Lesson 8 The /b/ & /v/ Sounds The /p/ & /f/ Sounds
Lesson 9 The /v/ & /w/ Sounds
Lesson 10 Rhythm
Measure Your Progress
Lesson 11 The /s/ & /ʃ/ Sounds
Lesson 12 The /ʧ/ & /ʃ/ Sounds
Lesson 13 Consonant Clusters
Lesson 14 The /n/ & /ŋ/ Sounds
Lesson 15 Creating Vowels
Lesson 16 The /iː/ & /ɪ/ Sounds
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/b/ vs /v/ Comparison /p/ vs /f/ Comparison
166 /v/ vs /w/ Comparison 309 Rhythm You may notmake a difference between bet and vet, or pace and face. You may not make a difference between vine and wine. Work on being more sustained and direct. Re-record yourself reading “A Perfect Match”. Can you notice improvements? 158 /s/ vs /ʃ/ Comparison 160 /ʧ/ vs /ʃ/ Comparison 120 Consonant Clusters 176 /n/ vs /ŋ/ Comparison You may not make a difference between see and she. You may not make a difference between chore and shore. You may find it challenging to pronounce multiple consonants together.
You may not make a difference between ban and bang in English. If a word ends in a nasal consonant (like /n/) in Japanese, the vowel before may be heavily nasalised (i.e. lots of air will go through the nose). This doesn’t happen as much in English.
TR J 180 Creating Vowels 248 FLEECE /iː/ vowel vs KIT /ɪ/ vowel Understand how you create vowel sounds. You may not make a difference between sheep (FLEECE) and ship (KIT).
