With 26 letters, (but 44 different sounds), and not many rules, English pronunciation is sometimes difficult.
Sometimes, reading a word, does not help you to say it.  Here is some help.


Pronunciation 

Do you know the difference between these words? 
Answer these questions and find out. 
Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.

Confusing words - intermediate 

To avoid getting rusty, and to keep up your skills, you should hear and speak English every day.  This can be expensive.  Here are some free ways to keep up your English skills between classes. 

How to keep up your English level 

Success at work!
Vocabulary to help your career.  
These podcasts are from my 'ENGLISH IN THE OFFICE courses.   
If you need more help, please send me an italki message, to discuss your needs. 


English for Business

A2 - B1  
Conversation Class Preparation.
Listen to the podcast and read the text. 
These podcasts are for my structured conversation class (there are over 80 topics)
(book a class to see the text).

English with Angela -  conversation 

Do you know the difference between these words?
Answer these questions and find out.

Please look at the PDFs for the transcript.


Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

画龙点睛 [huà lóng diǎn jīng]：draw;paint/loong/touch lightly /eyes；
The idiom means bringing the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes,and it  emphasizes the critical adjustment or embellishment made after completing a task to achieve the best possible outcome.
南北朝 nán běi cháo：The Northern and Southern Dynasties in Chinese history
画家 huà jiā：painter
张僧繇 zhāng sēng yáo：A famous ancient painters
寺庙 sì miào：temple
墙壁 qiáng bì：wall
说大话 shuō dà huà：brag；boast；talk big
顿时 dùn shí：suddenly；at once
电闪雷鸣 diàn shǎn léi míng：the lightning flashed and thunder crashed
腾空 téng kōng：rise high into the air; soar

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

画龙点睛 [huà lóng diǎn jīng]

"Learn essential Turkish phrases for renting a house in Turkey! From finding a home to discussing contracts, this episode has everything you need

Merhaba Türkçe 

Renting a House in Turkiye: Essential Turkish Phrases

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■明治安田生命「定年を70歳にしたい」- We Want to Raise the Retirement Age to 70 -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014497561000/k10014497561000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

明治安田生命「定年を70歳にしたい」- We Want to Raise the Retirement Age to 70 -

In this episode, I will be sharing with you some commonly used English Idioms that you can add to your daily vocabulary.
1/ Butterflies in my stomach
2/ A taste of your own medicine
3/ Cut someone some slack
4/ Get something off your chest
Enjoy! <3


A way of Life

Expressions and Idioms to advance your English

Why is it important to learn English slang words?
Here are some of the most common slang words used in the English language today! 

✨LEARN ENGLISH TUTOR DEBBIE 🧡

ENGLISH: Popular English Slang Words and Phrases 👍😎

Nivel A2. B1.
Tema: Vocabulario y expresiones culturales:  Es muy normal escuchar expresiones como: AHORA REGRESO, AHORITA VUELVO, AHORITICA TE LLAMO..., O AHORITA AHORITA .. lo hago. etc. 

Pero, ¿Cuánto tiempo representa eso?. Bien, ese es el tema de hoy. Una interpretación muy rápida y simple con ejemplos. 

Aprender temas asociados a la interpretación, a la cultura o a las costumbres de cada país, es parte del proceso de EXPERIMENTAR el idioma. Así que en este audio vas a tener algunas pistas o algunas ideas para entender mejor AHORA.. AHORITA etc. 

También, es una pequeña práctica de PASADOS, por eso creo que va a ser interesante como ejercicio.  

Este episodio no tiene PDF, no, no lo tiene, pero puedes comentar o hacer tus preguntas aquí, en un mensaje de voz, en un mensaje escrito o en clase, por supuesto. 
Gracias por compartir este podcast con otros amigos, estudiantes o interesados en hablar español.  
Nos vemos pronto, oh... voy, porque ahorita tengo una llamada, chao chao, :D!

Rocío en Español Podcast

11. ¿AHORA...ahoRITA....ahoritica? ¿Cuánto tiempo es eso :D ?

So when I was deciding which topic to focus on for our second episode I really only needed to look at what the people I work with are actually asking for. One of the most common topics that I discuss with people is presentations. Presentations can be great opportunities to use those English skills that you work so hard on, but they also have their own stresses and challenges. Today we’re going to look at some vocabulary that you might hear when watching a presentation and some that you might want to use when giving your own. At the end we also have our 'big discussion question' to help you with your speaking practice. You can find the vocabulary from this podcast in the vocabulary sets on my profile. I hope you enjoy today's podcast and I look forward to meeting you on a call very soon!

Breakout Business English

Breakout Business English - Ep 2. Presentations

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fvVLa-8LtTGDYrKywASZdc5c-Jzfpx7o/view?usp=drivesdk