Exercises for the Tongue

1.(a) Open the mouth so that the separation of the jaws could be considerable and you could see the tongue.

(b) Put the tip of the tongue against the lower teeth (Fig. 13, a).

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(c) Now press it against the upper teeth (Fig. 13, b).

(d) Continue doing the exercise counting "two" (positions a, b).

2. (a) The position of the mouth is wide open, so that you can

see the tongue.

(b) Put the tip of the tongue close to the edge of the upperteeth or even project it very slightly between the teeth (Fig. 14).

(c) Draw the tip backwards.

(d) Continue practising the exercise counting "two" (positions

b, c).

3. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b) Put the tip of the tongue very close to the edge of theteeth and blow the air out.

(c) Practise the exercise several times.

4. (a) The mouth is wide open.

(b) Put the tip of the tongue to the inner side of the upper teeth (see Fig. 13, b).

(c) Then touch the teeth ridge with the tip of the tongue (Fig. 13, c).

(d) Come back to the position with the tip of the tongue against the inner side of the upper teeth.

(e) Continue doing the exercise counting "two" (positions c, b).