Exploring English phonemes
/p/
/b/
Iván Zubillaga
introduction
HOW DO WE PRONOUNCE THESE SOUNDS?
/p/
/b/
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EXAMPLES
BOOK
BET
BEE
BAT
BIG
BEN
BOTTLE
BAD
BACK
BOY
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EXAMPLES
PIN
PET
PLANT
PLAY
PIG
PEN
PASTA
PATH
PAY
POINT
Let’s practise! I will show you some pictures and you can say out loud what you see!
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lET'S PRACTISE! I WILL SHOW YOU A FEW PICTURES SO YOU CAN SAY LOUD WHAT THEY ARE
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let's keep learning!
MINIMAL PAIRS!
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/p/
PET
BET
PATH
BATH
PEN
BEN
PIN
BIN
PEA
BEE
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/b/
BILL
PILL
BULL
PULL
BEACH
PEACH
BARK
PARK
BEAR
PEAR
let's keep learning!
TONGUE TWISTERS
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Are you sure you can read these sentences?
Betty Botter: "Betty Botter bought some butter. But she said, 'This butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.'"
Big black bug: "A big black bug bit a big black bear, and the big black bear bled blood."
Bobby Bippy: "Bobby Bippy bought a bat. Bobby Bippy bought a ball. With his bat, Bob banged the ball, banged it bump against the wall."
/p/
Are you sure you can read these sentences?
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?"
"Please pick up puppies and pizza pie."
"Posh people prefer perfectly prepared pasta portions."
Why don't we practise both sounds? You will have 5 seconds to read each sentence!
/p/
/b/
"Betty's puppy patted Bobby's baby."
"Bankers pull plenty of bills into banks."
"Blue balloons pop when placed above sharp spikes."
Thank you!
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Transcript
Exploring English phonemes
/p/
/b/
Iván Zubillaga
introduction
HOW DO WE PRONOUNCE THESE SOUNDS?
/p/
/b/
/b/
EXAMPLES
BOOK
BET
BEE
BAT
BIG
BEN
BOTTLE
BAD
BACK
BOY
/p/
EXAMPLES
PIN
PET
PLANT
PLAY
PIG
PEN
PASTA
PATH
PAY
POINT
Let’s practise! I will show you some pictures and you can say out loud what you see!
/b/
lET'S PRACTISE! I WILL SHOW YOU A FEW PICTURES SO YOU CAN SAY LOUD WHAT THEY ARE
/p/
let's keep learning!
MINIMAL PAIRS!
/b/
/p/
PET
BET
PATH
BATH
PEN
BEN
PIN
BIN
PEA
BEE
/p/
/b/
BILL
PILL
BULL
PULL
BEACH
PEACH
BARK
PARK
BEAR
PEAR
let's keep learning!
TONGUE TWISTERS
/b/
Are you sure you can read these sentences?
Betty Botter: "Betty Botter bought some butter. But she said, 'This butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.'"
Big black bug: "A big black bug bit a big black bear, and the big black bear bled blood."
Bobby Bippy: "Bobby Bippy bought a bat. Bobby Bippy bought a ball. With his bat, Bob banged the ball, banged it bump against the wall."
/p/
Are you sure you can read these sentences?
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?"
"Please pick up puppies and pizza pie."
"Posh people prefer perfectly prepared pasta portions."
Why don't we practise both sounds? You will have 5 seconds to read each sentence!
/p/
/b/
"Betty's puppy patted Bobby's baby."
"Bankers pull plenty of bills into banks."
"Blue balloons pop when placed above sharp spikes."
Thank you!