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How do you pronounceed endings???
There are 3 different ways to pronounce ed endings: /d/ /t/
& /d/
Listen out for them as I read through the text. The rules about
when you use thedifferented endings are below the article.
David and Victoria Beckham welcomedtheir newborn baby daughter
to the worldon Monday morning and they have announcedthat they have
calledher, HarperSeven Beckham. David confirmedthe news on his
Facebook page and later, aspokesperson for the couple stated: David
and Victoria are delightedto announcethe birth of their daughter.
Happy and healthy, she arrivedat 7.55am in Los
Angeles and weighed7lb 10oz. Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz are
excitedto welcometheir new baby sister to the family.It has been
reportedthat Victoria has always likedthe old English name,
Harper.
However, there has been speculation that it was actually the
Beckhams sonsthatdecidedon the name, Harper: it is the name of a
character from the TV seriesWizards of Waverly Place, which is the
boys favourite show. Apparently, the boysalso used to read the
books and have even visitedthe set of the show.Seven was Davids
number when heplayedfor Manchester United and England.
Itisconsideredto be his lucky number and he has always wantedto
call one of hischildren, Seven.
As the news of the birth spread like wildfire around the globe
via the internet, fansand bloggerspointedout that the Beckhams are
not the first to think of the name,Seven. Itappearedin an episode
of the classic comedy, Seinfeld. The idiotGeorge Costanza
characterclaimedto have come up with the perfect name for a
baby, which was Seven. He believedit to be a beautiful name for
a boy. Or a girl.The Beckhams have previously expressedtheir love
for all things USA, but its notknown if they are fans of Seinfeld.
Brooklyn, their eldest boy, was named after the
American state in which he was conceived.Victoria has
remainedactive throughout her pregnancy and workedon her
latestrange for her fashion label. Now she can look forward to
putting her feet up andhaving a good rest, even though she was too
posh to push and Harperwas deliveredby elective Caesarean.
-ed ending can be pronounced in 3 different ways1. ed is
pronounced /d/ after voiced endings (sounds made using the voice
box).
There are more /d/ endings than othered endings (so maybe if you
dont know
which ending to say, then its probably best to go for a /d/
ending sound. Youve gotmore chance of getting it right!) e.g.
arrived, changed
2. ed is pronounced /t/ after verbs ending in these sounds: /k/
/p/ /f/ /s/ // // These are unvoiced sounds (sounds which are made
without using the voicebox) e.g. worked, dropped, laughed, watched,
passed, washed, watched
3. After verbs ending in /t/ or /d/, we pronounce -ed as /d/
e.g. excited, decided
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The document that fooled Hitler: Practising past simple
ed pronunciation
A document published yesterday, reveals the crucial role that
Britains code-breaking experts played in the D-Day landings the
1944 invasion of France.The story is practically the same as one
that you would find in an international spythriller, with
espionage, propoganda and lies but this is for real!
The document shows how the British played a complicated
game,which succeeded in convincing Hitler that the British and
their Allies were going tomake their D-Day landings in a different
place to where they actually happenedon the Normandy coast. This
deception proved to be crucial in helping with thesuccess of the
D-Day invasion and shortened the war, which saved countless
lives.
One of the unsung heroes in the background to the story is Juan
Pujol Garcia, aSpanish businessman, who was one of the wars
incredible double agents. TheNazisbelieved that he was giving them
true information. However, Pujol (who theBritishcodenamed Garbo)
worked for British Intelligence, as well.He wasnt exactly a James
Bond type figure. He was small, bald and boring. But hecompletely
tricked the Germans.Normally, he would send genuine information,
but too late for any action to betaken. However, Pujol reported to
the Nazis that the D-Day landings in Normandywere only a small part
of the invasion and the main attacks would happen furtherdown the
coast in Pas de Calais. So, thousands of German troops stayed in
theCalais area, away from Normandy.The document shows that this
information completely fooled the Germans.The Allies knew that the
plan had worked because they had already cracked thecode, which the
Germans used for sending messages. Therefore, they wereextremely
confident before the mission, which gave them a huge advantage
andultimately meant that the D-Day invasion was successful.
