TEFL Tips - Pronunciation

10 12 2007

There are some letters of the alphabet that Mexicans really struggle with. “I had a bery nice joghurt today at the cafe down the roadth. I saw a hiraffe at the ospital;

When I was a kid, we learned the alphabet differently to how most non natives are taught. They learn a as in angel, b as in bee, c as in cede. They is no perfect way to teach the alphabet pronunciation wise, as many letters have 2, 3 or more different sounds in different words.

But if someone is really struggling you could teach them the alphabet like this… Apple Burn Curd Dirt Egg Fern Girl Hurt Igloo Joint Kurd Learn Murder Nerd Orange Perm Queue Roast Sir Turn Umbrella Vern Water Xray Zebra.

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TEFL Tips - Pronunciation

10 12 2007

There are some letters of the alphabet that Mexicans really struggle with. “I had a bery nice joghurt today at the cafe down the roadth. I saw a hiraffe at the ospital” When I was a kid, we learned the alphabet differently to how most non natives are taught. They learn a as in angel, b as in bee, c as in cede. They is no perfect way to teach the alphabet pronunciation wise, as many letters have 2, 3 or more different sounds in different words. But if someone is really struggling you could teach them the alphabet like this… Apple Burn Curd Dirt Egg Fern Girl Hurt Igloo Joint Kurd Learn Murder Nerd Orange Perm Queue Roast Sir Turn Umbrella Vern Water Xray Zebra.





Christmas Spirit

10 12 2007

It’s getting all very Christmassy. I spend most of my working time in the cafe of Lilly in Taxquena, who go to more trouble than most with their Xmas decor. Poinsettias on every table and a very flashy tree.

 

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Christmas Spirit

10 12 2007

It’s getting all very Christmassy. I spend most of my working time in the cafe of Lilly in Taxquena, who go to more trouble than most with their Xmas decor. Poinsettias on every table and a very flashy tree.