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Pronunciation Practice: The 44 sounds of English
In an attempt to take some of the pain out of learning the kind of clear English pronunciation that prevents communication problems, I have here devised a set of memorable sentences as practice drills. The full range of English sounds is gone through systematically and spoon-fed in a form overseas students will want to repeat to themselves and then to the world. They might think it's just a form of entertainment, but before they know it they'll be speaking like a native!
David V. Appleyard
Saving the Audio Files to Your PC
- Start by creating a new folder
with a simple name like "Pronunciation" or "Drills".
- Right-click any MP3 you wish to
keep, select "Save target as..." or "Save link as..."
from the drop-down menu and direct the download to your designated folder.
- Once you're done, go back to
your new folder to confirm the downloaded files are all there.
- Go up one level and right-click
the folder itself.
- Select the "Play with
Windows Media Player" option from the drop-down menu, just as you
might do with a music album. (If this option is missing, you have skipped
step 3 and the PC hasn't detected any MP3s!)
- With the Windows Music Player
open in full-screen format, left-click the "Now Playing" tab
followed by the small arrow underneath it to access a new drop-down
menu.
- Under
"Visualizations" select "Album Art" to display the
phonetic symbol of each sound being practised.
- On your keyboard you can press
Ctrl+Shift+C to activate (or deactivate) the hidden captions feature. When
selected, the full text of each pronunciation drill will display during
playback like a movie subtitle.
Inglese: i 30 errori più comuni degli italiani
“Dopo quasi un decennio all’estero (ebbene sì questo
settembre segnerà i 9 anni della mia permanenza all’estero) posso con sicurezza
elencare i dieci più comuni errori che gli italiani fanno quando tentano di
parlare l’inglese. “ Esordisce così il blogger Fabristol presentando le liste,
cresciute nel tempo, dei più frequenti errori commessi dagli italiani parlando in
inglese. Una carrellata utile e
godibilissima dei nostri difetti linguistici. Buon divertimento.
Parts of a Tree
Structure
of a tree
The tree is
composed of an underground part, the roots, and two aboveground parts, the
trunk and the crown.
bole
Part of the
tree trunk extending between the stump and the first lower limbs; it has no
offshoots.
limb
Offshoot
growing directly out of a tree trunk, subsequently dividing into branches and
twigs.
twig
The most
slender offshoot of a tree branch.
crown
Part of the
tree above the trunk, including the branches and the foliage.
radicle
The most
slender offshoot of a tree root.
shallow
root
Root, often
having many offshoots, growing somewhat horizontally into the rich moist
topsoil.
taproot
First root
growing out of the seed that grows vertically into the soil; it usually has few
offshoots, its main function being to anchor the tree in the ground.
branch
Offshoot of
one of the tree’s limbs.
top
Apex of the
tree’s crown.
branches
The
aggregate of larger and smaller branches that provide support for the tree’s
leaves, flowers and fruit.
foliage
The
aggregate of the leaves on a tree; it is especially adapted to capture light
and perform photosynthesis.
root-hair
zone
Part of the
radicle covered in small absorbent hairs that ensure the tree is supplied with
mineral salts and water.
Cross
section of a trunk
Moving from
the center to the periphery there are six parts: the pith, the heartwood, the
sapwood, the cambium, the phloem and the bark.
heartwood
Hard
dark-colored wood layer made of dead sapwood; it encircles the pith and
supports the trunk and branches.
pith
Central
part of the trunk, composed of soft tissue that contains nutrients essential
for sapling growth.
bark
Tree’s
external protective layer; its texture and color vary depending on the species.
phloem
Tissue
located immediately below the bark, whose main function is to transport sap
transformed by photosynthesis from the leaves throughout the rest of the tree.
cambium
Growth
tissue that simultaneously produces the external phloem and the internal
sapwood, thereby enabling the tree to increase in diameter.
sapwood
Relatively
new layer of wood that is generally pale in color; it transports raw sap,
composed of water and nutrient minerals, from the roots to the leaves.
annual ring
Each of the
concentric circles representing the layer of wood produced in one year; the age
of the tree can be determined by the number of rings.
wood ray
Conduit
connecting the pith to the core and circulating nutrients horizontally within
the trunk.
Peppa Pig Songs 2 - video and lyrics
Peppa Pig’s family
I'm Peppa
Pig This is my little brother George
This is
Mummy Pig and this is Daddy Pig
Peppa Pig
[snort] ohhhhhhhh
The Bing Bong song
Alright ohhhhhhhhhh
we're playing a tune
and we're
singing a song with a bing and a bong and a bing
bong bing
boo bing bong bing bing bong bingly bongly boo
bong bing
boo bing bong bing bing bong bingly bongly boo
Big Baloon song
Big balloon
big balloon bigger than the sun and moon
flying high
in the sky flying fly and fly and fly
Jolly Pirates
We're jolly
pirates we that sail the deep blue sea
to find the
golden treasure for sails are high yipee
land ahoy
Mr Potato song
Up down up
down all together now
mr potato
is rolling around your friend and mine he’s happy all the time
mr potato
is coming to town
The Train song
Clickity
clack clickity clack the train is
on the
track huff and puff huff and puff clickity clickity
clack
clickity clack clickity clack the train goes
on the
track huff and puff huff and puff the train goes
on the
track
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels
on the bus go round and round round
and round
round and round the wheels on the bus go round and round all
day long
the fish in the bowl swims round and round
round and
round, round and round the fish in the bowl swims round and round
all day long
Counting song
One two
three four five
six seven eight
nine ten
Grampy Rabbits Boat song
I got up this morning
the sea was
still there and so was the sky I got up this morning the sea was still there
so was the
sky the sea the sky the sea the sky the sea the
sky the sea
the sky
Seaside Holiday song
We’re all
going on a seaside holiday
sand
castles swimming and sunny skies we’re all going on a seaside holiday
sea and
sand and ice-cream too!
World Harmony song
Peace and
harmony in all the world
Peace and
Harmony in all the world Peace and harmony in all the world
Peace and
har-mony
See also: Peppa Pig Songs 1
source: allreadable.com
Peppa Pig Songs - video and lyrics
Peppa Pig's family
I'm Peppa
Pig This is my little brother George
This is
Mummy Pig and this is Daddy Pig
Peppa Pig [snort]
ohhhhhhhh
The Bing Bong song
Alright ohhhhhhhhhh
we're playing a tune
and we're
singing a song with a bing and a bong and a bing
bong bing
boo bing bong bing bing bong bingly bongly boo
bong bing
boo bing bong bing bing bong bingly bongly boo
The Recycling song
recycle
recycle we're going to recycle tin cans
bottles
newspapers recycle recycle we’re going to recycle
Granpa’s Little Train song
Grandspa's
little train goes choo choo choo
choo choo
choo choo choo choo
Grandpa's
little train goes choo choo choo all day long
and the
piggies on the train go oink oink oink
oink oink
oink and the piggies on the train go
oink oink
oink all day long
Grandpa's
little train goes choo choo choo choo choo choo
choo choo
choo Grandpa's little train goes choo choo choo
all day
long
North Star song
North Star North Star
are you
near or are you far can we get there in the car
North star
North star shining with a twinkly glow
please show
us the way to go
Twinkle Twinkle
twinkle
twinkle little star
can i have
a go? and me!
twinkle
twinkle little star how i wonder what you are
twinkle
twinkle little star how i wonder what you are
Birdy Birdy, Woof Woof
The bird go
woof and the dogs go tweet
woof tweet
woof tweet woof woof woof
the sheep
go moo and the cows go baaa
moo baa
woof tweet woof baa moo tweet woof woof woof
Christmas Tree song
Little star
on the Christmas tree
goes
twinkle twinkle twinkle twee what a charming song
and all the
little piggies on Christmas eve go oink oink oink oink oink oink
Lovely
Peppa Now it's time to
wait
there's more oink oink oink oink oink
Sweet
little star on the Christmas TREE
Rainbow song
It's a
rainy sunny day
The
rainbow's here to play rainbow rainbow
red and
orange and yellow and green and purple and blue
rainbow
rainbow it's a rainy sunny day
Wiggly Worm song
You're a
wiggly worm You're a wiggly worm
how do you
do? i love you
you're a
wiggly worm
Frere Jacques
Frere
Jacques, Frere Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines
Delphines
pretty song has sent everyone to sleep
Ding dang
dong, ding dang dong.source: allreadable.com
See also: Peppa Pig Songs 2
Imparare l'inglese ascoltando canzoni in Italiano
Attività anomala ma molto utile per esercitare la Reading Comprehension. I video di 38 tra le più belle canzoni italiane corredate con i testi paralleli sia in italiano che in inglese.
9) Bella
ciao
11) Ogni
volta
12) Ti
sento
38) Il
ragazzo della via Gluck by Adriano Celentano
fonte: easylearnitalian
Wayside School, 45 cartoni animati in inglese per bambini
Wayside School è una serie televisiva, rivolta ai bambini, ambientata in una scuola. Sono 45 cartoni animati in inglese comprensibili, caratteristisca spesso rara nei cartoons. La durata dei video è mediamente di 10 minuti, lunghezza giusta per scopi didattici rivolti alla listening comprehension. Per vedere in sequenza i video clicca qui sotto. Per scegliere il video vai alla Playlist
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