Sounds for iOS

Sounds for iOS is a standard and completely free English pronunciation app on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch devices.

Sounds is the ultimate English pronunciation support program on mobile, suitable for students, teachers and teachers. Sounds helps you learn, practice and listen to standard pronunciation anytime, anywhere.

The free version of Sounds includes the Interactive Phonemic Charts feature (interactive phonetic chart) for British and American English languages. Touch to hear a sound, or touch and hold to hear an example sound and word.

In the Premium version, Sounds users can search, listen and record words in the vocabulary list , practice their pronunciation skills, test their level with the pronunciation challenge. Use phoneme typewriter and learn top tricks, instructional videos and more.

Sounds for iOS is the application that won the prestigious British Council ELTons Award 2012 for the category 'groundbreaking in learning resources'. This is a great English learning program with easy navigation, user friendly interface and extremely modern.

Unlimited learning

Learn English the way you want. Sounds for iOS allows practicing listening, reading, speaking and writing standard English.

In Sounds for iOS, you will see 3 different learning modes: listening, writing and reading. Learners can interact by randomly selecting words from a Word List, or choosing a specific sound (or combination of sounds) to focus on practice.

Interactive phoneme chart

Touch an icon to hear a sound, or press and hold to hear an example word.

The chart will show all the sounds in English, divided into 3 different parts: vowels, double vowels (double vowels) and consonants.Listen to sounds and example words in either British English or American English.

Sounds for iOS users can view the chart in horizontal or vertical format, change the mode by rotating the device.

Sounds includes a short video that teaches the user how to use the chart , explaining the various items clearly on it. You can watch this video right in the app.

List of vocabulary

Search and listen to over 650 selected vocabulary words in the word list, then record and compare with your pronunciation.

These are words that are used frequently in practice and quizzes. Each word in the word list will have an audio recording available, in both English and American English, along with the full definition of the Macmillan Dictionary.

Record, play and compare your pronunciation with the sample answers until you feel your pronunciation is satisfactory.

Want to master every vocabulary in Sounds for iOS?

Purchase a new word list within the app to learn more about the most popular words and vocabulary, sourced from Macmillan's textbooks, including Straightforward, The Business 2.0, Gateway and openMind / Mastermind.

For just $ 0.99, each word list includes hundreds of new words and phrases . Discover the latest vocabulary sets carefully selected and selected in the Macmillan dictionary to practice words on the topic you love: such as sports, food and life skills.

Features of the free version:

• Integrated interactive phonogram chart with high audio quality.
• Support pronunciation in both British and American English, allowing to switch between 2 languages ​​anytime you want.
• The detailed guide, suitable for new learners.
• Instructions for using video charts.
• Experience trying practice mode and solving puzzles from the Premium version.

Premium versions include:

• Integrate basic vocabulary list with more than 650 words.
• Additional phonetic and audio interpretation.
• Lets record your own pronunciation.
• Purchase additional word lists in British and American English via the in-app purchase option.
• The entire list of new words includes words and phrases.
• Show or hide the main accents.
• Practice listening, reading and writing skills.
• Challenge yourself through the quiz (3-minute and 3-network mode).
• Phonetic typewriter for free practice.
• Top 10 tips for students.
• Top 10 tips for teachers, including new lessons.
• Instructional video with charts for teachers.

According to user reviews, Sounds for iOS is a great English learning application for both teachers and students. All you need to do is guess the pronunciation of a word or phrase and check the results, then memorize the chart to better support learning new words. This is also a good choice for ESL English teachers and students who want to pass international standard tests such as TOEFL, IELTS .

New features in version 3.0:

• Comprehensive compatibility with the new operating system iOS 7.
• Interface language: English.
• The application is designed optimized for iPhone 5.

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