F vs V Advanced English Pronunciation Lesson
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm vase face van fan help
let’s talk about it today we’re gonna be
talking about two similar sounds that a
lot of my english learners have
difficulties with it is V and F the vase
has a face the van has a fan oh can you
say those sentences correctly let’s
break it down and first talk about one
sound and then we’ll talk about the
second and then we’ll combine them first
let’s talk about the V sound like my
name Vanessa Vanessa who there’s a lot
of vibration happening here and if you
notice the word vibration starts with a
V so it’s perfect for this sound mmm
we’re gonna be feeling our mouths and
also feeling our throats a little bit
here to help you know if you’re saying
the word correctly let’s start with a
basic word which is vase this is a
pretty dangerous vase because inside is
a cactus my cats have tried to play with
this but I think they’re smart enough to
know that they shouldn’t play with it
too much
so this vase starts with a V let’s say a
quick sentence using vase together I
want you to put your hand here on your
bottom lip and feel that vibration
exercise this overemphasize this
exaggerate it is this pronunciation
practice let’s do it we can say it’s a
vase it’s a vase I have a van
you should feel a lot of vibrations
happening here vase van Vanessa
what about this challenge sentence using
all of those sounds
lots of V sounds let’s practice this in
the beginning of this word middle of a
word end of a word let’s try it our
sentence is the server was viewing the
van live on T V ooh great sentence we’ve
got a lot of words using V sounds I want
you to imitate my sentence and also use
your hand to see if you’re using the V
correctly the server server was viewing
the van live on TV
notice that my lips are not coming
together but they’re not making a B
sound T V we’re not talking about buses
and bees and beautiful things we’re
talking about mmm
van TV what about the F sound well
there’s some good news and bad news
the good news is it’s gonna be the same
position for your mouth but don’t be
tricked even though your mouth and your
teeth are in the same position there’s
not gonna be any vibrations you’re not
gonna be using your voice instead we’re
just gonna be using air let’s practice a
quick sentence using I want you to feel
the air coming out of your mouth even
use a piece of paper to see if that
paper is moving if you’re correctly
using air face fan let’s try a sample
sentence using a lot of f-words we’re
gonna say the surfer had a few fans in
his life who the paper is slightly
moving
because we’re using air the surfer had a
few fans in his life ooh
did you notice I was kind of
exaggerating the F sound just to make it
easier to practice and also so that you
can exercise those muscles because often
when you’re exercising you’re using more
weight than is necessary baseball
players do this a lot before they go to
hit the ball they practice with a
heavier bat or maybe two bats and that’s
training their muscles so that when they
hit with only one bat it’s a lot easier
they’re ready for it so that’s what
we’re doing we’re exaggerating to
prepare those muscles okay now I’m gonna
give you two challenge sentences I want
you to write them down or write them in
the comments and guess am I using an F
letter or am i using a V letter in these
words these sentences can make sense
with either word so it’s gonna be a good
challenge
take a moment write it down write it in
the comments and then at the end I’ll
give you the correct answer
the first challenge sentence is you can
use my fan you can use my fan you can
use my fan ooh did I use a word that
starts with an F did I use a word that
starts with a V write it down the second
sentence is I’m a server I serve for a
living I’m a server I serve for a living
what do you think is this episode is it
V write it down and I’ll tell you the
correct answer in just a moment all
right you got it
take a moment number one I’ll write the
correct answer here you can use my fan
you can use my fan the second sentence
I’m a server I serve for a living did
you get them correct I hope so if not
don’t worry go back over
this video and practice listen carefully
watch my mouth and imitate it yourself
let us know in the comments below did
you get it correct is this sound
challenging for you thanks so much for
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