Unit 14 ESOL Pronunciation Sibilants

his:

his

hiss:

hiss

beige:

beige

wash:

wash

badge:

badge

batch:

batch

These are all DIFFERENT sounds!:

These are all DIFFERENT sounds! hi s hi ss bei g e wa sh ba dg e ba tch /z/ /s/ / zh / / sh / /j/ / ch /

Unit 14: Sibilants:

Unit 14: Sibilants ESOL Pronunciation Ms. Shoup

Unit Objectives:

Unit Objectives Understand and use sibilants Contrast sibilant pairs: /s/ and / sh / /z/ and / zh / /s/ and / th -voiceless/ / sh / and / ch / /j/ and /y/ Sibilants and number of syllables

IPA vs. English:

IPA vs. English

Sibilants Videos and Mouth Diagrams:

Sibilants Videos and Mouth Diagrams http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

Sibilants:

Sibilants Voiceless /s/ / sh / / ch / Voiced /z/ / zh / /j/

Contrast: /s/ and /sh/:

Contrast : /s/ and / sh / /s/ Sue see same so mass gas mess lease / sh / shoe she shame show mash gash mesh leash C, page 120

Contrast: /z/ and /zh/:

Contrast : /z/ and / zh / /z/ laser closing pleaser Caesar / zh / leisure closure pleasure seizure D , page 120

Contrast: /th-voiceless/ and /s/:

Contrast : / th -voiceless/ and /s/ / th -voiceless/ think thank thick thought math faith myth mouth /s/ sink sank sick sought mass face miss mouse F, page 122

Tongue Twister #1 G, page 122:

Tongue Twister #1 G, page 122 She is certain to show you the sailors from the ship.

Tongue Twister #2 G, page 122:

Tongue Twister #2 G, page 122 She sells seashells by the seashore.

Tongue Twister #3 G, page 122:

Tongue Twister #3 G, page 122 Miss Beth Smith saw a mouse in the path.

Contrast: /sh/ and /ch/:

Contrast : / sh / and / ch / / sh / share shoe sheep shop wish dish mush cash / ch / chair chew cheap chop witch ditch much catch H, page 123

/j/ as in jet:

/j/ as in jet Joe jar judge joy jury jam just job Jack juice jump jewel

/y/ as in yet:

/y/ as in yet yes you yell young your yesterday year yet you’ll yard yellow yoke

Contrast: /j/ and /y/:

Contrast: /j/ and /y/ /j/ Jell-O jell joke jet jail jewel /y/ yellow yell yoke yet Yale you’ll I , page 123

Pair Work: Contrasting /sh/, /ch/, /j/, and /y/:

Pair Work: Contrasting / sh /, / ch /, /j/, and /y/ J, page 124 Student A: What did you wash ? Student B: My car.

-es ending and syllables:

- es ending and syllables 1 syllable loves phones cakes bites miles homes dates leaves 2 syllables pri c es di sh es free z es mi ss es cau s es mat ch es wa sh es ju dg es Rule: Sibilant + - es  an extra syllable

Pair Work: Sibilants and Syllables N, page 126:

Pair Work: Sibilants and Syllables N, page 126 Student A: Washes Student B: Wash

Pair Work: Singular or Plural? O, page 126-127:

Pair Work: Singular or Plural? O, page 126-127 Student A: The match fell on the floor. Student B: Singular.

Pair Work: Dialogue:

Pair Work: Dialogue Wife: Do you like surprises? Husband: Sometimes. What is it? Wife: We have a chance to win some great prizes. Husband: How? Go on a TV quiz show? Wife: You guessed it! I decided it would be fun. Husband: I’m not good at quizzes. Wife: But the second prize is a new watch! Husband: I don’t need any more watches. Wife: And the first prize is a million dollars! Husband: That’s not so great. You have to pay a lot of taxes on prize money.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

Dictation:

Dictation Write 1 – 5. Listen to each sentence twice. Write what you hear.

Let’s Check:

Let’s Check Please don’t put ice in my water. She says that they’re raising bees. We’ll all watch that TV program. How many dishes of rice does she want? Chips and jelly are a strange combination.

Close your books, please.:

Close your books, please.

How many syllables?:

How many syllables? oranges wedges boxes dates

How many syllables?:

How many syllables? oranges wedges boxes dates 2 1

What are the sounds?:

What are the sounds? six oranges wedges cheese please large

What are the sounds?:

What are the sounds? six /k/ + /s/ oranges /j/ wedges /j/ cheese / ch / please /z/ large /j/

Check Yourself: S, page 128:

Check Yourself: S, page 128 I’d like six oranges and two wedges of cheese. Oh…And may I have seven boxes of dates, please? One large and six small.

Let’s do some VOWEL WORK!:

Let’s do some VOWEL WORK! VOWELS

Difficult Vowel Contrasts:

Difficult Vowel Contrasts tea vs. is cake vs. ten ten vs. pan pan vs. top T, page 128

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

Linking: Sibilants + Vowels /sh/:

Linking: Sibilants + Vowels / sh / sheverywhere  trash everywhere shall  fish all day shof  rush of water shonly  cash only shus  push us

E, page 121:

E, page 121 #2  Practice the sentences and focus on linking.

Linking: Sibilants + Vowels /ch/ and /j/:

Linking: Sibilants + Vowels / ch / and /j/ chit  catch it janderson  J udge Anderson jus  charge us chover  reach over

K, page 121:

K , page 121 #2  Practice the sentences and focus on linking.

Linking: Sibilants + Vowels /sh/, /ch/ and /j/:

Linking: Sibilants + Vowels / sh /, / ch / and /j/ shout  wash out chair  catch air Joe  judge owe

Q, page 127:

Q, page 127 Practice the sentences and focus on linking.