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0:03Welcome to this English pronunciation video.
0:07we are going to focus
0:09on two very important consonant sounds.
0:13The sounds /s/ and /ʃ/.
0:17Now, I know they may sound similar to you.
0:20But they are actually quite different
0:22and they are very important in English.
0:26So I want you to hear the difference
0:28and to be able to pronounce them correctly.
0:31Let's start with two example words.
0:34The first word would be the word ‘sea’.
0:39Can you hear the ‘s’ sound?
0:43The second word is ‘she’.
0:47Now, the sound is very different.
0:56Can you hear the difference?
0:58Well if you can't hear the difference,
1:00I promise you by the end of this video,
1:04you will be able to hear it
1:06and you will pronounce them correctly.
1:13We are going to learn together
1:15how to make this /s/ and /ʃ/ sounds in English.
1:20Of course it's very important
1:22for you to know the I.P.A spelling - it helps.
1:26Also, you can watch how I move my mouth.
1:29And always repeat after me.
1:32You can do this, guys.
1:33Let's do it together.
1:35Let's practice making the 's' sound in English.
1:42No vibration in your throat.
1:44You don't use your voice.
1:45You're simply going to release some air.
1:49Your mouth should not move.
1:52Your tongue is going to go against your bottom teeth, okay.
1:58And your teeth are actually going to touch each other.
2:01And you're going to release some air.
2:06Please repeat after me. Watch my mouth.
2:21Let's practice with the word ‘see’.
2:38Let's now practice making the /ʃ/ sound in English.
2:47your mouth is going to be rounded.
2:49And it's going to come out.
2:52Your tongue is going to be down, okay.
2:55And your teeth are definitely not going to touch each other,
2:58okay. And you're going to release some air.
3:03Please repeat after me.
3:17Let's practice with the word ‘she’.
3:21Please repeat after me.
3:35Let's now practice with minimal pairs.
3:38These words that sound very very much alike
3:42but the sounds are actually different.
3:46if you really want to hear the difference
3:48between the two sounds.
3:50First, the sounds themselves.
3:53And I want you to watch my mouth,
3:57and to repeat after me.
4:14Please repeat after me.
4:48And let's now practice with our two words.
4:51Please repeat after me.
5:16Time to go through minimal pairs together.
5:19Please watch me, how I move my mouth,
10:03Let's now practice with sentences
10:06containing the consonant sounds.
10:11‘Sue showed her new shoes.’
10:15Please repeat after.
10:18‘Sue showed her new shoes.’
10:26The second sentence is:
10:29‘I've seen the sheen sheet on the seat.’
10:33Please repeat after me.
10:35‘I've seen the sheen sheet on the seat.’
10:50‘She'd said the seed is in the shed.’
10:54Please repeat after me.
10:56‘She'd said the seed is in the shed.’
11:09Let's now move on to listening practice.
11:12I'm now going to show you two words.
11:16I will say one of the two words,
11:19and I want you to listen very carefully
11:22and to tell me if this word is, ‘a)’ or ‘b)’
11:30Let's have a look at our first two words, guys.
11:32Now which one do I say ‘a’, or ‘b’?
11:37Listen very carefully.
11:46Is it ‘a’, or is it ‘b’?
11:56Now what about this one?
12:50It's ‘b’ of course, ‘shale’.
12:57Now, which one do I say?
13:06‘a’ of course, ‘seen’.
13:24Now listen to this one.
13:59Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?
14:10Thank you so much for watching.
14:13these consonant sounds /s/ and /ʃ/ in English.
14:19Of course you need a lot of speaking
14:21and listening practice
14:22to master these sounds.
14:26You also need to train your ear
14:29to hear the difference between these sounds, okay.
14:34Also make sure you watch my other pronunciation videos
14:38if you want to improve your English skills even further.
