30-4-21 prepositions / word order

Today's lesson - 30th April
Mouth exercises - opening the mouth for some vowel sounds
Brain exercises- using prepositions (voorzetsels) / recap word order
Extra: useful words when teaching exercises

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Today's lesson - 30th April
Mouth exercises - opening the mouth for some vowel sounds
Brain exercises- using prepositions (voorzetsels) / recap word order
Extra: useful words when teaching exercises

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Pronouncing vowel sounds
Sounds are produced slightly differently in different languages. 
The sounds can differ in the following ways:
  • The length of the sound
  • Where in the mouth the sound is produced
  • How the mouth moves during the sound production
During this lesson we will focus on some vowel sounds: ee, a, u

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ee sound
"ee" is a long sound in English. Focus on lengthening the sound.
When saying "ee" the mouth pulls back (a smile). Try to exaggerate this.

example words:
knees, feet, three, seat, teeth, sleep, queen, meat, meeting, 
Keep smiling while you say these words!

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a sound
Compared to Dutch, the mouth must open 
wider when saying the "a" sound. (The jaw 
drops, as if you're yawning)
Some of theses words have a similar word in Dutch, which 
is pronounced with a more closed mouth!

Example words:
Cat, back, bad, ankle, man, ran, camera, fan, 
Keep dropping your jaw while you say these words!


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u sound
For the u sound, the mouth movement is very similar to that of the "ee" sound: the corners of the mouth move into a horizontal smile. (to compare: the Dutch "u" tends to make a small round movement with the lips).
The sound is not very long.

example words:
Hut, nut, but, shut, tummy, mummy, cut, luck, mud, cup, 
Keep smiling while you say these words!

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Mixing the sounds!
Knees up!
Three ankles 
Sit with your back against the tree
And your tummy
The cat is in the cup
Rub your back and feet
Breath through the mouth


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Today's brain exercises
A recap of word order
Using prepositions (voorzetsels) during your instructions

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Recap word order
what can you remember about word order?

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Place "always", "usually" or "never" in the following sentences:
My clients are women
I teach Pilates on Tuesday morning.
He can go to Pilates class on Wednesday morning.
I am able to do twenty push-ups.
One should overexert one's body during exercises.
You must listen to your body. 
They go to class together.

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Recap word order (first lesson)
Talking about how often something happens (1)

Examples of words to describe how often something happens: 
Always, usually, sometimes, often, never......

These words have to be placed before the verb:
Inna always teaches a class on Tuesday at 9am


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Recap word order (first lesson)
Talking about how often something happens (2)
We must use always / never AFTER the following verbs:
to be / can / could / may/ might / would / should
eg Jane is never late for class
You should always be aware of your breathing technique

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Add a time and place to these sentences
I took a refresher course
I plan to move to a bigger studio
I became a Pilates teacher



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Prepositions
We will take a look at a few pictures with prepositions and talk about which ones you use while teaching Pilates, and how you can use them properly.

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Prepostions of place

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A list of handy words for instructing exercises

To turn (one's palms upwards)
To breath in (through your nose)
To breath out (through your mouth)
To tense (your muscles)
To relax (your muscles)
To push into (the floor)


To raise (an arm or your hips)
To lift up
To pull (one's knees towards your chest)
To look forward
To look down
To slide
To arch (one's back)
To pull in (one's tummy)
To tuck in (one's pelvis)
To tilt (one's pelvis)
To pull up (one's crown towards..)



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