Fruit vocabulary

This is my all time favourite fruit - the feijoa!  

They're so delicious I could eat about twenty in one go.  Feijoas come from South America - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia.  They are widely grown in New Zealand, and also can be found in Australia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, southern Russia and South Africa.

Another favourite of mine is the nectarine - 

 Yum!!  These can be yellow or white inside.  

And this fruit - 

is called kiwifruit, not kiwi.

This is a kiwi!

Or this is a Kiwi - 

More fruit - 

Vegetables!

 

Another name for eggplant is aubergine, used chiefly in British English.

Michael Jackson - listen and read subtitles!

Songs are a great way to practice your English.  Watch this video of Michael Jackson performing live - what a great dancer!  Sing along and read the English subtitles

"Friends" episode with English subtitles

Watch a bit of "Friends" - listen and read the subtitles at the same time!

What do you think - is Joey a good waiter, or a bad waiter?!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDSIM4xxsCc

Pronunciation practice - excellent :-)))

This is a great website for pronunciation practice.  You just click on the sound and repeat!  Very important!!  I recommend this for everyone.  You don't need to feel embarrassed, you can practice in private where nobody can hear you all the sounds you find difficult!

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart

Fun game for advanced students!

Guess how common these words are in English - do we use these words a lot, or just a little?  Fun game, see what you score!  Can you do better than me?  I only got 75%!!

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/red-word-game/

Fun English game - make words!

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/cgi-bin/top_scores.pl