Chart of mouth shapes with different letters
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Chart of mouth shapes with different letters
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?
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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!
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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.
ED023218
Title: Audio-Visual Speech Reading; A Manual for Training the Hard-of-Hearing in Voice Communication.
Authors: Kelly, J.C.
ED023218
Title: Audio-Visual Speech Reading; A Manual for Training the Hard-of-Hearing in Voice Communication.
Authors: Kelly, J.C.