Good work today to Mayu, Ms Oka and Mr Yun Su.
They all presented on will.
We started talking about the pronunciation of will and how it can be confused with other sounds.
We looked at how two different kinds of Ls are pronounced physically. It's not that hard. Touch your two big front teeth for the front L. That L will work all the time for your L.
BUT we native speakers sometimes have a different L: the DARK L. You might hear it at the end of 'little'. That is the L which is confusing for Koreans and Japanese speakers.
That's it.
Produce the front L but accept the back L (also known as the DARK L)
Homework:
Watch this video and count the Ls.
*Extra points does she favour the front L or back L?
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.html
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This video (below) is not your homework but it could be if you get bored with Kathryn Schulz
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.html
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is crazy to count L's of this video; after 9 minutes had 215 words with L..., is a very interesting video where you get to draw the conclusion that human error is not resolved by blame, you have to looking for solutions. Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise about a topic so central to our lives that we almost never even think about it.
We shouldn’t fear of the error, Kathy's says; rather, we should embrace it because it’s our capacity for making mistakes that makes us who we are...
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