Unit 2: /z/ zoo

First say /s/ (see Unit 1).
Now listen to /z/. (Audio 1.1)
Look at the mouth picture.

Listen to /s/ and /z/ and repeat. (Audio 1.2)

Put your fingers on your throat.
Say /s/. What can you feel? You don’t need your voice to say /s/. /s/ is unvoiced.
Say /z/. What can you feel? You need your voice to say /z/. /z/ is voiced.

Listen to the words and repeat.

	SOUND 1	SOUND 2
	/s/	/z/
	Sue	zoo
	bus	buzz
	sip	zip
	price	prize

Look at the pairs of sentences. Listen and select the sentences you hear.

Look at the cartoon and listen to the conversation. Which words have /z/? Click on them.

Look at the pictures and listen to the questions.

Answer: Yes, it is. or No, it isn’t. It’s a ___.

1		Is this a horse?	No, it isn't. It's a cat.
2		Is this a hat?	No, it isn't. It's a plate.
3		Is this a star?	No, it isn't. It's the Sun.
4		Is this a book?	Yes, it is.
5		Is this a cup?	No, it isn't. It's a glass.
6		Is this a spoon?	Yes, it is.
7		Is this a box?	No, it isn't. It's a house.

Look at the pictures and listen to the beginning of some sentences. Finish the sentences.

We say ‘this’ and ‘these’ to talk about a thing or some things which are near to us. We say ‘that’ and ‘those’ to talk about a thing or some things which are not very near.

1. These are flowers and those are trees.

2. These are boys and those are girls.

3. These are dogs and those are cows.

4. These are bicycles and those are cars.

5. These are doors and those are windows.

6. These are birds and those are planes.

Listen to the words. Put them in the correct column.