D'Amico Shipping B2 Course Lesson 11

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Pronunciation workshop

'ea' spelling and vowel sounds

Pronunciation of regular past tense verbs - 'ed' endings.
Check: descended, anxiety, shuttered, barred, propped.

Today's exercises can be found on the pronunciation worksheet available here: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation
To download the British Council Sounds Right App go to : http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/sounds-right
When working on your computer you can also use this phonemic chart: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

Song of the week.

At the lesson today, Andrea suggested that we consider using songs in the English language as an extension to our studies. From next week onwards, someone will be assigned to present a song to the group for everyone to listen to and discuss. Choose a song you particularly like but also pay attention to how the song might be used to improve some aspect of your English. 

Consider: vocabulary (collocation, idioms etc), grammatical structures (e.g. "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd is a good example of how we use the past tense to talk about present wishes and hypotheticals) or pronunciation (rhyme schemes and rhythmn patterns).

Mirta will start the ball rolling with a song from The Cranberries. If you like you can post a Youtube link to the song in the comments section below.