1. Access Training #5 Personal Narrative, Tongue Twisters, and Songs
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2. Some Classic Tongue Twisters
Rubber baby buggy bumpers
The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
She sells seashells by the sea shore.
Freshly fried flying fish

3. Some Minimal Pairs for Russian Background English learners
Start with lips tightly rounded. Unround & glide.
/w/
"west"
/v/
"vest"
Minimal Pairs /w/ or /v/ practice

4. Spread lips more and keep tongue high.
"seat"
/ɪ/
"sit"
Minimal Pairs /ɪ/ or / i: / practice
Keep mouth round and tongue back.
/ɒ/
"not"
/əʊ/
"note"
Minimal Pairs /əʊ/ or /ɒ/ practice

5. Fix tongue in central position. Long. /ɜ:/ "bird"
Minimal Pairs /e/ or /ɜ:/
Voiceless. Friction. Tongue between teeth.
/θ/
"thin"
/s/
"sin"
Minimal Pairs /θ/ or /ð/ practice

6. Personal Narrative an embarrassing experience
a memorable wedding or funeral
an exciting minute or two of a football game (or other sporting event)
your first day at a new place
your last day on a job
a disastrous party
a memorable moment of failure or success
an encounter that changed your life
an experience that led to renewed faith
a strange discussion

7. an experience that taught you a lesson
an encounter with someone of whom you were in awe
an occasion when you experienced rejection
your first visit to the countryside (or to a large city)
the circumstances that led to the breakup of a friendship
an experience that showed how people should be careful of what they wish for
an event that marked a turning point in your life
an imaginary encounter with a real person

8. SongS Ok, How would you teach this?