Whiskey Names

If you like whiskey, then you know how hard it is to read the names of the various brands. They have unorthodox spelling because they are often Scottish names.

This website will give you the pronunciations for most popular brands.

http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/pronounc.html

 

I have a dream speech with English Subtitles

 

Pronunciation Practice

If you need to improve your pronunciation, you can do a few things.

1) Listen to an ESL magazine article (such as Global Voice) being read on CD, and repeat the pronunciation

2) Listen to a vocabulary list being read on CD and repeat the pronunciation

3) Try this website. Listen and repeat with the voice.

4) Search my blog for “pronunciation” to find other articles which have advice about pronunciation.

There are a two key elements to good intermediate pronunciation. The first, is the “emphasis” or “stress” of words. You need to know which part of the word to stress. Such as DOCtor, not docTOR. You can get this information from a dictionary if you are learning a new word and are unsure how to pronounce it. If you know KK pronunciation syntax then you can learn new words pronunciation easily. The second important element of good pronunciation is strong muscles in your mouth. Your muscles have memory. When you switch languages you need to retrain your jaw muscles and learn new movements. When you repeat the difficult word in the correct way, your muscles will develop new abilities.

That’s it!

GOOD LUCK!!!!

 

TypingTest.com – Free Typing Test & Typing Games Online

Here is website to improve your typing!
Fun and has games!
How many words per minute are you?

http://www.typingtest.com/

 

Crossing the Line, 2006 1 / 6

If you are interested in the recent news from North Korea, you should watch this documentary. It’s stunning! This video below is only part 1. You have to watch all six to hear the true story. A website online called it a “romcom” (romance comedy). Hah. Not exactly.

 

122nd Rose Parade 2011 (Part 1)

I must say that The Rose Parade Day is the worst day in television. It’s five hours of the most boring show you can imagine. See if you can survive 15 minutes!!

Check out this video on YouTube:

 

Colorado and a Warming Planet

Check out this video on YouTube:

It’s from today’s article:

 

Howcast Will Show You

http://www.howcast.com/

I think this website is a good one for practicing your English. It can teach you all kinda of cool things. Pick your favorite category and go.

Here is a sample:

 

Accents

If you want to learn or hear about the various English accents, please watch these videos. They provide a good explanation of the difference between the accents. Practice!!!!

http://m.videojug.com/film/how-to-do-an-irish-accent

 

This Is Halloween

If you haven’t seen this Halloween movie before then it’s a must. Or is it A Christmas movie? Well either way it’s sure to entertain you. Quite famous!

Check out this video on YouTube: