So you can pronounce them correctly

And you know the difference between the two sounds.

And I'm going to teach you that.

Also guys, if you're serious about pronunciation, it's very important to know about the IPA spelling.

You can also watch how I move my mouth,

and of course always try to repeat after me in this video.

I'm sure you can master these sounds.

So let's do this.

Okay, guys.

Let's now practice producing the sound /b/ in English.

So what you're going to do, the first thing is, that this /b/ sound is voiced.

Which means that you're going to use your voice.

So when you produce the sound,

you are going to feel a vibration in your throat.

And what you're going to do...

is basically push out the air with your lips.

They should touch each other so

/b/

Okay, please repeat the sound after me.

/b/

Let's now practice with the word 'bin'.

Please repeat after me.

'bin'

'bin'

'bin'

Good.

And now let's practice producing the sound /p/ in English.

So /p/

is basically going to be the exact same thing as the /b/ sound,

but it's unvoiced

which means that you are not going to use your voice.

No vibration in the throat.

You're just going to push out the air with your lips.

No sound.

So /p/

Can you repeat after me?

/p/

Let's now practice with the word /pin/.

Repeat after me.

'pin'

Good job.

Ok students, let's now practice with minimal pairs.

Words that sound very similar but the actual sounds are different.

They are very useful to help you hear the difference between the two sounds.

So first let's practice just the sounds.

Okay and I want you to repeat after me.

First the /b/ sound.

/b/

And now the /p/ sound.

Remember unvoiced.

Okay watch my mouth.

Repeat after me.

/p/

Good.

Let's now practice both.

Please repeat after me.

/b/

/p/

/b/

/p/

/b/

/p/

Good.

And let's now take our words.

Please repeat after me.

'bin'

'pin'

'bin'

'pin'

'bin'

'pin'

Excellent, guys. Moving on.

Let's practice producing the /n/ consonant sound in English.

So, what you're going to do is,

there's going to be air coming through your nose,

and you're going to block the air in your mouth

with the tip of your tongue.

So the tip of your tongue should be up there.

Okay watch me.

/n/

Okay, I want you to repeat after me.

/n/

Let's now use the word 'pin'.

Please repeat after me.

pin

pin

pin

Good.

Let's now learn how to produce the /ŋ/ sound in English.

So what you're going to do …

there's still air coming through your nose

and you're also going to block the air in your mouth.

But this time not with the tip of your tongue, but with the back of your tongue.

So this time, it's the back of your tongue that's going to be up there.

Okay, watch me.

/ŋ/

Okay, please repeat after me.

/ŋ/

Let's use the word 'ping'.

Please repeat after me.

ping

ping

ping

Good guys.

Moving on.

Okay we're now going to practice with minimal pairs

- words that sound very similar but the sounds are actually different.

They are very useful for you to hear the difference between the two sounds.

First, let's focus on the sounds themselves.

Please repeat after me.

First, the /n/ sound.

/n/

And now the /ŋ/ sound.

/ŋ/

Let's now do both.

Please repeat after me.

/n/

/ŋ/

/n/

/ŋ/

/n/

/ŋ/

And now, let's practice with our words.

Please repeat after me.

pin

ping

pin

ping

pin

ping

Very good, guys.

First let's learn how to make this 't' /t/ sound. The 't' /t/ sound in English.

It's unvoiced.

So you are not going to use your voice.

You are not going to feel vibration in your throat.

You're just going to push out some air.

And for this, your tongue is going to be forward against your top teeth.

And then you're going to push out some air.

And your tongue is going to go down.

Okay.

/t/

Please try and do it. Repeat after me.

/t/

Let's practice with the word 'tip'.

Please repeat after me.

tip

tip

tip

Good.

Let's now focus on the 'ch' /tʃ/ sound in English.

It's slightly different.

It's also unvoiced.

So no vibration in your throat, ok.

But this time your tongue is going to be up there.

It's not going to move

and you're going to release a lot of air.

So /tʃ/.

Please repeat after me.

/tʃ/

Let's practice with the word 'chip'.

Please repeat after me.

chip

chip

chip

Good.

Let's now practice with minimal pairs.

Words that sound practically the same, but the sounds are actually different.

Very useful for you to hear the difference between the two sounds.

First, let's focus on the sounds themselves.

Please watch my mouth and repeat after me.

First, the 't' /t/ sound.

/t/

Then the 'ch' /tʃ/ sound.

Repeat after me.

/tʃ/

Let's do both.

Please repeat after me.

/t/

/tʃ/

/t/

/tʃ/

/t/

/tʃ/

And finally, let's practice with our words.

Please repeat after me.

tip

chip

tip

chip

tip

chip

Good job, guys. Moving on.

First, let's produce the /f/sound in English.

What you're going to do is -

you're not going to use your voice.

It's a voiceless sound so no vibration in your throat.

You are going to place your teeth against your bottom lip

and you're going to push out some air through your teeth and your bottom lip.

/f/

Okay, please watch my mouth and repeat after me.

/f/

Let's practice with the word 'fan'.

Repeat after me.

fan

fan

fan

Good.

As for the/v/sound,

it's exactly the same as the/f/ sound.

But this time, you are going to use your voice.

It's a voiced sound so you are going to feel some vibration.

Okay

So /v/.

Can you please repeat after me.

/v/

Let's practice with the word 'van'.

Please repeat after me.

van

van

van

Good.

Let's now practice with minimal pairs.

Words that sound very very much alike but the sounds are actually different.

They are very useful if you really want to hear the difference between the two sounds.

First, let's practice producing the sounds themselves.

Please repeat after me.

First, the/f/ sound.

/f/

Now the/v/ sound.

Repeat after me.

/v/

Let's now do both.

Repeat after me, guys.

/f/

/v/

/f/

/v/

/f/

/v/

Let's now take our words.

Repeat after me.

fan

van

fan

van

fan

van

Good, guys.

First, guys, let's practice producing the sound /l/ in English.

So it's a voiced sound.

So again you're going to use your voice.

You're going to feel this vibration in your throat.

And your tongue is going to be forward.

okay. It's going to touch your upper teeth.

So it's /l/.

Okay? Can you repeat after me?

/l/

/l/

/l/

Let's now practice with the word 'light'.

Please repeat after me.

'light'

'light'

'light'

And now let's practice producing the /r/ sound.

It's slightly different.

It's also voiced.

So you're going to feel that vibration.

But your tongue is not going to be forward touching your upper teeth.

This time it's going to be curved.

So it's going to go up there.

Okay.

/r/

Can you please repeat after me?

/r/

/r/

/r/

Let's practice with the word 'right'.

Please repeat after me.

'right'

'right'

'right'

Good.

Okay, students let's now practice with minimal pairs -

words that sound practically the same but the sounds are actually different.

These words are very useful if you really want to hear the difference between the two sounds.

First, let's focus again on the sounds themselves.

And I want you to repeat after me.

First, the /l/ sound.

/l/

/l/

/l/

And now the /r/ sound.

Please repeat after me.

/r/

/r/

/r/

Let's now do both.

Please repeat after me.