Original BandLadder material
It teaches a 4-step method: word stress, sentence stress, chunks and intonation. Along the way you get worked examples with the key words marked, before-and-after fixes that show why the first version loses marks, a model answer with its key moves highlighted, a one-page visual summary, a quick check to test yourself and a recap of the rules to remember. Each card holds one idea, so you can read it on a phone between practice sessions.
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The first 2 of 9 cards
what the examiner actually listens for
The band descriptors never ask for a British or American accent. They ask how clear you are and how well you use stress, chunks and intonation.
IELTS Band 8 Pronunciation, in plain words: easy to understand all the way through,the target and your own accent barely gets in the way.not "no accent"
Aim for clear, not a new accent.
practise them in this order
Card 3 of 9 onwards
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Start Pronunciation: clear in any accent free
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Both versions of the test: it covers what they share and says where they differ.
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