Saturday, November 3, 2012

Topic: The voiced TH sound

 
More practice with Jennifer.
Lesson 2 in TH pronunciation.
 
 
 
 
 

prepositions


If used incorrectly, well, you can imagine the misunderstandings!

Read the paragraph given below and fill in the blanks using appropriate prepositions.

Computers have been shrinking ……………………. size ever since the introduction …………………………. the concept almost two centuries ……………………………… The latest developments ……………………………. microchip manufacturing is likely to make them even smaller.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

chant

A chant is a song, melody or something repeated over and over again. (noun)
An example of a chant is a simple church hymn.

Chant means to sing or to say something over and over again. (verb)
An example of chant is to continuously shout the same cheer at a sporting event.
Sentence examples:
  • Chant the mantra, sign up, send money.

  • We got as far as the porch, before hearing the sung chant of the offices within.

  • The music is very much inspired by gregorian chant.

  • Chanting loudly and displaying banners so that the public know what is happening behind all that razor wire.

  • Think a dragging romantic performance of handel's messiah, or " village church " anglican chant.
  • For the German translation click here