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SayIt™ for Lesson G .........Sound....mp3?
[TH] is…. the
quiet killer.
One of the most difficult sounds for many people is the [TH]
in THink.
You've already had that sound in the words
THing …noTHing…monTH…earTH… …MeTHod.
[TH] is everywhere…and sometimes it is very
difficult to hear. It is a quiet killer, so you should listen carefully every
time you THink you hear it. The sound is
so quiet because it only has air.
As you see, it can be at the front of a word
in, THing and
THought. Or, in the middle of a word like noTHing and meTHod. Or at
the end of a word, like earTH or
monTH.
Now let's see if you can hear that air in this word:
norTH. Say that after
me: norTH…….Because if you can hear the sound, you can make the sound.
Here is a sentence with many of those
sounds…see if
you can hear them first. THink THoughts
about noTHing on EarTH. Now
remember -- air only between your
teeth and your tongue. Say it after me:
THink THoughts about noTHing on EarTH……
Ok, here's another one. Listen first:
Our travel meTHod is norTH and
souTH every monTH. OK now remember -- all air -- and say after me:
Our travel meTHod is norTH and souTH every monTH……
OK,
you can hear the air, right? Now comes the hard part where you must really
listen. I have a little quiz. I am going to say ten words and all you have to
say is "Yes" if it is a TH with air. And "No"
if it has more than just air.
If I say :
THin, you say Yes. But if I say
Then, you say No. Listen again:
THin, all air…and Then, more than air.
OK?
Here go the ten words:
mouth....anything…..this……there…..length…..that…..those…..with…path…other.
OK
let's see how you did:
mouth…(yes)...anything…
(yes) …this…(no) …there…(no)
length…(yes) ..that…(no)…. those…(no)….
with…(yes)
path…(yes) …other…. (no)
and here is your last TH word with air today….THank
you.
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