Every now and then for my English students, I bring out the Nightmare Poem.
This is that day for two of them. (We never get through all of it, but certain sections are great for building mnemonic devices to differentiate between tough words.)
Wish them luck!
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@MLClark I've always said that, if I spoke neither English nor Russian, the latter would be easier because (1) it's a building block language, and (2) most words sound exactly like they're spelled.
People are intimidated by Cyrillic. It took me about two weeks to learn the alphabet. After that, it was a matter of learning the grammar rules.
My high school English teacher enjoyed showing us how fish could be spelled "ghoti" sue to the quirks of English phonics.