Teaching pronunciation Some notes for this lesson - Ss have an advanced-level vocabulary, but they may have difficulty pronouncing them clearly. - Ss have already learnt how to identify the differences between voiced and unvoiced sounds - By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to improve pronunciation by focusing on the difficult sounds /Ө/ Presentation Sound /Ө/ - Say the sound alone and write it on BB: /Ө/ - Say the sound in words: thumb, my thumb - Conduct repetition individually - Conduct repetition chorally - Explain how to make the sound: making the sound /Ө/ let you tongue come out between your upper and lower teeth, then bite down slightly and push the air out. You will hear the unvoiced sound /Ө/ - Contrasting sound: sing – thing sick - thick Practice Aural practice Listen to the word. Say one if you hear it has sound /Ө/; say two if you hear it has sound /δ/ Thick one This two Thursday one Think one Mother two Smooth two Anything one North one Bathe two South one Those two These two Another two Weather two Thanks one Listen to two words. Say same if they have the same sound; say different if they have different sounds. sink – think different thin - thin same worse – worth different mouse – mouth different pass – pass same mass – math different sank – sank same seem – theme different truce – truth different Oral practice - Say the sound alone - Say the sound in words: thin, author, bath - Say the sound in phrases: thin man, a famous author, take a bath - Say the sound in sentences: 1. She came with a thin man 2. Her sister is a famous author 3. She used to take a bath once a day There is a similar sound /δ/, you do the same way as I just show you but air voicing, You should be able to feel the strong vibration in your throat: there, father, bathe - Now and then she likes to buy new clothing - Which tablecloth shall we use for the party? Tongue twister There are thirty –three thousand birthdays on the third of every month . Teaching pronunciation Some notes for this lesson - Ss have an advanced-level vocabulary, but they may have difficulty pronouncing them clearly. - Ss have. unvoiced sounds - By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to improve pronunciation by focusing on the difficult sounds /Ө/ Presentation Sound /Ө/ - Say the