Sexual Liaisons

 Sexual Liaisons

pronunciation words

 

What do you think are the most common pronunciations in British English of the 

following family names (Beauchamp - bitchump, McFadzean - macfanian), 

British place names 

(Mousehole - mousoul, Towcester - "toasseter), and technical terms(isogloss aissogloss, ozokerite ousouquerit)? 

If you are not sure, use a pronunciation dictionary, such as CEPD, to find out.

Some of the pronunciations may surprise you ! You can hear the words pronounced on the recording.

English Pronunciation i n Use (Advanced) 1

about writing

 Two broad assumptions underlie this book: (1) that writing is a rational activity, and (2) that it is a valuable activity.

To say that writing is rational means nothing more than that it is an exercise of mind requiring the mastery of techniques anyone can learn. Obviously, there are limits: one cannot learn to write like Shakespeare or Charles Dickens. You

can't become a genius by reading a book.

But you don't have to be a genius to write clear, effective English. You just have to understand what writing involves and to know how to handle words and sentences and paragraphs.

That you can learn. If you do, you can communicate what you want to communicate in words other people can understand. This book will help by showing you what good writers do.

The second assumption is that writing is worth learning. It is of immediate practical benefit in almost any job or career.

Certainly there are many jobs in which you can get along without being able to write clearly. If you know how to write, however, you will get along faster and farther. There is another, more profound value to writing. We create ourselves by words. Before we are businesspeople or lawyers

or engineers or teachers, we are human beings. Our growth as human beings depends on our capacity to understand and to use language. Writing is a way of growing. No one would argue that being able to write will make you morally

better. But it will make you more complex and more interesting—in a word, more human

read the excerpt Leia o excerto que discute a importância

 read the excerpt  Leia o excerto  que discute a importância 

riddles

 https://www2.kenyon.edu/AngloSaxonRiddles/

English grammar links

 http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/vocabulary/

http://celta-ultl.wikispaces.com/Online+Tools

http://www.esltower.com/grammarteachers.html

http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARSHEETS/adjectives/adjectives.html

http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/tag_questions03.html

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00038.htm

http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/learn-english/pronunciation/syllabification-word-stress/

http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-education.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-jobs.htm

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/introduction-to-english-literature-course.html#lesson

http://quizlet.com/

http://quizlet.com/46244715/flashcards

http://celta-info.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Assignment+1+Focus+on+the+Learners.doc

http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/pronunciation.html

http://celta-ultl.wikispaces.com/Forms

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/listening___jeremy_harmer_-_teachin/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/reading___jeremy_harmer_-_teaching_/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/reading___jeremy_harmer_-_teaching_/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/speaking__jeremy_harmer_-_teaching_/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/speaking__thornbury_-_speaking/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/writing____jeremy_harmer_-_teaching/1

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/learner_english_-_swan___smith/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/personalization___pw/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/jeremy_harmer_-_teaching_grammar_et

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/jeremy_harmer_-_teaching_grammar_et/1

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/jeremy_harmer_-_teaching_vocabulary/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/thornbury_-_big_words__small_gramma/0

http://issuu.com/pierpaoloroncoroni/docs/thornbury_-_big_words__small_gramma

http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/pronunciation.html

http://www.metroindian.com.au/menu/soft-drinks-tea-coffee

https://www.surveymonkey.com/survey-thanks/?sm=XsJnk%2bHNcHJKCHQzJVqoePpfq8roDzBdIcMcqzhc0tY%3d

ajde jano

 https://archive.org/details/InternationalFolkDances/Anytime-America-SchroedersPlayboysWesternJubilee71178.mp3

OLD ENGLISH DIALECTS

 OLD ENGLISH DIALECTS

The history of Old English poetry is rather different from that of Old

English prose, and also much more difficult to discern. 

The major reason for this is that the vast majority of Old English poetry is to be found in only four manuscripts, all compiled in the late tenth to early eleventh century. 

These manuscripts are: 

the Vercelli Book, the Exeter Book, 

the Beowulf Manuscript and the Junius or Caedmon Manuscript.

genitive case

  1. Singular nouns

add 's (apostrophe S)

My mother’s house is next to the beach. (= the house of my mother)

Jason’s car was stolen last night. (= the car of Jason)

Tomorrow, we’re all going to see the museum’s new art exhibit.

2. Plural nouns ending in –s

only add the apostrophe ' (without the S)

The two sisters’ house is next to mine. (= the house of the two sisters)

The plumbers’ tools were rusty. (= the tools of the plumbers)

The players’ boots were dirty and smelly after the game. (= the boots of the players)

Notice that the pronunciation is the same for certain possessives:

My friend’s house = the house of my friend = 1 friend

My friends’ house = the house of my friends = 2 or more friends

You can usually distinguish whether the speaker is referring to one or two friends by listening to the context of what the speaker says.

3. Plural nouns not ending in –s:

add 's

Be careful not to trip over the children’s toys. (= the toys of the children)

The women’s bathroom is currently flooded with water.

The presidential candidate is often called the people’s favorite politician.

4. Singular noun ending in –s:

It depends…

a. Most names: add  's (apostrophe S)

They had a really good time at James’s barbecue last Friday.

We spent the day admiring Frances’s new car.

b. Classical or religious names: add ' (only the apostrophe)

Jesus’ disciples carried out the teachings of Jesus.

Sophocles’ plays are still performed today.

5. Possessive nouns as part of a phrase

Sometimes more than one word/noun is a possessive. The same rules as above are still valid:

The King of Sparta’s wife was called Helen.

The President of Chile’s speech was very long.

I accidentally took someone else’s bag home by mistake.

I had to give my boss three weeks’ notice that I was leaving the company.

If there are two owners of something, we add 's to the final name:

Rick and Steve’s car is quite old.

But, if each person owns a car, then add 's to both names:

Rick’s and Steve’s cars are quite old.

Notice how the verb is in plural form.

6. No Noun

If the meaning is clear, we can use the possessive without a noun after it.

Her hair is longer than Jill’s. (= Jill’s hair)

We ate at Billy’s last night. (= Billy’s Diner or Billy’s house)

Whose bag is this? It’s Jane’s.  (= Jane’s bag)

reflrexive pronouns

 https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-reflexive.htm

 non-reflexive

the underlined words are NOT the same person/thing REFLEXIVE pronouns

the underlined words are the SAME person/thing

John saw me. I saw myself in the mirror.

Why does he blame you? Why do you blame yourself?

David sent him a copy. John sent himself a copy.

David sent her a copy. Mary sent herself a copy.

My dog hurt the cat. My dog hurt itself.

We blame you. We blame ourselves.

Can you help my children? Can you help yourselves?

They cannot look after the babies. They cannot look after themselves.

Intensive pronouns

Notice that all the above reflexive pronouns can also act as intensive pronouns, but the function and usage are different. An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent. Look at these example reflexive and intensive pronouns (which ones are intensive?):

I made it myself. OR I myself made it.

Have you yourself seen it? OR Have you seen it yourself?

The President himself promised to stop the war.

She spoke to me herself. OR She herself spoke to me.

The exam itself wasn't difficult, but the exam room was horrible.

Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.

You yourselves asked us to do it.

They recommend this Intensive pronouns

Notice that all the above reflexive pronouns can also act as intensive pronouns, but the function and usage are different. An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent. Look at these example reflexive and intensive pronouns (which ones are intensive?):

I made it myself. OR I myself made it.

Have you yourself seen it? OR Have you seen it yourself?

The President himself promised to stop the war.

She spoke to me herself. OR She herself spoke to me.

The exam itself wasn't difficult, but the exam room was horrible.

Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.

You yourselves asked us to do it.

They recommend this book even though they themselves had never read it. OR They recommend this book even though they had never read it themselves.

hitherto "H" stands for..."I" stands for...albeit = embora tenhamos...

 https://archive.org/details/VOA_Global_English_20190608_200000

albeit  = embora tenhamos…

hitherto hasta ahora

manpower shortage escassez de mão de obra

 manpower shortage    escassez de mão de obra

suc·cinct

 mere - mero

succint

suc·cinct

to sum up summarize 

4th. That the people of the section where it was prepared were peace

able,

no t addicted to war; and were sedentary, supporting themselves chiefly

by agricultural products, though relying upon their “ gins and traps ”

and

the chase to supply them with animal food. Twelve of the plates (VIII

to XIX) are devoted to this latter subj ect ; te n (I* to X*) to the business,

festivals,

& c . , of the apiarists and honey-gatherers ; and te n (XXIV to

XXXIII) to rains, storms,

and agricultural pursuits.

auburn hair

 auburn hair

pier to sum up 2020 

Asuka has long auburn hair and dark blue eyes. Asuka's hair is loose with the flanks held in twin tails with her red Interface Headset. She wears a school uniform like the others, except she wears white knee socks with red stripes and black Mary Jane shoes. She wears a red watch on her wrist. She also wears outfits such as her pale yellow dress with a lavender choker and red Mary Jane shoes.

 

auburn hair

 

 

 

 

"There was, however, an intriguing item from January 1920, a reference to an article in the London Daily Mail, whose correspondent had asked the soon-to-be Nobel laureate his opinions about extraterrestrial life. Radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi had recently told the same paper about mysterious signals he speculated may have come from Mars. What did Einstein think?"

"There is every reason to believe that Mars and other planets are inhabited," answered the professor. "Why should the earth be the only planet supporting human life? It is not singular in any other respect. But if intelligent creatures do exist, as we may assume they do elsewhere in the universe, I should not expect them to try to communicate with the earth by wireless [radio]. Light rays, the direction of which can be controlled much more easily, would more probably be the first method attempted."

rare - rarer

 rare - rarer 

the rarest war ever

this war is rarer than the world war two.

blurr

 The line between living organisms and machines has just become a whole lot blurrier

whether and or

 

ditching - ditch abandonado - abandonando drenando

 vocabulary practice page 6 and speaking practice. Simple Past and Continuous review.

Future Will/going to. Valentines Day celebration.

 so does Mitch I reckon

hold it 

engines is cutting we're losing altitude too fast

we'll have to ditch Jimmy.

stand by to get that raft down recha sir.

engine failure and ditching.

drenar drenando

showed up

Armed White men who showed up at a Black family's home were acquitted. Now, they want an apology

inocentados

showed up - 

flatware - talheres

 The Raymond Loewy flatware from an Air France Concorde. Credit: © the collection of Lawrence Azerrad

"At that altitude, you can see the curvature of the Earth," said Azerrad. "You're at the edge of the troposphere, the sky is black. Weather patterns are very visible. And the perception of the world below you is much more palpable than on a regular airplane."

Concorde wasn't the only supersonic passenger jet to ever fly. The Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-144 -- which looked remarkably similar but "lacked the elegance and grace of Concorde," according to Azerrad -- had a brief commercial stint in the late 1970s.

Boeing also had plans for its own supersonic plane, which were scrapped before the prototype stage.

Now, several projects are underway to bring back supersonic travel, some of which promise to materialize as early as the mid-2020s. But before even taking to the skies, they will face inevitable comparisons with the beautiful swan that started it all.

"Supersonic: The Design and Lifestyle of Concorde," published by Prestel, is available now.

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pronouns inauspicious

 

Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave. The US could be next

Alaska dispute between US and Chinese officials an inauspicious start to a new era of relations

wandavision

 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/06/us/wandavision-grief-disney-plus-trnd/index.html

reckless imprudente

 reckless imprudente descuidado sem medir consequences

a play turned into movie - pluvie

 a play turned into movie - pluvie

thrift shop - brechós

  thrift shop - brechós