Monday 14 November 2011

/ə/ Schwa sound

The /ə/ schwa sound is the most common sound in English and it often gives a lot of trouble to students. It occurs only in unstressed syllables and getting it correct will help you to sound more natural in English. 

To practise Schwa follow these steps: 

Step 1. Watch these two videos to practise this important sound in English. 






Step 2. Practise this sound with limericks. A Limerick is a short poem that is funny. 

Monday 7 November 2011

A2-Ain't got no....I got life by Nina Simone

As I promised you in class, here you have the original version of the song we listened to in class Ain't go no... I got life by Nina Simone.

I Hope you like it.




If you want to know more about Nina Simone click HERE (the information is in Spanish)