Group: 7
The consonant /th/ sound

I.Class description
This 45 minute lesson is intended for students of high school. There are 40 students in this class. They are 16-18 years old. This lesson shows the differences between the / /and/ / sounds.

II.Linguistic description
/ / and/ / are dental sounds which made with the front of the tongue touches the upper teeth or the front of the tongue between the upper teeth and lower teeth.
- / / sound is voiced and lenis. You use your vocal cords for this sound.If you push your teeth down on your tongue too much, then you are not going to let air out, and that air makes this sound.Stick your tongue out between your teeth, touch your throat and make sure it is vibrating, like a bee.
Ex: Then Those
That These
- / / is voiceless and fortis. It is not vibrating. With this sound, It is very important that you blow out air. You have to give yourself a little space to let that air come out.
Ex: Think Three
Bath Health

III. Objectives
1.Students will be able to recognise and distinguish / / and / / when listening two sounds individually, in words and in larger chunks.
2. students will be able to produce these sounds individually, in isolated words and in sentences.

IV. Rationable
The two sounds / / and / / are chosen to teach in this lesson because of many reasons: they are the difficult sounds which many students are confused. So, distinguishing these 2 sounds is very important. It will make students pronouce better. In this unit, these sounds are practiced very much.
V. Practice

1. Voiceless / / sound
Minimal Pairs
Thin sin fin
Thick sick tick
Thank sank tank
Thought sought fought
Challenging Words
 Thief
 Ruthless
 Thanksgiving
 Threshold

 Thorn
 Mammoth
 Mathematics
 Parentheses

 Thrice
 Monthly
 Parenthetical
 Wrath

 Thrust
 Apothecary
 Thrifty
 Health

 Broth
 Withdraw



 In Phrases
Through thick and thin
The wrath of God
Master`s thesis

Throw in the towel
Thanks a bunch
Three`s a crowd

A loose tooth
A thorn in the side
A thorough analysis

Worth a fortune
Birth certificate
Withdrawal symptoms


2. Voiced / / sound
Minimum pairs:
Thee dee lee
They day lay
There dare lair
Father fodder
Bathe bade
In Phrases
Father, mother,sister brother
Under the weather
Teething ring

That was then, this is now
One or the other
Lather, rinse, repeat

Either this one or that one
Bathing beauties
A feather in her cap



Dialogue
A: Is your father coming to the gathering this Saturday?

B: No. Neither is my mother.

A: That`s too bad. My brother was looking forward to seeing them.

B: Well, they`re both a little under the weather.

A: Oh, sorry to hear that. Can I send something or other to cheer them up?

B: Please don`t bother. They`ll be fine


3. Oral reading
a. Even though my father is a weatherman, he can`t predict with absolute certainty whether it will rain or not. Neither can the other people who work with him. They say there`s only a thirty per cent chance of rain, and the next thing you know, it`s pouring. They predict snow, and there`s nothing for another five days. Then, there`s a blizzard. So rather than trust my father`s weather forecasts, I use a more reasonable approach. I ask my mother.

b. If you think you`re safe from thievery, think again. Most thefts occur within three miles of the victim`s home. People often venture into the streets without giving their valuables a second thought. They leave things out in the open, where thieves can easily spot them. Items worth thousands of dollars can be stolen in a tenth of a second. So be thoughtful. Only you can thwart this terrible crime. Watch your things carefully. Thieves do.