Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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Riddles: Riddles of English
The Riddles are not as popular culture in English as are the riddles in the Hispanic culture. But there.
And they are very valuable to a person who studies the language they are based on puns and double meanings. After scratching his head looking for the solution of a "riddle", do not forget the words that are key.
Here are a few.
1. Mary's Parents Have four kids, named North, South and East. What's the Fourth kid's name?
2. If a plan crashed in the sea Between the United States and Haiti, Where Would Be the survivors buried?
3. What's the longest word in the dictionary?
4. There WAS one girl in a room. Mommy She Had four cats. Into Each cat She put one of the four corners of the room. Mommy Had 2 kittens cat 1. Mommy Had 3 cat 2 kittens. Mommy cat 3 had 4 kittens. Mommy cat 4 had 5 kittens. How many feet were in the room?
5. I appear once in Tuesday, once in Wednesday, twice in a week, and once in a year. Who am I?
6. One day a magician is bragging about how he can stay under water for 5 minutes and 32 seconds. A little boy says, “That’s nothing. I can stay under water for over 10 minutes”. The magician tells the little boy he will give him a hundred dollars if he can. The little boy ends up winning the bet. How did he do it?
7. What has four wheels and flies?
8. What is black and white and red all over?
9. A doctor and a nurse have a baby boy. But the boy's father is not the doctor and Not the mother is the nurse. How can it be?
10. What do you use from your head to your toes That the more it works the thinner it como?
Note: The next issue of the newsletter will give you clues to the riddles. But, if you can not wait to say to you before changing addresses (email) of two friends who you think might like the newsletter.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Pronunciation Practice
The "s" and "z" sound of English
Many Hispanics who are just learning English make the mistake of saying "My son do it." or "My father say it." The correct way to wear these phrases is "s" at the end of the verb in the sentence My son does it and My father says it. The third person singular of the English verbs have the letter "s" at the end.
But that is a matter of grammar. What we teach pronunciation is: sometimes sounds "s" in different ways depending on the sounds that follow. First we give some examples, and soon we will give a "rule" to know how to differentiate between two ways of pronouncing the same letter "s" in the third person present verb. Listen
the next recording to appreciate that the third person singular of the English verb always ends with a hissing sound, ie that "buzz." After you have other recordings with more practice.
This is a short recording. Only serves to give you an example will verbs says, walks, does, talks. Note that the "s" is pronounced in two ways different verbs in the sample. Do you hear the difference?
To hear the difference between these consonants, click
English sounds
Now more detail ... For example, in the English sentence, "Peter walks", the "s" is silent (sounds like "s" English). It will not be easy to say but if you think the football stars in some Hispanic countries are called "CRACs"'re saying the "s" as in the word "walks." Or maybe in your country called "frac" to the garment called "tuxedo" in other countries. Two of these garments are two "tuxedos."
In contrast, the "s" the word does and says the word is pronounced like the English letter "z". Remember that the "z" sound in English is sound. The same animal adorned with zebra stripes are called in English (with the "z" sound) and zebra called in English (with "c" deaf).
Another example is the word in English zoo (the popular way of referring to the zoo). Compare this word with the word "his" in English (as in the phrase "home."
Now listen and practice the advanced far! Below, we give other examples of voiced sounds and voiceless ...
The phrase, "Sue goes to the Zoo to see the zebra." contain the two values \u200b\u200bof the letter "s" in English. "S" of "Sue" is the voiceless consonant / s / equal to "s" in English. The "s" of "goes" is the consonant sound / z / but is written with the letter "s". This copnsonante not exist in English. You'll have to listen and practical.
Listen: Click here!
Listen to these sounds to be able to distinguish and reproduce. Are important for the English. We will continue with more exercises in other contributions to this blog.