22 oe Arthur's mother The consonant sounds /0@/ and /6/ « Listen to the two sounds /0/ and /o/. Notice that in Mi, there is no voice from the throat. Instead, you can feel the air from your mouth on your hand. In the sound /0/ there is voice from the throat. It is possible to make both sounds long. Look at the mouth diagram ro see how to make these Rem maet consonant sounds. top and bottom teeth = , (push air through Gap) + Now listen to the sound /0/ on its own. © Listen to the target sound /6/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side. arbet fy sick thick sick boat both boat free three free «+ Listen and repear these examples of the target sound. thank — think thought healthy birthday maths carth length fourth = “Martha Smith's an author and an athlete,” « Listen to the sound /0/ on its own, « Listen to the target sound /o/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side, arget ay breed breathe breed den then den van than van © Listen wid repeat ese exsunples of dhe auget sound. these though they other weather clothes hay fatheriahal wether lve breathe with sunbathe ‘together with my other brother” 42 Spelling always notes i TH (three) In a few names of places and people, TH is pronounced as /t/ (haitand, Thomas). PI TH (then) English Pronunciation in Use17a 17.2 a) 17.3 17.4 Section A Lewers and sounds Exercises Find a way from Start to Finish. You may pass @ square only if the word in it has the sound /0/. You can move horizontally (<+) or vertically (t) only. sy Ta ¥ —— T T noth northern either weather breathe those A ni A } south bath bathe. thought breath youth H + + + + southern “third their through though Freed } 4 } } } + + + + Thailand cloth path Beth with | worth + + + + month clothes these brother that teeth h 4 + + + + + throw thing author other they wealth Sia <= L “9 Complete this rhyme using words from the box. Then listen and check. ee earth Heather bee neither mothers brothers enother together birth either Arthur had a brother They wanted was @ fas And he didn't want ou... Mother, a So Arthur's mother And of the brothers, = Got them both = 2 ‘Wanted sisters aes And told them all good . The last ting on this Should learn to share theit ennnnnnennnene + Follow up: Listen to the poem agein. Pause the recording after each line and repeat it. Think of a computer which people speak into and it writes what they say. This computer wrote these sentences down wrongly. Correct the underlined mistakes. EXAMPLE It’s free o'clock. ........thnee. 1 A bat is more relaxing than a shower. ... 4 You need a sick coat in winter. 2 The train went true the tunnel, § Tdon’t know; I haven't fought about it. cu @ It’s a matter of life and deaf. 3. Don’t walk on the ice; it's very fin. Listen and circle the word you heer. If you find any of these difficult, go to Section D4 Sound pairs for further practice. 1 Youth or use? There’s no youth / use talking about that (-esound pair 33) 2 Thought or taught? I don’t know what she thought / taught. -sound pair 35) 3 Free or three? Free / Three refills with each packet! (sound pair 32) 4 Closed or clothed? They weren't fully closed / clothed. (sound pair 33) 5 Breeding oF breathing? “They've stopped breeding / breathing. (-seound pair 35) 6 These ate or visa? These are / Visa problems we can deal with later. (sound pair 39) Follow up: Record yourself saying the sentences in 17.4, choosing one ‘of the two words. Make a note of which words you say. Then listen to ‘your recording iny adwul wo weeks Is it clear which words you seid? tol English Pronunciation in Use 43