Curso:
C1 Advanced
LESSON 35: REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND PRONUNCIATION
Review, Discussion, and Pronunciation
You are 2 hours late to class because of a paranormal event. Pick ONE option from each column to build your excuse, and explain to the class exactly what happened!
ROLEPLAY ACTIVITY: You are recording an episode for "The Bermuda Truth" Podcast. Choose your role and use the "Show Notes" below to guide your interview.
You don't believe in aliens or magic. Ask the questions below, but try to find logical (or funny) holes in your guest's story.
You know the truth! Answer the host's questions using the facts we learned in class, adding dramatic flair.
Welcome to the Fact-Check Terminal. Hover over the case files to reveal if the statement is TRUE, FALSE, or an anomaly. Discuss the corrections with your team.
Thonis Heracleion was a port city to the Mediterranean.
It was Ancient Egypt's port city.
Researchers found ruins of this city in the early 1900’s.
They found it in the early 2000s.
Scientists believe that the huge stone jars were used to put the dead inside for a while and then put into the ground.
It was likely a burial site in Laos.
Locals believe that those jars were used to cook food by giants.
They believe they were used to brew rice wine!
There’s a shipwreck in Brazilian coasts that suggests that Spaniards were not the first people to come to America.
It suggests the Portuguese weren't the first (Roman jars were found).
The Nazca lines are in Brazil.
They are in Peru.
Some people believe she [Cleopatra] was buried in Petra where she was born and ruled.
They believe she was buried in Alexandria.
What was Sacsayhuaman citadel?
A fortified Inca complex in Cusco, Peru.
The language, author and content of the manuscript purchased by Voynich remains a secret because it was written in an unknown language.
It remains completely indecipherable.
The Yonaguni Monuments is on the coast of Florida.
It is off the coast of Japan.
Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of the sound.
American English Sounds - UH [ʊ] Vowel - How to make the UH as in PUSH Vowel
Unlike the long "OO" (/u:/ as in Food or Moon), the short /ʊ/ sound is relaxed. Your lips shouldn't be a tight circle.
"The cook took a good look at the book and put it in the bush."
Read it as fast as you can without making the "OO" sound like a monkey! 🐒
Great job, investigators! The archive files are now sealed.
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