Hello dear students: This is a place for watching selected videos to improve your pronunciation. They show the most common and sometimes difficult sounds for Spanish speakers.

The blog is divided into assignments with instructions to achieve the goals.

I recommend you to watch the videos as much as you can, practice at your own pace, and record them on the site for voice recording, clicking on the link for each activity.

There are also pages with other activities you can use to practice on your own.

You will be using them fluently and naturally when speaking in class with your classmates and teacher and English speakers.

I have collected these videos and activities from different sites.

I hope you enjoy it.

Miss Ida
stimados alumnos:

Este blog tiene tareas con videos cada una con instrucciones para realizar actividades que les permitirán para mejorar la pronunciación del inglés.

Estas actividades consisten en hacer los ejercicios que están indicados y después grabar siguiendo el link correspondiente a cada curso o paralelo que los llevará a la página www.voxopop.com, o a una de podcast para realizar la grabación de voz.

Las tareas serán evaluadan en función de la entonación, pronunciación y precisión.

No te olvides decir y escribir tu nombre antes de empezar cada grabación.

Espero que el esfuerzo nos ayude a avanzar en el aprendizaje del inglés.

Afectuosamente,

Miss Ida

Assignment 18

http://www.talkenglish.com/LessonDetails.aspx?ALID=2001

Assignment 18 : The QU sound

1.- Instructions for watching and learning.

1.1 Watch the video   to learn how  to  pronounce words with Qu. 
The model explains the following words:

Quick,/kwɪk/ Questions /ˈkwesʧənz//

Antique, Liquor, Critique, Mosquito,

Apliqué, Bouquet,

Barbeque

2.- Instructions for practising:

2.1 Search two sentences or questions including words  with the sound Qu on Google .
2.2 Use the following  program to practice the pronunciation of the questions you found.
        http://www.phonetizer.com/ui

3.- Instructions for recording (optional)

3.1 Record them here :  www.vocaroo.com  and email it to me for feedback.

Assignment 17 : Saying email addresses

1.- Instructions for learning:  
Do you know how to read your email?    Watch the following video and learn how to read an email.

2.- Instructions for practicing.

2.1 Make up an email with most of the symbols and practice it until you feel you made it perfect.
2.2 Use the following  site to practice pronunciation and phonetics.
      http://www.phonetizer.com/ui

 3.-  Instructions for recording. (optional)
After you have practiced enough you can  record it here.

Assignment 16 : Saying dates!

1.- Instructions for practising.
1.1.- Watch the video and do the exercises from the video aloud.

2.-Instructions for practising
2.1. Practice these dates here

        1. November 22, 1963

        2. August 8, 1945

        3. 14 February 1907

        4. December 31, 1537

        5. 15 May 1968

2.2. Complete  these dates and practice them here  http://www.phonetizer.com/ui
      Example : I was born on October, 20th, 1999

1. I started college in ...
2. My hometown was founded in
3. Today is ...
4. When's New Year's Eve? It `s  on...

3.- Instructions for recording: (optional)

3.1 Voice record them here.

1. I was born on ....
2. I started college in ...
3. My hometown was founded in
4. Today is ...
5. When's New Year's Eve? It `s  on...

Assignment 15 : Numbers, Address, Years, Time

1.- This video shows numbers usages. Watch it as many time as you can.

2.- Now, practice the numbers here:
http://www.manythings.org/mp/m08.html

3.- Now, write down the numbers you hear on this video on  comments.

Assignment 16 : My free time activities

1.-  You wiill learn  different plural usages and pronunciation.  Watch the two videos several times and do the learning activity.

2.- Activity : These are products and prices from 4 supermarkets

3.-  Choose  one fruit and one vegetable from  these supermarkets and turn them into the plural if necessary as in the example.
           Lettuces are 50 cents  each one and Strawberries are $ 1.75 /lb  at Costco.
4.- Record it here.

Assignment 15 : The vowel sound /ei/

1.- Instructions for practicing:

• Listen and watch the video carefully.
• Repeat the sentences and phrases suggested on the video.

2.- Instruction for recording:

• Choose three sentences from the video and record them here:

Assignment 14 : English Plurals

1.-  You wiill learn  different plural usages and pronunciation.  Watch the two videos several times and do the learning activity. Pay close attention to the pronunciation of  word  endings
 in plural.

2.- Activity : These are products and prices from 4 supermarkets

3.-  Choose  one fruit and one vegetable from  these supermarkets and turn them into the plural if necessary as in the example.
           Lettuces are 50 cents  each one and Strawberries are $ 1.75 /lb  at Costco.
4.- Record it here.

Foreign words used in English.

1.- French words used in English.

Assignment 13.- The verbs in the past.

Instructions for practicing:
1.- Listen and watch the video. Practice the verbs as much as you need.

2.-  You can practice the verbs  saying the Aztecs’ Riddle.  Listen to the pronunciation of each verb first following the link.  You have to pronounce the verbs endings correctly.

• The Aztecs discovered it.
• The Portuguese planted it.
• The Spanish cultivated it.
• The Italians chopped it and cooked it.
• The English fried it.
• The Dutch tinned it.
• The French sauced it.
• The Americans ketchuped /ketchapt/ it.
• What is it?   It`s the....................

4.- After you have practiced the verbs and the riddle, tell us three things  you did yesterday afternoon.
and record them  here.
Pronounce the verbs correctly and  also answer the final  question.