ami-jjang
Aug 15, 2006, 12:45 AM
Practicing "L" sound: Bill and Ellie.
Bill still calls Ellie all the time. He'll really be glad when she calls back, but it may be a while. He slowly dials the telephone for the twelfth time. No luck. Well, Ellie will feel ill when Bill is in the hospital He might fall from the windowsill. "Ellie? Hello! Are you well?" Saved by the bell!
STOP HERE... Will continue on 8/15/6 @ 2:00pm EST (11:00am California time).
Practicing "R" sound : Roy the Rancher.
Roy's car will arrive around three in the afternoon. Gary will rest before they ride around the ranch together in the Ford. Gary's a grape grower in Northern California, and Roy's a rancher in Southern California. They were friends in Paris at the Sorbonne for four years. Roy and Gary had an orange grove and an apple orchard in Barstow, but the oranges were horrible and the apple trees were worse. They roamed around Europe for several years until Gary's marriage. He married Sarah in Bakersfield and had four children: Rachel, Rudy, Randy, and Harry. Harry was a fairly rude boy and he created rather a lot of trouble between Gary and Sarah. Gary ordered Harry to shape up or forget working in the yard for extra money. Harry said he was sorry and the group became friends again. {STOP HERE... Will continue on 8/16/6 @ 2:00pm EST (11:00am California time).}After a long separation, Gary heard from his friend, Roy. Roy was driving through Fresno and wanted to get together with Gary's family. Everyone gathered around the fireplace to wait for Gary's old friend. Gary, Sarah, Rachel, Rudy, Randy, and Harry are sitting in a row near the garage. Roy's car will arrive around three in the afternoon.
Practicing other sounds.
There's a lot to learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible. I should pick up on the American intonation pattern pretty easily, although the only way to get it is to practice all of the time. I use the up and down, or peaks and valleys, intonation more than I used to. I've been paying attention to pitch, too. It's like walking down a staircase. I've been talking to a lot of Americans lately, and they tell me that I'm easier to understand. Anyway, I could go on and on, but the important thing is to listen well and sound good. Well, what do you think? Do I?
Bill still calls Ellie all the time. He'll really be glad when she calls back, but it may be a while. He slowly dials the telephone for the twelfth time. No luck. Well, Ellie will feel ill when Bill is in the hospital He might fall from the windowsill. "Ellie? Hello! Are you well?" Saved by the bell!
STOP HERE... Will continue on 8/15/6 @ 2:00pm EST (11:00am California time).
Practicing "R" sound : Roy the Rancher.
Roy's car will arrive around three in the afternoon. Gary will rest before they ride around the ranch together in the Ford. Gary's a grape grower in Northern California, and Roy's a rancher in Southern California. They were friends in Paris at the Sorbonne for four years. Roy and Gary had an orange grove and an apple orchard in Barstow, but the oranges were horrible and the apple trees were worse. They roamed around Europe for several years until Gary's marriage. He married Sarah in Bakersfield and had four children: Rachel, Rudy, Randy, and Harry. Harry was a fairly rude boy and he created rather a lot of trouble between Gary and Sarah. Gary ordered Harry to shape up or forget working in the yard for extra money. Harry said he was sorry and the group became friends again. {STOP HERE... Will continue on 8/16/6 @ 2:00pm EST (11:00am California time).}After a long separation, Gary heard from his friend, Roy. Roy was driving through Fresno and wanted to get together with Gary's family. Everyone gathered around the fireplace to wait for Gary's old friend. Gary, Sarah, Rachel, Rudy, Randy, and Harry are sitting in a row near the garage. Roy's car will arrive around three in the afternoon.
Practicing other sounds.
There's a lot to learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible. I should pick up on the American intonation pattern pretty easily, although the only way to get it is to practice all of the time. I use the up and down, or peaks and valleys, intonation more than I used to. I've been paying attention to pitch, too. It's like walking down a staircase. I've been talking to a lot of Americans lately, and they tell me that I'm easier to understand. Anyway, I could go on and on, but the important thing is to listen well and sound good. Well, what do you think? Do I?