1. Silent Letters in English A to Z with ALL RULES | British Accents and Pronunciation

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Silent Letters in English A to Z with ALL RULES | British Accents and Pronunciation

I am a big fan of the British accent, especially the Received Pronunciation (RP). When I was studying English at the university in China, we were required to imitate the pronunciation. I am obsessed with it and I am more familiar with it compared with the American Accent in terms of the pronunciation and spelling rules.

Though I had the experience of teaching pronunciation, I still had not had the chance to see the system so holistically until I watched the video by Lucy. The video concluded some rules from the irregular pronunciations, which makes learners easier to learn. On the other hand, It provides me with fruitful thought in teaching pronunciation. After watching the video I had an epiphany about English phonetics.

Using letters from A-Z is also an amazing trick in listing things so that there is less tendency to miss something. I have not thought about it before, which is why I could not fully master it. From the perspective of a prospective teacher, these rules not only help me pronounce the words correctly and teach correct pronunciation but also will help students spell them correctly resorting to them, though there are still other exceptions.

Another interesting point is that Lucy used the word "damn" to teach the silent "N", which surprised me because I am always cautious about the language. On one side, it is not quite a decent word; however, probably students have known it and using it in the situation can enable students to relate to it and memorize it easier since it is impressive. Apart from that, I am impressed by the rule that with a silent "E" in the end, the short vowel sound turns into a long vowel sound. (e.g. strip-stripe)

Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADCHItBNIFM

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