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Hi, I’m Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.

Let’s talk about the alphabet. Saying the alphabet seems like a pretty easy task, right?

You probably learned the song as a kid, A, B, C, D E F G, but do you know when you need to spell things out loud? It’s usually in really important situations. Just last week, I called our family doctor to make an appointment for my new baby. Don’t worry, he’s okay, it’s just a checkup. And I had to spell his name, but what if I spelled his name wrong or they couldn’t understand the letters that I said?

Well, it would be wrong on the paperwork, the insurance company would have a problem processing the payment. It would just be a big, annoying hassle. So, it’s important to be able to say each letter correctly.

When we moved in to our new house, I had to call the internet company and spell our street name so that they could come out and set up the internet. What if I had spelled our street name incorrectly, or I’d said the letters in a way that they couldn’t understand? Well, we wouldn’t have internet and goodness knows what would happen if we didn’t have internet.

So, as you can see, saying the letters correctly is essential in daily life.

Today, we’re going to go through the alphabet and I’m going to help you to say each letter of the alphabet correctly. We’re going to talk about the letter, how to pronounce it, and also three words that start with that letter. But I have a little something extra too. I have a box and inside that box is something that begins with each letter of the alphabet.

I thought this would just be a fun way to talk about the letters of the alphabet. To be honest, I did not come up with this idea.

My three-year-old was watching an alphabet show and they had things inside of a box.

Hey, it’s a fun idea. So let’s do it.

A.

A.

That’s right. A. We have things that start with A like alligator, angry, and what’s that? Can we show everybody, what is it?

An ambulance.

Ambulance, that’s right. Okay. Let’s go to our next letter. Are you ready for the next surprise? Okay. B.

B.

B things are blue, bike, and what is it? Do you know what that is?

What?

It’s a .

Stag Beetle.

A Stag Beetle, that’s right. It’s a beetle. It starts with a B. All right, let’s go to the next letter.

Hey, can I see this first?

Whoa. We’re going to look at the camera and say, C.

C.

Things that start with C are catch, camera. And what is that? It’s a clock. Let’s show everybody. Oh, you want to twist it?

Now we don’t know what time it is. Clock.

D.

D.

D. That’s right. Things that start with D are like donut, doctor. And? What is that?

Dragon.

Dragon. “Hi Theo, I’m your dragon friend. Can you give me a hug?”

“What are you doing?”

Awe, thank you. What are you doing?

We’re doing a business with lots of things.

Yes. Theo is helping me with my business.

That’s right. All right. Let’s go to the next letter,

E E

Things that start with E are, eat, elephant. And what is that? What are these?

Stickers.

Stickers? And what’s what picture are the stickers?

Eyes.

Eyes. That’s right. Eyes start with E. The next letter is F.

F

Things that start with F are flute, five. And what is that guy?

A flamingo

A flamingo. This is a Flamingo from when I was a little girl. This was my toy.

I made a little apron for her. The next letter is G.

G.

That’s right. Things that start with G are guitar.

Guitar.

Gorilla and, what is that?

Another globe

A globe that’s right. Globe starts with G. H.

H.

H things that start with H are hawk, hair and oh, oh are those light? No, these are.

Heavy.

Heavy, That’s right. They’re very heavy. I.

I.

Things that start with, I are impossible.

Ice cream, and what’s in there?

Ice cube.

Ice cube. That’s right. They’re kind of getting a little melted cause it’s hot out here. You think you can get it out? Oh, there you go.

I put it in there. I get all of it.

Oh, all right, let’s put them on the table and we’ll see if they melt. Do you want to leave them in their container?

No.

Okay. J.

J.

Things that start with j are jungle, jaguar and.

Jam.

Jam, that’s right. This is strawberry jam. Great work. K.

K.

Things that start with K are kangaroo, keys, and what do you think is in here? What is that?

What?

Let’s show it to our friends. It’s a. Kettle. It’s a kettle for boiling water.

Do you want to put your ice cubes in there?

Oh, Ooh. They’re cold. They’re dripping on my leg.

Yeah. Let’s see how it works.

What do you think is going to happen to those ice cubes in there?

They will melt, and then it will be water.

That’s right.

And pour it out. And put this on and then pour it out.

Do you want to put the rest of the ice cubes in? Okay. All right. L.

L.

Things that start with L are lion, love, and oh, what’s in that bag. Whoa Do you know where we got these books, Theo?

At the library.

That’s right. Library starts with L, too. M.

M.

Things that start with M are mice, move, and what is that cool thing? Let’s show our friends. What is this?

A microscope.

That’s right. Microscope starts with M, too. N.

N.

That’s right. Things that start with N are nineteen, newspaper, and what is that?

A net

A net. Yes, net starts with N, too.

O.

O.

Things that start with O are old, ox, and what’s that?

Onion.

Onion. Yes. Onion. Sometimes when we chop this up, kind of makes you cry a little bit.

Why?

Because there’s some acid in here that gets in your eyes. Remember when you helped me chop the onions and your eyes kind of hurt.

P.

P

Some things that start with P are pickle, present, and what am I? It’s a penguin.

I want to tell the penguin.

You want to tell him something?

It’s rain.

Yeah. It looks like it’s starting to rain. You think we should finish soon?

I think so, too. Q.

Q.

Things that start with Q are quiet, question and.

Money.

Money? Does money start with a Q?

Hmm, this coin is called a quarter. A quarter.

A quarter is 25 cents and together they are 50 cents. Two quarters. R.

R.

Things that start with R. Roses, Remember? And what is this big thing sticking out of this box? It’s a .

Rake.

A rake, that’s right. S.

S.

Wow. Things that start with are slide, skating. And what’s inside the box?

Seaweed.

Seaweed. That’s right.

Do you eat it?

Theo loves seaweed. Um, we’re not going to eat it right now, but maybe after we finish this video we can eat it. Would you like it as a snack?

Mm-hmm.

Okay. T.

T.

That’s right. Ticket, tennis and.

Tea

That’s right. This is a box of tea.

I want to see what’s in there.

It’s a little hard to open. Let me help you. Inside is some loose leaf tea. So it’s going to kind of move around and spill easily. You want to touch it?

You have some on your fingers.

U.

U.

Things that start with you are umbrella unicorn. And what is that? Ukulele that needs to be tuned.very seriously.

V.

V.

V things that start with V are van, very, and what is this?

Turn it over

Oh no. Can you help me pull it out?

What is this?

Turn it over.

Oooh, it’s a vacuum. Yes, This is actually our robo-vacuum.

Turn it over.

What do you want to see underneath it? What’s under here. Oh, the wheels. Yeah.

It’s pretty exciting, especially for little kids.

Why does it pop up?

Why does it pop up? That’s going to help it to get over some uneven surfaces.

Pretty cool, huh?

W.

W.

W things that start with w are.

Wash, witch, and this doesn’t even fit in the box. What is this?

Sword.

It’s a sword. It’s not a real sword.

It’s not sharp, but do you know what a sword is? A sword is a weapon and that starts with w. weapon. Say it with me.

X.

X

X Things that have an X are the words fix, sixteen, and what is in the box?

What is that?

A box.

A box. A box in a box.

Y.

Y.

Yellow? Young and yogurt. Yogurt.

Can I try some?

Theo loves yogurt.

Z.

Z.

Zebra, zone. And what is that?

A coat.

It’s a coat. And what’s on the front of your coat here? Do you know what this is?

That’s a Zipper.

A zipper, that’s right. Z. Now in the UK, they call this zed, but in the U.S., we say Z. Good work, Theo. Thank you so much for helping me with my business today. I appreciate it. You did a great job.

Did you enjoy that little alphabet review?

I hope so. Now, I have two tests for you.

The first test is simply to go through the alphabet and say all the letters out loud.

The second test, well we’ll get to that in just a moment. Let’s start by saying all the letters in the alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. Great work saying the alphabet.

Let’s go on to the second test which is to say this sentence out loud and spell every work. Can you guess what’s special about that sentence? The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. What’s special about that sentence?

Hmm..it uses all twenty-six letters of the English alphabet. So, what I want you to do is to spell every single word out loud with me.

Use your speaking muscles, use what you just learned about the different letters of the alphabet, and spell it out loud with me. T H E Q U I C K B R O W N F O X J U M P S O V E R T H E L A Z Y D O G. Great work practicing the alphabet today.