Speaking: The th-sound

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Hi M4E!

Period 2is all about speaking practice:

• period 2 planning & tests
• Pronunciation practice
• Vocabulary practice

Goal: to master the th-sound 

Period 2

Tests:

• week 7 (5-11 January): letter writing test
• Pww 2 (19-26 January): Speaking exam about An abundance of Katherines

In class:

• 2 x 30 minutes of quiet reading
• work in An abundance of Katherines workbook
• Speaking practice
• Letter writing practice

Speaking practice

Pronunciation

Heath had a bath before his other brother

Listen to the pronunciation

 of the th-sounds.

Can you hear the difference?

Soft

This

Breathe

though

Hard

Thistle

breath

Theatre

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.

practise in pairs

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.

practise in pairs

In your book: do exercise 2 and 3

Page 12/13

Do ex 14a + b on page 20

• 14 a Underline 10 adjectives (bijvoegelijk naamwoord)
• 14 b Complete the table with comparatives and superlatives