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  Alexandra February 19, 2011 17:18

  Absolutely agree with you, my friend. Bad mentality indeed. So many people want to get big money by doing nothing. They really a big stagnation for the  common progress. We really need to be disciplined and also to change our priorities and views of life.  It's funny when people judge you by what brand cloth do you wear or what a modern car do you have, etc.

  Have a good evening!

  Alexa

   
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  Alexandra February 19, 2011 14:03

  Hi, Tanya! It's a pity that rest in Crimea is more expencive than in other famouse countries. Frankly speaking I don't go abroad for having rest. The main reason is lack of money. Few years ago I visited Issykkul in Kirgizia. It was rather expencive too. For that money I spent there I could have a rest in a 5 star hotel in Turkey. And the service and a food could be muuuch better.

  hugs,

  Alexa
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  Alexandra February 17, 2011 15:42

  Thank you, dear Tanya! Yes, it's rather expensive to have holidays in Florida. I visited Crimea with my family when I was 9 years old. We had a great time there.

  regards,

  Alexa
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  smiling February 14, 2011 18:32

  thank you dear Tanya...happy Valentine's day to you too:-*
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  april February 14, 2011 13:20

  Dear Tanya,

  Thank You a lot for Your Greetings!

  Wish You all the best as well!Let Love & Happiness fill Your life!
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  smiling February 12, 2011 17:08

  Hello Tanya...Long time no see.How are you doing these  days?

  hope you are quite fine and happy and like my papery flowers:-)

  your friend reyhaneh

  
  
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  ^:D January 16, 2011 14:47

  i'm sorry for my behaviour.

  i'm sorry if i upset u.

  sorry!!!!
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  Bill the English Teacher January 2, 2011 22:18

  I just discovered that the technical site will show the different letters (sounds) that fall into different pronunciation groups.  If you click on the letter it shows more information about the sound and even shows a video of a speaker making the sounds.  This would be quite helpful,
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  Bill the English Teacher January 2, 2011 21:56

  Tanya,

  This site is a bit technical, but it does define some of the words we use when speaking of the mechanics of pronunciation.  It gives the names of the sounds we make, where they are made in the mouth, and there is a diagram of the parts that we use to make speech.  This may help your student see the areas that are used in speech.  Some of the explanations are a bit technical, however.

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html
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  Bill the English Teacher January 2, 2011 21:29

  Tanya,

  Here is one site that is fairly thorough about the mechanics of English pronunciation.  One has to get used to some technical terms such as alveolar palatal surface and things like that.  Your student would obviously need feedback from you on whether the sounds he makes are correct or not since he cannot hear feedback well.  He would need to feel his sounds as opposed to hearing his sounds.  Voiced and voiceless sounds can be felt by him putting his hand on his larynx or "voice box" in his throat to feel that difference. He would need to get a feel for when he is blocking air and then releasing it in an explosive manner. He could try to physically make the sounds as they are described on the site and your feedback would let him know when he physically is doing it well so he can memorize the feel of what he is doing.  I hope this helps.  It is the kind of information I had to learn to correct my students' pronunciation.

   

  Sometimes I have had to practice making sounds like my students and then making the sound correctly.  I try to feel the difference so I can tell them how to hold their tongue, block air, let it explode, or let it flow freely.    For example  CH in English (as in church) often is made by teeth clenched together, the tongue blocks the air, the pressure builds up and we release it in an explosion of air.  But in the word machine the CH is like an SH.  We clench the teeth together, but the tongue is flattened and allow air to flow freely.  Practicing these mechanics separately over and over at first may help him to improve his pronunciation.

  http://www.eslport.com/2008/10/us-english-pronunciation-introductio...

   

   I have one document that deals with vowels only.  I find vowels more difficult to teach.  There are actually diagrams of the mouth.  Will send separately.