What is it ? A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. E niente di certo in Inglese NON possiamo certo dire “si legge come si scrive’. Nel post di ieri presentavo alcuni diversi modi in cui si pronuncia la combinazione “OUGH”. Per non parlare poi delle letter mute…e lo dico sempre sempre sempre.. la L di TALK NON si pronuncia; che dire poi della K di KNOW?
E niente va cosi in Inglese :
CouGH > F sound
EnouGH > F sound
TouGH > F sound
ma …
BouGH > W sound
ThouGH > Loooong O sound
ThrouGH > OOH sound
Bottom line we are always on top of the situation !! E quanto ci piace l ‘inglese ????
on top of something
in control of a situation and aware of changes:
The stock market has been unpredictable, and you really have to stay on top of things.
On top of is also used to mean in addition to, esp. something unpleasant:
“Sembrare”
Verbo Intransitivo :
he seems o appears (to be) nice
he seemed o looked younger
she looks like a young girl
he looks like his father
it tastes like coffee
→ it felt like silk
it smells as if something is burning
it seems that
it seems to me that …,
it looks to me as though …(penso)
I think (that) …,
I have a feeling that …
it’s not as easy as it seems
do you think it’s fair?
she thinks she knows everything
do as you please o as you see fit
W : I put it on the library shelf R : I put it on the BOOKCASE shelf
Library in inglese vuol dire ” biblioteca”. ” Libreria” si dice “book store/shop”. La libreria intesa come mobile di case si chiama “bookcase” !!
And study English even if it’s Caturday and even if it’s Christmas !
W : I hate staying without my cell phone R : I hate being without my cell phone
W : I am born in Milan …… R : I WAS born in Milan
Exactly what we need … for our fantastic long weekend in….stay tuned to find out
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