Tuesday, July 31, 2012

R is for Romance :S

 R is for romance and so many other things!!!

/r/ & /l/ - various activities
L/R pronunciation practice
Pronunciation Drills - aka Tongue twisters :D

Monday, July 30, 2012

Love & Romance

Ahhh ... love is in the air?! Or is it???


  • What is love? 
  • What phrases are generally associated with love? 
  • What do you think is the MOST romantic song of all times? 




Love & Romance

My Dream Man  - Mad Glib

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Thursday - have any plans?

Ahhh ... the weekend is ALMOST here! Time to spend it in the sun or just lazying around.

Review
Pronouncation of questions & sounds seen in class

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

And the murderer is ...?!?!?!?


Who killed Miss McGowan?! 


Was it you or was it one of the other people attending the class reunion? In today's class we will see who murderer is and WHY he/ she did it.



Listening for intonation in questions
Intonation & Questions
WH- questions pitch boundaries
Tag questions #3

Chapter 4 - Questions - Oxford University Press

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Whodunit?!!?!




Crime is everywhere ... what can we do about it?!



Famous Detectives
The Most Famous Detectives
The Top 10 TV Detectives

Mystery Digest - Detective Nose


Vocabulary
Crime Vocabulary - with activities
Criminal offenses
Crime vocabulary - with definitions

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Theme Parks

Ahhh ... to be young and spend the summer days in the sun with friends at the theme/amusement park.

Feelings and amusement park vocabulary
          Theme Park Maps
          Playland - Vancouver, BC
          Theme Parks /Amusement Parks

Pronunciation

T vs TH Slideshare
Pronunciation – Practice the ‘th’ vs. /t/ and /d/ Sounds! (video)


Tongue Twisters: Twisters with "t" and "th"

  • Those toes aren't these toes.
  • These teas aren't those teas.
  • This tike ties threads together twice.
  • That tike ties together three threads.
  • Those threads the two tikes tied are tight.
  • Twist twice to tie tightly.
  • Thirty tee-shirts are tan, and thirteen tee-shirts are tie-dyed teal green.
  • The teal tee-shirts total thirteen, the tan tee-shirts total thirty.