Grammar

In introductions, we often say how long we’ve been somewhere. e.g. I have lived in Winnipeg for two years.

Practise the Present Perfect tense here:

• ELC Study Zone http://tinyurl.com/jakka
• Seonaid’s exercises http://tinyurl.com/cqfomm6
• British Council’s Learn English pages http://tinyurl.com/awummj4

Pronunciation

We’ve selected the sounds v and b for this practice. In some languages, these sounds don’t exist, or they’re pronounced differently from English. For some learners it’s difficult to connect these two sounds, as in [I’Ve  Been [ayv’bin]

Practise sounds v and b here:

• JonTeachesEnglish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DRa6-ns-34
• Listen and select http://tinyurl.com/bqhrvon