Language Learning World: 2015

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Listening Practice

Listen to the clip and recognize: Question words (Who, Where, What, Why, When etc); prepositions of place (phrases: on the table, in the drawer etc.) and all the other words you studied up to this moment. Have fun!

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

"PETER PIPER" nursery rhyme

This is for you to practice the sound of /p/ - notice the "air" exploding between the lips.

notice the difference between : "pack"

and "peck"

measure (

In Great Britain the peck may be used for either liquid or dry measure and is equal to 8 imperial quarts (2 imperial gallons), or one-fourth imperial bushel, or 554.84 cubic inches (9.092 litres). The peck has been in use since the early 14th century, when it was introduced as a measure for flour.)

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Spelling: Curiosity

When spelling the word doesn’t help, the person, thinking they have a good solution, says, “the first letter is ‘b’ for butter”, but for all I know, they said “g” for gutter or “p” for “putter” so I still don’t have a clue how to spell their name.

This is where the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet shines. What is good for radio operators is also good for hard of hearing people.

The way the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet works is that there is a specific list of 26 carefully-chosen words, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Here is the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet (and the proper pronunciation in brackets after each word).

A   Alpha (AL fah)
B   Bravo (BRAH voe)
C   Charlie (CHAR lee
D   Delta (DELL tah)
E   Echo (EK oh)
F   Foxtrot (FOKS trot)
G   Golf (GOLF)
H   Hotel (hoe TELL)
I    India (IN dee ah)
J   Juliet (JEW lee ETT)
K   Kilo (KEY loe)
L    Lima (LEE mah)
M   Mike (MIKE)
N   November (noe VEM ber)
O   Oscar (OSS kar)
P   Papa (PAH pah)
Q   Quebec (kee BECK)
R   Romeo (ROE mee oh)
S   Sierra (see AIR ah)
T   Tango (TAN go)
U   Uniform (YOO nee form)
V   Victor (VIK tor)
W Whiskey (WISS kee)
X   Xray (ECKS ray)
Y   Yankee (YANG kee)
Z   Zulu (ZOO loo)

By having one, and only one “word” representing each letter of the alphabet, there is now only 26 possibilities instead of the almost infinite number of words if a person doesn’t use the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet. This makes understanding which letter is meant ever so much easier.

source: http://www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/ipa.htm