Spelling and pronunciation in Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious

Why is phonics important for English learners? Spelling and pronunciation are one of the biggest nightmares for adult English learners, they don&know how to spell what they hear and say what they spell simply because the connection between the English letters and their sounds is very complicated. Phonics shows you the different spelling patterns of each sound in English. Most other languages such as Italian or Spanish are far simpler in terms of spelling. You read as you speak. Each letter has roughly one sound, but not in English. This song, Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious is a very good example of that. As the song goes through the alphabets, from A to Z, you see that there are so many different ways to pronounce each alphabet, and not only one. I&included the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) and highlighted their letters and their sounds to help you study by yourself and hopefully have a great time in the process, enjoy!