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The musical sounds of English are important.  Some languages do not have this.  Stress and intonation are important when you speak.  You can copy this by listening to native speakers. Here are some suggestions.

Transcript:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LI-LewT7xTy4QnSMKskoQfvLba3G9Bdp&usp=drive_fs 



Pronunciation 

Problem two -  You don’t sound right - you need to listen and speak more

Росси́я – о́чень больша́я и интере́сная страна́. Здесь вы мо́жете найти́ мно́го но́вого и необы́чного. 
Russia is a big and interesting country. Here you can find a lot of new and unusual things.
Listen to a podcast about travelling in Russia and interesting places there. 


Russian Library

Travel to Russia

SANDRA: So … what should we do?
JULIE: Well, I like to do arts and crafts, and I’m really good at
drawing. What do you think?
SANDRA: Hmm … how about playing a board game? That would 
be more fun.
JULIE: OK. Let’s play Scrabble! I’m really good at spelling, too!
SANDRA: Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that!

LANGUAGE NOTES
• So … Notice how the “o” sound is drawn out here, combined with the intonation, which 
shows boredom.
• I’m really good at “Really” means “very” and is used to emphasize “good.” It goes before 
the adjective.
• What do you Notice the pronunciation here — it sounds like “Whaddaya.”
• Hmm … is used to show that the speaker is thinking. It is also used to show that the speaker 
disagrees with an idea.
• How about is used to make a tentative suggestion. The speaker is introducing an idea and 
doesn’t want to sound too strong.
• Let’s is used to make a strong suggestion. The speaker feels confident about the plan.
• Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that! “Oh, yeah?” is used in a joking way to show a bit of friendly 
competition. Notice the emphasis on “that,” which refers back to “good at spelling.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 22: What you are good at!

un mois : mês, month
janvier : janeiro, January
février : fevereiro, February
mars : março, March
avril : abril, April
mai : maio, May
juin : Junho, June
juillet : julho, July
août : agosto, August
septembre : setembro
octobre : outubro
novembre : novembro
décembre : dezembro
une année : ano, year

Professeur Maxime

Les mois de l'année

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¿Cuándo usamos llamar, llamarse, poner nombre, apodo, mote, diminutivo, expresiones relacionadas con el nombre en español. ¿Sabes cómo usarlos?

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Expresión PONER NOMBRE

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Did you know?

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