An animation is shown of a person speaking. Which option most accurately matches this animation?
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When lip-reading, focus on the most distinct mouth shapes: rounded lips for "ooh", "w", "or"; closed lips for "m", "b", "p"; teeth on lip for "f", "v"; and wide-spread lips for "ee".
Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This question tests the ability to lip-read or match spoken phrases to the corresponding mouth movements (visemes) in an animation. Each sound (phoneme) we make has a corresponding mouth shape, and a sentence is a sequence of these shapes.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Since we must analyze the animated GIF, let's break down the mouth movements required for the correct sentence, "Well yes, I may go for tea."
"Well yes": This phrase begins with a "w" sound, which requires rounding the lips. This is followed by an "e" and "l", where the mouth opens slightly and the tongue may touch the top palate. The "yes" part involves a transition from a slightly open mouth to a closed-teeth "s" sound.
"I may": The word "I" is a diphthong that involves opening the mouth wide. "May" starts with the lips pressed together for the "m" sound, followed by an open-mouthed "ay" sound.
"go for": The word "go" requires forming a round shape with the lips for the "o" sound. "For" starts with the top teeth touching the bottom lip for the "f" sound, followed by a rounded "or" sound.
"tea": The word "tea" ends with a wide, spread-lip shape for the long "ee" sound.
The animation shows a sequence of mouth shapes that accurately correspond to this phonetic sequence. The other options would produce different, visibly distinct mouth movements:
"coffee" would have a distinct "o" and a double "f" shape.
"mean" would end with a closed-lip "n" sound.
"zoo" would end with a very pronounced, rounded "oo" shape.
The visual data in the animation specifically matches the cadence and visemes of option (C).
Step 3: Final Answer:
The animation of the person speaking most accurately matches the sentence in option (C).
