How to Improve Your English Pronunciation July 12, 2012 by Melanie “How can I improve my English pronunciation?” This is one of the most common questions that English learners ask me. First, let’s be clear about what pronunciation means. It’s the way that you say a word. You make sounds with your voice that English […]
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July 2012
Archives for July 2012 How to Improve Your English Pronunciation July 12, 2012 by Melanie “How can I improve my English pronunciation?” This is one of the most common questions that English learners ask me. First, let’s be clear about what pronunciation means. It’s the way that you say a word. You make sounds with […]
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How to Say the Names of all the Summer Olympic Sports! (video) July 8, 2012 by Melanie In this video, you’ll learn how to say all the sports that are part of the Summer Olympics. You’ll see a picture of the sport, the name of the sport, and the IPA pronunciation/phonetic transcription of the sport […]
How to Say the Names of all the Summer Olympic Sports! (video)
How to Say the Names of all the Summer Olympic Sports! (video) July 8, 2012 by Melanie In this video, you’ll learn how to say all the sports that are part of the Summer Olympics. You’ll see a picture of the sport, the name of the sport, and the IPA pronunciation/phonetic transcription of the sport […]
Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
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Pronunciation – Practice the L and R Sounds! (video) May 21, 2012 by Melanie In this pronunciation practice video, we’ll do some exercises to practice the L and R consonant sounds at the beginning of a word or syllable. Get your mirror ready, so you can make sure that your mouth is doing the same […]
English Pronunciation: Practice the L and R Sounds! (video)
English Pronunciation: Practice the L and R Sounds! (video) May 21, 2012 by Melanie Share27 Tweet1 +16 Shares 34 In this pronunciation practice video, we’ll do some exercises to practice the L and R consonant sounds at the beginning of a word or syllable. Get your mirror ready, so you can make sure that your […]
Happy Victoria Day!
Happy Victoria Day! May 20, 2012 by Melanie Monday, May 21 is a public holiday in Canada and the last day of a 3-day weekend! It’s Victoria Day, and we call the entire weekend the ‘Victoria Day Long Weekend.’ May 24 is Queen Victoria’s birthday. I can hear you asking, ‘who?’ She was the Queen […]
New English Word: Mockumentary
New English Word: Mockumentary May 16, 2012 by Melanie 1 Comment /mɑ:kjəˈmɛntri/ Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie The Dictator comes out this weekend! This style of film is called a mockumentary. This word has been around since at least the 1980s, when director Rob Reiner described his film This is Spinal Tap as […]