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22-Nov-2009, 05:23
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Country: Hong Kong
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Current Location: Hong Kong First Language: Cantonese Member Type: Student or Learner | |  Pronunciation of CNN News and BBC News
Hi all,
Currently, I am trying to improve my listening skill and learn a correct pronunciation of English, so I download CNN news and BBC news podcasts to listen everyday, I was wondering if it is a best way to do it, do you have other suggestions? Thanks.
Regards,
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22-Nov-2009, 05:32
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Current Location: Home First Language: English Member Type: Academic | | Re: Pronunciation of CNN News and BBC News
Currently, I am trying to improve my listening skill and learn a correct pronunciation of English, so I download CNN news and BBC news podcasts to listen everyday, I was wondering if it is a best way to do it, do you have other suggestions?
Currently, I am trying to improve my listening skills and learn a the correct pronunciation of English, so I download CNN news and BBC news podcasts to listen to everyday,. I was wondering if it is/it's a the best way to do it,. Do you have any other suggestions? |
22-Nov-2009, 10:09
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Current Location: Brazil First Language: portuguese Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: Pronunciation of CNN News and BBC News
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Originally Posted by yiuho  Hi all,
Currently, I am trying to improve my listening skill and learn a correct pronunciation of English, so I download CNN news and BBC news podcasts to listen everyday, I was wondering if it is a best way to do it, do you have other suggestions? Thanks.
Regards,
William | Absolutely !
In my opinion this is one of the best ways to improve one's listening skills.
Indeed the two sources you mentioned are pretty good, and you have also the opportunity to compare the AmE and BrE accents.
I also recommend voa ( News | English) which has some good audio news with the transcription, so you may use the transcripted texts to study some words you eventually are not able to catch by listening.
Finally there are other sources of news in English with different accents available on the internet, see for instance News.com.au Top stories | News from Australia and around the world online | News.com.au for AuE and www.sabcnews.com for SAE. |
22-Nov-2009, 15:34
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Current Location: Hong Kong First Language: Cantonese Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: Pronunciation of CNN News and BBC News
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Originally Posted by Excalibur Currently, I am trying to improve my listening skill and learn a correct pronunciation of English, so I download CNN news and BBC news podcasts to listen everyday, I was wondering if it is a best way to do it, do you have other suggestions?
Currently, I am trying to improve my listening skills and learn a the correct pronunciation of English, so I download CNN news and BBC news podcasts to listen to everyday,. I was wondering if it is/it's a the best way to do it,. Do you have any other suggestions? | Thank you very much for your corrections. I understand I have so many mistakes in my written english...please remind me all the time. |
22-Nov-2009, 15:35
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Current Location: Toronto First Language: English Member Type: Academic | | Re: Pronunciation of CNN News and BBC News
I recommend PBS news from the US, it's much more honest than CNN. |
22-Nov-2009, 15:54
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Current Location: Hong Kong First Language: Cantonese Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: Pronunciation of CNN News and BBC News
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Originally Posted by konungursvia I recommend PBS news from the US, it's much more honest than CNN. | Thanks....I heard that before....CNN is government's mouth, always filter the news before telling to the people..... |
22-Nov-2009, 16:09
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Current Location: Toronto First Language: English Member Type: Academic | | Re: Pronunciation of CNN News and BBC News
No, that's CCTV in China. CNN is more of a ... well, Right-Wing Establishment Elitist's mouth. Kind of the same thing, I guess. It's what a few Ultra-Rich Americans want the masses of dupes to think, so they keep electing cronies that keep defending only the Ultra-Rich and their interests. It's American democracy at its best. Quite lovely, really! | |
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