Classwork-15+March+2012

Classwork - 15 March 2012
Here are the class notes:



We talked a little bit about modal auxiliary verbs. I will try and post some more information and exercises about modal verbs in coming posts.

Pronunciation - Schwa
What about the file and link to the materials about pronunciation and the schwa sound:



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Here's the link to the BBC website where you can work online: BBC Learning English - Schwa

Useful links
We had a look at a couple of online dictionaries in class and here are the links:

Monolingual dictionary: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Bilingual dictionary: www.wordreference.com

Pronunciation:

Interactive phonemic chart: The Sounds of English Another link to a similar interactive phonemic chart: British Council Phonemic Chart Link to download the chart onto your iPad: British Council Sound Chart for IPad Link to a funny poem about the oddities of English pronunciation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-GDoVBlVeA&feature=related