diff --git a/reference/pthreads/examples.xml b/reference/pthreads/examples.xml
index 4154ff67a2..2d0d8518ff 100644
--- a/reference/pthreads/examples.xml
+++ b/reference/pthreads/examples.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  &reftitle.examples;
 
  <section role="examples">
+  <para>This HelloWorld example demonstrates how simple it is to define and execute Threads in PHP applications.</para>
   <example>
    <title>Hello World Example</title>
-   <para>This HelloWorld example demonstrates how simple it is to define and execute Threads in PHP applications.</para>
-   <screen>
+   <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 class HelloWorld extends Thread {
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@ if ($thread->start()) {
 }
 ?>
 ]]>
-   </screen>
+   </programlisting>
   </example>
  </section>
 
  <section role="examples">
-  <example>
-  <title>Synchronization</title>
   <para>
    The purpose of PHP is to generate content, having Threading in the toolbox
    makes more content available. But content is a relative subject, for this
@@ -96,7 +94,9 @@ if ($thread->start()) {
    to execute, or forced to wait, to allow flexible, powerful multi-threading
    whether being used for a Search Engine or Administration ( ie. cron jobs ).
   </para>
-  <screen>
+  <example>
+  <title>Synchronization</title>
+  <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 class Task1 extends Thread {
@@ -144,18 +144,16 @@ foreach ($tasks as $id => $task) {
 /* ... */
 ?>
 ]]>
-   </screen>
+   </programlisting>
+   </example>
    <para>
     Using the wait/notify mechanism included in pthreads hides the complexity of
     using Mutex and Condition Variables to synchronize Threads, greatly simplifies
     readability and more importantly maintainability of an idea or implementation.
    </para>
-  </example>
  </section>
 
  <section role="examples">
- <example>
- <title>Mutex and Condition Variables</title>
   <para>
    pthreads allows direct access to ( a subset of ) both of these features.
    The programmer should take care to destroy Mutex and Condition Variable
@@ -171,7 +169,9 @@ foreach ($tasks as $id => $task) {
    Mutex and Condition Variables persist once allocated until they are explicitly
    destroyed.
   </para>
-  <screen>
+  <example>
+  <title>Mutex and Condition Variables</title>
+  <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 /* ... */
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ if (Cond::broadcast($finished)) {
 }
 ?>
 ]]>
-  </screen>
+  </programlisting>
+  </example>
   <para>
    The snippet above shows a PHP script sending it's final broadcast to the Threads
    it has created and cleaning up the Condition Variable it created and used for
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ if (Cond::broadcast($finished)) {
    using $signals - waiting for a signal always requires a Mutex - and as the
    Condition Variable is no longer valid, the accompanying Mutex is also destroyed.
   </para>
+  <para>
   <warning>
    <para>
     Before the programmer attempts to use Condition Variables they should have
@@ -207,11 +209,10 @@ if (Cond::broadcast($finished)) {
     risk of Spurious Wakeups.
    </para>
   </warning>
- </example>
+  </para>
  </section>
  
  <section role="examples">
- <example>
  <title>Thread Members</title>
  <para>
   The members of a Thread can be of any type that PHP supports the serialization
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@ if (Cond::broadcast($finished)) {
   before the newly created context executes Thread::run. This results in correct
   deserialization of the programmer declared type in the new context.
  </para>
- <screen>
+ <example>
+ <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 class ExampleThread extends Thread {
@@ -258,7 +260,8 @@ if ($example->start()) {
 }
 ?>
 ]]>
-  </screen>
+  </programlisting>
+  </example>
   <para>
    In the example above, /path/to/inc.php declares a class, as defined by the
    programmer. The programmer includes the declaration in the global scope
@@ -266,7 +269,6 @@ if ($example->start()) {
    The instance of ExampleThread is able to manipulate the object and execute
    member functions having included the declaration using __prepare magic.
   </para>
- </example>
  </section>
 </chapter>