3. Two types of “th” sounds
1. Voiced th
– Make a sound from your throat
2. Unvoiced th
– Don’t make a sound
– Like you are blowing something
4. 1. Voiced “th” sound
• The tongue
is between
the teeth
• The sound
comes from
your throat
(vibrations,
发抖)
5. 2. Unvoiced “th” sound
• The tongue is
between the
teeth
• No sound
from your
throat
• Like you are
blowing
something
6. Voiced “Th”
• This
• That
• Than
• Then
• These/Those
• They/Them
• Father, mother
• There
• Weather
• Clothe
• Either
• Smooth
• Other
• bathe
7. Unvoiced “Th”
• With
• Thirsty
• Thanks, thank you
• Third
• Youth
• 33 (thirty-three)
• Both
• North
• Math
• Birthday
• Mouth
• Moth
8. Can you hear the difference?
(unvoiced)
1. Thumb—some
2. Thank—sank
3. Thing—sing
4. Mouth—mouse
5. Math—mass
6. Tenth—tense
9. Can you hear the difference?
(voiced)
1. Clothing—closing
2. Bathe—bays
3. Then—zen
4. Soothe—sues
5. Breathe—breeze
10. Listening Practice
1. a . path b. pass
2. a. thick b. sick
3. a. gross b. growth
4. a. breathing b. breezing
5. a. moss b. moth
6. a. Her name is Roose
b. Her name is Ruth.
11. Practice Sentences
1. I was thirsty after three classes on Thursday
2. Breathe through your nose.
3. Are you busy this Thursday?
4. Let’s do this together
5. 3,333 (Three thousand, three hundred and
thirty-three)
6. What was that?
7. Throw something
8. With someone
9. I think so.
12. Practice Speaking
The thoughtfulness of my neighbors makes
me think. Though they are retired, they are
thrilled to help people. Every Thursday at
three o'clock, they hand out food, household
things, and this and that to the poor in the
community. Though they are quite old, they
thrive on helping others. Such thoughtful
people!
13. Tongue Twister (绕口令)
• If she chews shoes,
should she choose the
shoes she chews?
• Chop shops stock chops.
15. Ch and Sh sound
SH
–Long, continuous
sound
–Tongue doesn’t
touch roof of
mouth
–Lips parted round
–Think: "Shhhh..."
CH
–Short, burst of air
–Tongue touches
roof of mouth
–Lips parted round
–Think: "Achooo!".
16. Ch and sh
• Chip—ship
• Chair—share
• Chop—shop
• Witch—wish
• Watching—washing
• Finish—spinach
• Cash—catch
• Sheep--cheap
17. Linking “Sh” and “Ch” Sounds
• Matching shoes
• Delicious peaches
• She changed
• English channel
• Fresh cherries
• Too much sugar
• Which shoes?
• Switch shirts
• Each shape
• Ticklish children
18. Listening Practice
1. a. sheet b. cheat
2. a. catcher b. casher
3. a. shatter b. chatter
4. a. She’s b. cheese
5. a. Where’s my share?
b. Where’s my chair?
19. Other pronunciations of “ch”
• Some words have
a ch spelling but are
pronounced as SH
– brochure
– chef
– machine
– mustache
• Some words have
a ch spelling but are
pronounced like a K:
– character
– chaos
– chemical
– chemistry
– Christmas
20. Practice Sentences
1. I teach shy students.
2. Which shoes are you washing?
3. I wish for a cheap vacation.
4. Finish chewing your food.
5. Chester chews fresh fried fish.
6. She sells shells and chips for cheap.
7. Which show do you wish to watch?
8. Which wrist watches are Swiss wrist watches?
21. Speaking Practice
• Charlie was in a rush to finish his homework
that he forgot to pack his shrimp sandwich and
milkshake for lunch. When lunch came he
watched Sharon chomping on some cheese and
chocolate. She saw him alone in his chair and
decided to share her food. “Here, you can
finish this.” Sharon and Charlie munched on
their lunch and then watched Chad and Shane
play chess before class.
24. Tongue Twister (绕口令)
1. These six silly sisters
are sweet to meet.
2. Did Ed wed Liz or did
Liz wed Ted?
25. “ i: / i” and “i/e”
Sound
Pronunciation Practice
(Long e/short i
and short e/short i)
26. i:/I = Long e and short i
• Long e sound
– Make your mouth
into a smile
– Long sound
“eeeeee”
• Short i sound
– Keep your mouth
small
– REMEMBER: IT
– Sound is fast and
quick
28. Listening Practice
1. a. sheep b. ship
2. a. heat b. hit
3. a. ill b. eel
4. a. feet b. fit
5. a. seat b. sit
29. i/e = Short i and e
• Short i
–REMEMBER: IT
–Keep your mouth
small
–Sound is fast
• Short e
–Open your mouth
a little bit
–The bottom lip
goes down
–REMEMBER:
BED
31. Long e Short e Short i
Bead Bed Bid
Neat Net Knit
Peak Peck Pick
Beat Bet Bit
Deed Dead Did
Meat Met Mit
Reed Red Rid
Reap Rep Rip
Head Head Hid
Long e Short e Short i
a. Bead b. Bed c. Bid
a. Neat b. Net c. Knit
a. Peak b. Peck c. Pick
a. Beat b. Bet c. Bit
a. Deed b. Dead c. Did
a. Meat b. Met c. Mit
a. Reed b. Red c. Rid
a. Reap b. Rep c. Rip
a. Head b. Head c. Hid
32. Practice Sentences
1. Kim is six and she loves pink and red.
2. I met Pete on a wet winter day in
November.
3. When is the big wedding ceremony,
September or December?
4. My dog bit Wendy so she quickly hit him.
5. Each of us has a dream to make it big and
live in the city.
6. Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread.
35. How to make the /l/ sound
• Tip of the tongue
touches the back
of your front teeth
and roof of your
mouth
• Think: “la la la la”
36. How to make the /r/ sound
• Tongue does not touch any part of
your mouth
• Think: dog growling, “grrr”
37.
38. Can you hear the difference?
• Load — road
• Lock — rock
• Play — pray
• Supplies — surprise
• Correct — collect
• blue —brew
39. /l/ and /r/ word pairs
• Alive — arrive
• fly — fry
• Light — right
• Glamour —
grammar
• Glass — grass
• Lace — race
• Lane — rain
• Law — raw
• Glow — grow
40. More Practice
• Loyal — royal
• Play — pray
• flea — free
• glow — grow
• Lather — rather
• list — wrist
• loom — room
• Lows — rose
• fleas — freeze
• Lead — read
41. Listening Practice
1. a. Belly b. berry
2. a. pilot b. pirate
3. a. Blush b. brush
4. a. Flee b. free
5. a. leader b. reader
6. a. Lighter b. writer
7. a. Long b. wrong
a. Belly
a. Pilot
b. Brush
a. Flee
b. Reader
a. Lighter
b. wrong
43. Practice Sentences
1. I'm really grateful.
2. They're clearly related.
3. You can always rely on Larry.
4. I was last in the relay race.
5. Is her name Kerry or Kelly?
6. The library is very crowded.
7. I met a clown wearing a crown.
8. He was near a lake holding a rake.
48. /u/ sound
“oo” “u” “ew” “ou” “o”
Boost
Choose
Moon
School
Cool
Soon
Too
Food
June
Rule
Flu
Truth
Flute
Include
Tuesday
Blew
Chew
Threw
Drew
Screw
Group
Soup
You
Through
Youth
Lose
Move
Who
Tomb
49. /ʊ/ sound
“oo” “u” “ou” “o”
Book
Cook
Foot
Good
Shook
Took
Wood
Wool
Bull
Bullet
Pull
Bush
Cushion
Full
Push
Sugar
Could
Would
Should
Wolf
woman
51. More practice
• Foot—food
• pull—pool
• Pulled—pooled
• Pulling—
pooling
• Stood—stewed
• Soot—suit
• cook—kook
52. /u:/ and /ʊ/ together
• Schoolbook
• Footstool
• Bulletproof (防
弹)
• Full group
• Push through
• Too full
• Who took it?
• Good fruit
• Spoonful of
sugar
53. Which word doesn’t belong?
Cook pull
Food look
June Drew
wolf youth
Would cookie
Suit cushion
Woman took
push threw
1.
2.
3.
4.
54. Practice Sentences
1. Could you cook some good food?
2. Would you like to go out on Tuesday?
3. The fool went to the woods to shoot a wolf.
4. He flew through the room on the way to
school.
5. Would you ask the woman for some sugar?
6. Should we push or pull?
7. Luke chewed through the shoe.
8. Who put the cookie on the stool?
