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Selamat Hari Raya Puasa to our friends who are celebrating! Have a wonderful day of celebration!

Getting over a slow morning, I decided to just do this as I'd been meaning to do since last week! It's nowhere near perfect reading, but this was done in one take with zero editing... Something to look at for fun with pronunciation with this amazing tongue twister book by Dr. Seuss! When you're ready, try to read it out loud too yourself ;) Access the narration here: https://youtu.be/eCrJ1-VkkgM

Happy New Year 2024 everyone!

To kickstart the year, we have some exciting news. We’d like to invite you to our first Social English Pronunciation Workshop!

In this free 45-minute lunchtime workshop via Zoom, expect to:

1. Speak with others a little!
2. Learn how to be more comfortable asking questions and giving answers (*a very important social skill)
3. And work on your pronunciation skills (in a fun way)!

Workshop Date: Friday 19th January
Workshop Time: 12:00 to 12:45pm (SGT - Singapore time)
Coach: Petrisha Sun

Register today by sending us a private message why you’d like to join along with your email. Feel free to invite a colleague/friend or two.

We hope to see you!

Link to our full course: https://www.languageworks.com.sg/englishcourses/

Happy New Year! This quick video lesson is to aid you in asking simple small talk questions to anyone about their last holiday. I've included follow-up questions - just as important in keeping your conversation going! Write them down, repeat them, and have fun with them the next time the chance for small talk comes up!

I've added subtitles this time, so turn the CC function on in YouTube if you prefer them to come on.

Watch the video lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDiy5CJkukU

Want to be more confident and fluent?
Start with our Social English Course this year: https://www.languageworks.com.sg/englishcourses/

Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎄🎄

What are your favourite words associated with Christmas?

In 2014, a research study looked into some of the most commonly used festive words in the British Isles. It revealed how our tastes in festive fare have changed and what we talked about most at Christmas time. Read it here: https://bit.ly/32bI3c5

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Hohoho! Have a wonderful Christmas week!!

Hello, we're giving these class audio CDs away if you're doing this English Conversational course or if you'd like some extra listening practice. Please PM us. Happy pre-Christmas weekend ahead!

Hello and happy December! We're giving away 12 graded reader story books if you're interested in a bit of extra reading during the holidays!

Graded readers are for learners to enjoy reading at stages suitable to their levels. Book levels are marked in the photo. From Level 1 (300 headwords) to Level 5 (2300 headwords)

Please send a message with your mailing address for the book(s) you want.

We are honoured to have Fluentu list us at number 1 for Business English courses here!

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/business-english/business-english-course-singapore/

Are you sometimes unsure how to pronounce a word or want to be understood by others without repeating yourself? How do you pronounce words like 'colleague', 'liaise', and 'opportunity'?

Here's a list of 23 main words that I first thought of from all the years of teaching English. I highlight the pronunciation differences between Singaporean English and pronunciation from the Cambridge dictionary. Every accent in its entirety is beautiful, but in the case when a word is slightly mispronounced, misunderstandings or lost moments can be the result...

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/_mqjCzRTdWs

I hope this will help you in sounding clearer and more confident when speaking in the English language! Do comment in the video if you have a word or words which you have difficulty pronouncing, or if you just want to share any other mispronunciations or differences you've heard, and I may add it to Part 2 of this series!

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We do Pronunciation and Speaking courses all the time, and if you'd like to take your skills further, please find out more at: https://www.languageworks.com.sg/courses/

Want to do a Placement Test for your level assessment?
https://www.languageworks.com.sg/placement-test/

If you want to write to me, drop me a line at [email protected]

Hello you, this weekend I've got a new video for your learning.

We focus on how pronunciation changes with word pairs with the same stressed syllable. I'm sure we all want to be fluent and sound good when speaking, and with these word pair examples, we don't say them the same way! It's a bit of a drilling practice involved here, so get ready and take your time to listen and repeat after me. Watch the new video here: https://youtu.be/2acZeSI_qoc

If you're wondering about what 'word stress' means, please refer to my previous video where I explain the details and how it all comes together: https://youtu.be/e4uIct1gA8U

Like these videos or find them useful for language learning? Please subscribe to my humble channel and help share the word ;)

**Lunchtime Video Alert!** Here I have a new pronunciation video for you, focusing on word stress. Watch for the explanation what this means!

Pronunciation can sometimes be confusing...

Which sounds should be emphasised in a word, so that when we apply word stress correctly to our speech, we can sound more natural and fluent? Let's begin by looking at some adjectives with 5 different stress patterns which I'll be presenting you.

Click here for the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4uIct1gA8U

We do pronunciation and speaking courses all the time, and if you'd like to take your skills further, please find out more at: https://www.languageworks.com.sg/courses/

Want to do a Placement Test for your level assessment?
https://www.languageworks.com.sg/placement-test/

If you want to write to me, drop me a line at [email protected]

https://youtu.be/8tPIqyI28uw

In Part 2 of our Business Writing video, learn the next set of 13 words that writers usually mix up! Remember to like and subscribe to my channel for the latest videos!

Learn with Petrisha: Business English Writing Mix Ups (Part 2) Hello! Welcome to Part 2 of my Business Writing video. This video is made for all of you who sometimes struggle with the right word choice when it comes to b...

**LUNCHTIME VIDEO ALERT!** This video is made for all of you who sometimes struggle with the right word choice when it comes to business writing. Across the board, writing is never an easy task, especially when you are hard-pressed for time or when there's a problem to solve! You will see a set of 5 contrasting words with their meanings and example sentences of how to apply them. To give you a better context, most of these examples are written with workplace scenarios. Let's have a look at these 10 words which I hand-picked for your learning!

As I mentioned in this video, to you HR and Training Managers, we do comprehensive, engaging, and interactive Business Writing and Business English general courses all the time, and if you'd like to see how we can work together to train your colleagues or executive management staff, please drop me a line at: [email protected]

Learn with Petrisha: 10 Business English Writing Mix Ups! Hello! This video is made for all of you who sometimes struggle with the right word choice when it comes to business writing. Across the board, writing is ne...

Hello again! This would have been another weekend, but after a day as busy as today, this video is now uploaded at the end of Monday...

I did this video on Sunday and it was actually a rather dull day with the start of our month-long lockdown here in Singapore, but I'm sure glad it turned out alright! This is supposed to be a bit of a fun topic when I had the idea of bringing you colourful idioms, but as you know all idioms have their own meaning, and some are not very fun! Native speakers use idioms and learners of English may not always understand, especially when in a spontaneous conversation when you may not be able to check the dictionary there and then. Let's start somewhere and have a look at these 15 which I hand-picked for your learning!

We do speaking, listening, Business, and Social English courses all the time, and if you'd like to take your skills further, please find out more at: https://www.languageworks.com.sg/courses/

Want to do a Placement Test for your level assessment?
https://www.languageworks.com.sg/placement-test/

Hang in there!!

Learn with Petrisha: English Idioms With Colours! Hello again! This would have been another weekend, but after a day as busy as today, this video is now uploaded at the end of Monday... I did this video on S...

Wishing all mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers a Happy Mother's Day! Sending you lots of 💕

Hello again, it's another weekend!

I did this video last night and really hoping this is going to be useful for your daily speaking skills. Knowing the individual sounds that make up a word can help you pronounce with more clarity. In this video, I show you how it all comes together ;) I do love the way English works - it's not a phonetic language where spellings reflect the pronunciations and sounds, but we have to start somewhere! Let's begin by looking at the words that contain the spelling 'our'.

We do pronunciation and speaking courses all the time, and if you'd like to take your skills further, please find out more at: https://www.languageworks.com.sg/courses/

Want to do a Placement Test for your level assessment?
https://www.languageworks.com.sg/placement-test/

If you want to write to me, drop me a line at [email protected]

Learn with Petrisha: English Pronunciation - Sounds with Letters 'our' Hello again, it's another weekend! I did this video on Friday night and really hoping this is going to be useful for your daily speaking skills. Knowing the ...

Happy lunchtime mid-week post!

Hello again everybody! I'm back with a brand new pronunciation video for those of you who want to sound spot on when speaking about CAREERS.

I picked out 10 key words which are going to be useful for speaking when it comes to job searches, interviews, and those crucial conversations with hirers and managers.

I want to ensure that you are pronouncing these key words correctly, which directly affects your fluency. Listening is going to be one-sided if you are not receiving feedback on the way you pronounce. If you are looking for a proper course with focus on Pronunciation, Business Conversation, Business Writing, Interviews, or Presentations, we offer these courses professionally with a flexible number of hours. Start with me online at anytime, from anywhere in the world!

For more details on the various coursework we offer, please visit us at https://www.languageworks.com.sg/courses/

Want to do a quick Placement Test for your level assessment? https://www.languageworks.com.sg/placement-test/

Learn with Petrisha! English Pronunciation: Careers Hello again everybody! I'm back with a brand new pronunciation video for those of you who want to sound spot on when speaking about CAREERS. I picked out 10 ...

Hellooo again! I made this video on Monday, after a nice catch up with my sister and after my first yoga class (since the baby)... so yes! I am finding myself a little more energetic here and absolutely loving how a change in routine can do wonders. This video is about the use of simple modifiers in English, good for everyday speaking and adding more meaning to your sentences. Try applying this small list to your daily conversations and hear how you sound! (Just adding a few more here: incredulously, amazingly, absolutely ;)

Learn with Petrisha - English Vocabulary: Modifiers?! Hellooo again! I made this video on Monday, after a nice catch up with my sister and after my first yoga class (since the baby)... so yes! I am finding mysel...

Hello all! It's the start of another weekend, and here's my new video made during our family trip (within the country)!

I am at the beach with little Bridget and talking about how it's like being here! There are 10 words or phrases captioned for your learning. You can use them easily when chatting about a day at the beach to anyone ;)

Any comments or questions, post them to me~

Learn with Petrisha - English Vocabulary: At the Beach! I am at the beach with little Bridget and talking about how it's like being here! There are 10 words or phrases captioned for your learning. You can use them...

Hello everyone, we have Part 2 of the Present Perfect tense video out now ;) This time we are focussing on question forms. We hope you will learnt something new and as always, feel free to connect with us if you have more questions. Add your Present Perfect questions in YouTube and let's see if they are applied correctly!

Learn with Petrisha - English Grammar: Present Perfect Tense Part 2 Here is a follow up video from last week's: the use of Question forms in Present Perfect tenses! Don't we ask many questions when it comes to meeting new fri...

Hello everybody, it's been a looong time since we've emerged on social media, and we do hope you are doing well! We've been a bit quiet as we've mostly been caught up with teaching online. In any case, we hope you'll learn something useful from our short video. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think!

"Today I managed to do a very quick, uncut video for you on the use of the Present Perfect tense. It's a tense that we use every day, so let's get it right! For my students, this is going to be a recap of what we've been doing so far, and for you who are just watching, you'll learn as well as have a good idea of how I conduct online sessions on Zoom."

For more details on the various coursework which we offer, please visit us at www.languageworks.com.sg or write to [email protected] :)

Update: Part 2 is now posted on our FB page! Learn about asking questions in this tense!

Learn with Petrisha - English Grammar: Present Perfect Tense Today I managed to do a very quick, uncut video for you on the use of the Present Perfect tense. It's a tense that we use everyday, so let's get it right! Fo...