David's Extra English Class

Improve your Pronunciation of the various sounds of English with this Phonemic Chart Video.

Tongue Twisters     F, W, Voiced Z Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he? Voiced V Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously. P Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, How many peppers did Peter Piper pick? SH, S and Z She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells. W, CH, and Final Consonants How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood. W Which witch, wished which wicked wish? While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington’s windows with warm washing water. If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch? R Robe

 I like the way this photo highlights the changing of the season. The red berries give a splash of colour but the focus is on the squirrel resting on the branch while he chews his nuts. The word squirrel is a noun and a  phrasal verb  to put (something) in a safe or secret place especially so that it can be kept for future use.  The ripples on the surface of the water combined with the reflection from the bright blue sky and brown yellow leaves of the trees create a calm tranquil picture. The word ripple is a noun,   the ruffling of the surface of the water and an  intransitive verb   to flow with a slight rise and fall of sound or inflexion laughter  rippled  over the audience.