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trabalenguas

1Trabalenguas = Tongue twisters. The objective here is to try to get pupils to read accurately but to enjoy it and to learn that its ok, even funny, to make mistakes. The video of the little girl is supposed to show that even Spaniards find it difficult when it comes to tongue twisters. Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal, en tres tristes trastos. En tres tristes trastos tragaban trigo tres tristes tigres.

2Click on the yellow square to hear the tongue twister.Pupils can compete as to who can say the tongue twister the fastest/the most accurately.- Compadre, cmpreme un coco! Compadre, coco no compro! porque l que poco coco come, poco coco compra. Yo, como poco coco como, poco coco compro!

3Click on the yellow square to hear the tongue twister. Click on the two different videos to hear the Spanish people saying the tongue twister. Click on the video again to stop if necessary. This is to illustrate that the native speakers dont always get them right! Its all about having a go and having a laugh.Compadre, buy me a coconut!Compadre, I wont buy a coconut because he who eats little coconut buys little coconut. I, as I eat little coconut, buy little coconut.Cuando cuentes cuentos cuenta cuantos cuentos cuentas, porque si no cuentas cuantos cuentos cuentasnunca sabrs cuantos cuentos cuentas t.

4Click on the yellow square to hear the tongue twister. Click on the two different videos to hear the Spanish pupils saying the tongue twister. Click on the video again to stop if necessary. These are school children who posted the videos on youtube. See if your pupils can do any better (although these two are pretty good!).

Pepe Pea pela papa, pica pia, pita un pito, pica pia, pela papa, Pepe Pea. (Pepe Pea peels potatoes, cuts pineapple, blows a whistle, cuts pineapple, peels potatoes, Pepe Pea.)

5Heres the challenge for your pupils. Who can say the tongue twister best/most accurately?Trabalenguas!6Here is a link to an internet page with more tongue twisters. This one has audio but there are many other pages on the internet if you would like to look further. It may be interesting to explore this together as a class or independently at computers/at home.