English pronunciation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Lesson plan 

1. 10 minutes vocabulary learning mission 2 

2. pronuncation lesson

3. working on presentation in pairs

English pronunciation

This lesson's goal:  

                * Getting to know the most common mistakes in
                   English pronunciation by Dutch speakers
                * Practise with them

'th' sound

th - words story 

Thumbelina was a little girl. She was called Thumbelina  because she was as tall as a thumb. Her teeth were white and bright. She was very thin too. So, her mother made thick clothes  with three layers to save her from the thorns of vines. She used to give her thick broth after a bath. Now, Thumbelina is three  years old . She thinks Math is fun to learn.  She has learnt numbers up to thirty. 

Christian Hans Anderson

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'interesting'?

1. in
2. est
3. ter
4. ing

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'photographer'?

1. pho
2. gra
3. to
4. pher

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'vegetable'?

1. ve
2. ta
3. ge
4. ble

Which vowel doesn't sound like "dog"?

1. walk
2. all
3. four
4. two

Which vowel doesn't sound like "bus"?

1. does
2. son
3. goes
4. blood

Which is a silent letter in the word:

knowledge

1. k
2. l
3. n
4. d

Which is a silent letter in the word:

Wednesday

1. w
2. n
3. d
4. s

Which is a silent letter in the word:

plumber

1. p
2. m
3. l
4. b

Tips

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