How to improve your pronunciation

Hi! Today I'm going to give you several tools to improve your pronunciation. Although you already know the secret: listen to real English examples and PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!

1- Remember the video we saw in class? This is the website where it was taken from: Rachel's English.
It has lots of different videos on pronunciation, intonation and rhythm.

2- The book we're working with also has interesting exercises to try. Click here to visit the site.

3- We also mentioned this website the other day. It contains many video tutorials on several topics. The ones on pronunciation are here.

And finally, just for fun, the video with Rafaela Carrá we enjoyed in class last day:

Activity in English: "Descubriendo nuestras costas"

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¡Ven con nosotros a practicar tu nivel de inglés de una manera sencillamente diferente!
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Present simple vs Present continuous

Hi everyone! What's the difference between "I study English in the School of Languages" and "I'm studying the present continuous"?

Some of you have asked for extra help with this grammar issue. Here are some resources online that might be of help:

1- If you click here, you'll find an explanation of form, meaning, spelling, together with exercises to practice.
2- More exercises here and here.
3- Spelling rules about doubling consonants explained here very clearly. If you prefer a video, here is a website that contains free video lessons on many different topics.

Enjoy!