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The aim of this leaflet This leaflet provides information on why pronunciation problems may occur and specific sounds in English that Cantonese speakers may have difficulty with. Why problems occur Pronunciation problems happen when speaking a second language because most people are used to hearing and making sounds which only exist in their mother tongue. There are many sounds in Cantonese and English that are similar. Some however, are only partially similar and others are totally different. To make language sounds we move our jaw, tongue, lips, and the vocal cords in our throat in a number of different ways. How do you solve the problems? Here are a few suggestions on how to train your brain: Learn to recognise that there are differences between some English sounds and some Cantonese sounds. Practise moving your jaw, tongue, lips etc. as correctly as possible so that you are able to make the problematic English sounds clearly. Vowels: (see P5 & P3) Examples: Examples:
The English language is a lot more French than we thought, here’s why
DISCLAIMER: I personally do not have an opinion on the classification of English and that is not what this article is about, I am not a linguist. This article only researches the statistics behind English vocabulary as there is currently no such data available. The English language and its origins have been a topic for fierce debate among many linguists. English is classified as a (West) Germanic language, meaning that it is closely related to other Germanic languages such as Swedish, Dutch and German. Unlike other Germanic languages, English shares a large portion of their vocabulary with French and Latin, often attributed to the period of Norman French dominance in England after 1066. I personally don’t care much about these classifications, but I was very surprised to discover that in fact no-one recently has actually bothered to research the origins of English vocabulary, let alone the core. The quest for etymology Gathering the data Processing the data Visualizing the data Conclusion
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1. Jobs of the future (A Business lesson) – Keep up with Bia
I have designed a Business Project for Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate and Advanced levels. All of them involve having ‘Presentations’ (in the end of November) and lessons throughout the term where students will have the opportunity to enrich their business lexical set on the topic chosen. The Intermediate level will be talking about ‘Jobs of the Future‘. (the Pre-Intermediate: ‘Developing their own brands’ / the upper-intermediate and advanced: ‘Recommending Public Projects to your city’). Not only will these projects empower students to the use of new business structures, but it will also help them to have more real-life tasks throughout the course. Objectives of the lesson By the end of this lesson, students will be better prepared to talk about Jobs of the future as well as jobs that are bound to disappear. Material PPT file: What will future jobs look like This lesson will be based on a previous one where ss have read the following article. Profile Age: 17 on Related
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Provide fun activities to help students study English vocabulary, writing and spelling. Improve pronunciation and comprehension. Improve students' academic English as well as their social English. ESL teachers help their students to develop proficiency in all aspects of their English language use at one time, a huge task. Pronunciation and Context for ESL Students VocabularySpellingCity utilizes both spoken and written English in games and activities, so students learning English can learn to pronounce words correctly. VocabularySpellingCity provides choice in word lists, so you can match the lists you use to each class or student. If you have a particular set of words you'd like your students to learn, simply create your own list on VocabularySpellingCity. ESL students often struggle with sound alike words (homophones), multiple meaning words, and various kinds of figurative language. VocabularySpellingCity has lists to help ESL students practice these tricky words.
BACK TO SCHOOL! | ELT-CATION
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the kids back to schooling and teachers so dear, it’s the happiest season of all. Here are my favourite activities (this year 9+1, and a couple of new activities to try shared by other bloggers) to kick off the new academic year and transition back into the school environment and learning. What’s your favourite activity? Please share in the comments below. Looking for more alternative back-to-school activities? Check out these ideas and resources: I, She, You by Jason Anderson 50-50 – a great adaptable PowerPoint quiz from Tekhnologic More ice breakers for the ELT classroom by Rachael Roberts Activities for first lessons by Clare Lavery at teachingenglish.org.uk Alternatives to “What I did on my Summer Vacation” by Tara Benwell Back to School Ideas! Happy New Academic Year! Like this: Like Loading...
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I, she, you – Jason Anderson | Teacher, teacher educator and author
Here’s an idea for making speaking activities last 3 TIMES as long! I call it ‘I, she, you’ because it practices 1st, 3rd and 2nd person singular verb forms, in that order. It works especially well in secondary classrooms with teenage students who are a little reluctant to speak. There are 5 stages to the activity (one is preparation), and it can get them speaking for anything from 5 to 50 minutes, depending on how much time and how many questions you have! Stage 1: Identify your personalisation questions The key ingredient you need is a set of ‘personalisation questions’. What is your name? And here’s a set of more complex personalisation questions that would challenge students right up to C1 level: What is your definition of happiness? There are 2 great things about personalisation questions. Stage 2: Prepare the students to remember Normally, when many students ask and answer personalisation questions, they take turns to talk without actually listening to their partner. Stage 3: ‘I’
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