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Speaking

Are you looking for a discussion topic?  Click here for many topics written by English teachers.

phrasemixPhrase mix has new lessons everday that give you natural, useful, and easy English for daily life.

 EnglishCentral – EnglishCentral is an exciting and powerful way to improve your English skills.  You can learn and practice pronunciation and vocabulary by watching hundreds of commercials, interviews, and movie trailers. (日本語あり)

Practice English Conversations
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (東京外語大学)and Kanda University of International Studies(神田外語大学)have made lots of simple roleplays to help you practice common speaking topics. You can listen to American English, British English and Australian English. (日本語あり)


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Pronunciation

These free websites will help you speak English more clearly to improve your communication.

Syllables Pop-up Counting Quiz – A quick and easy game to help you separate syllables when you speak.   Read the word and count the syllables.
音節で区切る簡単なゲームです。単語を読んで音節を数えてみよう。

Sounds of English –  This site has a lot of activities to improve your pronunciation.
このサイトには発音を改善する為のアクティビティがたくさんあります。

Starfall A and Starfall B – This colorful site is designed for kids, but it has a lot of fun games to practice pronunciation.
カラフルなサイトは子供のためにデザインされたものですが、楽しい発音のゲームがたくさんあります。

Pronunciation Activities – Practice your weak points in pronunciation with the activities on this website from a college in Canada.
カナダの大学のウェブページで発音の弱点を練習しよう。

Accents of English from Around the World – At this amazing site, you can hear English speakers from may different countries and regions pronouncing the same words.  You might be surprised at the differences in dialects.
このサイトでは様々な国や地域の発音が同じ単語で聴けます。様々な方言がある事に驚くかもしれません。

Phonetics: The Sounds of American English –
This site clearly shows you how to move your tongue and mouth when pronouncing American English.  It was designed for university students 0f phonetics, linguistics and English.
このサイトではアメリカ英語を発音する際にどのように舌や口を動かして発音するのか説明しています。