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Topic: A review of the passive and study of the stative passive. LEVEL: High intermediate - advanced Note: A version of this video with no captions is available at www.youtube.com TEACHERS: A related classroom activity is posted on my WordPress blog. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com MUSIC CREDIT: "Auld Lang Syne" words by Robert Burns Tin whistle and vocals - Pamela Vittorio Piano - me :)

Topic: Diphthongs Practice 3 vowel sounds. Also, learn what triphthongs are. A version of this video with NO CAPTIONS is available at www.youtube.com NOTE: I'm very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I'm also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners. TEACHERS: A classroom activity on diphthongs is posted on my WordPress blog. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com Music credits: "radioFlier" by Desibell retrieved from www.flashkit.com "Smart, Easy Listening" by Enrique Plazaola retrieved from www.flashkit.com FOR MORE MUSIC BY ENRIQUE PLAZAOLA, please visit www.enrique-plazaola.com Note from Jennifer: To learn more about diphthongs, check out the sources I listed as well as others you may know of. There are different ways of explaining these sounds, and not all will agree with my explanations. There can be arguments over which sounds we are combining. I note, for example, that some say we should end with /ɪ/ or /ʊ/ with these three diphthongs. I liked Rebecca Dauer's explanation that says we move towards /i/ or /u/. I like the concept of approaching a sound. It supports the idea of a glide. Also, many say we start with /æ/ or /ɔ/, but again, I preffered a different explanation. I think of /ɑ/ as a general starting point. The tongue for /ɑ/ may be more forward than usual, though. A very strong "Ow!" indeed starts with /æ ...

[Sorry for the double posting. This lesson had to be reloaded.] This version HAS CAPTIONS (subtitles). For the version with NO CAPTIONS, use link below: www.youtube.com TOPIC: A brief review of what gerunds and infinitives are, followed by a study of gerunds and infinitives as direct objects (the object of a verb). Special attention is given to the verbs TRY, STOP, FORGET, and REMEMBER and how their meanings change depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive. LEVELS: High intermediate to advanced. NOTE: I'm very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I'm also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners. TEACHERS: Related teaching ideas are posted on my WordPress blog. See below. For TRY and STOP: englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com For FORGET and REMEMBER: englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com For TRY, STOP, FORGET, and REMEMBER: englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com Music acknowledgments: "Houze" by XtremeWebz (www.extremewebz.com) retrieved from www.flashkit.com "Jakub6" by Jakub Koter retrieved from www.flashkit.com