You should introduce yourself and talk about your interests, the places you like to visit, what you want to do in the future,  etc.

You must show your mouth and face so that I can see how your mouth is moving!

Please, give your pinyin or English name and student number at the beginning of the video and type your name and student number on Padlet when you upload your video. 

Please upload to Padlet by midnight, 1st November

0.10 Three sounds like “free”  Put the tip of your tongue between your teeth for the /th/    Also 2.28 Netherlands

 Efforts   province  immerse    Keep your tongue flatter for the /s/ sound

0.34   touch the ridge behind your teeth with the tip of your tongue for the /l/ before a vowel – family    1.55  English

0.38 - Pho tog ra phy NOT Pho to gra phy

0.44 travelling – make sure your top teeth touch your bottom lip for the /v/- travelling   very

0.51 pronounce the last consonant clearly -   world sounds like “whirl”

2.11 post /pəʊst  NOT  /pɒst

Why I chose the course NOT “Choose the course”

Passionate about NOT “passionate on”

My parents sent me to a kindergarten “NOT bring me”

Puts me ahead of the others NOT “makes me ahead”

A lot of confidence NOT “many confidence”  Also, a lot of music NOT “many music”  Music and confidence are uncountable.

With Australia NOT “ with the Australia”

0.21 enthusiasm Sounds like “enthuasm”  /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/

0.26  passion sounds like “/peɪʃ.ən/”      /ˈpæʃ.ən/

0.46  play sounds close to “pray”  Make sure to touch the ridge behind your teeth with the tip of your tongue for the /l/ before a vowel

0.57  persistent sounds like “perstant”   /pəˈsɪs.tənt/

1.05 antique – don’t put an /a/ sound on the end   /ænˈtiːk/   NOT /ænˈtiːka/

1.25 tranquility sounds like “tranquality”  /træŋˈkwɪl.ə.t̬i/

0.17  Introduce Sounds like “introdu”  make sure you pronounce the last consonant sound clearly /ˌɪn.trəˈdʒuːs/

0.40  TV series SOUNDS Like “TV sceneries”   /ˈsɪə.riːz/

0.53   tasks Sounds like “ Taskiz”

1.12 Through travel Sounds close to “froo travel”   Put the tip of your tongue between your teeth for the /th/

When I was only 17 NOT “when I am only 17”

1.36 Very is close to wery   Make sure make sure your top teeth consistently touch your bottom lip for the /v/

“I am interesting in riding a bike in natural.”. Should be I am interested in riding a bike in nature.

0.26 you say “a great way to proo it”  I think it should be prove it   Make sure make sure your top teeth touch your bottom lip for the /v/

0.45 In particular  - make sure you touch the ridge behind your teeth with the tip of your tongue for the /l/ before a vowel. You are closer to the /r/ sound

0.59 way Sounds like “well” Make your mouth flatter for the /eɪ/ /weɪ/

0.16  items Sounds like “itens” Close your mouth for the /m/   same for dream

1.53 concrete Sounds like “concre”   make sure the last consonant is pronounced clearly.

0.27  child Sounds close to “twild”  The CH sound is produced by placing the tip of the tongue behind the top front teeth and then pushing air out. Your mouth is slightly open.

1.17 horizons     /həˈraɪ.zənz/  NOT /ˈhər.ɪ. zənz /

1.42 whole Sounds like “whO”  Curl your tongue more for the dark /l/ after a vowel.

1.48  Surface Sounds like “service” make your mouth more /u/ shaped.

Interested in Painting NOT “interesting in painting”

0.21 drawing Sounds close to “drewing”   Open your mouth more for the  / ɔː./   /ˈdrɔː.ɪŋ/

0.31   It is not clear what you say here “strong narrative and what?

1.05   Along sounds like “alone”  lower your tongue slightly at the front of your mouth but lifted in the back of your mouth so the /ng/ uses your nasal cavity (nose) Practice these words sing, song, single along beginning

1.42  positive sounds like pOsitive.  

0.25  Think Sounds like “thin” (same 0.44)  Make sure you pronounce the last consonant clearly.

0.30 Mature You say “mAture” The stress is on the second syllable   /məˈtʃʊər

1.12 brilliant sounds like “brillian” Again make sure the last consonant is clear.

1.28 Should be scenery NOT “scene”

0.17 Nineteen Sounds like “ninety” Make your mouth flatter for the long /E/ sound and make sure you pronounce the last consonant /n/ clearly.

0.28 passions Sounds like “pAssions”  the stress is on the second syllable.

0.40  Fondness for photography NOT Fondness of  Also, it is pho/tog/ra/phy NOT pho/to/graph/y  /fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fi/

1.04 lens Sounds like “lines”  make your mouth flatter for the /e/ /lenz/

0.14-16. It is not clear what you are saying here. Please practice and tell me in class

Thank you for listening NOT “thank you for your listening”

Your vowels are generally clear. When we talk about sentence stress and chunking. Pay attention and add them to your speechas you tend to pronounce function and content words fully and with the same stress.

“I born in” SHOULD BE I was born in…

“As a Cantonese” SHOULD BE as a Cantonese/person/boy

0.28  at SOUNDs like “as”  Make the tip of your tongue touch the roof of your mouth for the /t/ sound/    This issue improves as the video progresses, so make sure you consistently make the correct /t/ sound.

0.34 strengthen Sounds like “strensen” Push the tip of your tongue between your teeth for the /th/

2.14   colleagues NOT “colleges” /ˈkɒl.iːɡs/

Also, you tend to pronounce every syllable with the same stress. Try to add the three layers of sentence stress that we are talking about in class.

You tend to pronounce every syllable with the same stress. Try to add the three layers of sentence stress that we are talking about in class. Alsp, focus on chunking when we talk about it as you often pause in incorrect places which affects the fluency of your speech.

0.38  Well sounds close to “whale” Make your mouth a little flatter for the /e/

1.19 individual Sounds like “indivedual”

1.33 capable The stress is on the first syllable NOT second   /ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/

1.36 pressure Sounds like “pleasure” make sure your mouth is round for the /r/ before a vowel.

The lack of contrast, especially between function and content words makes your speech difficult to follow at times.

This did not come true NOT “this was not came true”

Examples include: around – mouth needs to be slightly rounder for the /aʊ/ /əˈraʊnd/

               bit – is close to Beet.

                             Unknown – slightly rounder for the /əʊ/   /ʌnˈnəʊn/

Also, try to add different layers of stress for content and function words.

1.08 calming Sounds close to “coming” Make your mouth a little flatter for the /ɑː/ /kɑːm/

Addicted to something NOT “addicted in”

0.21 “it not gives me” Should be it not only gives me …

0.28  feel Sounds like “fear” Curl your tongue more for the /l/ sound after a vowel.

0.34 energetic You need to pronounce the schwa /ˌen.əˈdʒet.ɪk/

0.38 visit is close to “wisit” Make sure make sure your top teeth touch your bottom lip for the /v/

1.02   waves    breeze   space  - you need to make the long vowel sounds clearer

1.43 I am not sure what you say after “continue” can you tell me in class.

0.21 “Histryoricul”  Should be historical    /hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/  also you say peopul Try to remember the schwa  /ˈpiː.pəl/

1.06 place Sounds close to “prace”  make sure the tip of your tongue touches behind the alveolar ridge for the /l/ before a vowel.

1.32 dream Sounds like “drean” make sure your lips touch fully for the /m/

English name: Victoria

Student number: 20241203497

Hello teacher, the previous video was uploaded incorrectly, please take this as the final one.

0.16  myself Sounds like “myserf” Curl your tongue more for the /l/ after the vowel.

      The same at 0.58

1.28 Spain Sounds close to “Spen” make your mouth a little wider and flatter for the /eɪ/

0.29 sad Sounds close to “sed” open your mouth a little more for the /æ/

0.30 knowledge NOT “knowledge”  Don’t pronounce the final /e/  /ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/

0.55 process Sounds close to “precess” Make your mouth fully round for the /o/

1.05 classical architecture  - classical NOT “classical” Remember the schwa /ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/  architecture Again don’t pronounce the final /e/ and remember the schwa at the end  /ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/

Two sounds close to “chew” make sure the tip of your tongue touches the roof of your mouth for the /t/

0.40 relieve Sounds close to “ relive” make your mouth flatter for the long /E/ sound.

   Familiar with something   NOT “Familiar about”  

1.32 heal Sounds like “hear”  Curl your tongue more for the /l/ after a vowel.

Practice the round vowel sounds, making sure that you open your mouth more to make them clearer.

You need to slow your speech down a little. You can do this by pausing in correct places, especially between sentences. When we talk about chunking in class it will help you with this.

0.06 citizen Keep you tongue flat for the /s/ sound /ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/

0.13 stay Sounds close to “see”  Make sure the tip of your tongue touches the roof of your mouth for the /t/ and your mouth is slightly more open for the /eɪ/

“How to do when I meet obstacles” SHOULD BE What to do when …

Jude, grade, word  make the /d/ clearer and stronger.    Place the tip of your tongue on the ridge behind your upper teeth As you push air out of your mouth, briefly stop it behind your tongue before releasing it. Vibrate your vocal cords as you make the /d/ sound.

Ju Jiaze  20241203510

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Kuang Zhenyuan 20241203486

Li Haolin 20241203487