Queen Letizia speaking in English

A very short entry to post a video of Queen Letizia speaking in English, she speaks very well and there is something you can pick from her: the great effort she makes to pronounce correctly.

The story of Guy Fawkes

Watch the videos to learn more about Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire Night but make sure you read my previous post so you have some knowledge about it.

Listen to them several times and DON'T WORRY if you don't understand everything.

This video from the British Council is about how Bonfire Night is celebrated:

This video tells the story of Guy Fawkes:

Speakout Video Podcast 1

Watch the video and listen to different people talking about their friends.

What about you?

How do you keep in touch with your friends?

What do you look for in a friend?

Tell me in a comment :-)

Halloween is getting closer

Have you got any plans??

Have a look at the intro of Tim Burton's "A Nightmare before Christmas" to get into the mood

Below you have the lyrics

Do you feel the Halloween spirit now??

Pronunciation /i:/

The sound /i:/ is a long vowel and its usual spelling is -ee- as in feel, -ea- as in teach and -e- as in we but we can also find -eo- as in people, -ey- as in key or -ei- as in receipt.

Some examples are:

Watch the video from the BBC to listen to the sound and practise it.

Pronunciation /ɑ:/

The sound /ɑ:/ is found with the spelling -a- and -ar-, it's along vowel not too difficult to pronounce.


You can find it in these examples:

Watch the video to listen to the sound and practise it.
 

VIDEO NB2A: Why are you learning English?

Congratulations for the prize and the effort you put into making the video.

I'm sure you had fun!!

What makes children happy?

Listen to different children answering the question:

"What makes you happy?"

Do you remember when you were a kid (child), what made you happy?

Tips for Starting a Healthy Lifestyle

Watch the video, but do NOT worry if you don't understand everything, read the tips and try to understand the general meaning.

10 tips for a healthy life

Watch the video and see if you agree with the tips they give. 

Is there anything you would like to change or add?

Do you have a healthy lifestyle?

Nobody does it better

This is the song we listened to in class last week.

Housework

I love cooking and I don't mind cooking everyday, but housework.... housework is a different story!

Washing-up is ok, laying the table is not a problem either, but I never make the beds although I think I should do it and I hate ironing, I think it's really boring.

What about you? What house do you like? What things don't you like?

Do you think housework is fun? Can it be enjoyable?

Watch this video giving us advice on how to do housework happily ;-P

What things does she mention to make housework fun?

The boy does nothing - Alesha Dixon

Restaurant problems

Last week we talked about restaurant problems, watch the two Mr Bean's videos to see him in real trouble at the restaurant ;-P

I hope you like them

Speakout Videopodcast 2: Jobs

Watch the video and listen to different people talking about their jobs.

What about you?

What are the best things about your job?

What are the worst things about your job?

Tell me in a comment :-)

Barclay Card Advert

Watch this advert from Barclays and name the places the man goes through ;-) 

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Here is the story of Thanksgiving...

BBC Express English: Love

How can you tell if someone likes you? What are the signs? 

Listen to different people answering the questions.


Can YOU think of other signs?

The Flatmates E2

In this episode Tim welcomes Michal to the flat. Alice suggests a way Michal can improve his English

Michal made one mistake in his English while he was talking to Alice. Did you catch it?

1. Near Warsaw the Polish capital.

2. I'm a guide tourist.

3. To improve my English.

You can leave a comment to tell what the mistake was.

Short vowels: /ʊ/

Practise the sound /U/. In class we worked on put, woolen, etc.








Here you have some other examples and a video to watch and practise.