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Tuesday 26 October 2010

Pronunciation Tips




Here's your section to ask for doubts on Phonetics and Pronunciation. So, please do not hesitate to ask any question about the pronunciation of English.

1st Question: We've read a text on baby names and we've had some trouble with the plural noun lives,  and the singular one  life. Click on the mouth above to find the solution.

Thursday 18 March 2010

How to create a Podcast



Was it difficult for you to follow this explanation? Please, don't panic! This is not so complicated. Maybe you should have a look at Isabel Perez's tips on Podcast.

Easier now? Well, the more you practise with your podcasts, the better English you'll speak. So, cheer up and have fun!

You can also listen to the previous post, clicking on here.

For further information on Podcasts, you'd better watch this video by Mark Pentleton.

Thursday 11 March 2010

Video Clips

What's your favourite singer?

Mine is Craig David:

Here's one of his best videos:


Craig David All The Way

Rene Da illest | Vídeos musicales MySpace

Monday 8 March 2010

Education



Are you a vocational educator or just an instructor?

Nowadays, being a teacher is not a piece of cake any more. Society is changing so quickly that we need more help! The school cannot do the whole thing. If you agree with these words, you need to watch this video.



Emilio seems to be more than just an average judge, doesn't he?

Well, are we all part of our children's upbringing?

Wednesday 3 March 2010

Welcome to our Blog



Would you be able to welcome your mates, using the following words?

I'm sure you would. It's just a question of practice. The more you speak, the better for you. Below there're two different examples. Enjoy your English!

share, speak, communicate, short, hello, think, thank you, interesting, learn




Monday 1 March 2010

I can speak in English





In this section we're going to analyse how to learn and teach people to speak in English.

This is an excellent website to start with: British Council


In Spain there's a highschool general examination like the UK GCSE and they're trying to introduce an oral TEST, which is not going to be until 2012. Here are some teachers' opinions on the topic:




This is Steve Kaufmann, who is going to give us some speaking tips. Let's listen to him:


http://www.thelinguist.blogs.com