Warm-up:Warm-up:

• Say the following sentences aloud to Say the following sentences aloud to your partner:your partner:– ““I think that Nanjing is the hottest city in I think that Nanjing is the hottest city in

China.”China.”– ““I always wash my hands in the sink I always wash my hands in the sink

after I use the bathroom.”after I use the bathroom.”– ““I have three thousand RMB in my bank I have three thousand RMB in my bank

account.”account.”– ““Thank you for thinking about me last Thank you for thinking about me last

Thursday.”Thursday.”

Pronunciation ClassPronunciation Class

Lesson 1: “TH” vs. “S” Lesson 1: “TH” vs. “S” soundssounds

ΘΘ• This symbol is called “theta” – it This symbol is called “theta” – it

comes from a letter of the Greek comes from a letter of the Greek alphabetalphabet

• It is used to represent the sound that It is used to represent the sound that you should make in some words with you should make in some words with the “TH” soundthe “TH” sound

• Not all words with “TH” use this exact Not all words with “TH” use this exact sound – we will look at the other sound sound – we will look at the other sound in a momentin a moment

Examples of Words with Examples of Words with ΘΘ

•ThinkThink•thank youthank you•ThousandThousand•CathyCathy•SomethingSomething•MathMath•mouthmouth

Comparison of /Comparison of /ΘΘ/ and /s// and /s/

• Say the following words and compare Say the following words and compare their sounds:their sounds:– ““think”think”– ““sink”sink”

– ““thank”thank”– ““sank”sank”

ðð• This symbol, known as the “thorn” is tThis symbol, known as the “thorn” is t

he he voicedvoiced “TH” sound. It is used in ma “TH” sound. It is used in many common English wordsny common English words

• It is pronounced like It is pronounced like ΘΘ, but with your thr, but with your throat vibrating.oat vibrating.

Practice:Practice:

• ThisThis

• TheseThese

• TheThe

• ThatThat

• ThereThere

• AlthoughAlthough

• BatheBathe

Now Practice Again:Now Practice Again:

• Say the following sentences aloud to Say the following sentences aloud to your partner:your partner:– ““I think that Nanjing is the hottest city in I think that Nanjing is the hottest city in

China.”China.”– ““I always wash my hands in the sink I always wash my hands in the sink

after I use the bathroom.”after I use the bathroom.”– ““I have three thousand RMB in my bank I have three thousand RMB in my bank

account.”account.”– ““Thank you for thinking about me last Thank you for thinking about me last

Thursday.”Thursday.”