GOAL
I can make the short A sound and the short O sound.
short Aの音とshort Oの音を発音できるようになる。
TRY IT!
He got so mad at me and asked me to pay for all of the hotdogs!
SOUNDS
Sound Profile
Voicing音の有無yes有声音
Mouthくちopen開ける
Lips唇wide apart大きく開く
Teeth 歯
Tongue舌the tip of the tongue touching the back of the bottom front teeth舌の先端を下の前歯の後ろに当てる
Jaw顎down引く
Steps
Open your mouth with your lips wide apart.唇を大きく離してくちを開けましょう。
Drop your jaw down.顎を下げましょう。
Press the tip of your tongue against the back of your bottom front teeth.舌の先端を下の前歯の後ろに当てましょう。
Make a voiced sound.音を出しましょう。
You should feel the apples of your cheeks rise slightly.頬が上がるのを確認しましょう。
Katakana Otoshiana
Because there is no perfect match for the short A sound in Japanese, many English words with that sound are written with a (ア) or even ya (ヤ) in katakana.
hat ➡ hatto (ハット)
jacket ➡ jyaketto (ジャケット)
cat ➡ kyatto (キャット)
Be careful to make them the short A sound in English!
日本語にはshort Aの音がありません。そのためshort Aの音が含まれる英単語はよくカタカナの「ア」や「ヤ」で表記されます。
hat ➡ hatto (ハット)
jacket ➡ jyaketto (ジャケット)
cat ➡ kyatto (キャット)
英語で発音する時はshort Aの音で発音するように気を付けましょう！
Voicing音の有無yes有声音
Mouthくちopen開ける
Lips唇slightly roundedやや丸くすぼめる
Teeth歯Tongue舌the tip of the tongue touching the back of the bottom front teeth舌の先端を下の前歯の後ろに当てる
Jaw顎down引く
Steps
Open your mouth with your lips slightly rounded.唇をやや丸くすぼめてくちを開けましょう。
Drop your jaw down.顎を下げましょう。
Press the tip of your tongue against the back of your bottom front teeth.舌の先端を下の前歯の後ろに当てましょう。
Make a voiced sound.音を出しましょう。
Katakana Otoshiana
Because there is no perfect match for the short O sound in Japanese, many English words with that sound are written with o (オ) in katakana.
hot ➡ hotto (ホット)
shopping ➡ shoppingu (ショッピング)
body ➡ bodii (ボディー)
Be careful to make them the short O sound in English!
日本語にはshort Oの音がありません。そのためshort Oの音が含まれる英単語はよくカタカナの「オ」で表記されます。
hot ➡ hotto (ホット)
shopping ➡ shoppingu (ショッピング)
body ➡ bodii (ボディー)
英語で発音する時はshort Oの音で発音するように気を付けましょう！
Steps
Open your mouth with your lips wide apart.唇を大きく離してくちを開けましょう。
Drop your jaw down.顎を下げましょう。
Press the tip of your tongue against the back of your bottom front teeth.舌の先端を下の前歯の後ろに当てましょう。
Make a voiced sound.音を出しましょう。
You should feel the apples of your cheeks rise slightly.頬が上がるのを確認しましょう。
Steps
Open your mouth with your lips slightly rounded.唇をやや丸くすぼめてくちを開けましょう。
Drop your jaw down.顎を下げましょう。
Press the tip of your tongue against the back of your bottom front teeth.舌の先端を下の前歯の後ろに当てましょう。
Make a voiced sound.音を出しましょう。
Katakana Otoshiana
Because there is no perfect match for the short A sound in Japanese, many English words with that sound are written with a (ア) or even ya (ヤ) in katakana.
hat ➡ hatto (ハット)
jacket ➡ jyaketto (ジャケット)
cat ➡ kyatto (キャット)
Be careful to make them the short A sound in English!
日本語にはshort Aの音がありません。そのためshort Aの音が含まれる英単語はよくカタカナの「ア」や「ヤ」で表記されます。
hat ➡ hatto (ハット)
jacket ➡ jyaketto (ジャケット)
cat ➡ kyatto (キャット)
英語で発音する時はshort Aの音で発音するように気を付けましょう！
Katakana Otoshiana
Because there is no perfect match for the short O sound in Japanese, many English words with that sound are written with o (オ) in katakana.
hot ➡ hotto (ホット)
shopping ➡ shoppingu (ショッピング)
body ➡ bodii (ボディー)
Be careful to make them the short O sound in English!
日本語にはshort Oの音がありません。そのためshort Oの音が含まれる英単語はよくカタカナの「オ」で表記されます。
hot ➡ hotto (ホット)
shopping ➡ shoppingu (ショッピング)
body ➡ bodii (ボディー)
英語で発音する時はshort Oの音で発音するように気を付けましょう！
SENTENCES
/æ/
- The family is sad.
- Does Sam have his boarding pass?
- A cat sat under the apple tree.
- My dad wears a black hat.
- Give me back my plaid jacket.
/ɑ/
- Thomas is honest.
- The pot is hot.
- Is there a problem, John?
- Call me and we’ll go shopping.
- The doll might fall on the floor.
/æ/ + /ɑ/
- Dad got mad at John.
- I bought some bad apples from Maude.
- It’s hot, so wear a hat.
- Sam bought a jacket for John.
- The honest man gave the dollar back.
DIALOGUES
/æ/
| Student: | Pam is sad. |
| Tutor: | Why? Did something bad happen? |
| Student: | Yeah. Her family went back to Canada. |
| Tutor: | Oh, that’s too bad. |
| Student: | I have an idea! Let’s bake her an apple pie, so she’ll be happy. |
/ɑ/
| Student: | Hey. What’s the problem? |
| Tutor: | It’s my mom. She went shopping for me. |
| Student: | What did she buy? Was it the wrong size? |
| Tutor: | Not the wrong size, but the wrong style! And she bought a lot of stuff. |
| Student: | Uh-oh! Just be honest with your mom, then. Tell her you don’t like any of the clothes. |
/æ/ + /ɑ/
| Tutor: | Hey. Why do you look so sad? Is something wrong? |
| Student: | Yeah. I got into a bike accident and now my body hurts. |
| Tutor: | Really? What happened? Did you fall? |
| Student: | Yeah. I fell off my bike and smashed into my dad’s hotdog shop. |
| Tutor: | Ouch, that’s too bad. What did your dad say? |
| Student: | He got so mad at me and asked me to pay for all of the hotdogs! |
TRY IT AGAIN!
He got so mad at me and asked me to pay for all of the hotdogs!
FEEDBACK
I can make the short A sound and the short O sound.
short Aの音とshort Oの音を発音できるようになる。SCORING RUBRIC
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You were able to produce today’s sounds very smoothly and naturally. Very well done! 本日の音を問題なく自然に発音できました。素晴らしいです。 |
You were able to produce today’s sounds with minimal difficulty. できました。上出来です。 |
You were able to produce today’s sounds but struggled a lot. We recommend taking 手こずりました。もう一度レッスンを 受けましょう。 |
You were unable to produce today’s sounds. Please take the もう一度レッスンを受けてください。 |
PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK
phonology
発音が相手にとって聞き取りやすいか phoneme
Is your pronunciation easy for the other person to hear?
