We’re going to start with two tongue twisters.

This first one I actually posted as a video bonus after the first few episodes, but it also contains /ʤ/ (both within words and in connected speech) and /ʧ/, and really is a perfect summing up of this season! 

Listen, and repeat – just once, for now.

If a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck? 

Or, we can reverse it:

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

We’ll practise the singing technique on this one, because it matches quite nicely to the tune of Old MacDonald.

The second tongue twister is one I posted on my Instagram many months ago, and which targets those /w/, /v/ and /f/ sounds.

Listen, and repeat.

Wild vines make fine vintage wines.

We’re going to practise the chaining technique with this one, on a word-by-word level.

First, we’ll chain it forwards. Then, we’ll chain it backwards.

Now let’s move on to two short rhymes. Things might get a little more tricky here and you might find the script handy, so please open up my Patreon or the Buzzsprout podcast webpage if you need to. 

The first rhyme is great for the /w/,/ʃ/, /ʧ/ and /ʤ/ sounds, as well as reviewing some of the vowel sounds from season 1. 

There’s a lot going on, so we’re going to slow this one right down.

I wish I hadn’t washed this Irish wristwatch.

I’ve washed all the wheels and works.

Oh, how it jumps and jerks!

I wish I hadn’t washed this Irish wristwatch.

Next time, I’d like you to read it silently, really focusing on your mouth position.

Ok, the last one is great for the /Ʌ/ and /ʊ/ contrast – or just the /ʊ/ sound if you don’t have the /Ʌ/ in your accent. I’ll read it with the contrast at first. There are a lot of /ʃ/’s in there as well. We’re going to slow this one down, and then speed it up.

Once, I heard a mother utter,

“Good son, go and shut the shutter.”

“Shutter’s shut” the good son uttered.

“I can’t shut it any shutter”.