Welcome to PronPack.com, the support hub for teachers using the pronunciation activities in PronPack 1-4 by Mark Hancock, author of best selling pronunciation books Pronunciation Games and English Pronunciation in Use. PronPack is a set of four ELT resource books to help teachers focus on English pronunciation in class. Mark introduces PronPack in the two minute video below or, read more…
Where to buy PronPack
PronPack 1-4 is available in two formats, eBook and Paperback:
eBook – Portable and personal, PronPack 1-4 eBooks are available on Kobo and iBooks. The fixed-layout ePubs feature integrated audio files to support the clear easy-to-follow pronunciation activities in each book.
Excellent resource “This is the best pronunciation book I’ve seen. The way the book is laid out really makes the phonemic sound system easy to understand both for teachers and language learners. The activities are also excellent. I highly recommend this and the other books in the series.” Danyah.A. *****on iBooks
Paperback – Want to browse through a book? Get your hands on printed copies of PronPack 1-4 from Amazon , the BEBC bookshop or DES (Greece/Cyprus). Why not get copies of PronPack 1-4 for your school staffroom or resource centre.
About The Four Books
PronPack 1: Pronunciation Workouts are extended drills focusing on specific areas of English pronunciation. Think of them like the scales and other exercises which pianists use to improve their fingering technique. But in the case of pronunciation, it’s the vocal articulators which are getting trained – the tongue, lips, jaw and vocal chords.
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PronPack 2: Pronunciation Puzzles are challenging game-like activities which are fun to do in pairs or small groups but are equally effective for individual students. They include such puzzle types as mazes, sudoku, word searches and crosswords.
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Pronpack 3: Pronunciation Pairworks are information-gap communication activities for students to do in pairs or small groups. Success in each activity depends upon the students accuracy in producing and understanding the target pronunciation feature.
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PronPack 4: Pronunciation Poems are rhymes, chants, limericks, raps and song lyrics all written specifically to contain multiple examples of the target pronunciation features. The activities usually begin with an exercise completing or correcting the text and culminate in practising saying or chanting the text out loud.
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Audio files, student worksheets, PronPack Posters and more… Downloads to accompany PronPack 1-4 can be accessed in Resources.
News and Views
Homophone Hunt 1
Homophones are pairs of words such as piece and peace, with different meaning but the same pronunciation. But they may also be phrases which are more than just one word, as in this challenge. In this pair, the homophones occur because two words link together and it’s not clear where the boundary between them lies …
Heading for BrELT on the road in São Paulo!
BrELT is ‘a global ELT community made by Brazilians’ and what a community it is – amazing energy and initiative, and an important part of any teacher’s personal learning network, in Brazil and beyond. But it’s not only online – there are now physical conferences too. This event is their second, and I’m honored to …
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How is that even possible!?
Mishearings are often very surprising! But even so, there’s often a perfectly logical explanation. In this case, the speaker does the following:
Mark Hancock
Mark’s approach in both teaching and writing ELT materials is to engage the learner and inspire their intrinsic interest in the content and in the process of the lesson. This is driven by his belief that teaching and learning a language can and should be an enjoyable experience.