1 00:00:00,949 --> 00:00:13,110 Here are the next two vowel sounds we're 2 00:00:00,949 --> 00:00:13,110 going to target: // as in 'pull' and /u/ as 3 00:00:13,110 --> 00:00:24,359 in 'pool'. It's important we target 4 00:00:13,110 --> 00:00:24,359 these two vowels because for some people 5 00:00:24,359 --> 00:00:30,570 they sound very very similar. However, 6 00:00:24,359 --> 00:00:30,570 there are some big differences between 7 00:00:30,570 --> 00:00:39,480 the two sounds. As you might have noticed from the symbols, the second one is long 8 00:00:39,480 --> 00:00:52,829 and the first one is short. So the first one // //. Extremely short // as in pull. Notice 9 00:00:52,829 --> 00:01:00,629 the shape of the lips // // they're 10 00:00:52,829 --> 00:01:00,629 quite rounded. Not very rounded, but quite 11 00:01:00,629 --> 00:01:12,619 rounded // // as in pull. Now the second vowel sound is long much much longer 12 00:01:12,619 --> 00:01:23,880 /u/ /u/ as in pool. The lips are very rounded. 13 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:29,990 /u/ /u/ pool. Can you see that? So that's the difference between the two. The first one, 14 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:36,630 slightly rounded lips, the second one 15 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:36,630 very rounded lips. And the first one is 16 00:01:36,630 --> 00:01:45,270 very short the second one long. // and 17 00:01:36,630 --> 00:01:45,270 /u/. So that's the difference between 18 00:01:45,270 --> 00:01:53,670 these two vowel sounds. Now let's jump to the target sound practice for the first 19 00:01:53,670 --> 00:02:03,060 vowel //. Notice the spelling and 20 00:01:53,670 --> 00:02:03,060 let's focus on the highlighted orange 21 00:02:03,060 --> 00:02:11,430 part so you can really master this sound. 22 00:02:03,060 --> 00:02:11,430 Listen to each word and repeat. 23 00:02:11,430 --> 00:02:34,340 Full. Good. Foot. Would. Pushed. Book. Could. 24 00:02:34,579 --> 00:02:49,319 Bush. Wolf. OK, fantastic. Now let's move 25 00:02:34,579 --> 00:02:49,319 on to the second list of target sound 26 00:02:49,319 --> 00:02:56,450 practice words. The second vowel, remember, is long /u/ 27 00:02:56,450 --> 00:03:03,920 Notice the shape of the lips /u/. Very 28 00:02:56,450 --> 00:03:03,920 very rounded. So make sure you have nice 29 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:10,680 rounded lips when you pronounce these 30 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:10,680 words. Let's start. 31 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:26,180 Repeat after me. Pool. Cool. School. Chew. 32 00:03:26,329 --> 00:03:43,129 Blue. Soup. Afternoon. Student. Computer. 33 00:03:43,519 --> 00:03:49,169 Very well done. Now this is important part: the minimal 34 00:03:49,169 --> 00:03:55,709 pairs. As I said before, many people find 35 00:03:49,169 --> 00:03:55,709 it a little difficult to distinguish 36 00:03:55,709 --> 00:04:03,299 between these two sounds. The minimal 37 00:03:55,709 --> 00:04:03,299 pairs should clear up any confusion for 38 00:04:03,299 --> 00:04:09,540 you. The minimal pairs, as I mentioned 39 00:04:03,299 --> 00:04:09,540 before, are exactly the same sounds 40 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:17,639 except for one sound: the two target 41 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:17,639 sounds that we are targeting. So on the 42 00:04:17,639 --> 00:04:24,810 left we have words containing the // sound, the very short vowel sound. 43 00:04:24,810 --> 00:04:31,500 And on the right we have the words 44 00:04:24,810 --> 00:04:31,500 containing the /u/ sound, the long vowel 45 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:36,840 sound. Listen to each pair and repeat 46 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:36,840 after me 47 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:46,639 focusing on the target sounds. Full, fool. 48 00:04:47,930 --> 00:05:18,240 Look, Luke. Could, cooed. Would, wooed. Hood, who'd. Pull, pool. I hope that's 49 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:25,280 cleared up any confusion that you might 50 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:25,280 have had between the two target sounds. 51 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:33,500 Don't forget, this lesson is just to get your awareness up of these sounds. 52 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:40,240 To really start to master the sounds, use the extra resources that I give to you. 53 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:47,480 This is all part of the package to help you master the British English pronunciation. 54 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:52,340 The PDFs, the MP3s, they're all helpful. 55 00:05:52,340 --> 00:05:59,160 Now let's look at the last part of this 56 00:05:52,340 --> 00:05:59,160 lecture: the target sounds in use. 57 00:05:59,260 --> 00:06:08,100 Sentence number one we're looking at the // sound, the very short vowel sound. 58 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:20,760 Listen and repeat. Could you please put 59 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:20,760 the books back? Now sentence two 60 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:32,500 we're looking at the /u/ sound. Students 61 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:32,500 can use the computers for two hours. 62 00:06:33,380 --> 00:06:43,580 Very good. Now the last sentence we have a mix of the two target sounds. Luke, let's play 63 00:06:43,580 --> 00:06:52,280 computer games at noon, then later cook 64 00:06:43,580 --> 00:06:52,280 some good food. 65 00:06:54,540 --> 00:07:00,020 OK, fantastic. See you in the next 66 00:06:54,540 --> 00:07:00,020 lecture.