New English File has a unique system of sound pictures, which give clear example words to help students to identity and produce the sounds. If your students have not used New English hie before, the Teacher's Hook provides clear guidance on how to introduce the sound pictures system. O Teacher's Book pA4. | b Now focus on the instructions and the phrases. Play the tape I CD for SS to listen and repeat. Elicit that the is pronounced 60 when the next word begins with a consonant sound . the shop the sun the world and di when the next word begins with a vowel sound . the address the owner the engineer . the shop the address the owner the sun the engineer the world CD2 Track 33 c Focus on the information box and remind SS of the two pronunciations of th. It can be pronounced 6 like mother or 0 like thumb. Emphasize that - 6 is a voiced sound . it is made using the voice box in the throat . SS should feel their throat vibrate when they say it. - 0 is made in the mouth not the throat . it s an unvoiced sound . SS should be able to feel air on their hand when they say it. - there are no rules for how th is pronounced but SS can use their dictionary to check the pronunciation of new words. Then play the tape CD pausing after each sentence for SS to circle th if it is pronounced 6 . Get them to compare with a partner and then play the tape I CD again. Check answers. KEY See tapescript below 4 b CD2 Track 34 1 @at man over@tre is verywealthy. 2 June is@t sixth month of@ year. 3 @ere are three things you have to remember. 4 I threw it away@e tRfcr day. 5 We have maths in@ third term. 6 @e athletics track is through@it gate. Play the tape again for SS to listen and repeat. Make sure SS don t pronounce th as s or d . Then get SS to practise saying the sentences themselves before asking individual SS to say them. Study Link SS can find more practice of English sounds on the MultiROM and also on the New English File Intermediate website. 3 READING SPEAKING a Before starting you might want to pre-teach a few key words or phrases in the text which you think your SS might not be able to guess from context . gossip chat often about other people and their personal lives . Put SS in pairs. Focus on the instructions and do the first two or three subjects with
