2018-10-08 Pronunciation: 'th' sounds

/θ/ - think, teeth, thousand, thought, through, three, math, cloth, bath, breath

/ð/ - though, the, those, father, either, bother, clothe, bathe, breathe
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voiceless /θ/ is often confused with /t/, /s/, or /f/

voiced /ð/ is often confused with /d/, /z/, or /v/
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/θ/ and /ð/ let the air continue, /t/ and /d/ stop the air
/θ/ and /ð/ have the tongue between the teeth, /s/ and /z/ have the tongue behind the teeth
/θ/ and /ð/ involve just the tongue and teeth, /f/ and /v/ involve the bottom lip (and not the tongue)
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p. 153 exercise 2A - Repeat the pairs of words.
With your partner, make a sentence that includes both of the words I assigned to you.
1 Don’t think you won’t sink.
2 Some people are thumbs up.
3 This theme seems that it’s going to be very difficult for everyone in this class.
4 The mouth of the mouse is open.
5 I will be the tenth tense person to take the test.
6 It was a true story through the news.
7 Thank you for the tank delivery.
8 Matt teaches math.
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p. 154 exercise 3 - Say one of sentences (a) or (b). Your partner should respond with the correct answer.
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died - past tense of the verb “die” (He died last year.)
dead - adjective (He’s dead now.)
death - noun (His death was not unexpected.)
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If you look in a mirror, you should be able to see the tip of your tongue when you pronounce ‘th’.
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p. 156 Communicative Practice - Imagine you are Teaching Assistants for this class (Design Methods 634). Tell your partner the original and new time and place for each discussion section.
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I’m rarely really leery of parallel parking.
Make sure you turn right at the right red light.
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Tomorrow: /l/ and /r/