The next two sounds are these two vowel
sounds:
// as in 'boy' and /a/ as in 'cow' So these two vowel sounds are both two vowels
squeezed together. As we've seen before,
when we make these sounds the shape of
our lips and mouth changes in the middle
of the sound. So the first sound
// // as in 'boy' look at the shape of my mouth and notice how it changes // //
It starts round and it finishes slightly
wide.
// // Can you see that? Boy. The second vowel, on the other hand, starts like this
/a/ /a/ /a/ So it starts quite wide and it finishes
round. /a/ /a/
cow cow. So it finishes with the lips
rounded. The first one, boy, the second
one, cow. Now, let's look at the target
sound practice for the first vowel // // Remember // starts rounded and
finishes slightly wide on the mouth //
So listen and repeat each word after me.
Boy. Enjoy. Annoy. Boiling.
Royal. Noisy. Employer. Appointment. Coins.
OK, very well done. That was the first
vowel sound. Now the second one /a/ /a/
This sounds just like when we hurt
ourselves, we say, "Ow!" It's exactly the
same sound /a/
For example, "Ow! I hurt my knee." Or,
"Ow! You banged my finger." /a/
as in cow. So notice the shape again. /a/
Starts wide and finishes rounded. /a/
Let's look at the target sound practice
words for this sound. Listen and repeat
each word after me. Now. South. Round. Town.
Pronounce. Shout. Houses. Brown. Mountains.
OK, fantastic. The shape of the mouth
is important with these two vowel sounds.
Remember in the next video you can see a close-up of my mouth making the sounds.
So if they are a little difficult don't
worry.
Move on to the next video once you
finish this and notice the shape of the
mouth. Look very closely and start to
mimic how I shape my mouth when I
produce these sounds. Let's look at the minimal pairs. This
will make the two sounds a lot clearer
for you. On the left we have the words
containing // and on the right we have
the words containing /a/
So listen to each pair and repeat them
after me. Boy, bow. Coy, cow. Lloyd,
loud. Roy, row. Boils, bowels. Oil, owl. OK, well done, fantastic. Finally let's look
at the target sound in use. Remember, use these sentences to really start to
practice the sound in use. It's good to
read the word list and listen to the
word list but when you have the sound in
use, it's a lot more natural. You can
speak at a natural speed and you can
combine it with other sounds as well. So
use these sentences for practicing the
target sounds. Sentence one we're
focusing on the // sound. Listen and
repeat. The boy lost his toys and got
very annoyed. Sentence two we're focusing on the /a/ sound. These brown cows make
really loud sounds.
And sentence three is a mix of the
two target sounds. Roy found some old
round coins while we were walking down
the mountain. OK, fantastic, well done.
As always, download the extra resources. Take your time when mastering the target sounds.
Always notice the spelling, as I've said before. This is very very important.
I'll see you in the next lecture.