Today we are going to begin exploring some of the most difficult vowel sounds for non native speakers of English.

Let's review the IT and E sounds, which we have explored in previous videos.

If you haven't seen those videos yet, you might want to watch them first.

The difference between E and E is important because mixing up the two vowel sounds can cause confusion or embarrassment.

It is almost always spelled with the letter I, as in dig while E is more commonly spelled with two letters e or E A like feet or dream.

Remember, you should relax your lips and tongue for the it sound.

Your lips should be tense for the e sound.

Let's practice for this exercise.

You will need a mobile phone computer or some other way to record your voice.

I want you to pause the video when you see the text and then record yourself reading the text.

Then compare your recording toe.

My voice.

Pay special attention to the E, and it sounds.

Is he still feeling sick?

No, but he is feeling really weak.

Is the if vowel sound really difficult?

No.

If you practice using it, the sound becomes unbelievably easy.

That's all for today.