Lesson 17. Fresh fish, usually

/∫/ and /3/

Lesson 17; Part A

How to make the sound /∫/
Look at the diagram.
Listen and say the sound.
Your tongue pointsupwards towards the roof of your mouth.
There is some contact betweenthe tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth.
There is no voicing(vibration from the throat).
Target sound: /∫∫∫∫∫∫/

Lesson 17; Part B

Sound and spelling /∫/ is usually spelled sh. Listen and say these words. shop fashion cash fresh wash mushroom
But /∫/ is sometimes spelled in different ways. Listen and say these words. с ocean ch machine ci delicious special s sugar sure ss Russia ti international
Listen and say these sentences. 1 This is a very special pronunciation machine. 2 All our food is fresh, and we serve delicious international specialities. 3 A: You didn't put sugar in my tea, did you? B: No. A: Are you sure?	This is a very special pronunciation machine.

Lesson 17; Part C

How to make the sound /3/ Look at the diagram. Listen and say the sound. Your tongue pointsupwards towards the roof of your mouth. There is some contact betweenthe tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth. /3/ is differentfrom /∫/ because there is voicing (vibration from the throat). Targetsound: /333333/
Listen and say the two sounds. /∫∫∫∫∫∫/ /333333/

Lesson 17; Part D

Sound and spelling There are not many words with /3/. It is usually spelled si or s. Listen and say these words. television Asia usually
Listen and say these sentences. A: Do you like sport? B: Yes ... but only on television, usually!

Exercises

1 Write these words.

Write these words.
Example:
/'∫ug∂/     sugar
1    /fi∫/
2    /'stei∫n/
3    /'fini∫/
4    /∫aυt/
5    /∫o:t/
6    /di∫/

Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat.