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 

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

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 

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)

La paresse est un vilain défaut
Herbe-Folle, le levraut, a un très gros défaut : il est paresseux. La maîtresse, une vieille chèvre, ne sait comment le faire travailler.
- Je ne vois rien au tableau! déclare un jour ce fainéant.
Ses parents l’emmènent chez l’opticien où Herbe-Folle continue à jouer la comédie. Finalement, il se retrouve avec des lunettes aux verres tellement épais qu’il ne voit plus rien à travers. Voilà le jeune lièvre pris à son propre piège. Il ne distingue même plus le bout de ses pieds et est obligé de tout avouer à ses parents.

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 27 - La paresse est un vilain défaut

Hablar por hablar (Listening)

Mi amado Mateo 


“I think one of the most difficult decisions I ever had to make was choosing what major and university to apply for after graduating from high school. I had to make this decision about 3 years ago, at which time I was at a crossroads in my life, and had to decide something that I knew would affect my whole future life in a pretty short space of time. 

Since I can remember, I loved anything to do with computers, and knew I wanted to further my studies in something related to computers, especially programming. After a few weeks of research on the internet, I narrowed my choice down to two universities. I was at my wits end trying  to make a decision between these two universities, when my mother reminded me that two of my cousins had both graduated in computer science. After some really sound advice from my cousins I decided to apply to the university which specialised in coding.

I can happily say that I think I made a really good decision, thanks to the great advice from my cousins, and I'm really happy with my choice, as well as with what I have learned in the last 3 years. I’m also feeling very confident about my future, and because of making this decision, I now feel very confident that I will find a good job in the future.


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a difficult decision you made

端午节 duān wǔ jié：Duan Wu Festival
重要的 zhòng yào de：important
传统 chuán tǒng：traditional
最初 zuì chū：initial;first;original
古代 gǔ dài：ancient
老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng：civilian;common people
祛病防疫 qū bìng fáng yì：curing diseases；epidemic prevention
传说 chuán shuō：legend
战国时期 zhàn guó shí qī：The Warring States Period of early Chinese history
屈原 qū yuán：Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of China's earliest poets.
汨罗江 mì luó jiāng：the name of a river in the northern part of Hunan Province, southern China
纪念 jì niàn：mark;in honour of;in commemoration of
习俗 xí sú：custom
赛龙舟 sài lóng zhōu：Loong Boat Racing
粽子 zòng zi：Dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
雄黄酒 xióng huáng jiǔ：realgar wine
艾叶 ài yè：A fragrant plant（Artemisia argyi）
香囊 xiāng náng：sachet; Bags containing various spices.
五彩线 wǔ cǎi xiàn：Multicolored thread
祈福消灾qí fú xiāo zāi：praying good fortune and ending disaster

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

端午节[duān wǔ jié]~Duan Wu Festival

listening to  Yemeni dialect short conversion........ daily life conversion 


ADEL ALBANNA: A PROFISSIONAL ARABIC TEACHER

Yemeni arabic 

Aquí te cuento sobre mis paseos en bicicleta... ¿te gusta el deporte?

Un paseo en bicicleta 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

This story is about the arrogance of a Chicken.

Hindi Short Stories

Story no..1

Subtitles: https://youtu.be/z3wsGLrup0s

If you watch this, I would automatically smile because the main character is so lovely!!
It's a legal drama. But the more I watch it, the warmer my heart gets.
You can break the prejudice and stereotype you have about your neighbors through this show.

✔K-Universe 1on1 Class: https://www.italki.com/teacher/9928310