Hello and welcome to the long vowel sound tutorials and this is sound number two:
/u:/
Okay.
My mouth is almost closed
/u:/
Okay, my lips are rounded
/u:/
So to put that into perspective, my mouth is closed /u:/ if it was open it would be
/æ/
/u:/
The sound is coming right from the front of my mouth
/u:/
Okay, pause the video now
and practice putting your lips in that position
/u:/
Okay, now let's look at some words.
'Boot'
Okay, 'I'm going to put the shopping in my car boot.'
'Boot'
Also, you can wear a pair of boots.
'I've got a pair of boots.'
'Boots'
'Hoot'
Okay, if you're driving and someone goes [hoot], they're 'hooting.'
'Hoot'
'Hooting'
'Hoot'
'Hooting'
'Lose'
'Don't lose your keys.'
'Move'
'Move out of the way, please.'
'Do'
When you marry someone in English, what do you say?
'I do.'
'Who'
'Who are you?'
Alight
'Who'
Look at my lips.
'Who'
Next:
'Improvement'
Great! Okay, just a couple more and then we'll look at putting the words into some sentences.
'Tune'
'I love that tune!'
Next:
'Music'
'I love listening to music.'
'Mews'
Alright.
'I live in a muse.'
Okay, just a few spelling variations included in there as well.
But all the same sound, /u:/.
Right, next.
Now we're going to put the word in some sentences, alright! Let's go!
'The new blue shoes look beautiful on Jude.'
'I heard the new music tune on Tuesday.'
Alright, when you practice your, lips here they're going to start to feel a bit tight.
If they do, good. That means you're making the sound correctly, okay.
So practice, pause the video, go back, re-watch it from the beginning.
Start by making the sound correctly, then put it in the words, and then put it in the sentences.
and practice it until you feel comfortable.
Take it slowly, make sure your lips are in the right position, and you're going to do just fine.
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