Saturday 25 February 2012

PRONUNCIATION

Pronunciation Course

http://www.english-online.org.uk/pronounce/pronounce.htm




Phonetics:The Sounds of American English

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset-ad3.html








Learners TV
http://www.learnerstv.com/Free-Language-Video-lectures-ltv200-Page1.htm 

 

How to Speak Like a Newfoundlander


 

Online Voice Recorder

http://vocaroo.com/

 

 

  

 

Internet ESL Study Links: Pronunciation

http://esldivlabs.vcc.ca/internet/ESL_Pronunciation_Links_on_the_Internet.htm 

 

American English Pronunciation Practice (For ESL/EFL)

http://www.manythings.org/pp/ 

 

English: How to Pronounce TH Consonants [θ] + [ð]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUAYmTnWaCY 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag4qoNzEH4w 

 

 

 

 

How to pronounce "ch" in English words 

http://inmadom-myenglishclass.blogspot.ca/2011/01/how-to-pronounce-ch-in-english-words.html 

 

Intonation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGJb63mkyA

Rhyming Pairs Matching Games: 

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/pronunciation/matching-rhyming-pairs.htm

 -ed Pronunciation Matching Games:

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/pronunciation/matching-ed.htm 

 

Have Fun with Pronunciation

German Coast Guard Trainee  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY

 

Learning English Pronunciation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpikUEIaLI

 

Do people with accents face discrimination?

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/The+Current/ID/2477115722/ 

Thursday 9 February 2012

HOLIDAYS

VICTORIA DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOAHXOci-Dw

http://www.esl-library.com/blog/2012/05/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpcLiqUoilQ

Did You Know? - Victoria Day


 

 

 

Young Victoria-the Movie Trailer


 


CANADA DAY

http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1379430367090 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calgary Canada Day





EASTER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VHKGFHG2Nw

 

Easter Sunday in Canada

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/easter-sunday 

 

VALENTINE'S DAY

  Legends(listening)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5DnV3GSyrs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh72tyZxVd0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=2RDTgvAnt4o



Legends(reading)

http://www.stvalentinesday.org/legends-of-st-valentines-day.html

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Holidays/Valentines_Day.html



Valentine's Day around the World

http://www.elllo.org/english/0901/Q944-Mel-VDay.htm


Valentine's Day

http://www.elllo.org/english/0351/387-Trina-VDay.htm 



Games

http://www.elllo.org/PagesGames/023-Vday.htm

http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/mes-valentines_01.html

http://akidsheart.com/holidays/valntine/valgms.htm

http://patsula.com/esltown/lovequiz.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/reasonslove.htm

My Funny Valentine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFcpHjfBQ4c


Vocabulary

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/apr2.htm

HALLOWEEN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbK_iyC0FXM  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EtkXnLqPMw 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-VRAemIvbI 

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

Trick or Treat-Disney-Donald Duck  


How to Carve a Pumpkin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMHfei2Hoe0&feature=relate

 

THANKSGIVING                                          

VIDEOS
http://on.aol.com/video/learn-about-canadian-thanksgiving-38366359

Why is Canadian Thanksgiving Day in October?

http://www.englishcentral.com/video/21343/why-is-canadian-thanksgiving-day-in-october


Readings

http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadatravelplanner/a/thanksgiving.htm 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_%28Canada%29

http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/jfa-ha/action-eng.cfm


CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Alberta/ID/2285180916/

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Metro+Morning/ID/2286001139/


Song

http://music.cbc.ca/#/play/artist/FRANMAN/THANKSGIVING-DAY


CALGARY STAMPEDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPkMOBVz4aU 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLcCLF_NFw 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLm0eC4hOEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcXaRA207XA

 


 

 

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_wR22xxnQE&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmNc-NTfmPc

















REMEMBRANCE DAY

In Flanders Fields