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Links to Phonetics: the sound of American English (発音の仕方をこちらのリンクから確認)

Pink: relatively lower priorities

Red: High priorities

Other word examples

 Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly

                 saying the [θ] accurately and distinctly.

Initial

     theater, theme, theory, think, thirsty, throat, thick, third, thirty, thin, throw

Medial

     author, enthusiasm, strengthen, earthquake, anything, something, wealthy

Final

     oath, path, south, health, booth, fourth, faith, north, mouth, both, earth, breath, truth

Phrases

    thinking cap                                        think outside the box

    things of beauty is a joy forever             thorn in the flesh

    through thick and thin                           third time lucky

Sentences

1. Ruth thrust her thumb at the bottom of the bathtub.

2. Through a very systematic method, Beth got both the length and strength of the materials.

3. The wealthy and healthy couple have a very youthful outlook.

4. Beneath the warmth of the earth lies mammoth sediments at the sea bottom causing crustal movements.

5. Behind that charming face is uncouth behavior.

Tongue Twisters

1. Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning.

2. There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.

Exercise 1: Pictures

 Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / θ / sound.

 mot, moth) got in his _______ (mouth, moot).

Exercise 3: Article reading

Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / θ / sound accurately and underline the words with the / θ / sound. Then answer the following questions.

 Chilly Thursday

The weather in the north is rather chilly this Thursday. The thin trees sway in the breeze, and the birds' tweets fill the air. They are thankful for their feathers as they keep them warm in the cool weather. The author, Thomas, thinks about the theme of his new novel as he sits on a bench near the thick bushes. His thoughts are interrupted by the sound of a thief trying to steal a bicycle from the path. Thomas thinks quickly and calls the police, who arrive in a matter of minutes to thwart the thief's plan. They are thrilled to catch him before he could escape with the stolen bike.

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the weather like in the north on Thursday, and how do the trees and birds respond to it?

2. Who is the character mentioned in the passage, and what is he doing? What happens to him while he is sitting on the bench?

3. How does the author describe the bushes near the bench?

Exercise 4: Role Play (Picture Descriptions)

Instruction: Keenly describe each picture below and narrate their importance in your daily living.