Daily English - Day 1

Now we will start with the E sound. To make the sound correctly, keep in mind the following two steps. Step one, spread your lips into a smile and push your tongue forward in your mouth. Step two, move your tongue up a little as you say it. E is a long sound. Now I want you to watch my mouth carefully and pay attention to how I pronounce the sound. Then try your best to mimic the sound. Okay? Now let's move on to the I sound. Step one, open your mouth a little, keep your lips relaxed, no smiling this time. Step two, pull your tongue down a little and say I. I is a shorter, more relaxed sound than E. Now look at my mouth carefully. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. Now look at these word pairs and see the difference between E and IH. Sheep. Ship. Seat. Set. Heel. Hill. Feel. Fill. Sleep. Slip. Eat. It. Wheel. Will. Now we'll practice the E and IH sounds. Listen carefully and repeat after me. The E sound. Easy. Eat. See. Please. Meat. Cheese. Pizza. Stephen doesn't eat meat. They order two cheese pizzas. One ice cream. Can you see the sea? And for the IH sound. Think. Sit. Listen. Ticket. Sick. Live. Hill. My mother is cooking. Would you like to come with us to watch the film? It begins in six minutes. There are 60 seconds in a minute. Listen to the following word pairs. Write S if the two words are the same or D if the two are different. Heel. Is. Did. Eat. Sit. Bean. Chip. Cheap. Feet. Listen to each sentence and circle the word you hear. He isn't going to leave. Try not to sleep. They want to buy a sheep. Those hills are very high. Did you fill the glass? Do you want a seat? Glass. Do you want a seat? Do you want a seat? Listen to the following word pairs. Write S if the two words are the same Listen to each sentence and circle the word you hear. He isn't going to leave. Try not to sleep. They want to buy a sheep. Those hills are very high. Did you fill the glass? Do you want a seat? Do you want a seat? Do you want a seat? And now you know how to...