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 with additional resources including; audio files, student worksheets and PronPack Posters online :
eBook – Portable and personal, the fixed-layout ePubs feature integrated audio files to support the clear easy-to-follow pronunciation activities in each book. PronPack 1-4 eBooks are available on Kobo and iBooks.
Paperback – Want to browse through a book? Need copies for your school staffroom or resource centre? Get your hands on printed copies of PronPack 1-4 from BEBC bookshop, Amazon , Wordery, Bookery (Australia), the SBS in Brazil or DES (Greece/Cyprus).
“The clear and sometimes whimsical visuals are a key strength of Mark Hancock’s materials. Nowhere is this skill in graphic design better illustrated than in his cleverly designed hexagon vowel chart, which begins each of the four books.”
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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Downloads to accompany PronPack 1-4 can be found in the Resources section.
You can access PronPack audio files, student worksheets, Sound Chart posters and more…
News and Views
Mark Hancock interviewed by Stella Palavecino
Stella: How did you get into teaching phonetics and pronunciation? Mark: I was teaching at the Cultura Inglesa in Rio de Janeiro, and had a few administrative hours on my timetable. They asked me to produce some fun pronunciation materials for the school. I enjoyed the challenge of trying to make sense of the hidden …
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PronPack on the Road
PronPack has been out and about this October. The month began with a visit to Stirling in Scotland for the 40th Anniversary event of SATEFL. I gave a talk on how pronunciation teaching needs to assimilate the fact that English is a global Lingua Franca. The following week, I spoke at the International House conference …
Don’t Sweat the Schwa
Coursebooks are big on schwa. Is it because schwa is said to be the most frequent sound in the English language? Is it because it’s an “issue” for all students, no matter what their L1? Whatever the reason, students get a lot of exposure to it, and sooner or later, someone is bound to ask …
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.