ISym School

Tongue Twister of the Day!
Practice you /t/ and /d/ sounds with this tongue twister.

Did you know?
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word "ambulance" is rooted in the Latin word ambulare, meaning "to walk." It might seem counterintuitive—don't you need an ambulance when you can't walk to get emergency assistance?—but the word originally referred to the contraptions known as "walking hospitals."

As MedicineNet explains, in the 19th century, Napoleon came up with the idea of retrieving injured soldiers on a cart and running them out of harm's way. The mobile unit used to transport soldiers was called a hopital ambulant, or a "walking hospital."

Wednesday quiz day!
Let us test your Vocabulary skills today!

This Tuesday Choose to Be Intentional.
Intentions will invite better results in your life. Good intentions double down the efforts for you.
Any work that you do, be intentional, know what it is that you want to achieve and take actions accordingly.
The Universe will find ways to give you better results if you’re intentional with your actions.

Monday Thoughts....
"Ideas without action aren’t ideas. They’re regrets."
–Steve Jobs

Tongue twister of the day, words using letter W. Practice to pronounce this words in different ways. Good luck!

Did you know??
Penguin means "white head."

According to Merriam-Webster, the name of this flightless bird comes from the Welsh words for "head" (pen) and "white" (gwyn). It originally referred to the now-extinct great auk bird, but was eventually applied to these adorable Arctic-dwelling creatures—even though their heads are usually black and their bellies white.

Vocabulary quiz.

Last Week's Answer is D. worry
She is making herself ill with worry over her son’s future.

It's Choose day Tuesday! Always choose to Make Clear Decisions.
Decision making skill is very important. The good thing is you can always develop by making clear decisions.Make a decision. Do not overthink.

If it is a hard decision that you need to make then you can do your research and try to make the right decision.“You don’t need to overthink while making a decision because there are only two things that can happe

Monday Thoughts..
Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way.’ –George Evans

Tongue twister of the day... /t/ sounds. Let's practice your pronunciation of words with /t/.

The t sound is unvoiced (the vocal cords do not vibrate while producing it), and is the counterpart to the voiced d sound.
To pronounce the /t/ sound, keep your mouth slightly open. Press the tip of your tongue against the gum ridge behind upper front teeth, and also the sides of your tongue tip to lightly seal the upper front part of your mouth. Push the air inside the sealed area to raise the air pressure, then quickly release your tongue tip from the gum to make a voiceless popping sound (the space between the tongue tip and gum should be less than 6 mm). Make sure your voice is not on (vocal cords are not vibrating).

Did you know?

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word "bankrupt" grew out of an Italian phrase that literally refers to breaking something—not just the bank. That Italian phrase is banca rotta, meaning "broken bench," and it refers to an old custom that involved literally breaking the bench of money dealers who ran out of funds.