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London Eye

Fancy a ride?

Walking along the River Thames, we get to one of the most famous big wheels in the world: The London Eye. Fancy a ride on it?

At the end of the session, you will have:

  • compared prices of tourist attractions,
  • known the difference in pronunciation between short /i/ and /e/. 

London Eye
Michal Osmenda. London Eye (1302205182).jpg (CC BY-SA)

If you want to book a ticket to this tourist attraction, you have to visit London Eye Tickets.

What is your opinion about the ticket price?

  • Do you consider that the price is cheap or expensive?
  • Is it cheaper or more expensive to get on this attraction than on the ones you usually go to in your town?
  • Do you think the price is worth the experience?

You must discuss this point in pairs or groups. Then you have to share your conclusions with all your mates.

Continue with your posts on Twitter (#taskopinion and #EDIAlondon). Show people all over the world "London Eye" and your opinion about the ticket prices. 

The 'Rubric to assess a Tweet' can help you do a good job in this social network.

Tin or ten?

Phonetics is really important in English in order to pronounce words correctly. In this project, we are going to take a look at the difference between short "i" and /e/:


/I/ or /e/
.

Click on the following link to practise the difference between these two sounds: minimal pair.

Apart from this, you can record yourselves practising the sounds and you can upload the video to your blog. You can use the 'Rubric to assess a podcast'.

If you need more practise about these two phonemes, watch this video to learn how to pronounce them correctly:

EnglishLessons4U - Learn English with Ronnie! [engVid] EnglishLessons4U - Learn English with Ronnie! . English Pronunciation - E & I (Licencia estándar de YouTube)

These phonemes are part of the phonetic chart that is used to describe the sounds of many languages. They have been established by the International Phonetic Association (IPA).

For more information about the IPA and their work visit: https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/

Learning diary

Learning Diary. Step 3: Posting the result of your research in your blog

Writing tools

Peter O'Shea. Writing tools (CC BY)

In this step, you have to post the links and other resources that you have found in your research, at your "Learning Diary"Remember it helps you reflect on what you are learning and most important: what the best way for learning is. You can answer the following questions to help you write the post.

Remember to share the link of your learning diary through Twitter using the hashtag: #taskopinion and #EDIAlondon 

The 'Rubric to assess a Tweet' can help you do a good job in this social network.

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