Franklin ESL-580 Comparing Pronunciations Showing Pronunciations, child, Press, Press, 2.Press SHOW (blue), 3.Record yourself saying the word

Comparing Pronunciations Showing Pronunciations

For comparison, you can hear your pronunciation of a word followed by its correct pronunciation. It is as simple as pressing a key.

1.Highlight a word on the Word List or find a highlighted word in a lesson. For ex- ample, highlight child.

2.Press HEAR to hear the word’s correct pronunciation.3.Record yourself saying the word.To learn how, read “Recording and Hearing Your Voice.”4.Press BOTH (yellow) to hear both voices.

5.Press CLEAR when you are fin- ished.

You can see both the phonetic spelling of a highlighted word and a picture showing how the sounds of that highlighted word are made. Here’s how.

1.Highlight a word on the Word List. For example, highlight flower.2.Press SHOW (blue).

The sounds of the highlighted word are shown as symbols of the Inter- national Phonetic Alphabet.

3.Press HEAR (red) to hear an ex- ample word that contains the highlighted phonetic sound.

4.Press to highlight the next sound in the main word.5.Press ENTER and use to read how to make the highlighted sound.

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