English Eloquence

Alex Goot - Skyscraper -Lyrics

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List of basic English words 001

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leaf
story
dump
maple
mrs

ran
down
mark
front
door
blew
old
view
author
high
mail
shut
outside
wind
further
thought
air
seen
suddenly
end
direction
blown
car
ratings
stories
later
share
lifted
windy
day
mailman
opened
hands
house
slammed
open
mom
red
roof
street
watched
fly
yard
please
put
moved
ahead
against
little
boy
short
follow
play
smoke
let
perhaps

10 Common Expressions in English

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A Dream Come True Lyrics- by Leon Russell

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i can hear your heart
pounding in my ear
now i feel the sound
and the time is near
i feel the taste
of all the things you do
now the time has come
i know you re a dream come true

you make me so complete
with the things you do
and the music s sweet
you make me feel brand new
i hear the sound
songs start coming through
somehow i know
that you re a dream come true

it takes my breath
when it sounds that way
seems like you
chase the clouds away
and i feel so good
each and every day
and life is good
each and every way

now i feel the beat
of the dancing drums
and now i know we re
gonna have some fun
now the time stands still
and the blues are through
and now i know
what i m gonna do
now i feel the beat
of the dancing drums
and now i know we re
gonna have some fun
now the time stands still
and all the blues are through
now i know
what i m gonna do

it takes my breath
when it sounds that way
seems like you
chase the clouds away
and i feel so good
each and every way
and life is good
each and every day

Stress is nothing- By Richard Carlson

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Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.

By Richard Carlson

How to Learn English with the News

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Noam Chomsky on Dilemmas in Humanitarian Intervention

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misfortune By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"Every misfortune bears within it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Blends

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Blends: Consonant clusters where each letter is distinctly sounded by connectedly, such as bl and nd in
the word “blend;” scr in “scratch.”

Diphthongs

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Diphthongs: Two letters (usually vowels) run together uniquely. oi (coin), oy (boy).

Digraph

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Digraph: Two letters together representing one sound:
Consonants: ch (chin/ache/chivalry), sh (ship), th (they/thin), ck (sack), kn (know),
gh (ghost), ph (phone), pn (pneumonia), ps (psychic), rh (rhinoceros), sc (science),
gn (gnat/ sign), wr (write), ng (sing), wh = /hw/ (!) (whale). Note: The /k/ sound is spelled ck
after short vowels, example: tack versus take.”

Vowels: ea (meat/bread/great) (See Hanna list for more complete listings.)

Mixed: ci (facial), si (session), ti (nation), ce (ocean); These make the /sh/ sound in syllables
after the first. (See Rule 9.) qu = /k/ in mystique and technique.

A Vowel letter

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B. A Vowel letter can represent more than one speech sound, depending on the
presence of other letters:

                       (“Short”)    (“Long”)

Vowel    First    Second Third

a am    ate    all

e                     egg                   eve

i                      in    ice

o on     open

u up                     use                    put

I will use the terms, “short,” “long,” and “third” sounds. “Vowel” means a vowel letter, as a. A vowel
sound is denoted /a/. Note that in its “long” sound, a vowel “says its own name.”

consonant letters

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A. The Alphabet is composed of vowel letters and consonant letters. The vowels are a, e, i, o, and u, and
sometimes y. (The letters r, l, and w frequently affect how vowels are sounded: The a is sounded
differently in car, call, or caw as compared with cat.) The consonants are easier; let’s deal with them
first. s is a letter; /s/ is a sound.

b: bat

c: cat (c =/k/)
cent (before e, i,
or y, c = /s/)

d: dog

f: fat

g: gun (g = /g/)
gem (before e, i,
or y, g - /j/)

j: jet

k: kit

l: log

m: mat

n: nap

p: pan

q(u): quit (qu = /kw/)
mystique (qu = /k/)

r: run

s: sat (s = /s/)

t: tag

v: vat

w: win

x: box (x = /ks/)
xylophone (x = /z/)

y: yes

z: zebra

Teaching Pronunciation: Seven Essential Concepts | The New School thenewschoolnyc

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reported speech or indirect speech

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Management & Training Corporation

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Management & Training Corporation

Company Description: Management Training Corporation (MTC) is an international organization dedicated to helping people realize their learning potential. MTC creates nurturing environments in which education is encouraged and recognized. Self-respect, skill development and confidence all emerge from those who participate in MTC's educational opportunities to improve their quality of life. MTC provides life-changing opportunities through academic, career and technical training, and social skills training. For over a quarter of a century, MTC has operated a successful job-training program through the federal government's Job Corps program. Since 1987, MTC has also become a leader in offering rehabilitative educational opportunities at privatized correctional facilities. MTC manages contracts across the United States from its corporate headquarters in Centerville, Utah.

Erykah Badu - On and on - Acapella

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The Chase

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Trying to articulate what I feel,
is like trying to catch a butterfly.
Sometimes it’s there, clear as day,
waiting to be explored and developed.
But sometimes it taunts me;
lurking in the shadows
of my mind, leaving me
unable to speak for fear of
moving too suddenly;
going too fast.

word final -s = /s, z, Iz/

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Mispronounced Words

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ESL Business Writing - Email Tune-up 01

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Business English - Complaining & Disagreeing Politely and Effectively

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Lord of the Ants

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Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven- Lyrics

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wrap something up- Idiom

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wrap something up

Definition: To complete work on something; to bring something to an end.

Example: Let me wrap up this project before I begin a new one.