Do they sound the same? If they do, you're not pronouncing them correctly!
English
is a 'mongrel' language, meaning that it is made up of many different languages.
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This means that we have inherited many different rules from all of these languages on how to pronounce consonants, vowels, and vowel/consonant combinations.
Here is a very
useful website to help you pronounce any English word:
If you find English pronunciation difficult, this is a great resource! It contains both the British and American pronunciations, where there is a difference.
How do you like to get around? By bicycle? By bus? Walking? Or by train? Have a look at these videos and try to copy the pronunciation by singing along!
Queen: Bicycle Race
The Wheels on the Bus
This is Puss in Boots' version of "These Boots are made for Walking"
This is an episode of a British children's TV programme about a talking train - Thomas the Tank Engine
If you travel to the U.K., you will hear many different accents. This is more than just a difference between Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. There are many different accents from region to region. Here is a video displaying quite a few of the main accents in each region:
Below is comedian Jimmy Carr teaching Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek to do 2 English accents - Scouse (the accent from Liverpool) and Geordie (the accent from Newcastle):
2015 has arrived. Let this be your year for learning English! We can start with a Scottish song which is traditionally sung by everyone in Britain at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day - 'Auld Lang Syne' (For the Sake of Old Times). Sing along!
This is a thirty-minute animation. It is a lovely story about a little boy and his creation - The Snowman. This is a very famous and beloved story in the U.K. and is shown on T.V. every Christmas. It's perfect for nursery and younger primary school children. Enjoy the film!
We have been learning these Christmas songs in class. Practice makes perfect!
Year 4: 'Merry Christmas Eveyone'
Snow is falling,
All around me,
Children playing,
Having fun.
It's the season,
Love and understanding,
Merry Christmas everyone.
Time for parties and celebration,
People dancing all night long,
Time for presents,
And exchanging kisses,
Time for singing Christmas songs.
We're gonna have a party tonight,
I'm gonna find that girl underneath the mistletoe,
and kiss by candlelight.
Room is swaying, records playing,
All the old songs, we love to hear,
All I wish that everyday was Christmas,
What a nice way to spend the year.
We're gonna have a party tonight,
I'm gonna find that girl underneath the mistletoe,
and kiss by candlelight.
Snow is falling,
All around me,
Children playing,
Having fun,
It's the season,
Love and understanding,
Merry Christmas everyone,
Merry Christmas everyone.
Ooh merry Christmas everyone.
Year 6: 'Christmas is all Around'
I feel it in my fingers,
I feel it in my toes,
Christmas is all around me,
and so the feeling grows.
It's written in the wind,
It's everywhere I go,
So if you really love Christmas, C'mon and let it snow.
You know I love Christmas
I always will
My mind's made up
The way that I feel
There's no beginning
There'll be no end
'cuz on Christmas,
You can depend.
You gave your presents to me
And I gave mine to you
I need Santa beside me
In everything I do.
You know I love Christmas
I always will
My mind's made up
The way that I feel
There's no beginning
There'll be no end
'cuz on Christmas,
You can depend.
'cuz on Christmas,
You can depend
It's written on the wind
It's everywhere I go
So if you really love me C'mon and let it snow.
C'mon and let it snow.
So if you really love
C'mon and let it
If you really love me
C'mon and let it
Now if you really love me
C'mon and let it snow...
