绕口令tongue twisters

Session Twelve
1. Tongue twisters
Hi, and welcome back. Again, my name is Paul Gruber and we’ve made to the pronunciation workshops---Twelfth Training Session. I hope that you’ve begun to notice some really good improvements in your speech.
I also hope that these sessions have been giving you a bit more confidence when you speak English. Today, we’re gonna have some fun; we will work with English Tongue Twisters. Tongue twisters can be found in almost all languages. They are sequences of words and phrases which are difficult to pronounce because they have many different consonant sounds with very slight variations. There are a lot of fun in their perfect for practising some of the learned techniques we have covered in this program. Tongue twisters can be very tricky. They will force you to concentrate even harder on some of the new sounds that you are learning. I’ll give them to you both slowly and then a little faster. Listen carefully to my pronunciation, then pause the video and then repeat them back.
Ok. This first one is called Fuzzy Wuzzy. In this tongue twister, we’re addressing F sounds /f/, W sounds /w/ as well as voiced Z sounds/z/. All the voiced Z sounds are underlined to help you out a little bit. Here we go.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
Very good. Ok now pause the video here and practise it back. Now, I’ m going to give you the same thing a little bit faster. Here we go.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
Very good.
Ok, this next one has many voiced V sounds /v/. V sounds. Don’t forget to bite your lower lip and feel that vibration when you make this sound/v/, like that. First slow. Here we go.
Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.
Now, a little bit faster.
Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.
Good. This next one is called Peter Piper. It’s one of the more famous tongue twisters. You may hear this one before. There are many P sounds. Before I begin, note the L sound in the word Pickled. Don’t forget to bring your tongue up on that L. Keep your jaw open /l/, like that. Ok? Here we go.
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,
How many peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Ok. Pause the video here and then repeat it back. Ok, now I’m gonna do Peter Piper this time a little faster.
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,
How many peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Very good. Ok, this next tongue twister’s also well-known. It contains SH sounds[ʃ], S sounds /s/ as well as voiced Z sounds /z/. Also notice the EE vowel sounds in the word Seashore and She. It’s not She[ɪ]. It’s She[İ] with that high EE vowel sound. Ok? Also remember the word Sure and Surely are both pronounced with that American SH sound[ʃ]. Ok. Here we go.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I’m sure she sells seashore shells.
Very good. I’ll say that again a little faster now.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I’m sure she sells seashore shells.
Ok, this next one has many W sounds/w/, many CH sounds [ʧ] as well as many final consonant sounds. Do not forget to bring your lips forward on the word Wood. Keep it tight. Wood. Here we go.
How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck,
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Very good. Ok, let’s do that a little faster now.
How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck,
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Very good. Ok. Here are a few tongue twisters to give you practice with W sounds. Here we go.
Which witch, wished which wicked wish?
That’s a tough one. Let’s do that again a little faster. Notice how my lips are coming tightly forward very quickly for each of those W words. Here we go.
Which witch, wished which wicked wish?
Here’s another one with W words.
While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash
Washington’s windows with warm washing water.
Notice how my lips are moving on the phrase “We Were”, “We Were”. My lips are coming quickly forward on those words to create clear W sounds, “We Were”, like that. Let’s do that whole thing again a little faster.
While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash
Washington’s windows with warm washing water.
I love that one. Ok. Here is another one.
If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
That’s another very good one. Here it is a litter bit faster.
If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
Very good. This next one is great to practise your R sounds, like the W sounds we just covered. Make sure your lips are coming forward for each R word. Here we go.
Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.
Let’s do that a little faster.
Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.
Very good. This next one is a little bit tricky. It’s a good practice for BR and BL blends. Also, do not forget the TH in the word Bath, Brush. Here we go.
Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.
Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.
Let’s do that a little bit faster.
Bradley’s big black bath brush b roke.
Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.
Very good. Ok. Here are a few tongue twisters with the TH sounds. All I can say about this is don’t forget to stick your tongue out between your teeth and be sure to make a loud air friction sound[θ], like th at. Ok, here we go.
Tom threw Tim thirteen thumbtacks.
He threw three free throws. A free throw is a basketball term. A free throw.
There are thirty-three thousand birthdays on the third of every month.
In this next one remember that the Smooth is an exception that ends with voiced TH sound. Smooth. [ð].
The father gathered smooth feathers for Thanksgiving.
The sixth graders are enthusiastic about Jonathan’s birthday.
This next one has Gr and Gl blends. Remember to bring your lips forward on the Grs and bring your tongue up on the Gl/gl/, like that. Ok, you ready. Here we go.
Green glass globes glow greenly.
Very good. This next one has only two words in it but it can be very tricky. It will ready get your mouth going. It has the OO vowel sound as well as a lot of the Ls. Here we go.
Aluminum
Linoleum
Here’s it faster.
Aluminum
Linoleum
I wanna in case you wondering, Linoleum is a washable floor covering. It’s often used for flooring in kitchens.
Ok, in this next one the last word is Won’t. Did you remember what I told you about saying Won’ t correctly with the hidden w. Remember first say Whoaw whoaw with the w at the beginning and at the end and then add the nt. Keep your lips and mouth forward. Won’t, like that. Won’t.
I w ould if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!
Let’s try that again.
I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!
Very good. Ok, we’ve come to the last exercise. This last one has the word Woke. Remember what I told you about Woke. It’s just like the word Won’ t with that hidden w. You first say Whoaw with the w at the beginning and the end and then you add a K. Whoaw +K, Woke, like that.
I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke.
We all woke up.
Now, a little bit faster.
I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke.
We all woke up.
Very good. Very good.
Ok, well, we’ve made to the end. I hope you thought this was fun and at the same time productive. Thank you for watching and I’ll see you next time. I’m Paul Gruber for the Pronunciation Workshop. Good bye!。