nd of this entry, so be patient if you can't work it out. The actions are to help young learners remember the sounds that letters represent. In Japan, most kids can recite their ABCs from the famous song played whenever children learn English. But just because you know the name of letters, doesn't mean you know how to pronounce them when you see them written down, especially as English spelling does not make much sense. So, can you work out what sound I am miming? Give up? It's the vowels found in "maid" and "paid". The mime is of someone who can't hear saying "Eh? Eh?" - the sound of "ai". Thanks to shutterbug May Arai who took this photo while the lesson was in full swing.
Wednesday 12 December 2007
42 sounds of English
Now here's a question for you - which of the 42 different sounds of English am I demonstrating to two attentive students? I'll give you the answer at the end of this entry, so be patient if you can't work it out. The actions are to help young learners remember the sounds that letters represent. In Japan, most kids can recite their ABCs from the famous song played whenever children learn English. But just because you know the name of letters, doesn't mean you know how to pronounce them when you see them written down, especially as English spelling does not make much sense. So, can you work out what sound I am miming? Give up? It's the vowels found in "maid" and "paid". The mime is of someone who can't hear saying "Eh? Eh?" - the sound of "ai". Thanks to shutterbug May Arai who took this photo while the lesson was in full swing.
nd of this entry, so be patient if you can't work it out. The actions are to help young learners remember the sounds that letters represent. In Japan, most kids can recite their ABCs from the famous song played whenever children learn English. But just because you know the name of letters, doesn't mean you know how to pronounce them when you see them written down, especially as English spelling does not make much sense. So, can you work out what sound I am miming? Give up? It's the vowels found in "maid" and "paid". The mime is of someone who can't hear saying "Eh? Eh?" - the sound of "ai". Thanks to shutterbug May Arai who took this photo while the lesson was in full swing.
