Part II articulation exercises

I. Exercises for the Opening of the Mouth

1. (a) Keep the mouth closed with the lips pressed together.

(b) Drop the lower jaw as low as possible.

The mouth should be wide open (Fig. 1)

(c) Come back to the (a)-position.

(d) Continue practising the exercise counting "two" (positions b, a).

 

2. (a) Keep the mouth closed with the lips pressed together.

(b)Open the mouth as wide as one third of the opening (Fig. 2).

(c)Open the mouth even one third wider. The separation of the
jaws is considerable (Fig. 3).

(d)Drop the lower jaw as low as you can so that the opening of
the mouth could be the widest (see Fig. 1).

(e)Come back to the (a)-position.

(f) Continue doing this exercise counting "four" (positions b, c, d, a).

 

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

3. (a) Open the mouth as wide as possible.

(b)Close the mouth gradually in three equal times.

(c)Practise the exercise counting "three" (see Figs. 1, 3, 2).

 

4. (a) Keep the mouth closed with the lips pressed together.

(b)Push the lower jaw frontward.

(c)Come back to the (a)-position.

(d) Continue doing the exercise counting "two" (positions b, a).

 

5. (a) Keep the mouth closed with the lips pressed together.

(b)Push the lower jaw to the left.

(c)Now push it to the right.

(d)Continue practising the exercise counting "two" (positions b, c).

II. Exercises for the Lips

1. (a) Keep your lips pressed together.

(b) Now open the mouth. The lips should be in their neutral po­sition (Fig. 4).

(c)Come back to the (a)-position. Pronounce energetically [м, м,
м].

(d)Continue doing the exercise counting "two" (positions b, a).

 

2. (a) Keep your lips pressed together.

(b)Open the mouth, so that the lips should be in their neutral
position (see Fig. 4).

(c) Now round the lips (Fig. 5).

(d)Come back to the (a)-position.

(e) Continue practising the exercise counting "three" (see Figs. 4, 5). Remember that the second position of the lips is neu­tral, the third is well rounded.

 

Fig. 5

Fig 4.

3. (a) Press the lips, then make them neutral. Now round them,
(b) Now slightly protrude the lips as for the Russian sound [y].
(c) Take the position of the lips pressed together.

(d) Continue practising the exercise counting "four" (see Figs. 4, 5 and position b).

Use the mirror to make sure that the lips change from a neu­tral to a rounded position.

4. (a) Press the lips together.

(b)Spread the lips giving a smile without showing the teeth.

(c) Come back to the position of the lips pressed together.

(d)Now spread the lips giving a smile and showing your teeth.

(e) Come back to the position of the lips pressed together.

(f) Alternate these positions of the lips counting "four" (positions b, a, d, a).

5. (a) Press the lips together.

(b)Spread the lips showing the upper teeth.

(c)Protrude the lips.

(d)Spread the lips again showing the upper teeth.

Continue doing the exercise counting "two". Practise the exercise energetically.

6. (a) Press the lips together.

(b)Draw the lower lip inward and slightly upwards to touch the
upper front teeth. Keep the upper lip out of the way altogeth­er.

(c)Come back to the position of the lips pressed together.

(d)Continue doing the exercise counting "two".

 

7. (a) Take a deep breath.

(b)Repeat the 6(b) position.

(c) Give a strong breath out, pronouncing the sound [f].
Concentrate on the strong long friction (Fig. 6).

(d)Practise the exercise several times.

 

8. (a) Press the lips together.

(b)Move the upper lip upwards and the lower lip downwards to
show the teeth.

(c) Come back to the position of the lips pressed together.

(d)Continue practising the exercise counting "two" (positions b,
a).

9. (a) Press the lips together.

(b) Keeping in mind the position of the lips for [v — w] practise the exercise counting "two" (see Figs. 6, 7).

 

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Fig. 6 Fig. 7

(c) Now alternate the position of the lips from rounded to spread, from spread to rounded (see Figs. 8, 9).

Continue doing the exercise.

Fig. 8 Fig. 9

10. (a) Take a thin sheet of paper and put it before your lips (Fig. 10, a).

(b)Press the lips together.

(c) Push air through the mouth as strongly as possible, pro­-
nouncing the sound [p]. Make the sheet vibrate (Fig. 10, b).

(d)Practise doing the exercise several times.

 

Fig. 10 a) b)

III. Exercises for the Tongue

1. (a) Open the mouth so that the separation of the jaws could be

considerable and you could see the tongue.

(b) Put the tip of the tongue against the lower teeth.

(c)Now press it against the upper teeth.

(d)Continue doing the exercise counting "two" positions a, b).

2. (a) The position of the mouth is wide open, so that you can see the tongue.

(b)Put the tip of the tongue close to the edge of the upper teeth
or even project it very slightly between the teeth (Fig. 11).

(c) Draw the tip backwards.

(d)Continue practising the exercise counting "two" (positions b, c).

 

3. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b)Put the tip of the tongue very close to the edge of the teeth
and blow the air out.

(c)Practise the exercise several times.

 

4. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b)Put the tip of the tongue to the inner side of the upper teeth.

(c) Then touch the teeth ridge with the tip of the tongue.

(d)Come back to the position with the tip of the tongue against
the inner side of the upper teeth.

(e) Continue doing the exercise counting "two" (positions c, b).

Fig. 12

Fig. 11

 

 

5. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b)Put the blade of the tongue on the teeth ridge.

(c) Push the air through the mouth very quickly so that the
strong friction is heard.

(d)Practise the exercise several times alternating strong and
weak friction.

 

6. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b)Put the tip of the tongue to the inner side of the upper teeth.

(c)Now press the tip to the teeth ridge (see Fig. 12).

(d) Then press the tip of the tongue to the back of the teeth ridge.

(e) Come back to the (b)-position, with the tip of the tongue
against the inner side of the upper teeth.

(f)Continue practising the exercise counting "three" (positions c, d, b). Use the mirror. Be careful to do the exercise only with the tip of the tongue.

 

7. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b) Put the tip of the tongue on the teeth ridge.

(c) Beat the tip of the tongue against the teeth ridge.

(d)Practise the exercise several times.

 

8. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b)Hit the tip of the tongue against the left cheek.

(c)Now hit the tip of the tongue against the right cheek.

(d)Continue doing the exercise counting "two" (positions b, c).

 

9. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b)Put the tip of the tongue against the teeth ridge.

(c)Now place the tip of the tongue against the lower teeth.

(d)Hit the tip against the right cheek.

(e)Now hit the tongue-tip against the left cheek.

(f) Alternate the positions counting "four" (positions b, c, d, e).

 

10. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b)Show your tongue a little and say "Ah".

(c) Now draw the tongue back horizontally and say "All" again.

(d)Alternate these horizontal movements of the tongue counting
"two" (positions b, c).

 

11. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b) Now say [a], with the tip of the tongue pressed to the lower teeth.

(c) Then say [и]. The position of the tip of the tongue is the
same. The separation of the jaws is smaller. Mind the vertical
movement of the tongue.

Alternate these vertical positions of the tongue counting
"two" (positions b, c).

IV. Exercises for the Soft Palate

1. (a) Take a mirror, turn your back to the light, open the mouth

(c)

wide, keep the tongue as low as possible and say "Ah", as if the doctor wanted

to examine your throat. Mind that the soft palate is raised closing the nasal cavity. The air stream goes through the mouth.

(b)Keeping the mouth in this position breathe in and out through the mouth.

Alternate the air effort while breathing out now making it strong now very slight.

 

2. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b) Now push the air through the nose. You will see and feel a contact between the tongue and the soft palate which is low­ered now and closes the mouth cavity. The air goes through the nose.

(c)Go on breathing in and out through the nose with your mouth open.

 

3. (a) Press the lips together and push the air through the nose. The soft palate now is lowered letting the air into the nasal cavity.

(b)Breathe in and out through the nose with your lips pressed.

(c) Now pronounce the sound [м], keeping the lips pressed together.

 

PART III LABORATORY WORKS

LABORATORY WORK №1

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