Friday 13 March 2020

Talk English Cafe is CLOSED Until Further Notice.

Dear Talk English Cafe Members,

I want to assure everyone that we take the Coronavirus situation very seriously and are doing everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our Talk English Cafe community.

At this time, the Head Office of Acces Employment Services has directed all locations to close all Talk English Programs at least until Tuesday 31st of March.

As you may know, the World Health Organization has officially declared the Coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic. In the midst of the quick spread globally, it looks like Ontario universities are also prepping for shutdowns.

As soon as any additional information becomes available, I will publish it on this website.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Yours Truly,
Ed Richard - instructor

Friday 28 February 2020

The Chaos 33 - 36 "No man is an island."

You can't live completely independently.
Everyone needs help from other people. UIowa --

5 Common English Learner Mistakes

How native speakers say TO, FOR, FROM in English

1) Idioms: Colour & Polite Conversation

2) How to Make the V Sound - Lesson Excerpt

3) English Pronunciation – B & V (play from beginning until 4:00 ---> game is not necessary 8:45)

4) / v / and / b / - English Pronunciation Lesson

5) 5 Conversation Starter Questions that Work How do I start a Conversation?
This video shows you 5 conversation starters that will help you start conversations and confidently talk with anyone.

BONUS:
A) Cherries (1.5 minutes) ---

B) He Checks Off Each Item ----

Past Tense Regular Verb Pronunciation

Practice: Regular Verbs in thePast Tense

ESL-fast

1) Idioms Beginning with D

Minimal Pairs /ɪ/ and /i:/ (sit and seat) ---
    - Relax the mouth and keep sound short. (extra)    ---
a) ship sheep sill seal chick cheek pick peak bin bean
     grin green fit feet hill heel mill meal mitt meat
    pitch peach pill peel slip sleep wick week Tim team

b) tin ten pin pen big beg pig peg knit net bill bell sill cell
      pick peck chick cheque pit pet wrist rest billy belly    ---

1.    Jerry’s jelly berries taste really rare.
2.    Rory’s lawn rake rarely rakes really right.
3.    A really leery Larry rolls readily to the road.
4.    The road’s load is lessened lightly.
5.    Lassie Lily likes Ronnie’s rulers.
6.    Lad Larry rarely loves lyrics.
7.    Lessening levels of lead really lures lily pads.

1) Idioms Beginning with E
2) Pronunciation of English Vowel Sounds 2 - Front Vowels, (6:00)

3) Pronunciation TH – (Sconda) several sounds/words

4) Sentence stress (British)
5) Pronunciation (Sconda) /ee & i/
6) Pronunciation Practice:

Friday 14 February 2020

"When in Rome, do as the Romans." The Chaos 29 -32

Act the way that the people around you are acting. This phrase might come in handy when you're traveling abroad notice that people do things differently than you're used to. --