Month: January 2014
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In English we say I AM not I HAVE when we say our age. Be careful! This is a very common mistake.
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Here is today’s vocabulary in English
give up = abandonar, dejar I gave up smoking last week.
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stick to something = no abandonar. Make a plan and stick to it.
switch your head off = apagar tu cabeza. When I watch TV, I switch my head off.
clean up the kitchen = recoger la cocina. After lunch my husband cleans up the kitchen.
rather than = en lugar de. Today I took the train rather than the car.
consistent = constante. CAREFUL! This is a FALSE FRIEND!
You have to be constant if you want to learn a language.
Common Mistakes in English. Do you speak Spanglish?
- Every other day (NOT “one day yes, one day no”!!)
- Every other year
- Every two years
- Every 10 years
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Tag questions in English
- Learn tag questions: do you? have they? will he? But these are tricky and if you don’t need to learn them for an exam, frankly, don’t bother.
- Some people solve this problem by saying right? or yeah? at the end of the sentence. Just don’t do it too much because it can be irritating.
Grants! ¡Becas! it’s noot too late
Prepositions – Responsible for
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English for New Year’s Resolutions
- Be more positive= ser más positiva
- Be more tolerant= ser más tolerante
- Be nicer to other people = ser más amable con los demás
- Eat healthy = comer sano
- Get fit = ponerme en forma
- Get more organized = ser más organizado
- Lose weight = perder peso
- Not take things so seriously = no tomar las cosas tan a pecho
- Say “no” = decir que no … OR Say “yes”
- Stop smoking = dejar de fumar
- Waste less time = perder menos tiempo