B1S1: What's your excuse today?

What's the matter (with you)? / What's Wrong with you?

Click on the pictures

1. Do the crosswords:

 

and :

 

2. Match:

3. Translate:

Thanks a lot to my colleague Mrs R. who created these activities.

4. Learn the pronunciation

An handout about health problems and the video that goes with it to have the correct prononciation!

The "th" sound

1. Have a look at this video to understand the different pronunciations ... and don't be afraid (or ashamed) to practice at home.

2. Listen and repeat

voiced "th" 

Voiced th /ð/ 

This is smooth

The father is there

Bathe them

 That mother can’t breathe

I rather like this weather

unvoiced "th" 

Unvoiced th /θ/ 

 Both things are synthetic

I will eat anything healthy with my teeth

Kathy thanked both Theo and Thelma for everything

Thank you for driving back and forth this month

I think Beth is traveling north on the path

Kathy lives on the corner of North avenue and Third

Theo lives on Third Avenue, near Hathaway Theater,

I think that Kathy has a math class at three.

3. songs

Now, you're ready. Good luck!

Finally, relax and enjoy this song by Yodelice : "A Sunday with a flu"

Pour réviser, pensez à utiliser votre CD Enjoy.  Entrainez vous en écoutant l' audio n°3 et en faisant les activités "What's wrong?", sur la partie Rom, sur votre ordinateur. Good luck!