Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer from English with Jennifer. Try saying "toy boat" five times fast.
Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat. It's not easy, is it? But if I slow down,
I can do it. Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat.
Tongue twisters can be short or long, but they're all designed to twist our tongue. We can untwist
it and speak clearly if we slow down just enough to stay in control of our pronunciation.
I have several tongue twisters on my website. Anytime you want to hear them,
you can visit that page. Also, if you want to review specific vowel sounds or the production of
consonant sounds, you can watch my other videos. I'll put the links in the video description.
Right now, let's use three more tongue twisters to work on clear articulation. Tongue twisters
are fun and, of course, they don't sound like everyday conversation, but the point is to teach
your articulators -- the parts of your mouth -- to move in order to produce clear sounds in English.
Try this one. Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
Find the rhythm. Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
Can you speed it up? Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
Let's say it three times fast. Rubber baby buggy bumpers, rubber baby buggy bumpers,
rubber baby buggy bumpers. Slow it down if you need to. Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
Good.
Here's the next one. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Say it slowly at first and find the rhythm.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Then speed it up. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Here's a tip. Record yourself two times. First, go slowly use good rhythm and connected sounds. Then
go faster. Speed it up. Can you still stay in control? If not, slow it back down again.
Practice will help you get faster while still sounding clear,
smooth, and natural. How much wood would woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Okay. Last one. Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
This is a fun use of sounds and word forms. We have "nice" and "nicely,"
the adjective and adverb. Then we have the plural noun "nurses" and "nursing,"
a verb form. It's a participle describing what the nurses are doing.
Go slow at first and find the rhythm. Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
How fast can you go? Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
It's fun to try it fast, but remember the important thing is to remain
in control of your pronunciation. If you need to, slow back down.
Here's a tip. Think of a word that's not easy for you to say.
Use a rhyming dictionary to find one or two other words that rhyme.
Think of words with similar sounds.
Then create your own tongue twister and practice it.
It's such a pleasure to shower treasures on children.
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