Pronunciation TH sound

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Welcome to today's English lesson!
With Ms Frijns
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By the end of this lesson, you...
...can pronounce the TH sound perfectly!

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Putting your tongue between your teeth...
... it gives a good th-sound and can be used as a starting point. But you'll soon find out it's hard to do in normal conversation because you'll get 'tongue-tied' :-/

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Best way to pronounce the th-sound...

English speakers put the tip of the tongue behind the front teeth...

Only the tip of the tongue is 'in action', the rest of your mouth is relaxed!

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Voiced or Unvoiced?

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Voiced or Unvoiced?

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Now try it!
Look at your worksheet. Highlight per 'th'-sound whether it should be voiced or voiceless. Take the exceptions into account. 

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Work in pairs. Try to correctly read this out loud.

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Work in pairs. Try to correctly read this out loud.

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Read the following words as fast as you can!

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timer
2:00

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