1 things to think about 2 sympathetic author 3 thriving enthusiasm 4 in-depthmaths
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1 my other brother 2 either these or those 3 rather than that 4 baths can soothe you
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1 Matthew says thanks for his birthday theatre tickets on Thursday. 2 Let’s think it through thoroughly – in theory it shouldn’t be threatening. 3 No breakthrough after lengthy discussions in Athens9 – nothing is certain.
4 In three months’ time he’ll be worth something like thirty thousand pounds. 9 /ˈaθɪnz/
/ð/ Sentences 1 2 3
I’d rather wear these clothes, otherwise I’ll be cold in this weather. 10 When there are two /ð/ sounds together then just pronounce one long /ð/ sound, rather than two
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separate sounds. It is the same for two /θ/ sounds together. 11 /ˈrɪðəm/ 12 Notice north /nɔːθ/ and south /saʊθ/ but northern /ˈnɔːðən/ and southern /ˈsʌðən/
Breathe10 the air in a steady rhythm11 – then you’ll relax.
Heather is going to the Netherlands with him or without him. The seasons are different in the southern and northern12 hemispheres.
