B2 Reported speech
Here’s a Genial-ly presentation for quick view on Reported speech for intermediate levels. https://view.genial.ly/58b6aa33da452c181c111fa0
Holiday and travel vocabulary quiz
Confusing words: actually/at the moment
Actually (Adv) has a meaning associated to ‘really’ or ‘in fact’ when we want to correct some information in a polite way. Actually, we enjoyed the concert a lot. (Maybe they weren’t expected to have enjoyed it) Actually, we’re from Belgium, not France. We also use this word to emphasise that something is true. I don’t want…… Continue reading Confusing words: actually/at the moment
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Intermediate B1 speaking practice: topic Science and Technology
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Confusing words Make or do?
Here are two words that are typically confused because in Spanish they are often translated to ‘hacer’ or ‘tomar’. Here are some tips. Make Usually when we use a verb that means to elaborate or create something, but there are also quite a few collocations. Make food/drink = prepare Make the beds = tidy them…… Continue reading Confusing words Make or do?
B2-Upper intermediate Listening: Mike Basich’s Amazing Home
Hi! Here’s a listening activity on the topic of ‘Home and Work’ although a little sport is also in it. If you enjoy it, don’t forget to leave a like.
Phonetics: English sounds /r/
The sound /r/ is quite different to the Spanish /r/. The English /r/ is not articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the roof of the mouth. Rather the front of the tongue (not the tip!) curls upwards and rises towards the top of the mouth cavity. Another big difference between Spanish /r/ and…… Continue reading Phonetics: English sounds /r/
Phonetics English consonants /dʒ/ /j/
/dʒ/ for job Words with this sound can come with: J like in the word jam /dʒæm/ g like in magic /ˈmædʒik/ dg like in judge /dʒʌdʒ/ dj like in adjective /ˈædʒektɪv/ /j/ for yes The spelling of this sound is: y like in the word yes /jes/ i like in onion /ˈʌnjən/ u…… Continue reading Phonetics English consonants /dʒ/ /j/
Phonetics: /ʃ/ /tʃ/
/ʃ/ for sheep This sound has a lot of different spellings. Spelt ‘sh’: shoe /ʃʊː / ‘ch’ like in the word ‘machine’ /mə’ʃiː n/ -s, -ss like in: sure and passion /ʃʊə/ or /ʃɔː / /’pæʃən/ -ti like in the word nation /ˈneɪʃən/ -ci like in special /ˈspeʃəl/ -ce like in ocean /əʊʃən/ -si like…… Continue reading Phonetics: /ʃ/ /tʃ/