The EFL Playhouse: A Resource for ESL/EFL Teachers of Young Learners

Apples and Bananas
Original Author Unknown
This song serves as a fun introduction to long vowel sounds. The first verse is sung with normal pronunciations. In each subsequent verse, most vowels are replaced with a single long vowel sound.

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.

I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays.
I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays.

I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees.
I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees.

I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and bi-ni-nies.
I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and bi-ni-nies.

I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos.
I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos.

I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos.
I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos.

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