Resources


You may have found that internet resources tend towards American English.

Here are some of our favourite resources for improving British English pronunciation...


Macmillan Dictionary

Look up words and hear the correct English pronunciation, complete with phonetic spelling

British Council Phonemic Chart

Click on a phoneme symbol and hear the vowel, consonant or diphthong pronounced as part of a word.

Baruch College in-depth practice charts

​Invaluable resource with moving diagrams showing the tongue and mouth position for each vowel and consonant sound.

My Fair Lady

Just so much fun! The classic 1964 elocution musical with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. We are just as creative as Professor Higgins but will not torture you with bunsen burners…

Radio Four

Plenty of quality programmes with standard British English as well as regional accents.