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How’s your pronunciation training going so far? This is Teacher Marilou and I’m back with another pronunciation practice post. This time we’re going to focus on another pair sound. In our last pronunciation blog post, I shared with you some tips and exercises to help you work on your /r/ and /l/ sound. I truly hope that those were helpful to you! In this week’s blog, I’ll let you in on some useful resources to aid you in your journey to mastering your English pronunciation. Read along and find out which sounds we’re going to look into today!
発音トレーニング、続けてるかな？ 今回はほかの発音練習についてやるよ。とりあげるのは、二つの似ている発音。前回は「r」「l」の音の練習について教えたよね。みんなの助けになっていたらうれしいな。今回のブログでもみんなの発音上達の助けになること公開するよ。今日もしっかりチェックしてばっちりマスターしてね！
Exercise for
the sounds /s/ and /sh/
Many
people also find it difficult to pronounce these sounds. The same reason
explained in the previous post also applies to these two. The way the Japanese
pronounce these two sounds are often similar, making distinction almost
impossible. Below are the same three steps to help you perfect your /s/ and
/sh/ sounds.
「s」「sh」の発音練習
みんな、この発音が苦手だよね。前回その理由として説明したのと一緒だけど、日本ではこの二つの発音がけっこう似てるもんで区別がほぼ不可能、ってわけ。以下はこの「s」「sh」 の発音を完璧にこなす手順です。
Step 1: Know Your Speech
Articulators
Notice
the difference in the tongue position in these figures. By doing these
correctly, you’d be able to produce the /sh/ and /s/ sounds well.
ステップ１：舌の位置等を知ろう
この図の舌の位置の違いわかるよね？これらを正しく行ってくれれば「s」「sh」ともにうまく発音できるよ。
Step 2: Work Your Way the Pairs
“Practice
makes perfect”, they say. Although perfection doesn’t come in a day, you can
begin with reading aloud these pair words below! You can also opt for recording
how you sound in a voice recorder or your smartphone. Take the time to listen
to it and see where you can still further improve. Voice recording is a
foolproof way to keep track of your pronunciation mistakes and improvements.
「習うより慣れよ」っていうじゃない。すぐには完璧にできないけど、これらのペアになった単語を声を出して読むことからはじめてみてください。スマホのボイスレコーダーでどんなふうに自分が発音してるか録音するのもありだね。それを聴いてみることによって、さらなる上達法がわかるはず。発音の悪いところも良くなったところも録音して聴けば超わかりやすいわ。
Step 3: Don’t Get Tongue-tied
with Tongue Twisters!
Now
comes the last and the silliest-sounding way of improving your
pronunciation—the tongue twisters! The first part might be quite difficult but
you’d find yourself having fun as you get used to it!
Check
out the link above for more /s/ and /sh/ tongue twisters to practice with!
Good luck and have
fun practicing! I’ll be back next time with another pair sound blog post!
-
Teacher Marilou
ステップその３：舌からまないでね！早口言葉
最後に早口言葉、へんてこな文章だけど発音練習にとっても良いわよ！前半がちょっと難しいかもしれないけど、慣れるとけっこうおもしろいね。上記記載のリンク先にあるほかの早口言葉も興味あったらチャレンジしてね！
Vocabulary:
1.
aid (verb) – give
assistance; help
2. let somebody in on something (phrasal verb)- to
tell something that is secret or only known by a few people
3.
opt for (phrasal verb)- to
choose something
4.
foolproof (adjective)- so simple and easy to understand that it is unable to go wrong
5. keep
track (phrase)- to be aware of how something is
changing
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