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# 6 Practising the verbo-tonal method

In Week 2, we mentioned the verbo-tonal method according to which, in order to achieve pronunciation that is closer to that of the target language, nuanced pronunciation is used. The teacher asks the student to repeat a particular sequence of words several times copying the teacher’s pronunciation each time. The teacher will not produce a standard pronunciation of the selected sequence i.e. [ˈunaβoˈtejaðeˈkaβa] but an approximate pronunciation in which the sounds [ð] and [β] will be “nuanced”, i.e. the difference between the Spanish and the English pronunciation will be exaggerated.

You can find some example recordings here:

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La gata de Gala García ganó el concurso de gatos en Guatemala.
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En la Vuelta a Valencia venció Benito Vila con su bicicleta de Vivavox.
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Ese gol de Vélez le dio el pase a la segunda vuelta al equipo de Barcelona.
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