1 00:00:00,089 --> 00:00:07,020 These are the next two consonant sounds 2 00:00:00,089 --> 00:00:07,020 we're going to target. /b/ 3 00:00:07,020 --> 00:00:25,350 as in 'buy' and /p/ as in 'pie'. So, one is voiced and the other is unvoiced. Remember how 4 00:00:25,350 --> 00:00:30,990 to distinguish voiced and unvoiced. Put a 5 00:00:25,350 --> 00:00:30,990 hand over your throat and you can feel 6 00:00:30,990 --> 00:00:38,640 the vibration. The first sound /b/ /b/ you can feel the vibration in your 7 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:48,500 throat. The second sound /p/ /p/ no vibration. So the second sound is a very quiet sound. 8 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:59,820 /p/ /p/ as in pie and /b/ the first sound voiced /b/ /b/ buy. Now the second thing that I 9 00:00:59,820 --> 00:01:06,810 really want you to notice is the force 10 00:00:59,820 --> 00:01:06,810 of the sounds. I want you to put your hand 11 00:01:06,810 --> 00:01:16,310 over your mouth and feel the air on your 12 00:01:06,810 --> 00:01:16,310 hand. Let's try the first sound /b/ 13 00:01:16,310 --> 00:01:23,549 /b/ /b/ You can feel a little burst of air 14 00:01:16,310 --> 00:01:23,549 on your hand. Now let's try the second 15 00:01:23,549 --> 00:01:33,930 sound. /p/ /p/ /p/ The burst of air is much much stronger. Even though the sound is 16 00:01:33,930 --> 00:01:42,210 quieter, the burst is much stronger. So this is also a difference between the 17 00:01:42,210 --> 00:01:56,399 two. /b/ is less forceful than /p//p/ Buy pie. /p/ the second sound is much more 18 00:01:56,399 --> 00:02:03,600 forceful. This is because when we have a 19 00:01:56,399 --> 00:02:03,600 voiced sound, for example /b/, our voice 20 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:10,550 actually makes a sound. The vibration is 21 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:10,550 quite loud. But when we have a sound like /p/ 22 00:02:10,550 --> 00:02:16,660 there's no vibration, so we have to actually force more air to 23 00:02:16,660 --> 00:02:23,070 produce some noise, otherwise there would be no noise. That's why unvoiced 24 00:02:23,070 --> 00:02:30,040 sounds are very often more forceful in 25 00:02:23,070 --> 00:02:30,040 the air that we push out. Just keep 26 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:38,140 this in mind when you're producing these 27 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:38,140 sounds. /p/ is much more forceful. Let's move 28 00:02:38,140 --> 00:02:47,470 on now to the target sound practice for 29 00:02:38,140 --> 00:02:47,470 the first sound the voiced /b/ Remember, 30 00:02:47,470 --> 00:02:54,670 as you can see, my lips are closed and 31 00:02:47,470 --> 00:02:54,670 then opened. This is how we make the 32 00:02:54,670 --> 00:03:02,710 sound. First the lips are closed and then 33 00:02:54,670 --> 00:03:02,710 we release the air /b/ /b/ Can you see 34 00:03:02,710 --> 00:03:13,570 that? Exactly the same with the second 35 00:03:02,710 --> 00:03:13,570 sound except it's unvoiced /p/ /p/ as in pie. 36 00:03:13,570 --> 00:03:19,570 We're building up the air in our mouth 37 00:03:13,570 --> 00:03:19,570 and then we're opening the lips to 38 00:03:19,570 --> 00:03:27,300 release the sound. This is how you make 39 00:03:19,570 --> 00:03:27,300 this sound. So the first target sound 40 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:44,760 practice. Listen and repeat after me. 41 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:44,760 Bus. Job. Label. 42 00:03:45,970 --> 00:04:03,600 Double. Rabbit. Blueberry. Bananas. Brother. 43 00:04:04,290 --> 00:04:16,000 Brazil. One thing I want you to 44 00:04:04,290 --> 00:04:16,000 notice with the /b/ sound: when it's at 45 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:23,070 the beginning of a word it's usually 46 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:23,070 more forceful. Let me give you an example. 47 00:04:23,070 --> 00:04:35,050 Bus bus. However when it comes at the end of a word, for example job, you can hear 48 00:04:35,050 --> 00:04:42,420 that it's not as strong. Bus job. So there is a difference between 49 00:04:42,420 --> 00:04:48,490 some sounds when they come at the 50 00:04:42,420 --> 00:04:48,490 beginning of a word and at the end of a 51 00:04:48,490 --> 00:04:54,850 word. It's the same sound but 52 00:04:48,490 --> 00:04:54,850 there's slightly less force at the end 53 00:04:54,850 --> 00:05:02,590 of a word. The same goes for the /p/ sound which you'll see in just one second. 54 00:05:02,590 --> 00:05:07,960 Just keep that in mind. Some sounds in 55 00:05:02,590 --> 00:05:07,960 English have a slight difference when 56 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:13,480 they're at the beginning to when they're 57 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:13,480 at the end. OK, now let's move on to the 58 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:23,290 second target sound practice. This is for 59 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:23,290 the unvoiced /p/ sound. Remember close your 60 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:31,600 lips, build up the air and open your lips 61 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:31,600 to release the sound. Listen and repeat 62 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:41,490 after me. Push. Pen. 63 00:05:42,120 --> 00:06:02,520 Puppy. Help. Lamp. Pepper. Passport. People. 64 00:06:03,090 --> 00:06:12,370 Paris. Again, let me just take your 65 00:06:03,090 --> 00:06:12,370 attention to the sound when it's at the 66 00:06:12,370 --> 00:06:17,440 beginning of a word and at the end of a 67 00:06:12,370 --> 00:06:17,440 word. When it's at the beginning it's 68 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:28,110 more forceful: push push. When it's at the 69 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:28,110 end it's slightly less forceful: help 70 00:06:28,110 --> 00:06:32,350 help. Can you feel the difference? You 71 00:06:28,110 --> 00:06:32,350 repeat after me. 72 00:06:32,350 --> 00:06:42,190 Push help. A little bit different. 73 00:06:32,350 --> 00:06:42,190 Same sound, just slightly less force. 74 00:06:42,190 --> 00:06:49,030 Let's move on to the minimal pairs. This 75 00:06:42,190 --> 00:06:49,030 will help you really distinguish the 76 00:06:49,030 --> 00:06:56,050 difference between the two consonant 77 00:06:49,030 --> 00:06:56,050 sounds, the voiced and the unvoiced. On 78 00:06:56,050 --> 00:07:05,410 the left we have the /b/ sounds and on 79 00:06:56,050 --> 00:07:05,410 the right the /p/ sounds. So listen to each 80 00:07:05,410 --> 00:07:20,340 pair and repeat. Bin, pin. Bear, pear. 81 00:07:22,700 --> 00:07:52,460 Blank, plank. Robe, rope. Cab, cap. Beach, 82 00:07:22,700 --> 00:07:52,460 peach. Excellent. So I hope now you can 83 00:07:52,460 --> 00:07:57,920 feel the difference between the two 84 00:07:52,460 --> 00:07:57,920 sounds when they're at the beginning and 85 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:04,610 at the end of a word, and the difference 86 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:04,610 between the two sounds themselves. Now 87 00:08:04,610 --> 00:08:11,530 the last section, the target sounds in 88 00:08:04,610 --> 00:08:11,530 use. Let's have a look at the sentences. 89 00:08:11,530 --> 00:08:20,090 The first one we're targeting the /b/ 90 00:08:11,530 --> 00:08:20,090 sound, the voiced sound. Again, listen 91 00:08:20,090 --> 00:08:30,280 and repeat after me. Billy bought Albert a book about Britain. 92 00:08:35,380 --> 00:08:47,300 Sentence two we're targeting the unvoiced /p/ sound. Listen and repeat. Philip, please 93 00:08:47,300 --> 00:08:59,350 put the potatoes in the pan. And the 94 00:08:47,300 --> 00:08:59,350 third sentence we have a mix of the two 95 00:08:59,350 --> 00:09:10,220 target sounds. Brian always plays 96 00:08:59,350 --> 00:09:10,220 badminton with Paul. They both hope to 97 00:09:10,220 --> 00:09:18,340 become Olympic champions. 98 00:09:19,940 --> 00:09:23,780 There we go. Two more consonant sounds done. 99 00:09:23,780 --> 00:09:30,420 Of course, don't stop here. Move on to the extra resources, 100 00:09:30,420 --> 00:09:35,500 the extra video I provide for you with a close-up of my mouth, 101 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:42,220 the PDFs, and most importantly, the MP3s. Grab all of those 102 00:09:42,220 --> 00:09:48,620 and start to really master these two English sounds.