lunes, 12 de diciembre de 2016

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Composition 

I have a black cat in my house and my boyfriend give me a beautiful parrot and a bird. 
one day  his son came to my house and give me a delicious banana and cream, I was
very happy, but later this child attack my parrot, for that reason I stress out
a dim mouse appear in my bedroom, so I ran away and a boy help me, but the mouse
was in a high and heavy closet.

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Penultimate syllable and antepenultimate syllable



Penultimate syllable (2nd last)



Ante-penultimate syllable (3rd last)



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Verb and Noun pronunciation


Verb and noun are the same pronunciation is different 

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noun-verb

* The decrease in sales, had decreased in the last years for that reason the growth economy is lower.

* My company increase the market share, and as result it had an increase in sales.

* Many imports for a country generates a deficit in the balance trade for that reason the countries should import in a few quantities.

* Colombia exports coffee around the world, because this is its better product so when Colombia send the coffee's exports generate a growth in the Colombian economy.

* Is there a discount on this? -  They discounted the theories.

* Do you need a permit to fish here? - They won't permit her to leave the country

* They're reporting armed conflict in the area. - His opinion conflicted with hers.

* She entered a beauty contest. - They contested the results.

* Your offer is so low it's an insult. - Don't insult me!

* There's a student protest today. - They're protesting against cuts.

* He was a rebel when he was younger. - He rebelled against authority.

* That's a rewrite of an old song. - She rewrote her story

* I received an invite to her party. - They invited us to their house.


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WR
KN
Final - e
(bit - bite, fat - fate)


sound changes 



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Audio in pairs


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Voiced, Unvoiced, Sibilant

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More words with each sound 

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News

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Colombian news

Colombia earthquake: Strong tremor hits Medellín, Apartadó, and Caucasia



A strong earthquake (terremoto) with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has struck northwest Colombia, with shaking felt in Medellin, Apartadó, Caucasia and other places in the region. Only few details were immediately available. 

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