A very short course on the word HALLOWEEN.
Improve your vocabulary, and practice some grammar and pronunciation (RP/BBC English)
Why HALLOWE'EN? Why can you write it with an apostrophe? ( ' )
What is an E'EN? What is HALLOW? What is Samhain? Is All Hallows' Eve the same as All Saints' Eve?
How do you pronounce these words? Do you always need apostrophes?
And is an EVE the same thing as an EVENING? Is it the evening of that day, OR THE DAY BEFORE?
3 short videos.
Vocabulary practice, grammar checks, pronunciation exercises.
Quizzes and answers!
Well, I'm English, and I'm an English Teacher.
I studied at Cambridge University 1981 to 1984 (science degree), then qualified as a teacher at Cambridge University in 1987. I retired from science, and in 2010 started teaching English here in Cambridge. Now I'm totally retired, and doing videos. I really enjoy making and recording online lessons for you. Most are based on lessons and conversations with my students. I teach privately online, and here in Cambridge.
Linking, contractions, and bad grammar make us very hard to understand. And we talk too fast, don't we? Therefore I focus on listening and speaking skills, and teach the good grammar (from the books) and the bad grammar (that we actually use.)
"I'm gonna 'av another cuppa coffee." = I'm going to have another cup of coffee.
And it's true. I am going to have another cup of coffee.
So while I make the coffee I'll leave you with another bit of information: "I'm gonna wanna 'av a pizza too."
So join me in my retirement. Explore English (including the bad stuff), eat pizza, and be inspirational.
