Exploring English phonemes

Exploring English phonemes

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Iván Zubillaga

introduction

HOW DO WE PRONOUNCE THESE SOUNDS?

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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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PET

BET

PATH

BATH

PEN

BEN

PIN

BIN

PEA

BEE

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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."

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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!

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"Betty's puppy patted Bobby's baby."

"Bankers pull plenty of bills into banks."

"Blue balloons pop when placed above sharp spikes."

Thank you!