tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67859041922896527702024-03-13T13:30:36.509+01:00ENGLISH WITHOUT TEARSThis blog is intended for a non-profit purpose.Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-61593576783833665192018-05-16T17:54:00.000+02:002018-05-16T17:54:10.454+02:00<br />
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Both - Either - Neither</h1>
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We use <strong>both</strong>, <strong>either</strong> and <strong>neither</strong> to refer to two people or things.</div>
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BOTH</h3>
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Both = the two; that one AND the other one; this one AND that one</div>
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<strong><em>Both</em></strong> can be used as a pronoun to refer to two things that we have already mentioned.</div>
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<li>A: Do you want the blue shirt or the red one?<br />B: I’ll buy <strong>both</strong> (= the blue shirt AND the red shirt = both shirts)</li>
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Both X and Y</h3>
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= not only X but also Y</div>
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<strong>Both + Adjective + and + Adjective</strong></div>
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<li>He’s <strong>both</strong> tall <strong>and</strong> handsome.</li>
<li>I’m <strong>both</strong> happy <strong>and</strong> confused at the same time!</li>
<li>I have had a long, hard day and I’m <strong>both</strong> tired <strong>and</strong> hungry.</li>
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<strong>Both + Noun + and + Noun</strong></div>
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<strong><em>Both</em></strong> can be used with a singular noun + and + singular noun</div>
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<li>She speaks both English and Arabic.</li>
<li>They have both a cat and a dog.</li>
<li>He is both an actor and a director.</li>
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We can also use <strong>Both + plural noun </strong>(see more below)<strong></strong></div>
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<li>She speaks <strong>both languages.</strong></li>
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Both or Both of?</h3>
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<strong><em>Both</em></strong> or <strong><em>Both of</em></strong> can be used without a difference in meaning though <strong><em>Both of</em></strong> is more common in the United States.</div>
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Both (of) + determiner + plural noun</h3>
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You can use <strong><em>Both</em></strong> or <strong><em>Both of</em></strong> before a determiner (my, his, these, the etc.) and a plural noun.</div>
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<li>Both (of) my friends arrived late to class.</li>
<li>Both of the wheels wobble too much.</li>
<li>A prize was given to both of the players.</li>
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When we use <strong><em>Both</em></strong> (without <strong><em>of</em></strong>), we drop the article <strong><em>the</em></strong>.</div>
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<li>Both of <strong>the</strong> parents were nervous.</li>
<li>Both parents were nervous.</li>
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Both of + Object Pronoun</h3>
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When using <strong><em>Both</em></strong> with an object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us them), we need the preposition <strong>OF</strong> before that pronoun.</div>
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<li>He has invited both us. (incorrect)</li>
<li>He has invited both <strong>of</strong> us. (correct)</li>
<li>I’ll take both <strong>of</strong> them. (correct)</li>
<li>I need to speak to both <strong>of</strong> you. (correct)</li>
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Verb + Object pronoun + both</h3>
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We can use <strong><em>both</em></strong> after an object pronoun</div>
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<li>I hope they invite <strong>us both</strong> (= I hope they invite <strong>both of us</strong>)</li>
<li>Do you need <strong>them both</strong>? (= Do you need <strong>both of them</strong>)</li>
<li>The teacher sent <strong>them both</strong> to the principal’s office.</li>
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To be + both</h3>
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<strong><em>Both</em></strong> comes after <strong><em>To Be</em></strong> (or an auxiliary such as <em>have</em> or modal verbs).</div>
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<li><strong>He is</strong> both intelligent and agile.</li>
<li>My sister and I <strong>are both</strong> ready for the trip.</li>
<li>We <strong>were both</strong> happy with our exam results.</li>
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Modal verb + both + verb</h3>
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<li>My parents <strong>can both</strong> speak French.</li>
<li>They <strong>should both</strong> try harder.</li>
<li>My brothers <strong>would both</strong> be shocked if they knew the truth.</li>
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Both + other verbs</h3>
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<strong><em>Both</em></strong> goes before the other verbs. If there is an accompanying auxiliary verb, then it goes in the middle of the two verbs (i.e. auxiliary + both + verb)</div>
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<li>We <strong>both wanted</strong> to stay in bed and not go to work.</li>
<li>They <strong>both liked</strong> the surprise.</li>
<li>My parents <strong>both work </strong>in the same building.</li>
<li>They <strong>have</strong> <strong>both studied</strong> a lot.</li>
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Both - Negative</h3>
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We don’t use <strong><em>both</em></strong> in negative structures. Instead, we normally use <strong><em>Neither</em></strong>.</div>
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<li>We don’t say: Both of them are not ready (incorrect)</li>
<li>We say: <strong>Neither</strong> of them are ready (correct)</li>
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See more about <strong><em>Neither</em></strong> below:</div>
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NEITHER</h3>
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Neither = not one and not the other<br /><strong><em>Neither</em></strong> is a negative word and is accompanied by an affirmative singular verb.</div>
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Neither X nor Y</h3>
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<strong>Neither … nor …</strong> is used as a conjunction. It is the opposite of “Both … and …” If a verb comes after this phrase, that verb is in the singular form (Sometimes you will hear it used in the plural form though it is not grammatically correct)</div>
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<li><strong>Neither</strong> John <strong>nor</strong> Fred likes doing the dishes. (= “Both John and Fred don’t like doing the dishes”)</li>
<li>I want <strong>neither</strong> the red shirt <strong>nor</strong> the blue shirt.</li>
<li>I <strong>neither</strong> smoke <strong>nor</strong> drink.</li>
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Neither + singular noun</h3>
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<strong><em>Neither</em></strong> is used as a determiner before a single noun.</div>
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<li>Neither team wanted to lose.</li>
<li>That tennis game was very close. Neither player had a clear advantage.</li>
<li>Neither parent knew about the accident.</li>
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Neither of + determiner + plural noun</h3>
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You can use <strong><em>Neither of</em></strong> before a determiner (my, his, these, the etc.) and a plural noun.</div>
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<li>Neither of my friends came to class today.</li>
<li>Neither of the parents understood what the baby was trying to say.</li>
<li>Neither of our cars has enough petrol so we have to take the bus.</li>
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Neither of + Pronoun</h3>
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When using <strong><em>Neither</em></strong> + of + pronoun (you, us, them), we need the preposition <strong>OF</strong> before that pronoun. (If a verb comes after this phrase then it is in singular form)</div>
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<li>The present is for neither <strong>of</strong> us.</li>
<li>Neither <strong>of</strong> them is married.</li>
<li>Neither <strong>of</strong> us expected to be fired.</li>
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Neither in short responses</h3>
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<strong><em>Neither</em></strong> is frequently used as part of a short response when someone says something negative and you agree with them.</div>
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<li>A: I have never been to Switzerland</li>
<li>B: Neither have I.</li>
<li>A: I don’t want to go.</li>
<li>B: Neither do I.</li>
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See more about <a href="http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/So_Neither_Either.htm" style="color: #4d9028;" title="So, Neither and Either as short answers">So, Neither and Either as short answers</a></div>
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<strong><em>Neither</em></strong> can also be used alone.</div>
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<li>A: Would you like a blue tie or a green tie?</li>
<li>B: Neither. (= Neither tie)</li>
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Neither vs. Either</h3>
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You can use <strong><em>Either</em></strong> with a negative verb to replace <strong><em>Neither</em></strong> with a positive verb</div>
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<li>I <strong>have neither</strong> time nor money</li>
<li>I <strong>don’t</strong> have <strong>either</strong> time or money.</li>
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See more about <strong><em>Either</em></strong> below.</div>
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EITHER</h3>
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Either = any one of the two = this one or the other one<br /><strong><em>Either</em></strong> is accompanied by an affirmative singular verb and is mostly used in questions or negative sentences</div>
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Either X or Y</h3>
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<strong>Either … or …</strong> is used as a conjunction. It is used to express alternatives and or a choice between two (and sometimes more) things. It is used a verb in singular form (Sometimes you will hear it used in the plural form though it is not grammatically correct).</div>
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<li><strong>Either</strong> you <strong>or</strong> John has to finish the report before 5pm.</li>
<li>You can have <strong>either</strong> the red shirt <strong>or</strong> the blue shirt. (= but not both)</li>
<li><strong>Either</strong> you leave the building now <strong>or</strong> I call the security guards.</li>
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Either + singular noun</h3>
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<strong><em>Either</em></strong> is used as a determiner before a single noun.</div>
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<li>There are only two options and I’m not interested in <strong>either</strong> film.</li>
<li>A: Do you want it ready for Thursday or Friday? B: <strong>Either</strong> day is fine for me.</li>
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Either of + determiner + plural noun</h3>
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You can use <strong><em>Either of</em></strong> before a determiner (my, his, these, the etc.) and a plural noun.</div>
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<li>We’ve been dating for 6 months and I haven’t met <strong>either</strong> of her parents.</li>
<li>I haven’t read <strong>either</strong> of these books.</li>
<li>I don’t want <strong>either</strong> of those apples. Do you have one that is not rotten?</li>
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Either + of + Pronoun</h3>
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When using <strong><em>Either</em></strong> + of + object pronoun (you, us, them), we need the preposition <strong>OF</strong> before that pronoun.</div>
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<li>I don’t think he is going to invite either <strong>of</strong> us.</li>
<li>A: Which photo do you prefer? B: I don’t like either <strong>of</strong> them</li>
<li>I think I left my keys and wallet at the office. I don’t want to lose either <strong>of</strong> them.</li>
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<strong><em>Either</em></strong> can also be used alone. It means it doesn’t matter which alternative. Sometimes it is accompanied by the pronoun “one”.</div>
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<li>A: Would you like a coffee or a tea?</li>
<li>B: Either (one). (= I don’t mind if it’s coffee or tea, both alternatives are fine)</li>
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Either can be used at the end of a negative sentence when you agree with something negative someone else has said. It is similar to meaning TOO and ALSO (which are used in affirmative sentences).</div>
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<li>A: I wasn’t thirsty. B: I wasn’t either. (You cannot say “I wasn’t <em>too</em>”)</li>
<li>A: I’ve never been to Portugal. B: I haven’t either.</li>
<li>A: I didn’t go to class yesterday. B: I didn’t either</li>
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You will hear the word <strong><em>Either</em></strong> pronounced two different ways:</div>
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<li>/ˈaɪðər/ (eye-ther – with a long I sound at the beginning) – British English</li>
<li>/ˈiːðər/ (ee- ther – with a long E sound at the beginning) – American English</li>
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Both forms of pronunciation are correct and supposedly one is British English and the other American English. However within each country you may hear both forms used.</div>
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The same happens with the pronunciation of the word <strong><em>Neither</em></strong>:</div>
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<li>/ˈnaɪðər/ – British English</li>
<li>/ˈniːðər/ – American English</li>
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Maybe you are a teacher in search for materials for your class. Maybe you are a parent in search for listening practice for your kid. In m opinion, children should be exposed to the English language on a regular basis: daily if possible. </div>
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<span style="color: #993333;"><a href="http://www.rong-chang.com/" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">Rong-chang.com</a> E</span>asy short stories for children and ESL/EFL beginners.<span style="color: #993333;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #993333;"><a href="http://eslfast.com/" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">eslfast.com</a>. </span>A free site with lots of short stories and conversations.</div>
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<a href="http://www.real-english.com/" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">Real English</a><span style="color: #993333;">. </span><span class="globallink style23 style173">Original videos and interactive lessons</span> with some sample listenings.</div>
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<span style="color: #993333;"><a href="http://www.adelescorner.org/" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">Adele's corner</a>. </span>Easy online listening activities with blank filling exercises.</div>
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<span style="color: #993333;"><a href="http://esl.about.com/od/listening/Beginning_Level_English_Listening_Comprehension_Exercises.htm" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">About.com</a> </span>English listening comprehension exercises for basic listening skills.</div>
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<span style="color: #993333;"><a href="http://englishlingq.com/" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">EnglishLingQ.com</a> </span> Graded podcasts. </div>
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<a href="http://www.esl-lab.com/" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab</a><span style="color: #993333;">.</span> See the section "Basic Listening Quizzes" with short listening activities for beginning and intermediate students.</div>
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<a href="http://select-language.com/" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">Select-Language.com</a> is an interesting site with graded audio-postcards from different English speaking communities.</div>
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Finally, these sites are also quite interesting:</div>
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<span style="color: #993333;"><a href="http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/listen-and-watch" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">British Council</a>. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm" style="color: #993333; text-decoration-line: none;">La Mansión del Inglès</a>. </div>
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<br />Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-36422839311424874302017-10-10T23:49:00.000+02:002017-10-10T23:56:02.644+02:00USE IDIOMS AND "CLICHÉS"!<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">An <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>idiom</i></b></span> is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>cliché</i></strong> is a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought: “<i style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">time heals all wounds</i>” or “<i style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;">all is well that ends well</i>” are quite recurrent in English.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Using clichés and idioms will help you expand your vocabulary and sound more native like.</span></div>
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1 a) This statement is FALSE, as the text says: " ...is replacing some of its assembly line robots with more capable humans".</div>
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b) This statement is FALSE, as the text says: "...make technological change our ally, not our enemy".</div>
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2 (Possible answer): Malinda Kathleen Reese has become popular on the Internet because she has translated some song lyrics into different languages using Google Translate and then has translated them back into English, -using the same service-, before recording them with the resulting lyrics. Some of the songs are dramatically different after this process, and sound quite funny!<br />
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4.4: Pamela told me not to believe (that) robots would do all the office work.</div>
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<li style="border: none; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Organiza las ideas teniendo en cuenta que la redacción debe expresar tu opinión personal.</li>
<li style="border: none; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Comienza presentando el tema del que vas a escribir y tu opinión sobre él. </li>
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1a) This statement is TRUE, as the text says: "To a certain extent, the answer to these questions may depend on your gender."</div>
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b) This statement is TRUE, as the text says: "...people who have a rigid view of themselves and believe that personality cannot be changed are more likely to take rejection more personally,..."</div>
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2 (Possible answer): According to the text, people who suffer from anxiety or depression frequently experience problems in their relationships. Therefore, people who are emotionally unstable have a greater chance of breaking up than those who are positive and can work problems out by reaching an agreement.</div>
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<br />Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-43933331618782091842016-11-10T18:40:00.005+01:002016-11-10T18:40:49.406+01:00Lexical and grammatical collocations<div style="text-align: center;">
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A <strong>lexical collocation</strong> is a type of construction where a verb, noun, adjective or adverb forms a predictable connection with another word, as in:</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><strong>adverb + adjective:</strong> completely satisfied (NOT <s>downright</s> satisfied)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><strong>adjective + noun:</strong> excruciating pain (NOT excruciating <s>joy</s>)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><strong>noun + verb:</strong> lions roar (NOT lions <s>shout</s>)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><strong>verb + noun:</strong> commit suicide (NOT <s>undertake</s> suicide)</li>
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A <strong>grammatical collocation</strong> is a type of construction where for example a verb or adjective must be followed by a particular preposition, or a noun must be followed by a particular form of the verb, as in:</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><strong>verb + preposition:</strong> depend on (NOT depend <s>of</s>)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><strong>adjective + preposition:</strong> afraid of (NOT afraid <s>at</s>)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><strong>noun + particular form of verb:</strong> strength to lift it (not strength <s>lifting it</s>)</li>
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Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-75613212674332765632016-11-02T00:09:00.000+01:002016-11-02T00:09:39.105+01:00AS vs LIKE<br />
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<span style="color: #ff6600;"><b><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;" /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">1: 'As' can mean 'because/since'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">2: 'As' can mean 'while' or 'at the same time':</span><br />
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<li>As I was walking down the street, I saw Jimmy.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">3: We can use 'as' to talk about the way one thing is similar to another thing. In this case 'as' is a conjunction and needs to be followed by a subject and a verb or by a prepositional phrase. We invert the subject and the verb when using a formal register.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">4: We need to use 'as' with expressions like 'as much as' and by 'as +adjective +as'. This is also talking about similarity. These expressions can be followed by a subject and a verb or a noun or preposition.</span><br />
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<li>John loves spicy food as much as I do.</li>
<li>Lily travels as much as me.</li>
<li>She's as clever as her sister is.</li>
<li>London's not as big as Mexico City.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">5: 'As' can be used with a noun to show someone's position. This is especially common with jobs. In a similar way, 'as' can also be used to show something's function (what we are using it for). It must be followed by a noun.</span><br />
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<li>She works as a teacher.</li>
<li>Don't use the knife as a screwdriver.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">Watch out! You can't use 'like' for someone's real job. You need to use 'as'.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff6600;"><b><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;" /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">1: 'Like' can be used to give examples. It means the same as 'for example' and is usually followed by nouns or pronouns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">2: We can also use 'like' to talk about how one thing is similar to another thing. Here 'like' is a preposition and is followed by a noun or a pronoun.</span><br />
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<li>John loves spicy food, like me.</li>
<li>Tokyo is a busy and exciting city, like London.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">When we're talking about how things are similar, we often use 'like' with verbs such as 'look', 'sound' and 'smell'.</span><br />
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<li>She looks like her mother.</li>
<li>It looks like rain.</li>
<li>That sounds like a car.</li>
<li>The kitchen smells like lemons.</li>
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<strong style="color: #ff6600; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">'Like' vs 'as' for similarity</strong><br />
<span style="color: #ff6600;"><b><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;" /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">Often, we can use both 'as' and 'like' to talk about similarity.</span><br />
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<li>I love coffee, like Julie.</li>
<li>I love coffee, as Julie does.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">We need to follow 'as' with a clause (a subject and a verb). When we use 'as' for similarity, it's not followed by a noun or pronoun.</span><br />
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<li><del>I love coffee, as Julie.</del></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">However, when we use 'as' to mean a role or job (it's followed by a noun in this case), then we can't use 'like'. Instead, 'like' is talking about similarity.</span><br />
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<li>As your mother, I'm telling you not to go out now. (I am your mother and I am telling you this in my role as your mother.)</li>
<li>Like your mother, I'm telling you not to go out now. (I'm not your mother, but I am telling you the same thing as she is. I am acting in a similar way to your mother.)</li>
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<li>She works as the manager (= she is the manager).</li>
<li>She works like the manager (= she isn't the manager, but she works in a similar way to the manager).</li>
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Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-69875543760546833602016-09-10T12:11:00.002+02:002016-09-10T15:25:02.489+02:00EL INGLÉS Y LAS REVÁLIDAS LOMCE: MODELOS<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Como docentes, debemos preparar a nuestros alumnos lo mejor posible para que superen con éxito las reválidas LOMCE. En los meses de Mayo/Junio 2017 nuestros alumnos de 4º ESO y de 2º Bachillerato harán estas pruebas como "experiencia piloto", aunque no será hasta el 2018 que estas pruebas determinen la obtención o no del título de graduado en educación secundaria o de graduado en bachillerato.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Las pruebas serán diseñadas por cada Comunidad Autónoma y se aplicará la misma prueba a todos los alumnos de esa Comunidad Autónoma. Los resultados de esta prueba contarán un 30% para su nota final mientras el otro 70% corresponderá a las notas obtenidas en su centro escolar. En el caso de bachillerato, los porcentajes serán 40% y 60%, respectivamente. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Los alumnos podrán repetir la prueba si suspenden y también si quieren subir nota. Para ello, se contemplan cada curso una convocatoria ordinaria y otra extraordinaria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Los resultados serán puestos en conocimiento de la comunidad educativa del propio centro, sin que puedan utilizarse en ningún caso para la elaboración de clasificaciones de centros docentes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Las pruebas de lengua extranjera (inglés):</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Parece que el examen de bachillerato no distará mucho del actual modelo de Selectividad. <a href="http://hrhgabrielatorrens.blogspot.com.es/2016/06/ejercicio-resuelto-prueba-2a-ingles-pau.html" target="_blank">AQUÍ</a> tenéis un modelo de un examen PAU 2016 en las Illes Balears. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Según la normativa publicada por el MECD, el examen de secundaria (ESO) se centrará en las materias troncales y evaluará las siguientes competencias: comunicación lingüística, competencia matemática y competencias básicas en ciencia y tecnología, competencia digital, aprender a aprender, competencias sociales y cívicas, sentido de iniciativa y espíritu emprendedor, y conciencia y expresiones culturales.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aunque cada Comunidad Autónoma desarrollará sus pruebas, es más que probable que las pruebas de inglés ESO se asemejen a las actuales pruebas libres para la obtención del graduado. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aquí os dejo varios modelos para que vuestros alumnos se familiaricen con el formato:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miprofesorvirtual.es/images/pdf/examenes/eso/2014/Castilla%20la%20mancha/Ingles%20-%20Cuestionario%202014%20-%20junio.pdf" target="_blank">Castilla la Mancha</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miprofesorvirtual.es/images/pdf/examenes/eso/2014/castilla-y-leon/INGL%C3%89S_MAYO2014.pdf" target="_blank">Castilla y León</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miprofesorvirtual.es/images/pdf/examenes/eso/2014/Cataluna/mostra_geso_angles.pdf" target="_blank">Cataluña</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miprofesorvirtual.es/images/pdf/examenes/eso/2015/galicia/comunicaci%C3%B3n_mayo.pdf" target="_blank">Galicia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.caib.es/govern/sac/fitxa.do?codi=2597664&coduo=178702&lang=ca" target="_blank">Illes Balears</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miprofesorvirtual.es/images/pdf/examenes/eso/2015/Madrid/ingles-mayo.pdf" target="_blank">Madrid</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://como%20docentes%2C%20debemos%20preparar%20a%20nuestros%20alumnos%20lo%20mejor%20posible%20para%20que%20superen%20con%20%C3%A9xito%20las%20rev%C3%A1lidas%20lomce./" target="_blank">País Vasco</a></span></div>
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</span>Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-69762761158452353592016-09-08T23:44:00.000+02:002016-09-10T13:56:19.920+02:00A SELECTION OF PLACEMENT TESTS<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An initial test on the first week of class can give you some information about how much English your students know.</span></div>
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The results of this test should not be taken into account to mark the student's year progress. It's just a way to know about the students' level at the beginning of the school year. </div>
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It can also help them realize what things they should study better. </div>
<br /><br /><br />Here are some tests you can use:<br /><br /><br /> <br /> An elementary speaking test <a href="http://english-4u.net/documents/SpeakingTestElementaryModelofconversation.pdf">HERE</a><br /><br /><br /> An oral placement test from A1 to C1 <a href="http://shvidko172.narod.ru/olderfiles/1/Oral_Placement_Test.pdf">HERE</a><br /><br /><br /> <br /> 1st ESO<br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.sul-schools.com/sites/default/files/files/Junior%20Placement%20Test.pdf">http://www.sul-schools.com/sites/default/files/files/Junior%20Placement%20Test.pdf</a><br /><br /><br />2nd ESO<br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_1_incluir.pdf">http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_1_incluir.pdf</a><br /><br /><br />3rd ESO<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_2_incluir.pdf">http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_2_incluir.pdf</a><br /><br /><br />4th ESO<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_3_incluir.pdf">http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_3_incluir.pdf</a><br /><br /><br />1st bachillerato/ Vocational studies<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_4_incluir.pdf">http://promo.oupe.es/documents/diagnostic_test_secondary_4_incluir.pdf</a><br /><br /><br />2nd bachillerato/University students<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ubd.ua/upload/other-resourses/solutions/solutions-placement-test.pdf">http://www.ubd.ua/upload/other-resourses/solutions/solutions-placement-test.pdf</a><br /><br /><br /><br /> A good placement test for adult learners <a href="http://1st%20bachillerato/%20Vocational%20studies">HERE</a><br /><br /><br />A quick and a full placement test with answers <a href="http://www.insideout.net/new/resources/placement-tests">HERE</a><br /><br /><br /> A grammar and vocabulary placement test with key <a href="http://www.wak-sh.de/fileadmin/wak/pdf/fs/ENGLISH_PLACEMENT_TEST06.pdf">HERE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /> Some ONLINE level tests:<br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/level-test.php">http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/level-test.php</a><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/">http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/</a><br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://www.esl-languages.com/en/study-abroad/online-tests/english-test/index.htm">https://www.esl-languages.com/en/study-abroad/online-tests/english-test/index.htm</a><br /></span>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. The sound /</span></span><span style="background-color: #f7f4e6; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", "Segoe UI Semibold", "DejaVu Sans", "Charis SIL", "Doulos SIL", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">ɪ/ =</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">"ie", except after c</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">When the word ends in a <u>vowel + y</u> just add ‘s’:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">key → keys</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20.58px;">(because we can't have three vowels in a row)</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">This was added to stop the plural 's' clashing with these letters and it softens the 's' sound to a 'z' sound</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">4. The "consonant:vowel:consonant" doubling up rule:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">put - putting, big-bigger, quiz - quizzes, swim - swimming...</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">When a word has one syllable and it ends in </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">"consonant:vowel:consonant", </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">we double up the final consonant with a vowel suffix:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">sit - sitter, big - biggest, tap - tapping, shop - shopper/shopping, fat - fatten, fattening, fatter, fattest...</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">This happens in longer words when the stress is on the final syllable:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">begin (beGIN) - beginner, beginning</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">5. Drop the ‘e’ rule</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">We usually drop the final silent "e" when we add vowel suffix endings, for example:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">write + ing → writing</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">hope + ed = hoped</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">joke - joker</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">We keep the 'e' if the word ends in –CE or –GE to keep a soft sound, with able/ous</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">courage + ous = courageous</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">6. Changing the "y" to "i" <u>when adding suffix endings:</u></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">If a word ends in a consonant + Y, the Y changes to I (<u>unless adding endings with "i": -ing/-ish, which already begins with an i</u>)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">beauty+ful > beauti+ful =beautiful, beautify, beautician</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">happy + ness = - happiness, happily, happier, happiest</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; line-height: 20.58px;">angry + er = angrier, angriest, angrily,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">pretty: prettier, prettiest <u>BUT prettyish</u></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">ready: readily, readiness</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">dry: dried,<u> BUT drying, dryish</u></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">defy: defies, defied,<u> but defying</u></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">apply: applies, applied <u>but applying</u></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">7. "-f" to "-ves" or "-s": </span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">Most words ending in "-f" or "-fe" change their plurals to "-ves"</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">calf - calves</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">BUT nouns which end in two vowels plus -f usually form plurals in the normal way, with just an -s:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; line-height: 20.58px;">chief - chiefs</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">spoof - spoofs</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;"><u>Some words can have both endings</u> -ves or -s:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">scarf - scarfs/scarves</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">handkerchief - handkerchiefs/handkerchieves</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">Words ending in -ff you just add -s to make the plural:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">cliff - cliffs</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">8. Words ending in -ful</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">The suffix –FUL is always spelled with one L, for example:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">grate + ful = grateful</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">faith + ful = faithful</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; line-height: 20.58px;">hope + ful = hopeful</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">careful</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">9. Adding -ly</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">When we add -ly to words ending in -ful then we have double "l":</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">gratefully</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">We also add -ly to words ending in 'e':</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">love + ly = lovely</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; line-height: 20.58px;">like + ly = likely</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">live + ly = lively</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">complete + ly = completely</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">definite + ly = definitely</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><u>BUT not in truly (true + ly)</u> This is a common misspelled word.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">We change the end 'e' to 'y' in these "-le" words:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">gentle > gently</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; line-height: 20.58px;">idle > idly</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">10. When we add "all" to the beginning of words we drop the "l":</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.58px;">all + so = also</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; line-height: 20.58px;">all + most = almost</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">although</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">always</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.58px;">altogether (adverb=in total, on the whole, completely)</span></div>
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Son muchas las maneras de mejorar nuestro inglés cada día. Algunos miráis series de TV en inglés, otros leéis la prensa en inglés y muchos seguís blogs como éste (gracias por seguirlo!).<br />
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En general todos tenemos poco tiempo que dedicar al estudio de nuevas palabras o al repaso de construcciones gramaticales. Por eso abrí una cuenta en Instagram en el año 2015 (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/englisharound/" target="_blank">@englisharound</a>), en la que pongo 1 imagen al día para recordar palabras o expresiones en inglés.<br />
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<dt class="st11" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: blue; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The use and understanding of idioms is essential to successful communication in English. The student can study grammar and vocabulary,
but without a working knowledge of such idioms, even the best student's speech will remain strange to a native speaker.</span></dt>
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<dt class="st11" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: blue; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's not a question of including an idiom in every sentence, but idioms are widely used in the English language. I'm sure you'll recognise some of these:</span></dt>
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<dt class="st11" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: blue; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #009900; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A penny for your thoughts</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A way of asking what someone is thinking</span></dd>
<dt class="st13" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #999900; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Actions speak louder than words</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.</span></dd>
<dt class="st06" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #6699ff; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add insult to injury</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.</span></dd>
<dt class="st02" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #adc88a; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An arm and a leg</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money.</span></dd>
<dt class="st01" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6666; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the drop of a hat</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meaning: without any hesitation; instantly.</span></dd>
<dt class="st03" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #009900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the drawing board</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.</span></dd>
<dt class="st08" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6633; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ball is in your court</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is up to you to make the next decision or step</span></dd>
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<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person</span></dd>
<dt class="st08" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6633; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be glad to see the back of (somebody)</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be happy when a person leaves.</span></dd>
<dt class="st15" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #b30047; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beat around the bush</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.</span></dd>
<dt class="st08" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6633; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Best of both worlds</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meaning: All the advantages.</span></dd>
<dt class="st13" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #999900; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Best thing since sliced bread</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan.</span></dd>
<dt class="st07" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #44c944; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bite off more than you can chew</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To take on a task that is way to big.</span></dd>
<dt class="st07" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #44c944; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blessing in disguise</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Something good that isn't recognized at first.</span></dd>
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<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This idiom is used when something is very expensive.</span></dd>
<dt class="st16" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #009900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cross that bridge when you come to it</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.</span></dd>
<dt class="st04" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cc0033; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cry over spilled milk</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you complain about a loss from the past.</span></dd>
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<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Being inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.</span></dd>
<dt class="st07" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #44c944; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cut corners</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When something is done badly to save money.</span></dd>
<dt class="st06" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #6699ff; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".</span></dd><dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></dd>
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<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.</span></dd>
<dt class="st02" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #adc88a; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drastic times call for drastic measures</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions.</span></dd>
<dt class="st17" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #c81e1c; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: lighter; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every cloud has a silver lining</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.</span></dd>
<dt class="st05" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cdc51d; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Far cry from</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Very different from.</span></dd>
<dt class="st09" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #009999; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Feel a bit under the weather</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meaning: Feeling slightly ill.</span></dd>
<dt class="st12" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #336600; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give the benefit of the doubt</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Believe someone's statement, without proof.</span></dd>
<dt class="st10" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff3333; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hear it on the grapevine</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This idiom means 'to hear rumours' about something or someone.</span></dd>
<dt class="st04" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cc0033; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hit the nail on the head</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do or say something exactly right</span></dd>
<dt class="st13" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #999900; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hit the sack </span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To go to bed.</span></dd>
<dt class="st10" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff3333; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the heat of the moment</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overwhelmed by what is/was happening in the moment.</span></dd>
<dt class="st17" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #c81e1c; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: lighter; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It takes two to tango</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Actions or communications need more than one person</span></dd>
<dt class="st12" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #336600; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jump on the bandwagon</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Join a popular trend or activity.</span></dd>
<dt class="st06" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #6699ff; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep something at bay</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep something away.</span></dd>
<dt class="st08" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6633; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kill two birds with one stone</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time.</span></dd>
<dt class="st10" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff3333; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last straw</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The final problem in a series of problems.</span></dd>
<dt class="st04" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cc0033; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let sleeping dogs lie</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications.</span></dd><dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></dd>
<dt class="st04" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cc0033; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let the cat out of the bag</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To share information that was previously concealed</span></dd>
<dt class="st02" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #adc88a; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Miss the boat</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance</span></dd>
<dt class="st14" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff9900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not a spark of decency</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meaning: No manners</span></dd>
<dt class="st01" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6666; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not playing with a full deck</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Someone who lacks intelligence.</span></dd>
<dt class="st16" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #009900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Off one's rocker</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile.</span></dd>
<dt class="st07" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #44c944; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the ball</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When someone understands the situation well.</span></dd>
<dt class="st08" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6633; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once in a blue moon</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meaning: It happens very rarely.</span></dd>
<dt class="st13" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #999900; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Picture paints a thousand words</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.</span></dd>
<dt class="st17" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #c81e1c; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: lighter; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Piece of cake</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.</span></dd>
<dt class="st09" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #009999; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Put wool over other people's eyes</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.</span></dd>
<dt class="st05" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cdc51d; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See eye to eye</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.</span></dd>
<dt class="st12" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #336600; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sitting on the fence</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.</span></dd>
<dt class="st14" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff9900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Speaking of the devil!</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.</span></dd>
<dt class="st01" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff6666; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Steal someone's thunder</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">To</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">do</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">something</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">that</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">takes</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">attention</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">away</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">from</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">what</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">someone</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">else</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">has</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><span class="hvr" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 19.5px;">done</span></span></dd>
<dt class="st04" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cc0033; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take (whatever they say) with a grain/pinch of salt</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This means not to take what someone says too seriously.</span></dd>
<dt class="st16" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #009900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Taste of your own medicine</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Means that something </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that you have done to someone else also </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">happens to you, or it is done to you, </span></dd><dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></dd>
<dt class="st03" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #009900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To hear something straight from the horse's mouth</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To hear something from the source.</span></dd>
<dt class="st05" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #cdc51d; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To go the whole nine yards</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everything. All of it.</span></dd>
<dt class="st14" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff9900; font-stretch: normal; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wouldn't be caught dead</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Would never like to do something</span></dd>
<dt class="st12" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #336600; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; height: 22px; margin-top: 0.2em; padding: 0em 0em 0em 0.4em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Your guess is as good as mine</span></dt>
<dd style="color: #777777; font-stretch: normal; height: 14px; margin: 0.2em 0em 1em 2.8em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question</span></dd></dl>
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Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-62023431734252796752016-06-24T12:49:00.002+02:002016-06-26T10:28:29.897+02:00BREXIT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON TEACHING ENGLISH<br />
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shift in how we communicate with Europe. French and German are almost as
widely spoken in Europe. The question is, for how long will British English
remain number one in the EU institutions? And how is Brexit going to affect English language
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obvious people will continue to study English for many different reasons: Almost
2 billion people around the world speak English; British pop music spread
English worldwide and faster than any other source. Even multinational
companies like Samsung have adopted English as a language to improve
communication for their business endeavours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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culture has played a significant role in spreading the English language too,
and many students want to be able to watch films and TV shows in American
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guess is that American English will eventually be the leading variety of
English, and that the English spoken in Europe as "lingua-franca"
will continue evolving on its own, creating sort of a "Euro-English".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other hand, Ireland will become the only English native-speaking member state,
which could make Ireland a more attractive location for foreign students, – something which will affect positively the Irish economy. Without the support of a
grant from the Erasmus programmes, EU school and university students will no
longer be able to afford a cultural exchange year in Great Britain, so I assume they will try to go to Ireland instead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we all start studying French or German now? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hoy en la cuenta de Instagram (@englisharound) he subido un "saying" muy conocido, y que de alguna manera está presente en diferentes idiomas: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" ("Una manzana al día del médico te libraría").</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pero lo habitual es encontrar refranes y dichos difíciles de traducir literalmente, así que conviene aprenderlos de memoria. Aquí hay unos cuántos:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Cuando hay hambre no hay pan duro- <i>Beggars can’t be choosers</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2.<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span>Más vale prevenir que curar- <i>A stich in time saves nine / Better safe than sorry</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Borrón y cuenta nueva- <i>Let bygones be bygones</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Es la gota que colma el vaso- <i>The straw that broke the camel’s back</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. No vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo<i>– D</i><i>on’t count your chickens before they are hatched</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Querer es poder<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">– </span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>W</i></span><i>here there’s a will, there’s a way</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Nadie da duros a pesetas- <i>There’s no such thing as a free lunch</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. No hay mal que por bien no venga<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>– E</i></span><i>very cloud has a silver lining</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda<i>– E</i><i>arly to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise / It’s the early bird that catches the worm</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Quien no llora no mama<span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">– </span><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>I</i></span><i>f you don’t ask you don’t get</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. La letra con sangre entra<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>– N</i></span><i>o pain, no gain</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. No es oro todo lo que reluce<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>– A</i></span><i>ll that glitters is not gold</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>– O</i></span><i>ut of sight, out of mind</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Vale más una imagen que mil palabras- <i>A picture is worth a thousand words</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Allá donde fueres haz lo que viere<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">s- </span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>W</i></span><i>hen in Rome, do as Romans</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. En la variedad está el gusto<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">– </span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>V</i></span><i>ariety is the spice of life</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Los ojos son el espejo del alma<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>– E</i></span><i>yes are windows to the soul</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18. Más vale tarde que nunca<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>– B</i></span><i>etter late than never</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19. Dios los cría y ellos se juntan – <i>Birds of a feather flock together</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20. Nunca digas de esta agua no beberé<span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>– N</i></span><i>ever say never</i></span></div>
Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-40690226669459625602016-06-12T15:13:00.000+02:002016-06-13T17:00:19.393+02:00SEPARATING WORDS AT THE END OF A LINE<br />
This is not easy, so<u> I always recommend my students never to divide a word at the end of a line</u>. But in case you are wondering what the rules are, here you are:<br />
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<b>1.</b> Divide the word between syllables. This means, of course, that one-syllable words are <b>never</b> divided.</div>
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<b>2.</b> The hyphen goes at the end of the first line.</div>
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<b>3.</b> Prefixes and suffixes make natural divisions.</div>
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<b>4.</b> There should be at least <b>two letters plus the hyphen</b> on the first line and <b>three letters</b> on the second.</div>
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<b>5.</b> Do not divide <a href="http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000045.htm">proper nouns</a> or <a href="http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000048.htm">proper adjectives</a>.</div>
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<b>6.</b> Divide hyphenated word using the hyphen already in the word.</div>
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er-in-law </td><td>mother-<br />
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1a) TRUE. The text says: "I do not see why games should be trying to teach us anything." OR "I have been puzzled for a long time by the modern tendency to try to justify life experiences by pointing to research about how they make us better in some way."<br />
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1b) FALSE. The text says: "In games, however, the identification is instinctive and immediate."<br />
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2) Sample answer: According to the author, the main point of playing video games is that one can experience first hand different emotions just for fun. When you are playing, you identify with the character on the screen and, somehow, you live the same adventures as he or she does.<br />
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<li style="list-style-type: square;">Organiza las ideas teniendo en cuenta que la redacción debe expresar tu opinión personal.</li>
<li style="list-style-type: square;">Comienza presentando el tema del que vas a escribir y tu opinión sobre él. </li>
<li style="list-style-type: square;">Divide las ideas en párrafos (responde a las preguntas).</li>
<li style="list-style-type: square;">Utiliza expresiones para organizar, relacionar o añadir ideas:<i> In addition, First, Therefore, Furthermore, I strongly believe, I think...</i></li>
<li style="list-style-type: square;">Conclusión: incluye una predicción acerca del futuro, por ejemplo.</li>
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En este <a href="http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/opinion-essay" target="_blank">ENLACE </a>tenéis un ejemplo de OPINION ESSAY.<br />
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A) TRUE. The text says: "we need to stop procrastinating".<br />
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B) FALSE. The text says: "Earlier this month, DiCaprio received the Crystal Award". OR using your words: "Jenny Beavan won an Oscar for best costume design, not the Crystal Award".<br />
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2) Sample answer: According to the text, Leonardo DiCaprio's speech is thought to be harsh on politicians because he pointed out that many politicians are moved by money and personal interests rather than by doing what is best for the planet.<br />
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3) 1- GREED 2-TO TAKE SOMETHING FOR GRANTED 3- ACHIEVEMENTS 4-COSTUME<br />
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5.4 JUMPED<br />
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<li style="border: none; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Comienza presentando el tema del que vas a escribir y tu opinión sobre él. </li>
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<li style="border: none; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Utiliza expresiones para organizar, relacionar o añadir ideas:<i> In addition, First, Therefore, Furthermore, I strongly believe, I think...</i></li>
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<br />Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-18582893404158155652016-06-01T16:43:00.000+02:002016-06-01T16:45:24.290+02:00MORE PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES FOR THE PAU EXAM<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.32px; line-height: 29.376px;">Look at the underlined consonant phonemes in four words - which one is the odd one out, (which one is different)?</span><br />
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Aquí tenéis ejemplos resueltos de posibles redacciones (100-150 palabras)<br />
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<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_1_S_discuss_the_advantages_and_disadvantages_you_find_in_homeworking.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Discuss the advantages and disadvantages you find in homeworking</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_2_S_have_you_ever_had__a_job?_describe_your_experience.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Have you ever had a job? Describe your experience</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_3_S_do_you_think_that_the_state_should_promote_or_forbid_some_kinds_of_food?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you think that the State should promote or forbid some kinds of food?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_4_S_discuss_the_advantages_and_disadvantages_of_being_vegetarian.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being vegetarian</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_5_S_have_you_ever_seen_a_film_or_read_a_book_about_an_animal_that_showed_its_feelings._explain.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Have you ever seen a film or read a book about an animal that showed its feelings. Explain</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_6_S_do_you_think_animals_really_have_emotional_lives_like_humans?_discuss.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you think animals really have emotional lives like humans? Discuss</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_7_S_what_are_your_favourite_tv_programmes?_describe_them_and_explain_why_you_like_them.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What are your favourite TV programmes? Describe them and explain why you like them</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_8_S_do_you_think_the_government_should_control_tv_programmes?_discuss.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you think the government should control TV programmes? Discuss</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_9_S_have_you_ever_had_a_pet?_write_about_the_experience.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Have you ever had a pet? Write about the experience</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_10_S_there_is_no_important_difference_between_an_animal_and_a_human._discuss..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />There is no important difference between an animal and a human. Discuss.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_11_S_describe_what_you_can_do_at_home_and_in_your_town_to_protect_the_environment..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Describe what you can do at home and in your town to protect the environment.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_12_S_spending_money_on_saving_animals._give_your_opinion..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Spending money on saving animals. Give your opinion.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_13_S_why_do_many_young_people_get_tattooed_today?_give_reasons.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Why do many young people get tattooed today? Give reasons</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_14_S_are_tattooed_people_fully_accepted_in_our_present_society?_discuss..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Are tattooed people fully accepted in our present society? Discuss.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_15_S_what_could_we_do_to_reduce_pollution_in_large_cities?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What could we do to reduce pollution in large cities?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_16_S_do_you_think_our_planet_is_experiencing_a_climate_change?_why?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you think our planet is experiencing a climate change? Why?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_17_S_do_you_believe_in_vampires_ghosts_or_other_supernatural_forces?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you believe in vampires, ghosts or other supernatural forces?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_18_S_write_about_a_ghost_story_you_are_familiar_with..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Write about a ghost story you are familiar with.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_19_S_what_is_the_last_book_you_have_read?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What is the last book you have read?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_20_S_how_can_winning_a_prize_affect_people%EF%BF%BDs_lives?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />How can winning a prize affect people´s lives?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_21_S_some_people_believe_that_children_under_the_age_of_13_should_not_have_mobile_phones._what_do_you_think?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Some people believe that children under the age of 13 should not have mobile phones. What do you think?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_22_S_describe_an_unusual_personal_experience_you_have_had_that_involved_a_mobile_phone..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Describe an unusual personal experience you have had that involved a mobile phone.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_23_S_if_you_had_a_letter_from_your_favourite_artist_what_would_you_do_with_it?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />If you had a letter from your favourite artist, what would you do with it?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_24_S_what_do_you_think_of_the_fans%EF%BF%BD_attitude_to_the_famous_people?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What do you think of the fans´ attitude to the famous people?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_25_S_have_you_ever_read_a_book_or_seen_a_film_about_dragons?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Have you ever read a book or seen a film about dragons?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_26_S_why_are_dinosaurs_so_interesting_today?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Why are dinosaurs so interesting today?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_27_S_the_integration_of_children_with_learning_difficulties_at_school.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />The integration of children with learning difficulties at school</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_28_S_living_with_a_serious_illness:_how_would_life_be_every_day?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Living with a serious illness: how would life be every day?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_29_S_what_is_your_favourite_type_of_music?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What is your favourite type of music?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_30_S_do_you_think_that_singing_should_be_taught_at_school?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you think that singing should be taught at school?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_31_S_if_you_could_choose_a_historical_period_to_live_in_which_one_would_you_choose_and_why?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />If you could choose a historical period to live in, which one would you choose and why?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_32_S_are_travel_books_popular_with_modern_readers?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Are travel books popular with modern readers?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_33_S_which_is_your_favourite_pet?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Which is your favourite pet?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_34_S_should_public_places_like_hotels_and_restaurants_have_strict_regulations_that_limit_access_to_pet?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Should public places like hotels and restaurants have strict regulations that limit access to pet?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_35_S_is_obesity_a_social_problem_nowadays?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Is obesity a social problem nowadays?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_36_S_do_you_think_you_should_change_your_eating_habits?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you think you should change your eating habits?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_37_S_do_you_like_practising_some_sport?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you like practising some sport?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_38_S_professional_footballers_are_overpaid._give_your_opinion..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Professional footballers are overpaid. Give your opinion.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_39_S_what_type_of_job_would_you_prefer_-_technical_or_artistic?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What type of job would you prefer - technical or artistic?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_40_S_is_there_still_inequality_between_men_and_women?.html" style="color: #b70000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Is there still inequality between men and women?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_41_S_do_you_ever_buy_things_that_you_don't_need?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you ever buy things that you don't need?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_42_S_the_compulsive_buying_disorder_has_become_worse_with_the_arrival_of_online_shopping_and_television_programmes_devoted_to_buying_goods_24_hours_a_day..html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />The Compulsive Buying Disorder has become worse with the arrival of online shopping and television programmes devoted to buying goods 24 hours a day.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_43_S_what_is_your_opinion_about_changes_in_physical_appearance?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What is your opinion about changes in physical appearance?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_44_S_the_importance_of_being_beautiful._discuss.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />The importance of being beautiful. Discuss</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_45_S_discuss_the_negative_and_the_positive_aspects_of_television.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Discuss the negative and the positive aspects of television</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_46_S_do_you_think_parents_should_control_the_number_of_hours_their_children_watch_tv?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Do you think parents should control the number of hours their children watch TV?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_47_S_are_you_for_or_against_the_big_bottle?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Are you for or against "the big bottle"?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_5_48_S_what_alternatives_can_the_government_offer_young_people_to_encourage_a_healthy_life?.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />What alternatives can the Government offer young people to encourage a healthy life?</a><br />
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Aquí tenéis unos ejemplos resueltos de la parte de Uso de la lengua (gramática y vocabulario):<br />
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Use of English</h3>
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_6_1_S_american_obesity_problem_-_use_of_english.html" style="color: #b70000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />American obesity problem - Use of English</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_6_2_S_the_england_patient_-_use_of_english.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />The England Patient - Use of English</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_6_3_S_sexism_in_language_-_use_of_english.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Sexism in language - Use of English</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_6_4_S_plastic_surgery:_beauty_or_beast_-_use_of_english.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Plastic surgery: Beauty or beast - Use of English</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_6_5_S_the_big_bottle_-_use_of_english.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />The Big Bottle - Use of English</a><br />
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Aquí tenéis algunos ejemplos de la parte de comprensión lectora resueltos:<br />
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<h3 id="True or false" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 4px;">
True or false</h3>
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_1_10_S_coetzee_wins_nobel_prize_-_true_or_false.html" style="color: #b70000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Coetzee wins Nobel Prize - True or False</a><br />
<a href="http://www.selectividad.tv/S_I_1_1_1_S_i%EF%BF%BDm_working_from_home.html" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img align="absbottom" border="0" src="http://www.selectividad.tv/flecha.gif" style="margin-right: 7px;" />I´m working from home</a><br />
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According to the text, answer the question in your own words</h3>
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<h3 id="Synonims" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 4px;">
Synonims</h3>
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Por último recordad nuestros <a href="http://hrhgabrielatorrens.blogspot.com.es/2015/11/consejos-para-hacer-un-buen-examen-de.html" target="_blank">CONSEJOS</a> para que os salga un muy buen examen de Selectividad!Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-18637073497073113252016-05-14T13:43:00.002+02:002016-05-14T20:35:13.946+02:00INGLÉS EN VERANO PARA NIÑOS Y TEENS: CAMPAMENTOS, INTERCAMBIOS...<div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yo recomiendo la opción campamentos a los menores de 16 años. Vamos a ver las diferentes opciones:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hay muchas opciones en España que trabajan el concepto de "Campamentos de inmersión lingüística en inglés" desde diferentes ópticas. Algunos ofrecen clases diarias por la mañana y actividades complementarias, y otros se centran en actividades en inglés, sin lecciones. Si el niño es muy activo, la mejor opción es la segunda. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">En este caso, os recomiendo que enviéis al menor a un país angloparlante de la Unión Europea. Hay muchas ofertas para Inglaterra, pero yo siempre recomiendo Irlanda, por muchos motivos: la gente suele ser muy sociable y extrovertida, los índices de criminalidad son bajísimos, y su moneda es el euro.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Hay una plataforma en Internet llamada <a href="https://www.lingoo.com/es" target="_blank">LINGOO</a>. En ella, las familias se anuncian directamente para:</span></div>
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Gabriela Torrenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724770762405114237noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6785904192289652770.post-79006115096020664592016-04-07T19:31:00.002+02:002016-04-07T19:31:29.101+02:00MODAL PERFECT VERBS<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">/tʃ/</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"> sound in English is most often represented by the <u>initial/final</u> letters 'ch', while</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">/dʒ/</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"> commonly appears as <u>initial/final</u> 'j', 'g', or 'dg'. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://image.slidesharecdn.com/intermediatepronunciation7-150401053218-conversion-gate01/95/intermediate-pronunciation-lesson-7-4-638.jpg?cb=1444025107" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The sounds /ʃ/ and /ʒ/</span> </b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">/ʃ/</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"> sound in English is most often represented by the letters 'sh'. The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">/ʒ/</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">sound occurs less frequently in speech. It is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">is most often represented by the letter 's</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">'</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">pronounced almost the same as </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">/ʃ/ </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-align: justify;">except it is voiced <u>(between vowels)</u>. </span></td></tr>
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