Not that my website has anything to do with politics but when Mr. Putin decides to get himself into the kind of mess he’s gotten himself into, one’s got to pause and try to figure out why this man’s just lost all his marbles, invaded a country with thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks […]
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Aren’t all sounds important for fluent English? Yes absolutely. Yet, there are 9 sounds or phonemes which, in my opinion, are crucial for clear and fluent English. The reason that I consider these phonemes to be critical is their frequency. In other words, they are more common than other sounds, hence important. If you mispronounce […]
Why rap music is good for improving English speaking and listening? Basically, I think of rap as the modern and hip version of tongue twisters. We all know what tongue twisters are good for. Rap though could potentially play a more powerful role in training the learner’s mouth and ears in producing and perceiving the […]
It’s “One Of Us” by Joan Osborne There you go! Now you know. But if you’re not in a hurry, stick around for a little longer and let me tell you what else you can do with the song ;). [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn7rIarpQBk&w=300&h=225] Well as you know, when you use conditional II (and III), you’re often […]
What is the schwa sound? It is a very LAZY and typically quick and short. In the world of colors, it is equivalent to GREY. In the world of drinks, it is equivalent to water, NO TASTE! Got the idea? I say it’s lazy, because we don’t need to make any effort with the mouth […]
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In natural English, whether American, Canadian and Australian English (mainly), there are various ways to pronounce “t”. And I truly believe it is vital for English learners to be aware of how to pronounce “t” depending on what comes before or after it. 7 ways to pronounce “t” in natural English 1-Aspirated: Released with a […]
Language is a complex set of utterances or sounds humans use to decode each others’ messages. Allow me to use the following metaphor: You turn your PC on, it asks you to log in. You punch in your password, a series of letters and numbers which the computer has to recognize and read to grant […]