Pronunciation Poem

find the poem here to listen to 

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish LearnEnglish Central

Poems

Pronunciation poem

Here is some pronunciation.

Ration never rhymes with nation,

Say prefer, but preferable,

Comfortable and vegetable.

B must not be heard in doubt,

Debt and dumb both leave it out.

In the words psychology,

Psychic, and psychiatry,

You must never sound the p.

Psychiatrist you call the man

Who cures the complex, if he can.

In architect, chi is k.

In arch it is the other way.

Please remember to say iron

So that it’ll rhyme with lion.

Advertisers advertise,

Advertisements will put you wise.

Time when work is done is leisure,

Fill it up with useful pleasure.

Accidental, accident,

Sound the g in ignorant.

Relative, but relation,

Then say creature, but creation.

Say the a in gas quite short,

Bought remember rhymes with thwart,

Drought must always rhyme with bout,

In daughter leave the gh out.

Wear a boot upon your foot.

Root can never rhyme with soot.

In muscle, sc is s,

In muscular, it’s sk, yes!

Choir must always rhyme with wire,

That again will rhyme with liar.

Then remember it’s address.

With an accent like posses.

G in sign must silent be,

In signature, pronounce the g.

Please remember, say towards

Just as if it rhymed with boards.

Weight’s like wait, but not like height.

Which should always rhyme with might.

Sew is just the same as so,

Tie a ribbon in a bow.

When You meet the queen you bow,

Which again must rhyme with how.

In perfect English make a start.

Learn this little rhyme by heart.

 

 

Heathrow

Remember the reading activity about Heathrow airport.

Well the original article was from the BBC Learning English site – you can find it here.

there are some extra activities on this site too

Facial expressions…do you remember what these mean?

12 Facial expressions…How many do you still remember?

Taken aback
Dirty look
Poker face
Long face
Frown
Grinning from ear to ear
Raised eyebrows
If looks could kill
Purple with rage
Look down your nose
Happy go lucky
Winced

No cheating…let me know how well you did!