Arxiu mensual: maig de 2017

Closed for the Summer

Publicat el 11 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

Closed for the Summer My summer break applies to classes and to the blog as well. I do not know if I am more stimulated to blogging when I am teaching but I do know it feels right to take … Continua llegint →

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Typos

Publicat el 11 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

                    http://www.dictionary.com/browse/typo   https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/typo

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“-tion”

Publicat el 11 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

Pronunciació “tion” The poem in this video is a fictitious congratulatory letter written by a proud tutor to a recent graduate. A good chance to check the pronunciation of the suffix -tion. Listen and read along for practice Illustration (The … Continua llegint →

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Pronunciation of -ed

Publicat el 10 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

This post is copied from Denilso de Lima´s blog Ingles na Ponta da Língua. It is a podcast and I think it is really good to practise the pronunciation of -ed, which is what we are working with in 1º BAC these days. … Continua llegint →

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Movie: “Hidden Figures”

Publicat el 10 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

A Movie Recommendation: This is a movie about a part of American history that, for one reason or another (you name it, I am sure you an think of more than one reason), has been kept secret from the public until this … Continua llegint →

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Movie: “Loving”

Publicat el 10 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

A Movie Recommendation: Working with prefixes these days, the adjective `interracial´came out and I could not help recommending this film, “Loving”. It is based on actual facts – click here to read about the couple the story is based on, … Continua llegint →

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Oversleeping

Publicat el 7 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

“Oversleeping,” here´s a word students learn right away thanks to its repetitive use during the first minutes of the first lessons in the morning. Student: Can I come in? Teacher: Why are you late, -student´s name? Student: I overslept That´s why … Continua llegint →

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English Pronunciation

Publicat el 5 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

English pronunciation is really difficult and sometimes beyond comprehension; take this first example: Ghoti= fish. Click here if you don´t believe me as for its meaning and here to check its pronunciation Sometimes making yourself understood, even in relation to the most … Continua llegint →

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Pronunciation

Publicat el 4 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

When preparing your oral exams or speeches, make sure you know how to pronounce all the words. Click here to listen to the pronunciation of the words which are new to you, then repeat it till you feel it sounds … Continua llegint →

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Pronunciation

Publicat el 3 de maig de 2017 per EMPAR SALES CAVALLER

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlll­lantysiliogogogoch, in north west Wales, must be the longest name recorded for a place. How would you pronounce it? Liam Dutton, a weatherman, pronounces it with no hesitation whatsoever.

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