Paper is dead! Or is it?


We certainly embrace new technologies for all the ways they make our lives easier.
 
Just think how hard it would be to go back to the days of looking for a pay phone on the corner or waiting for a reply to a letter sent a month ago! Life is fast!
 
But then again, there are still uses for paper. One thing does not necessarily mean we have to exclude the other. I love my e-book and my paper books, my old recipes handwritten on paper or torn out of newspapers…
 
And what about all those OTHER uses of paper? Newspaper for drying out your boots, all the way down to the toes. Paper towel in the kitchen for soaking up the oil from fried food. How many more can you think of?
 
Here’s one use, for fun!
 
 
VOCABULARIO EN INGLÉS: LAS PALABRAS DE HOY
 
 
 
 
Basic Vocabulary for today
 
go back to the days
 
This means to return to previous times
Notice GO BACK TO as a phrasal verb. An easy one!
recipe
 
Instructions you follow in when you cook something.
NOTE: don’t confuse recipe with prescription, a paper your doctor gives you so that you can buy medicine.
soak up
This work is similar to “absorb”.
You can sit on the beach and soak up the sun.

 

 
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The Glass Ceiling

 

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Hoy vamos a mirar el vocabulario en inglés relacionado con nuestras experiencias en el trabajo, como mujeres y hombres.

Vocabulario en inglés
Business English: the glass ceiling


Know this expression? A ceiling is the top boundary of a room, opposite the floor. If it’s glass, you can’t see through it.

 
So the glass ceiling refers to invisible barriers that stop women or minorities from being promoted in the workplace.
 
Tell us about your experiences as women, or men, in your workplace!
 
  • Are women limited by the glass ceiling?
  • Do you think men have a more dificult experience in jobs traditionally held by women?
  • Is the gender debate a thing of the past?
1. ceiling
The part of the room opposite the floor.
“She painted the kitchen celing white.
2. the glass ceiling
Invisible cultural restrictions that prevent women from advancing.
She was never promoted because of the glass ceiling,
3. a thing of the past
Something that doesn’t exist in the present
Are paper books a thing of the past?
4. not even close
If you are very far from something, physically or in theory
We are not even close to achieving peace in the world.
5.the gender
conversation.
This expression refers to the debate about men’s and women’s roles in our society.
Will the gender conversation ever be over?
6. juggling act
If you go to the circus, you will see a clown with 6 balls he can throw and catch at the same time.
Work and home is a juggling act for many people.
7. male
A man is male. A woman is female.
Male birds are more colorful than female birds.
8. introduce
When you meet someone for the first time, perhaps someone introduces you.
Don’t confuse “introduce” with “present”. You can present someone at an event, but you introduce people so that they will know each other.
9. bad manners
If you are not polite.
He has very bad manners; he never says please or thank you.
 
Don’t confuse manners with education. Education refers to what you learn from books, at school.
10. a lie
If you say something intentionally not true
The politician told a lie about his finances.

 

In a recent article in the New York Times, some contributors expressed the conviction that we are not even close to being done with the gender conversation.


Some of the women referred to the juggling act, that women have to perform to balance work-life responsibilities. Do you think it’s only women who experience this challenge?
Other people think that the glass ceiling experienced by women in the workplace is the same glass ceiling that men experience in the home. Do you agree? Do you think people value the role of fathers, or do they suffer a glass ceiling?
 
One woman talks about going to a meeting with a malecolleague. She describes how the colleague did not even introduce her propertly to the client. What’s your opinión, is this sexism or just bad manners?
 
Is it a lie that men are more “rational” and women more “emotional”?
 
How important are looks for men and women to succeed in their jobs?
 
If you want to read the article, go to www.nytimes.com
 

Send us your comments! Have you eperienced the gender divide in your work experience?

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Procrastinación

vídeos para aprender inglés

 

¡Qué rápido pasa el tiempo! Se acabó el verano y ahora parece que el curso escolar se alarga ante nosotros de manera infinita. Es decir, que tenemos todo el tiempo del mundo para prepararnos para los exámenes. ¿O tal vez no?

 
  • “Empezaré mañana”
  • “Empezaré el fin de semana”
  • “Tengo bastante tiempo libre”

 

El enemigo que nos hace decir estas cosas es la PROCRASTINACIÓN: postergar las tareas principales llenando nuestro tiempo con otras innecesarias “necesarias” tareas.
 
Todos lo hacemos. ¿Por qué negarlo? De todas formas, hay que admitir que algunos procrastinan más que otros.



 
Esperamos que disfrutes con este vídeo de animación, desarrollado por el Royal College of Art en 2007, que es tan fresco ahora como entonces.
 
¡Oh, no! ¿Esto también es procrastinar? ¡No! Vamos a utilizar este vídeo como fuente de nuevo vocabulario y revisión de gramática.
 
¿Cuál es tu excusa favorita para “no dejar para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy”? ¡Cuéntanos tus excusas para procrastinar! Déjanos un comentario
 
¿Te gustaría desarrollar tu vocabulario y tus habilidades de escucha para preparar el examen First Certificate? Inscríbete en el cursoEnglish & Certification de LinguaSuite? ¡Deja ya de procrastinar! Entra en www.linguasuite.com y encontrarás toda la información que necesitas para empezar hoy.
 
Anota estas nuevas estructuras gramaticales:
 
 
  • Avoiding doing something – evitar hacer algo
  • Not being able to dosomething – no ser capaz de hacer algo
  • Being unable to do something – ser incapaz de hacer algo

 

VOCABULARIO EN INGLÉS: LAS PALABRAS DE HOY
Algunas expresiones utilizadas en el vídeo para aprender inglés de hoy

Apóyate en la animación para ayudarte a entender lo que se dice y ¡RECUERDA ESTAS EXPRESIONES EL DÍA DEL EXAMEN!
 
¿Entiendes la segunda parte de cada expresión? Oculta la segunda columna y trata de adivinar cómo acaba la expresión. ¡No hagas trampas y no mires el significado! Después repasa cada expresión y trata de memorizarla.
 

Primera mitad
 
Segundo mitad
 
Significado
Descaling
a kettle
 
Limpiar de cal la resistencia de la tetera
Colour coordinating
your shelves
Ordenar por colores tus estanterías
Sharpening
your pencil
Sacar punta al lápiz
Getting the right
pen to work
 
Finding the most difficult
way of doing something
Encontrar la manera más complicada de hacer algo
Thesaurusizing
your emails
Agrupar tus correos por temas similares como si fuera un Tesauro
Staring at
the window
Mirar por la ventana
Doing
the dishes
Lavar los platos
Tidying
your desk
Ordenar tu escritorio
Creating a
fire-escape plan
Crear un plan B o un plan de contingencia
Rearranging
your furniture
Reorganizar tu mobiliario
Pairing up
your socks
Emparejar tus calcetines
Doodling
 
garabatear
Tapping
your pencil
Dar pequeños golpes con tu lápiz
Getting
drunk
Emborracharse
Scratching
yourself
Rascarse
Oiling
your bike
Engrasar tu bici
Picking
your nose
Sacarse mocos
Trying to avoid
the inevitable
Tratar de evitar lo inevitable
Being afraid to
finish something
Tener miedo de acabar algo
Not knowing how
to finish something
No saber cómo acabar algo
 

 

 
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