Year 3: Pronunciation practice

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Happy Monday, 3B!
- Phones in your bag
- Headphones, AirPods, other musical devices in your bag
- Empty your tables
- English only!

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Check in

On the scale of 1 - 5; who was your weekend? 

Raise your hands with 1 - 5 fingers!

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Last week's class 

Do you remember....? 

  • Voice-over assignment 
  • Working on your presentation

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Today's class
Subject: pronunciation | Skill: speaking

Overview: 
- Intro + aims (5 minutes)
- Video (5 minutes)
- "Th"- sounds (15 minutes)
- Exercises (10 minutes) 
- Evaluation (2 minutes)
- Next weeks class (until end of class) 

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Today's aims 
At the end of this class: 

- You have learned how to pronounce certain sounds by using them in multiple word formations.
- You are able to distinguish the Dutch pronunciation
form the English pronunciation .

1) Why is pronunciation important in general?  2) Why is it important for you? 

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Let's start at the beginning

- Alphabet made of sounds, not letters (like in kindergarden).

- The sound closest to your mother tongue. 
 

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The 'TH' sounds
2 types of 'TH' sounds:

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Soft 'TH' sound = /θ/
Words like: thanks, both, cloth, three, thirsty, thunderstorm

To produce /θ/ place the tip of the tongue against the back of the teeth and force the air between them. 


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Harsh 'TH' sound = /ð/
Words like: these, rather, this, the, them, mother

For /ð/ use much less pressure and friction. It is also important to voice /ð/. Particularly at the beginnings of words make sure that you turn your voice on (i.e. start vibrating your vocal cords).

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Mistakes most Dutch people make
- There is no sound like  /ð/ or /θ/ in Dutch!

-  /s/ or /z/ = 'think' becomes 'sink'

- /d/ or /t/ = 'that' becomes 'det' / 'three' becomes 'tree' 
 
- /f/ = 'bath' becomes 'baf' / 'three' becomes 'free'


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Listen to en try this sentence

"The third Thursday of this month is the sixteenth."

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Listen to en try this sentence

"The third Thursday of this month is the sixteenth."

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Exercise 1
What: Practise the  /ð/ and /θ/ sounds
How: First 4 from each part together, rest in pairs
Help: 1. Just try, 2. Your partner, 3. Your teacher
Time: 5 minutes
Result: You can hear and feel the difference between the pronunciation of the words that sound alike
Finished? Just wait quietly until everyone is done
timer
5:00

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Exercise 2 
What: Solve the three MI6 missions on your handout.
How: In pairs, crack the three codes and set the fastest time.
Help: Just the two of you. 
Time: 5 minutes max. 
Result: Bragging rights for the rest of the day 
Finished? Just wait quietly until everyone is done
timer
5:00

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Upcoming classes
Tomorrow: Work on your presentation

Next Monday: Vowel sounds (klinkerklanken) 

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