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Pronunciation

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pro·nun·ci·a·tion prəˌnənsēˈāSH(ə)n/ noun noun:  pronunciation ; plural noun:  pronunciations the way in which a word is pronounced. "spelling does not determine pronunciation" synonyms: accent , manner of speaking,  speech ,  diction ,  delivery ,  elocution ,  intonation ;  More Origin late Middle English: from Latin  pronuntiatio(n-) , from the verb  pronuntiare  (see  pronounce ). The Great Vowel Shift Bring Back Runes Pronouncing "ed" endings English for Everyone  is an excellent resource for improving your English.  One especially tricky aspect of speaking English is correctly pronouncing past tense verbs ending in -ed.  Check out their worksheet  Pronouncing "ed" endings  and practice out loud. More -ed endings Have you been practicing "She sells seashells by the seashore"? Here are some more  Tongue Twisters for Pro...

Let me introduce myself

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Before coming to Nicaragua, I spent 15 years living in the small New England state of  Connecticut , which is quite different from my home town of  San Francisco .  While everyone has heard of San Francisco, there are people in the US who aren't quite sure of where Connecticut is, much less what it is like there.

To Be To Have To Make

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 Links to Exercises To Be or To Have more To Be or To Have To Have Make or Do quick quiz Common expressions using make more Make or Do Even more make or do

Class Activities, week of February 12, 2018

Forming Be Going To Future Affirmative Form Subject + am / is / are + going to + verb + complement She is going to sell her house. Negative Form Subject + am not / isn't / aren't + going to + verb + complement She is not going to sell her house. Question Form Am / is / are + Subject + going to + verb + complement? Is she going to sell her house? Negative Question Form Am...not / isn't / aren't + subject + going to + verb + complement? Isn't she going to sell her house? To be going to 1- Memorize, repeat and pass in front of your classmates. Form Third Person First Person Plural Question Is he going to? Is she going to? Is it going to? Am I going to? Are we going to? Are you going to? Are they going to? Affirmative contraction He’s going to. She’s going to. It’s going to. I’m going to. We’re going to. You’re going to. They’re going to. Affirmative He is going to. She is going to It is going to. ...