Pronunciation Why? Needs to be “good enough” Be aware of common problems for those with your native language

Pronunciation Work: [s] and [z] sink, sank, sister, pass z zoo, zen, cousin, buzz

Pronunciation Work: [s] and [z] Unvoiced Voiced s sink, sank, sister, pass z zoo, zen, cousin, buzz

Pronunciation Work: [s] and [z] Where is your tongue? Unvoiced Voiced s sink, sank, sister, pass z zoo, zen, cousin, buzz

Pronunciation Work: [s] and [z] Where is your tongue? Unvoiced Voiced All of tongue is inside mouth s sink, sank, sister, pass z zoo, zen, cousin, buzz

Pronunciation Work Where is your tongue? Unvoiced Voiced All of tongue is inside mouth s sink, sank, sister, pass z zoo, zen, cousin, buzz Tip of tongue is stuck out between teeth (~1 cm)

Pronunciation Work Where is your tongue? Unvoiced Voiced All of tongue is inside mouth s sink, sank, sister, pass z zoo, zen, cousin, buzz Tip of tongue is stuck out between teeth (~1 cm) th (symbol:ð) then, mother, breathe

Pronunciation Work Where is your tongue? Unvoiced Voiced All of tongue is inside mouth s sink, sank, sister, pass z zoo, zen, cousin, buzz Tip of tongue is stuck out between teeth (~1 cm) th (symbol:θ) think, thank, method, path th (symbol:ð) then, mother, breathe

Pronunciation Overview Look at the handout “Consonant Pronunciation” You need to be aware of what your face/tongue/lips/jaw are doing. But doing it “right” needs to be automatic (without concentration).

“This, That, There” This: finger on forehead That: finger on chin There: point to another person You MUST pronounce [th] correctly! not “dis” or “zis” remember your tongue

[th] contest With partner, make up a sentence that has a LOT of [th] words. Aim for using both voiced and unvoiced [th] at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of words. At least 15 words long and interesting! Practice saying the sentence. Better speaker coach the weaker?