早口言葉(tongue twisters)は、発音の課題に取り組む最適な方法です。このレッスンでは、早口言葉を選んだり作ったりする方法を学び、早口言葉を正しく使用して飛躍的に上達する方法を学びます。
Do you know any tongue twisters in your native language? Tell your teacher. What about in English?
We want to get them to reel off a tongue twister at breakneck speed. See how they go with the English one.
Examples:
- Red lorry, yellow lorry.
- He threw three free throws.
- Six Czech cricket critics.
What are the sounds in English you need to improve? Tell your teacher.
Make a note of the difficult sounds. We will re-visit them in the practice.
Your student should have a really, really good understanding of what sounds they struggle with. This was covered in the first few lessons of the course (in particular Mastering Pronunciation 4 Problems with vowels & Mastering Pronunciation 5 Problems with consonants. Build a list with them. You will use this as the basis for the language section.
If they cannot answer this, then they are not following the mastery course as designed and they will fail. Give them an extremely hard time for being lazy and making excuses! Make them go back to Lessons 3 & 4 and review their weaknesses for homework.
Let's learn how to use tongue twisters correctly.
Pick one
- Choose a random tongue twister from this list of 75 tongue twisters or one you already know.
- Say it out loud for your teacher.
- Listen to your teacher say it & repeat it back.
Invent one
Your teacher will now help you make up your own tongue twister.
The point: in your native language a tongue twister is a feat of dexterity and speed. Not so if you are building up muscle memory, smoothness and correct speaking. SLOW. RIGHT. DOWN. This is the motto of the lesson:
More info and detail in the detailed notes below (click to expand).
Go back to the list from the warm up of consonants, consonant clusters and vowel sounds you have trouble with.
Make up or find a three- or four-word tongue twister for your most challenging sounds. Practice them a few times with your teacher. Remember to be slow and smooth.
HOMEWORK
Recall Mastering Pronunciation 4 Problems with vowels and Mastering Pronunciation 5 Problems with consonants and use your list of the consonants, consonant clusters and vowel sounds you have trouble with. Use your list to work through all the sounds and attack the ones you find most difficult. Complete your list of tongue twisters. Make a plan for practicing them.