Tongue Twister!!! (Betty Botter's Batter)

Can you beat the boy in Youtube?

Betty Botter's Butter and Batter

Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter's bitter,
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter,
But a bit of better butter
Will make my batter better,
So she bought some better butter
Better than the bitter butter,
And she put it in her batter
And her batter was not bitter,
So 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.

Yout task!

Count how many seconds you take, say your achievement in comment box.

Or you can record your voice and post it here. I can count it for you!

Here is the easiest way to record yourself

http://audioboo.fm/

Have fun!

Record your voice and send it to your teacher Part 2 (Only voice for shy students)

http://vocaroo.com/

What is this?
This Vocaroo has a wonderful function which can record your voice and send it to anyone.

Why is the content good for language learning?

• It can expand the possibility of new style of classroom
• It is totally free

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

• This tool is useful outside the class.
• The teacher can get students to record about any topic as homework and send it to her.
• Any topic will be good, it might be about students' family, hobbies and school life.
• The teacher can correct students' pronunciation, intonation and expressions.
• The teacher can introduce the best perfomance in the next class.

Limitations

• You need a microphone for recording.
• It can not include video.

Record your voice and send it to your teacher Part 1

http://mailvu.com/

What is this?

This mailVU can allow you to record yourself and send it to anyone. There are another features below;

-Plays on most smart phones

-Video mails up to 10 minutes.

-Self-destruct after # of views

-Retract video email at will

-Send and Read notifications

-Video stored up to 365 days

-No account or downloads



Why is the content good for language learning?

• It can expand the possibility of new style of classroom
• It is totally free

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

• This tool is useful outside the class.
• The teacher can get students to record about any topic as homework and send it to her.
• Any topic will be good, so the teacher can say 'SHOW & TELL' which is an activity to get students have something and simply talk about it.
• The teacher can introduce the best perfomance in the next class.

My soft toy can be a student!

Limitations

• You need microphone and webcamera for recording
• You cannot embed it to your blog

Improve your pronounciation

http://www.cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/

What is this?

This webpage is helpful to improve not only learners' listening skill but also pronounciation. Though interesting activities, learners can learn the mechanism of phonemic and apply it to words. 

Why is the content food for language learning?
・It is totally free.
・It contains 20 activities.
・The pictures on the site are charming and entertain learners.
・You can listen to the correct pronounciation.
・It contains recording system so you can hear your own voice and correct them.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

・After learning the sound of each alphabet, you can confirm your understanding through a various activities.

Example 1

If you push an alphabet like P, you can see the word using P sound and hear the word!

Example 2

After learning the system of the sound and phonetic signs, you can test yourself with Hangman game. Guess the word from phonetic signs. It is very interesting!

Example 3

Record your voice and checke it or ask your teacher to check your pronounciation

Limitation

・It is more suitable for individual than group activities

・It needs internet access