viernes, 6 de mayo de 2011

Dialogue for first years (Dialogo para primeros)

This is the MP3 of the dialogue, it is in .rar, so you have to download and open it, then save the MP3 in your gadget.

Este es el mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A00FVGSK


Phonetic Transcription

dajænə: haj, maj nemz dajænə. wəts jɔr nem?
stiv: haj, ajm stiv. najs tu mit ju.
dajænə: haw old ɑr ju, stiv. ænd, wɛr du ju kəm frəm?
stiv: ajm
14
, ænd aj kəm frəm kænədə.
dajænə: wət du ju lajk duɪŋ ɪn jɔr fri tajm?
stiv: aj ɒlwez du spɔrts ɔr vɪzət maj frɛndz. ænd ju?
dajænə: aj ɒfən du spɔrts tu, ænd aj ɒlwez tʃæt ɑn ðə
ɪntərnɛt wɪθ pipəl frəm ɒl ovər ðə wərld.



Dialogue

Diana: Hi, my name's Diana. What's your name?
Steve: Hi, I'm Steve. Nice to meet you.
Diana: How old are you, Steve. And, where do you come from?
Steve: I'm 14, and I come from Canada.
Diana: What do you like doing in your free time?
Steve: I always do sports or visit my friends. And you?
Diana: I often do sports too, and I always chat on the Internet with people from all over the world.

jueves, 5 de mayo de 2011

Listening for Second Years

This the MP3 to practice the dialogue.

Este es el MP3 para practicar el dialogo.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BR1Y6W7M

The plain Text. ( el dialogo)

A: Now that you have some information about the competition, can you tell me why Roland Brand gets $ 1,000 and a laptop computer?

B: Because he is the winner of the competition.

A: And why does he not want to become a professional writer?

B: Beacuse he is happy with his job.

A: So, if he doesn't want to be a professional writer, why does he write?

B: He thinks that writing is a way of looking after the creative side of his personality.

A: And do you know why Jo Campbell doesn't like watching TV?

B: Yes, because she thinks it is a waste of time.


Phonetic Transcription: (transcripcion fonetica)

ə: naw ðæt ju hæv səm ɪnfərmeʃən əbawt ðə kɑmpətɪʃən, kæn ju tɛl mi waj rolənd brænd gɛts $ 1, 000 ænd ə læptɑp kəmpjutər?

bi: bɪkɒz hi ɪz ðə wɪnər əv ðə kɑmpətɪʃən.

ə: ænd waj dəz hi nɑt wɑnt tu bɪkəm ə prəfɛʃənəl rajtər?

bi: bɪkɒz hi ɪz hæpi wɪθ hɪz dʒɑb.

ə: so, ɪf hi dəzənt wɑnt tu bi ə prəfɛʃənəl rajtər, waj dəz hi rajt?

bi: hi θɪŋks ðæt rajtɪŋ ɪz ə we əv lʊkɪŋ æftər ðə krietɪv sajd əv hɪz pərsənæləti.


ə: ænd du ju no waj dʒo kæmbəl dəzənt lajk wɑtʃɪŋ tivi?

bi: jɛs, bɪkɒz ʃi θɪŋks ɪt ɪz ə west əv tajm.

This is the first entry of the workshop.

Hi everybody, it's a pleasure for this group to give you the chance to improve your English language, so we hope enjoy this site and keep in touch.

Fernando Maureira.
Teacher of English