Grouping rhyming words 1

These are some exercises from Test your Pronunciation Penguin English Guides by Michael Vaughan-Rees.  Rearrange the words according to their correct pronunciation.

What do the British do better than the Americans?

This is an article published on The Independent.

23 things British people do better than Americans

BBC learning gives us a hand ....

... with some common mistakes. In this case, as seen in class, with the word order in Indirect questions and something else.

I hope you enjoy it!!!

Pet hates

or pet peeves

I am going to give you some links to find out people's top pet hates. What about leaving yours on the comment box?

From The telegraph:  The 100 most annoying things: poll

From "the student room"

From "head rambles blog"

In five words

 

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In five words: What the EU referendum says about Britain

This is what has been published on BBC News. 

If you are curious, use the link to watch it.

Summer time.

I know my students have finished their lessons, but I want to believe their passion for English doesn't need a rest. I have realized that your reluctance to leave comments on the blog, doesn't stop you from checking it every now and again. Therefore, I have decided to keep sharing things with you. ... And if one day you decide to leave a comment I will be more than happy ;)

Homophones II

Homophones ....

.....  are words which sound exactly the same but have different meaning and spelling. Getting to know them could help you with your pronuntiation and your listening skills.

I am going to give you two sentences, an easy one -to build up your confidence- and a difficult one -to challenge you- so that you tell me the homophones, which I give you just with the phonetic transcription:

Your /sΛn/  was playing in the /sΛn/.
The /stɔ:k/ ate the /stɔ:k/ of the cherry.

...and now ... could you think of more examples using homophones in the same sentence??? Please share your examples in the comment box.

Money and banking

This is an exercise to enlarge your vocabulary on this matter.

Shakespeare 400 Death anniversary.

This is what the British Council have prepared as a teaser for the celebrations they will hold.

Enjoy it!

And here you can read some famous Shakespeare quotes.

The Queen Elisabeth's 90th Birthday

Check this.

Here you have a link to the celebrations that are being held today to commemorate such important anniversary. from BBC News

If you want to know more ....

The importance of Windsor Castle.

Here you have a video from the BBC News to learn about its significance.

Brexit vs Bremain

The official campaign period for the UK's referendum starts today.

Here you have several links to be informed.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/18/eu-referendum-brexit-explained_n_9265670.html

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/07/eu-referendum-everything-you-need-to-know

https://www.scenesofreason.com/eu-referendum-explained/

Writing a discurssive based on a video.

This is the article that appeared on The Guardian. It will help you  with the task proposed in class.

Mindfulness

Now that you have seen this video about MINDFULNESS from the BBC, would you like to try it?
Whether you would or wouldn't, leave your answers in the comment box.

Storytelling

We have been working on storytelling in the last few sessions, here you have a good example of it. I'm positive you'll love it.

And if you'd like to know more about this wonderful storyteller, here's the link to his webpage.

speculation & deduction in the past

This is something we may find it difficult to "come to terms with". Let's think of songs that could help here.

The first one I can think of is Pretty Woman OST "It must've been love"

Then I think of "When I was your man" by Bruno Mars

or "I should have known better" by The Beatles

or "I should have known better" by Jim Diamond

or "I could have danced all night" from My fair lady 

And all the ones you feel like sharing ....

Sounds explained.

Have you heard of   Learn English with Let's Talk - Free English Lessons ?

Here you have an example.

The importance of clarity.

There is a very interesting article on Speak Up Magazine number 366. I would like you to read it and give me feedback with your opinion. 

Animal sounds

practise your /p/

Ana is going to be your phonetics teacher for today. Listen carefully and enjoy the video!!