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How to use the webpage:

1 Listen to the video to practice your listening skill.

2 Do the comprehension test.

3 Read the text:

         –  Select a word or a phrase to listen to its pronunciation.
        –  Hover over a highlighted word to see its meaning.        

4  Read the grammar section.

5  Do the grammar test.

6 Practice making your own sentences using the prompts.

7 Use a recording app to record your own voice and the text-to-speech voice (Visit https://www.audacityteam.org/)  Practice until you get a good match.

8  Test your pronunciation by speaking into Google Translate and see if it understands you.

FUN PRONUNCIATION EXERCISE

Most common words with irregular pronunciation

The Grand Parade of Peculiar Words

INDEX

LessonCEFR Grammar TopicBritish Council Grammar TopicStory
C11Inversion (negative adverbials)Inversion 
C12Advanced conditionals (inverted forms)Conditionals 
C13Emphasis structures (cleft sentences)Emphasis (cleft sentences) 
C14Modal verbs (past speculation)Modals (advanced use) 
C15NominalisationNouns / word formation 
C16Complex relative clausesRelative clauses 
C17Discourse markers (formal vs informal)Discourse organisation 
C18Ellipsis and substitutionEllipsis 
C19Advanced gerunds and infinitivesVerb patterns 
C20Hedging and softening languageModality / discourse 
C21Nuanced tense usageVerbs (advanced use) 
C22Advanced inversion and frontingInversion 
C23Idiomatic grammar structuresFixed expressions 
C24Advanced discourse cohesionDiscourse organisation 
C25Register and tone controlFormal vs informal grammar 
C26Subtle modal distinctionsModals 
C27Advanced clause combinationsClauses 
C28Ambiguity and emphasis manipulationDiscourse / emphasis 
C29Grammar for rhetorical effectAdvanced discourse