1 00:00:00,089 --> 00:00:10,910 Let's look at two more vowel sounds. 2 00:00:00,089 --> 00:00:10,910 These two sounds are /ai/ as in 'might' and 3 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:22,140 /i/ as in 'bit'. Can you notice the 4 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:22,140 difference between these two sounds? Like 5 00:00:22,140 --> 00:00:29,699 the previous sounds we studied, one is 6 00:00:22,140 --> 00:00:29,699 long and the other is short. The first 7 00:00:29,699 --> 00:00:39,360 sound /ai/ is long. As you noticed by the 8 00:00:29,699 --> 00:00:39,360 symbol, it's actually two vowels pushed 9 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,930 together. 10 00:00:42,829 --> 00:00:49,289 /ai/ /ai/ /ai/ And notice the mouth. With this vowel we 11 00:00:49,289 --> 00:00:54,660 move the mouth very very slightly /ai/ /ai/ 12 00:00:54,660 --> 00:01:02,719 as in 'might'. So the mouth is open and 13 00:00:54,660 --> 00:01:02,719 then it closes very very slightly. 14 00:01:02,719 --> 00:01:14,310 /ai/ /ai/ Can you see that? /ai/ as in 'might'. Contrast that with the other sound /i/ 15 00:01:14,310 --> 00:01:25,290 It's very very short. Very very short and 16 00:01:14,310 --> 00:01:25,290 sudden. /i/ as in 'bit' So it's super super 17 00:01:25,290 --> 00:01:33,810 short. The mouth with this vowel sound /i/ is quite neutral we say. Just normal. 18 00:01:33,810 --> 00:01:42,329 /i/ /i/ The mouth is not so far open and 19 00:01:33,810 --> 00:01:42,329 obviously it is not closed, but it's just 20 00:01:42,329 --> 00:01:51,390 neutral. /i/ /i/. You don't want to 21 00:01:42,329 --> 00:01:51,390 open very far /i/ no. Just slightly open 22 00:01:51,390 --> 00:01:58,920 in a neutral position. /i/ as in 'bit.' So 23 00:01:51,390 --> 00:01:58,920 this is the difference. The main 24 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:05,790 difference between the two. The first one 25 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:05,790 is long the mouth starts wide and closes 26 00:02:05,790 --> 00:02:12,849 /ai/ and the second one is short with a 27 00:02:05,790 --> 00:02:12,849 neutral mouth position 28 00:02:12,849 --> 00:02:21,569 /i/ as in 'bit'. Now let's look at the 29 00:02:12,849 --> 00:02:21,569 target sound practice for the first 30 00:02:21,569 --> 00:02:27,609 vowel /ai/. Notice the spellings. Often it's 'i' as 31 00:02:27,609 --> 00:02:37,629 in K-I-T-E kite. 'igh' is sometimes 32 00:02:27,609 --> 00:02:37,629 appearing, for example 'light' and 'y' is 33 00:02:37,629 --> 00:02:44,650 sometimes representing this sound. So 34 00:02:37,629 --> 00:02:44,650 let's go through this target sound 35 00:02:44,650 --> 00:02:58,139 practice. Listen and repeat after me 36 00:02:44,650 --> 00:02:58,139 focusing on the vowel sound. Kite. Light. 37 00:02:58,139 --> 00:03:19,269 I'm. Idea. Ice. Organize. Spider. Flying. 38 00:02:58,139 --> 00:03:19,269 Bicycle. OK very good. 39 00:03:19,269 --> 00:03:25,180 So that's the first target sound 40 00:03:19,269 --> 00:03:25,180 practice. That was the long vowel. The 41 00:03:25,180 --> 00:03:31,239 second one remember is the much much 42 00:03:25,180 --> 00:03:31,239 shorter vowel sound. It's very very short. 43 00:03:31,239 --> 00:03:37,959 /i/ It's just a very short burst of air 44 00:03:31,239 --> 00:03:37,959 coming through. Remember to keep your 45 00:03:37,959 --> 00:03:47,259 mouth in a neutral position. /i/ as in 'bit'. 46 00:03:37,959 --> 00:03:47,259 Let's look at the target sound practice 47 00:03:47,259 --> 00:03:54,340 list. The spellings that represent this 48 00:03:47,259 --> 00:03:54,340 sound are 'i', 'y' 49 00:03:54,340 --> 00:04:09,290 and sometimes 'e'. Let's look at this 50 00:03:54,340 --> 00:04:09,290 list. Repeat again after me. Hit. Gym. 51 00:04:09,290 --> 00:04:30,990 City. Pretty. Interesting. India. Impossible. 52 00:04:09,290 --> 00:04:30,990 Chicken. Picnic. OK very very good. 53 00:04:30,990 --> 00:04:36,860 I hope the difference is clear now 54 00:04:30,990 --> 00:04:36,860 between the long one and the short one. 55 00:04:36,860 --> 00:04:44,160 Now as always we're going to go to the 56 00:04:36,860 --> 00:04:44,160 minimal pairs. Remember the minimal pairs 57 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:54,360 are different only in one sound, the two 58 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:54,360 sounds that we are focusing on. These 59 00:04:54,360 --> 00:05:06,360 minimal pairs are right here. /ai/ is on 60 00:04:54,360 --> 00:05:06,360 the left and /i/ is on the right. 61 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:11,480 Listen to me say each pair and repeat 62 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:11,480 after me. 63 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:32,750 Eyes, is. Bite, bit. Height, hit. Like, lick. 64 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:49,110 Sight, sit. Wine, win. Very very good. The difference, as you can see, mainly 65 00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:55,890 is the length. The length of the vowel is 66 00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:55,890 very very different. As we've done in 67 00:05:55,890 --> 00:06:02,669 previous videos, I've chosen a long one and a short one so you can 68 00:06:02,669 --> 00:06:09,000 really start to notice the different 69 00:06:02,669 --> 00:06:09,000 sounds in English. Let's look at the 70 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:16,979 three sentences: the target sounds in use. These are very useful because you can 71 00:06:16,979 --> 00:06:22,770 practice the sentences over and over 72 00:06:16,979 --> 00:06:22,770 again. Don't just read them once. 73 00:06:22,770 --> 00:06:28,169 When you listen to me say it the 74 00:06:22,770 --> 00:06:28,169 first time, you can hit the rewind button 75 00:06:28,169 --> 00:06:34,319 and listen again and repeat again. Use 76 00:06:28,169 --> 00:06:34,319 these sentences to really start 77 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:40,289 practicing the sound that we are 78 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:40,289 targeting. The first sentence we're 79 00:06:40,289 --> 00:06:45,630 targeting is the /ai/ sound. Repeat after 80 00:06:40,289 --> 00:06:45,630 me 81 00:06:45,630 --> 00:07:01,080 focusing on the vowel sounds. It's windy 82 00:06:45,630 --> 00:07:01,080 so I might try to fly the kite. Sentence 83 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:07,550 two we're targeting the /i/ sound, the very 84 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:07,550 short vowel sound. 85 00:07:07,550 --> 00:07:13,130 Did you give Ricky his birthday gift? 86 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:23,460 OK, and the third one we're doing a 87 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:23,460 mixture. Michael likes riding his bike 88 00:07:23,460 --> 00:07:35,699 with his best friend Phillip. Well 89 00:07:23,460 --> 00:07:35,699 done! As always make sure you look at the 90 00:07:35,700 --> 00:07:44,260 next video to really master the mouth 91 00:07:35,700 --> 00:07:44,260 shapes. Download the PDF and the MP3s. 92 00:07:44,260 --> 00:07:46,920 See you in the next lecture.