8.3 & 8.2

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

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Welcome

Today's Lesson

- Pronunciation

- Speaking

- Book: 8.2

Pronunciation

Why do other languages find English pronunciation difficult?

Mouth movements & positions.

American vs British vs other accents

• Dutch doesn't have the 'ð' or 'θ' sounds so they might pronounce it as a 't' or a 'd'.
• Japanese doesn't have an 'l' sound so they might pronounce the 'l' as an 'r'.
• German tends to pronounce the 'th' as a 'z'.
• Russian tends to use a hard r and a 'w' instead of a 'v' or 'f' sound.

Saying 'th'

Voiced  (ð)

Structure words starting with 'th' (this, those, there)

'th' between two vowels (mother, weather)

'th' followed by a silent 'e' (bathe, breathe)

Saying 'th'

Voiceless (θ)

Words starting with 'th' (thistle, thorn, thought)

'th' at the end of a word or before a consonant (myth, truthful, throw)

How do you pronounce the 'th' in 'These'?

1. voiced
2. voiceless

How do you pronounce the 'th' in 'Thunder'?

1. voiced
2. voiceless

How do you pronounce the 'th' in 'Toothbrush'?

1. voiced
2. voiceless

How do you pronounce the 'th' in 'Something'?

1. voiced
2. voiceless

How do you pronounce the 'th' in 'Themselves'?

1. voiced
2. voiceless

How do you pronounce the 'th' in 'Oath'?

1. voiced
2. voiceless

Their

Those

They

Doze

Day

Dare

Name a word with a voiced 'th' sound (ð)

Independent Work

For everyone: 8.2: 1, 2.

8.3: 2, 3, 

Early finishers: 8.2: 4.

8.3: grammar 40, extra grammar 40

Extra grammar: Trainers (Adjectives & Adverbs)

Higher difficulty: 8.5: 1, 2, 3

End of Lesson

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