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Ciro
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:58 pm
Post subject: Good conversation & pronunciation evening course |
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Hi,
I live and work in London and I would really like to improve my
spoken english. In particular pronunciation, words linking and so
forth. The problem is I work full time and every interesting C&P course
I found is during the day.
Do you know of any "good" C&P course in London for full-time workers ?
Thanks in advance
Ciro
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:12 am
Post subject: Re: Good conversation & pronunciation evening course |
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"Ciro" <camenta@agilemovement.it> wrote in message
news:1132073931.168828.46680@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
I live and work in London and I would really like to improve my
spoken english. In particular pronunciation, words linking and so
forth. The problem is I work full time and every interesting C&P course
I found is during the day.
Do you know of any "good" C&P course in London for full-time workers ?
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You could try listening to BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service.
Admittedly, you wouldn't get the speech practice but at least you
would be listening to pretty good pronunciation, grammar and sentence
construction most of the time, and it would be free. |
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Ciro
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:16 am
Post subject: Re: Good conversation & pronunciation evening course |
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Thanks, I already do that. I'm looking for a course :-)
Ciro
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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:20 pm
Post subject: Re: Good conversation & pronunciation evening course |
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Ciro wrote:
| Quote: | I live and work in London and I would really like to improve my
spoken english. In particular pronunciation, words linking and so
forth. The problem is I work full time and every interesting C&P course
I found is during the day.
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Make some native friends and invite them home for a meal and a drink. Do
it regularly. Let the conversation drift like a newsgroup.
Paul Burke |
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:53 pm
Post subject: Re: Good conversation & pronunciation evening course |
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"Paul Burke" <paul@scazon.com> wrote in message
news:3u08dhFuse3eU2@individual.net...
| Quote: | Ciro wrote:
I live and work in London and I would really like to improve my
spoken english. In particular pronunciation, words linking and so
forth. The problem is I work full time and every interesting C&P course
I found is during the day.
Make some native friends and invite them home for a meal and a drink. Do
it regularly. Let the conversation drift like a newsgroup.
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....and end up speaking estuary English, or Mockney, sort of, innit, like. |
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Molly Mockford
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:42 am
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At 08:53:57 on Wed, 16 Nov 2005, Nick Wagg <naw@transcendata.com> wrote
in <dles37$mk$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>:
| Quote: | "Paul Burke" <paul@scazon.com> wrote in message
news:3u08dhFuse3eU2@individual.net...
Ciro wrote:
I live and work in London and I would really like to improve my
spoken english. In particular pronunciation, words linking and so
forth. The problem is I work full time and every interesting C&P course
I found is during the day.
Make some native friends and invite them home for a meal and a drink. Do
it regularly. Let the conversation drift like a newsgroup.
...and end up speaking estuary English, or Mockney, sort of, innit, like.
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OK, so Ciro would be better off not learning from friends from the local
pub, perhaps - or even the workplace. But how about a reading group?
Ciro, reading groups are very popular in this country at the moment.
About 10 to 20 people form a group, and each month they read a
particular book (which you can either buy, or borrow from the library)
and then they get together one evening to discuss the book together.
Such people are more likely to speak reasonably good English (when
attending the group, at least!) than the average person in the street.
You can find out where your nearest reading group is by asking in your
local public library.
In such a group, you could also easily ask questions like "Why has the
author used these particular words?" or "I don't know this word, how
should it be pronounced?" and get sensible answers, whereas if you ask
questions like that with friends in the pub the answers may not be so
helpful!
--
Molly Mockford
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin
(My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.) |
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