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EL BOLETIN DE INGLES
AMERICANO PREFERIDO POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES |
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OM
News # 52 - Delivered to 22550 subscribers |
ISSN 1668-4877 - March 15,
2003 |
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Hola
amig@: "La desesperación por el poder enferma". Seguramente ya nos
han comprendido, no? En fin, a lo nuestro ...
ESTA ENTREGA: Ischigualasto-Valle de la Luna en Argentina es el único lugar del mundo
que permite a los científicos estudiar la transición faunística más
importante en la historia de la Tierra y así resolver uno de los grandes
enigmas de la ciencia. Por ello te invitamos a visitar la nueva galería
fotográfica de Rolf Bohn.
Dinosaurios aparte, hemos incorporado en este boletín un interesante
artículo con audio mp3 acerca del Inglés Australiano,
bastante complejo como todos sabemos.
BIENVENIDOS los mensajes de buena onda recibidos por la incorporación
de los
CRUCEROS
VIRTUALES
al portal (si hasta un vecino nos felicitó en el ascensor!!). Estamos demorados con
las fotos del crucero a Islas Malvinas y Fiordos Chilenos (del cual
también participaste virtualmente en febrero) pero en breve podrás
verlas en el portal. Agradecemos también tu
recomendación a colegas y amigos.
Hasta el 1° de abril !!! |
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New Photogallery:
Ischigualasto - Dinosaurs Trail (bilingual footnotes)
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Australian
English:
Is it really different?
(a must for intermediate and
high intermediate students)
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ANSWERS
News # 51
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ISCHIGUALASTO
- DINOSAURS TRAIL: For archaeology
lovers, Rolf Bohn presents surprising pictures from Moon Valley in
Argentina.
ISCHIGUALASTO - LA RUTA DE LOS DINOSAURIOS: Para los devotos de la
arqueología, Rolf Bohn presenta fotos sorprendentes del Valle de la
Luna, Argentina.
Interesting bilingual photo gallery.
Haz
clic en la foto |
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AUSTRALIAN
ENGLISH: Is it really different?
Source: Think in English - Author: Ruth Hellema |
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When
listening to an Australian you quickly realise that there is something
different about the way s/he speaks. But could you mention which the
differences are? Have a look at the following six tips and practise with
the Australian mp3 passage below: |
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In
Australian English speech rhythms are slow, stress being more
uniformly spaced than in Standard British English (SBE).
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Consonants
do not differ greatly from those in SBE, although the intervocalic /t/,
such as in better,
is often pronounced /d/.
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Often
the final -er is
very open, resulting in a word such as weather
sounding like wethah.
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Another
open sound is -o-.
Therefore hello
becomes hellow.
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Typically,
the vowel sound in day
(/ei/ in British and American English), more closely resembles the
vowel sound in why
/ai/.
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Another
difference is the /au/ sound in town
which becomes teown.
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An
extract from EUCALYPTUS, by Murray Bail
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Murray Bail, Australian, is the author
of this enchanting novel about love and gum trees which appeared in
1999. Mr Bail is also an accomplished short-story writer.
WMA
sound files in this newsletter will be available until March 30, 2003
Los archivos sonoros WMA de este boletín estarán disponibles hasta el
30/03/2003.
Source: Il Narratore Website |
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Where the mathematics ended and opened into light and space
Ellen decided to turn, when something on the ground under a tree caught her eye.
For a moment she thought it was a bundle of clothing her father had left there.
Soft contours of flesh came forward in bush, the trees and undergrowth suddenly
act as backdrops.
It was a man, lying in the shade; a foreign body, on their
property.
She thought: another suitor!
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VIDEO
# 1:
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Are
you ELIGIBLE to vote in the next elections?
I'm on the ELECTORAL roll
now. |
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VIDEO
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They
seemed to know left from right and who to VOTE FOR.
It's ... and the multinationals that seem to take all the DECISIONS. |
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VIDEO
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According
to the latest opinion POLLS ...
Well, with so much UNEMPLOYMENT it's not surpising!! |
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VIDEO
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Will
the POLITICIANS give you and me a decent job?
I very much DOUBT it. |
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next update: april 1, 2003 |
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