Hello and welcome, to Go Global with Michael Roberts in this video we're going to be
looking at the short English vowel sound /ɪ//ɪ/-/ɪ/.Okay it's a short vowel sound my
mouth is almost closed, not quite almost/ɪ/-/ɪ/-/ɪ/. The front of my tongue is rounded like
this towards the front of my mouth /ɪ/-/ɪ/-/ɪ/ and as you can see from my lips /ɪ//ɪ/-/ɪ/,
my lips are unrounded they're not rounded they're unrounded /ɪ//ɪ/-/ɪ/. Okay if you compare this to the long vowel sound:
/iː/-/iː/ you can hear how that is a long sound. Okay, my mouth is even more shut.
This is a short vowel sound it's just one: /ɪ/-/ɪ/- /ɪ/. My mouth is slightly more open: /ɪ/- /ɪ/.
Okay, now let's put that sound into some words. So word one is: 'bit', 'bit', 'bit', 'bit', start by saying 'it' okay.
'it', 'it', 'it', 'it'. /ɪ/-/ɪ/. 'It'. Then add the letter in front: 'bit', 'bit', 'bit'.
Word two: 'hit', 'hit', 'hit', 'hit', 'hit', 'hit'.
Word three: 'sit', 'sit', 'sit', 'sit', 'sit'.
Another word for longer: 'villain', 'villain', 'villain', 'villain'. Okay, start by saying: 'illain', 'illain', 'illain, 'illain'.
Okay, another word: 'Illinois', 'Illinois', 'Illinois', 'Illinois', 'Illinois'.
'sing', 'sing', 'sing', 'sing', 'sing'.
If you want to break it down it's 'ing', 'ing', 'ing'. A very common ending two words in English.
Which signifies that it is happening the event is happening. Is the ending: 'ing', 'ing'.
So you can take a word a vowel something that is happening add the 'ing' to the end so take 'sit', 'sit'.
'Sitting', 'sitting', 'sitting'. The /ɪ/ sound is the same. /ɪ/-/ɪ/-/ɪ/. 'Sit', 'it', 'ing' 'ing'. 'Sitting', 'sitting', 'hitting', 'hitting', 'hitting'.
Another word: 'cymbal', 'cymbal', 'cymbal', 'cymbal', 'cymbal'.
'Village', 'village', 'village', 'village', 'village', 'village'.
'Solid', 'solid', 'solid', 'solid', 'solid', 'solid', 'solid'.
Great now let's put some words into sentences. "He 'hid' the 'lettuce' 'in' the 'fridge'."
"He 'hid' the 'lettuce' 'in' the 'fridge'". Okay, look at my mouth. Look at how my mouth is making the /ɪ/ sound.
"He 'hid' the 'lettuce' 'in' the 'fridge'."
Next sentence: "'In' 'history', the 'symbol' 'is' 'Egyptian'."
"'In' 'history', the 'symbol' 'is' 'Egyptian'."
"'In' 'this' 'vicinity' the 'mountains' have 'fountains'."
one more time: "'In' 'this' 'vicinity' the 'mountains' have 'fountains'", and one more sentence:
"'Quick!' 'Quick!' 'It's' 'falling' to 'bits'."
Okay so practice the sound. Pause the video, to make sure that your mouth is in the right position.
Record yourself making the sound and then listen back to it and see if it sounds exactly the same as I am.
If it is great! Move on to the next sound. Okay but spend time getting the sound correctly.
First of all your mouth in the right position then get the words correct and then put the words into the sentences,
and get them sounding correct. Your homework for this exercise is to take five words,
that you think have this sound in and put them in the comments below. Okay, so I want you,
to think now about five words that have this sound in and then put them in the comments below.
Alright, like the video if it helped you. Subscribe to more videos and I'll see you in the next video!