Hello everyone and welcome. For those that don’t know us, I’m Vicki
and I’m British. And I’m Jay and I’m American and we’ve
got something different today. Yes. We’re going to get our mouths working
with some tongue twisters. Tongue twisters.
A tongue twister is a phrase that’s difficult
to say quickly and correctly. So they’re great pronunciation practice.
And we’ve got some English learners to help us. Let’s get started.
OK. The first one is ‘She sees cheese’. She sees cheese?
Yeah, so with her eyes. She sees cheese. Let’s see how our learners did.
She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. All right. She sees
cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese.
They’re good.
Yes, now the trick is to start slowly and then speed up.
Yup, speak slowly first and make sure you pronounce the start and endings of the words
very clearly. She sees cheese.
You have to put your tongue up and back a little for the sh sound, then bring it forward
for s. And cheese starts with a t sound. tsh. So it’s t and sh together? tsh
That’s right. Try it. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. Now faster. She sees cheese.
She shes... Oh.. Try it with our students.
She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese. She sees cheese.
She sees cheese. She sees cheese. They were good!
Yeah. Now, what’s the next one? OK. Ready.
Yeah. Eddie edited it.
Yeah, so Eddie is a man’s name and edit is what we do to the text in a document, when
we change the words. OK. Let’s see how our learners did.
Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie
edited it. Eddie edited it. How many syllables are in edit?
Edit – two syllables. But this is the past tense, so we add -ed. It’s edited. Three
syllables. Eddie edited it.
Try it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Now faster. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited
it. Try it with our learners.
Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie
edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it.
They’re good! Yeah. You know when you’re learning a new
language, it’s not just grammar and vocabulary you have to learn. You have to train your
mouth muscles to move in new ways. Yes, and tongue twisters are great for that.
OK. What’s the next one? I saved the hardest for last. He threw three
free throws. He threw three free throws. Oh. So like in
basketball, or soccer, a free throw. Not soccer. Football. But yeah, free throws.
So let’s see how our learners did. He threw three free throws. He threw three
free throws. He threw three free throws. He threw three free throws. He threw three free
throws. It’s really hard.
Yes. We’ve got a lot of thr sounds there. Th and then r. You have to pull your tongue
back fast again. Three free throws. We need to slow this down.
Yeah, let’s back chain it. Say it with me. throws
free throws three free throws
He threw three free throws. Try it with our learners.
OK. He threw three free throws. He threw three free throws. He threw three free throws. He
threw three free throws. He threw three free throws. He threw three free throws.
It’s a tough one. Have we got some music? Yeah, let’s get some rhythm going. Are you
ready? He threw three free throws.
Who threw three free throws? He threw free throws.
Three free throws? Three free throws.
He threw three free throws. Three free throws through the hoop.
Could you say it? Let’s speed it up a bit. Say it with us
again but faster. 1 2 3 go. He threw three free throws.
Who threw three free throws? He threw free throws.
Three free throws? Three free throws.
He threw three free throws. Three free throws through the hoop.
Did you keep up with us? You can play it again if you didn't.
Is that it for this week? Yes, we’re done.
We need to say a big thank you to our English learners.
Yes, thank you all so much. You were great. See you all next week everyone.
Bye. Bye bye.
Oh, Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. Eddie edited it. She sees cheese. She sees cheese.
She sees cheese. Wonderful. He threw free throws. He threw free throws. Brilliant.