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[chaz47]

anyone have any tips and tricks for the "Z" sound, i have a couple students that seem incapable of getting it...

thanks
chaz

[ddeubel]

I bring in the electric shaver and we take turns shaving with the power off
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Works like a charm.

DD

every kid wants to be able to shave...

[deessell]

Z is Zebra

S is snake

Then exaggerate the sounds.

[joe_doufu]

yeah, S is for a snake that says "ssssssssssssssssssssss....." (tongue "fthoop" tongue "fthoop")

Z i don't know but I make the sound long enough that they can hear it "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoo" "zzzzzzzzzebra" and so on. "Zipper" is probably the best pnemonic device as it makes a vaguely Z-like noise.

[Ekuboko]

Have them make the /s/ sound, holding two fingers to their throat.
Then have them make the same sound, but voiced, i.e. /z/ -- they should feel vibration through their fingers at their throat.

Have them alternate between /s/ and /z/, so that they feel how the position of their lips, tongue and teeth do not change - just that you add voice for one sound and not the other. Then practice with whole words (remember to do start as well as middle/ending sounds, e.g. not only zebra and zing; but organization; crazy too.) You could make up fun tongue twister-type sentences with these sounds as well to challenge them and keep it fun.

[joe_doufu]

With the middle/ending "s" examples, make sure you use ones that are actually pronounced as "s". The ones in "loser", "phase", and "keys" are pronouced as "z".

[n3ptne]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzah
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzah
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzah
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzah
ZEE
ZEE
ZEE
ZEE

repeat, works like a charm... my hardest sound is TH... gotta stick my tongue out and say, with it out "uu put ya tung ona top of ur mouf and go" THHHHHA.... THHHHHHA...

[Hater Depot]

I was once told to ask them what sound a bee makes.

That one crashed and burned pretty fast.

[andrew]

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[schwa]

Yeh, j for z.

Easy fix though. Korean kids have no trouble with terminal z just initial z. Have them go buzzz--zoo & buzzz--zipper a few times. They get it.

[Qinella]

[Ekuboko]

[Chonbuk]

I also get them to put their fingers on my/their throats to feel for the sound.

I go around and touch their throats also for the ones that are struggling.

It works like a charm.

One of the problems is that they do zzzz, and than stop and make a 'j' sound.....

tell them to continue with the zzzz buzz.


Th- are by far the hardest- I have them out stick their tongues out likes snakes....


Koreans will do it much easier than Arabic and Indian students.....


I think the giggle is the best part of teaching Pronunciation.


Also, anybody try to use the Do, Re, Mi scale....

I have had success with it, but my singing voice sucks.


hmm-


Chonbuk

[Pangit]

[Qinella]