1 00:00:00,170 --> 00:00:08,010 Here are the next two consonant sounds 2 00:00:00,170 --> 00:00:08,010 we're going to target: /g/ as in 'gate' 3 00:00:08,010 --> 00:00:21,539 and /k/ as in 'Kate'. One of these sounds is voiced and one of them is unvoiced, as 4 00:00:21,539 --> 00:00:28,460 we've seen many times before in the 5 00:00:21,539 --> 00:00:28,460 previous lectures. The unvoiced sound is 6 00:00:28,460 --> 00:00:43,280 /K/ and the voiced one is /G/. So /k/ as in Kate is unvoiced, /g/ as in gate is voiced. 7 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:49,730 How do we produce this sound in 8 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:49,730 English? What part of the mouth do we use? 9 00:00:49,730 --> 00:00:57,090 Well we use the back of our tongue. 10 00:00:49,730 --> 00:00:57,090 Actually way way back. What we do is 11 00:00:57,090 --> 00:01:05,280 we push the back of our tongue up, we 12 00:00:57,090 --> 00:01:05,280 block the air and then we release. We 13 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:11,040 push the tongue down to produce the 14 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:11,040 sound. So when you're making these 15 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:18,720 sounds in English, when you're practicing 16 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:18,720 your pronunciation, be aware of the parts 17 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:24,210 of the mouth you're using. This will 18 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:24,210 raise your awareness and help you to 19 00:01:24,210 --> 00:01:32,310 master each sound. When you're 20 00:01:24,210 --> 00:01:32,310 producing /g/ and /k/ feel the part of 21 00:01:32,310 --> 00:01:39,390 the mouth you're using. You're using the 22 00:01:32,310 --> 00:01:39,390 back of your tongue. /g/ as in gate. 23 00:01:39,390 --> 00:01:49,409 And /k/ as in Kate. They're a very 24 00:01:39,390 --> 00:01:49,409 short and forceful sound coming through 25 00:01:49,409 --> 00:01:56,700 from the back of your mouth. Now let's go 26 00:01:49,409 --> 00:01:56,700 to the target sound practice for the 27 00:01:56,700 --> 00:02:06,079 first sound /g/. Listen and repeat. Go. 28 00:02:06,930 --> 00:02:28,800 Girl. Bag. Bigger. Yoghurt. Portugal. League. 29 00:02:29,910 --> 00:02:45,280 Example. Grapes. As you saw the letter 30 00:02:29,910 --> 00:02:45,280 'g' represents the sound /g/ but the 31 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:55,150 letter 'x' can also represent/g/ in the 32 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:55,150 word 'example'. So 'g' is actually in the 33 00:02:55,150 --> 00:03:03,910 letter 'x' when we produce the sound. 34 00:02:55,150 --> 00:03:03,910 Example. Can you hear that? Example. 35 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:13,959 So 'x', in English the letter 'x' represents 36 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:13,959 two sounds. Sometimes it can be a 'k' sound. 37 00:03:13,959 --> 00:03:25,350 For example six S-I-X six. Can you hear that? But sometimes it can be a 'g' sound /g/ 38 00:03:25,350 --> 00:03:33,579 Example. So that's a difference in 39 00:03:25,350 --> 00:03:33,579 the 'x' letter. It can represent different 40 00:03:33,579 --> 00:03:43,150 sounds. Now let's move on to the /k/ pronunciation practice. Here is the 41 00:03:43,150 --> 00:03:56,489 word list. Listen and repeat each one 42 00:03:43,150 --> 00:03:56,489 after me. Car. Coat. 43 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:19,000 Kick. Milk. Comic. Cracker. New York. Six. 44 00:04:19,329 --> 00:04:29,650 Chocolate. Did you notice the spelling? Very often 'c' represents the 45 00:04:29,650 --> 00:04:41,620 /k/ sound, for example car C-A-R car /k/ car. Also, another letter combination is 'ck' 46 00:04:41,620 --> 00:04:51,919 for example K-I-C-K kick/k/ kick. So this 47 00:04:41,620 --> 00:04:51,919 is another letter combination that 48 00:04:51,919 --> 00:04:58,720 represents this sound.Finally, as I 49 00:04:51,919 --> 00:04:58,720 mentioned earlier, the letter 'x' sometimes 50 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:10,840 contains the /k/ sound. In the example six S-I-X six. Can you hear that? 51 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:18,560 Six. So that contains the /k/ sound as 52 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:18,560 well. Now let's move on to the minimal 53 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:27,280 pairs list. On the left we have the /g/ words and on the right we have the /k/ words. 54 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:39,970 Listen to each of the pairs and 55 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:39,970 repeat them after me. Goat, coat. 56 00:05:42,570 --> 00:06:19,390 Girl, curl. Gave, cave. Bag, back. League, 57 00:05:42,570 --> 00:06:19,390 leak. Log, lock. Now the last part. Let's 58 00:06:19,390 --> 00:06:29,190 move on to the target sounds in use, in a 59 00:06:19,390 --> 00:06:29,190 sentence. Sentence one. Have a look. 60 00:06:29,190 --> 00:06:37,260 Focus on the highlighted orange parts 61 00:06:29,190 --> 00:06:37,260 and repeat after me. 62 00:06:37,350 --> 00:06:43,800 Gary gave the girl a gorgeous gold chain. 63 00:06:48,990 --> 00:06:59,200 Sentence two we're looking at the /k/ sound. Remember this is the unvoiced sound. 64 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,810 Can you take Chris to the school next week? 65 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:16,820 OK, fantastic. And sentence number three 66 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:16,820 a combination of the two sounds. 67 00:07:16,820 --> 00:07:29,260 I need cookies, cream, yoghurt, grapes, eggs, sugar and garlic from the supermarket. Thanks! 68 00:07:29,260 --> 00:07:44,449 OK, fantastic. Well done. All the 69 00:07:29,260 --> 00:07:44,449 exercises that we're doing during these 70 00:07:44,449 --> 00:07:51,560 lectures you can go back to again and 71 00:07:44,449 --> 00:07:51,560 again and again to practice and master 72 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:58,400 each sound. Also pause the video. When 73 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:58,400 you're repeating after me, you can pause 74 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:04,520 the video and repeat once or twice, as 75 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:04,520 many times as you like and then hit the 76 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:10,190 play button again so that you can resume 77 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:10,190 the lesson. See you in the next 78 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:13,090 lecture.