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[waggo]

Ive got a couple of adult students who are having real trouble with forming these two words...any tips

[tommynomad]

Yup.

Exaggerate the opening of your mouth with "walk."

For "work," explain to them that the nearest Korean sound is their letter "��," and that their molars should be close together when they say it.

W��rks like a charm for me.

[Grotto]

open your mouth wide for walk..emphasize the waaaa


fishhook your mouth for work

sort of a sneer type movement

[waggo]

Excellent replies....How do i fish hook my mouth!?

[waggo]

..and what part 'walk' do you open your mouth for?

[manlyboy]

Bringing a small mirror to class so they can practice positioning their lips correctly works well at times.

[Grotto]

a fishhook is where you stick your finger in your mouth...crook it and pull. for me it works best on the left side of my mouth

[Wangja]

Perhaps try the words with a British accent: the diference is more marked.

[Thunndarr]

I just spell it on the board phonetically without the L. Something like wock or some such. They don't seem to have much problem with it once they get it through their heads that the L really is silent.

[wylde]

warrk

werrk


they have heaps of trouble


also try cost and coast

[john]

Walk = w-aw-k = w-awk = wawk

Work = w-ir-k = w-irk = wirk

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