Youglish

"Youglish"  is a modern efficient tool for learning hard to say words in English.

Listen to a person say:

suggestion    GO

Wednesday   GO

schedule       GO

comfortable  GO

TIP: Click on the arrow under the video box to go to next person saying the word!

                                            

Try something new for 30 days? A multimedia thought process

 

Chores

Over the last months many children were homeschooled and parents began giving them household duties. to help. 
Read on: 
A 'chore' is a routine task or job that is often done around the home. Many people find chores unpleasant or boring and are reluctant to do them. However, when chores are divided between many people they can be accomplished much faster. Parents often assign chores to their children so that they can learn new skills and become more independent.  Sometimes, children are given an allowance or ‘pocket money’ if they complete all their household chores

Watch a video giving strategies for assigning chores to children

• The woman in the video uses the expression ‘to lend a hand’. What do you think this means?
• What do you think of her strategies to get kids to do chores?

 Types of chores

Sweep the floor	Wash the car
Mop the floor	Tidy / Clean up your room
Vacuum the floor	Make the bed
Set the table	Dust the shelves
Clear the table	Hang out the washing
Wash the dishes	Fold the clothes
Unload the dishwasher	Iron the clothes
Take out the garbage	Mow the lawn

Conversation questions about chores

• Who does the most chores in your home?
• What household chores are you responsible for?
• What chores do you husband/wife/children do?
• What chores do you dislike the most?
• Are there any chores that you enjoy doing?
• Did you have to do chores when you were a child? If yes, what ones?
• Did you receive an allowance (‘pocket money’) for completing chores?
• Do you have a weekly routine for doing chores?
• Do you sometimes avoid doing chores?
• What are some strategies for making chores easier?
• Do you ever hire someone to help you with chores?

Auld Lang Syne

Happy New Year! 
It seems so boring to say.  Why not sing it like we tried last week?
My wishes and yours too?

Tip of the week: listen and sing-a-long

Vocabulary needs to be revised, What could be better than studying vocabulary by singing your favourite songs?

Read the lyrics and enjoy the song. You don’t have to translate the lyrics word by word, just try to find out what the song is all about. 

Pick some words or phrases from the song that you would like to learn. If necessary, look up their exact meaning in a dictionary. 

Now,  all you have to do is listening to the song again and again (no problem - it’s one of your favourite songs!).

Let the music turn you on.

Use your search engine (google, safari, firefox,etc.) Put the name of your favorite song + lyrics into search. Go!

Samples:

Perfect + lyrics

Circles + lyrics

I Don't Care + lyrics

Strange Christmas traditions

Did you know: only 30% of the world's population are Christian? Yet it seems everyone gets in n the celebration.
Which one do you think is the weirdest?

Comment below.

Would you do it?

Skydiving

You’re standing in the open door of an airplane. The wind is blowing hard and your legs are shaking. The ground looks so far away. Everything is tiny… houses, cars, lakes and rivers. You know it will all be over in minutes, but it seems like so many things could go wrong. Do you jump?

People sometimes feel that unless they want to die with regrets, they need to take risks and try activities that seem dangerous. For example, they might jump from an airplane, swim with sharks, or climb a tall mountain. But you don’t have to leave your comfort zone to be happy with your life. What’s important to one person is not necessarily important to another!

Do Lily and Marni plan to go skydiving? Find out in this English lesson about an extreme sport.

Here is the link to questions and listening. 

English Pronunciation Listening exercises: vowels sounds

cheese -long e
jet-short e

Listen to our helper explain and improve your pronunciation!

Your English IS improving!English learning tips video

BEGIN  here to listen to this informative and interesting  tips for learning video.

And remember, people speak international English!

Accents: don't get hung up on them!

Does it really matter as long as the person you are speaking to understands?
Surely not.  In today's world people don't speak either American or British English.  

We now usually say  international or global English. 

Accents play a huge role.  It isn't the word people don't quite understand, it is the accent.
Let's have a look here: 

Click here to start video

Google This!

How a simple dinner date between a Japanese designer and a junior art-director resulted in a multi-award winning campaign. Enjoy!

ElaN Languages has a great online translation tool. Unfortunately nobody knows about it, because everybody (yes, everybody) uses Google Translate. And that’s unfortunate for everyone, because ElaN’s translations are of a much higher quality.

Do you find ElaN better than Google :) 

Listen up!

 
Everyone wants to listen to music that resonates with them. We want to listen to songs about life… the joys, pain, and everything in between. Especially when we go through a breakup, we want to listen to songs about love and heartache. In fact, singers can make beaucoup bucks with these songs. One famous example is Adele.

Adele wrote many famous songs about her ex. But now her ex isn’t very happy. She made a lot of money singing about him, and he wants a slice of the pie. Singers can sing about their lives, but there are laws that protect the identities of people, even the person’s ex-girlfriend or boyfriend. And if the person inspired the song, should they get some of the money?

Listen to this podcast and answer the questions.

Business English-talking to the boss

Interactive practice

After practicing several times, you will be able to speak as fast as a native.
       
 Click on Listen All and follow along. After becoming comfortable with the entire conversation, become Person A by clicking on the Person A button. You will hear only Person B through the audio file.
There will be a silence for you to repeat the sentences of Person A.
 Do the same for Person B.
The speed of the conversation is native speed.

 Use the pause button if the pause between each sentence is too fast for you.

BEGIN HERE

Remember that word from a while back?

Check out this swanky Airplane.

Your brain on pain

A ted Ed video.  It makes your brain think a bit.

Click and go

Animals & Communication

All animals communicate. But do they have language? Michele Bishop details the four specific qualities we associate with language and investigates whether or not certain animals utilize some or all of those qualities to communicate.

Listening

Do you need more listening exercises?

I have a solution right here!

Go to the English Club and click on any of the links.


Ready?

Click here


Thank you English Club

Why are some people left-handed?

"Today, about one-tenth of the world’s population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and righties gives insight into a balance between competitive and cooperative pressures on human evolution."

Any idea...

What the oldest thing in the world is?

A fascinating video presented by TED(Technology Education & Design)TALKS.

If you haven't met TED it is time.  The presentors are carefully selected. 
The presentations are short, and best of all:

You can read the transcript and subtitle it in your own language.

BEGIN  THIS TALK HERE

Listen up

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Listening Practice




Susan is telephoning a travel agency.  Before listening, read the enquiry form carefully.

 CLICK Here To Begin

Good luck!