Pronunciation rules in English

1. The 3rd of November

Good afternoon
everybody!

2.

The longest time between
two twins being born is 87
days.

3.

4.

There is a MC Donald’s in
every continent.

5.

There are no bridges over the
Amazon River

6.

There is a MC Donald’s in every
continent except Antarctica.

7.

8.

Heart attacks mostly happen on
Sundays.

9.

Heart attacks mostly happen on
Mondays.

10.

An eagle can kill a young deer
and fly away with it.

11.

12.

King Henry VIII slept with a
gigantic axe beside him.

13.

14.

How interested are people in your country in the
private live of celebrities? What kind of
celebrities? Number the people 1-3 (1 = very
interested. 2 = quite interested 3 = not
interested ).
Actors
Musicians
Sports players
Royalty
TV stars/ presenters
Politicians
others

15.

Whose ... ?, possessive ‘s
We use's with a person to talk about
family and possessions:
1 He's George Clooney's father.
It's James's house.
2 They're my parents' friends.
3 Whose is this bag? It’s Maria’s
4 The end of the film, the city centre

16.

We use Whose ... ? to ask about
We can ask:
possessions.
Whose is this bag?
OR
Whose bag is this?
You can answer:
It’s Maria’s bag.
It’s Maria’s

17.

Be careful with 's : lt can be two things;
Maria's mother (‘s = of Maria)
Maria’ s Spanish ('s = is)
Whose I Who's
Who's = Who is, e.g.
Who's that girl? She's my sister.
Whose = of who, e.g,
Whose’s this bag? It's Jack's.
whose and who's are pronounced the same.