Lesson 7b – American Slang
June 30th, 2009 by admin
PART TWO. Dialogues in this series of lessons are broken down to show the expressions, changes in pronunciation, and changes in grammar that are common in informal English. Lesson 7 places emphasis on listening skills. Levels: high intermediate to advanced.
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June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
thank you
thank you
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
thanks soooo much …
thanks soooo much for these lesson!! helped me really!
I LOVE YOUR PRONUNCIATION !!
i’m a girl and i’m 15 and at school my teacher speaks in italian !! everymoment !! and her pronunciation is …no comment !
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
When you’re talking …
When you’re talking through the powerpoint slides, the sound is so low you sound like you’re whispering! I almost can’t hear ya.. ;(
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Thank you very much …
Thank you very much Jennifer!! Also for your efforts… Well done..!
Greetings from Turkey,
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
nice vid
nice vid
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
I need these links …
I need these links too
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Jennifer you’re …
Jennifer you’re sweet !!
THANKS A LOT!
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
the best videos of …
the best videos of teaching english I’ve ever seen. Thanks for your warm heart.
hope to see more and more videos.
from China.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
I love you…you …
I love you…you speak so clearly…If you wanna learn portuguese I’ll teach you…, kisses from Brazil.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Thank you very much …
Thank you very much, I hope this isn’t the last video of the serie : american slang, because there are more more things we need to learn about american slang.
Merry christmas
Elyes
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Jennifer, I’m from …
Jennifer, I’m from Spain and I’m a fifteen-year-old boy. I really love the way you explain everything, and I really like the way you pronounce!I see some people get astounded (I don’t know if that sentence was good at all…) because they see I like English a lot and I speak it very well. That’s beacause my mother’s husband it’s from India and he speaks English! I hope you upload more videos, I’ll sure see them!
Yours, Robert
Barcelona, Spain.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
I don’t think …
I don’t think there’s a set number of times that is always enough. You can listen to a text multiple times, each time with a different purpose. Usually, though, we ask for general comprehension and detailed comprehension. Beyond this, you can ask students to make inferences, deduce definitions based on context clues, react personally, and also compare and contrast one source with another.
Let me send some links to sites with listening exericses for all levels, all right?
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Hi Jennifer.I am …
Hi Jennifer.I am interested if you have some videos on Listening skills for beginners or elementary level students?As far as I have understood,4 times listening is enough for a text comprehension,with the help of appropriate questions,of course.What are the other rules for developing the listening skills with elementary students?
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
I’d still argue …
I’d still argue that speaking slowly can help language learners speak more clearly. Speaking too fast can challenge the language learner, and sounds can get lost or articulated poorly.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
My next lessons …
My next lessons will focus on rhythm, stress, and intonation. I’ll look at pausing by using thought groups, phrasal/sentence stress, and basic rising and falling patterns of intonation. These aspects are often downplayed or ignored by dedicated students who mistakenly equate clear speech with clear sounds. As you seem well aware, there’s much more to speaking clearly and smoothly.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Thank you Jennifer, …
Thank you Jennifer, what a prudent reply. However some times if we speak slowly the liasing between two words can get hampered and we land up with undesired meaning.(Those people who mumble and lack fluency).Can you make a lesson on barriers of communication as far as language issues are concerned? Thanks once again.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
(2) Can we process …
(2) Can we process information better at a faster or slower rate? The same source states that we comprehend better when info is compressed (relayed faster) because we have less time to become distracted. However, I think this is only in the case of one’s native lanuage. When one is learning a language, I think it’s ideal to increase the rate of speech (listening and speaking)only as one’s language skills progress. Faster isn’t necessarily better. Clear communication is the goal.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
New questions arise …
New questions arise:
(1) If one increases the rate of speech, does the chance of making errors increase as well? I’d argue yes.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Interesting …
Interesting question. One source states that the average rate of speech is 100-150 words per minute.