When the German “s” comes before a vowel it is pronounced like the English “z”, as in “zoo” or “s” as in busy. Repeat after me: singen.

Präsentation zum Thema: "When the German “s” comes before a vowel it is pronounced like the English “z”, as in “zoo” or “s” as in busy. Repeat after me: singen."—  Präsentation transkript:

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2 When the German “s” comes before a vowel it is pronounced like the English “z”, as in “zoo” or “s” as in busy. Repeat after me: singen

3 Listen to the following words and repeat them after me: See Seile Vase Wiese

4 When the German “s” comes at the end of a word it is pronounced like the English “s” as in “silly” or “sausage”. Repeat after me: Reis

5 Listen to the following words and repeat them after me: Maus das Haus das Glas Eis

6 “ss” or “β” is always pronounced like the English “s” as in “sausage”. Repeat after me: Klasseweiβ

7 Listen to the following words and repeat them after me: dreiβigSchloss FuβFluss StraβeGasse

8 Read out each of the following words and then listen to the recording to check your pronunciation: segeln Ananas Blumenstrauβ Moos Salat Sankt Nikolaus

9 Esel essen Nesseln nicht, Nesseln essen Esel nicht. Esel essen Nesseln nicht, Nesseln essen Esel nicht.

10 Sarah hatte sieben Söhne, Sieben Söhne hatte Sarah. sie sangen nicht, sie lasen nicht, Sie waren alle so wie ich. Sarah hatte sieben Söhne, Sieben Söhne hatte Sarah. sie sangen nicht, sie lasen nicht, Sie waren alle so wie ich.

11 See - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willscheider_Bergsee.jpghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willscheider_Bergsee.jpg Klasse - https://www.flickr.com/photos/labormikro/9857852984/sizes/c/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/labormikro/9857852984/sizes/c/in/photostream/ All other images - http://pixabay.comhttp://pixabay.com