2018-02-14 Pronunciation: 'th' and tongue-twisters

p. 154 exercise 3A - Take turns saying sentence a or b to your partner, and respond appropriately to what you (think you) heard.
---
He is dead. = He is not alive any more.
He is Death. = He is the Grim Reaper.
He is deaf. = He can’t hear.
He is in debt. = He owes a lot of money.
---
‘th’ uses the tongue and not the lips
‘f’ and ‘v’ use the lips and teeth, and not the tongue
---
p. 156 Communicative Practice - Underline all the /θ/ sounds in the memo and check with a partner (to make sure you found all of them). Then practice announcing the class schedule changes.
---
Focus on Pronunciation handout p. 70 part 1 - Listen and repeat.
part 2 - Listen and repeat. Write “sued” for 9b.
Then choose one word for each number and tell your partner. Your partner tries to identify which word you said and says one word for the next number.
---
p. 71 part 3 - Repeat and practice the tongue twisters.
With your partner, compete to see who can say each tongue-twister correctly faster.
---
More Tongue-Twisters:
The sixth sheikh’s sixth sheep’s sick. (This one is very hard even for native English speakers.)
Three free thinnish Finnish trees
At least the athlete’s a fleet runner.
Thirty-six thick sick otters offer other authors three free treats.
That movie was worthwhile but thoroughly sorrowful.
Thor threw three free throws through the net.
---
p. 72 - Write what you hear, then check
1 through thick and thin
2 back and forth
3 fall through
4 It goes without saying.
5 make the most of the situation
6 on the whole
7 throw a fit
8 would rather