MT1 Speaking 8.2

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Good afternoon

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 's' 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)

Speaking Activity

Everyone will get to see a tongue twister containing 'th' sounds.

Try to attempt to say it 5 times and test your own pronunciation.

The tongue twister:

"He threw three free throws."

Independent Work

For everyone: 8.2: 1, 2, 5

Early finishers: 4

Extra grammar: Trainers (39 Plurals)

Higher difficulty: 8.5: 1, 2, 3

Name something you did today.

End of Lesson

- Have a nice day!