A list of the most common words written with "O" but sound like "U":
some
come
cover
dozen
colour
love
money
honey
brother
mother
other
tongue
ton
Monday
month
monkey
Words spelled with "OU" but sound like "U":
country
couple
courage
cousin
double
trouble
touch
rough
tough
enough
young

The Social Evolutionary

Uh-oh! When the letter "O" sounds like "U".

Learn about business and profession stereotypes, most notably artists, and about everything that goes on behind the scenes.
Best for intermediate and advanced students!

New English US

Business English: Behind the scenes (stereotypes, artists, hustle, creative work)

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems
A 4-year-old boy from the UK has signed a book deal to publish his collection of poems.

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen was discovered by poet and teacher Kate Clanchy, who won the 2020 Orwell Prize for political writing. Clanchy knew Shamma-Sourgen's mother, who teaches the study of poetry at the University of Reading.

Clanchy began sharing Shamma-Sourgen's poems on Twitter, where they became popular with her followers. Speaking to The Guardian, Clanchy said that she didn't share them because they were like an adult's poems, but because they were so much like a child's way of thinking.

The young poet has now signed a book deal with Walker Books, a children's book company, making him one of the youngest writers to get a book deal.

According to Guinness World Records, Dorothy Straight from the US is the youngest female to publish a book. She wrote a book in 1962 when she was 4 years old. It was published in 1964.

The youngest male writer is Thanuwana Serasinghe from Sri Lanka, who wrote a book when he was 4 years and 9 months old. It was published nine days before his 5th birthday.

In an interview with Sky News, Shamma-Sourgen's mother said that he's still learning to read and write, so he speaks his poems out loud and she writes them down for him.

"I like writing poems especially about nature. I feel happy that my poems will be in a book," Shamma-Sourgen told The Guardian. As well as nature, Shamma-Sourgen's poems talk about things like love, being lonely and bugs in his garden.

The book of poems will be published in summer 2021.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems

For this week's practice let's listen to a story about dreams coming true. You can replay the story as much as you need and answer the questions after.

Comprehension Questions:
- What dream comes true for Mia?
- Where is the program?
- Who has a party for Mia?
- Where does Mia put her papers? Why?
- List two things Mia can do as a citizen.

Wyn's Way to English

Wyn's Way to English - Listening Practice "Citizenship"

Durante mi estancia como profesor para nepalís en India, algunas noches entre té y té, disfrutaba de charlas sobre el Himalaya. Fábulas del Nepal sobre el origen del mundo, de la cascada que nace el Ganges desde la cabellera de Shiva y también de las hazañas de los sherpas que conocen hasta el más mínimo secreto de la cordillera más impresionante de nuestro planeta. Casi todos decían lo mismo: el Everest es el más alto, pero no es el más difícil de ascender. 

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

¡Hacia la cima!

La famille de Marc s’appelle Dupont. Madame Dupont est la mère de Marc et Monsieur Dupont est le père de Marc. Ils habitent à Paris dans un immeuble de six étages. Aujourd’hui à Paris, il y a des immeubles de quarante étages.
L’appartement de Monsieur et Madame Dupont est confortable, mais il n’a pas l’air conditionné.
Dans l’appartement, il y a un salon immense avec vue sur la Seine et la tour Eiffel. Dans le salon, il y a un piano et trois portraits de famille. Un des portraits est de la mère de Marc.
Dans la chambre de Marc il y a un lit, deux lampes, quatre chaises, une télé et une guitare.
Marc a un frère. Il s’appelle Jean. Il n’a pas de sœurs. La chambre de Marc est à côté de la chambre de Jean. La chambre de Jean est à côté du salon.
Le père de Marc est pilote. Il est un des pilotes d’Air France. La mère de Marc est chef de cuisine dans un restaurant chic.

Activités :

Vrai ou Faux :

L’immeuble des Dupont a quarante étages.

L’appartement des Dupont a l’air conditionné.

La chambre du frère de Marc est à côté du salon.

Marc a une sœur.

Dans le salon des Dupont, il n’y a pas de piano.

Il y a des portraits dans la chambre de Marc.

Dans le salon, il y a un lit.

Dans la chambre de Marc il y a quatre chaises et deux lampes.

Il y a quatre personnes dans la famille de Marc.


French Stories with Marc and Julie A1-B1

Episode 3: La famille de Marc

今期朱古力有幸請到十幾年老友KK上黎夠鐘煲粥分享佢嘅留學同打工經歷，從大學畢業後黎美國讀master再到實習再到畢業分別喺上海廣州兩個城市分別生活過，KK對各個地方有咩感想？佢話時不時會掛住美國嘅chipotle同papa johns，朱古力表示完全理解唔到。咁問題黎啦，大家覺得食pizza要唔要落芝士？

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP23. 從互聯網到外企，我行過嘅路

Passengers flying on some routes could have to spend almost $80 more to help European airlines pay for sustainable fuels.

