Lip Reading Activity
Pronunciation Practice
Preparation
• Find a partner.
• Stand facing your partner.
• Do not talk to your partner.
• One partner is Partner A. One partner is Partner B.
• Raise your hand if you are Partner A.
Directions
• You are going to see a series of short sentences and

phrases.
• Partner A is going to choose one sentence or phrase.
• Partner A is then going to “say” the sentence or
phrase without actually speaking. Just move your lips!
Directions
• Partner B is going to watch Partner A’s lips and guess which
sentence or phrase they are “saying.”
• Keep “saying” your sentence or phrase (silently) until your
partner can guess which one you are saying.
• Switch roles. Partner B chooses a sentence and Partner A
guesses.
• Ready?
Here we go!

• It’s time to pay.
• It’s time to play
• It’s time to pray.
Here we go!

• I need a map.
• I need a mat.
• I need a cap.
Here we go!

• It’s in the fire.
• It’s in the flyer
• It’s in the file.
Here we go!

• Where’s the movie?
• What’s the movie?
• Why’s he moving?
Here we go!

• You need to do the math.
• You need to do the mass.
• You need to do the map.
Here we go!

• green gas
• clean gas
• free gas
Here we go!

• That was a terrible fight.
• That was a terrible flight.
• That was a terrible fright.
Here we go!

• It’s on the web.
• It’s on the bed.
• It’s on the bill.

Lip reading activity

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Preparation • Find apartner. • Stand facing your partner. • Do not talk to your partner. • One partner is Partner A. One partner is Partner B. • Raise your hand if you are Partner A.
  • 3.
    Directions • You aregoing to see a series of short sentences and phrases. • Partner A is going to choose one sentence or phrase. • Partner A is then going to “say” the sentence or phrase without actually speaking. Just move your lips!
  • 4.
    Directions • Partner Bis going to watch Partner A’s lips and guess which sentence or phrase they are “saying.” • Keep “saying” your sentence or phrase (silently) until your partner can guess which one you are saying. • Switch roles. Partner B chooses a sentence and Partner A guesses. • Ready?
  • 5.
    Here we go! •It’s time to pay. • It’s time to play • It’s time to pray.
  • 6.
    Here we go! •I need a map. • I need a mat. • I need a cap.
  • 7.
    Here we go! •It’s in the fire. • It’s in the flyer • It’s in the file.
  • 8.
    Here we go! •Where’s the movie? • What’s the movie? • Why’s he moving?
  • 9.
    Here we go! •You need to do the math. • You need to do the mass. • You need to do the map.
  • 10.
    Here we go! •green gas • clean gas • free gas
  • 11.
    Here we go! •That was a terrible fight. • That was a terrible flight. • That was a terrible fright.
  • 12.
    Here we go! •It’s on the web. • It’s on the bed. • It’s on the bill.