49 ESL Conversation Games & Activities - Jackie Bolen 2020

Speaking class pronunciation practice

1. Past tense verbs: t/d/id

/d/ Example: smelled. Previous letter = voiced/vibration of vocal cords.

/t/ Example: walked. Previous letter = voiceless/no vibration of vocal cords.

/id/ Examples: visited/decided. Previous letter = /t/ or /d/.

http://www.elementalenglish.com/past-tense-verb-pronunciation-t-d-id/

Practice:

A. I walked down the street and watched my friend’s dog who smelled something.

B. Last year, I visited China. I tried some interesting food and visited some cool places.

2. Plurals: s/z/iz

/s/ Example: cats- voiceless/no vibration

/z/ Example: dogs- voiced/vibration

/iz/ Example: watches, bridges, judges, slices, blazes, horses

http://www.elementalenglish.com/3-sounds-of-the-plural-s-in-english/

Practice:

A. I went to a farm and saw horses, pigs, cows, chickens and snakes.

B. You need many things for schools: pens, pencils, books and new glasses.

3. /Th/ sound

http://www.vitaeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/th-sound-Handout.pdf

4. Memory Game: Find the Matching Sounds

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cvj-

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