Pronunciation: Practice reading about importance of written English

<p><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"HvbpBxD4WCE" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563"><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A few days ago&comma; I challenged all of you with the exercise&colon; Translate from phonetic text into English&period; So many students submitted the answer and this is my chance to show you what is the correct one&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Question&colon;<&sol;strong> Translate the text below into English<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&sol;spiːk&sol; &sol;ˈsləʊə&sol; &sol;ðən&sol; &sol;ˈjuːʒʊəl&sol;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"text&lowbar;exposed&lowbar;show">&NewLine;<p>&sol;ðɪs&sol; &sol;maɪt&sol; &sol;saʊnd&sol; &sol;laɪk&sol; &sol;ən&sol; &sol;ˌʌntrəˈdɪʃənl&sol; &sol;tɪp&sol; &sol;bət&sol; &sol;traɪ&sol; &sol;ɪt&sol; &sol;ənd&sol; &sol;jʊ&sol; &sol;wɪl&sol; &sol;siː&sol; &sol;ðə&sol; &sol;ˈdɪfrəns&sol;&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&sol;məʊst&sol; &sol;ˈlæ&eng;gwɪʤɪz&sol; &sol;laɪk&sol; &sol;ˈhɪndiː&comma;&sol; &sol;ˌʧaɪˈniːz&comma;&sol; &sol;ˈtæmɪl&comma;&sol; &sol;ˈspænɪʃ&sol; &sol;ənd&sol; &sol;ˈrʌʃ&lpar;ə&rpar;n&sol; &sol;ə&sol; &sol;ˈspəʊkən&sol; &sol;ət&sol; &sol;ə&sol; &sol;ˈfɑːstər&sol; &sol;reɪt&sol; &sol;ðən&sol; &sol;ˈɪ&eng;glɪʃ&sol;&period;&sol; &sol;ɪf&sol; &sol;jʊ&sol; &sol;spiːk&sol; &sol;ˈɪ&eng;glɪʃ&sol; &sol;ət&sol; &sol;ðə&sol; &sol;seɪm&sol; &sol;spiːd&sol; &sol;jʊ&sol; &sol;spiːk&sol; &sol;ðiːz&sol; &sol;ˈlæ&eng;gwɪʤɪz&comma;&sol; &sol;ɪt&sol; &sol;bɪˈkʌmz&sol; &sol;ɪksˈtriːmli&sol; &sol;hɑːd&sol; &sol;fə&sol; &sol;ˈneɪtɪv&sol; &sol;ˈspiːkəz&sol; &sol;tʊ&sol; &sol;ˌʌndəˈstænd&sol;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&sol;səʊ&sol; &sol;sləʊ&sol; &sol;daʊn&sol; &sol;jər&sol; &sol;ˈɪ&eng;glɪʃ&sol; &sol;ˈspiːkɪ&eng;&sol; &sol;ʤəst&sol; &sol;ə&sol; &sol;ˈlɪtl&sol; &sol;bɪt&period;&sol; &sol;gɪv&sol; &sol;jə&sol; &sol;sɛlf&sol; &sol;ə&sol; &sol;ˈlɪtl&sol; &sol;mɔː&sol; &sol;taɪm&sol; &sol;bɪˈtwiːn&sol; &sol;wɜːdz&period;&sol; &sol;ðɪs&sol; &sol;wɪl&sol; &sol;dʊ&sol; &sol;ˈmæʤɪk&sol; &sol;tə&sol; &sol;ðə&sol; &sol;weɪ&sol; &sol;jʊ&sol; &sol;prəˈnaʊns&sol; &sol;wɜːdz&sol; &sol;ənd&sol; &sol;meɪk&sol; &sol;jʊ&sol; &sol;saʊnd&sol; &sol;ə&sol; &sol;lɒt&sol; &sol;ˈklɪər&sol;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Answer&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qtextpara" style&equals;"margin&colon;0 0 12pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon;11&period;5pt&semi;"><em><span style&equals;"font-family&colon;Georgia&comma; serif&semi;color&colon;&num;333333&semi;">This might sound like an untraditional tip but try it and you will see the difference&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;em><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qtextpara" style&equals;"orphans&colon;2&semi;text-align&colon;start&semi;widows&colon;2&semi;text-decoration-style&colon;initial&semi;text-decoration-color&colon;initial&semi;word-spacing&colon;0&semi;margin&colon;0 0 12pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon;11&period;5pt&semi;"><em><span style&equals;"font-family&colon;Georgia&comma; serif&semi;color&colon;&num;333333&semi;">Most languages like Hindi&comma; Chinese&comma; Tamil&comma; Spanish and Russian are spoken at a faster rate than English&period; If you speak English at the same speed you speak these languages&comma; it becomes extremely hard for native speakers to understand&period;<&sol;span><&sol;em><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qtextpara" style&equals;"orphans&colon;2&semi;text-align&colon;start&semi;widows&colon;2&semi;text-decoration-style&colon;initial&semi;text-decoration-color&colon;initial&semi;word-spacing&colon;0&semi;margin&colon;0 0 12pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon;11&period;5pt&semi;"><em><span style&equals;"font-family&colon;Georgia&comma; serif&semi;color&colon;&num;333333&semi;">So slow down your English speaking just a little bit&period; Give yourself a little more time between words&period; This will do magic to the way you pronounce words and make you sound a lot clearer&period;<&sol;span><&sol;em><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qtextpara" style&equals;"orphans&colon;2&semi;text-align&colon;start&semi;widows&colon;2&semi;text-decoration-style&colon;initial&semi;text-decoration-color&colon;initial&semi;word-spacing&colon;0&semi;margin&colon;0 0 12pt&semi;">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"qtextpara" style&equals;"orphans&colon;2&semi;text-align&colon;start&semi;widows&colon;2&semi;text-decoration-style&colon;initial&semi;text-decoration-color&colon;initial&semi;word-spacing&colon;0&semi;margin&colon;0 0 12pt&semi;">Listen to the Youtube clip above to practice speaking while reading along with the text&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<span id&equals;"wordads-inline-marker" style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi;"><&sol;span>