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Chart of mouth shapes with different letters
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:48 pm
by rubysez
I have a high beginning student from Mexico who understands English quite well but has great difficulty forming the words. He can't seem to produce the sounds with his mouth and lips. I thought that if I could find pictures of what the lips look like when forming different letters it might help. I have used a mirror with him so he can imitate the way I produce the "b" vs. "v" sounds, but I think he needs something to take with him. Has anyone heard of such a chart?
B grande o V chica
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:19 pm
by Gabbo
You should get him to pronounce 'f' and to use his voice when he makes the sound instead of blowing it. I taught in Mexico for some time and it always worked for me. For more information look at the phonetics lesson on my page
www.englishevolve.co.uk and suerte!
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:35 pm
by Sally Olsen
It is called Visual Speech and you can get materials from the Alexander Graham Bell Foundation. Of course, they cost money. I couldn't find anything free on the Internet but there is a manual on ERIC if you are a member.
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Title: Audio-Visual Speech Reading; A Manual for Training the Hard-of-Hearing in Voice Communication.
Authors: Kelly, J.C.