Uitspraak les - Pronunciation for Dutchies

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

                                                                  Mistakes made by Dutchies!

Lesson goal

By the end of this lesson I can pronounce English words better due to the explanation and practice during this lesson.

forehead

blond

bald

beads

ear

hair

dark

fair

to be the centre of attention

Let's read these words together!

thin

feathers

this

the

mother

Dutch

luck

cut

ugly

funny

Let's read these words together!

have

leave

attractive

close

positive

zebra

Let's read these words together!

1. That piece of wood is really thick/sick, I can barely cut through it!

3. Babies have such a tiny mouse/mouth, it’s so cute!

2. I don’t like school subjects, especially math/mass.

4. Cheese/ She’s really good at this game.

A. Match the correct audio to the gap in the sentence!

5. My mother is turning 50 today, it’s her bath day/birthday!

7. She dropped her children off at the creche/crash.

6. That’s a really cute cut/cat, he is so fluffy!

8. I know it’s still early, but don’t forget to brush your teeth            before bet/bed.

A. Match the correct audio to the gap in the sentence!

B. Put the words with /TH/ in the right column

 /TH/ is not always pronounced the same.

mother

thanks

three

 together 

thin 

father

tooth

other

mouth

those

this

Which words do you find difficult to pronounce from the word list of Chapter 4 (page 123)?

D. Tongue twisters!

1. I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late!

2. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.

3. I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

4. If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?

6. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Ter afsluiting van de les

Wat vond je van de les? Beantwoord de volgende vier vragen :)

Ik begrijp nu meer over hoe je woorden uitspreekt in het Engels.

1. Heel erg mee eens
2. Mee eens
3. Niet mee eens
4. Totaal niet mee eens

Ik vond de les duidelijk en goed te volgen.

1. Heel erg mee eens
2. Mee eens
3. Niet mee eens
4. Totaal niet mee eens

Ik vond de opdrachten nuttig.

1. Heel erg mee eens
2. Mee eens
3. Niet mee eens
4. Totaal niet mee eens

Heb je tips / tops over de les?