Everyday English (Elementary)
Topic: Dates and Numbers
Lesson Notes July 22, 2025 (Elementary)
Words & Phrases
It’s so hot today, I hope we get some rain soon.
A summer shower would cool things down. (= a short period of rain in summer, especially afternoons)
I got some sunscreen from my skin doctor.
My dermatologist told me that if I go outside for more than 10 minutes, I need to wear sunscreen.
I got SPF 50. (= Sun Protection Factor)
I got my driving licence when I was 18.
I had my licence once but I never renewed it.
I think I would be a distracted driver.
I will go to my junior high school reunion this summer.
I will meet my friends from junior high.” (This is correct. Saying “I will meet a junior student” is different — it means someone who is currently in junior high school.)
Dates & Numbers
Tongue Placement for TH
Both TH sounds (voiced and unvoiced) are made with the tip of the tongue lightly touching your top front teeth.
The tongue should stick out a little, just between the teeth.
Let the air go over the tongue.
Voiced TH (Your throat vibrates)
Examples: this, that, they, mother, weather
Unvoiced TH (No voice, just air sound)
Examples: think, thank, three, tooth, month
Simple Exercise
Stick out your tongue a little between your teeth.
Say “thhhhhhink”, “thhhhhhank”, “thhhhhhree”, “toothhhhhh”, “monthhhhhh”; hold the ‘TH’ sound for as long as you can.
Now say “thhhhhhis”, “thhhhhhat”, “thhhhhhey”, “mothhhhhher”, “weathhhhhher”; hold the ‘TH’ sound for as long as you can.
