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Sunday, October 01, 2017

How to do a glottal stop - Estuary & Cockney Pronunciation


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Sunday, March 05, 2017

I want to be a woman

A nice scene from ´Brian´s life` film  to work with Ss on Women´s Day.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

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about the UK while improving your language knowledge and skills.

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Friday, January 30, 2015

The International Phonetic Alphabet

Just click on this image to visit a very interesting web page intended for   people interested in learning the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols. Use thi phonetic chart to learn the sounds of English and then you can do a quiz to see how well you have learnt them. Ready?




Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Last 2014 class in Chirivelland!

 In our 2014 lesson we decided to do something ´special`  before our Xmas holidays .

  So the first thing we did was to play a  game which we had already planned two weeks  before.
 This  game is similar to the ´Spanish invisible friend game`.
  So  students  started the  lesson exchanging  cards and some chocolate. It was good fun and a              lovely warm up activity which made them be relaxed and get to know  their mates a bit more.              At the end of this activicty , we all ate chocolate and even played jokes in English!

In the pic below you can see  some of the Xmas cards from the 2 B1 group.



Then,  once the atmosphere was relaxed , we started a speed dating activity which we had  also planned a couple of weeks before. Ss had already worked on their questions and at the end of the lessons they handed  them in to have them  checked and marked.

It was indeed a really nice time which made me realise how much Englsih Ss can speak when they feel comfortable and at ease! Just making conversation and speaking as fluently as ever!




I also  added  a couple of photos of our speed dating activicties in both groups. It was great!!!

 
and ....finally a ver nice photo of  my excellent Ss fom b1.1 and me!