The English Network
This network is initiated to support the learning and usage of English among the small community of Darul Hadith.
Lesson 2 (29 June 2022 )
English Language Material links:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8spRutWnNTg
(Tips nak pandai bertutur dalam B. Inggeris)
*Please use the tips given as a basis to form an English speaking habit.
1. Speak to your ownself in BM but speak out in English.
2. Switch to English on handset, radio and TV channels and movies.
3. Speak to other people in English as far as possible e.g. in a restaurant.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF_aM4ZWfk
(Look at how amazing this little girl is. Are you motivated?)
What do you think about the little girl (Ariana)?
1. She is a fluent speaker.
2. She is intelligent (she even launches an online store and writes a song for her mother)
3. She owns a wide vocabulary for example, she was talking about A.I. (artificial intelligence and explained what it means)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOTD7E7KqHk
(Bella, a polyglot or multilingual little girl from Russia. You should be motivated!)
What do you think about the little girl, Bella?
1. She is multilingual or polyglot as she speaks seven languages.
2. She has wide knowledge and could mention the name of a type of dinosaur through description.
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH1aDCjypKg
(How to improve your listening skills by delaying the subtitles using an apps)
1. Try watching movies with delayed subtitles.
2. Try watching movies without subtitles by pausing the track.
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNTCM7cbrsc
(Without subtitles, how much can you catch from this 'small talk' between an old man and a small kid?)
1. The boy annoyed the old man.
2. The boy greeted the old man and started the conversation.
3. He found that the old man was sad and lonely. He missed his deceased wife.
4. The boy in the end managed to change his attitude towards life.
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saTZ6TRS_HE
(British vs American Accent
Listen carefully and enjoy it)
* Certain words are spelt and spoken differently in both accents.
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwU-9ZTTJc
( A speech in British accent by Emma Watson)
What was she talking about?
Lesson 1 (26 January, 2022)
1. Look at the newspaper cutting
Click on the link below and read the news focussing on the matters below;
a) What is the headline about?
b) Who is the person passing the statement?
c) What are the steps taken to launch the endemic phase?
d) What is the implication brought about by the endemic phase?
