Monday's Bible study had a small turnout (4 students) so instead of doing the planned activity (which would have been better with a larger group) we decided on a Bible passage to read and discuss. I offered the option of practicing speaking about anything but the students were set on reading the Bible.
We read Psalm 9, and focused on verses 9-10 and 18 and had a small discussion about our orphanage visit this past Sunday. The students got a lot of pronunciation and vocabulary practice during class.
Students pointed out that in American English the letter "t" often sounds like "d" when it is in the middle of a given word whereas in British English the letter "t" often sounds like a "t."
Some words we discussed included:
deeds: coisas feitas
enemies: enemigos
blotted out: tirado/limpado
uprooted: tirado
perish: to die/morrer
enthroned: no trono
glad: alegre
rejoice: alegrar-se
stumble: atropecar
righteous: justo
I also presented a trick for remembering how to pronounce -ed at the end of different verbs:
If the verb ends in a "t" or "d" sound the -ed will make and "id" sound (ex. tasted, lifted)
If the verb ends in a voiced consonant sound, the -ed will make a "d" sound (ex. loved, cared)
If the verb ends in a non-voiced consonant sound, the -ed will make a "t" sound (ex. fixed, danced, kissed)
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