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Today's lesson

Mouth exercises: Pronouncing the R sound

Brain exercises: describing the benefits of an exercise and giving instructions.

First of all! Recap of  last week... the Th sound

Th sounds:

Three trees 

It's wet weather

My brother is an athlete

Take a deep breath through your mouth

Mouth Exercises: R sound

Depending upon where someone comes from, a native English speaker will pronounce the r in different ways:

In British English it tends to not be heard.

In Scottish English, Irish English and American English it is heard, however it is not as pronounced as in Dutch and Russian.

Dutch r 

Produced in the throat (you feel tension in the throat).

The mouth tends to move horizontally.

Aim: to roll the r.

English r 

Produced somewhere between the middle and the back of the mouth.

No tension in the throat!

The mouth moves vertically: the jaw drops down slightly.

Aim: to not hear the r.

R pronounciation (1)

An "r" at the end of a word is often not pronounced. 

Instead it sounds like a short "eh" at the end of the word:

Shoulder - "shouldeh"

Teacher - "teacheh"

Order - "ordeh"

R pronunciation(2)

When a word ending in r is followed by a word which starts with a vowel, the r is heard more clearly. 

In this case the two words are often linked and pronounced together:

your ankle - "your-rankle"

your eyes - "your-reyes"

(Aim to keep the r pronunciation soft). 

R pronounciation (3)

R at the start of a word / in the middle of a word:

Aim to keep the sound in the middle of the mouth. You don't want to feel any tension near your throat! 

Raise.                 

Return.              

Turn

Increase

Roll

Practise time!

Raise your right shoulder and breath in. 

We will practise rolling our head from side to side.

Close your eyes and try to find your centre of gravity.

These exercises are for improving your "r" pronounciation!

Brain training: Grammar

Using the present tense

Giving instructions (using commands or orders)

Present tense:

The "shit" rule: he / she / it add an s to the verb.

Use:

This exercise improves mobility

It increases stability.....

I exercise

you exercise

she / he / it exercises

we exercise

you exercise

they exercise

Giving orders / commands

Use the full verb when giving commands:

eg Give me the bottle (to give)

Please shut the door (to shut)

You must pick up the phone (to pick up)

Practise time!

While teaching Pilates, you will use many commands to instruct your clients how to move their body. 

Task: Pretend you are teaching a client an exercise. Give instructions, using commands.