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Topic: Front vowels Practice 5 vowel sounds. This is a lesson in TWO PARTS. Part 2 gives further explanation on vowel length. A lesson summary and an exercise to check comprehension are included. A version of this video with NO CAPTIONS is available at www.youtube.com NOTE: I’m very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I’m also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners. TEACHERS: Related teaching ideas are available on my WordPress blog. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com Music credits: “radioFlier” by Desibell retrieved from www.flashkit.com “Smart, Easy Listening” by Enrique Plazaola retrieved from www.flashkit.com FOR MORE MUSIC BY ENRIQUE PLAZAOLA, please visit www.enrique-plazaola.com

Artist: T Yoon Mi Rae (Tasha) Song: Get It In Album: Get it in Blog: lovekpopsubs.wordpress.com —–Credits—– Han/Rom: romanization.wordpress.com Eng: pop!gasa Don’t forget to rate, leave a comment & Subscribe NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED

Topic: Yard sales in the United States. This is a lesson in three parts. Part 1: Listening practice. Suggestion: Advanced students should challenge themselves during the True/ False exercise. After each question, pause and provide not only the answer of “true” or “false”, but also an explanation. NOTE: I’m very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I’m also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners. TEACHERS: Related blog posts are available on my WordPress blog for all three parts of this lesson. The following post will offer ideas for presenting the topic of negative adverbs, which are contextualized in the listening passage. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com Music Credits: “Country Style” by Dale Franks retrieved from www.flashkit.com “Heavy Blues” by Dale Franks retrieved from www.flashkit.com “Grewell-6″ Christian Grewel and Randy Bemrose retrieved from www.flashkit.com

Topic: The structure of phrasal verbs. This is the second of a series of lessons on phrasal verbs (also called two-part verbs, particle verbs, and a number of other names). I explain how phrasal verbs can be transitive or intransitive as well as separable or inseparable. NOTE: I’m very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I’m also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners. For teachers, I offer classroom ideas: englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com Music acknowledgment: “Kengo” by Messuka retrieved from www.flashkit.com

Topic: Diphthongs Practice 3 vowel sounds. Also, learn what triphthongs are. A version of this video with NO CAPTIONS is available at www.youtube.com NOTE: I’m very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I’m also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners. TEACHERS: A classroom activity on diphthongs is posted on my WordPress blog. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com Music credits: “radioFlier” by Desibell retrieved from www.flashkit.com “Smart, Easy Listening” by Enrique Plazaola retrieved from www.flashkit.com FOR MORE MUSIC BY ENRIQUE PLAZAOLA, please visit www.enrique-plazaola.com Note from Jennifer: To learn more about diphthongs, check out the sources I listed as well as others you may know of. There are different ways of explaining these sounds, and not all will agree with my explanations. There can be arguments over which sounds we are combining. I note, for example, that some say we should end with /ɪ/ or /ʊ/ with these three diphthongs. I liked Rebecca Dauer’s explanation that says we move towards /i/ or /u/. I like the concept of approaching a sound. It supports the idea of a glide. Also, many say we start with /æ/ or /ɔ/, but again, I preffered a different explanation. I think of /ɑ/ as a general starting point. The tongue for /ɑ/ may be more forward than usual, though. A very strong “Ow!” indeed starts with /æ …

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Artist: Byul Song: Because It’s Still You (그래도 그대니까) Album: Wild Romance (난폭한 로맨스) Ost Part 3 Blog: lovekpopsubs.wordpress.com —–Credits—– Han/Rom: romanization.wordpress.com Eng: pop!gasa Don’t forget to rate, leave a comment & Subscribe NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED

Topic: Embedded questions. In Part 2, we look beyond the use of embedded questions as subjects and direct objects. We study embedded questions as indirect objects and complements. LEVEL: High intermediate to advanced. (Captions will help students at lower levels. A downloadable version with NO CAPTIONS is available on Vimeo. www.vimeo.com NOTE: I’m very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I’m also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners. TEACHERS: Related articles and classroom activities are posted on my WordPress blog. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com MUSIC CREDIT: “Mini Lead Melody” by Enrique Plazaola Retrieved from www.flashkit.com FOR MORE MUSIC BY ENRIQUE PLAZAOLA, please visit www.enrique-plazaola.com