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Pronunciation Round 4
Make sure to tip the waiter.
Now, I’m going for a dip.
It’s not very safe.
I don’t have any faith.
Take a leap of faith.
We’ll see if the water is deep.
John Russell doesn’t have any muscle. I like mussels and fries.
Apply some lotion for easier motion before a dip in the ocean.
There was a lot of rain,
during the Queen’s reign.
The prince went for a run. It wasn’t any fun.
The King is actually foreign but he is our sovereign.
It doesn’t matter. The latter part of the evening was postponed until later.
Eventually I will go to that event.
By the way, I studied biology but now I’m a biographer, check out my biography.
I like taking photos, look at my photograph. I’m a photographer, I love photography. Now look at this graph.
There’s quite a variety of criminals with notoriety.
The Viking sailed past Iceland and took a liking to the island of Ireland.
You know, the yellow mustard in Europe has a different taste.
(UK) I looked her in the eye and said either choice would be fine.
(US) I could leave her or stay together, either choice filled me with fear.
He says the monitor is high-resolution.
He says he has money but when it’s time to pay, he runs away.
He was in a daze for days.
When she presses my hand, she stresses.
When she passed the test phases, her parent’s faces were full of praises.
It was extraordinarily big.
The organisation organised a trip for you and I to have our eyes tested.
Pronunciation Round 3
*some are repeated from round 2
She brought me flowers, she had mysterious powers
There are five items on the agenda. Continue reading “Pronunciation Round 3”
Possession
Singular
My sister has a car
My sister owns a car
(This is) my sister’s car Continue reading “Possession”
Toeic listening 71
One of the TOEIC questions was based on speaking to a garage
What happens in a garage?
What problems can happen?
What parts of the car are common?
Why do we talk about dates and times? Continue reading “Toeic listening 71”
Toeic preparation 77
One of the TOEIC listening questions is based on an interaction with the bank.
When we call the bank, who answers?
If nobody answers, what do we hear?
What is an automated line?
What options do we usually have?
Headline Analysis 1
Temperature
- Freezing
- Cold
- Chilly
- Cool
- Warm
- Hot
- Boiling
Pronunciation Set 2
Test yourself and watch the video below to check
*New :
Suit / Boot
Sweet / Feet
That’s a nice pair of boots to go with your suit.
Yeah, pretty sweet, they look good on my feet.
Set 1 of 5
Tailor / Teller
I’ll take the suit to my tailor
I want to be a sailor
Teller
She’s a great story teller
It’s a bestseller
Polish and polish (not the same!)
These are Polish sausages
I need to polish my shoes Continue reading “Pronunciation Set 2”
Come and go!
A lot of people mix up come and go
I go to work
I go to this arcade
These sentences are good but it actually depends where you are