Pronunciation - several sounds/words - English Meeting ESL Lesson

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stuff

Pushing air out -s

that

Vibrating - t

works

This is fun – w

Okay, let's work on Pronunciation!

I'm gonna, I'm gonna.

I amthe lips need to be touching and they need to vibrate.

I'm gonna. The tip of tongue is touching the roof of the mouth - the hard palate.

Naturally speaking: I'm gonna, I'm gonna go with you, I'm gonna leave now.

That's how it works, redaction, is good.

Reduce natural speaking.

Tip:

A tip of tongue out of hard palate, behind teeth T.

Val sound is short and low.

It's not E it is not tip

Final sound is p, the lips are touching and they push out air.

This has to be strong TIPPP.

That's how you need to practice it.

You exaggerate when you practice and then you'll get it right.

One of the biggest problems from students studying North American English is their word endings are too weak.

Make them strong!

I'll give you some tips, I have more tips to come, and maybe some stock tips.

Stuff

Okay we're dealing with stuff, very common word stuff,

Let's pronounce it right!

Stuff

Easy, Val sound is short and low a.

It's not staff, it is stuff, stuff.

Final sound is ff.

The bottom lip touching the upper teeth, pushing Air out.

Stuff

Exaggerate it when you practice it.

More good stuff to come, I promise.

That

Okay the word is that, that.

That is nice right okay, Th tongue pushed out behind on the front teeth.

Under the teeth vibrating tzz

Gotta push the tongue out, if you don't push the tongue out you can't make this sound correctly.

Val sound is aaa out sound is ttt

That

Make sure you push the tongue and vibrated then.

That sounds very good, that is excellent.

Okay that's all you gotta do but don't be afraid to push the tongue out, don't be afraid nothing to fear but fear itself.

Works

Okay, this one is works, works or work.

W rounded lips w, w, w. This is fun, what, while!

Okay rounded lips.

Now the eer can be difficult for many people.

The tongue is not touching anything it's curled.

Not touching anything, push your lips forward!

W, W, W works

I think, think you're gonna have to work on this one.