Pronunciation - TH- lesson plan

Teaching pronunciation
Some notes for this lesson
- Ss have an advanced-level vocabulary, but they may have difficulty pronouncing them
clearly.
- Ss have already learnt how to identify the differences between voiced and unvoiced
sounds
- By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to improve pronunciation by focusing on the
difficult sounds /Ө/
Presentation
Sound /Ө/
- Say the sound alone and write it on BB: /Ө/
- Say the sound in words: thumb, my thumb
- Conduct repetition individually
- Conduct repetition chorally
- Explain how to make the sound: making the sound /Ө/ let you tongue come out
between your upper and lower teeth, then bite down slightly and push the air out. You
will hear the unvoiced sound /Ө/
- Contrasting sound: sing – thing
sick - thick
Practice
Aural practice
Listen to the word. Say one if you hear it has sound /Ө/; say two if you hear it has sound /δ/
Thick one
This two
Thursday one
Think one
Mother two
Smooth two
Anything one
North one
Bathe two

South one
Those two
These two
Another two
Weather two
Thanks one
Listen to two words. Say same if they have the same sound; say different if they have different
sounds.
sink – think different
thin - thin same
worse – worth different
mouse – mouth different
pass – pass same
mass – math different
sank – sank same
seem – theme different
truce – truth different
Oral practice
- Say the sound alone
- Say the sound in words: thin, author, bath
- Say the sound in phrases: thin man, a famous author, take a bath
- Say the sound in sentences:
1. She came with a thin man
2. Her sister is a famous author
3. She used to take a bath once a day
There is a similar sound /δ/, you do the same way as I just show you but air voicing, You
should be able to feel the strong vibration in your throat: there, father, bathe
- Now and then she likes to buy new clothing
- Which tablecloth shall we use for the party?
Tongue twister

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