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  • Hello people.

  • This is Fanny.

  • Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

  • Now learning pronunciation is very important if you want to improve your English skills.

  • So this is a very important video to watch.

  • In this video we will focus on two English vowel sounds:

  • /I/ and /i:/

  • Now I know they sound very similar, but they are different.

  • And they are two very important vowel sounds in English.

  • So let's start with our two example words:

  • sit

  • Now listen to how I pronounce this word.

  • sit

  • Can you hear the /I/ sound?

  • sit

  • Now listen to another word:

  • seat

  • Can you hear the pronunciation?

  • seat

  • /i:/

  • sound.

  • seat

  • sit

  • seat

  • I know it can be difficult at first.

  • But with a little bit of practice, I'm sure you will hear them differently.

  • Although they are similar, they are two different vowel sounds.

  • So keep watching and I promise you by the end of this video you'll have improved your

  • hearing and pronunciation of these two vowel sounds.

  • Get ready students.

  • I'm gonna help you make these vowel sounds /I/ and /i:/.

  • I really want you to be able to hear the difference and to pronounce them correctly.

  • It is very important for you to know the IPA spelling.

  • Watch how I move my mouth.

  • And always repeat after me in this video.

  • I know that you can master these vowel sounds.

  • Let's get started.

  • First, let's try to make the sound /I/.

  • So when you pronounce, it your tongue is a little higher in your mouth, closer to the front.

  • /I/

  • Stretch out your lips a little.

  • And it's a short sound.

  • /I/ Repeat after me.

  • /I/ /I/

  • /I/

  • Let's now practice with the word, sit.

  • Repeat after me.

  • sit sit sit

  • Good guys.

  • Let's now practice the second sound, /i:/.

  • So the tongue has the same position.

  • It's a little bit higher, closer to the front.

  • But, when you say /i:/, you stretch out your lips a little more.

  • And it's a long sound.

  • /i:/

  • Your lips should feel a little tighter, too.

  • /i:/

  • Repeat after me.

  • /i:/

  • /i:/

  • /i:/

  • Let's practice with the word, seat.

  • Repeat after me.

  • seat seat

  • seat

  • Good guys.

  • So we're going to use minimal pairs.

  • They're words with very similar sounds, but the actual vowel sounds are different.

  • And they're a very good way to practice these vowel sounds.

  • So let's now practice together.

  • First, just the sounds.

  • Watch my mouth.

  • And repeat after me.

  • /I/ /I/

  • /I/ /i:/

  • /i:/

  • /i:/

  • /I/ /i:/

  • /I/ /i:/

  • /I/ /i:/

  • Can you see my mouth?

  • Okay let's now practice with the words.

  • sit sit sit

  • seat seat seat

  • sit seat sit seat sit seat

  • Good job guys.

  • Okay guys let's now move on to minimal pairs.

  • I have a few for you.

  • I'm gonna read them to you.

  • I want you to be very careful.

  • Look at my mouth - how it moves.

  • And repeat after me.

  • Let's get started.

  • bid bead

  • bin been

  • bit beat

  • bitch beach

  • biz bees

  • blip bleep

  • chick cheek

  • chip cheap

  • chit cheat

  • did deed

  • dip deep

  • fill feel

  • fist feast

  • fit feet

  • fizz fees

  • gin gene

  • grid greed

  • grin green

  • hid heed

  • hill he'll

  • hip heap

  • his he's

  • hit heat

  • ill eel

  • is ease

  • it eat

  • itch each

  • kid keyed

  • kip keep

  • knit neat

  • lick leak

  • lip leap

  • mill meal

  • mitt meet

  • pick peek

  • pill peel

  • pip peep

  • piss peace

  • pit peat

  • pitch peach

  • risen reason

  • slick sleek

  • slip sleep

  • slit sleet

  • shin sheen

  • sick seek

  • sill seal

  • sim seem

  • sin seen

  • sip seep

  • skid skied

  • skim scheme

  • skit skeet

  • still steel

  • till teal

  • tin teen

  • wit wheat

  • Let's practice further.

  • I'm now going to show you some words and I want you to read them with the proper

  • English vowel sound.

  • /I/ or /i:/

  • Let's get started.

  • Let's start with the first word.

  • Now what's the pronunciation of this word?

  • Is it sit or is it seat?

  • Of course it is sit.

  • Next word.

  • Is it chick or is it cheek?

  • It's chick.

  • Next word.

  • fill or feel?

  • fill Next word.

  • his or he's?

  • Of course his.

  • chin or cheat?

  • Its cheat.

  • Is it pip or is it peep?

  • Of course people it's pip.

  • Next word.

  • bitch or beach?

  • It's beach.

  • Then we have sit or seat.

  • Which one is it?

  • It's seat.

  • his oh he's?

  • It's he's.

  • And finally, is it hill or heel?

  • It's heel.

  • Great guys.

  • Let's continue on.

  • Okay guys, let's now move on to sentences.

  • I have a few sentences for you with different /I/ and /i:/ sounds.

  • So pay attention and repeat after me.

  • The first sentence is: Pick a seat and sit without making a peep.

  • The second sentence: Don't peel a peach or eat its pit.

  • And finally.

  • I feel sick and ill after eating the big meal.

  • Excellent guys.

  • Let's move on.

  • Great job guys.

  • I know you now have a better understanding of the difference between the English vowel

  • sounds /I/ and /i:/.

  • It's difficult.

  • It takes time and practice to master, but you can do it.

  • So keep practicing and make sure to watch my other pronunciation videos

  • very important if you want to improve your English skills.

  • See you next time.

  • Thank you so much guys for watching my video.

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  • Bye

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