TEA Phonetics

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

TEA Workshop

Goals for today:

• We'll learn a little bit about phonetics (the sound of language).
• We'll learn how to make our pronunciations better.
• We'll play some games to test our English skillz!
• We'll have fun! (this is a must!)

Why is pronunciation important?

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What's the problem in the video?

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Accents can be very misleading too. What is the man really talking about?

Which accent do you prefer?

Let's look at some word pairs!

Some words in English are very similar, or literally the same, yet they sound different... Let's see how well you guys will do!

Same, but different..

To hear and to tear... 

Rhyme words

• When do words rhyme?
• Who is this man?
• Why do you think we put him here?

Rhyme words

Have suffixes (endings) that sound or look the same!

What kind of people use rhyme words often?

How does Eminem make those words rhyme?

Hard to pronounce places:

Worcester /ˈwʊstər/

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll /ɬanˌvairˌpʊɬˌɡwɨnˈɡɪɬ/

Milngavie /mʌlˈɡaɪ/

Pflugerville /ˈfluːɡərvɪl/

Loughborough /ˈlʌfbərə/

Edinburgh /ˈɛdɪnbrə/

Yosemite /joʊˈsɛmɪti/

Tongue Twisters

Have you ever heard of a tongue twister?

• Practice them in your group.
• Try to say them as fast as you can.
• Don't slip up! 
• The fastest correct tongue twister can win a sticker :)
• There are multiple twisters, so multiple stickers!