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February 2024

Learning English with Movies 4: The Great Escape.

Grammar included:  “Received Pronunciation”      More FREE grammar videos @TheTravellingEnglishTeacher   Sign up to Hyperwrite AI its very useful:  CLICK HERE GRAMMAR SECTION   ”Received Pronunciation” Received pronunciation, often abbreviated as RP, is a particular accent of standard English in the United Kingdom. Known also as “the King’s English” or “BBC English,” RP has been […]

Intermediate English: What Is Received Pronunciation

What Is Received Pronunciation And How Did It Become The Standard Accent Of The UK? Grammar included:  “CORRECTING the @ed” sounds”      More FREE grammar videos @TheTravellingEnglishTeacher Sign up to Hyperwrite AI its very useful:  CLICK HERE —————————————————– Only a fraction of people speak with the received pronunciation accent, and yet it is considered […]

Learning English with movies: Lesson three. ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’ 1967

Grammar included:  “Avoiding Repetition in English”      More FREE grammar videos @TheTravellingEnglishTeacher   Sign up to Hyperwrite AI its very useful:  CLICK HERE GRAMMAR SECTION   ‘Avoiding repetition in speaking and writing’ Utilizing a diverse vocabulary and varying sentence structure is paramount when crafting English prose. Reiteration of words or phrases can render writing monotonous […]

Learning English Podcast

On today’s podcast, many people around the world will celebrate the ‘Year of the Dragon’; record gambling expected for the Super Bowl; a listener’s question about the difference between ‘surge’ and ‘soar’; pt. three of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories. Source link

set up (2) | Learn English

▶️ Improve your English. 15-day FREE trial! This page is about the phrasal verb set up (2) Meaning to put together or arrange the parts of something before using it For example set up sth Before the concert, the PA system had to be set up and the band had to set up their equipment. […]

In Bolivia, a ‘conservation mosaic’ gets another (big) piece

In the remote lowland forests of northwestern Bolivia, a small municipality has taken a big step to protect one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse regions.   With support from Conservation International, the municipality of Sena established a law to protect 452,639 hectares (1.1 million acres) of Amazon rainforest. The Gran Manupare Integrated Management Natural Area is […]

Learning English with popular movies 2: (CONDITIONALS) Cool Hand Luke: With Paul Newman

Grammar included:  “Using Conditionals in English”      More FREE grammar videos @TheTravellingEnglishTeacher   Sign up to Hyperwrite AI its very useful:  CLICK HERE GRAMMAR SECTION First Conditional:        “If you go to the cinema tonight, I will go with you.”      Structure:  IF +  PRESENT VERB  +  WILL  + VERB  (Something […]

Learning English Podcast

On today’s podcast, remembering performing artist Chita Rivera; the Grammy Awards honor musical performers; we answer a listener’s question about dropped sounds and sound assimilation; then, part two of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ on American Stories. Source link