Greta Thunberg's speech at the UN

English sounds

Phonemes of the international phonetic alphabet used in English

If you are interested in learning the phonetic symbols of the English language, the BBC Learning English webside provides a good chart that summarizes them and that can be downloadable in a pdf version.

When trying to learn the sounds it is always a good idea to have a good chart with all the sounds.

Pronunciation tips - BBC learning English

However, this website provides many other useful sections such as an introduction, the sounds of English, features of English, quizzes and programmes. Most of the texts and audio files can be downloaded so that you can continue your study work off line.

The sounds of English section concentrates on those which can be confused by speakers of other languages.

In sum, this is an excellent site to improve one's English.

Phonemes of the international phonetic alphabet used in English

If you are interested in learning the phonetic symbols of the English language, the BBC Learning English webside provides a good chart that summarizes them and that can be downloadable in a pdf version.

When trying to learn the sounds it is always a good idea to have a good chart with all the sounds.

Pronunciation tips - BBC learning English

However, this website provides many other useful sections such as an introduction, the sounds of English, features of English, quizzes and programmes. Most of the texts and audio files can be downloaded so that you can continue your study work off line.

The sounds of English section concentrates on those which can be confused by speakers of other languages.

In sum, this is an excellent site to improve one's English.

Christmas Day in the First World War

SOME COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:

• The soldiers sing a song. What song is it? What is the language(s) of the song?
• This video depicts a truce. What do you think this word means?
• This is a commercial (an advert for TV). Can you explain why, while it is a commercial for a supermarket (Sainsbury's) it does not speak about the products, offers or shops? 
• What did you like about this commercial?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Day from Tino Grandio

Martin luther king's speech from Tino Grandio

"Every Breath You Take" by the Police

 ACTIVITIES

• Write the words in three groups: break, day, face, make, play, embrace, say, stay, take, trace, aches and take.

/ei/	/eis/	/eik/
day	face	break

• Now complete the song with those words:

 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

1                 Every breath you __________

Every move you __________

Every bond you _________

Every step you _________

I’ll be watching you.

2                 Every single __________

Every word you __________

Every game you __________

Every night you __________

I’ll be watching you.

3                 Oh can’t you see

You belong to me

How my poor heart __________

With every step you take.

4                 Since you’ve gone

I’ve been lost without a __________

I dream at night I can only see your _________

I look around but it’s you I can’t __________

I feel so cold and I long for your ___________

I keep crying, baby, baby, please

More songs and activities for English as a Foreign Language students.

"Let Her Go" by Passenger

Mike Rosenberg, Passsenger, is an English folk-rock singer who has become famous with his song, Let Her Go.







QUESTIONS:

• how does the narrator feel?
• what has he/she recently experienced?

LYRICS
Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you’re missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies

But you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go
And you let her go
Well you let her go

'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

Interview to Mike Rosenberg

More songs and activities for English as a Foreign Language students.

Classroom language

Jesse Owens and Luz Long

Listen to the radio in English (or in any other language)

If you want to listen to the radio in English, Radio Garden is a good option. It lets you rotate the globe and choose among the radio stations in the place and language you choose. Why don't you  give it a try?

IPA Symbols for English

The IPA is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet, even though certain symbols are taken from other alphabets. It represents oral language and it can be used to represent any oral language: English, Galician or Chinese, for instance. The IPA is particularly valuable for learners of languages which do not have a perfect letter-sound correspondence.

These are the symbols used to represent standard British English. Other varieties might require other symbols.

Weather forecast

This activity has been designed for you to get some specific information from the following YouTube video. Click here and get to the activity.

The sounds of English

English phonetic symbols - BBC Learning English website

If you are interested in learning the phonetic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet that English language has,  the BBC Learning English webside provides a good chart that summarizes them and that can be downloadable in a pdf version.

When trying to learn the sounds it is always a good idea to have a good chart with all the sounds.

However, this website provides many other useful sections such as an introduction, the sounds of English, features of English, quizzes and programmes. Most of the texts and audio files can be downloaded so that you can continue your study work off line.

The sounds of English section concentrates on those which can be confused by speakers of other languages.

In sum, this is an excellent site to improve one's English.