Speaking naturally: Linking Words.

Anab Bermack catched a Danish shrake while leaving Greece. He eventually thought "Today's Anab's Day". When the dwarf finished his journey instead of go back to to Dwarf's City, he traveled all around the world AND OMFG LEO FINALLY WON AN OSCAR RIGHT NOW I'M SO EXCITED THAT I CAN'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE IT I WAS WAITING FOR IT ALL NIGHT LONG AND LEFT MY HOMEWORK TO THE LAST MOMENT JUST TO SEE LEO WIN, OH GOD HE DESERVE IT SINCE A LONG TIME AGO I'M JUST SO SO HAPPY FOR HIM AND I FEEL SO PROUD EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T KNOWS WHO THE HELL I AM BUT HE WON AND DID YOU TEACHER SAW WHAT I DID HERE? I JUST TRIED TO WRITE A TALE WITH OUR LAST LESSON OF THE SPEAKING NATURALLY BUT IN THE END IS EVEN HARDER THAN WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE TRUTH DAMN! HELL YEAH, LEO WON AN OSCAR AND SO I FORGOT ABOUT USING COMAS!!!!

By: Diana Brbueck.

SPEAKING NATURALLY

Hi, this is my post for this week. I decided to male a video with all the speaking naturally we've seen through the semester, because i didn't wanted to make it too short. 

Enjoy it! 

-Mariana.

LINKING CONSONANT TO CONSONANT

Linking same continuous consonants

Continuous consonants are types of sounds in which air flows continuously through a constricted area of the vocal tract. When pronouncing continuous consonants, the air is never completely blocked by any part of the vocal tract.

-To link from one continuous consonant into the same continuous consonant, the linked consonant sound is extended, or pronounced for a slightly longer amount of time than a normal, single sound. For example, /r/ is a continuous consonant. When /r/ is linked into another /r/, it's pronounced for more time than if it is linked to a different sound.

I found this video to make it clear. This is how we are supposed to pronounce a phrase when we have to link consonants. 

I hope you guys find it useful :)

Grecia

CONNECTED SPEECH

Hey guys, I'm here to bring you the homework about the connected speech:

When we speak naturally we do not pronounce a word, stop, then say the next word in the sentence. Fluent speech flows with a rhythm and the words bump into each other. To make speech flow smoothly the way we pronounce the end and beginning of some words can change depending on the sounds at the beginning and end of those words.

These changes are described as features of connected speech.

FOR EXAMPLE:

Do you want to play tennis?

Do you wanna play tennis?

What you going to do with Diana?

What you gonna do with Diana?

I got to wash the car.

I gotta wash the car.

There are more examples than these, and they could be something useful for a new speech method, and then, take a look at this video:

OK, guys, I hope you've enjoyed my post.

MARIANA GARCIA RUIZ

Linking Words

         

                                                          Word Linking~

Word Linking is how we join the words together to speak FASTER, MORE NATURAL and MORE FLUENT.
If English is not your mother tongue, and you cannot join the words together when you speak, chances are that you will not be able to follow native speakers’ natural speed and THEY will also not be able to quite focus on what you are trying to say as native speakers (not only of English) tend to process the language in big chunks and could easily lose concentration when the message being delivered to them sounds broken or incoherent.

Linking Consonant To Consonant (CTC)

If CTV is the most common word linking pattern in spoken English.

This is used just to make your english to flow naturally.

The teacher said something about asían english skills, and well...with some people, this kínd of speaking is not working.

So, just to make you laugh a little~

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UsvQZTI_XC0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dLOz1N0AQvw

But, there are some people that have a beautiful english

http://youtu.be/SvzAkyZPL3Y

Credits to: http://englishspeaklikenative.com/phonemes/word-linking/

-Michelle-

50 Fancy Words

Good night filthy peasants!!! Here you have the video for this week, I must say that maybe I was kinda pumped when I recorded this (or drunk, I can´t remember) and it´s shorter!!! Enjoy!!

Here you have the link where I found the words

http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/01/17/50-sophisticated-words-you-should-start-using-instead/

And as a little extra here you have another rap battle that is a classic but I didn´t show you because I totally forgot about it´s existence.

Linking Consonant to Consonant

Diana Castro

Consonant + Vowel

When a word ends in a consonant sound and is followed by a word that starts with a vowel sound, the speaker should push that consonant sound forward and connect it to the vowel in the next word.

Examples

• “Stop it” –> “Sto pit” [STA pit]
• “I need it” –> “I nee dit”  [aiy NIY dit]
• “Play a song” –> “Play ya song” [pley yə Sɑŋ]
• “Read a book” — “Rea da book” [RIY də bʊk]

Consonant + Consonant

When a word ends in a consonant sound and the following word begins in the same or similar consonant sound, you will only pronounce that sound once by lengthening or holding the sound. You do not say the consonant sound twice.

Examples

• “best time” –> “bestime” [BESTYM]
• “big grape” –> “bigrayp” [BIGRAYP]
• “good day” –> “gooday” [GƱDEY]
• “sit down” –> “sitdown” [SITDOWN]

And here is my favourite quote of all time

"Who", "whose" & "whom"

"Who," "Whom" and "Whose" in Adjective Clauses

The sentence below contains an example of an adjective clause:

• I know the man who won the contest.

Adjective clauses are used to describe a noun in the main sentence. In the example above, the adjective clause tells us about "the man." Just ignore the main sentence and look at the adjective clause when deciding whether to use "who," "whom" or "whose." Ask yourself if the adjective clause requires a subject, object, or possessive form.

Examples:

• We knew the actress who starred in the movie. subject of adjective clause
• They hired the man whom we interviewed last week. object of adjective clause
• She knew the family whose house we bought. "Whose" shows possession of house.

~~'Who' is a subject pronoun like 'he', 'she' and 'they'. We use 'who' to ask which person did an action or which person is in a certain state.

Who is the manager?

Who is going to prepare dinner?

~~'Whom' is an object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us'. We use ‘whom’ to ask which person received an action.

Whom did they choose as team captain?

Whom did they summon?

~~'Whose' is a possessive pronoun like 'his', and 'our'. We use 'whose' to find out which person something belongs to.

Whose is this umbrella?

Whose car is blocking the drive?

~Karen

'Who, whom and whose'

Hello, human beings! Here are the differences between who, whom and whose, plus an extra. I hope you guys enjoy your weekend. 

Who, whom and whose

• "Who" is a Subject Pronoun

    "Who" is a subject pronoun like "he," "she" and "we". We use         "who" to ask which person does an action or which person is a       certain way.

    Examples:

    - Who made the birthday cake?

    - Who is in the kitchen?

    - Who is going to do the dishes?

• "Whom" is an Object Pronoun

    "Whom" is an object pronoun like "him," "her" and "us." We use       "whom" to ask which person receives an action.

    Examples:

    - Whom are you going to invite?

    - Whom did he blame for the accident?

    - Whom did he hire to do the job?

• "Whose" is a Possessive Pronoun

    "Whose" is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We     use "whose" to find out which person something belongs to.

    Examples:

    - Whose camera is this?

    - Whose dog is barking outside?

    - Whose cell phone keeps ringing?

EXTRA: "Whom" Less Common

The form "whom" is becoming less and less common in English. Many native English speakers think "whom" sounds outdated or strange. This trend is particularly common in the United States. Especially when combined with prepositions, most people prefer to use "who" as the object pronoun. To most native English speakers, the examples below sound quite natural.

Examples:
    - Who did you come to the party with?
    - I don't know who he gave the book to.

P.S. here is a picture of my dog looking through the window while I was searching for some info for this post.  
Meow,

Scarlet.

Somebody, someone, anybody, anyone, everybody, everyone, nobody and no one.

Well, this is of the week before last, I'm sorry I'm posting it just now, but at least here it is. Hope you guys enjoy your weekend. 

Some- and any-

• The difference between somebody and anybody, somewhere and anywhere and something and anything are the same as the difference between some and any.

• The words somebody, something, somewhere etc., are used in affirmative clauses, whereas the words anybody, anything, anywhere etc., are used in negative and interrogative sentences.

• When these words are used as subjects they are followed by singular verbs:

     Everybody loves her.
     Everything is ready.

• Note that somebody is normally used to refer to only one person. To refer to more than one person, we use some people:

     Somebody wants to meet you.
     Some people want to meet you.

And here's the quote from that week:

P.S. I don't have with me my notes from that week, so this is the only quote that I have, because is the one I used. 


Meow,

Scarlet.

WHO, WHOM & WHOSE.

Mariana here! Check out another video made by me (try to not laugh at it, thank you). Down bellow you can find the examples I mentioned before.

Subjects do an action:

• He loves movies.
• She goes to school.
• We enjoy Chinese food.

Objects receive an action:

• The teachers like him.
• Thomas knows her.
• The actor smiled at us.

Possessive forms tell us the person something belongs to:

• His bike is broken.
• I like her new book.
• The teacher graded our homework.

Who is a Subject Pronoun. Examples:

• Who made the birthday cake?
• Who is in the kitchen?
• Who is going to do the dishes?

Whom is a Object Pronoun. Examples:

• Whom are you going to invite?
• Whom did he blame for the accident?
• Whom did he hire to do the job?

Whose is a Possessive. Examples:

• Whose camera is this?
• Whose dog is barking outside?
• Whose cell phone keeps ringing?

PLUS! My favourite inspirational quote so far.

Mariana García Ruiz: 

This is the homweork about Who, Whose and Whom:

And another thing thing else:

That`s how we use these pronouns.

Sloth Advice?

Hi there!! here you have the video for this week....enjoy!!

And as a little extra I added a video where the main reason of why there hasn´t been any black Batman yet is clearly shown........

Who, Whom & Whose / Look .....

Here's a little explanation for who, whom and whose

Subjects do an action, objects receive an action and possessive forms tell us the person something belongs to.

-Who

"Who" is a subject pronoun like "he," "she" and "we" in the examples above. We use "who" to ask which person does an action or which person is a certain way.

-Whom

"Whom" is an object pronoun like "him," "her" and "us." We use "whom" to ask which person receives an action.

-Whose

"Whose" is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We use "whose" to find out which person something belongs to.

I also found this picture, it's about the correct use of look + ......, and what are we referring to when we use them. I think i'ts really heplful.

Grecia

Who vs Whom vs Whose

Diana Castro
Like the video said - Who is for subject pronouns, Whom is for object pronouns and Whose is for possessive pronouns.

Subjects do an action:
He loves movies.
She goes to school.
We enjoy chinese food.

Objects receive an action:
The teachers like him.
Thomas knows her.
The actor smiled at us.

Possessive forms tell us the person something belongs to:
His bike is broken.
I like her new book.
The teacher graded our homework.

Hey people of Brit Me Up, today I decided to post a music video for Johnny Massacre by Peabo, it's kind something weird, but funny and kind of educational, please enjoy the video.

Here are the lyrics below:

B is for brain
'Cause I've got brian damage
I'm deranged, insane
Got cerebrum like a cabbage
H is for honesty
I'm not gonna hide it
The doc gave me some Prozac
'Cause my life is undecided
R is for relationships
And mine are non-existent
"cause my friends and my women
I like to keep them distant
S is for solitude
I live in isolation
building beats, cooking treats
Making waves like radiation

My sound travels through walls
Beats drop like waterfalls
Stand tall, never fall
Razorblades and shopping malls
Suicide, DJs die
Cut like vinyl, Super Fly
Time to die, close my eyes
All I want is for my sound
To multiply
(They'reonly gonna multiply)
To multiply
My sound
To multiply
(They're only gonna multiply)

(I hope you learned your times table, beeyatch!)

D is for death
Because death is certain
Even free houses sometimes
Have to close the curtain
G is for glory
'Cause my fate will be glory
If I do a Kurt Cobain
To leave behind my story
N is for Notorious
From England to Mauritius
Biggie Smalls, number one
It's a shame he's now fictious
Z [zed] is for zoo
It's where I belong
'Cause my life is like a prison
With the music industry lookin' on

My sound travels through walls
Beats drop like waterfalls
Stand tall, never fall
Razorblades and shopping malls
Suicide, DJs die
Cut like vinyl, Super Fly
Time to die, close my eyes
All I want is for my sound
To multiply
(They'reonly gonna multiply)
To multiply
My sound
To multiply
(They're only gonna multiply)

(They're getting bigger!)
(They're getting bigger!)
(They're getting bigger!)
(They're...they're getting big!)
(They're growing!)

My sound travels through walls
Beats drop like waterfalls
Stand tall, never fall
Razorblades and shopping malls
Suicide, DJs die
Cut like vinyl, Super Fly
Time to die, close my eyes
All I want is for my sound
To multiply
(They'reonly gonna multiply)

- Mariana Garcia Ruiz

This is Mariana Garcìa, sorry about being too late too. So I'm going to start with something basic:

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

Hello, I'm Mariana and I'm really sorry for posting this late. I had a lot of difficulties to edit the video, but it's finally here! (This video really s... word, I'm sorry for that too).  

These are the examples I mentioned in the video:

AFFIRMATIVE

In affirmative sentences, indefinite pronouns using some are used to describe an indefinite quantity, the indefinite pronouns with every are used to describe a complete quantity, and the pronouns with no are used to describe an absence. Indefinite pronouns with no are often used in affirmative sentences with a negative meaning, but these are nevertheless not negative sentences because they are lacking the word not. For example:

- Everyone is having a good time. - Someone is sleeping in my bed. - Everybody makes mistakes, everybody has those days.
- Nobody is perfect.
- No one is reading this blog. (Yeah, I know you aren't reading). 


NEGATIVE
Negative sentences can only be formed with the indefinite pronouns that include any. For example: - I don't have anybody to talk to. - She didn't ask anyone for help. - He can't find anyone to come with him.

PLUS! A song.

Last thursday I brought the quote of the day and told you that I took it from a song. So... this is the song. 

Propper Pronunciation I

So, one of the things we talked about this week on our classes, was "Speaking Naturally", which it's about the accent, pronunciation and the high and down of the voice when we talk, most specific when we give two options when we aske for something, but the speaking naturally thing is not only about questions and options, but the correct pronunciation of other sounds, so I'm glad to introduce my High School's teacher: Mr. Pedro Delgadillo and one of his brilliant facts about the english, enjoy it.

By: Diana Brubeck.