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Pronouncing fricatives properly
The pronunciations of the fricatives ( 摩擦音 ) in each group are difficult to distinguish. Listen carefully and check (✔) the words you hear. Then read these words and try to make clear their differences.
1 few — view
3 fine — vine
5 rice — rise
7 sick — thick
9 mouse — mouth
2 safe — save
4 bath — bathe
6 bus — buzz
8 sing — thing
10 breeze — breathe
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Tips
/f/ 和/v/ /f/ 和/v/ 是唇齿音。发/f/ 时，上齿轻轻咬住下唇内侧，将气流从唇齿的缝隙间轻轻吹出来；/v/ 的发音和/f/ 大致相同，发此音时，上齿轻轻咬住下唇内侧，再用力将气从唇齿的缝隙中吹出来，但需要振动声带。
/θ/ 和/ð/ /θ/ 和/ð/是齿间音。发/θ/ 时，双唇微开，舌头伸出来，上下齿轻咬住舌尖，将气流从牙齿的缝隙中吹出来。发/ð/ 时，双唇微开，上下齿轻咬住舌尖，让气流尽量被上下齿堵住，只允许少量气体从牙齿缝隙中吹出来，同时振动声带发出声音。
Pronouncing fricatives properly
Tips
/s/ 和/z/是齿龈音。发 /s/ 时，舌尖及舌中靠近上齿龈，其间形成窄缝，气流从窄缝中流出，摩擦成音，但只送气不振动声带；发/z/ 和发/s/ 时的舌形和口形相同，不同的是发此音时声带需要振动，但不送气。
Pronouncing fricatives properly
Conversations
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Functional language
Exercises
Exercises
Functional language
1. Listen to a conversation and complete the following sentences with what you hear.
Conversation 1 - Expressing satisfaction
He gets a lot of 4) __________ at work.
He is 1) __________ with his work as usual.
He works in one of the world’s 2) __________ companies, which is quite demanding.
He’s been working in this company for 3)__________ years.
busy
top 500
over two
fun
1 He has a big office.
2. Listen again and check (✔) the reasons why Jason feels satisfied with his present job.
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2 He is well-paid.
3 His boss is open-minded.
Conversation 1 - Expressing satisfaction
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4 His colleagues are helpful.
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5 His job provides good opportunities for promotion.
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6 There is not much pressure at his work.
Assignment:
Write a paragraph with a topic sentence. The topic sentence can be pl