Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better

Pronunciation | Tongue Twister 07
Tongue Twister 07:
“Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so
Betty bought better butter to make the bitter
butter better.”
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Today’s lesson is about “”be”, “bi”, “bo” and “bu”.”
Let’s make learning English fun!
A aula de hoje é sobre ”be”, “bi”, “bo” e “bu”.”
Exercise 1 | Listening（Escutando）
Directions: Listen carefully to your teacher.
(Instruções: Escute o seu professor com atenção.)
Tongue Twister
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter,
so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.”
/beti:/ /bɔːt/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /bʌt/ /ðə/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /wɒz/ /ˈbɪt.ər/,
/səʊ/ /beti:/ /bɔːt/ /ˈbet.ər/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /tə/ /meɪk/ /ðə/ /ˈbɪt.ər/ /ˈbʌt.ər/ /ˈbet.ər/
Pronunciation
Pay attention to the difference of the pronunciation among ”be”, “bi”, “bo” and “bu.” Repeat after your
teacher.
(Preste atenção nas diferenças entre a pronúncia de ”be”, “bi”, “bo” e “bu.” Repita com o seu professor.)
bought [bɑ:t]（comprado）
butter [bʌtɚ]（manteiga）
bitter [bɪtɚ]（amargo）
better [bɛtɚ]（melhor）
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Exercise 2 | Pronunciation Practice 1（Praticando Pronunciação 1）
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
(Instruções: Pratique as pronúncias com o seu professor.)
Read the sentence slowly.
(Leia as frases lentamente.)
Betty / bought / butter / but the / butter / was / bitter /, so Betty / bought / better / butter / to / make the
/ bitter / butter / better.
Read it two times fast.
(Leia duas vezes rapidamente.)
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Read it three times, faster.
(Leia três vezes, mais rápido.)
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
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Exercise 3 | Pronunciation Practice 2（Praticando Pronunciação 2）
Directions: Practice pronunciation with your teacher.
(Instruções: Pratique pronunciação com o seu professor.)
Variation
1. Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter
better.
2. Butter did Betty buy but bitter the butter was, so better butter did Betty buy to make the bitter butter
better.
3. If Betty buys butter but the butter is bitter, how does Betty make the bitter butter better out of the bitter
butter?
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