German-Pronunciation+Activities

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[|Fonetiks - Free Online Pronunciation Guides with Instant Sound + Dictionary: English + 9 Languages] - Phenomenal site. Links to color-coded sound files pronunciation of vowels, dipthongs, etc., in MULTIPLE varieties of English (Australian, British, Welsh, etc.), French, & German, Italian, as well as many LCTLs, including Mandarin. Esp. good for ESL user:chericem1

**Ich in German**
Students having problems pronouncing //ich//? Are they saying "itch" or "ick" instead? Here's an entertaining way to teach them proper pronounciation: > ich. The students love it because it's so corny and our ears can rest assured that there will be no "//Itch bin...."// uttered in class. user:heinke_raymond
 * 1) Think about what a cat sounds like when it's hissing.
 * 2) Make the hissing sound. Be sure to add the swatting paws!
 * 3) Add the "//i//i" to the "//ch//ch" to form //ich.//
 * 1) Be sure to stress that a cat's hiss is NOT "hsssss"

Another pointer for the "ch" sound... if your students are producing ahard "k" sound, use the example of the word "Nacht". Point out that"nackt" means naked! They will probably not want to be wishing theirMom & Dad "Good naked!" on their way to bed! user:knappla1

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