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Hello, I'm John Russell.
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Let's talk about the vowel sounds.
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A and Air English has more vowel sounds than many other languages.
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Two of these vowel sounds A and M are made in a fairly similar way.
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You have to be careful about thes sounds.
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Using one in place of the other can change the meaning of a word.
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A and A are both front vowels, vowels made with your tongue more toward the front of your mouth.
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But there are important differences between them.
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Your lips should be slightly farther apart for the sound, and your tongue should be slightly higher for the a sound you can think of as a relaxed bowel and a as a little more tense.
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In a previous video, I talked about using a rubber band.
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You can use it for these sounds, too.
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A ah a ah, I'll give you some example Words with a and A try to listen for the difference.
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Get Gate 10 Tame bait that the next step is to practice listening for the sounds.
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Then try making the sounds slowly.
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You might want to keep hold of your rubber band.