收听本期播客，跟着Janice Petersen一起提升英语发音吧！本期学习目标：/iː/和/aɪ/ (sheep和eye) 的发音。
First language influence: Cantonese speakers under-differentiate the distinction between long and short vowels. Vowels are problem areas for Swahili speakers as Swahili only has five vowel sounds: /i/, /e/, /u/, /a/, and /o/. /iː/ can be challenging for Turkish, Dari, and Persian speakers. /iː/ does not occur in Indonesian.This lesson suits all learners at all levels.Hello! I’m Janice Petersen from SBS World News.
This tongue twister is fun and also a little bit challenging because of the similar sounding vowel sounds. The /iː/ sound can sometimes be challenging for learners of English because it isn’t in your first language. With some practise you’ll get it.
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