Session Four

1. Consonant ‘F’
2. Consonant ‘V’
3. The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound
4. The Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound

1.清辅音/F/ ， /SH/
2.浊辅音/V/ ， /ZSH/

Consonants F and V are produced with contact of your upper teeth and lower lip. Think of it as biting your lower lip. Maintain a steady air stream.
They are both identical, except the F is unvoiced, and the V is voiced

Practice Words with ‘F’
Foot
Find
Finally
Family
Freedom
Laugh
Telephone
Symphony
Rough

Practice Sentences
Do you feel like a physical wreck?
Are you fed up with your feeling of fatigue?
Have you had enough of feeling rough?
Why don’t you fight fever with
Pharaoh’s Friend.
A medicine that is tough on Flu.

Practice Words with ‘V’
Vote
Vine
Oven
Evaluate
Voice
Travel
River
Every
Glove
Alive
Leave

Comparing F and V
Feel – Veal
Safe – Save
Fat – Vat
Fine – Vine
Face – Vase
Fan – Van
Foul – Vowel
Proof – Prove

Practice Phrases
A famous athlete
A food vendor
The Foreign Service
Summer vacation
Vocabulary test
Over the rainbow
Our first victory
Harvard University
Husband and wife
Very well done

Practice Sentences
Her promotion in the firm was well deserved.
There was only one survivor on the island.
Steve noticed that the olive juice must have stained his sleeve.
The street vendor was selling souvenirs to tourists.
Dave gave me his car so that I could drive on New Year’s Eve.
There were several dents in the rear fender.
Tom placed several tomatoes from the vine into a basket.

NOT OF. BUT OV.

The Unvoiced SH Sound
To make the Unvoiced SH sound, bring your mouth and lips forward, teeth should be slightly apart. Produce air stream. Words beginning with SH begin with this sound. (So are the words Sugar, Sure, Chef and Chicago.)

SH practice words
Beginning

She
Sugar
Sure
Shadow
Sheep
Shirt
Shoe
Shape
Chicago
Chef

Middle
Nation
Motion
Mission
Special
Reputation
Official
Machine
Fishing
Insurance
Sunshine
Ocean
Tissue
Addition
Subtraction

End
Rush
Dish
Establish
Splash
Irish
Fresh
Finish

SH Sentences
The fishing trip was planned and we left to go to the ocean.
Was the chef ashamed to use the precious sugar?
Sharon gave a special performance.
He will be stationed in Washington, D.C, the nation’s capital.
She went to a fashion show after taking a shower.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The social club was praised for their cooperation.

SH Practice
Joe’s weather machine shows a sharp drop in air pressure, especially offshore.
Ships in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution.

The Voiced ZSH Sound
The Voiced ZSH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added.

Usual(Uzshual)
ZSH practice words
Middle
Usual
Unusual
Usually
Vision
Visual
Conclusion
Asia
Version
Division
Casual
Television

End
Beige
Massage
Prestige

Practice Sentences
It’s not unusual for people to study division in Asia.
I usually use a measuring cup to measure erosion.
The beige walls were the usual color in the treasury building.

List things that are appropriate for each column. Then say them out loud in full sentences for practice.
Example: It’s usually hot in the summer.
It’s unusual for me to be late for an appointment.
Usually
Unusual
Hot in the summer
Late for appointments