INGLÊS NA PONTA DA LÍNGUA - ENGLISH AT THE TIP OF THE TONGUE

AFROBRAZ IDIOMAS
UM ESPAÇO SEM FRONTEIRAS, LIGANDO O BRASIL E O MUNDO

PROFESSOR FREE LANCE NATHANIEL SEMEDO DA SILVA/CABO VERDE - ÁFRICA OCIDENTAL

“One day of today equals two for tomorrow, which I Will be, I am making now”
Benjamin Franklin
“Um dia de hoje equivale a dois de amanhã; o que serei, já estou me tornando agora”

READING AND PRONOUNCING ACTIVITIES

Some English Tongue Twisters
( Alguns “Trava-Línguas” em Inglês )

Exemplos de "Trava-Línguas" em português:
O rato roeu a rolha do rei Artur.
Nenhuma ceita aceita que é ceita.

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters
www.uebersetzung.at/twister/en.htm © 1996-2010 by Mr.Twister

Mr. Tongue Twister tried to train his tongue to twist and turn, and twit an twat, to learn the letter "T".

There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, from two to two to two, too.

What to do to die today at a minute or two to two.

A terribly difficult thing to say and a harder thing to do. A dragon will come and beat his drum Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-too at a minute or two to two today. At a minute or two to two.
Who is the author?

Shut up the shutters and sit in the shop.

If Kantie can tie a tie and untie a tie,
why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie like Kantie can.
*Um homem que passava, ouvindo isto, falou:Você esta me chingando, é?(Acréscimo meu)

Why do you cry, Willy?
Why do you cry?
Why, Willy?
Why, Willy?
Why, Willy? Why?

Very well, very well, very well ...

Four furious friends fought for the phone.

One smart fellow, he felt smart.
Two smart fellows, they felt smart.
Three smart fellows, they felt smart.
Four smart fellows, they felt smart.
Five smart fellows, they felt smart.
Six smart fellows, they felt smart.
But a harder thing still to do. Mr Knott and Mr Watt on the Phone

Mr Knott and Mr Watt on the Phone
Hello?
Who's calling?
Watt.
What's your name?
Watt's my name.
Yes, what is your name?
My name is John Watt.
John what?
Yes.

... I'll call on you this afternoon.

All right, are you Jones?
No, I'm Knott.
Will you tell me your name, then?
Will Knott.
Why not?
My name is Knott.
Not what?
Not Watt. Knott.
What?

A sad story about Nobody
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody, when Nobody did, what Anybody could have done."

What a to do to die today

At a quarter or two to two.

A terrible difficult thing to say

But a harder thing still to do.

The dragon will come at the beat of the drum

With a rat-a-tat-tat a-tat-tat a-tat-to

At a quarter or two to two today,

At a quarter or two to two.

from a college drama class

IF IF = THEN THEN THEN = ELSE ELSE ELSE = IF;
programming language PL/I by Bruce Walker

Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.
That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.
from Fox in Sox by Dr. Seuss

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Bobby Bippy bought a bat.
Bobby Bippy bought a ball.
With his bat Bob banged the ball

If you understand, say "understand".
If you don't understand, say "don't understand".
But if you understand and say "don't understand".
how do I understand that you understand. Understand!?

Banged it bump against the wall
But so boldly Bobby banged it
That he burst his rubber ball
"Boo!" cried Bobby
Bad luck ball
Bad luck Bobby, bad luck ball
Now to drown his many troubles
Bobby Bippy's blowing bubbles.
from mid-Willamette Valley theater

Thirty-three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr.Thurber on Thursday.
How many boards could the Mongols hoard
If the Mongol hordes got bored?
From the comic Calvin & Hobbes, by Bill Watterson

Send toast to ten tense stout saints' ten tall tents.
by Raymond Weisling

Coy knows pseudonoise codes.
by Pierre Abbat

Sheena leads, Sheila needs.

The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning.
by Meaghan Desbiens

Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus!
from a Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson

Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch
wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
*Aí o bahiano respondeu vishhh! *(Acréscimo meu!)

World Wide Web

To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!

To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!

A dull, dark dock, a life-long lock,
A short, sharp shock, a big black block!
To sit in solemn silence in a pestilential prison,
And awaiting the sensation
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!
By W.S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan from The Mikado

Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut-Butter, 'tis the peanut-butter picky people pick.
From a commercial

If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?

Luke Luck likes lakes.
Luke's duck likes lakes.
Luke Luck licks lakes.
Luck's duck licks lakes.
Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes.
Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes.
from Dr. Seuss' Fox in Socks

I was born on a pirate ship
Hold your tongue while saying it.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for icecream!

In 'ertford, 'ereford and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly Hever 'appen.
from the film "My Fair Lady"

One-one was a race horse.
Two-two was one too.
One-one won one race.
Two-two won one too.

Eleven benevolent elephants

Celibate celebrant, celibate celebrant, celibate celebrant, ...

Willy's real rear wheel
David Bowser in Harrisburg, PA

If Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps would the packet of crisps that Pickford's packers packed survive for two and a half years?
from Naomi Fletcher's real life

Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards

Gobbling gorgoyles gobbled gobbling goblins.

Did Dick Pickens prick his pinkie pickling cheap cling peaches in an inch of Pinch or framing his famed French finch photos?

What a terrible tongue twister,
what a terrible tongue twister,
what a terrible tongue twister...

A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
by Kitty Morrow

Hassock hassock, black spotted hassock. Black spot on a black back of a black spotted hassock.

How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
How much wood could Chuck Woods' woodchuck chuck, if Chuck Woods' woodchuck could and would chuck wood? If Chuck Woods' woodchuck could and would chuck wood, how much wood could and would Chuck Woods' woodchuck chuck? Chuck Woods' woodchuck would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as any woodchuck would, if a woodchuck could and would chuck wood.

Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mac marry me.
My mother's making me marry Mary Mac.
Will I always be so Merry when Mary's taking care of me?
Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?
from a song by Carbon Leaf

Pete's pa pete poked to the pea patch to pick a peck of peas for the poor pink pig in the pine hole pig-pen.

rudder valve reversals
the cause of some plane crashes

Birdie birdie in the sky laid a turdie in my eye.
If cows could fly I'd have a cow pie in my eye.

How many cans can a cannibal nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans?
As many cans as a cannibal can nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans.

Tie twine to three tree twigs.

Caution: Wide Right Turns
seen on semi-tractor trailers

Green glass globes glow greenly.

As I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to be in Arkansas and see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I'd like to see the saw you saw saw.

What did you have for breakfast?
- rubber balls and liquor!
What did you have for lunch?
- rubber balls and liquor!
What did you have for dinner?
- rubber balls and liquor!
What do you do when your sister comes home?
- rubber balls and liquor!

Bobby Bippy bought a bat.
Bobby Bippy bought a ball.
With his bat Bob banged the ball
Banged it bump against the wall
But so boldly Bobby banged it
That he burst his rubber ball
"Boo!" cried Bobby
Bad luck ball
Bad luck Bobby, bad luck ball
Now to drown his many troubles
Bobby Bippy's blowing bubbles.
from mid-Willamette Valley theater

Snap Crackel pop,
Snap Crackel pop,
Snap Crackel pop

Six slimy snails sailed silently.
Seven slick slimey snakes slowly sliding southward
Roofs of mushrooms rarely mush too much.
by Matt Duchnowski

The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.

Rhys watched Ross switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch.
Rhys watched Ross switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch.

How much caramel can a canny canonball cram in a camel if a canny canonball can cram caramel in a camel?

He threw three free throws.

I was born on a pirate ship.
Say it while holding your tongue.

2 Y's U R.
2 Y's U B.
I C U R.
2 Y's 4 me!

Little Mike left his bike like Tike at Spike's.

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Spread it thick, say it quick!
Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Spread it thicker, say it quicker!
Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.
Don't eat with your mouth full!
Wow, race winners really want red wine right away!

Triple Dickle
a strong drink

Supposed to be pistachio,
supposed to be pistachio,
supposed to be pistachio.
by Diane Estep

Chester Cheetah chews a chunk of cheep cheddar cheese.
from a high school singing class

Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.
by Pierre Abbat

Yally Bally had a jolly golliwog. Feeling folly, Yally Bally Bought his jolly golli' a dollie made of holly! The golli', feeling jolly, named the holly dollie, Polly. So Yally Bally's jolly golli's holly dollie Polly's also jolly!
by Mistah Twistah, Tony Valuch

Out in the pasture the nature watcher watches the catcher. While the catcher watches the pitcher who pitches the balls. Whether the temperature's up or whether the temperature's down, the nature watcher, the catcher and the pitcher are always around. The pitcher pitches, the catcher catches and the watcher watches. So whether the temperature's rises or whether the temperature falls the nature watcher just watches the catcher who's watching the pitcher who's watching the balls.
by Sharon Johnson

John, where Peter had had "had had", had had "had";
"had had" had had his master's approval.

Pail of ale aiding ailing Al's travails.
from Índia

Double bubble gum, bubbles double.

If you can't can any candy can,
how many candy cans can a candy canner can
if he can can candy cans ?

Octopus ocular optics.
and a cat snaps a rat's paxwax.
by Pierre Abbat

I saw Esau kissing Kate.
I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau.

East Fife Four, Forfar Five
an actual football result from the Scottish third division

11 was a racehorse,
22 was 12,
1111 race,
22112.

Wunwun was a racehorse, Tutu was one too. Wunwun won one race, Tutu won one too.

Mo mi mo me send me a toe,
Me me mo mi get me a mole,
Mo mi mo me send me a toe,
Fe me mo mi get me a mole,

Mister kister feet so sweet,
Mister kister where will I eat !?

Will you, William? Will you, William? Will you, William?
Can't you, don't you, won't you, William?

She stood on the balcony, inexplicably mimicking him hiccuping, and amicably welcoming him in.
an actor's vocal warmup for lips and tongue

The big black bug bit the big black bear,
but the big black bear bit the big black bug back!

Old Mr. Hunt
had a cuddy punt
Not a cuddy punt
but a hunt punt cuddy.

As one black bug, bled blue, black blood. The other black bug bled blue.
Aluminum, linoleum, molybdenum, aluminum, linoleum, molybdenum, aluminum, linoleum, molybdenum.

A tree toad loved a she-toad,
Who lived up in a tree.
He was a three-toed tree toad,
But a two-toed toad was she.
The three-toed tree toad tried to win,
The two-toed she-toad's heart,
For the three-toed tree toad loved the ground,
That the two-toed tree toad trod.
But the three-toed tree toad tried in vain.
He couldn't please her whim.
From her tree toad bower,
With her two-toed power,
The she-toad vetoed him.

Chukotko-Kamchatkan
pertaining to the Siberian people living in Kamchatka

I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit, upon a slitted sheet I sit.

Two to two to Toulouse?

Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.

Thirty-three thousand people think that Thursday is their thirtieth birthday.
by Julia Dicum

How may saws could a see-saw saw if a see-saw could saw saws?
by Jillian Goetz

As he gobbled the cakes on his plate,
the greedy ape said as he ate,
the greener green grapes are,
the keener keen apes are
to gobble green grape cakes,
they're great!
from Dr. Seuss's O Say Can You Say?

Which wristwatch is a Swiss wristwatch?

A black bloke's back brake-block broke.

There was a minimum of cinnamon in the aluminum pan.

Big black bugs bleed blue black blood but baby black bugs bleed blue blood.

Her whole right hand really hurts.
difficult in Brazil

Come, come,
Stay calm, stay calm,
No need for alarm,
It only hums,
It doesn't harm.

Tie a knot, tie a knot.
Tie a tight, tight knot.
Tie a knot in the shape of a nought.

Busy buzzing bumble bees.

Suzie, Suzie, working in a shoeshine shop.
All day long she sits and shines,
all day long she shines and sits,
and sits and shines, and shines and sits,
and sits and shines, and shines and sits.
Suzie, Suzie, working in a shoeshine shop.
Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop.
All day long he fits and tucks,
all day long he tucks and fits,
and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits,
and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits.
Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop.
sung by Ian Mackintosh

A big black bear sat on a big black bug.

A bloke's bike back brake block broke.

Good blood, bad blood, good blood, bad blood, good blood, bad blood.

No nose knows like a gnome's nose knows.
by the Hofman family

There once was a man who had a sister, his name was Mr. Fister. Mr. Fister's sister sold sea shells by the sea shore. Mr. Fister didn't sell sea shells, he sold silk sheets. Mr. Fister told his sister that he sold six silk sheets to six shieks. The sister of Mr. Fister said I sold six shells to six shieks too!

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?

Swan swam over the sea.
Swim, swan, swim!
Swan swam back again.
Well swum swan!

She sells sea shells on the sea shore;
The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure.
So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,
I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells.