Help with writing

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Christina Perri - Human

Listen to the song and pay attention to the pronunciation of CAN.

Can vs. Can't: pronunciation

Watch the video to learn how to pronounce CAN and CAN'T. This video shows you the American English version. British English is a little different:

	British English	American English
CAN	/kən/ or /kn/	/kɪn/
CAN’T	/kɑːnt/	/kænt/

Dependent prepositions

Learn and test yourself on dependent prepositions here.

You can find some more exercises here, here and here.

Giving opinions

Learn and practise how to give opinions in English with the BBC.

Click here to learn how to agree.

Click here to learn how to disagree.

And click here to learn how to express your opinion.

Space Oddity - Answers

Here are the answers to Space Oddity. I love this song!

Thanks to the contributors - I really appreciate that. Enjoy the song!

Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your 1. HELMET on
Ground Control to Major Tom (Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six)
Commencing countdown,2. ENGINES on (Five, Four, Three)
Check 3. IGNITION and may God's love be with you (Two, One, Liftoff)

This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the 4. PAPERS want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping 5. THROUGH the  6. DOOR
And I'm floating in the most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here am I sitting in my tin can
Far above the 7. WORLD
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one 8. HUNDRED 9. THOUSAND 10. MILES
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spacesuit knows which 11. WAY to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something 12. WRONG
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear …

Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the 13. MOON
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do.

Comparatives and superlatives

Watch the videos to learn how to make comparatives and superlatives in English.

You'll find lots of exercises here and here (if you have problems with the difference between adjectives and adverbs, this one will help you too)

And now sing along!

Top Gear: Race across London

Watch the video and try the exercises on your handout.

Joke or choke?

Listen to a BBC expert pronouncing the sounds in joke and choke. Practise saying the words aloud.

Transport vocabulary

Learn and practise transport vocabulary here. Don't forget to learn the pronunciation, as well as the spelling and the meaning!

If you want to learn more, click here, here or here.