Videos that we might use in class
Pronunciation has an effect on the way people are perceived: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84k2iM30vbY
Sometimes native speakers of English have trouble with pronunciation too, as we can see in this clip from the TV program "Project Runway":
Do we understand sounds only through what we hear? Apparently not! This video explains the McGurk Effect: Seeing the face of the speaker affects the sounds that we think we hear.
Two short video clips for practicing shadowing and mirroring:
Beast: Belle, are you happy here with me?
Belle: Yes.
Beast: What is it?
Belle: If only I could see my father again, just for a moment. I miss him so much!
Beast: There is a way. This mirror will show you anything--anything you wish to see.
Belle: I’d like to see my father, please. Papa! Oh, no! He’s sick. He may be dying, and he’s all alone.
Beast: Then, you, you must go to him.
Belle: What did you say?
Beast: I release you. You’re no longer my prisoner.
Belle: You mean I’m free?
Beast: Yes.
Belle: Oh, thank you! Hold on, Papa. I’m on my way.
Beast: Take it with you so you’ll always have a way to look back and remember me.
Belle: Thank you for understanding how much he needs me.
Belle: Yes.
Beast: What is it?
Belle: If only I could see my father again, just for a moment. I miss him so much!
Beast: There is a way. This mirror will show you anything--anything you wish to see.
Belle: I’d like to see my father, please. Papa! Oh, no! He’s sick. He may be dying, and he’s all alone.
Beast: Then, you, you must go to him.
Belle: What did you say?
Beast: I release you. You’re no longer my prisoner.
Belle: You mean I’m free?
Beast: Yes.
Belle: Oh, thank you! Hold on, Papa. I’m on my way.
Beast: Take it with you so you’ll always have a way to look back and remember me.
Belle: Thank you for understanding how much he needs me.
Here's a real Pepsi commercial and an imitation commercial made by two TEFL students, Kazuyoshi Fukubatake and Hiroki Tokitomo:
- Original commercial on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwfPJp1KE78
- New version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOWwNr9GIgo&feature=youtu.be
Carolyn Graham talks about using Jazz Chants in teaching English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_nPUuPryCs
"Panic on Being Late" (A Jazz Chant performed by elementary school children): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpDlmakvnF4
Older and newer approaches to teaching phonics:
A very traditional approach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwHCvd0Ys48
A more recent approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr0WzDMMZls
In case you were wondering what "knock-knock jokes" are:
This is a clip from an Italian TV show. The "professor" and his "students" are pretending to sing in English. They're not singing real words, of course. You can see it on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00&feature=plcp.
You can also see this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k
Two Scotsmen Trapped in a Lift Monarch of the Glen
Subaru commercial: Notice how the American announcer changes the word stress and sounds of the word "Subaru."
A scene from "Singin' in the Rain," a movie about the early days of talking movies. A diction coach is trying to teach an actress to pronounce words beautifully. Why can't the actress imitate the coach?
A TED Talk by Dr. Patricia Kuhl about how babies learn the sounds of language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRRiWg6wYXw
Peppa Pig: Listen to the prominence and intonation the characters use in a British cartoon and an American one.