How we really say “Pleased to meet you”
Is Contraction really important? Does it really matter if you contract or not? Level: MEDIUM• Category: pronunciation, speaking • • • • • • • • • • • • Spanish speakers like to speak with clear vowel sounds because that’s how Spanish works. If I try to persuade my students to say “wanna” (want […]
Uh uh uh (What does she mean?)
The way that you say something can have a big influence on how we understand it. Yes, we’re talking about intonation: the melody of our sentences. Level: medium • Category: pronunciation; listening; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • Vanessa is from the US and is one of the […]
Hear your own words!
Get help with your pronunciation from native speakers! And help them with theirs. Level: basic • Category: pronunciation; writing; listening • • • • • • • • • • • • The idea behind RhinoSpike is very clever. Write a word list, sentence or paragraph in English which you would like to hear pronounced […]
IELTS course with free crocodiles
What’s the difference between the pronouns, “which”, “that” and “who”, and what do they have to do with crocodiles? Level: higher • Category: exams, listening, grammar • • • • • • • • • • • • IELTS is a great choice for an exam that prepares you for life at a university in […]
How we really say “have”
Contraction is a key part of speaking English with natural pronunciation. But does it matter if you contract? Level: higher • Category: pronunciation, speaking • • • • • • • • • • • • Spanish speakers like to speak with clear vowel sounds because that’s how Spanish works. If I try to persuade […]