1、Unit One: /T/ think bathroom teeth /TINk/ /bQTrum/ /tiT/ How to Make the Sound Place the tip of your tongue between your upper and lower teeth. Dont put it between your lips. Make the sound by forcing air through the opening between your teeth and tongue. Dont vibrate your vocal cords. Exercise One:
2、 Word Repetition Listen to the following words and repeat. Thursday without teeth think bathroom path third nothing method throw breathless booth Thelma mythology wrath Exercise Two: Minimal Pairs Listen to the following word pairs. Repeat them, being careful to make the distinction between the two
3、sounds. three free thin sin Thor soar pass path both boat fought thought tore Thor moth moss frilled thrilled three free Exercise Three: Phrases with /T/ You will hear phrases of words that either contain the sound /T/ or do not. As you listen to each, phrase circle yes if you hear /T/, and circle n
4、o if you do not. 1. yes no 4. yes no 7. yes no 2. yes no 5. yes no 8. yes no 3. yes no 6. yes no 9. yes noExercise Four: Minimal Pair Distinction Part One You will hear the sentences below, but only one of the italicized words will be spoken. Circle the one word which you hear. 1. Geoffrey saw the p
5、ass/path and took it. 2. Thora and Thelma read all about the trees/threes. 3. After the rain, his booths/boots were covered with mud. 4. All the students saw the free/three men and applauded. 5. The new manager really liked his new theme/team. Part Two Listen for the missing words and write them on
6、the lines below. 6. That man was when I saw him. 7. Paula and John were by the Halloween costumes. 8. The little girl had a big _. 9. My are no good. 10. The baseball player had a hot .Exercise Five: Dictation Listen to the sentences and write them. 1. _thumb._ 2. _thirsty _ 3. _healthy._ 4. _fine._
7、 5. _moths_ Exercise Six: Questions for Answers Given In this section, you will hear 5 answers. You will not hear the questions. Listen carefully to the answer, and then record the question in the space provided on your tape by using your drill/record button. Example: _? Im fine, thanks. (you record
8、 “How are you?“ onto your tape BEFORE the answer.) 1. Do you think 2. Have 3. Was 4. Did 5. WasUnit One Tongue Twisters Say these tongue twisters out loud to practice the sound. 1. Thor is the god of Thunder. /Tr Iz D gAd !v T!ndr/ 2. Thelma and Theo have bad breath. /TElm Qnd TioW hQv bQd brET/ 3.
9、Three free thrilling frills fought on Ruths roof. /Triy friy TrIlIN frIlz fAt n ruTs ruf/ 4. Thieves are thankless thugs who deserve our wrath. /Tivz Ar TQNkls T!gz huW dzrv AWr rQT/ 5. Nothing is worth thousands of deaths. /n!TIN Iz wrT TAwznz !v dETs/ 6. Mr. Smiths teeth are thin and lethal. /mIst
10、r smITs tiT Ar TIn Qnd liTl/ 7. Thursdays are thirsty days for lethargic Ruth and Thelma. /Trzdeyz Ar Trsti dEIz fr lTArdZIk ruT n TElm/ 8. It seems themes are sought by thousands of mythical misses. /It simz Timz Ar sAt baI TAWznz !v mITkl mIsz/ 9. Thick ticks on three trees brought broth to ten th
11、in tin men. /TIk tIks An Tri triz brAt brAT tu tEn TIn tIn mIn/ 10. Sick thickets thwarted seven thin sinners from passing through. /sIk TIkts Twrtd sEvn TIn sInrz frvm pQsIN TruW/Unit One Minimal Pair Exercises for Student Pairs A You and your partner have different sheets, either A or B. Read your
12、 words from the list below to your partner, and he or she will mark down which word was different (either the first, second, or third). Then, your partner will read, and you will mark down on your worksheet either the first, second, or third (whichever is different). Example: You hear “ThorsoreThor“
13、; you write 2 in the space provided, as the second (sore) was different from the first and third (Thor). 1. think sink sink 1. _ (1, 2, or 3) 2. fought fought thought 2. _ 3. boat both boat 3. _ 4. broth broth brought 4. _ 5. sin thin thin 5. _ 6. moth moth moss 6. _ 7. Thor sore sore 7. _ 8. pass p
14、ass path 8. _ 9. three free three 9. _ 10. frilled frilled thrilled 10. _Unit One Minimal Pair Exercises for Student Pairs B You and your partner have different sheets, either A or B. Read your words from the list below to your partner, and he or she will mark down which word was different (either t
15、he first, second, or third). Then, your partner will read, and you will mark down on your worksheet (either the first, second, or third, whichever is different). Example: You hear “ThorsoreThor“; you write 2 in the space provided, as the second (sore) was different from the first and third (Thor). 1
16、. thin sin sin 1. _ (1, 2, or 3) 2. frilled thrilled thrilled 2. _ 3. boat both both 3. _ 4. path path pass 4. _ 5. thin thin sin 5. _ 6. moss moth moss 6. _ 7. free three three 7. _ 8. sink sink think 8. _ 9. brought broth brought 9. _ 10. sore Thor sore 10. _Unit One Pair Dictation A Read the foll
17、owing text to your partner. Repeat as many times as your partner needs. Then, write down what your partner tells you. Ask your partner to repeat if necessary. Beth and Faithful Beth, a nurse, likes to think about how things were in the good old days. Beth remembers taking her dog, Faithful, for a wa
18、lk along the garden path. She liked to throw things for Faithful to catch. The garden had 33 kinds of plants and thousands of flowers. For Beth, nothing compared to a thoughtful walk through the garden. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Unit One Pair Dictation B Read the following text to your partner. Repea
19、t as many times as your partner needs. Then, write down what your partner tells you. Ask your partner to repeat if necessary. Thankful Ruth Ruth doesnt like to remember things from the past. 13 years ago, Ruth came close to death. She was very thin and lost 30 pounds. Three of her teeth also fell ou
20、t. Ruth is thankful for her nurse, Beth, who helped her through thick and thin. Now, Ruth can enjoy long, thoughtful baths. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Unit One: Information Gap Exercise A In this exercise, sit opposite your partner. Your partner will ask you which word goes into the empty boxes. You w
21、ill pronounce the word in your box, and your partner will write down what you said. Then you ask your partner to pronounce the words in your missing boxes. Possible questions: “Can you tell me the word which is in D-2?“ “Could you repeat that, please?“ A1 B1 C1 D1 D2 C2 B2 A2 D3 C3 B3 A3 A4 B4 C4 D4
22、 sought free three Thor root sink fink thinkUnit One: Information Gap Exercise B In this exercise, sit opposite your partner. Your partner will ask you which word goes into the empty boxes. You will pronounce the word in your box, and your partner will write down what you said. Then you ask your par
23、tner to pronounce the words in your missing boxes. Possible questions: “Can you tell me the word which is in D-2?“ “Could you repeat that, please?“ A1 B1 C1 D1 D2 C2 B2 A2 D3 C3 B3 A3 A4 B4 C4 D4 fought three tree sore Thor Ruth both throbUnit One: Dialogue With a partner, practice the conversation
24、below until you have memorized it. Then, perform it in front of your class. (For names, you can substitute Thor, Theo, Thelma, Beth or any other name with / T / on the lines provided) _: Hello _ how are you? _: Fine, thanks. And how are you, _? _: Im OK, I guess. Thanks for asking. But I think my he
25、alth is not so good. _: You think so, _? You look fine! I think you seem a little thin. _: No, I dont think Im any thinner, but thanks anyway. No, I think my teeth are unhealthy. _: You should see a dentist. Im thinking of going on Thursday. Do you want to come with me, _? _: Thanks, but no. I think
26、 by Thursday Ill have healthy teeth again. I hope. _: I hope so too, _.Unit 2: / / those mother soothe / o z/ /m r/ /su / How to make the sound Place the tip of your tongue between your upper and lower teeth. Dont put it between your lips. Make the sound by forcing air through the opening between yo
27、ur teeth and your tongue. Vibrate your vocal cords to make/ /. The difference between / / and / / is that the first is voiced and second, voiceless. Exercise One: Word Repetition Listen to the following words and repeat. than although sheathe those mother loathe there father teethe them northern soo
28、the thy whether seethe Exercise Two: Minimal Pairs Listen to the following word pairs. Repeat them, being careful to make the distinction between the two sounds. than Dan breathing breeding father fodder dare there either ether clothing closing teething teasing thy thigh those doze thy die Exercise
29、Three: Phrases with / / You will hear phrases of words that either contain the sound / / or do not. As you listen to each phrase circle yes if you hear / /, and circle no if you do not. 1. yes no 4. yes no 7. yes no 2. yes no 5. yes no 8. yes no 3. yes no 6. yes no 9. yes noExercise Four: Minimal Pa
30、ir Distinction Part One You will hear the sentences below, but only one of the italicized words will be spoken. Circle the one word which you hear. 1. They were breathing/breeding like rabbits. 2. I dont enjoy getting ether/either at all. 3. When exactly will they/day come? 4. My neighbours soothe/s
31、ued me often. 5. I dont think that essay is worthy/wordy. Part Two Listen for the missing words and write them on the lines below. 6. He can spell very well. 7. All my children like her _ . 8. His writing became _ after each paragraph. 9. The little girls are _. 10. The snake is beginning to _. Exer
32、cise Five: DictationListen to the sentences and write them on the lines below. 1._bathing_ 2. _soothing_ 3. _bother_ 4. _northerner_ 5. _soothes_ Exercise Six: Questions for Answers Given In this section, you will hear 5 answers. You will not hear the questions. Listen carefully to the answer, and t
33、hen record the question in the space provided on your tape by using your drill/record button. Example: _? Im fine, thanks. (you record “How are you?“ onto your tape BEFORE the answer. 1. Did 2. Has your 3. Is your 4. Have you been 5. Is your Unit TWO: Tongue Twisters Say the following sentences alou
34、d, paying attention to the sound.1.Those of the southern and northern areas are still writhing and seething. / o z v s rn nd n r rn ri z r st l ray n siy / 2. Breathe the breeze, loathe the lows, and soothe the Sues. /bri briz, lo lo z, nd su su z/ 3. Rather than loathing their mothers, soothe their
35、 fathers. /ra r n lo r m rz, su r f rz/ 4. Bathing in the bays is soothing to those teething brothers. /b n b z z su tu o z ti br rz/ 5. Dan would rather scythe in wetter weather. /dn w d r r say n w t r w r/ 6. Their dare was to Dan rather than those dozing northerners. / r d r w z tu dn r r n o z
36、do z n r n rz/ 7. Ether either makes Thor writhe or seethe. /i r i r m yks r ray r siy / 8. Though dough is worthy, it is worthier with their fathers tithe. / o do z w r i, t z w r i r w r f rz tay / 9. That thatch there on their thighs, although sheathed, is weathered. / t t r n r ayz, l o i d, z w
37、 rd/ 10. Breeding breathing southern otters in the north is worth thousands to them. /brid bri s rn t rz n n r z w r z nz tu m/Unit Two Minimal Pair Exercises for Student Pairs A You and your partner have different sheets, either A or B. Read your words from the list below to your partner, and he or
38、 she will mark down which word is different, either the first, second, or third. Then, your partner will read, and you will mark down on your worksheet either the first, second, or third, whichever is different. Example: You hear “thythighthy“; you write 2 in the space provided, as the second (thigh) was different from the first and third (thy). 1. though dough though 1. _ (1, 2, or 3) 2. teething teething teasing 2. _ 3. D.A.T. that that 3. _ 4. bays bathe bays 4. _ 5. wetter weather
