Joe's English Motivation ESL Weblog

Whiskey Names

Joseph — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:13:33 +0000

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

Joseph — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:33:07 +0000

Pronunciation Practice

Joseph — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:40:49 +0000

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

Joseph — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:03:37 +0000

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

Joseph — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:05:44 +0000

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)

Joseph — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:17:55 +0000

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

Joseph — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:25:10 +0000

Check out this video on YouTube:

It’s from today’s article:

Howcast Will Show You

Joseph — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:02:40 +0000

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

Joseph — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:14:49 +0000

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

Joseph — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:52:52 +0000

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: