Hello and welcome back to Easy English with James today we're going to have a look
at the P and B sounds in English. These are
both consonants and there's a really clever trick to help you practice
both of these sounds. Ok. So, stick with me! Let's begin!
Ok, the first and most
important thing to remember is that these sounds are different....
How are they different? Well....one is voiced....
and the other is voiceless. What does that
mean? Voiced sounds are sounds that are made
in your vocal chords. Vocal Chords are those things
in your neck here. When you speak a voiced sound
AAAAAA.....you can feel them 'vibrate'.
Voiceless sounds are sounds that are made
by passing air through the mouth, things like....
't' 't'. Where there is no movement of the
vocal chords, it's just air, going different ways and out of your mouth.
Tuh or Puh. They are
voiceless. Whereas B(uh), B(uh)
is voiced. Ok. So the two sounds that we have
today, P and B. P is voiceless
and B is voiced. Voiced
Ok. Now, there's a really clever little trick
that I want to show you. If you want to know if you're pronouncing these
sounds correctly. Just take a piece of paper
because this is how we know whether a sound is voiced
or voiceless. All we do, is, -let's
try....voiceless first. So that means there should be air
coming out of the mouth. So if I say, "P" and this
paper moves a little bit, that means that I
am pronouncing it correctly because there is some air passing out of the mouth. So if I
say, P, P, as you can see, the paper
moves. But if I say, "B", "B".....nothing.
The paper doesn't move because there's no air passing out of the mouth
it is actually just your vocal chords vibrating.
Watch again. P......Puh, Puh.
B....Buh, Buh. Can you see
and hear the difference. It's a clever little trick and you can do it
with all of the voiced and voiceless sounds in English.
Ok. Puh and Buh.
Puh. Buh. Ok, really simple.
Remember that trick, practice it at home and remember that voiceless
sounds, air is passing out of the mouth. Voiced sounds
air is not moving at all, it's just your vocal chords. Aaaaah,,
buh!. Ok. Well done! Let's move on!
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Ok! Now we are gonna have a little bit of practice with the P sound.
That voiceless, P, sound. It often appears
in alliteration. Ok. When you have sounds that are
voiceless it sounds really good in English to put them together with the
same sounds at the beginnings or ends of other words. So peoples
names, you know, you might hear, Peter Pan or Peter Parker
Parker. (Spiderman) ok. You'll often hear them P's together
and that's called alliteration, and,
for some reason it sounds nice to the ears in English, so
a lot of superheroes, (and) people doing really nice speeches will
use alliteration to make them sound smarter, better or
just cooler in general, Ok. So you'll hear this
as I said in names like Peter Pan, err, Iron Man I think his
partner Pepper Potts, erm....the Pied Piper
Peter Parker...Many many many different
words that you can put together. So...practice with me. Peter Parker.
The Pied Piper. Pepper Potts.
Peter Pan. Ok. P(uh)
P(uh). Can you hear that PUH PUH sound coming out everytime
ok! What about, 'B'. With 'B'
well you might hear Big Ben! Ok Big Ben
And you'll see the vocal chords vibrate, Buh, Buh. Big Ben.
Big Ben, beautiful big clock tower in London, I'm sure you know it. You might know
Bumblebee. Ok. Bumblebee. That has three!
BumBleBee. Ok. Buh Buh Buh. Bumblebee.
Ok. You've also got a really common phrase now that's being used in
politics a lot. Build Back Better, the
American Administration, the leaders of America (USA) have been saying
"Build Back Better". Why? Because for some reason alliteration
sounds nice to our ears in English! Ok, and it's a good
way for you guys to practice! Buh Buh Buh, Puh
Puh Puh. Ok. Just make sure you get that air out of your mouth each time
with the P. And with the B, vibrate those vocal chords. Buh Buh
Buh. Ok. Ok. To finish up, what we're gonna do
is practice two Tongue Twisters! I love tongue
twisters, i'm sure you do too! They're a great way to practice the P and the B
sounds! Ok. So we're gonna start with P.
This is a tongue twister that is quite famous, everybody knows it, but
it's a really good way to practice getting that air of your mouth every time you say....
the P sound. Ok. It is....
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled
Peppers, ok. Peter Piper picked a peck
of pickled peppers. We normally say that in
classrooms in England, really really fast to see how quickly you can say the
P sound. So you'll see English students trying to say Peter Piper
picked a peck of pickled peppers. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. Really
really quick. But for todays purposes
we're gonna do it slowly! Peter, (remember that
Puh). Peter Piper
Picked a Peck of Pickled
Peppers. Again. Peter
Piper Picked a Peck
of Pickled Peppers. Ok.
Really good! Try and say it as fast as you can!
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. Ok. The more you practice that, especially
if you try and quieten down, "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers" or "Peter Piper
Picked of Pickled Peppers" It's really good for you to practice that Puh Puh
Puh Puh. So rewind and watch that as many times as you need to.
then try to read along with me, right now....Peter Piper
Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. The end.
Ok! Well done! Again and again and again, practice!
and you'll have that perfect! PERFECT, there's another word beginning with
P, Puh! Ok! Now! Moving on to the
B sound. What's a tongue twister that I can think of
for this one. Ok, B, little bit tougher, try this!
The Big Bad Baby Boss Built a Bigger Better
Business. The Big Bad Baby Boss Built a
Bigger Better Business. The big bad baby boss
built a bigger better business. The Big Bad Baby Boss Built a
Bigger Better Business. Ok. Now try and say it really really fast....The Big Bad
Baby Boss Built a Bigger Better Business. Ok. Let's go together,
slowly. The Big Bad
Baby Boss Built
a Bigger Better Business.
The Big Bad Baby Boss Built a Bigger Better Business.
The Big Bad Baby Boss Built a Bigger Better Business. OK!
Well done! Practice that one too! Really remember that
every time you are saying the B sound you are vibrating those vocal chords....B.....
Buh....Bad Baby Boss
Ok! It sounds crazy when you do it too slow but
The Big Bad Baby Boss Built a Bigger Better Business AND
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers! OK. Practice
both of them as much as you can and I promise that you will
definitely improve! Ok! Ok, thanks for watching today
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have a P, P, P, Perfect day ok! Bye Bye!