Listening

Tuesday 23 October 2012

ABC Phonics Song

The ABC song

All Over the World, song

All Over the World was a hit song in many countries for the British band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in 1980. The song was on the soundtracks of the film Xanadu in 1980 and the science-fiction comedy Paul in 2011.
 
Watch the video.

And now listen to the song with the lyrics:

Enjoy it!

Monday 22 October 2012

Consonant sounds 3

 Sound symbol




This is a voiced consonant. You can hear it at the beginning of the word joke, in the middle of the word lodger, at the end of the word bridge and at the beginning and at the end of the word judge. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.

The usual spellings are j as in January, juice, July, enjoy; dge as in bridge, fridge. But also German, manager.

Source: BBC Learning English 

Consonant sounds 2

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This is a voiceless consonant. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.

The usual spellings are sh as in shopping, shoes, Spanish, fish; ti (+ vowel) as in station, information. But also sugar, sure.

Source: BBC Learning English

Consonant sounds 1

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This is a voiceless consonant. You can hear it at the beginning of the word choke, in the middle of the word teacher, at the end of the word match and at the beginning and the end of the word church. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.

The usual spellings are ch as in cheap, children, church; tch as in watch, match; t(+ure) as in picture, adventure.

Source: BBC Learning English


Vowel sounds 4

Sound symbol 




This is a short vowel sound. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.


Many different spellings. It's always unstressed. Examples: teacher, umbrella, America, famous, second, ago

Source: BBC Learning English

Wednesday 17 October 2012

1, 2, 3 ...

Learning the numbers can be fun . Practise them while playing just by clicking in the following links.                                                                                                                                     Aprender los números puede ser divertido. Practícalos jugando al hacer clic en los siguientes enlaces. 
1 2 3 4
Here  we leave you some of the emergency numbers around the world.                                    Aquí os dejo algunos de los números de teléfono de emergencias del mundo

What's the UK?

Acuerdate que no es lo mismo decir Soy británico que decir soy inglés, galés, escocés o de Irlanda del Norte.
 Remember it’s not the same to say I am British than to say I am English, Welsh, Scottish or from Northern Ireland.

 This video illustrates the concept of United Kingdom.
 Este video ilustra el concepto de Reino Unido.
 
The official name of the UK is the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“.
El nombre oficial del Reino Unido es reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte.

The United Kingdom is made up of:
El Reino Unido está formado por:

England – The capital is London.
Scotland – The capital is Edinburgh .
Wales – The capital is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland – The capital is Belfast.

England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.
Inglaterra, Escocia y Gales juntos forman Gran Bretaña. Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” (UK)



Source: EOI Elx

Countries and Nationalities: Verb to be

Enjoy it!

What nationality are you?

Watch this video about people answering the question: What nationality are you?
Enjoy it!

Countries and nationalities




AudioEnglish.net is a website to improve your pronunciation. Click here.

To be or not to be?



 Here are some exercises to practise. Good Luck!

What's your name? 2

One of the most famous introductions………
QUESTIONS

 - What’s your name?
 - Who are you?
 - Hello, Mr… ?
 - And you are… ?

ANSWERS

When we say our name we can say different things, as you can see on the video. For example:

- I’m James Bond
- I’m James (informal)
- I’m Bond (formal)
- I’m Mr Bond (more formal)
- I’m Bond, James Bond (formal, very common in England)
- My name’s James Bond
- I’m called James Bond
- My friends call me James

 Source: EOI Elx

Friday 12 October 2012

How to Prepare Your Halloween Pumpkin

Part 1


Part 2

Source: Halloween pumpkin Contest 2012 (you can choose the language: English or Spanish)

Halloween Pumpkin Contest

Halloween is coming!
Do you like the pumpkin lanterns lit during Halloween? If you like them, you can pick up your knife and choose to take part in the pumpkin carving contest and make your Halloween different! Transform your pumpkin into a spooky Halloween Jack 'O Lantern next Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th.
Trust your inspiration and create fantastic pumpkins to win a creepy prize!
Let’s prepare to celebrate Halloween together!
Good luck and we’re all looking forward to seeing your pumpkins!

Contestants: Basic Level 1 & 2