Narrative tenses - Archibald GE B2.2 homework

Hi,

click on this link to watch the video whose plot you have to put into writing for the next class:
http://www.simonscat.com/stickytape.html

On this website you will also find other videos about Simon's Cat - if you'd rather describe a different clip, don't hesitate to do this! :-) The only thing all the stories need to have in common is the use of all the tenses I outlined in class on Wednesday.

I wish you good luck,
Ola.

New looks

I have just changed the looks of this site - hope you find this version more readable than the previous one.

Thanks to Justyna W. and Kasia P. for usuful suggestions! :-)

Procrastination

You need this link to do your homework properly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk

You are supposed to learn to read the text you received in class, repeating single sentences after the voiceover.

Don't procrastinate - get down to work and do your best to improve your pronunciation!

All best,
O.Broniś.

Homework - consonants

"Hurt" performed by Nine Inch Nails, with lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prDoGmY5kj8

This clip features Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt". Some of you may not like it, as the transcription of the recording was unfortunately enriched by a German version of the lyrics. Still, if you don't mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIbepKZC7Po&feature=related

... if you DO mind, you can watch the official Johnny Cash video (no lyrics, however; you have to google them):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go&feature=related

Your job is to listen to the song co-articulating every word Trent Renzon (NIN)/Johnny Cash sings. If you can sing, you can knock yourself out at home; if you were not blessed with this rare talent, do it silently just moving your articulators as if you were singing. You will show me what you learned next class :-)

All best.

If you don't know how to pronounce a word...

...go to this website and listen to a native speaker say it for you:
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal

Thanks to Beata Mikołajewska! :o)

How to learn a foreign accent

Some useful tips on how to acquire foreign accents:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJyTA4VlZus&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUx2T7gWCCA&feature=channel

In my point of view, there's more than just a grain of truth to what she says. Hope you find time to watch it and pick up some useful advice on how to improve your pronunciation.

Ma certo che parlo l'inglese! (an Italian man who went to Malta)

This is the clip we watched in class (in case you want to watch it once again):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GpQfss0Sko