R vs L Advanced English Pronunciation Lesson
hi i’m vanessa from speak English with
vanessa calm bright light what’s the
difference between these two words
let’s talk about it today we’re going to
be talking about the difference between
R and L are you ready to challenge your
pronunciation muscles is it the right
light did he arrive is he alive
let’s see if you can tell the difference
let’s start by talking about one sound
then the next sound and then let’s
combine them together first
let’s start with the L sounds you might
notice that my mouth is open L and my
tongue is between my teeth my teeth are
almost biting my tongue l L light ooh I
want you to practice this sound with me
because it’s a pronunciation lesson it’s
great if I say it but it’s even better
if you’re practicing with me so let’s
say a sentence that includes a lot of L
sounds let’s say at the play she was
alive with light your tongue is coming
out of your mouth here a lot let’s say
it one more time
at the play she was alive with light
make sure that your tongue is coming out
make sure that you’re saying whew let’s
see the R sound and then let’s compare
them to practice the R sound
let’s start by over emphasizing and
exaggerating it imagine that you are an
angry dog you’re gonna sound like earth
this is the R sound your tongue is not
out of your mouth like the L sound it’s
in your mouth and it sounds a little bit
aggressive / wow this is overemphasis
so let’s see it in some normal daily
words that you’re actually going to use
because I imagine in your English
conversations you’re probably not going
or very often this sentence uses 3r
sounds we’re going to overemphasize them
first and then we’ll scale back and save
them a little more normally it is if you
pray we will arrive at the right house
let’s say it one more time and emphasize
if you pray we will arrive at the right
house did your tongue come out of your
mouth at all I hope not
this is the r sound pray arrive right
all right let’s see it fast do you think
you can do it keep that tongue in your
mouth and let’s say our final sin is
here with our if you pray we will arrive
at the right house are you ready to
combine them I think you can do it in
this challenge sentence I’m going to say
it a couple times and I want you to
write it in the comments write it on a
piece of paper write it on your arm on
the wall maybe not I want you to try
your best to test yourself to see if you
can hear the difference between the R
and the L sound and then at the end of
the lesson I’ll give you the correct
answer here’s your challenge test
sentence it is the right mouth was alive
because he liked to play could you say
it correctly can you spell it correctly
I’m going to say it slowly and then I’ll
speed it up the right mouth was alive
because he liked to play whoo you can do
it let’s say it quickly the right mouth
was alive because he liked to play the
right mouth was alive because he likes
to play I think you’ve got it write it
in the comments write it on a piece of
paper
and I’ll write the correct answer here
the right Mouse was alive because he
liked to play I hope that you heard it
correctly and if not no problem go back
and review this lesson and I recommend
shadowing my pronunciation imitating my
mouth imitating these sample sentences
and in the end I know it’s a difficult
sound so continue to repeat it and
practice it you’ve got it thanks so much
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