstration isn’t enough for
us to clear understand; a video demonstration is better. Actually, I have been
dreaming of this feature for years.
5) Mouth exercises
The mouth video clips can
just show you how to do it. Whether we can do it or not still depends on our
efforts. We need to train our mouth consciously first; gradually, mouth movement
will be subconscious. For who want to build the strong mouth
muscularity to perfect your pronunciation in a short time, I encourage you to
try the mouth exercise.
I hope that you enjoy my reviews.
Wen Qu
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