Franklin SPEAK ENGLISH! ESL-580 - Manual (Page 11)

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Comparing 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.
Showing Pronunciations
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.