Pardon me? Did you say....?

1-What did the guy understand?
2- Take a look at these examples
a) A-Bit cold! 
    B-Did you say Bill called?
b) A-I have a terrible back pain. 
    B- Maybe you should take Aleve (painkiller)
    A-Oh, come on! You know I can´t take a leave (some days off)
3- Could you think of any other examples?

Would you like...........?

Let´s complete these sentences, please!

1- If I were him.......................................................
2- If he had..............................................................
3- If she weren´t so................................................
4- If he practises......................................................
5- In my opinion, he should....................................
6- He will not give up because...............................
7- If I were her I.......................................................
8- He has been ..................................................
9- If she had known.................................................
10-He´d like ...........................................................
11- I believe, he is...................................................
12- I don´t know why............................................
13- Have you ever................................................?
14- Last year, she..................................................
15- I think she will ask him...................................

Leave? Live? Lee?

1-Have you ever watched this T.V show?  What do you think of it?
2-Are there any similar T.V shows in your country? Do you like them?
3- What do you think of the judges´attitude?
4-Do you think pronunciation can hinder communication? If this lady were your friend what would you tell her?

Let´s listen to this song again!  Fill out the blanks, please.
"Without you"

No, I can't .................. this ......................
Or your ..................... as you were ....................
But I ....................... that's just the ................. the ................ goes
You always ................... but in your .................. your ............ shows
Yes, it shows  (1)

No I can't ................   ................................
When I ..................... of all my ..................
When I had you there but then I ................. you ..................
And now it's only .................. that I ................. let you .......................
What you should ......................
Chorus:
I can't.....................if ....................... is ....................... you
I can't ......................., I can't ....................... any more
Can't ....................... if ........................ is without you
Can't ......................., I can't give ............. ...............

(1)
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Pronunciation? Spelling ? Handwriting ? ...you name it!!!

Watch the following scene from "License to wed" (2007) and answer these questions, please.                                  
1- Why is this young man complaining?
2- Is he right?
3- Has anything similar to this situation ever happened to you?
4- If you were his friend what would you tell him?
5- Denis Waitley, a U.S productivity consultant said:"Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised". Do you think this comment could be applied to this situation? Account for your answer,please.

British accent, American accent.....accent!

1- What is the speaker talking about?
2- Do you think accent can hinder communication?

Does Norah know what happened?

Who are they talking about?
Why did "Y" leave?
Did they have fun?  What did they do?
Can you think of more words that start with "Y"?

Pronunciation and spelling! It doesn´t make sense...but it´s just the way it is

How many words are mentioned?
What´s the girl´s name?
What´s the guy´s name?
Why did the girl get upset?

Homophones!

Let´s watch this video and provide some examples!

Let´s work on pronunciation! Practice makes perfect!

Let´s work on the following sentences

Will you please sit still on the clean seat?
Three pink pigs with a big wheel
That bird is red. Your drink is pink and the cream is green
Seven girls will be here on Thursday
Welcome to our public company.
That butterfly is very colorful
The black cat is very fat. Where´s the cat? In front of the black back door
His car is in the parking lot. It´s getting dark
My mother, brother, uncle and aunt will go to the party
This company is planning to cut costs in January and March
George´s horse is white
Store the water
The coffee pot is hot
Blue shoes loose boots
Look at the cook
Push the bull
Look at the book.
The pig is eating a fig
There´s a snake in the lake
Lock the cock! It´s singing rock
The pale whale is on the scale
Sail, sail you´ve got a mail
The bear is eating a pear. That´s not fair
He has one pen. No, he has ten
The cat and the rat have a hat on the mat

Son, look at the sun
He ate eight hamburgers
That hare has a lot of hair
If you sit here you will hear the wind
Wait! It´s a lot of weight
He won one match
The man in red read the speech
I can see the sea

After a few months
Thanks for the fresh fruit
A beautiful photograph of four friendly friends
Three thieves throwing things
She´s a very big baby
Her voice is beautiful
She is a clever lovely baby
Tom takes his toothpaste and toothbrush
There is another threatening thunderstorm
Those leather clothes are theirs
Mr Smith´s birthday´s on Thursday
Sweet Sue sleeps silently
Arthur´s thinking about Math

HOMOPHONES- Let´s think of some examples!!
1-see -sea

2-eight- ate

3-one -won

4-sale -sail

5-read -red

6-here -hear

7-son -sun

8-hare- hair

9-way- weigh

10-  weight-wait
Let´s provide some examples.
Bear – pear- pair- fair -scale- pale- whale

Snake- lake- lock- rock- cock


Could you write some examples to show the meaning of these words?

live -leave

sit -seat

ship -sheep

sink -think

day -they

pay -bay

fit -feet

boss -bus

tree -three

thick -sick

Pronunciation

Homophones!! Let´s give it a try!


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