Bait the bat!!

Bait vs bat sounds (words with pictures)

Say what?!?!?

hom·o·nym

noun /ˈhäməˌnim/  /ˈhōmə-/  homonyms, plural Each of two words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling (e.g., to, too, and two); a homophone Each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins (e.g., pole1 and pole2); a homograph A Latin name that is identical to that of a different organism, the newer of the two names being invalid

List of Homonyms
List of common American Homonyms
List of Homonyms ESL Mania

Homonyms Crossword
Self-study Homonym Quizzes
Homophones Exercises

Practicing Homophones (PDF)

"The Real World" - Jobs & Interviews

Job Interview Questions  (Worksheet)

The Owl & the Pussycat

Poetry is a great way to see the rhythms and sounds of a language in an authentic manner. Today we'll look at EDWARD LEAR, a man who had many artistic talents and was well known for his nonsensical writing.


The Owl & the Pussycat
     This is a nice video just to watch about "The Owl & the Pussycat".
      Here is another cute video.  "The Owl & the Pussycat".


Here are some examples of his limericks:

There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, 'Does it buzz?'
He replied, 'Yes, it does!'
'It's a regular brute of a Bee!'


There was a Young Lady whose eyes,
Were unique as to colour and size;
When she opened them wide,
People all turned aside,
And started away in surprise.

A Big Pig -- or is it?!

Pronunciation B/P

BBC Pronunciation tip (video)
Minimal pairs big or pig (worksheet)

Blast from the PAST "-ed"!!

The simple past has two different endings, regular (-ed) and the irregular (a little bit of everything). For the regular verbs, even though they all look the same, they don't SOUND the same.



Simple Past Regular Verbs (table)
How to pronounce -ed 
Simple Past -ed
Pronunciation Supplement (Top Notch)


Here is a different version of what we saw yesterday "The house that Jack built"

And to give us something else to practice "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly"

Dream HOUSES!!!

Have you ever watched International House Hunters? House Hunters? Or any other TV program where they travel around the world and look at buying different houses?

Where is your dream house?
What does it look like?
Explain almost every little detail!!

Pronunciation (I'd)


Basement Apartment By Sarah Harmer

THink about Summer!!! :D

Summer!!! The last few days have been BEAUTIFUL ... and you have had a great opportunity to enjoy it here in Vancouver. 

Today in class we will look at TH and it's pronunciation as well as asking questions. 

TH sounds in English

American Pronunciation TH (transcript)

The two TH consonants - Rachel's English

Basic Sound TH

think / bathroom / teeth (PDF)

Tongue twisters

• These things that these things think, they're the things that these things think.
• Thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb.

Velcome! :D

The above video is to see the mistakes that can be made in English ... how many can you spot!?

Pronuncation
/v/ & /w/  (worksheets) ... /v/ & /w/ mp3

/v/ & /w/ American Pronunciation - youtube video

Riddles & Wonders

The world is an amazing place and there are so many different things to see, both man-made and from nature.
What do you consider to be the wonders of the world?

The new wonders of the world?
Natural wonders of the world?
The ancient wonders of the world?

National Geographic: 7 ancient vs 7 new wonders of the world



Do you like to try and figure things out? Play with words? Well ... here are some pages with different riddles in English to put your brain to the test.

• Brain Food
• Forty Traditional Riddles
• Not so hard riddles

Excuse, are you lost?!

Map of Vancouver
Map of San Pedro

Tuesday that feels like MONDAY!!!

Happy returns after the Looooooooooooooooonnnng weekend!!! Hope you all had a great one. 


Today's MENU: 
Giving directions!!

Vocab for giving directions
Word list for giving directions

Pronunciation
The P and F sound

Happy BC Weekend!!

 

Have a great weekend!

Remember that Monday August 6th is a HOLIDAY!!!

Royalty! - The throne ...

The weekend is coming!!! Whoo hoo!!! Remember that August 6th is a HOLIDAY & there are no classes. 

On the Throne

Right at the light?!

What's his name?: Snoop Lion
Discover your spirit animal
Spirit Animal list - Shamanism
A long list of Spirit animals & their meanings

Oral English Assessment - Practice L/R
Minimal Pairs L / R