This document provides a lesson on pronunciation skills, specifically focusing on differences between British and American English pronunciations of words. It includes two tables listing words with their British and American pronunciations. The document also includes tongue twisters and lessons on pronouncing words ending in "cial" or "tial" as well as a section on contractions and how they are used in spoken English to make speech more fluent.
A complete guide to MS4 File 4 lessons' plans, illustrations, activities so many intersting information:Narrating and reporting past events, describing famous people's biographies....The diphtongs, stress shift
An introductory Macedonian language course prepared by the U.S. Peace Corps for its volunteers.
View and download the full course (with audio) at:
http://www.101languages.net/peace-corps-courses/
This slide is about Combination Table that explains the combinations of auxiliary verbs with its complements.
This is part of Kevin's Complete Spoken English Learning System. You can find the youtube channel for the same here
https://www.youtube.com/user/bjvegeta
Kevin's Spoken English aims to teach quality, easy, fun and effective Spoken English Classes for free online. Kevin's Spoken English is the only course ever made to cover 9 areas of Language development like Reading, Understanding, Translation, Remembering, Speaking, Writing and Listening, apart from Grammar. Traditional Spoken English classes focus on just Grammar. But at Kevin's we have a Parameters based approach. It is a complete Language Learning System and most of all, it is free.
Not just that, we would upload loads of motivational and inspirational videos from time to time to help you in your journey of learning and life as whole. Avi Person Business Personality Development Institute is an sister initiative of Kevin's Spoken English.
If online learning is not your cup of tea, you can visit our Spoken English classes in Dilshukngar, Hyderabad. You may contact us at 9059 949 657 or email me at venky1921@yahoo.com
Also, I blog at www.venky1921.wordpress.com
A complete guide to MS4 File 4 lessons' plans, illustrations, activities so many intersting information:Narrating and reporting past events, describing famous people's biographies....The diphtongs, stress shift
An introductory Macedonian language course prepared by the U.S. Peace Corps for its volunteers.
View and download the full course (with audio) at:
http://www.101languages.net/peace-corps-courses/
This slide is about Combination Table that explains the combinations of auxiliary verbs with its complements.
This is part of Kevin's Complete Spoken English Learning System. You can find the youtube channel for the same here
https://www.youtube.com/user/bjvegeta
Kevin's Spoken English aims to teach quality, easy, fun and effective Spoken English Classes for free online. Kevin's Spoken English is the only course ever made to cover 9 areas of Language development like Reading, Understanding, Translation, Remembering, Speaking, Writing and Listening, apart from Grammar. Traditional Spoken English classes focus on just Grammar. But at Kevin's we have a Parameters based approach. It is a complete Language Learning System and most of all, it is free.
Not just that, we would upload loads of motivational and inspirational videos from time to time to help you in your journey of learning and life as whole. Avi Person Business Personality Development Institute is an sister initiative of Kevin's Spoken English.
If online learning is not your cup of tea, you can visit our Spoken English classes in Dilshukngar, Hyderabad. You may contact us at 9059 949 657 or email me at venky1921@yahoo.com
Also, I blog at www.venky1921.wordpress.com
Do Spoken English Classes really help? Students never get to question was everything in the material taught or was the money and time spent really justified. So how would one actually become the effective communicator one day. Such truths are well discussed
Welocme to ViralQR, your best QR code generator.ViralQR
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GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
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After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
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Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
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Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
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Assure Contact Center Experiences for Your Customers With ThousandEyes
Spoken & prounuciation lesson 14
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Part 01 Pronunciation skills
Lesson 1.1
British English Vs. American English (words)
British American British American
Biscuit Cookie Flat Apartment
Lift Elevator Lorry Truck
Mobile phone Cell phone Crisps Chips
Café Diner Aerial Antenna
Barrister Lawyer Chemist Pharmacist
Concession Discount Current account Checking account
Dialing code Area code Engaged tone Busy signal
Fag Cigarette Indicator Turn signal
Limited (Ltd) Incorporated MD CEO
Pavement Sidewalk Ring Call
Rubbish Garbage Torch Flashlight
Patrol Gasoline Zed Zee
British English Vs. American English (words)
Word British American Word British American
Fast Last
Past Vast
Blast Master
News Nuclear
Water Potter
Better Later
Letter Flutter
Thirty Potato
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Tongue Twister for fluency
Betty Botter had some butter,
“But” she said “this butter’s bitter,
If I back this bitter butter,
It would make my butter bitter.
But a bit of bitter butter
that would make my batter better
So she bought a bit of butter
And she backed it in her batter
And the batter was not bitter
So ‘twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.
Lesson 2.1
If there is ‘cial’ or ‘tial’ at the end of any words it will sound like//kj
No. Words/phrases Transcription No. Words/phrases Transcription
01. Official 09. Asocial (AmvgvwRK)
02. Commercial 10. Facial tissue
03. Artificial 11. Essential
04. Crucial 12. Initial
05. Special 13. Potential
06. Financial 14. Confidential
07. Judicial 15. Influential
08. Social 16. Presidential
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Why contraction?
English is a swift language. Whenever a native speaker speaks rapidly he
pronounces content words strongly and structure words lightly. For this
structure words have a tendency to be contracted. It’s called Contraction
Example: - I am a student. In these sentence we, the non-native speakers
take pause after every words but a native speaker pronounce I, am, a,
together and say these three words just like one word. AvBgv (not AvB Gg G)
Importance: -
1. Contraction will make your speaking natural.
2. It will bring fluency in your speaking.
Contraction of be verb
I am I’m I’m a doctor
We are We’re We’re going there
You are You’re You’re students
He is He’s He’s trying to going there.
She is She’s She’s is a good girl
They are They’re They’re my mentors
It is It’s It’s a phonetics book
What is What’s What’s your father?
When is When’s When’s he going there
Where is Where’s Where’s the LODESTAR?
Why is Why’s Why’s he doing this?
How is How’s How’s the class?
Who is Who’s Who’s the leader?
That is That’s That’s not right
There is There’s There’s a nice lecture sheet
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Here is Here’s Here’s the pencil
I will/shall I’ll I’ll help you
We will We’ll We’ll remember you
You will You’ll You’ll be punctual
He will He’ll He’ll do that for you
She will She’ll She’ll go to LODESTAR
It will It’ll It’ll be an NGO
They will They’ll They’ll be studious
Who will Who’ll Who’ll conduct the class?
How will How’ll How’ll they do that?
What will What’ll Do you know what’ll happen?
That will That’ll That’ll Certainly happen
Where will Where’ll Where’ll be the education fair?
Why will Why’ll Why’ll you go there?
Is not Isn’t
Isn’t he doing that?
Are not Aren’t They aren’t move a bite
Was not Wasn’t
I wasn’t prepare my study
Were not Weren’t They weren’t present in the class
Will not Won’t I won’t be home before midnight
Shall not Shan’t I shan’t be going in the party
Contraction of Do verb
Do not Don’t Don’t be impatient
Did not Didn’t I didn’t pay the fee
Does not Doesn’t He does not go home
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Contraction of Have verb
I have I’ve I’ve a computer
I had I’d I’d done it before
We have We’ve We’ve help the poor
We had We’d We’d done whatever we can
You have You’ve You’ve kept your word
You had You’d You’d done the best
He has He’s He’s tried to contact us
He had He’d He’d Played tennis
She has She’s She’s worn the new dress
She had She’d She’d done the work
They have They’ve They’ve come to visit our office
They had They’d They’d counted all things
It has It’s It’s covered everything
It had It’d
It’d been done duly
What has What’s What’s happened?
What had What’d
What’d happened
Where has Where’s Where’s the file
Where had Where’d Where’d your bag
How has How’s How’s manifested?
Who has Who’s Who’s made the mistake?
Have not Haven’t
Haven’t finished my reading
Has not Hasn’t
It hasn’t rained for six days.
Had not Hadn’t I hadn’t seem him
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Contraction of Modals
I would I’d I’d do that
We would We’d We’d do whatever we can
You would You’d You’d do your best
He would He’d He’d like to play football
She would She’d She’d done the work
It would It’d It’d be better
They would They’d They’d manage it
That would That’d That’d be fine
What would What’d What’d better?
Who would Who’d Who’d be there to serve them?
Could have Could’ve Nothing could’ve be better
Might have Might’ve He might’ve done it alone
Should have Should’ve I should’ve go home
Can not Can’t Sorry, I can’t to the sum
Could not Couldn’t He couldn’t arrive in time.
May not Mayn’t It mayn’t rain today
Might not Mightn’t It mightn’t happen
Would not Wouldn’t I wouldn’t have said that
Should not Shouldn’t I shouldn’t have said that
Must not Mustn’t You mustn’t go there
Ought not Oughtn’t You oughtn’t to have shouted at us
Need not Needn’t
You needn’t have done this
Dare not Daren’t I daren’t do anything.
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Part 03 Practical Session
LESSON -LAUGHTER
George Clooney
Information
Website:
http://www.twitter.com/fansoflaughing
http://www.FansOfLaughing.com
http://www.CollegeHumor.com
Miqdad Attamimi wrote at 10:38 am
when I being sad, I stop getting sad,
why?? Because laughing make me feel
better... So, lets started to laugh..... :D
Deborah Barnett (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
wrote at 8:15pm yesterday There is
nothing like the feeling you get from
endless laughing, sparked from almost nothing...the kind of laughing that makes your jaw
hurt....that make you start snorting....and for those woman in my age category...makes you
"pee in your pants"! Laughter is so good for the soul.
Activity 1: Write on George Clooney’s wall.
Do you enjoy comedy movie? What is the comedy movie you saw last and laughed a lot?
Write the name and its main casts on George Clooney’s wall.
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Activity 2: Individual work
Scratch work for speaking:
Think of any event that makes you
laugh?....................................................................
Where did it
happen?......................................................................................................
When did it
happen?......................................................................................................
Who were the people associated with that
event?.........................................................
Can u recall the event thoroughly?
………………………………………………………
Was there anything embarrassing?
……………………………………………………….
What caption or Heading would you give to this story if you have to name the
event? …
Activity 3: Individual work
The Day I laughed my heart out! : Speaking drill
Now speak for 2/3 minutes on the above event or story that you find very funny. Try to
give your best shot while narrating the story highlighting the comical substance to the
class.
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Activity 4: Pair work
How do you feel?
Ask and answer the following questions:
Positive emotions:
When do you feel….
enthusiastic?
excited?
confident?
content?
delighted?
satisfied?
Negative emotions:
What makes you feel…………..:
stressed?
annoyed?
depressed?
worried?
upset?
Disgusted?
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Activity 5: Group work
Storytelling and extending events
Work in groups with following topic and start a story which will be initiated by one
student and then carried forward by the rest of the members of the group. The last member
would need to end the story in a conclusive manner. Every group would be given 3 minute
to discuss the plot of the story and the sequence of story-telling among it’s members and 5
minutes to carry forward the story with a conclusive style and manner. In the event of the
story-telling the groups must use the above mentioned emotional attributes to narrate the
feelings and emotions of the characters. The winner will be adjudged on the basis of
maximum number of usages of the emotional attributes and expressions.
The leads of the stories are:
Story 1. Tommy: The Trouble Maker.
There was a little girl named Linda who used to live in small village of Yorkshire county.
She was shy and gentle. Everyone in the family used to love her. She was good at studies
and always finished her homework in time. The teachers liked her a lot too. Linda had a
poodle who she named as Tommy. Tommy was her best friend. But he was always
curious to try and find new things and places. This invited troubles for Linda at times and
she had to solve the problem all by herself so that her parents would not know about it.
One day, as Linda got up from bed she found Tommy was not in the house. She looked
for him in the backyard he was not there as well. She opened the gate and set out
to………………………….. (Carry on).
Story 2. The Friends Turned Foes
Rajib and Rana were good friends. They went to the same school from their childhood and
shared everything imaginable. They were the best of the friends.
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Bithi came to the neighborhood recently. She did not know many people. Rana’s father
Mr. Habib and Bithi’s Dad Mr. Islam had worked in the same company before. That was
how they knew each other. Mr. Islam had been transferred by his employer to join the
company’s Dhaka office. Mr. Islam was confused where to take a house so that he can
move his family to Dhaka. So, he called his old colleague Mr. Habib and he was delighted
to know that there was a house on To-let in the same neighborhood where Mr. Habib
lived. Mr. Habib arranged everything and Mr. Islam moved in with his family to live in
the same neighborhood.
Rana and Rajib both found Bithi very friendly. She was pretty and could make fast
friends. She got her admission in Lake Tower School where Rana and Rajib were studying
as well. They all used to go together to School. One day Rana was sick and skipped
school. Rajib went with Bithi alone. Rajib wantedto say something to Bithi and was
looking for a scope to express what he had in his mind. Thatday……………….. (Carry
on)
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Lesson 3.1
Environmental hazards
What to say How to say (key words)
What sort of environmental hazards do you
notice in Dhaka city?
What are the causes behind these problems?
Suggest some solutions to these problems.
air pollution, sound pollution, water
pollution........... etc.
insencere act, insufficient government’s
monitoring, lack of responsibility....... etc.
implementation of law, raising social
awareness........ etc.
Traveling
What to say How to say (key words)
Do you travel?
What do you like to do when you go to new places?
Do you like to travel with your friends or family? Why?
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
Music
What to say How to say (key words)
Do you like music?
What sort of music do you like?
Why do you like such music?
What are the effects of music on our mind?
...............................................................
...............................................................
...............................................................
...............................................................
Parliamentary Debate
Village life is better than city life
Village life City life
Fresh air, fresh foods
Healthy environment
Mutual cooperation
Better education
Better communication
Job opportunities