17 junio, 2014

Correct your mistakes

Hi all,

Some of you ask me how they can speak better.  You can improve your speaking with this link  and this one.
Here's a good page where you can watch videos, record your voice, get a score for your performance and compare it to the native speakers'. And this one is good to practise dialogues: Here listen to them.

16 junio, 2014

MY BLACBERRY ISN'T WORKING with subtitles

Just for fun.

– I bought something from you last week, and I'm very disappointed.
0:06
 
– Oh yeah? What's the problem?
0:08
 
– Yeah, well, my blackberry is not working.
0:19
 
– What's the matter, it run out of juice?
0:23
 
– No, no, it's completely frozen!
0:28
 
– Oh, yeah, I can see that.
0:30
 
I tell you what: let's try it on orange.
0:37
 
– That's got a few black spots, you see...
0:39
 
– Oh, dear, yes. Sorry about that.
0:43
 
– Well, is there anything I can do to get my blackberry working?
0:47
 
– Well, could be an application issue.
0:49
 
Where'd you store that Blackberry?
0:51
 
– Well, it was on my desktop.
0:53
 
– Well, you could try using a mouse to drag the blackberry to the trash.
0:58
 
Then after you've done that,
1:00
 
you might wanna launch the blackberry from the desktop.
1:05
 
– Well, I've already tried that a few times.
1:08
 
I mean, all it did was mess up windows.
1:12
 
– Well, it might be worth waiting a couple of weeks.
1:14
 
They've got the latest blackberries coming in then.
1:16
 
– Well, could you give me a date?
1:17
 
– Certainly.
1:21
 
– Let me put that date in my diary.
1:25
 
– Anything else I can help you with?
1:27
 
– Yes, yes. I've also got a problem, to be honest,
1:29
 
with my apple.
1:34
 
– Oh, dear, oh, dear. That is an old apple, isn't it?
1:36
 
– Yeah. – When'd you buy that?
1:38
 
– Last week.
1:39
 
– Last week? They've brought out two new apples since then!
1:43
 
What's the problem with it?
1:44
 
– Well, I tried to put my dongle in it...
1:49
 
and it won't fit.
1:50
 
– Oh, yeah.
1:56
 
And how big's your dongle?
1:58
 
– Well, I don't know much about these things,
2:02
 
but my wife's seen a few dongles in her time...
2:06
 
and she says a little bit on the small side.
2:10
 
– Well, I'm afraid there's not a lot I can do about that.
2:13
 
Tell you what: let me try booting it.
2:19
 
Now it's crashed.
2:26
 
Anything else I can help you with?
2:27
 
– Well, funnily enough, yes.
2:29
 
My grandson's birthday's soon. – Oh, yeah.
2:31
 
– Now, he's already got an apple and a blackberry.
2:34
 
I mean, have you got anything else that he might just like?
2:37
 
– Well, we're doing a special offer on these.
2:39
 
I mean, I can't make head or tail of them,
2:41
 
but the kids seem to like them.
2:43
 
– Oh yeah? – "Eggs box," £3.60.

01 junio, 2014

Advice for shy speakers

Hi all,

Here you have a video to help you with your oral  exam.