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How to pronounce The STOP consonant [t∫]
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
Let's practice
Words
Urchin
bachelor
champion
branch
preach
fetch
Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly
saying the _[t∫]_ accurately and distinctly.
Initial
chain, champion, chapter, cheese, child, chick, choke, chance, cheap, chin, challenge, charity
Medial
urchin, beaches, bachelor, exchange, researches, kitchen, virtue, pitcher, matches, courteous
Final
each, much, such, branch, batch, match, teach, couch, preach, touch, speech, search, munch, fetch, catch
Phrases
chock-a-block chickens come home to roost in batch
chit chat cheap at half the price
chop and change chew the cud
catch 22 seven year itch
Sentences
1. An avalanche buried the whole Swiss village.
2. The challenge of champions shall be launched today.
3. In exchange for the urchin's good behavior, he was given peaches and a pitcher of lemonade.
4. Christina roasted chestnuts in charcoal under the chimney.
5. To be righteous and courteous is always virtuous.
Tongue Twisters
1. Chester Cheetah chews a chunk of cheep cheddar cheese.
2. There was a little witch which switched from Chichester to witch.
3. Switch watch, wrist watch.
Exercise 1: Pictures
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the _[t∫]_ sound.
Exercise 2: Vocabulary Test
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. I love to go to the ________(bitch, beach) especially during summer.
2. People who spends alot of time _______(washing, watching) television is called a ________(coach, couch) potato.
3. Corey was being scolded by his _______(couch,coach) because he is absent during the game.
4. She ______(choked, joke, shock) with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband.
5. Our dog was the ______(champion, campion) in the dog show last year.
Test II
Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A B
1. Bachelor a. A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
2. Choke b. A room equipped for preparing meals
3. chairman c. Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
4. chirp d. A man who has never been married
5. avalanche e. The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
f. Make high-pitched sounds
Test III
Listening Test
Instructions: Listen carefully as the teacher reads series of sentences.
Fill in the blanks the appropriate word to complete the sentence.
1. My mother loves to cook that's why she make sure to have a clean and big ________ to prepare the foods.
2. The pastor of our _______ is really a good ________.
3. Ashley won the 1st prize when she played _________ last year.
4. Teachers usually use a ________ in the classroom during discussion.
5. I was ________ by your kind letter of sympathy.
Exercise 3: Article reading
Instructions: Read the article correctly saying the / t∫ / sound accurately and underline
the words with the / t∫ / sound. Then answer the following questions.
THE PENCIL STORY
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.
"There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."
"One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone's hand."
"Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil.
"Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."
"Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside."
"And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write."
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.
Now replacing the place of the pencil with you. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.
One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.
Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.
Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.
Four: The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.
And Five: On every surface you walk through, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to do your duties.
Allow this parable on the pencil to encourage you to know that you are a special person and only you can fulfill the purpose to which you were born to accomplish.
Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot make a change.
Questions:
1. In your opinions, what do you think is the essence of the story?
2. Do you think it is significant in our daily living? If so, how?
Exercise 4: Role Play (Picture Descriptions)
Instruction: Narrate a short essay describing the two pictures below.
