Tongue Twister ( 绕口令 )

They threw three

things.
Pronunciation Practice

“TH” Sound
 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
 1. Voiced “th” sound
• The tongue
is between
the teeth
• The sound
comes from
your throat
(vibrations,
发抖 )
 2. Unvoiced “th” sound
• The tongue is
between the
teeth
• No sound
from your
throat
• Like you are
blowing
something
 Voiced “Th”
• This • There
• That • Weather
• Than • Clothe
• Then • Either
• These/Those • Smooth
• They/Them • Other
• Father, mother • bathe
 Unvoiced “Th”
• With • Both
• Thirsty • North
• Thanks, thank you • Math
• Third • Birthday
• Youth • Mouth
• 33 (thirty-three) • Moth
 Can you hear the difference?
(unvoiced)

1. Thumb—some
2. Thank—sank
3. Thing—sing
4. Mouth—mouse
5. Math—mass
6. Tenth—tense
 Can you hear the difference?
(voiced)

1. Clothing—closing
2. Bathe—bays
3. Then—zen
4. Soothe—sues
5. Breathe—breeze
 Listening Practice
1. a . path 1. b.a .pass
path b. pass
2. a. thick 2. b.a. sick
thick b. sick
3. a. gross 3. b.a. growth
gross b. growth
4. 4. a. breathing
a. breathing b. breezing b. breezing
5. a. moss 5.b. moth
a. moss b. moth
6. 6. isa.Roose
a. Her name Her name is Roose
b. Her name isb.Ruth.
Her name is Ruth.
 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.
 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!
 Tongue Twister ( 绕口令 )
• If she chews shoes,
should she choose the
shoes she chews?

• Chop shops stock chops.

 Pronunciation Practice

“Sh” and “CH” Sound

 Ch and Sh sound
SH CH
– Long, continuous – Short, burst of air
sound – Tongue touches
– Tongue doesn’t roof of mouth
touch roof of – Lips parted round
mouth
– Think: "Achooo!".
– Lips parted round
– Think: "Shhhh..."
 Ch and sh
• Chip—ship
• Chair—share
• Chop—shop
• Witch—wish
• Watching—washing
• Finish—spinach
• Cash—catch
• Sheep--cheap
 Linking “Sh” and “Ch” Sounds
• Matching shoes • Too much sugar
• Delicious peaches • Which shoes?
• She changed • Switch shirts
• English channel • Each shape
• Fresh cherries • Ticklish children
 Listening Practice
1. a. sheet b. cheat
1. a. sheet b. cheat
2. a. catcher b. casher
2. a. catcher b. casher
3. a. shatter b. chatter
3. a. shatter b. chatter
4. a. She’s b. cheese
4. a. She’s b. cheese
5. a. Where’s my share?
5. a. Where’s my share?
b. Where’s my chair?
b. Where’s my chair?
 Other pronunciations of “ch”
• Some words have • Some words have
a ch spelling but are a ch spelling but are
pronounced as SH pronounced like a K:
– brochure – character
– chef – chaos
– machine – chemical
– mustache – chemistry
– Christmas
 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?
 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.
Tongue Twister ( 绕口令 )

She sells sea shells by

the sea shore.
Tongue Twister ( 绕口令 )

Fresh fried fish

Fish fresh fried
Fried fish fresh
 Tongue Twister ( 绕口令 )

1. These six silly sisters are

sweet to meet.

2. Did Ed wed Liz or did Liz

wed Ted?
Pronunciation Practice

“ i: / i” and “i/e”
Sound
(Long e/short i
and short e/short i)
 i:/I = Long e and short i
• Long e sound • Short i sound
– Make your mouth – Keep your mouth
into a smile small
– Long sound – REMEMBER: IT
“eeeeee” – Sound is fast and
quick
 Long e/short i
1. Bead—bid 7. Feet—fit
2. Reed—rid 8. Meet—mit
3. Seat—sit 9. Deep—dip
4. Neat—knit 10. Green—grin
5. Beat—bit 11. Leak—lick
6. Receive—sieve
(“siv”)
 Listening Practice
1.
1. a.
a. sheep
sheep b.
b. ship
ship
2.
2. a.
a. heat
heat b.
b. hit
hit
3.
3. a.
a. ill
ill b.
b. eel
eel
4.
4. a.
a. feet
feet b.
b. fit
fit
5.
5. a.
a. seat
seat b.
b. sit
sit
 i/e = Short i and e

• Short i • Short e
– REMEMBER: IT – Open your mouth
– Keep your mouth a little bit
small – The bottom lip
– Sound is fast goes down
– REMEMBER:
BED
 Short i/short e
1. tin—ten 9. pin—pen
2. Jill—gel 10. miss—mess
3. hill—hell 11. since—sense
4. ill—L 12. pit—pet
5. did—dead 13. pick—peck
6. mint—meant 14. win—when
7. bin—Ben 15.Will—well
8. Bill—bell 16. windy—Wendy
Long e Short e Short i
a.Bead
Bead b.Bed
Bed c.Bid
Bid
a.Neat
Neat b.Net
Net c.Knit
Knit
a.Peak
Peak b.Peck
Peck c.Pick
Pick
a.Beat
Beat b.Bet
Bet c.Bit
Bit
a.Deed
Deed b.Dead
Dead c.Did
Did
a.Meat
Meat b.Met
Met c.Mit
Mit
a.Reed
Reed b.Red
Red c.Rid
Rid
a.Reap
Reap b.Rep
Rep c.Rip
Rip
a.Head
Head b.Head
Head c.Hid
Hid
 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.
Tongue Twister ( 绕口令 )

Red lorry,
yellow lorry (x3)
Pronunciation Practice

/l/ and /r/

L and r sounds
 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”
 How to make the /r/ sound
• Tongue does not touch any part of
your mouth
• Think: dog growling, “grrr”
 Can you hear the difference?

• Load — road
• Lock — rock
• Play — pray
• Supplies — surprise
• Correct — collect
• blue —brew
 /l/ and /r/ word pairs

• Alive — arrive • Glass — grass

• fly — fry • Lace — race
• Light — right • Lane — rain
• Glamour — • Law — raw
grammar • Glow — grow
 More Practice
• Loyal — royal • list — wrist
• Play — pray • loom — room
• flea — free • Lows — rose
• glow — grow • fleas — freeze
• Lather — rather • Lead — read
 Listening Practice
1. a. Belly b. berry a. Belly
2. a. pilot b. pirate a. Pilot
3. a. Blush b. brush b. Brush
4. a. Flee b. free a. Flee
5. a. leader b. reader b. Reader
6. a. Lighter b. writer a. Lighter
7. a. Long b. wrong b. wrong
 Linking /l/ and /r/ sounds

• Literally literary
• Firefly
• Fresh flesh
• Nearly ready
• Recently
celebrated
 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.
Tongue Twister ( 绕口令 )

• A full fool
• Cool looks
Pronunciation Practice

/u:/ and /ʊ/

Vowel “O” sounds
 /u:/ and /ʊ/
• /u:/ • / ʊ/
– Long sound – Short sound
“ooo” “uh”
– Lips are rounded – Lips are
rounded
 /u:/ /ʊ /
“Too cool” “good looks”
“fruit juice” “coulda woulda
shoulda”
 /u/ sound
“oo” “u” “ew” “ou” “o”
Boost June Blew Group Lose
Choose Rule Chew Soup Move
Moon Flu Threw You Who
School Truth Drew Through Tomb
Cool Flute Screw Youth
Soon Include
Too Tuesday
Food
 /ʊ/ sound
“oo” “u” “ou” “o”
Book Bull Could Wolf
Cook Bullet Would woman
Foot Pull Should
Good Bush
Shook Cushion
Took Full
Wood Push
Wool Sugar
 /u:/ and /ʊ/ pairs
• Wood—wooed • Look—Luke
• Should—shoed • Hood—who’d
• Could—cooed • cookie—kooky
• Full—fool
 More practice

• Foot—food • Stood—stewed
• pull—pool • Soot—suit
• Pulled—pooled • cook—kook
• Pulling—
pooling
 /u:/ and /ʊ/ together
• Schoolbook
• Footstool
• Bulletproof ( 防弹 )
• Full group • Good fruit
• Push through
• Spoonful of
• Too full sugar
• Who took it?
 Which word doesn’t belong?
1. 3.
Cook pull Would cookie
Food look Suit cushion
2. 4.
June Drew Woman took
wolf youth push threw
 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?