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17/08/2020

SPEAKING SKILLS: BRITISH IDIOMS & PHRASES

An idiom is common word or common phrase culturally understood – meaning that what is said differs from what is actually meant. Brits are really well known for this and the logic behind the majority of sayings are unknown but really useful to understand.

List of British English Idioms & Phrases

1. A penny for your thoughts
A way of asking someone to share their thoughts with you. For example: 'I'll give you a penny if you tell me your thoughts'

2. Actions speak louder than words
What someone actually does means more than what they say.. So someone actually handing you a bunch of flowers rather than just saying 'ah I’ll get you some flowers tomorrow'.

3. An arm and a leg
A phrase used to massively over exaggerate when something might be overly priced. For example: 'This pint cost me an arm and a leg!!' When in reality they're just paying an extorniate amount than what they're used to.

4. Back to the drawing board
Used to indicate that an idea, scheme or proposal has been unsuccesful and that a new one should be devised.

5. The ball is in your court
when someone says the ball is in your court it means it is up to you to make the next move.

6. Barking up the wrong tree
You’re looking in the wrong place – accusing the wrong person or pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought.

7. Beat around the bush
A typical British saying meaning you're purposely avoiding the topic in subject, not speaking directly about the issue.

8. Biting more than you can chew
A classic idiom meaning you're trying to accomplish something that is too difficult for you.

9. Best thing since sliced bread
Basically meaning a good invention or innovation – a good idea or a good plan. Because the best thing to happen to the Brits is sliced bread.

10. You can’t judge a book by its cover
A classic saying meaning one should not judge something or someone by how it looks - it's what's on the inside/content that counts most (obviously).

29/07/2020

Skill: Vowels discrimination

Vowel discrimination refers to comparison of vowels for the purpose of observing their differences, i.e. the vowels /ɔ:/ and
/ʌ/ as in bought and but.

Some other languages speakers find it difficult to differentiate between a number of vowels of English. Hence the reason for today's lesson.


'or'/ɔ:/ 'u'/ʌ/

1. Court/kɔ:t/ Cut /kʌt/

2. Short /ʃɔːt/ Shut /ʃʌt/

3. Chalk /tʃɔːk/ Chuck /tʃʌk/

4. Hawk /hɔːk/ Huck /hʌk/

5. Launch/lɔːntʃ/ Lunch /lʌntʃ/

6. Torch /tɔːtʃ/ Touch /tʌtʃ/

NOTE: The mouth shape for the /ɔ:/ sound is rounded while that of the /ʌ/ sound is unrounded (half spread) as shown in the pictures below.

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12/07/2020

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09/07/2020

CONSONANT PHONEMES (CONT'D)

/t/Consonant Spelling: t, tt

/t/ is a consonant that involves the front part of your tongue held flat and lifted up to touch or tap in the middle of the area (ridge) just behind your two front top teeth. You tap your tongue in this position and drop it quickly. It is a quiet or unvoiced sound, and is produced lightly and quickly.

/t/Word list

total telephone today Tuesday towel toward taste tap continue later bottom letter certain two container fantastic capital daughter

SENTENCES PRACTICE

1. She started talking on the telephone after dinner.
2. Please get the two tickets and meet me at the last gate.

/d/Consonant Spelling: d, dd

/d/ is a consonant that is made the same way in your mouth as /t/, but said as a voiced sound. You hold the front part of your tongue flat and lift it up to touch or tap on the area just behind your two front top teeth. You tap or touch your tongue up to this area and then drop it quickly. The movement is light and quick not held in the lifted position

/d/Word list

describe disappear doll dad dog dinosaur radio understand radish shadow undo reading order Sunday introduce ladder wanted second carried

SENTENCES PRACTICE

1. The wedding is on Tuesday in that building.
2. The director said he would divide the introduction into two parts.