Saturday, January 7, 2017

Improving English communication effectively and rapidly

Comunication is transfering messages. Understanding is the key. Confidence and Reaction support the key.

Tip #1: Minimize words ad maximize emotion


- Use the common words
- Avoid "dead" moment
- Maximize body language and emotion

Tip #2: Active and positive response


- Active response: clarify question or confusing
- Positive response: positive words, fun and follow-up

Tip #3: Not the truth, but the fact


- Talk what people like or will like
- General topic with open-ended answer
- Not "I", but "We"
- Always "YES" or "NO-YES"

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Dialog 105 - Favorite Instrument

Hey Billy, what’s your favorite instrument?
Này Billy, nhạc cụ yêu thích của cậu là gì?

I dig guitars. I can really make one sing! What about you?
Tớ thích đàn ghi-ta. Tớ có thể thực sự khiến người ta muốn hát! Cậu thì sao?

I prefer guitars, too. I’m thinking about taking up the violin, though.
Tớ cũng thích đàn ghi-ta. Mặc dù vậy, tớ đang nghĩ đến việc học đàn vi-ô-lông.

The violin? You can’t rock out with a violin!
Vi-ô-lông ư? Cậu không thể vui thích với một cây vi-ô-lông được!

Yes, you can! Haven’t you heard Charlie Daniels?
Có chứ, cậu có thể! Cậu chưa nghe Charlie Daniels hả?

He plays a fiddle!
Ông ấy chơi đàn vĩ cầm!

A violin is a fiddle, dumbass! It’s just an American name for the same instrument.
Vi-ô-lông là vĩ cầm đó, ngốc ạ! Đó chỉ là một cái tên bằng tiếng Mỹ cho cùng một loại nhạc cụ.

You’re the dumbass, not me. Have you bought a fiddle yet?
Cậu mới ngốc, không phải tớ. Cậu mua vĩ cầm chưa?

No and I prefer to call it a violin. It sounds more professional.
Chưa và tớ thích gọi nó là vi-ô-lông hơn. Nghe chuyên nghiệp hơn.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Hội thoại - Bài 102

Hello, how can I help you?
Xin chào, tôi có thể giúp gì cho ông?

Yes, I saw an ad online. That says you sell Wii’s for $80.
Vâng, tôi đã xem một quảng cáo trực tuyến. Có nói là anh bán máy Wii với giá 80 đô.

Yes, that is correct. It is a current special we are running.
Vâng, đúng vậy. Đó là một chương trình đặc biệt hiện nay của chúng tôi.

Ok, what about extra controllers?
Được rồi, vậy còn thêm cho bộ điều khiển thì sao?

Well, the $80 price is just for the console, any extra parts or accessories would make the final price a bit more.
Vâng, giá 80 đô chỉ là cho giao diện điều khiển, thêm bất kỳ bộ phận hoặc phụ kiện nào cũng sẽ khiến tăng tổng giá lên nhiều hơn một chút.

A Wii without a controller?
Máy Wii không có máy điều khiển thì sao?

Well, it is about $80, and if you want a controller, each one will be $20 extra.
Vâng, nó khoảng 80 đô, còn nếu ông muốn thêm một máy điều khiển thì mỗi cái thêm 20 đô.

So if I wanted a Wii and 2 controllers, it would be $120 total?
Vậy nếu tôi muốn một máy Wii với 2 máy điều khiển thì tổng cộng là 120 đô hả?

Yes, that is correct.
Vâng, đúng vậy.

Use "Imitation" Technique To Improve Your English Speaking Fast

Some mistakes in learning English

Mistake #1: Spending too much time on easy English lessons

Mistake #2: Trying to improve my speaking by talking about random things (to myself)

Mistake #3: Trying to improve my speaking using too many methods.

"At the time, I had always been upset with English teachers on the Internet. Most of them were not sharing anything worthwhile. They tended to give students mediocre advice:

  • They’d tell you, “try to speak English as much as possible” or “practice every day,” but they didn’t tell you what to do if you have on one to talk to. (They actually didn’t know how.)
  • They’d tell you, “don’t be afraid to make mistakes,” but they didn’t tell you how to practice in a way that you will make fewer and fewer mistakes over time. (They didn’t know it.)
  • They’d tell you, “just be confident,” but they didn’t give you any concrete plan for improving your English so that you can speak confidently. (They didn’t have one.)

The problem with these pieces of advice is that they aren’t very actionable. There’s no step-by-step strategy, no framework, no plan. The advice might “seem” to be useful. But in reality, it’s simply a total waste of time."

Source: http://engfluent.com/lesson-5-improve-english-fast/

My comment:
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I found myself I should join a course that can implement the above advice.
- The lessons should be improved time by time and level by level.
- Each days I should learn new things but not too much.
- Be patient the method that I have chosen because it was such suitable for me.

iziEnglish Training 26.09.2015

https://www.facebook.com/groups/iziTrainingFamily/

1. Practice mouth and tongue
2. Practice pronunciation: syllable word and multi-syllable word
3. Practice intonation

Friday, September 4, 2015

Kịch NHÂN NGHĨA - Đêm nhạc ESL special event


ILA4 - Formal and Informal Conversation

  1. You must be Raij
  2. Nice to see you again
  3.  Sorry to keep you waiting
  4. How was your flight
  5. Would you mind taking this?
  6. I'd just like to wash my hands

ILA3 - Colleagues: job titles and hobbies

1. Managing Director
2. Accountant
3. Receptionist
4. Team Leader
5. Engineer
6. Sales and Marketing
7. IT Specialist
8. Cleaner
9. Secretary

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1. is in charge of marketing strategy
I'm in charge of this.
Tôi là người phụ trách việc này.

2. goes hang-gliding
You seem to be a veteran of hang - gliding.
Dường như bạn là một người kỳ cựu tàu lượn.

3. drives the executives to appointments
Drive me to the supermarket.
Đưa tôi đến siêu thị.

4. greets an screens visitors
The wall screens us against the wind.
Bức tường chắn gió cho chúng ta

5. takes ballroom dancing lessons
Ballroom dancing is making an unprecedented comeback.
Khiêu vũ quốc tế đang tạo nên sự trở lại chưa từng thấy.


ILA2 - Vowels - Monophthongs




ILA1 - Meeting people

  1. Do you two know each other?
  2. I don't think we've met.
  3. Is this your first trip to ...?
  4. Have you been waiting long?
  5. No, I just arrived.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Resources in Pdf - Pronunciation-Hatcat, PronunciationWorkshop

[Pronunciation-Hatcat]

1. luyenam2013day1.pdf
2. luyenam2013day2.pdf
3. luyenam2013day3.pdf
4. luyenam2013day4.pdf
5. luyenam2013day5.pdf

[PronunciationWorkshop]

1. Manual.pdf
2. Idioms Manual.pdf

[PronunciationWorkshop] Tongue Twisters

(F, W, Voiced Z)

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?

(Voiced V)

Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.

(P)

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
How many peppers did Peter Piper pick?

(SH, S and Z)

She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

(W, CH, and Final Consonants)

How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

(W)

Which witch, wished which wicked wish?
While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington’s windows with warm washing water.
If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

(R)

Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.
(B, BR, and BL blends)
Bradley’s big black bathbrush broke.
Bradley’s big black bathbrush broke.

(TH)

Tom threw Tim thirteen thumbtacks.
He threw three free throws.
There are thirty-three thousand birthdays on the third of every month.
The father gathered smooth feathers for Thanksgiving.
The sixth graders are enthusiastic about Jonathan’s birthday.

(GR, and GL blends)

Green glass globes glow greenly.

(L, ‘OO’ vowel)

Aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum.

(Won’t)

I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!

(Woke)

I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke.
We all woke up.

[PronunciationWorkshop] Vowel ‘AU’, ‘AH’and ‘A’

‘A’ Vowel Sound

Back
Dad
Fax
Value
Sat
Hatch
Jacket
Taxi
Apple
Catch
Rabbit
Tack

The fat cat wore a jacket.
Pack your sack and bring your magnet.
He sang about an actor named Jack.

‘AU’ Vowel Sound

Now
House
Round
Loud
Gown
Sound
Ouch
Out
Found
South
Ounce
Rebound
Mouth
Bounce
Flower
Thousand
Spout
Count

The brown couch is downstairs.
Her house is on the South side of the mountain.
I was proud of the sounds that came out of my mouth

AH’ Vowel Sound

Hot
Top
Stop
Probably
Follow
Not
Blob
Sock
Mop
Product
Solve
Problem

Bob opened the box and followed the instructions.
Tom put some cotton, rocks and a doorknob in his locker.
His mom made a concrete model of a hockey rink.

Monday, August 3, 2015

[PronunciationWorkshop] Vowel ‘OO’, ‘UH’ and ‘EH’


OO’ Vowel Sound


Blue
Booth
News
Juice
Loosen
Ruler
Food
Choose
Mood
Moving
Loop
Knew
Tooth
Smooth
Pool
Moon
Shoes
Zoo
Grew
Room

The room in the school was very cool.
Tuesday at noon in the studio.
Viewing the moon on June nights.
Do you remember the woman who lived in a shoe? She hadn’t a clue what to do when her family grew. Well, through your help, they are moving in June into two big boots.

UH’ Vowel Sound 

Foot
Took
Cook
Shook
Stood
Good
Look
Book
Wool
Swoosh

He took a good look under the hood and found a flute.
Julie enjoys good books after school.
He put his foot in the new boot.
She took her students to the brook to wash their shoes.
We pulled him out of the swimming pool.
The fool ate until he was full.

‘EH’ Vowel Sounds

Egg
Get
Friend
Next
Entrance
Better
Healthy
Lettuce
Wrench
Spread
Best
Ready
Every
Red
Exit
Check
Fence
Headset
Necklace
Wealth

Resting on the edge of the bed.
Ten letters from the enemy.
Dennis will enter the festival.
The message was given to the chef.
Hello again, friends! Let’s do a weather check. Well, whoever said temperatures are getting better, better get ready to spend a wet weekend in Tennessee

Monday, July 27, 2015

[PronunciationWorkshop] Intonation

Have you ever tried one of Diane’s Donuts?  They are so delicious.  I have eaten
many different kinds of donuts, from all over the country; however, I have
never tasted anything, quite like Donuts made by Diane.  I have been told that
she uses the finest and freshest ingredients that money can buy.  The best flour,
the best eggs and the best milk.  I am sure, that once you taste these incredible
donuts, you will run and tell all of your friends.

Syllable Stress
Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable

Two-Syllable Words (stress 1st syllable)
Sofa Oven After Finger Station Second Enter Often
Uncle Carpet Father Children Walking  Jacket Lucky Comment

Two-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable)

Delete Decline Survive Protect Adopt Advance Below Resolve
Advice Acquit Control Arrive Involve Massage Disease Relate

Generally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable

Three-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable)

Reduction Arrangement
Audition Companion Detective  Ambitious Companion Appliance
Discover  Unlawful Conclusion Assemble Adjustment Affected Acceptance Ferocious

Syllable Stress Practice

  The pictures are fantastic.
  He needs permission to find a solution.
  The party is in honor of his retirement.
  Her son exhibited bad behavior on their vacation.

Comparative Sentences

Joe drinks cheap wine.
Sue only drinks expensive wine.
Don’t forget his birthday.
We would never forget his birthday.
She’s planning to leave tomorrow.
He made plans to leave a month ago

The Teacher’s meeting is at 9:00.
The students announced that they will never have a meeting.
My telephone isn’t working.
The telephone needs to work by lunchtime.
He’s painting his house blue and green.
Your house would look terrible if it were green.

[PronunciationWorkshop] Phrase Reductions

1. (Going to try) becomes ‘gunna try
I’m gunna try to finish this book.

2. (Want to eat) becomes ‘wanna eat
  Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock?

3. (Have to start) becomes ‘hafta start
I hafta start a diet tomorrow.

4. (Has to try) becomes ‘hasta try
  He hasta try harder.

5. (Got to leave) becomes ‘gotta leave
I gotta leave in fifteen minutes.

6. (Ought to believe) becomes ‘oughta believe
She oughta believe what he is saying.

7. (Out of bed) becomes ‘outa bed
  I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.

8. (Did you go?) becomes ‘Didja go
  Didja go to the store?

9. (Would he help?) becomes ‘Woody help
  Woody help me move the furniture?

10. (Won’t you play?) becomes ‘Wo n c h a play
Woncha play one more song on the piano?

11. (Didn’t you know ?) becomes ‘Didincha know
  Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow ?

12. (Is he?) becomes ‘Izzy
  Izzy the one that called?

13. (What do you want?) becomes ‘Whadaya_want

14. (Give it to me.) becomes ‘GividaMe
  Gividame right away

Sunday, July 26, 2015

[PronunciationWorkshop] The 10 Keys towards Improvement

Number 1. Practice and listen.

Number 2. Do not leave off the endings of words.

Number 3. Make a list of frequently used words.

Number 4. Open your mouth more when you speak English.

Number 5. Don’t be afraid to speak.

Number 6. Read aloud in English for ten to 15 minutes every day.

Number 7. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation errors.

Number 8. Watch the mouth movements of native speakers and imitate them.

Number 9. Buy books on tape. Read along with the tape - out loud.

Number 10. Be patient.

[PronunciationWorkshop] Reading 1

Photo album
Keeping a family photograph album is a good way to save family memories for yourself and future generations of your family. Very old pictures can be taken to a photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture any information you remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it. Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to spend the day and it is a fun activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and their children will appreciate your efforts too.

The Public Library
Your library card can be your ticket to entertainment, current events and new ideas. Almost every city has a public library and there is no charge for a library card. Libraries have books about many subjects, but there are also other things at the library. These include books on cassette tape, videotapes, large print books, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free programs in the afternoon or evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or traveling library, which brings the library right into your neighborhood.

John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller did three amazing things. First, he acquired probably the greatest fortune in all history. He started out in life digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an hour. In those days, there were not half a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one million dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to collect a fortune said to be anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the first girl he fell in love with refused to marry him.The reason given was because her mother refused to allow her daughter to “throw herself away” on a man who had such poor prospects.

Stars
How many stars can you see on a dark, clear night? You can see about 3,000 stars with your eyes alone. But keep in mind that you are viewing only part of the sky. If the whole sky were visible, you could count about 5,000 stars. If you look through a small telescope you might see as many as 600,000 stars. Through the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot millions of stars. No one is sure exactly how many stars there are altogether, but astronomers believe there are at least 200 billion, billion stars out in space.

Saturday, July 25, 2015

[PronunciationWorkshop] The 50 Most Mispronounced Words in English


  1. accounting
  2. argue
  3. actually
  4. available
  5. arrangements
  6. basically
  7. business
  8. calls
  9. complete
  10. continue
  11. contribute
  12. corporation
  13. differences
  14. directly
  15. exactly
  16. educational
  17. every
  18. exceptional
  19. familiar
  20. financial
  21. frustrating
  22. general
  23. immediately
  24. inconvenience
  25. introduce
  26. irrational
  27. justice
  28. likeable
  29. loosen
  30. measurements
  31. middle
  32. multiple
  33. national
  34. original
  35. outrageous
  36. particular
  37. partnership
  38. problem
  39. prohibit
  40. quality
  41. question
  42. referring
  43. regardless
  44. request
  45. similar
  46. specific
  47. value
  48. visualize
  49. vulnerable
  50. working