PronPack

Welcome to PronPack.com, the support hub for teachers using the pronunciation activities in the PronPack collection, devised and written by Mark Hancock, author of best selling pronunciation books Pronunciation Games and English Pronunciation in Use.

PronPack is an award winning  collection of ELT resource books to help teachers focus on English pronunciation in class. Mark introduces PronPack in the two minute video below or, read more…

With a further two books now in the collection, PronPack books 1-6 and four more books in the Pronunciation for Listening series, all are available as a hands-on paperback and as a portable and personal eBook with audio features. The downloadable materials for all the PronPack books can be found in the Resources section of this website, making both the printed version or the eBook ideal for use in the classroom. Where to buy the books…

Coming Soon… New title PronPack: Accent for Listeners! When it comes to receptive pronunciation (i.e. listening), the problem that nobody wants to talk about is accent. Because it’s too big and difficult. Not any more – this new book gives people working in ELT a simple overview of different accents in world Englishes, plus a simple syllabus and strategy to help raise learner awareness of this variation, so that they can become better, more flexible, listeners. Find an article about it here, and more information about the new book here.

The companion books in this series focus on Pronunciation for Listening, to encourage pronunciation as a receptive skill. Read more about Connected Speech for Listeners , Word Recognition for listeners and The Minimal Pair Collection, which complements the series, focusing on English phonemes and phoneme contrasts.

All four books are user-friendly, with short well-signposted chapters, providing maximum accessibility for the busy teacher. These handy pocketbook-style paperbacks are from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or your local Amazon site, as well as BEBC. The ebook version is available from Kobo and Apple Books.

PronPack books are available in two formats: eBook and Paperback. eBook versions of all the books are available from Kobo and Apple Books. Paperback books are available from Amazon – find PronPack stockists and suppliers near you. UK customers can get the book direct from us (use the contact form!)

Whether you go for the eBook or Paperback version or both, the additional teacher resources on this website make it easy to prepare for class with print-friendly posters, worksheets, downloadable audio files, presentation slides and more.

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Its always great to get readers feedback and ideas, do get in touch with us here at PronPack.com or leave a review on the bookseller’s website.

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 o 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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Bought the Books?
You can access PronPack audio files, student worksheets, Sound Chart posters  and more…

Materials to accompany all the PronPack Books can be found in the Resources section.

 

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.
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PronPack books 1-6, and the lastest four-book series Pronunciation for Listeners / Accent Friendly Pronunciation are all published by Hancock McDonald ELT and are available at a growing number of stockists in Print or eBook.