Unit 12 ESOL Pronunciation Voicing

bus:

bus

buzz:

buzz sound?

What’s the difference in these two sounds?:

What’s the difference in these two sounds? /s/ /z/

Unit 12: Voicing:

Unit 12: Voicing ESOL Pronunciation Ms. Shoup voiced voiceless

Unit Objectives:

Unit Objectives Hear and make voiced and voiceless sounds Focus: /s/ and /z/, /f/ and /v/ Voiced and voiceless rules sounds for the spelling – th - The vowel sound – oy - as in ‘boy’ and ‘coin’

A: Introducing Voice:

A: Introducing Voice Page 97 You can use your ears or your throat to tell if you are voicing a sound or not. Let’s listen and practice.

B: Which word is different?:

B: Which word is different? Page 98. Listen for voiced and voiceless sounds! Mark the correct column: X, Y, or Z

Let’s Check:

Let’s Check Z Y Z X Y Z X X eyes, eyes, ice buzz, bus, buzz fuss, fuss, fuzz phase, face, face Sue, zoo, Sue seal, seal, zeal sink, zinc, zinc zip, sip, sip

Did you know?:

Did you know? The letter ‘s’ can have two sounds! /s/ and /z/

C: Saying Words with /s/ and /z/:

C: Saying Words with /s/ and /z/ Listen and repeat each pair of words. FYI – there are NO rules to tell if an ‘s’ is pronounced as an /s/ or a /z/. Sorry!  You have to refer to your dictionary.

Do you know?:

Do you know? Miss Ms. Mrs. Mr. / mis / / miz / / mis-iz / / mis-ter / women men

How do we usually link words?:

How do we usually link words? word 1 + word 2 last sound is a consonant first sound is a vowel mes s i n messin

D: Linking with /s/ and /z/:

D: Linking with /s/ and /z/ Page 99 Let’ practice!

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

Sound Focus Preview:

Sound Focus Preview Read the conversation with your partner. Circle each /s/ sound. Underline each /z/ sound.

E: Saying Phrases with /s/ and /z/:

E: Saying Phrases with /s/ and /z/ Page 99 Listen and practice.

Let’s Check “In the Desert”:

Let’s Check “In the Desert” A: What’s that buzzing noise? B: It sounds like bees. A: That’s amazing, isn’t it? B: Not really. There are flowers and bees in the desert. A: What’s that hissing sound? B: Sounds like a snake. A: A snake! A poisonous snake? B: No, it’s a sand snake. They’re harmless . First all /s/s, then all /z/s

F: Music of English:

F: Music of English Tag question intonation: content word before the comma (amazing), then the verb in the tag question (isn’t) That’s am a zing, i sn’t it?

Let’s Practice “In the Desert”:

Let’s Practice “In the Desert” Say the correct /s/ and /z/ sounds, and the correct focus word stress.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

leaf:

leaf

leave:

leave

What’s the difference between these sounds?:

What’s the difference between these sounds ? /f/  leaf /v/  leave http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

I: Saying Words with /f/ and /v/:

I: Saying Words with /f/ and /v/ Page 101 Listen and practice.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

What’s Ms. Shoup saying?:

What’s Ms. Shoup saying? /f/  voiceless /v/  voiced

Your Turn!:

Your Turn! J: Pair Work, page 102 A  Say a word from one of the lists. B Say ‘voiced’ or ‘voiceless”. Switch.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

Answer your teacher’s questions.:

Answer your teacher’s questions.

What does…mean?:

What does…mean? fine  something like “good” vine  a kind of plant

What does…mean?:

What does…mean? veil  a covering for the face fail  the opposite of succeed

How do you spell…:

How do you spell… have half

What’s a…?:

What’s a…? v  a letter of the alphabet fee  cost for a service

How do you spell…?:

How do you spell…? believe belief

What does…mean?:

What does…mean? fear  to be afraid veer  to change direction fast

Do you have a …?:

Do you have a …? view  Yes, I can see the lake. few  No, I don’t have any.

What’s a …?:

What’s a …? volley  A shot in tennis folly  a foolish act

Your Turn!:

Your Turn! K: Pair work – asking questions with /f/ and /v/ Page 103 A  Ask any question. B  Give the appropriate response.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

What is this?:

What is this? A ba th tub What is the verb you use for “taking a bath”? To ba th e

What’s the difference in these sounds?:

What’s the difference in these sounds ? bath bathe voiceless  / θ / voiced  / ð / http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

M: Voiceless –th- :

M: Voiceless – th - Page 104 Listen and repeat.

N: Voiced –th-:

N: Voiced – th - Page 104 Listen and repeat.

How do we usually link words?:

How do we usually link words? word 1 + word 2 last sound is a consonant first sound is a vowel lau gh a lot laughalot

Linking with /f/, /v/, and the –th- sounds:

Linking with /f/, /v/, and the – th - sounds O, page 105 Let’s practice!

New Type of Linking!:

New Type of Linking! word 1 + word 2 last sound is a continuant consonant first sound is a continuant consonant bu s r ide busride

P: Linking Continuants:

P: Linking Continuants Page 105 Listen and repeat. 2  Practice each sentence with your partner.

Review: ‘th’ sounds:

Review: ‘ th ’ sounds the that thought think voiced voiceless

Q: Limerick to Review –th- sounds:

Q: Limerick to Review – th - sounds Page 106 Let’s listen and repeat. Remember: ‘the’ and ‘that’ are voiced ‘thought’ and ‘think’ are voiceless

Voiced or Voiceless? Nouns vs. Verbs:

Voiced or Voiceless? Nouns vs. Verbs prove teethe use  voiced verbs proof teeth use voiceless nouns Let’s practice! R: page 106

R: Mini Quiz, page 106:

R: Mini Quiz, page 106 The teacher will say a noun or a verb twice. Circle the word you hear.

Now, test your partner.:

Now, test your partner. R, page 106 A  Say any word. B  Say “noun” or “verb”.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

What are these contractions?:

What are these contractions? Full Form They have They had We had We have Where did Where will Where have Contraction They’ve They’d We’d We’ve Where’d Where’ll Where’ve

S: Pair Work Review of Contractions with /v/, /d/, and /l/:

S: Pair Work Review of Contractions with /v/, /d/, and /l/ Page 107 A  Say a sentence with a contraction. B  Say the full form of your partner’s contraction.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

Dictation!:

Dictation! Listen carefully for voiced or voiceless sounds. Write the 5 sentences you hear.

Let’s Check:

Let’s Check Fall leaves are bright red. Please call the police. Does she call herself “Ms.” or “Miss”? I say the glass is half full. That’s a fine prize.

boy:

boy

coin:

coin

A New Vowel Sound!:

A New Vowel Sound! / ɔ y / = - oy - or – oi - U: Page 108 Listen and repeat.