1. Warm-up: Say the following sentences aloud to your partner:
“I think that Nanjing is the hottest city in China.”
“I always wash my hands in the sink after I use the bathroom.”
“I have three thousand RMB in my bank account.”
“Thank you for thinking about me last Thursday.”

2. Lesson 1: “TH” vs. “S” sounds
Pronunciation Class
Lesson 1: “TH” vs. “S” sounds

3. Θ
This symbol is called “theta” – it comes from a letter of the Greek alphabet
It is used to represent the sound that you should make in some words with the “TH” sound
Not all words with “TH” use this exact sound – we will look at the other sound in a moment

5. Examples of Words with Θ
Think
thank you
Thousand
Cathy
Something
Math
mouth

6. Comparison of /Θ/ and /s/
Say the following words and compare their sounds:
“think”
“sink”
“thank”
“sank”

7. ð
This symbol, known as the “thorn” is the voiced “TH” sound. It is used in many common English words
It is pronounced like Θ, but with your throat vibrating.

8. Practice:
This
These
The
That
There
Although
Bathe

9. Now Practice Again: Say the following sentences aloud to your partner:
“I think that Nanjing is the hottest city in China.”
“I always wash my hands in the sink after I use the bathroom.”
“I have three thousand RMB in my bank account.”
“Thank you for thinking about me last Thursday.”