You use your vocal cords for this sound.If you push your teeth down on your tongue too much, then you are not going to let air out, and that air makes this sound.Stick your tongue out be[r]
(1)Group: 7
The consonant /th/ sound
I.Class description
This 45 minute lesson is intended for students of high school There are 40 students in this class They are 16-18 years old This lesson shows the differences between the / /and/ / sounds.
II.Linguistic description
/ / and/ / are dental sounds which made with the front of the tongue touches the upper teeth or the front of the tongue between the upper teeth and lower teeth
- / / sound is voiced and lenis You use your vocal cords for this sound.If you push your teeth down on your tongue too much, then you are not going to let air out, and that air makes this sound.Stick your tongue out between your teeth, touch your throat and make sure it is vibrating, like a bee.
Ex: Then Those That These
- / / is voiceless and fortis It is not vibrating With this sound, It is very important that you blow out air You have to give yourself a little space to let that air come out
Ex: Think Three Bath Health III Objectives
1.Students will be able to recognise and distinguish / / and / / when listening two sounds individually, in words and in larger chunks
students will be able to produce these sounds individually, in isolated words and in sentences
IV Rationable
(2)V Practice
1 Voiceless / / sound
Minimal Pairs
Thin sin fin Thick sick tick Thank sank tank Thought sought fought
Challenging Words
Thief Ruthless Thanksgiving Threshold Thorn Mammoth Mathematics Parentheses Thrice Monthly Parenthetical Wrath Thrust Apothecary Thrifty Health Broth Withdraw
In Phrases
Through thick and thin The wrath of God Master's thesis Throw in the towel Thanks a bunch Three's a crowd A loose tooth A thorn in the side A thorough analysis Worth a fortune Birth certificate Withdrawal symptoms
2 Voiced / / sound
Minimum pairs:
Thee dee lee They day lay There dare lair Father fodder Bathe bade
In Phrases
Father, mother,sister brother Under the weather Teething ring
(3)Dialogue
A: Is your father coming to the gathering this Saturday? B: No Neither is my mother.
A: That's too bad My brother was looking forward to seeing them. B: Well, they're both a little under the weather.
A: Oh, sorry to hear that Can I send something or other to cheer them up? B: Please don't bother They'll be fine
3 Oral reading
a Even though my father is a weatherman, he can't predict with absolute certainty whether it will rain or not Neither can the other people who work with him They say there's only a thirty per cent chance of rain, and the next thing you know, it's pouring They predict snow, and there's nothing for another five days Then, there's a blizzard So rather than trust my father's weather forecasts, I use a more reasonable approach I ask my mother