Irregular spellings: to bear, to wear, to tear, pear, where, there
Proverbs and sayings
Fear has a quick ear.
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
/ ɛə /
is represented in spelling by:
1. the letter combinations “are” - care, fare, prepare.
“air” - chair, air, hair.
2. the letter ”a” followed by “r” + vowel - vary, Mary, parents, variant.
Irregular spellings: are /a:/, to bear, to wear, to tear, to swear, pear, where, there.
Proverbs and sayings
An old fox is not easily snared.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. где хотенье, там и уменье
If you run after two hairs, you will catch neither.
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
/ uə /
is represented in spelling by:
1. the combination “ure” - cure, pure, sure.
2. by the letter “u” followed by “r” +vowel - jury, fury, during.
Irregular spellings: poor, moor, tour(ist), Europe.
Irregular readings: to bury /tə beri/
Proverbs and sayings
What cannot be cured must be endured.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Slowly but surely.
A bearded mountaineer
(Mr and Mrs Lear are on holiday in Austria)
Mr Lear: Let’s have a here, dear.
Mrs Lear: What a good idea! They have very good bear here. We came here last .
Mr Lear: The atmosphere here is very .
Mrs Lear: But it’s windier than last year.
Mr Lear: (speaking to the waiter) Two bears, please.
Mrs Lear: Look, dear! Look at that drinking bear.
Mr Lear: His is in his bear.
Mrs Lear: His beard had nearly disappeared into his !
Mr Lear: Sh! He might .
Waiter: (bringing the bear) Here you are, sir. Two bears.
Mr Lear: Thank you. (drinking the bear) Cheers!
Mrs Lear: a ! Here’s to the bearded mountaineer!
A pair of hairclips
Mary: I’ve lost two small hairclips, Claire. They’re a pair.
Claire: Have you looked carefully everywhere?
Mary: Yes. They’re nowhere here. They just aren’t anywhere!
Claire: Have you looked upstairs?
Mary: (getting impatient) Upstairs! Downstairs! Everywhere! They just aren’t there!
Claire: Hm! Are they square, Mary?
Mary: Yes. Why?
Claire: Well, you’re wearing one of them in your hair!
Mary: Oh! Then where’s the other one?
Claire: It’s over there under the chair.
Mary: Hm!
The consonant sounds /θ/ and /ð/.
I
.
Listen to the sound /
θ
/
on its own. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this
consonant sound.
The tip of the tongue moves forward and occupies a position between the upper and lower teeth. The air passes through the narrowing of the air-passage formed between the upper teeth and the tip of the tongue. The soft palate is raised, the vocal cords are not made to vibrate.
II. Listen and repeat.
Mouth, thumb, thick, path.
Three, thirst, thin, thread, hearth.
Thin, three, thanks, sheath.
III. Read these examples of the sound / θ / in initial, medial and final position .
thick |
thought |
healthy |
something |
myth |
earth |
thing |
thief |
birthday |
arithmetic |
oath |
both |
three |
theme |
anything |
faithful |
hearth |
length |
thank |
theory |
author |
cathedral |
moth |
fourth |
think |
thaw |
truthful |
earthquake |
breath |
cloth |
IV. Read the sound / θ / in the words below and compare it with the words on each side.
|
/θ/ |
|
|
sick |
thick |
sick |
|
boat |
both |
boat |
|
free |
three |
free |
|
V. Listen to the sounds in contrast and repeat.
/ s/ and / θ /
Mouse – mouth, sum – thumb, sick – thick, sink – think, pass – path.
/ f/ and / θ /
Free – three, first – thirst, fin – thin, Fred – thread, half – hearth.
/t/ and /θ/
Tin – thin, tree – three, tanks – thanks, sheet – sheath.
V I. Listen to the sound /ð/. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this consonant sound.
The English /ð/ is formed like the English /θ/ except that the vocal cords are in vibration, the tongue is less tense and occupies a rather lower position.