Tongue twisters

[s]

She sells sea shells on the sea shore;

The shells that she sells are sea shells I’m sure.

So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,

I’m sure that the shells are sea shore shells.

[z]

Moses supposes his toes are roses,

But Moses supposes erroneously.

For Moses, he knows his toes aren’t roses,

As Moses supposes his toes to be.

Sounds [θ]-[ð]

[θ] is a consonant, constrictive, fricative, forelingual, interdental, voiceless, oral.

A rticulation: Look at the diagram. The vocal cords are kept apart and do not vibrate. The soft palate is raised and the air comes to the mouth cavity. The tip of the tongue is projected between the teeth. The air escapes through the mouth cavity with a friction.

Task 1 Listen and say the sound(B14).

[θ] is usually spelled:

th thin thanks thirty theatre thumb Thursday thirsty three both month mouth north south birthday

Task 2 Listen and say these sentences:

1. I thought April the twelfth was a Tuesday, but it’s a Thursday.

2. A: I’ve got three birthdays this month.

B: Three birthdays? What do you mean?

A: My wife’s, my son’s and my daughter’s!

3. It’s thirteen degrees in the north, and thirty in the south.

4. A: One third is thirty-three per cent, isn’t it?

B: Thirty-three and a third per cent, to be exact.

[ð] is a consonant, constrictive, fricative, forelingual, interdental, voiced, oral.

A rticulation: Look at the diagram. The vocal cords are brought together and vibrate. The soft palate is raised and the air comes to the mouth cavity. The tip of the tongue is projected between the teeth. The air escapes through the mouth cavity with a friction.

Task 3 Listen and say the sound (B15).

• Listen and say the sounds [θ] and [ð].

[ð] is usually spelled:

th this that these those then they father mother brother other together weather without breathe with

Task 4 Listen and say these sentences:

1. A: Can I have one of those, please?

B: These?

A: No, the others, over there.

2. A: Two coffees, please.

B: With milk?

A: One with, and one without.

Tongue twisters

[θ] – [ð]

• Three thick thistle sticks.

• The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

There those thousand thinkers were thinking how the other three thieves went through.

• Elizabeth’s birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.

LESSON 10 Sounds [∫]-[ʒ]

[∫] is a consonant, constrictive, fricative, forelingual, palato-alveolar, voiceless, oral.

A rticulation: Look at the diagram. The vocal cords are kept apart and do not vibrate. The soft palate is raised and the air comes to the mouth cavity. The tip of the tongue is close to the back part of the teeth ridge. The front part of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate. The lips are neutral or slightly rounded. The air escapes through the mouth cavity with a friction.

Task 1 Listen and say the sound (B28):

[∫] is usually spelled:

sh shop fashion cash fresh wash mushroom

c ocean

ch machine

ci delicious special

s sugar sure

ss Russia

ti international

Task 2 Listen and say these sentences:

1. This is a very special pronunciation machine.

2. All our food is fresh, and we serve delicious international specialties.

3. A: You didn't put sugar in my tea, did you?

B: No.

A: Are you sure?

[ʒ] is a consonant, constrictive, fricative, forelingual, palato-alveolar, voiced, oral.

A rticulation: Look at the diagram. The vocal cords are brought together and vibrate. The soft palate is raised and the air comes to the mouth cavity. The tip of the tongue is close to the back part of the teeth ridge. The front part of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate. The lips are neutral or slightly rounded. The air escapes through the mouth cavity with a friction.

Task 3 Listen and say the sound (B29).

Listen and say the sounds [∫] and [ʒ].

[ʒ] is usually spelled:

si or su television Asia usually

Task 4 Listen and say these sentences:

A: Do you like sport?

B: Yes ... but only on television, usually!