When I was teaching EFL to Austrians, far and away the hardest sound for them to produce was 'th'.
| FIX PROBLEM |
English Sound |
Common Error |
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| (Voiceless. Friction.) Put tongue between the teeth or stick tongue out and breathe. |
'thin', 'these', 'this' |
'din', 'dese' 'dis' |
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as above |
'sin', 'sese', 'sis' |
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The 'th' sound is a lot of fun The 'th' sound is a lot of fun to remedy in the classroom - especially when the students are CEO/CFO/CTOs! - when you have them all sticking their tongue out as far as possible and spluttering all over the place. Exaggerate it and they'll remember it!