Merry Christmas from Tower English

Christmas 2009 - the three-minute English lesson!

Well, here it is - Christmas 2009 at Tower English. Enjoy!

By the way, the excellent Christmas music featured in the video is by Fatblueman. Check out the lead singer's blog here.

Changes to Tower Talk

Have you noticed anything new about Tower Talk? Well, I have just joined Twitter. You can see my updates on the left with a picture of my face (I really must change the red sweater, I am wearing it in every picture of me).

If you don't know, Twitter is similar to Facebook or Mixi, but I like it more because you can only write short messages on it - 140 letters or kanji each time. That is good, because I don't have time to write much more than that.

You can read the updates on the left, or even better, you can follow me on Twitter and get all the updates whenever you like.

Also, I have moved the hits counter to the bottom of the page, added a list of blogs that you might find interesting, added a link to Tower English's YouTube channel, and a new search feature.

Have a look around, I hope you like the changes. Now, I must get some sleep.

Patrick

Phonics and the 42 sounds of English

Here's the latest weekly three-minute English lesson. This week, it is all about phonics - the sounds of English. Most children in England learn to read by making the sounds of the letters, but it's hard to remember all the sounds and how they are spelt - so doing the actions helps... even for you adults. Plus, the actions keep you warm through the winter.

On with the show (please join in at home):