The th-sound

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Hi M4D!

Today's lesson is all about speaking practice

Goal: to master the th-sound &

Practise interview questions

Heath had a bath before his other brother

Soft

This

Breathe

Hard

Thistle

breath

Soft th-sound (voiceless)

 

1. Put your tongue between your teeth

2. Gently blow air out 

3. pull back your tongue while saying -T

father – mother  – those – rather – the – feather- though

Tongue twisters

My mother’s father had ten other brothers then.

In cold weather, these bathers would rather lather.

Hard th-sound (voiced)

1. Put your tongue between your teeth

2. push air out

3. pull back your tongue while saying -T

think – thought – thick – thin – thing – thanks – thumb

maths – path – both – oath – wealth – breath

Tongue twisters

Thanks for the thousands of things that you thought about on Thursday.

There were thirty-three thieves that went through thorough therapy.

Common interview questions

Match the questions 1-9 with the answers (A-I)

Speaking practice:

In pairs, practise answering the 5 questions on the board.

Try to speak for at least 1 minute. 

1. Could you tell me a bit about yourself? 

2. Why are you interested in this job? 

3. Why should we hire you?

4. Why are you leaving your current employer?

5. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Now interview each other

What else do you want to know? Take turns