正確發音小技巧
/s/是一個清輔音，發這個音時，用舌頭接觸下齒齒齦，通過氣息發出聲音。

/z/是由清輔音/s/生成的。其發音時的口型與/s/一樣， 不同的是，這是一個濁輔音，聲音是通過口腔發出來的。

發這兩個音的關鍵是：舌頭輕輕抵住下齒根。/s/通過氣流發聲，/z/通過嗓音發聲

如圖：

/s/ place serve simple question dance
/z/ please zoo zippy husband music

唇舌訓練：
My husband and I often dance to the music in this place.
/z/ /s/ /z/ /s/
It's a simple question; please raise your hands if you know the answer.
/s/ /s/ /z/ /z/ /s/
There're many zippy animals in the zoo.
/z/ /z/ /z/
This is the place where simple food is served for my husband and other guests
/s/ /z/ /s/ /s/ /s/ /z/
My husband is too lazy to raise any questions.
/z/ /z/ /z/ /z/ /s/ /z/

單詞中字母的發音規律
一般發/s/的字母 s small, sleep, stupid, strong
c lace, dance, ice
sc scene, descend, muscle
ss miss, less, class, grass
一般發/z/的字母 s busy, husband, please
z lazy, zest
x anxiety
ss possess, possession
zz jazz, puzzle

請注意：單詞中并不是每個‘s’字母都會發/s/或/z/的音，有些單詞末尾加了‘s’后，如果‘s’這前的字母是‘d’或‘t’，那么它會發成/dz/或/ts/的音，如單詞: hands, friends, cats, hats等。這種情況我們會在第24課里作具體的講解和訓練。

發音與朗讀訓練
（在做以下朗讀練習時，請注意黑體單詞中畫線字母的發音）
Feel with Your Spirit 用心靈去感受
As you slowly open your eyes,
/z/ /s/ /z/
當你慢慢睜開眼睛的時候，

look around,

環顧四周，

notice where the light comes into your room,
/s/ /z/
注意到陽光是從什么地方射到你的房間；

listen carefully,
/s/
仔細聽聽，

see if there are any new sounds you can recognize;
/s/ /s/ /z/

看看你是否能辨認出什么新的聲音；

feel with your body and spirit,
/s/
用你的身心去感覺，

see if you can sense the freshness in the air.
/s/ /s/ /s/ /s/
看看你是否能感受到空氣中散發出的新鮮的氣息。