Sunday, June 21, 2015

Some New Tongue Twisters for Practice

New Tongue Twisters

1. I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.
2. Three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts. Now if three thin
thieves thought a thousand thoughts how many thoughts did each
thief think?
3. The thirty-three thankful thieves thought that they thanked the
other thirty-three thankful thieves throughout Thursday.
4. Father, mother, sister, brother - hand in hand with one another.
5. They threw three thick things.
6. Thirty thousand thoughtless boys thought they would make a
thundering noise. So the thirty thousand thumbs thumbed on the thirty thousand drums.
7. Is this the thing? - Yes, this is the thing.

A synonym for cinnamon is a cinnamon synonym.

If you're keen on stunning kites and cunning stunts,
buy a cunning stunning stunt kite.

I saw Susie sitting in a show shine shop. Where she sits she shines
and where she shines she sits.

If practice makes perfect
and perfect needs practice,
I'm perfectly practiced
and practically perfect.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

A Great Resource for Improving Your English


Making and Responding to Invitations

Informal
Are you doing anything …?
Are you free …?
Do you think you might be free …?
Wanna / D'ya wanna …?

More Formal
Would you like to …?

Making an Invitation

Are you (Arya) doing anything this weekend?
Are you (Arya) free tomorrow afternoon?

If they're available then you can make a more specific invitation.

Would you like to (Wudja liketa) join me for lunch?
Would you like to (Wudja liketa) see a movie tomorrow night?
Do you think you would have time to have lunch with me?
Do you think you might be able to catch a movie with me tomorrow night?

For informal invitations among friends, you can use Wanna … / D'ya wanna …

Wanna go hiking on Saturday?
D'ya wanna grab some coffee after class?

Responding to an invitation

Yes” responses:
  • I'd love to!
  • Sure!
  • Sounds good / great!

No” responses:
  • I'd love to but …
  • (Unfortunately,) I don't think I can.
  • I'm really sorry but …
  • (Unfortunately,) I'll have to take a raincheck.
  • Maybe another time. (weak, sounds like you're blowing them off)
  • Maybe next time / Maybe next weekend.