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Podcast Archive | Thursday August 3rd, 2017
In today's podcast, we're going to learn two very important vowels in english: the vowels/ i /and / I /. The focus of today's lesson is:
How to articulate /i/ correctly: Tongue: high, forward and tense lips:spread (use a mirror to check your form) Exercise :Listen and repeat / i /. Exercise: Listen and repeat the following words containing / i / : eat... seek... least.... reach... heel... leave... Exercise: Listen and repeat the following expressions and idioms Please have a seat. How to pronounce / I / correctly: How to articulate / I / : tongue: high, forward, center of tongue is relaxed* lips:neutral * Your tongue is lower for / I / than for / i /. If your / I / sounds too much like / i /, then you probably need to lower and relax the center of your tongue. It's a very small difference in terms of position but a big difference in sound to a native speaker. Exercise: Listen and repeat / I / . Having a problem finding / I / ? Tip: You can find / I / by moving from / i / to / E/ as in "get" or "send". Exercise: Try going from / i / to / E/ on your own- Now, try going from / i / to / I / on your own- Exercise: Listen and repeat the following words which contain / I /: it...sick...list...rich...hill....live... Exercise: Listen and repeat the following expressions and idioms which contain / I /: Developing a clear distinction between / i / and / I / Exercise: Listen and repeat the following pairs of words: / i / / I / eat it seek sick least list reach rich heel hill leave live Hearing and prounouncing the difference often takes time, practice and a lot of patience but with practice, you will get it! Think of dancers, athletes and musicians- how do they get so good at what they do? Practice, repetition- training They practice their routines until it becomes automatic habit, muscle memory. The same is true for accent reduction and English pronunciation ! Looking for more practice? Try Best Accent Training mp3s! Any questions, comments or suggestions ? Contact us at: contact@englishpronunciationpod.com Thank you and see you next time! | "Excellent! |
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