Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In today’s podcast, we’ll give you some useful tips so that you can improve your writing in English and take it to the next level.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In today’s podcast, you’ll learn vocabulary about love and dating so that you can take your English - and your romance - to the next level. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn about some interesting British cities so that you'll see the best that Great Britain has to offer. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Welcome to this podcast about famous good people who met a tragic end.  You’ll hear about people who have fought for justice, equality, and peace, and who have had their lives cut short by senseless acts of violence.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In today’s podcast, you’ll learn 12 more idioms connected to house and home so that you can widen your vocabulary and use some common English expressions. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

How assertive are you? Do you always stand your ground or do you often let people push you around?  In today’s podcast, you’ll learn vocabulary and expressions on the topic of assertiveness. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We look back on 500 episodes and bring you some of the highlights from the past 10 years. We also share some of your favourite episodes. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this episode, Craig interviews Estefania, a flight attendant and English teacher who helps cabin crew members and pilots to improve their English skills.  Estefania shares her experiences working in the aviation industry, her advice for anyone thinking of starting a career in aviation, and the challenges and rewards of the job. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this episode, we’ll look at some expressions that you may have heard in TV Series, films or from native speakers and you'll learn some more polite alternatives that you can use so that you don't sound impolite or rude. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In today’s podcast, you’ll learn some vocabulary and expressions connected to polyamory and swinging so that you’ll be able to talk about this topic in English.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

This podcast is an excellent way to improve your English. It’s not the only way but together we’ll help you to find your way to a higher and more effective way to communicate in English.  Yes, you guessed it, today’s podcast is all about some different uses of the word ‘WAY’. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Have you ever listened to the news in English? How can listening to the news help you improve your English? Stephen, from SEND7.org joins Craig this week to talk about learning English with the news. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, we aim to help you get the highest mark possible in your speaking by sharing some expressions that a native English speaker might use. Even if you are not taking a speaking test soon, we think you’ll find these expressions useful in taking your English to the next level. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You may have heard of Saint James’s Way or the Way of Saint James. What is it exactly and why do people do it? Is it only for religious people? On today’s podcast, we talk about The Way and explain what it is and why you might want to do it.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn English vocabulary connected to cake and pastries. It’s perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth. Improving your listening skills with this podcast episode is the icing on the cake! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Many of us like to travel. Whether you’re going halfway around the world to climb a mountain or scuba diving on a coral reef, or simply jumping in your car to drive to a nice hotel for a weekend break, your trip will most likely involve some planning. In this episode, we share some of our best travel tips and you'll learn some useful travel vocabulary. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this episode, you’ll learn how to use used to, be used to, get used to and usually. These expressions are often confused in English so we’ll explain the difference, give you some examples in context and help you with grammar, use and pronunciation. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In today’s podcast, we have a special guest, Tim, who decided to visit all of the 50 states in the United States of America.  Why does he want to do that and what has he discovered about the US after spending so much time there? Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Learning English is a journey. It’s a winding road. Some people might say it’s a rollercoaster or a mountain you have to climb. When we compare English to a road, a journey, a mountain or a rollercoaster we’re using metaphors. Let’s learn some more metaphors so that you can take your English to the top of the ladder. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn 11 English idioms and we’ll explain where these idioms come from and why we use them so that they’ll be easier for you to remember. Is learning 11 idioms in one podcast episode biting off more than you can chew? We don’t think so!  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast we’ve decided to reach out to you and point out 10 phrasal verbs that may help you at work and stop you falling behind with your English. And in this introduction I brought up four of them. Did you notice? Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Do you spend money on things that other people might consider to be a waste of money? In this podcast episode, we’ll speak about some things that we think are a waste or money so that you can widen your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    

How can you perform well in a speaking test and what can you do to give yourself the best chance possible of getting a high mark? In this podcast episode, we’ll give you some tips and advice on how to do speaking tests in English. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Are you living and working abroad in a country you didn’t grow up in? If not, have you ever thought about what it might be like to be immersed in a different culture and language for a long period of time? In this episode, we talk about the advantages and the drawbacks of life as an expat in Spain and we’ll give you some advice about how to make life a bit easier for yourself as an immigrant. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What does success mean to you? Do you consider yourself a successful person? What things should you bear in mind while you’re climbing your own particular ladder of success? Those are the questions we’ll be talking about - hopefully successfully! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this week’s well-known and well-balanced podcast about the English language, you’ll learn how to use compound adjectives from your easy-going and good-tempered hosts, Reza and Craig. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Originally, we thought that there might not be enough expressions and synonyms to create an entire podcast on the words fat and thin. There's fat chance of that, we thought! However, other words for fat and thin are not thin on the ground. There are loads of them. In fact, ‘fat chance’ and ‘thin on the ground’ are just the thin end of the wedge!  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn how to identify and speak about singular and plural nouns, including the tricky ones that many English learners sometimes make mistakes with. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn some differences between British English and American English which we hope will remove any confusion you may have when you hear the same thing said different….. or is it, said differently? Are they both correct?  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Our special guest this week is Bree from the Into The Story podcast. Bree has some excellent advice on how you can avoid frustration and help you get on the path to achieving your language-learning goals. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll improve your listening skills and widen your vocabulary. We speak about some moral dilemmas and try to justify why it might be ok to eat your dog! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Learn how you can improve your English pronunciation by yourself with Hadar Shemesh from Accent's Way. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    

In this podcast, you’ll learn about the schwa, the most common sound in English, the scshwa. What does the schwa sound like? Where does it appear in spoken English and is it a good idea to learn it?  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn what cleft sentences are and how to use them in English.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    

In this podcast, we’ll be talking about cryptocurrency, a topic we know very little about. But as regular listeners know, not knowing about a subject has never stopped us talking about it!  So, you’re welcome to join us as we dive into the digital depths of crypto to expand our knowledge and help you improve your vocabulary and your listening skills in English.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn 12 common phrasal verbs in English that were chosen by ChatGPT. You may be familiar with at least one of the uses of each one. However, phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning and in this episode, and we’ll help you understand and practise them. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/      

Are you feeling down and a bit miserable? Is life treating you badly today?  What can you do to cheer yourself up and be a bit happier?  In today’s podcast, we got some ideas that will brighten your mood and make you feel better, and these small luxuries won’t cost you a lot of money!  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Cartoons and animated shows are a great way to improve your English because, apart from having fun, you’ll learn authentic English language, improve your listening skills and expand your vocabulary.  In this podcast, we’ll give you some tips on how to use cartoons for self-study and give you some recommendations. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn about manias and compulsions that some people suffer from.  We’ll explain the difference between phobias and manias and tell you about some rather unusual manias that you may not have heard of.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn about cancel culture and what it means to be woke. We discuss the key vocabulary and concepts associated with wokeism and explain how they are shaping our society. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Are you happy? If not, what can you do to be happy? Which country is the happiest in the world?  We’ll try to make you happy in this episode by answering these questions and by helping you to improve your English.     Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    

Are you looking for a job? If so, you'll need an impressive, well-written CV. But how can you write one? On this podcast, you'll learn what to include in a good CV, and what not to include, so that you can give the best impression possible before the interview.  Clare from smartenglishcoach.com is a CV expert and the perfect person to help you create an effective CV or resume that will get you that important job interview.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

On today’s podcast, you’ll learn 8 more colloquial expressions so that you can sound more like a native speaker.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What are pet peeves? They’re nothing to do with dogs, cats or other domesticated animals. A pet peeve is something that a particular person finds especially annoying. And we have a whole podcast full of them!    Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

If you're watching films and TV series in original version to improve your English, this is the perfect podcast episode for you. My special guest this week is Cara from Leo listening and she's going to give you tips and advice on how to use video to improve your English.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We’ve all been there. It’s your birthday, or Christmas or your friend comes to your house for dinner and gives you a present that you really dislike. What can you say? You don’t want to offend them. After all, it’s the thought that counts! You don’t want to lie and at the same time, you don’t want to offend anyone. In this podcast, we’ll give you some ideas.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

As technology continues to advance and become more integrated into our daily lives, the need for strong cybersecurity measures has never been greater.  Whether you're a business owner looking to protect your company's sensitive data, or an individual trying to keep your personal information secure, in this podcast, we’ll help you with vocabulary and advice on how to keep yourself safe online. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

On this podcast, I talk with Christian from Canguro English about motivation and how it's important for you to set realistic expectations when it comes to learning English. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/     

We’re talking about The Amazon today. Not the online retailer where you can buy things online, but the Amazon rainforest where 10% of the world’s wildlife can be found. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/                

You’ll improve your listening today because we’re going back to our school days to remember some of the great, and not so great, times we had when we were at school. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn how to use superlative adjectives so that your English grammar will be the best! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn how to use comparative adjectives so that your English grammar will get better and better and better! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn vocabulary connected to housing and accommodation in this episode so you can talk about different places where people live. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

How many ancient civilizations can you think of? We’re going to talk about 8 of them today and remember the wonderful things they left behind. They may be gone, but they’re not forgotten! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn 20 idioms related to chickens so that you can be the king of the roost and the cock of the walk when it comes to speaking English. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Ben Gill from To the Point English joins me this week to talk about Cambridge exams and how you can prepare for them.  And with around 7 million English students taking Cambridge exams every year, perhaps it's something you might consider.   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Another lovely English story by Jose Molina Marco. You’ll learn some new vocabulary and improve your listening comprehension. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

On this podcast, you’ll learn 8 more colloquial expressions so that you can sound more like a native speaker. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn some ways to use technology for self-study so that you can improve your English without paying for an expensive language course abroad or reading boring grammar books.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Do you feel shy or get blocked sometimes when you speak English? What causes this hesitation and anxiety when we speak a different language and how can we overcome it? We’ll try to help with this potential barrier to fluency today in this podcast episode. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What is contrastive stress? How can you use stress to make tag questions easier and how can using stress for emphasis make your spoken English a lot more effective and communicative? All these questions, and more, will be answered in this episode with our special guest, Clare.   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn the names of the sounds that some animals make in English and what we call these animals when they are in groups. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

How can you get to C2 Proficiency level English AND teach English for The British Council? That's what Fabio Cerpelloni has done and on this podcast, I ask him how. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn 19 useful idioms connected to clothes so that you can expand your vocabulary and improve your English whatever you are wearing! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

If only there was a podcast that would answer my questions about English. I wish I could send a voice message and get an answer. Well, there is and you can. We’re talking about wishes and regrets today and explaining expressions like ‘If only…’ and ‘I wish…’. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Have you ever taken a road trip? Just jumped in your car, hit the road and left your problems behind you? Come with us on our virtual road trip this week and learn some new vocabulary. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Aspect ratio, depth of field, shutter speed, dynamic range - digital photography can be a fascinating hobby and a wonderful medium for creativity.  However, the vocabulary can be a bit confusing. Especially if English is not your mother tongue. I'm joined on the podcast by professional photographer Niall Benvie who is going to explain some common terms in photography. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    

How can you improve your fluency in English?  What’s the negative of ‘had better? What’s the best place in Belfast to have a coffee? We answer all these questions that we’ve received from you, and more! Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Are you thinking about changing countries? If you are, you’ll need a roof over your head!  In this episode, you’ll learn vocabulary connected to renting a property so that you won’t be left out in the cold.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

English isn't Daniel's mother tongue, but with his podcasts, My Fluent Podcast and The Vocab Guy, he is intentionally going outside his comfort zone to improve his speaking fluency. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Are you ready to go under the knife? You’ll learn vocabulary connected to cosmetic surgery in this podcast episode. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen! Come join us at the funfair and the circus and improve your English vocabulary. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn how to use ‘had better’ and we’ll also explain the difference between should, must and had better.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Bringing up children is not easy, and it’s not always easy to be brought up by our parents either.  In this podcast, we’ll share some things our parents used to say that made sense at the time, but seem strange when we look back on them many years later.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Martin Johnston from rocknrollenglish.com joins Craig to talk about telling effective stories in English, how to avoid telling a boring story, how to be a good listener and how to eat spaghetti the Italian way. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you’ll learn some vocabulary connected to aviation and flying and we’ll have some fun with a short dialogue from a very funny film.  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn all about subject pronouns and object pronouns so that you’ll know the difference between you and me and you and I.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, we’ll be talking about how we eat different kinds of food. We also discuss the question, how important are table manners?   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

On this podcast, you'll meet Evan, a very experienced teacher who's originally from Idaho in the US, but now is in Europe and he joined me to talk about teaching, travel and artificial intelligence, among other things. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

My American friend Bill and I discuss some grammar and idiom differences between British and American English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this podcast, you'll learn 12 fixed expressions that will help you sound more like a native English speaker. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Manuel, Loli, Luis, Mamen, Yolanda, Andrés and Rubén all get their questions answered on this week’s podcast and I’ll bring you up to date with what’s been happening in our neck of the woods in this week’s podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

On today’s podcast, you’ll learn 10 expressions so that you can excel in your next job interview in English.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this week’s podcast, you’ll learn 10 commonly-used idioms connected to food so that you can expand your vocabulary and improve your English.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

In this week’s podcast, you’ll learn 12 useful expressions and idioms connected to work so that you can expand your vocabulary and improve your English.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

On this week’s podcast, you’ll learn lots of ways to use the word ‘out’ so that you can expand your vocabulary and be an outstanding English speaker.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What expressions can you use to order food and drink in a restaurant?  How can you ask for the bill at the end of the meal?  How do you like your eggs cooked and what does it mean if your eggs are ‘sunny side up’? You’ll find out in this appetizing podcast episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Are you learning English alone? In this podcast, I’ll share some tips and advice so that you can improve your English by yourself. Not only during the summer break but at any time during the year. We’ve also received some lovely stories from you by voice message, so we’ll be listening to those too, and I’ll try and help you improve them.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Ahoy there, friends! Well, shiver me timbers! I can’t believe we haven’t yet spoken about pirates! Come and learn some pirate vocabulary with us in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

If you have young children you’ll find this podcast very useful, and even if you don’t have kids, we hope you’ll enjoy our children’s story which is set in the beautiful Brazilian rainforest. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Maybe you shouldn’t listen to this podcast episode if you like eating snails because today we’re speaking about fast food! You’ll learn some vocabulary connected to fast food and we’ll tell you what we think about it.    Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Are you afraid of making decisions? Do you get scared when you see hair or beards? Do you have a fear of balloons? We’re talking about phobias today in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What’s your opinion of the British royal family? Whether or not you’re a royalist, you may be surprised to hear some of the details we’re about to tell you concerning scandals among the most famous family in Britain. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We’re really chuffed to tell you about some vocabulary that’s often used in British English. If you don’t know what ‘chuffed’ means, you will after this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn vocabulary and expressions connected to hairdressing and hair salons. So, sit back in the stylist’s chair, close your eyes and relax as we tell you all you need to know about cutting hair and getting your haircut. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

They say that crime doesn’t pay. Well, listening to this podcast definitely does pay. You’ll learn some new idioms about crime and improve your English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Money makes the world go round and on this podcast, you’ll learn how to talk about money and negotiate prices in English.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

On this podcast, you’ll learn 8 more colloquial expressions so that you can sound more like a native speaker. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn some Australian English vocabulary and expressions so that you can talk to and understand an Australian. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Do you have any urban myths in your country? If so, do you believe them? On this podcast, we'll tell you some from around the world and help you improve your English.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What is the IELTS test? Why do students take it? How can you prepare for this test effectively? You'll learn about the IELTS test on this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What is the IELTS test? Why do students take it? How can you prepare for this test effectively? We take a deep dive into the IELTS test on this week's podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We explain the difference between abbreviations and acronyms and you’ll learn some commonly used abbreviations and acronyms that sometimes confuse learners of English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Why don’t you lay on our table, relax and enjoy a lovely massage while you learn vocabulary connected to spas. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn some uncountable nouns and some qualifying expressions so that you can talk about those nouns correctly in English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

You’ll learn some different ways of saying tired so that you can improve your vocabulary and take your English to the next level.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We know that many of you are learning English because you need to pass an exam. In this podcast, we’ll help you with some tips and advice about preparing for an English exam and what mistakes you should avoid.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We celebrate 400 episodes of the podcast today and we’re really happy that you’re here with us. Where have we been, where are we now and where are we going? We’ll help you revise some verb tenses today as we talk about podcasts past, present and future. Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Come with us as we take a virtual trip around Ireland. We'll give you some tips on places you might like to visit and places you should definitely not miss if you’re lucky enough to go to this beautiful country. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Is it correct to say ‘my family is’ or ‘my family are’? ‘A group of us is meeting tomorrow’ or ‘A group of us are meeting tomorrow’? You'll learn how to use singular nouns, plural verbs and quantifying expressions correctly in English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn some disability vocabulary so that you can talk about disability without offending anyone by using politically incorrect or wrong words. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn some polite expressions so that you can sound more like a native speaker. These will be especially useful if you work in customer services or a call centre and need to express yourself politely in English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this podcast, we’re going to ‘kind of’ help you with your English. So, if you’re feeling ‘sort of’ frustrated and want to improve your English level, make yourself a nice cup of tea, sit in your favourite chair and let us ‘sort of’ take your English to the next level. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How do you pronounce OUGH? You may be surprised to know that you can pronounce these letters EIGHT different ways. Listen to this podcast and learn how crazy English really is! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn whenever to use words like whenever, however, whatever, whichever, wherever, whoever and whosever. Whoever listens to this week’s podcast will avoid confusion with these words wherever you are in the world, and whatever you use English for. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We’re travelling virtually to Scotland today and we’ll help you with some specific vocabulary and pronunciation features that you might hear there. There’s also a special guest on the podcast to help you understand more about the way the English language is Spoken in Scotland. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

On today’s podcast, you’ll learn 8 more colloquial expressions so that you can sound more like a native speaker. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Sometimes the world seems a lot smaller than it actually is and coincidences seem very unlikely and surprising. Spanish speakers say ‘the world is a handkerchief’ - el mundo es un pañuelo. In English, we say, ‘What a small world!’ We’ve got some examples of how small the world can be in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn some money idioms and expressions that will make your English sound more natural. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

What have we learned from the pandemic? Improve your English comprehension with this podcast that focuses on some good news. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We speak a lot about travel on this podcast. Flying around the world to visit other countries can be a wonderful adventure. But should we be thinking more about climate change and the effect we are having on global warming every time we buy a plane ticket? Find out what we think in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Find out how long it takes to learn a language as we comment on your recent feedback and answer your questions. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn some colloquial expressions to refer to what you’re talking about, like ‘to talk at cross purposes’, ‘what it boils down to’ and ‘to make head or tail of something’ so that you can speak English in a more natural way. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Peanuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts…..there are so many different kinds of nuts in the world that you could go nuts trying to remember them all! On this podcast, we’ll help you keep your nuts in order and you’ll learn some idioms connected to nuts. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn 8 more common colloquial expressions so that you can speak English in a more natural way. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

In this podcast, we’ll tell you our top 10 favourite TV shows and give you a long list of additional recommendations for you to try. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn 8 more common colloquial expressions so that you can speak English in a more natural way. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Improve your vocabulary and your listening skills with six great British legends such as Robin Hood and King Arthur. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn 8 more colloquial expressions so that you can sound more like a native speaker and take your colloquial English to the next level. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We’re travelling around the world and virtually visiting 10 national parks that we’d love to see in person one day. Why not travel with us and improve your English? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn when to use ‘for me’ and when to use ‘to me’. We also speak about expressions such as ‘respectfully’, ‘I don’t mean to be rude, but...’ and ‘please don’t be offended’.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn some incredibly useful intensifiers like incredibly, seriously and exceptionally, so that you can make your adjectives sound seriously intense and make your English exceptionally brilliant. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn 8 more common colloquial expressions so that you can speak English in a more natural way. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn about the LGBTQ+ community so that you can understand the vocabulary, terms and abbreviations related to this topic. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn 8 more colloquial expressions that will make your English sound natural and more like a native speaker. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn about the words really, very, quite, pretty and fairly so that you can use these intensifiers correctly in English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You'll learn 8 common English expressions that will help you speak English more like a native speaker. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn how word stress changes some words from a verb to a noun and from a noun to a verb so that you can improve your pronunciation. We also explain the difference between behaviour, demeanour nad conduct. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about opiates, get some book recommendations and discover how to improve your fluency in English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn the differences between anybody, anyone, nobody, no one, somebody, someone, everybody and everyone. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about prepositions and when to use them so that you can improve your English when talking about technology. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Are you satisfied with your English level? Today we’ll hear from an English learner from Senegal who isn’t and we ask the question, when should you be satisfied? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Today you’ll learn some dog vocabulary so that you can talk to your dog in English. We also have a guest appearance from Coco, possibly the world’s first podcasting dog! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode, you’ll learn some words and expressions so that you can talk about having a drink in English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You'll learn many different uses of the word set so that you can set your mind to using it in many situations. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode, we have some suggestions for practice activities you could use with a partner to become a more effective and fluent English speaker. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Some of the richest people in the world give away billions of dollars to charity every year. But who are they and where does all the money go? Find out in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you fancy dancing flamenco, eating paella, going skiing in the mountains, sunbathing on the beach, or listening to traditional bagpipes? Join us as we take a trip around each region, and their provinces, and tell you some interesting things about each one. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Improve your listening comprehension by listening to this informal chat between Luke, from Luke’s English Podcast, and Craig, from La Mansion del Inglés. Luke and Craig talk about Brexit, English tea, pangolins, teaching under COVID restrictions, living as an ex-pat in France and Spain, the worst jobs we've ever had and many other topics. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this podcast, you'll learn about the many different types of bread and some idioms with the word bread. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn how to speak better English when making Zoom, Skype and other VoIP calls. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about hippies, flower power and hippy lifestyle in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you have green fingers? When was the last time you weeded the garden? Learn about garden vocabulary in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this podcast episode, you’ll hear thoughts, comments and questions from Guatemala, Italy, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What are defining and non-defining relative clauses? Why do we need them and how do we use them? You’ll find out in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about the history of chocolate, how it’s made and we also have a blind chocolate tasting in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Why do we sometimes say, I find it surprising instead of I’m surprised? You’ll find out in this podcast, and we’ll answer more of your questions and doubts about English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn new vocabulary and improve your listening comprehension with a short story called The Street Seller. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Many of us are living differently because of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. How can we create positive habits and change bad habits to good ones? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about Venezuela and improve your listening skills in this podcast episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn some expressions, collocations and idioms with the word time. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn different ways of expressing anger and things that get up your nose. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We speak about words we use regularly in English that are actually borrowed from the Spanish language. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Spanish speakers tend to be more direct when they ask for things. In this episode, you'll learn how to make polite requests the English way! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Improve your listening and learn about New Zealand, otherwise known as the land of the long white cloud. Discover more about this beautiful country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Learn about the word endings -tion and -sion. We also answer your questions and discuss your comments. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What is Brexit and what does it potentially mean for us in Spain, and for you if you’re living and working in the UK? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about new food sources like insects, plant-based food, meat grown in a laboratory, GMO’s and 3D-printed food in this podcast:  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

First name, surname, middle name, forename, maiden name, given name...names can be confusing, especially if you’re a Spanish or Portuguese speaker. We’ll help you to clarify names in English in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How do you know if you’re stressed? What can you do if you suffer from stress? Can meditation help? You’ll learn some meditation vocabulary and the basics on how to meditate in this very calm, peaceful and relaxing podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn vocabulary and expressions related to flirting and starting a conversation in English with people you’re attracted to. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We heard Reza’s story back in episode 315. Now the tables are turned and it’s Craig’s turn to go under Reza’s spotlight. You can fInd out more about Craig and his past in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How fast should you speak in English? What’s the best way to teach English? Should you learn the phonetic symbols to help your pronunciation? We’ll answer these questions, and more, in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Why is British English and American English so different? Learn about the history of American English in 20 minutes in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What does donkey’s years mean? What’s the difference between holiday and vacation? How do you translate Irse de puente? And where would you most like to live; Spain, New York or China? We’re sharing your comments and answering your questions in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Have you ever been in the chunnel? What’s your opinion of flexitarians? Would mansplaining annoy you if you are a woman? You’ll learn some useful portmanteau vocabulary in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Hi, How’s it going? What’s happening? What’s going on? How many ways can you think of to say hello and goodbye in English? You’ll learn greetings and how to say ‘adiós’ in many different ways. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Where do phrasal verbs come from? Learn about the history of phrasal verbs and what to do if you’re not using your advanced grammar. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You'll learn football vocabulary and idioms. Also, what you need to shout to your teammates while you're playing and how to talk about football with friends.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Panama has a canal, but what else do you know about this country? You’ll learn about Panama in this episode and we’ll share some tips and ideas on how to improve your speaking with a friend.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn the difference between suppose, assume and guess. We also answer more of your questions and doubts. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn the difference between 'prevent' and 'avoid'. We also talk about some Chilean slang and answer some more of your questions. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What is a game changer? Is it a good idea to learn a third language by using a second language? What do we think of how the Spanish educational system teaches English? We answer more of your questions in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn prepositions of time; in, on and at. IN a few minutes, ON this very day, AT this moment in time. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode, we ask if hypnosis can help you improve your English. What is NLP and how can we use it to improve language learning and communication? We’ll also give you some app recommendations if you are taking part in conference calls online. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

The Google search engine has become so popular during the last few years that we often use it as a verb - to Google something. In this episode, we’ll give you some ideas on how you can use Google services to improve your English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn how to use the words keen, eager and enthusiastic in English in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode, we talk about jobs that no longer exist, new jobs that have been created and which jobs may be in demand in the future. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Where did English get words like sky, feet, judge and sandals? Greek, Latin, Christianity, the bible, The French, The Vikings. English has been influenced by so many things over time. We’re going to try to explain some of these influences on the English language in 20 minutes. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode, learn the difference between ‘What did they say’ and ‘What have they said’? ‘Where were you?’ and ‘Where have you been?’. We’ll also give you some advice on how to improve your writing in English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Chocolate, coffee, Mayan history, impressive volcanoes and wildlife all come together in the wonderful country of Guatemala. Improve your listening and learn about Guatemala in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What’s the difference between manage, handle, deal with and cope? Learn how to use these words in context in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What does 'to call the shots' mean? And what about 'to bite the bullet'? What’s the difference between a wound and an injury? And is it a good thing to be in the firing line? You’ll learn vocabulary and idioms connected to the army in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We pull back the curtain on Reza’s background in this episode. What are his roots? Why did he come to Spain and how did he become interested in teaching English? Find out more about Reza in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learning a language can be difficult if you have a bad memory. We’ll give you some advice on how to improve yours. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How can you use ‘having said that’ and ‘as a matter of fact’ in English? What’s the difference between ‘instead of’ and ‘rather than’? Can you say ‘instead’ without ‘of’ or are they always together? We’ll answer these questions and more in this episode of, Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Some of you have been studying English for a long time. Apart from the English language itself, what other things do you need to know?   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What do you know about Chile? What’s Chile famous for and what can you see if you go there? You’ll learn all about Chile in this episode and improve your listening comprehension.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

The spelling of English words often confusing and the way words are pronounced often causes problems for Spanish speakers. We’ll try to help you with some of the more difficult ones. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Why is grammar sometimes incorrect in song lyrics? We answer your recent questions on this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Improve your listening comprehension with a story from José about the virus pandemic. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Improve your gambling vocabulary and learn some gambling idioms with this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn some advances forms and uses of MUST and HAVE TO in this grammar episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Come to beautiful Costa Rica with us as we explore the wonderful things this country has to offer and improve your listening skills as well! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

This is a special episode to reach out to you to let you know that we’re both ok and that we hope you and your families are, too. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We speak about working abroad and what cultural differences we’ve experienced as foreigners living and working in Spain. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn some bed and breakfast vocabulary that you can use to speak with your guests or your hosts. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

When should you use ‘must’ and when should you use ‘have to’, and what’s the difference between them? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You'll learn expressions with ‘can’t’, like can’t wait, can’t be bothered, can’t stand it and can’t afford it. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Spanish food has a wonderful reputation all over the world, but what do British people think of it and which dishes are our personal favorites? Find out what we think of Spanish cuisine and improve your food vocabulary. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about Mexico and improve your English, especially your listening skills. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you budget your money? Are you saving for anything special? How do you manage your income and expenses? You’ll learn some personal finance vocabulary in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What’s your favourite board game? You’ll learn some vocabulary that will help you play board games in English and we’ll tell you our favourite games. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What are the most difficult things about learning Spanish? You can learn a lot from the way we overcame the challenges of learning a second language. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll learn some interesting facts about Argentina and improve your English.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What do you say to people when someone dies? When you receive a present you don’t like, or when you need to tell strangers that they’re children are bothering you? You’ll learn what to say in some embarrassing situations. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Happy New Year! Learn some New Year vocabulary and practise how to wish people ¡Feliz año nuevo! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

Have you ever thought of living abroad? What are the difficulties and rewards of moving to another country? We’ll find out as Reza and Craig are joined by Emilia, Nick and their daughter Lucia. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Today we’re talking about Colombia, but not only between ourselves. We have two special guests who are going to give us some inside information on this fascinating country. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What are some famous film quotes that we often use in English? Join us as we go to the movies today and may the force be with you.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

People are queuing up to listen to this week’s podcast, or are they ‘standing in line’? We’re speaking about some differences between British and American English, and we have a special American guest.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Revise the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple and going to tenses. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What’s the best age to start learning English? How many languages can a person learn? Today we look at some interesting language learning facts.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What’s the difference between baseball, softball and cricket? We’ll answer that question and you’ll learn some common cricket and baseball idioms in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What do you know about renewable energy? How important is solar, wind and hydroelectric power to the future of our planet? Learn some new environment vocabulary as we go green in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You'll learn lorry and truck drivers' vocabulary and we also explain how we make this podcast. What preparation is involved and what should you do if you want to create your own podcast?   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What do you know about the Canary Islands? Where are they and how are the Canary Islands connected with Franco, astronomy and Lord Nelson? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What can you do as a tourist in Belfast? We’ve got all the facts because not only is Reza from Belfast, but he just spent the summer there!   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode, we’ll give you some advice on how to improve your reading skills in English. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or for academic purposes, we’ll give you some tips on how to do it better. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How can you become an interpreter? What's the difference between interpreting and translating? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn 18 idioms that do not translate literally from Spanish to English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

  We help you to be more effective in business meetings, overcome shyness, remove frustration, interrupt people and stop them from interrupting you! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Discover some very interesting facts about Nicaragua and improve your English with this podcast episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Questions are possibly the best way to start conversations and improve your speaking, but can you form them correctly in English? We’ll help you ask better questions on this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What do Vegans eat and what differences are there between a vegan diet and a vegetarian one? Today we’re joined by a special guest who’s going to explain it all to us. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Which country drinks the most tea and why do the British love it so much? Also, why do so many Brits drink tea with milk? You’ll learn the answers to these questions and much more in this episode about tea. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn vocabulary about building, decorating, construction and doing up your flat, apartment or house. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We are going to twist your tongue today because we’ve collected some tongue twisters to improve your English pronunciation. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We’re as pleased as a cowboy in a saloon that you’ve decided to tie up your horse and join us this week as we go out West to take a look at some cowboy vocabulary. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Learn some new facts about amazing Peru and improve your English at the same time. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Have you noticed that English has different intonation than Spanish? How do you know when to raise your voice up and lower it down? We’re going to help you with that in this episode.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn about faulty goods, leads, pitches and cold calls on this episode about sales. Welcome to the podcast that does not have a money back guarantee! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

Want to learn some English today? I’ve just used ellipsis. I did not say Do you want to learn some English, just ‘want to learn some English? Easy, right? Not so fast. There’s more to ellipsis than meets the eye. We’ll explain it all in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Why do some countries drive on the left and some on the right? We’ll answer that for you and we’ll quiz you on which countries are left-handed when it comes to traffic. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Have you got a baby, or are you thinking of having one? In response to a listener question, here’s an episode about baby vocabulary. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How can you integrate well and fit in when you’re working in an English-speaking country? Even with a good level of English, it’s not always easy. We give some tips and advice in this podcast episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

There’s a lot more to Brazil than football, coffee and carnivals! We talk all about Brazil in this episode, so get ready to Samba and improve your English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What does a customer need in order to be a return customer?” In other words, how can companies create brand loyalty and what is good customer service? Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Show notes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We’re looking at five words today that you might get confused; goal, aim, target, objective and purpose and we’ll help you with some advice and equipment if you want to start your own podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/     

Is a motorway bigger than a dual carriageway? What’s the difference between street, road and avenue? What is a roundabout and how do you say roundabout in American English? We answer all these questions and more in this episode on traffic.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How can you improve your speaking? What’s the difference between whenever and whatever and when do you use them?  We’ll give you some help with these questions in this episode and look at some three-word British horror stories.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We talk about age in this episode. You'll learn expressions like 'over the hill', 'to come of age', 'in your prime' and what it's like to have 'a senior moment'.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We give you tips, advice and suggestions on how to improve your listening skills in English.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you know the meaning of sludge and smog? Is there a difference between contamination and pollution? What does it mean if something is biodegradable? Learn about pollution and how it affects the environment in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn with us as we take a close look at the country of Ecuador and discover 10 amazing facts about the country and its history and biodiversity. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Did you ever.. or Have you ever.., which is correct? How can you improve your listening skills? What’s the difference between doubt and hesitate? We answer your questions, and help you improve your English, on this episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What’s the difference between a wholesaler and a retailer? What’s bartering and what does it mean to ‘outsource’ something. You’ll learn about International business in this episode.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

There are many ways to kill someone. You could strangle them, shoot them, stab them, poison them or drown them. Today we’re speaking about forensic science and helping you with some murder vocabulary so that you can understand it better. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn to use fixed expressions like 'nice and easy', 'safe and sound', 'by and large', 'neat and tidy' and you'll sound more natural when you speak English. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Would you rather study English with a boring grammar book, or would you prefer to improve your English with us on this podcast? Today you’ll learn how to use rather and prefer.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What are stative verbs and how do we use them in English? That’s what you’ll find out in this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

English might be the last thing on your mind today. But we don’t mind because we hope to change your mind in today’s episode about, you guessed it, expressions with the word ‘mind’. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you want to improve your English and take it to the next level? All you need to do is listen to this podcast and Bob’s your Uncle! We look at family idioms today. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Is it correct to say make research or do research? Make progress or do progress? What about arrangements, housework and love - is it do or make? We’ll give you the answers in this episode.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How do you know when someone is attracted to you? We’ll find out in this episode and you’ll learn words like ‘glimpse’, ‘glance’, ‘gaze’, ‘toss’ and ‘flush’. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Today we’re focusing on grammar and we’re going to help you avoid some common grammar errors that Spanish speakers sometimes make. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What is artificial intelligence and how is it affecting our world? Should we be afraid of AI and what could it mean for our future?  We explain the difference between strong AI and weak AI and VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) in this podcast.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Today we're speaking about homographs, words that are spelled the same way, and may or may not be pronounced the same way. Words like bow, row, object, bass and refuse. Learn all about Homographs in this episode Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We know you’ve been sitting on pins and needles and busting at the seams since last Sunday waiting for this week’s podcast. You’ll learn words like pins, needles, seams, cuffs, thimble and many more in this episode about sewing and knitting.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

How do you know when someone is lying to you? We’re going to help you understand people’s body language in this episode.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

This week we’re speaking about homonyms. Homonyms are spelled the same and sound the same but they have different meanings.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How to use ALONG, reading in the IELTS exam and your questions answered. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn all about homophones. Words that have the same sound but different meaning and spelling.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Show notes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

What's the difference between even if, even so and even though? We'll explain that in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Words invented by William Shakespeare, like scuffle, belongings, eyeball and cold-blooded, are explained in this vocabulary episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

  Should we tip in restaurants and cafes? What percentage is acceptable? Who should we tip and who shouldn’t we tip? In this episode, we discuss tipping in the UK, the US and Spain. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You'll learn the basics of legal English in this episode.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

When should you use ever and when should you use never? What’s the difference between within and between? Learn this, and more, on this episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    How are you feeling today? We hope you’re well because today we’re talking about diseases and illnesses. You’ll learn how to talk about sickness, disease and illness. 

Learn all about nature vocabulary with special guest Monica Stocker. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    

How to improve your listening at conferences, reading aloud with Heinrich Schliemann and your questions answered. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What’s the difference between ‘jump’ and ‘leap’, ‘engine’ and ‘motor’? How do you say ‘you’ in the plural (ustedes, vosotros)? How do you use the expression ‘due to’? We answer your questions and look at the nonsense words of a famous Beatles song in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

When was the last time you went for a walk in a forest? In this episode we’ll teach you some vocabulary and idioms connected to forests and trees.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What do you know about Canada? In this episode, we’re going to put Canada under the microscope and look at some interesting facts and famous people that come from the second largest country on the planet.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How can you talk about your wishes and desires? How do you express regrets about the past? The grammar can be a bit tricky but don’t worry, we’re going to help you on this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza and Craig   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We spoke about wine in episode 210 and what better podcast to go with wine than cheese. Do you have a favourite cheese? You’ll learn about some different types of cheeses, and some cheese idioms, in this episode   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn words like coffin, grave, embalm and bury as we get deadly serious about death and dying in this podcast episode.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

When was the last time you 'got lead down the garden path' or 'got on with someone like a house on fire'? You’ll learn some useful idioms connected to house and home in this 'homely’ episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

‘Can’t have been’, ‘must have been’, 'might have been'. We explain how to use modal verbs in the past in this episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza and Craig.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What can you say in English if you want to talk about something else? Maybe you’re bored or you want to talk about something more relevant to you. We’ll show you how to change the subject on this episode.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How well do you know your fish? Learn how to say your favourite fish and seafood in English in this fishy episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Is there a social class structure in your country? In the UK many people are very aware of social class and their place in society. We speak about social class on this podcast.  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Some phrasal verbs can be separated, we can put the object after the verb, and some cannot. In this episode,  we look at 10 phrasal verbs that you can separate and put the object in the middle. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

You’ll practise listening comprehension today and learn some new vocabulary with Jose’s possibly true story. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How to study English when you’re old, the difference between bare and bear, the last time Ana Giovanna helped someone, Luigi’s favourite biscuits, what kind of food do Reza and Craig miss from their childhood? Your questions answered in this episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Are you still listening to this podcast? Aren’t you bored yet? - We're looking at still, yet, no longer and no more in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

All about pregnancy, giving birth and having babies with Craig, Reza and Lynne. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

If you're feeling thirsty and want to relax and unwind, why not join us to learn all about wine. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We’re talking about Italy in this podcast. Italian culture, sport, fashion, food, politics and even The Italian Mafia. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

In this episode, we look at many different ways to use the word “last”. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Sit back with a nice cup of tea and enjoy this episode about biscuits and cookies.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode we look at onomatopoeia and sound words that you can use in English to widen your vocabulary. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We’re in the saddle today to talk about bikes. So, hold on to your handlebars and get peddling as we ride together through the very specific vocabulary of bikes and biking on this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you love them or hate them? Whatever you think of politicians we’re going to put the language they use under the microscope in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn all about beer in this alcoholic episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

When was the last time you helped someone? We’ve got a true story this week from Jose. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you have a favourite poem? We’re going to tell you poems we like and explain some poetry vocabulary in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

We answer your questions and celebrate our 200th podcast episode with you. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

When do you use NO and when do you use NOT in English? We’ll help you understand the difference in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What is the impersonal passive and how can you use it effectively in English? Find out in this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

What is ADHD and how do you know if you have it? Is it difficult for you to pay attention? Then you need to listen to this podcast. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Do you know what to say when you’re hanging out with friends socially? What does ‘hanging out mean? Learn how to chat with your friends in English in this episode. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Learn some useful expressions with TAKE and GET and how to ask questions correctly in English in this week’s episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza and Craig!   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

How many parts of speech are there? If verbs are one part and nouns another, how many are there in total? Find out in this episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

How do you order your favourite coffee in English? We’re taking a look inside cafe and barista culture in this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What do you know about Wales? Wales the country, not the big fish! Learn all about The Welsh and their beautiful country and traditions in this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

Craig has another addiction. Learn all about it (and some stationery vocabulary) on this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Have you ever been to a chemist’s or drugstore while travelling? We’re going to help you with the specific vocabulary you may need if you feel a bit sick while on holiday.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We’re speaking about meat and butcher vocabulary today. Everything from pork chops and meatballs to salami and chorizo!   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

We’re talking art today on Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. What’s the difference between to sculpt and to carve? What is bronze, brass and copper? Find out on this episode and take your art vocabulary to the next level.   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What’s the coldest place you’ve ever been to? We’re speaking about winter weather this week, AND the difference between ‘under’, ‘below’ and ‘beneath’. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Today we’re joined by our good friend and colleague Anna Wright who has some great advice on learner diaries and other ways to organize your studies and document your progress. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

On today’s podcast you’ll learn more linking words ‘so as to’ take your English to the next level. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

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On this podcast, you’ll improve your music vocabulary and learn a few music expressions and idioms that will take your English to the next level. Welcome to Aprender Inglés with Reza and Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Today on Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig, do we say ‘make an exam’ or ‘do an exam’? What’s the difference between a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree? We talk about Academic terms and vocabulary on this week’s show. Voice message from Igor from San Sebastian Books we recommend and writers we like? Bill Bryson - https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson  We're sorry there's only only 90 seconds on the Speakpipe service https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  (attach mp3 file to an email) As poor podcasters, we can’t afford more than 90 seconds! Ernest Hemingway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway   Neil Gaiman (short fiction, novels, comic books) The Sandman, American Gods, The Graveyard Book - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman   Graded readers (or read a book in Spanish first and then read the original) Comics Lord of The Rings, Harry Potter, Batman, Spiderman What are you favourite authors and genres? What are you reading at the moment? Voice message from Ivan from Valencia X”I’d like to point out how useful have your podcasts been for me.”X (.....your podcasts have been for me. Not a question, so not question word order.) I beg you to….. It’s messy in my mind Pronunciation - ‘title’ ACADEMIC TERMS We looked at some useful academic vocabulary in episode 87: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/01/24/academic-english-vocabulary-airc87/  Here are a few more expressions: To do/sit/take an exam To redo/resit/retake an exam (if you fail first time round!) - to do resits To do a degree in ___________ eg. I’m doing a degree in Physics at Oxford (University) (A career = a long-term profession/job, NOT a degree. eg. Peter had a 30-year career as a policeman until he retired.) Higher education (HE) = university (UK)/college (USA) level education Further education (FE) = education after leaving school, eg. a technical college, an agricultural college, a catering college, etc. Tertiary education = anything after Primary then Secondary education = FE or HE There are four main degree levels: associate, bachelors, masters, and doctorate. Associate Degrees 2-year courses for things like nursing, graphic design and other vocational areas. - community colleges and technical schools. Completing an associate degree program qualify you to get a job. The most common degrees available at the associate level include: Associate of Arts (A.A.) Associate of Science (A.S.) Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Bachelor's Degrees Undergraduate program - 4 years usually - major area of study, such as finance, history, communications or biology. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Bachelor of Science (B.S./B.Sc.) Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Master's Degrees Master's degree programs are graduate programs that let you specialize in an area of study. Usually take 1-2 years to complete. Many master's degree programs need you to write a thesis for graduation. Master of Arts (M.A.) Master of Science (M.S./M.Sc.) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Doctoral Degrees Doctoral degree programs, also known as Ph.D. programs, are the most advanced type of degree program available. Admittance may require individuals to hold a master's degree, although several programs accept candidates who only hold bachelor's degrees. Completing a Ph.D. program usually takes several years, and often involves the completion of a dissertation and a major research project. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) For a fairly exhaustive list of useful academic expressions to write academic English at university level, try the Academic Phrase Bank compiled by Dr. John Morley:: http://www.kfs.edu.eg/com/pdf/2082015294739.pdf  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualification_types_in_the_United_Kingdom http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/degrees-and-other-academic-qualifications  Email from Ana Perez Hello Reza and Craig: I want to thank you for your job, I've just passed the FCE and you had helped me a lot. I usually go to work listening to your podcasts even now because I want to go on improving my English. I'm 52 years old and I don't need it for my job but I love it since I was child (I’ve loved it). I'm looking for something to practice my speaking ability, but all what (that/ O) I find such as total inmersión (immersion) is too expensive. Do you know something else? By the way, your voices are very very nice. Thank you for everything, Kisses, Ana You could sign up for an online service like italki and pay an online teacher. You can start by recording yourself on your mobile phone to increase your confidence. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Are you too shy to practise your English online? PLease tell us what is stopping you from using Skype, or similar software, to improve your speaking. Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast   Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Manuel García Betegón Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci Manuel Velázquez Néstor García Mañes Juan Carlos  We want to thank Arminda from Madrid and Alberto from Granada for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. Alberto has transcribed episodes 132 and 133, so we now have full transcriptions for episodes 131 to 142. On next week's episode: Music Vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

How important is personal space and body language when you are communicating? What’s the difference between alone, by myself and on my own? All this and more in this week’s episode of…..Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Email from Alberto from Granada who is transcribing episodes for us I saw recently a British TV drama called “The Fall”, starring Gillian Anderson, which is set in Northern Ireland. Don’t know if you’ve seen it, but I totally recommend it. I really loved the Northern Irish accent, you know, like every sentence is a question and the tone rises at the end. I found it very funny. Could you please ask Reza to do some Northern Irish accent for me, pleaseeee? I would really enjoy it! Alberto Voice message from Jesus from Valencia about subtitles when watching films and TV series Jesus is another AIRCoholic) “I’ve been studying English my whole life” / “I’ve been taking it seriously since…./for the last year and a half.” Pronunciation of ‘searched’ only ‘t’ and ‘d’ sounds for the ‘ed’ ending (started, landed, farted, painted, needed, decided, waited) I watch A BUNCH of movies Dependant XaboutX - ON Mamen from Biescas On my own / by myself / alone / lonely ‘On my own’ - when you do stuff without help - “I painted the flat on my own”, “I fixed my bike on my own.” ‘By myself’ usually describes a situation, not when you do something. https://quizlet.com/es   https://www.memrise.com/   https://www.duolingo.com/   Voice message from Miguel (Michael) who doesn’t have a dog. He has a baby and a cat. English people are very ‘close moved’ or ‘separative’ (stand-offish, aloof, distant, remote, detached, impersonal, withdrawn, reserved, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unapproachable, unfriendly, unsociable, cool, chilly, cold, haughty, disdainful, uninvolved, unresponsive, indifferent, unconcerned, introverted) They guard their personal space. Would you sit at a table that was already taken in a crowded bar or cafe if there were empty seats? Which cultures need a lot of personal space? Which nationalities don’t necessarily need a lot of personal space? How important is body language when you are communicating? Should you kiss an English woman when you are introduced to her for the first time? How important is a handshake? - Should you get the upper hand? TED Talk by Allan Pease: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZ7k8cMA-4  Documentary on body language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY1K_IefjSA  Do you kiss and hug men that you are close to? What other cultural differences can you think of between the Spanish and the English? - meal times and business hours - siesta - eating & drinking habits - Christmas and New Year - politeness & directness - tutting (to say no) and hissing (to get someone’s attention) - customer service ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have an opinion on personal space, or anything we've spoken about in this podcast? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast   Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Manuel García Betegón Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci Manuel Velázquez Néstor García Mañes Juan Carlos We want to thank Arminda from Madrid and Alberto from Granada for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. Alberto has transcribed episodes 132 and 133, so we now have full transcriptions for episodes 131 to 142. On next week's episode: Academic terms and vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

Are you studying for the Cambridge FCE exam? Need some help? We’ll be talking about that and climate change vocabulary on this week’s episode of…...AIRC Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Voice message from Andress and Lulu who are living in Yorkshire, UK We spoke about the pronunciation of irregular verbs in episode 73 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/10/18/pronunciation-of-irregular-verbs-airc73/  ) We also spoke about the 'ed' endings on regular verbs in episode 60 ( https://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/07/19/the-ed-ending-on-past-regular-verbs-airc60-2/  ) XWe are living in Yorkshire since one year ago.X - We’ve been living in Yorkshire for a year. We came to Yorkshire a year ago. How long have you been living in Valencia? - Living in your flat? - Speaking Spanish? Email from Alberto Diaz Hello Craig and also Reza "The dynamic duo" hahaha Please help me, I have a doubt How we can realize what "time" has the verb could in the next sentence? (How can we know which tense the verb ‘could’ is in the next sentence?): “I could go to the party.” Past: Pude/Podía ir a la fiesta Subjuntivo: Podría ir a la fiesta. How (does) a native speaker figure out the exact tense (past or subjunctive)? Thanks in advance I could go to the party - It’s a possibility - Conditional - If I had a car, I could go to the party (but I don’t have a car, so I can’t) Past ability - I could go to the (firm’s Christmas) party before I became an alcoholic (I was able to) If I could (PAST-pudiera) run faster, maybe I could (CONDITIONAL-podría) be a famous athlete some day. Voice message from Sira from Sabadell I live near Barcelona (or 'next to') I?m enjoying the podcast (or 'I'm enjoying IT') “Thank you for all” - Thank you for everything We already looked at some useful vocabulary about The Environment in Episode 96: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/nature-and-the-environment-airc96/  Climate Change Vocabulary Climate change - change in global weather patterns Emissions - gasses and smoke from power stations and factories burning coal and from car exhaust fumes (carbon dioxide). Greenhouse gases - gases that allow the sun’s radiation to pass through the earth’s atmosphere. They also trap heat and stop it leaving the atmosphere (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide) The greenhouse effect - the effect that greenhouse gases have on the environment Fossil fuels - gas, oil, coal etc Ecosystems - natural habitats that support different kinds of animal and plant life, such as coral reefs. Carbon footprint - The measure of greenhouse gas emitted by certain actions of humans or industries. Extreme weather - flooding, typhoons/hurricanes, tornados, etc. Flash flooding - very severe flooding which happens extremely quickly Desertification Deforestation Rising sea levels rising ice caps Food/Water shortages drought Illegal logging - cutting down trees illegally Heatwaves - periods of unusually hot weather Climate change denier - person who denies/rejects the existence of climate change The polar ice cap is melting Floods, droughts and other extreme weather conditions lead to food shortages The ozone layer protecting the Earth’s atmosphere is being damaged Useful Expressions As a result of…. Has an impact on... Is a consequence of... A rise in temperature could lead to….. There’s a high risk of… Long-term consequences Voice message from Mamen (Thank you for the cheese!) http://www.flo-joe.com/  http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening.html  http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/first/  - You can change the language to Spanish at the top right hand side of the page (on a desktop) La Mansión del Inglés First Certificate Course: http://store.mansioningles.net/downloads/first-certificate-course/   http://www.getspokenapp.com/   ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast   Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Manuel García Betegón Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci Manuel Velázquez Néstor García Mañes (new sponsor) Juan Carlos (new sponsor) - How to Pass a Job Interview mp3 and pdf We want to thank Arminda from Madrid and Alberto from Granada for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. Alberto has transcribed episodes 132 and 133, so we now have full transcriptions for episodes 131 to 142. On next week's episode: Personal Space The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

  Jose nearly died! How did that happen? Today we’ve got Jose’s True English Story and much, much more in…….Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  A voice message from Eugeni from Barcelona Episode 149 (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/04/03/the-mexican-wall-and-eugenis-pronunciation-airc149/  ) "By no means will Eugeni stop listening to us!" Keep on rocking! Email from Antonio from Badajoz Hi Reza and Craig! It's Antonio again with another question for you. Watching movies in original version, I've realised that a lot of times, I can hear the expression "How would you like...?" followed, for example, by either "a punch in the nose", or "being left by a woman that way" or something like that. I gather it's some kind of complaint or threat, but, since I can't entirely get my head round it. I'd love you guys to shed light on that if you please. Thanks in advance! hugs from Badajoz! 1. For offering someone something that you think they will enjoy. How would you like a glass of wine? How would you like a free T-shirt? 2. For telling someone to consider how they would feel if something bad happened to them, especially if it has already happened to you. How would you like a punch on the nose? (threat) How would you like someone stealing your mobile phone? How would you like it if I spilled beer on your trousers and didn't even apologise? How would you like being left by a woman in that way? Comment on the blog about the farming episode 155 from Nayabet who’s on a farm in New Zealand ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/05/14/farming-and-agriculture-airc155/  ) Thank you so much guys for this podcast, it will be really useful for me, in fact, I work on a dairy farm here in NZ and I’m a bit familiar with this (these) words but not with all of them. So thank you once more. Voice message from Lyan from Panama Free courses and resources on Mansioningles.com and on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/mansioningles  Jose’s True English Story These stories began with episode 137 on how to tell a story in English: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/01/08/how-to-tell-a-story-in-english-airc137/  Marcelo’s Story - Episode 157 Mamen’s story - Episode 148 http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/03/26/mamens-true-english-story-and-more-idioms-airc148/  Jose’s Story Vocabulary Outskirts - alrededores To flow - when liquid moves - fluir Channel - a waterway (brazo, cauce, acequia) / canal To drag - arrastrar To overflow - derramarse To slip - resbalarse To yell - gritar - scream, shout Edge - borde (bank - the land at river's edge - orilla To drown - to die/kill in water - ahogar(se) To scold - regañar - (to tell off) To hug - abrazar Comprehension questions 1. How old was Jose when the story happened? 2. Who had drowned in the chanal in the past? 3. How long did the incident take from start to finish? Now listen to Jose’s story and answer the questions 1. How old was Jose when the story happened - 10 2. Who had drowned in the chanal in the past? - gypsy children 3. How long did the incident take from start to finish - 30 seconds Corrections XHere is my story, I hope you likeX (it) XAll over us had forgiven playing close to the channelX (All of us had been forbidden to play close to the canal) You know how children are (good word order) Pronunciation of 'drown' and 'water' XNowadays, the water is running undergroundX (runs underground) XI realised that I was approaching to the tunnel.X - I realised that I was approaching the tunnel. Transcript I was living in the outskirts of Valencia, in the same city where I've always lived. Close to my home flowed one of the seven main channels in this city. Its water was used by a big paper factory, therefore the channel passed into the factory by a tunnel where there were two enormous wood blades rolling constantly in order to break up the things that the water dragged. Back then, the children we played on the street all our free time and naturally all of us had forbidden playing (had been forbidden to play) close to the channel. But you know how children are because you have also been two of them not very long ago. One day, we were around this forbidden place and the channel was so fast-flowing because of the previous rainy days, that water was on the edge, almost overflowing. I was walking on the edge admiring the speed and strength of the water when I slipped and fell into the water. My friends started to yell my name because they wanted to help me, but they couldn't because the water ran speedily and swept me along very quickly. I tried several times to reach the edge to get out from the water, but I couldn't. I realized, that I was approaching to the tunnel dangerously close to the tunnel and I knew I had just one more chance to reach the edge, but I fell again. Then, I knew that I didn't have enough time to try it again. I was afraid because I was already entering into the tunnel and I knew that this meant dying like many gypsy children had already drowned. However, the volume of the water was so high that my small body hit into the top of the tunnel and it stopped me for a few milliseconds and gave me time to reach the edge and get out from the water when my legs were already into (in) the tunnel. All of it happened just in around thirty seconds, no more. When my parents were told about that, they didn't scold me. Just gave me a huge hug and they thank God THAT nothing bad had HAPPENED to me. So, I could survive this way from a certain death from drowning. Surely I had still a lot of things to do in my life. Of course, we never went to play near the channel again, at least me. A few years later this channel was covered because of the city development, and nowadays the water is running underground. Well, this is my story. I hope you like (it). Recap - What makes a good story, like Jose’s? An accurate mix of verb tenses. eg past simple V past continuous V present perfect, etc. A varied, interesting range of vocabulary, including expressions/idioms Using detailed, descriptive language, especially adjectives and adverbs Using linking expressions. eg. contrast (although, etc); addition (on top of that, etc.); time (afterwards, etc.); consequence (as a result, etc.); reference (as for, etc) and so on. Using suspense, drama, mystery, shock, and other emotions that grab the reader’s attention ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a true English story to tell us? Send us a voice message or record it on your computer and send it to us by email. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Emails to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci Manuel Velázquez Néstor García Mañes We want to thank Arminda from Madrid and Alberto from Granada for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. Alberto has transcribed episodes 132 and 133, so we now have full transcriptions for episodes 131 to 141. On next week's episode: Vocabulary: The Environment The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/                         

What were the last words of Elvis Presley? What did John Lennon say before he died? Famous last words and idioms this week on…….Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Voice Message from Alba Romá from Denia Great idea to talk to your baby in English Alex Perdel Aventura Bilingue: https://enclavedepodcast.com/2017/02/05/alex-perdel/  Alex’s Podcast: http://www.crecereningles.com/podcast/  iTunes review: Thank you! This is the best podcast I ever found. Good work! It's very helpful. I found you three weeks ago and now I'm addicted. by Aldroper from Spain Voice Message from Gabriel from Tijuana He’s not disagreeing with us, he’s disagreeing with the wall. Episode 149 Edgar Ubaldo’s message (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/04/03/the-mexican-wall-and-eugenis-pronunciation-airc149/  ) Voice message from Josep from Barcelona The Phrase Finder: http://www.phrases.org.uk/  Kurt Cobain - Nirvana (1967-1994) It's better to burn out than to fade away." Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) Towards the end of his life, at his last press conference, amongst the final words he said in public were: "I hope I haven't bored you." Elvis took an overdose of drugs and he said to his fiancée "I'm going to the bathroom to read." John Lennon (1940-1980) "I'm shot." John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) - 6th President of the United States "This, is the last of earth. I am content." Frank Sinatra died after saying, “I’m losing it.” Buddha (AKA Siddhattha Gautama) circa 563BC - circa 483BC "Work hard to gain your own salvation." He also said, "Behold, O monks, this is my advice to you. All component things in the world are changeable." George Orwell’s last written words were, “At fifty, everyone has the face he deserves.” He died at age 46. Leonardo da Vinci was very modest. He said, “I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.” Spike Milligan (1918-2005) "I told you I was ill." (Epitaph written on his tombstone) Sir Winston Churchill’s last words were, “I’m bored with it all.” As he was dying, Alfred Hitchcock said, “One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes.” Stan Laurel (1890-1965) "I'd rather be skiing." Groucho Marx’s final quip (witty remark) when he was dying was: “This is no way to live!” Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s last words before execution, after being taken prisoner: “I know you are here to kill me. Shoot! You’re only going to kill a man!” Johannes Brahms, German composer (1833 - 1897): “Ah! That tastes nice! Thank you” after he had a small glass of wine. Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, (1881 - 1931): “Get my swan costume ready.” Dylan Thomas, poet, (1914 - 1953): “I’ve had 18 straight whiskies. I think that’s the record…” Karl Marx, German philosopher, (1818 - 1883): When asked by his housekeeper what he wanted his final words to be, he said: “Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!” What would you want your last words to be? How would you like to be remembered? If you could leave a 'moral will', what would be in it? - What advice would you like to pass on? Interesting idiomatic phrases Put the cart before the horse - Reverse the accepted or logical order of things. - eat dessert before the main course or decide what to wear before you've been invited to the party. 'upside down', 'topsy-turvy' and 'inside out'. Get off scot free - completely free from obligation, harm, or penalty “The bank robbers got off scot free” - nothing to do with Scottish people. It comes from not paying taxes! Take the Mickey - tease or make fun of (burlar) - Take the Mickey Bliss (Cockney rhyming slang - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/05/29/the-london-accent-and-cockney-rhyming-slang-airc105/   NB. This expression has no connection with Mickey Mouse! Back to square one - back to the beginning, start again Over the moon - very happy or delighted ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci Manuel Velázquez Néstor García Mañes We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. Thank you also to Alberto Gómez from Granada who has kindly transcribed episode 132 on Linking sounds If you would like all of our episodes transcribed, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  If you are a sponsor and have a job interview in English soon, there’s a free pdf and mp3 of our How To Pass a Job Interview e-book on the Patreon page On next week's episode: Jose’s True Story The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    

In this episode we're going to help you with adjective prefixes like UNbelievable and IMpossible, and Marcelo tells us his true story. Welcome to…..Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Voice message from Josep from Barcelona Josep has passed CAE! - Congratulations!!!! Are there rules for prefixes? - not really, but there are common patterns! We spoke about word formation in general in episodes 59 and 61: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/07/12/vocabulary-word-formation-airc59/   http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/07/26/adjectives-of-character-airc61/  PREFIXES Words that start with il- generally have the prefix il- (illegal, illogical), but there are exceptions. Words that begin with ir- tend to have the prefix ir- (irrelevant, irrational, irregular, irresponsible) SUFFIXES - at the end People who do jobs: suffixes -er, -ist, -ant, -or, -ee (teacher, artist, shop assistant, professor) Adjective suffixes: -ful, -less, -able, -ous, -ive. -itive, -y, -ible (helpful, useless, bossy) Noun suffixes: -tion, -ment, -ness, -ity, -ance, -ence, -ship (education, clarity, friendship) PREFIXES - at the start 1. Negative prefixes (mainly used for adjectives, but can be for verbs and nouns): un-, in-, -im, -dis, -ir, -il (untrue, disloyal, illogical) 2. Prefixes that give a specific meaning: anti- V pro-, down- V up-, hyper- V hypo-, pre- V post-, V micro- V macro-, sub- V supra-, inter-, V intra, multi-, V mono-, hetero- V homo-, under- V over-, trans-, ultra, semi-, non-, mini-, super- mega-... (pro-government V anti-government, pre-war V post-war, mega-city, mini-skirt, international, ultra-modern, transatlantic, semi-skimmed..) What’s the opposite? Employed - unemployed Relevant - irrelevant Successful - unsuccessful Possible - impossible Trustworthy - untrustworthy Noisy - quiet, noiseless Comfortable - uncomfortable Mature - immature Respect - disrespect Regular - irregular Believable - unbelievable Tolerant - intolerant Satisfied - dissatisfied Moral - immoral Legal - illegal Concerned - unconcerned Lucky - unlucky Reliable - unreliable Modest - immodest Obedient - disobedient Honest - dishonest Practical - impractical Patient - impatient Responsible - irresponsible Perfect - imperfect Experienced - inexperienced Logical - illogical Micro-economic - macroeconomic Homosexual - heterosexual Alcoholic (drink) - non-alcoholic Pre-revolution(ary) - post-revolution(ary) Some words can be adjective or noun. eg. a pre-revolution stamp. (Pre-revolution can be an adjective.) Anti-war - pro-war. eg. The anti-war protestors had a demo. (anti-war is an adjective) Overcooked - undercooked Email from Marcelo from Buenos Aires Hello Reza and Craig Thank you very much for your podcasts. It is very nice to listen to them especially on Sunday evenings when everything seems to be dull. I'm sending you a recording of something I experienced and wrote in English, as some kind of solace (consuelo). I hope it to be useful for the podcast . I don't like my voice but that happens to a lot of people, as you said. Regards Marcelo from Buenos Aires Vocabulary Snack Walmart A (cold) shiver - escalofrío, temblor Pickpocket Accomplice - cómplice Evidence - proof, evidencía Plugged in - enchufado, conectado To charge - cargar, recargar Questions 1. Which two ways does Marcelo suggest for saving money before you go to the supermarket? 2. What did Marcelo think had been stolen from him? 3. What was the man doing while he was waiting in the queue? Answers 1. Which two ways does Marcelo suggest for saving money before you go to the supermarket? - Make a list, eat before you go 2. What did Marcelo think had been stolen from him? - his mobile phone 3. What was the man doing while he was waiting in the queue? - opening a packet of crisps Feedback Great pronunciation, especially of words like snack, crisps, mobile, vegetable, hypothetical, charged /h/ hypothetical, home - when I got ‘home’ ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want to hear your true stories. Tell us anything, but it must be true! Send us a voice message . https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  or attach an audio file to an email. Send them to craig@inglespodcast.com If yo want to send Reza an email, send it to belfastreza@gmail.com. How to Tell a Story in English - Episode 137 ( https://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/01/08/how-to-tell-a-story-in-english-airc137/  ) If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci  Manuel Velázquez  Néstor García Mañes If you are a sponsor and have a job interview in English soon, there’s a free pdf and mp3 of our How To Pass a Job Interview e-book on the Patreon page Patreon.com/inglespodcast We want to thank Arminda from Madrid and Alberto from Granada for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. Alberto has transcribed episodes 132 and 133, so we now have full transcriptions for episodes 131 to 141.   On next week's episode: Famous Last Words The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/             

Holidays and Travel - AIRC156 Summer’s here! Today you’ll learn how to talk about holidays and travel. There’s lots of holiday vocabulary and useful expressions in this episode of…...Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Voice Message from Christian Avila from Mexico City XI like too muchX - I like it very much Xwonderful work that you have been doneX - have been doing all this time Winner of our history quiz from episode 153 is francisco espínola from Ubeda (who suggested the podcast topic - obviously a history buff!) Hi guys! thank you very much for having my suggestion taken into account, I´m delighted!. Answering the quiz: 1. Name the UK’s first ever female Prime Minister. – Margaret Thatcher 2. Which British monarch ruled the longest period of time? – Elizabeth II (current Queen) 3. Which British king was given the nickname of “the mad king”? King George III of Great-Britain (1738-1820) 4. Who were the “Roundheads” and “Cavaliers”? -During the civil war:Roundheads=parliamentarians ; Cavaliers=Royalists 5. When was the Battle of Hastings?- 14 October 1066 6. Which famous British sailor defeated the Spanish Armada? – Francis Drake Well, I could answer 1, 2, 5 and 6 by heart….3 and 4 by wikipedia ;) If there are more AIRCoholics interested in History, I recommend the Terry Deary´s collection “Horrible Histories” (box of books): Twenty books of British history from the stone age to the second world war, written in a funny and amusing way. ( https://www.amazon.es/Terry-Deary/e/B001ITTQZW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3?qid=1494924246&sr=8-3  ) By the way, Reza: the word you were struggling to say was: MUJERIEGO (womanizer) Thank you again, a big hug! Hi to Raquel Gonzalez Herrero from Valencia who also got the questions right, except question 2. She said Queen Victoria, but the current monarch surpassed Queen Victoria in 2015. We recommend Hardcore History - Dan Carlin: http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/  Voice message from Elsie from Bolivia - Hello! iTunes reviews and 5 stars: Extremadamente didáctico, temáticamente variado y muy, muy entretenido. El mejor en su especie (the best of the bunch!). by ArnauGrillo from Spain Thank you! This is the best podcast I ever found. Good work! It's very helpful. I found you three weeks ago and now I'm addicted. by Aldroper from Spain Voice Message from Paco from Badajoz with an idea for a topic - Holidays and travel Holidays and Travel Air Travel Vocabulary episode 108 - (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/06/19/air-travel-vocabulary-airc108/ ) Revision To go on a trip, to go/get away, to take a break for a few days Airfare (bus fare, train fare, taxi fare etc) To check in (aisle seat/window seat) – Fly – flight (domestic/international – short/long haul) fly–flew–flown (to fly – verb / fly–noun = mosca/bragueta) “I have an open flight” – vuelo abierto) Red-eye flight – early morning/night flight Boarding pass - On board - a bordo, embarcar Economy/Business/First class Upgrade (subir de categoría) Gate - puerta de embarque (actually means verja, reja, barrera - something you might find in a field or a garden) Luggage/baggage allowance Excess baggage Hand luggage (carry-on) To take off – to land / a take-off – a landing Cabin crew – steward(ess) / air hostess / flight attendant Runway - pista (de aterrizaje) To taxi “The plane is taxiing before take-off” To cruise “We are now cruising at 20,000 feet” Jet lag - fatigue caused by plane travel Baggage reclaim Baggage carousel Lost luggage More vocabulary Vacation (US) = holiday (UK) (on vacation/holiday) peak/off peak - crowded Sightseeing - to see the sights scenery/landscape Tour - package tour, tour guide excursion - to go on an excursion Places to stay Hotel - to make a reservation/booking - full board/half board Boutique hotel/Luxury hotel/ 5-star hotel/ 3-star hotel/budget hotel = low-cost hotel B&B = Bed & Breakfast https://www.airbnb.es/  Couchsurfing - https://www.couchsurfing.com/  Self-catering = you cook your own food Guesthouse Youth hostel Caravan - motorhome - RV in American English (recreational vehicle) to go caravaning to tow a caravan Tent - campsite - camping Camping - to go camping in a campsite Types of holiday Beach Snow Trekking - adventure holidays City break Cruise Long weekends Sightseeing A “dirty weekend” Backpacking (backpack/rucksack) Hitchhiking - to hitchhike = to thumb a lift ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Are you going on holiday this year? We'd love to hear about your plans. What was your best (or worst) holiday? Send us a voice message and tell us about your experience. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. Thank you also to Alberto Gómez from Granada who has kindly transcribed episode 132 on Linking sounds If you would like all of our episodes transcribed, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  If you are a sponsor and have a job interview in English soon, there’s a free pdf and mp3 of our How To Pass a Job Interview e-book on the Patreon page Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci (new sponsor) Manuel Velázquez (new sponsor) Néstor García Mañes (new sponsor) - How to Pass a Job Interview mp3 and pdf- https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  if you want to join our sponsors On next week's episode: Marcelo’s True English Story and Adjective Prefixes The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'          

What’s the difference between straw and hay? Cattle and poultry? To sow and to plough? You’ll learn some farming and agriculture vocabulary in this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Voice message from Tania from Ukraine living in Spain ("Thank you a million") What is the fastest and easiest way to learn vocabulary? Read! Apps or notebook Memrise (flashcards) - Website: http://www.memrise.com/  Write words on Post-it notes and stick them around your flat or office Duolingo - Website: http://www.duolingo.com/Duolingo  (iOS /Android) Use mnemonics (memory tricks) - ‘rathaus’ Research show that it's better to write down vocabulary and other information by hand rather than digitally. Voice message from Juan from Argentina who’s in Australia Farming and Agriculture Barn - a farm building (granero) - Were you born in a barn? - Close the door! Have you ever been to a barn dance? Cattle - animals like cows and oxen (buey) used for meat or milk Poultry - chickens and turkeys, etc. Livestock (ganado) Dairy = made from milk - vaquería (farm), lechería (store, shop), dairy product (producto lacteo) Crops - (cosecha, cultivo) We had a bad corn crop this year. Maize is an important crop. (sweetcorn, corn on the cob) Crop rotation - The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil. Harvest - (cosecha, cosechar) ‘A bumper harvest’ = a very good harvest Vintage - Cosecha de vino To pick - (escoger, coger) pick flowers, fruit, grapes. You can pick grapes from a vine whick grows in a vinyard. Drought - sequía - Did you know that Spain imported water by ship in 2008? Drought in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia grew so severe in 2008 that Barcelona began importing water by ship from France. Soil (tierra) erosion Fertile land (producing crops) Fertilize (fertilizar) - fertilizer (fertilizante) Irrigation (irrigacíon, reigo) Orchard (fruit trees) an apple orchard, a cherry orchard ripe - maduro Pesticide (chemicals that you spray on crops) Hay - heno (dried grass) Hay bale/bale of hay - paca de heno Straw - paja To plough - arar To plant (plantar, sembrar) - to sow seeds To sow - sembrar. “To sow the seeds of...doubt (duda)/unrest (inquietud)” To reap - segar/cosechar. “To reap the rewards”= to benefit from good work/planning "You reap what you sow" Idioms to farm something out - to send work to someone to be done away from one's normal place of business; to subcontract work. “We farmed the podcasting editing out.” a funny farm – a hospital for people who are mentally ill Example: My grandmother had to send my uncle to the funny farm when she couldn’t take care of him at home anymore. Note (¡OJO!): This is a humorous or funny expression, but could be considered rude by some people. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse – to be very hungry until the cows come home – for a very long time I could record podcasts until the cows come home! the last (final) straw – the last of a series of events/annoyances/disappointments that lead a person to losing his or her patience/temper/hope “He’s been late a few times, but this is the last straw!” “Yesterday my neighbours were partying until 3pm. This was the last straw. I called the police. From the proverb: “It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back” spring chicken – a young person I’m no spring chicken! to make hay while the sun shines – (hay = heno) to take the opportunity to do something when the time and conditions are right - Work was going really well, so I decided to make hay while the sun shines and keep working for another 3 hours. don’t put all your eggs in one basket – don’t make everything dependent on one thing (same in Spanish) to reap what you sow – every action has a consequence; what you do comes back to you one way or another. If you treat your friends badly, you won’t have any friends. ‘What goes around comes around) This expression is usually used in a negative sense. (reap = cosechar “to reap the benefits of a situation = see the fruit) to take the bull by the horns – to be brave and confront difficult situations If you’re unhappy in your job, perhaps you take the bull by the horns and leave your company. Discussion Have you ever worked on a farm or picked fruit? Have you ever driven a tractor? Would you like to see more organic farming? Why (not)? Are you worried about too much intensive farming? ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Are there any farms in your area? Have you ever worked on a farm like Juan? Do you share Reza’s profound dislike and mistrust of GM (Genetically Modified) food? Send us a voice message and tell us about your experience. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci (new sponsor) Manuel Velázquez (new sponsor) Néstor García Mañes (new sponsor) We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. Thank you also to Alberto Gómez from Granada who has kindly transcribed episode 132 on Linking sounds If you would like all of our episodes transcribed, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast If you are a sponsor and have a job interview in English soon, there’s a free pdf and mp3 of our How To Pass a Job Interview e-book on the Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

What’s the difference between who, who’s whose and whom? That’s what you’ll learn in this episode of…….Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Reza is on top of the world and as fit as a fiddle. Audio Feedback Janete Hernandez from Mexico I love your accent too, Janete! Audio feedback from Ana from Mexico (so many audio messages from Mexico - Thank you! Please keep sending your voice messages. You will hear them eventually!) Who Whose Who’s and Whom To understand how to use 'who', 'whom' and 'whose' you first have to understand the difference between subjects, objects and possessives. The subject does the action: She works in a cafe. He likes cooking. They bought a new car. The object receives the action: Everyone likes him. I don’t know her. They didn’t speak to us. Possessives tell us the person something belongs to: His new mobile phone is really expensive. I like his sunglasses, not hers. We’re selling our flat. 'Who' can be a subject pronoun like 'he', 'she' and 'they' or object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us'. We can use 'who' to ask which person did an action or which person is in a certain state (subject): Who wrote the email? Who is that girl over there? Who is getting the drinks? We can also use ‘who’ to ask which person received an action (object): Who are you going to invite to the wedding? Who did you meet last night? Who has she chosen to go with? 'Whom' is an object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us' used with formal English. We use ‘whom’ to ask which person received an action. It isn’t common to use whom. Most native speakers use ‘who’ instead. Who(m) are you going to invite to the wedding? Who(m) did you meet last night? Who(m) are they going to choose to manage Arsenal? ‘Whom’ MUST go after a preposition, NOT ‘who’, with formal English: The lady with whom Reza was dancing was the Marquise (=Marquesa) ‘For whom the bells toll’ is Hemingway’s famous novel set in the Spanish Civil War. ‘To whom it may concern’ is typical at the top of a reference. When the pronoun and preposition are separated and/or the pronoun comes first, ‘who’ MUST be used, NOT ‘whom’: The woman who Reza was dancing with must have been a bit tipsy! (tipsy=un poquito bebida) Who did they sell their old car to yesterday? Young boy: “Can I go to the cinema tonight, mum?” Mother: “Who with?” 'Whose' can be a possessive adjective, like 'her' and 'our', or possessive pronoun, like ‘hers’’ or ‘ours’ . We use 'whose' to find out which person something belongs to. Whose glass is this? Whose is this jacket? I see a book on my chair. Whose is it? Whose are these? Don’t confuse whose and who’s = who is. They’re pronounced the same: Who’s(= Who is) that ringing the doorbell? That’s the person who’s(= who is) coming with me to Brian’s party. My Dear friends: This is Edgar Ubaldo from Mexico again. - Question about the Mexican Wall ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/04/03/the-mexican-wall-and-eugenis-pronunciation-airc149/ ) According to Longman - "TOEFL Preparation Course", it is possible to use inversion (V + S) with negative expressions such as: never, hardly ever, etc. Because of that, and following my previous message, I wrote never shall we pa y for that wall. Nevertheless, I won't use this expression in an English Test or a normal conversation. Is this okay? or should I not use inversion in cases like this? Additionally, in a book I'm reading "A Tale of Two Cities", there are some questions that don't follow the right word order: "There are two other points on which I am anxious to be instructed. I may go on?" "You are sure that he is not under too great a strain?" "It would show itself in some renewal of this disorder?" I believe that it was written like that on purpose, but I don't know if there are any difference in meaning or intention. And finally friends, especially Reza, I would like to know the grammar behind this expression (taken from the same book): "He approached his second and last point. He felt it to be the most difficult of all; but, remembering his old Sunday morning conversation with Miss Pross, and remembering what he had seen in the last nine days, he knew that he must face it" Why is it Past Simple + Modal in present to talk about something that happened in the past?. I constantly try to express the same and said: I knew I should have faced it or something like that. (Reza’s explanation:”he knew that he had to face it" is the typical, everyday way to say it in modern English, because ‘had to’ is the past of ‘must’. However, it’s quite common to use ‘must’ instead of ‘had to’, even though it’s the past (“he knew that he must face it”), to make the story sound more lively and real, as if it were happening now, in the present, especially in storytelling/literature.) Audio feedback from Evelin Fernandez - advice for TOEFL test - speaking 20 minutes - 6 questions The first two are about familiar topics, and the other four are about short readings, lectures, and conversations. You will have a short amount of time after you read each question to prepare your response. Then you will be given a short amount of time to speak into a microphone. You will be evaluated on "delivery, language use and topic development". We spoke about the TOEFL and IELTS test in episode 68 ( https://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/09/13/the-toefl-and-ielts-test-airc68/ ) TOP TIPS FOR TOEFL - time yourself - take notes (bullet points) - breath deeply - practise speaking in noisy places and recording yourself - image you are speaking to a good friend as you speak into the microphone ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov Agus Paolucci Manuel Velázquez We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Farming and agriculture Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

Today we’re going to try and give you a complete history of Britain in 20 minutes - without all the boring bits! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Welcome to Aprender Inglés with Reza and Craig. I’m …..and I’m…. With over 45 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Hello to Gustavo Gonzalo (AKA - also known as - Don Quixote from La Mancha) who sent a lovely email from ‘deep Spain’ - thanks for listening. An email from Raixa Pérez from Valladolid who’s going to Ireland this summer with her family. Hello Reza and Craig, I found your great, funny and incredibly useful podcast some months ago and I listen to you almost every working day, on my way to work. I passed the first certificate exam many years ago, around 20 or maybe more!! Your podcast is helping me a lot to refresh grammar, vocabulary, listening etc I listen to Luke's podcast in order to hear different accents, but your podcast is the most pedagogic.;) Next summer we will go to Ireland (we’re going to Ireland), to Cork, for 2 weeks to Learn English in a family. The children play in English and we attend English lessons...in the mornings. Reza, I am afraid we couldn't visit your great country, The North of Ireland (we won’t be able to), but could you give us some advice about Cork: What to visit, What dishes to eat...? I haven't written in English for many, many time (a long time/many years).. I am " oxidized" (rusty). Big hugs from Valladolid. And thank you very much in advance. Raixa Pérez Look out for the colourful buildings. Ask for Murphy's Stout, not Guinness in Cork. Seafood like mackerel, mussels and Oysters will be good in Cork, also milk, butter, buttermilk, Irish bread and a good fried breakfast. White pudding is a typical dish in this part of Ireland. Email: Rafael Alba Garcia Hola Craig, estoy oyendo vuestro podcast y alguien (no recuerdo el nombre) ha dado un significado de "carajo" y como yo ya opiné al respecto y como no coincide con lo que yo os dije, te pongo lo que dice el diccionario de la Real Academia de la lengua.....(solo pongo la primero acepción) que coincide con lo que yo os dije...... 1. m. malson. miembro viril. (es malsonante).... ya lo dejo que no me gusta ponerme muy pesado....saludos Voice message from Francisco Espínola - Úbeda A Short History of Britain The Celts settled in Britain around 700 BC The Celts are ancestors to many people in Scotland, Wales and Ireland (and also England). A famous Celt is Boadicea. She fought against the Romans. The Celts often had female leaders. The Romans occupied most of England and Wales in 43 AD. They built a wall along the Scottish border, called Hadrian’s Wall (after the Roman Emperor Hadrian) to keep the barbarians in the North. The Romans stayed in Britain for a long time. By the 5th Century, they were losing control and the Angles and the Saxons attacked Britain. Then, in the 9th century the Vikings came from Scandinavia attacking monasteries, killing monks and stealing gold and silver. The Vikings stayed in Britain for almost 300 years. They were finally defeated by the Saxon king, Alfred (Alfred the Great) - the first great Anglo-Saxon King of England. In 1066, the Norman invaders from France, under William the Conqueror, defeated the Anglo-Saxon King Harold and took control of the kingdom, introducing many French words and customs. During the Middle Ages, England became one of the strongest nations in Europe. King Edward l was the first English King who conquered Scotland (to conquer - conquistar). Edward lll conquered Wales and Ireland. In 1509, King Henry VIII took the throne (trono - Game of Thrones). He brought in (introduced) Protestant reform and the Catholic Church lost control over England. He earned a lot of money from the reform and was able to get divorced (from Catherine of Aragon) Henry's daughter, Elizabeth l, was the first Queen of England. She defeated the Spanish fleet/armada and created the first English colonies in America. The English Civil War began in 1642. The parliament beat Charles l and England became a republic. Indeed, many people forget that England was briefly a republic, just like Spain! Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector. The King was executed. On July 4th, 1776, 13 colonies declared independence from Britain. General George Washington broke the British army in 1783 and the US got its independance. Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France in 1805 and declared war on Britain. Britain decisively beat the French at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, after various previous battles against them, including in Badajoz and Salamanca, Spain. Britain's forces were led by The Duke Of Wellington. As we pointed out in more detail in episode 52 of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig: (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/05/24/phrasal-verbs-with-up-england-britain-great-britain-and-the-uk-gerunds-and-infinitives-asking-for-directions-airc52/ ) All of Ireland used to be part of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain & Ireland) until 1922. Then the Republic of Ireland broke away while Northern Ireland remained in the UK. Thus, the historical love-hate relationship between GB and Ireland, whose histories are closely connected. Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We’ve got a quiz for you about the UK. Send us a voice message or an email with the answers. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Emails: craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. You can find the questions at inglespodcast/153  The first listener who correctly answers all 6 questions gets a special mention on the show. LISTENER QUIZ - 1. Name the UK’s first ever female Prime Minister. 2. Which British monarch ruled the longest period of time? 3. Which British king was given the nickname of “the mad king”? 4. Who were the “Roundheads” and “Cavaliers”? 5. When was the Battle of Hastings? 6. Which famous British sailor defeated the Spanish Armada? (Sorry about that, amigos!!) If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Who, whose, who’s and whom The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/             

‘Would’ can mean soler. ‘Used to’ can mean soler also. So, how do you know when to use ‘would’ and when to use ‘used to’ when you speak about the past? We’re going to tell you in this week’s episode of……..Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Voice message from Miguel about when to use would and used to. Past episodes: ‘used to’, ‘be used to’ and ‘get used to’ in episode 6 - 31st Jan, 2014! ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-6/  ) ‘Could’ and ‘would’ episode 71 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/10/04/go-and-come-could-and-would-reglas-para-leer-ingles-air71/  ) Pronunciation of ‘would’ in episode 36 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/11/26/more-clauses-and-phrases-pronunciation-goodwoodwould-vocabulary-the-car-airc36/  ) We use used to and would for past habits. Things that we don't do now or that are not true now. I used to live in London. I used to work in an office and I would get the bus to work every day. What did you used to do in Belfast that you don't do now? We can use ‘used to’ and 'would' to talk about repeated past actions: When I was growing up in London I used to/would go to the park with my best friend and play football. We'd cycle to the local park and we used to meet up with other kids to play for a couple of hours before lunch. I used to want to stay longer, but Graham would always make sure that we were home in time for lunch. We can use ‘would’ to talk about repeated past actions. However, only ‘used to’ is possible when we talk about PAST STATES. I used to live in London (XI would live in London.X) I used to have a beard. (XI would have a beard.X) We can use the past simple in the same way as ‘used to’ and ‘would’ to talk about repeated past actions. Thanks to Lenuto69 from Spain for his (or her!) itunes review and 5 stars! Don't forget to subscribe on itunes even if you listen on the website or on our mobile app. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Email from Isabel Soley Bech Dear Craig and Reza, This is just to thank you for your generosity in having this free podcast. I am listening you (I’ve been listening to you) for at least one year and I enjoy and appreciate your advice very much . I travel a lot for business and you are with me in planes, boats and trains. I am a strong supporter of your programme and I recommended your podcasts to all my friends and acquaintances. Please keep doing it! Isabel PS: Please detail me (Please give me details about) how I can sponsor you) If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: A History of Britain in 20 Minutes The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/             

In this episode we're going to help you with your news vocabulary. Do you listen to the news? Are you confused with those long words they use on the BBC? We’ll help you understand them in this episode. Take your English to the next level with Mansión Inglés audio podcasts: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Hi Reza and Craig , I´m Fancisco from El Ejido, Almeria and a long time fan . There is something that annoys me a lot and I´m wondering if other people feel the same . The thing that annoys me is the bad use of English e.g. gonna instead of going to, wanna instead of want to, (and the most annoying one that we hear in every song these days) ain´t instead of aren't or isn't. Does this annoy you or am I the only one? I am asking this because this is a subject that you haven´t yet covered in your podcasts. I would love if you could speak about this subject. Kind regards, Francisco Gutierrez. Cortado - cortau / cuñado - cunyau - people are lazy! Is it bad use or just different? What about written text messages? ‘Yeah’ instead of ‘yes’? Should language be fossilized or is it constantly evolving and changing? - should there be a committee to protect language? - language police? Voice message from Ignacio from Granada Episode 85 (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/01/10/listening-to-the-news-news-and-currect-affairs-vocabulary-airc85/ ) Vocabulary often heard and read in the news Remember that ‘news’ is an uncountable noun (some news / a piece of news / I have good news) Revision deadline – fecha límite, fecha tope headlines – titular, cabecera foreign correspondent – corresponsal extranjero, corresponsal en el extranjero researcher – investigador, investigadora (do research, not make!) to bury the lead to cover a story – to report on an event or development eyewitness reports breaking news newsreader (UK) / newscaster (USA) = presentador de noticias More vocabulary To axe - cut, cancel (axe = hacha) - More jobs have been axed at the Toyota plant. To back (respaldar) - support, agree with. Will you back me if I ask for a pay rise? To blast - criticise, condemn - The Prime Minister was blasted over his decision to cut government spending. boost - increase - Huge boost in the economy breakthrough - success - Breakthrough in fight against cancer clash - disagree, fight - Famous author clashes with her publicist crackdown - control, purge - Police crackdown on drugs face (afrontar) - confront - We need to face facts / you have to face the music / Let's face it.... fury/outrage - extreme anger - Fury as police arrest famous footballer / Outrage as killer is set free To go on the rampage - cause chaos, riot - Russian fans go on rampage after soccer match To hit - affect - Elderly hit as temperatures drop Plea (súplica) - request - Students’ plea for more government funding pledge - promise - Valencia City Council pledges better transport service probe - Investigate, investigation - Probe into paintings missing from museum To purge - control, crackdown, get rid of - to purge something of - purgar algo de) purge on illegal drug use To quit (dejar) - resign, leave - Politician quits education post To raid / to swoop - attack - Police raid houses looking for terrorists - police swoop on drug den. shake up - reform - Shake-up in police bureaucracy To slam - criticise - Prime Minister slammed for backing the US. To snub - avoid, fail to meet - Spanish Prime Minister snubs president vow - promise - Home Secretary vows to reduce prostitution We post BBC and VOA videos on our Facebook page at facebook.com/mansioningles  ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Another video from Mamen. If you want to see Mamen and the lovely view from here room in Biescas, go to inglespodcast.com/152 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_aPyntL6ng&feature=youtu.be  ) She’s going to do more, like a Vlog - video log. We’ll publish them in the shownotes so that all of you listeners can get to know (conocer) each other. Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Would and Used To The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'    Take your English to the next level with Mansión Inglés audio podcasts: http://www.inglespodcast.com/          

Today you’ll learn some English expressions about the sea. First we havea an email from Becky Hello guys! Congrats for your podcasts, very useful!! I'm going straight to the point. I'm really very confused with the use of the apostrophe in this case: 80s - 80's - '80s - 80s' I wanna get a tattoo with the following sentence: - 80s girl at heart- (meaning i'm a big fan of the eighties music, culture, fashion..everything, or that I should have be born in the eighties, feeling of belonging to another decade. And i wanna make sure I dont get it in the wrong way 'cause it'll stay forever on my skin. Could you please help me out here? Thanks a lot!! Becky Voice message from Juan from Jaen (the World Capital of Olive Oil - known by locals as liquid gold.) Comment on the blog from Roberto about episode 141 when we spoke about “Go to hell!” / “Get lost!” / “Get out of here!” - ¡Vete al carajo! “From my point of view, the real meaning of the expression "Vete al carajo" comes from the navy, where "carajo" is that small basket at the top of a main mast. I think, "Crow's nest" is a suitable word for that place in English. Just to add another meaning of the Spanish word "carajo" Not a good place to be for sure! Cheers, Roberto” I think they used to send out crows to find land. (crow - cuervo) Thanks also to Marcelo Fernandez who sent an explanation and a picture of a crow’s nest on a ship. It’s in the show notes. Other nautical expressions: It’ll be smooth sailing from here on (also ‘plain sailing’) - easy progress. No big waves or rough sea. Rock the boat - to do or say something that will upset people or cause trouble. Don’t rock the boat / Don’t make waves. Like ships that pass in the night - people who meet for a brief but intense moment and then part, never to see each other again. Has that ever happened to you? That ship has sailed - an opportunity that has passed or a situation that can no longer be changed. - You've missed the boat. "three sheets to the wind" - someone who has had too much to drink. It comes from a term that originally described a ship in a complete mess, with its sails flapping and moving around in the wind. "Taking the wind out of someone's sails" means beating them in an argument, or making them feel less confident in their actions. Originally, the term referred to a naval maneuver. One ship would pass close to its opponent and block its access to the wind. - very useful tactic in battle. Between the devil and the deep blue sea (between a rock and a hard place) - entre la espada y la pared - When you face a dilemma. - Going to the dentist - if you go you suffer, and if you don't go you suffer! "knowing the ropes," - someone is competent at what they do. The statement, printed on a seaman's discharge, indicated that he knew the main uses of the ropes on a ship. Yet rather than indicating that the sailor was a master, the phrase meant that he was a novice who only knew the basics of sailing. Not the only fish in the sea / There are plenty of fish in the sea. (not the only pebble on the beach). Plenty of other suitable people, especially for a romantic relationship. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Video feedback from Andres, Aarón and Mikel from Costa Rica - Love the pineapples in the background! https://youtu.be/NHxq0VPJgII  Difference between ‘aware’ and ‘conscious’ (consciente, darse cuenta de) Are you aware of/conscious of the 90 second time limit on Speakpipe? Are you aware that you only have 90 seconds to speak (XAre you conscious that….X) Conscious suggests being generally aware of the world around you. Aware is more specific, you are aware of certain situations or facts. - Are you aware how important this podcast is? Consciousness comes from one or some of the five senses. It’s a state (subconscious, unconscious - not awake, passed out - desmayado/a, inconsciente) Awareness has more to do with the mind (self-awareness) - it’s the knowledge that something exists somewhere: Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Or send us a video or voice message like Mikel, Aaron and Andres from Costa Rica If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Words in the News The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/             

In this episode we give Eugeni more feedback on his pronunciation and answer more of your comments and questions. This is Aprender Inglés on Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Comment on the blog from Mar Hi guys and congratulations for your great podcast. The correct word to translate "milestone" is "hito". This is a word we usually use for business purposes: e.g. Hemos cumplido los principales hitos del proyecto. We don't use "escalón" for that meaning. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Mar “Moving to Spain was a milestone in my life.” What were some of the milestones in your life? Voice message from Edgar Ubaldo from Mexico about the wall that Trump wants to build between the US and Mexico. Edgar says that he’s from "the place in the middle of the moon" (that's the meaning of Mexico according to some) This is my opinion about immigration and the wall. I forgot to tell that never shall we pay that chingado muro! (we shall never pay - word order) He also apologises for eating popcorn during his recording! Excellent English and wonderful pronunciation! I didn’t know that there were ex-pat communities of North Americans and Europeans in Mexico. How dangerous is Mexico? ‘Prevent this from happening’ Please send us more messages - with popcorn! An email from Javier from Tolosa who sent us a wonderful system for recording, learning and revising vocabulary. “Hi Craig and Reza, how are you? This is Javier González from Tolosa, I would like to share with you and with all your community one good practice that I use to improve my vocabulary. Since I am very absent-minded, I have created this database in access to put the words I want to learn. I explain all the rules of this application in the attached pdf. I will send you too the database (empty) and a sample of the recorder.” I couldn’t open the Microsoft Access file, but there were some nice examples in a pdf. In Javier’s system, you write the word or words you want to learn, the translation, the word family (noun, adverb, adjective etc), the sound (audio file) and example sentences. Example: settle down - phrasal verb - establecerse, sentar cabeza - “I nearly got married, but I wasn’t ready to settle down.” There is an option to review by double clicking in the “translation” field and then you can write the sentences. You can print out lists from the database. Javier agreed to let us share his email address if you want to contact Javier: jabiergonzalez@yahoo.es For learning vocabulary on your phone, I recommend the memrise app: https://www.memrise.com/ Which apps and methods are you using to learn, revise and remember vocabulary? Audio message from Eugeni from Barcelona “Let’s get down to business.” - to begin to get serious; to begin to negotiate or conduct business. “All right, everyone. Let's get down to business. There has been enough chitchat.” to begin seriously doing what you need to do Is Eugeni pronouncing the diphthong correctly in chair, bare, pair, there, parents, where, I don’t care? Bird, flirt, shirt, skirt, nurse, first - this sound is a long schwa. Yes, you pronounce it well. Voiced /z/, and unvoiced /s/ see and /z/ zoo /s/ students, sit, sat, nice, decide, necessary, kiss /z/ does, has, cruise, his, please, is, zebra, was Advice and advise Price and prize Loose and lose Niece and knees Close and close Peace and peas Race and raise Rice and rise Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/     We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Practice and learn the sounds of English, the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), on the Mansion Ingles website: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer01_3.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer04_6.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer06_6.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_6.htm   http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer10_7.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_9.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer12_7.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer14_7.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer17_3.htm  http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer19_4.htm    ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti We want thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138 and 139 On next week's episode: English Expressions from The Sea The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/             

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In this episode we're going to help you to make recommendations and suggestions correctly in English. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Audio feedback: Gabriel from Tijuana Mexico says Hi Gabriel also wrote a message on the website inglespodcast.com (I think it's the same Gabriel from Tijuana) Hi Reza and Craig, I´m Gabriel from Tijuana Mex, I just want to say thanks for your podcast, the last one was great, and I need to tell you that the first ones when you started this project where horrible, I feel (felt) that I´m (I was) in a bored (boring) class, but right now they are great!!!!! My last words for you are, thanks and continue with the podcast, you are amazing guys. I will continue hearing (listening to) you every time that I can. Regards,Gabriel. Audio Feedback: Adrian sent us an audio message on speakpipe.com/inglespodcast from Costa Rica - "can we talk about the word THE and when to use it" We spoke about The definite and indefinite article, A, AN, THE, ZERO with Bea in Episode 41 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/01/15/the-definite-and-indefinite-article-a-an-the-zero-with-special-guest-bea-airc41/ ) Email Feedback: Francisco Espínola Sanchez from Úbeda, Jaen Hi friends, how is it going? The aim of this e-mail is to share some ideas and experiences with the listeners. For example, for the last three months I have been working on my English improvement in a different way. Neither academies, nor boring grammar books, nor that kind of stuff. Now I just do three activities: listening to podcasts intensively, reading English literature and occasionally, doing language exchange (using skype or head to head (face to face), when it´s possible). I carry on listening to your podcast loyally, every week. What´s more, I have found some interesting podcasts. One is Luke´s English podcast, who is friend of yours, isn´t he? This one requires some effort at the beginning, as Luke speaks faster than you, but it´s worth trying it. I would say that AIRC (Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig) is more academic and Luke is somehow like a TV comedian, so both podcasts together are the perfect team! This way, I can get at least three new episodes or so every week, so I keep continuously active. In combination with bilingual books, this method is really working to (for) me, I feel my English improving one day after another, so I would encourage the AIRC listeners community to try it. In my case, I am learning without noticing it at all! I have got the FCE and the next target is the CAE! By the way, do you know Úbeda?? It´s an UNESCO world heritage city in the province of Jaén (I am consciously promoting tourism for my hometown :) Well, sorry for the endless e-mail (and for mistakes) and thank you very much for your commitment, have a big hug!! Francisco recommends (listening to) Luke’s podcast. He suggests we listen to it. Luke's English Podcast: http://teacherluke.co.uk/ Inglés Diario Chris Gollop: http://inglesdiario.es/ David Palencia - Daway Inglés: http://www.dawayingles.com/ I hear a lot of mistakes with the verbs to recommend and to suggest from my Spanish students You CANNOT say: XI suggested him to listen to our podcast.X With SUGGEST (proponer/sugerir) we can say: I suggest (that) he listens to our podcast. I suggest (that) he listen to our podcast (no 3rd person singular “s” = subjunctive - more common in formal American English) I suggested listening to our podcast There are 2 more formal and less common constructions that may be tested in an advanced exam: I suggested him/Paul listening to our podcast I suggested Paul’s/his (possessive=very formal) listening to our podcast With RECOMMEND (aconsejar, recomendar) we can say: I recommended him to listen to our podcast. (XYou can't say "I suggested him to listen....X) I recommended (that) he listen/listens to our podcast. I recommended (him/his/Paul/Paul’s) listening to our podcast I recommended that he should listen to our podcast I recommend hiring a builder to do up your flat rather than trying to do it up yourself. I suggest you get a few quotes and compare prices before you make a choice. I’d like to recommend some YouTube channels to you: Simple English Videos - Vicki Hollett: https://www.youtube.com/simpleenglishvideos Learn English with Papa Teach Me: https://www.youtube.com/papateachme Amigos Ingleses - Philip and Isabel: https://www.youtube.com/AmigosIngleses Daily videos posted on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mansioningles/ Other ways of making suggestions and giving advice Why don’t you…….? (+infinitive without ‘to’) What/How about…..? (+gerund/noun) You could (always)….(+infinitive without ‘to’) It's a good idea to....(+infinitive) "It's a good idea to subscribe to our newsletter at inglespodcast.com ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/ ) You might want to…..(+infinitive) "You might want to subscribe to this podcast." Perhaps you could/should….(+infinitive without ‘to’) Have you thought about…? / have you considered….? / Have you tried….? (+gerund/noun) If I were you, I’d...(+infinitive without ‘to’) One thing you could do is…..(+infinitive without ‘to’) Shall I/we…..? (+infinitive without ‘to’) NB. Only possible with “I/we” Do you fancy……? (+gerund/noun) - "Do you fancy a cup of tea?" Have you tried….? (+gerund/noun) "Have you tried carob chocolate?" (carob = algarroba) Giving strong advice: You should… You’d better… You must / have to…. Asking for advice What should I do? What do you suggest? What do you advise me to do? What's your advice? (‘advise’ is a verb, ‘advice’ is a noun) If you were me, what would you do? What problems are you facing at the moment? Craig: Changing from a paper diary to a digital one. Saying no to new projects (time management) Reza: getting used to wearing new glasses Putting on weight around his belly Breathing too loudly into the microphone ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann On next week's episode: How to Tell a Story in English Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'                        

In this episode we're going to help you bust some cultural myths about the UK and British people Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Comment on the website from Fleudy: Good afternoon,I have a problem with my English. I’ve been learning English for two years and I know a lot of words and grammar, but my big problem is the listening. This problem have (has) been hitting(bugging) me for a long time. Please tell me what I can do to improve it. Listen to podcasts. Search Google for your hobbies and interests and then type the word 'podcast' (for example, 'football podcast', 'movie podcast', 'tech podcast') Also search on itunes, Google Play, ivoox, and use podcast apps like Stitcher. http://www.apple.com/lae/itunes/  https://play.google.com/store?hl=en  https://www.stitcher.com/  Also listen to English music and films in origianl version (and this podcast!) Listener Feedback from Ando from Mexico Great pronunciation! Mexicans eat a lot of tacos. The Spanish dance Flamenco, go to bullfights and are lazy because they always have a siesta and leave everything until mañana! What about the UK? Let’s bust some cultural myths! 1. Everyone in England speaks with either a London Cockney accent or posh like the Queen. 2. We're always drinking tea. India, Turkey, China and Ireland drink more (per head of population). Brits drink almost as much coffee as tea. "Come round for tea" = come to our house for the evening meal. 3. We all know Sean Connery, Mick Jagger, David Beckham and The Queen personally. 4. Everyone lives in London or in houses like Downtown Abbey. 5. The food is terrible! Britain has four restaurants that have a 3 michelin stars and has the 4th, 5th and 9th best restaurant in the world, according to Trip Advisor (http://uk.businessinsider.com/tripadvisors-best-restaurants-in-the-world-2015-2015-10?r=US&IR=T) Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Oliver, Heston Blumenthal 6. It's always raining (Britain is number 46th in a list of worldwide average rainfall, this is above countries such as New Zealand (29th) and even the USA (25th)). It drizzles a lot in the UK. Brits speak about the weather a lot and it's also common to see rain and bad weather in British art. Winters are longer than summer in the UK. Do the British always carry umbrellas? 7. All Brits have bad teeth - a study by the OECD, published in The Economist, shows that Brits have some of the healthiest teeth in the world. ( http://www.economist.com/node/15060097 ) 8. British people hate Europeans and North Americans. 9. The British are very reserved and unfriendly. 10 We drink warm beer. 11. The English sometimes confuse “British” with “English”, as do non-British people (see inglespodcast.com/52) ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/05/24/phrasal-verbs-with-up-england-britain-great-britain-and-the-uk-gerunds-and-infinitives-asking-for-directions-airc52/ ) It can be difficult to tell the difference between the accents of Canadians and North Americans and between Australians and New Zealanders How would you stereotype the Chinese? The Germans? The Brazilians? The French? (which adjectives would you use?) How much do you think I live up to an English stereotype? Say some adjectives and I’ll tell you which nationality you’re stereotyping. HEAVEN “Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian, and it’s all organised by the Swiss” HELL “Hell is where the police are German, the cooks are English, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it’s all organised by the Italians.” Thoughts on Cuisine: “The Europeans have good food. The British have...good table manners!” Quotes from George Mikes - a Hungarian writer who came to the UK for a few weeks, but ended up staying, obtaining British nationality and writing about the British - “The British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality.” “An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.” “The British - as the whole world, particularly the British, keep saying - are the most fair-minded people in the world. After the Second World War they declared: ‘Let’s be fair. We’ve been Top Nation for centuries. We have done splendidly well once again. Now we must give others a chance. Let’s decline’.” Audio message from Santiago from Argentina: Reverse culture shock ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Nuestra tienda de descargas: http://store.mansioningles.net/ Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann On next week's episode: Giving Advice and Using recommend and suggest in English Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

How are you feeling? How do you feel? Are you in the mood to practise English with us? We’re looking at feelings vocabulary today in Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Hello Craig, this is Alberto, again. (Luis Alberto Diaz Garcia - email) ¨Please help me with a doubt. When (do) I have to use "to me" or "for me". For example when people are talking about some topic and you have to give your opinion. Is it "to me" or "for me"? Another example when you are in a restaurant and your girlfriend asks for fish and you ask for your meal after her (immediately). Is it "for me only salad" or "to me only salad"? I will appreciate your help. Keep doing your excellent podcast!! Bye guys In this episode we're going to help you talk about your feelings. Listener Feedback: Audio feedback from Mamen commute is a verb. I commute to work every day. Noun: I listened to Aprender Inglés with Reza during my commute. I am a commuter. I commute to work every day. I have a 20-minute commute. Feelings I feel sad, lonely, afraid, blue, depressed, down, stressed I feel happy, positive, wonderful, enthusiastic, energetic, confident, healthy Voice message from Ana from Mexico: How does Ana feel and why? (Ana from Mexico feels disappointed, upset. She doesn't feel well - because of her level of English) I wrote to Ana and asked her for to tell us a bit more about her profession and which jobs has she applied for. She answered by email: “I'm a manufacturing engineer and I have applied for these kind of jobs, such as a project engineer, process engineer and others jobs related to manufacturing. I think I have not been accepted because the level of English they need is advanced, it is because global companies work with people around the world. It is required to talk about specifications of machines, materials, measures, tolerances, and more,especially over negotiations in money.” I think her English is very, very good. Suggestions: italki / Monica Stocker's FITA course. Episode 43 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/02/21/how-to-have-a-job-interview-in-english-and-work-vocabulary-airc43/  ) Episode 58 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/07/05/job-interview-questions-airc58/  ) My job interview ebook and audio. Are the following positive or negative feelings? Anxious - ansioso/a Ashamed - avergonzado/a - "Craig is ashamed of his level of Spanish." Astonished (amazed, surprised) - asombrado - "We are astonished at the number of listeners we have." Awful (horrible, terrible) - espantoso/a Bored (uninterested) - aburrido/a Concerned (worried) - preocupado/a Confused - confundido Contented (satisfied) - contento/a, satisfecho/a Disappointed - decepcionado, desilusionado Ecstatic (very, very happy, joyful) - extático/a Embarrassed (self-conscious) - avergonzado/a Excited - entusiasmado/a Furious (very, very angry) - furioso/a Guilty - culpable Hopeful (optimistic) - optimista Inadequate (insufficient) - deficiente, inapropiado/a, inadecuado/a Inferior - inferior Insecure - inseguro/a Irritated - irritado, enojado/a Jealous - celoso/a / envious - envidioso/a What's the difference between jealousy (celos) and envy (envidia)? Envy is when you want what someone else has, but jealousy is when you're worried someone's trying to take what you have. Envy is a reaction to lacking something. Jealousy is a reaction to the threat of losing something (usually someone). “I’m envious of my friends town house and office space.” Are you a jealous person? Mad / angry - enfadado / crazy about (in a positive way) "I'm mad about podcasting." Peaceful - tranquilo/a Proud - orgulloso/a Scared (afraid) - aterrorizado, asustado Sensitive - sensible Suspicious - sospechoso "That man looks suspicious." / "I feel suspicious of my neighbour." Threatened (in danger) - amenazado Vulnerable - vulnerable Worthless - despreciable / (cosa) sin valor - "This old painting is worthless." How did you feel when we won the podcasting award in 2015? How did you feel when we didn’t win it this year? How do you feel when someone catches you doing something you shouldn’t be doing? How do you feel when your neighbours make a lot of noise or stop you from sleeping when you need to get up early the next day? How did you feel when you heard about Brexit or Trump’s election victory? What achievement do you feel proud of? Is there anything you feel ashamed of? How do you feel about Mickey Mouse? What makes you feel bored? When was the last time you felt surprised? ‘THE WHEEL OF FEELINGS’ AT INGLESPDCAST.COM/134 ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think and how you feel! https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Nuestra tienda de descargas - FCE, business English, Audio courses: http://store.mansioningles.net/  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast We need $100 Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann On next week's episode: Stereotypes and Cultural Myths about the British The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/                           

Adverbial clauses, linkers and conjunctions - AIRC133 Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode we're going to help you with Adverbial clauses, linkers, conjunctions etc Audio feedback from Edu from Peru You can sign up for free English chat at inglespodcast.com We also publish the dates and the times of the online conversaiton chat on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mansioningles/) and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ - @mansiontwit) Listener Feedback: Bruno Schvidah from Brazil sent us an email. My name is Bruno and I am from Brazil but recently living in Copenhagen! My weak side has been "adverbial clauses and linkers" I would really like to go through that! For now, I wish you all a great Friday! All the best, Bruno We're sorry it's taken us so long to answer your question, Bruno. We spoke about some linking words in Episode 55 (but, even though/although, however, in spite of/despite) ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/06/14/linking-words-but-even-thoughalthough-however-in-spite-ofdespite-etc-shopping-expressions-airc55/ ) What Are Adverbial Clauses? "An adverbial clause is a group of words which does what an adverb does. Adverbial clauses (like all clauses) contain a subject and a verb. For example: "I eat dark chocolate daily." (normal adverb) "I'm going to eat dark chocolate until you tell me to stop." (adverbial clause = "until you tell me to stop") More examples: I never knew how wonderful life could be until I started podcasting. I'll let you know as soon as I publish this episode. Now that we've eaten, we can have some of that chocolate cake. Adverbial clauses don’t have to speak about time. They can also be about contrast, cause and effect, condition etc. Contrast:I had some chocolate cake even though I was full. (even though = aunque) Cause and effect: I’ve put on weight this month because I’ve been eating so much cake. Condition: I’m not going to Disneyland unless you come with me. (unless = a menos que, a no ser que) More linkers: In spite of / Despite - “I bought an iphone in spite of the price.” (in spite of/despite = a pesar de) They go at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. “Reza arrived on time despite / in spite of missing the bus” Instead of (en vez de, en lugar de) “This year we’re having roast lamb for Christmas dinner instead of turkey.” Although (aunque) / though / even though / in spite of the fact that (a pesar de que) - “Although/Even though/Though I was full, I had another piece of cake.” "Even though" is more emphatic than "although". “Though” can also go at the end of a second sentence in informal English: These connectors are followed by a complete sentence. They can be placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. If they are at the beginning we put a comma after the clause. "I had another piece of cake, although I was full." “In spite of the fact that the neighbours were making a noise, we decided to record this podcast.” “Reza loves Berta. She rarely thinks about him, though.” "I'm sorry, we don't have any chocolate cake. We've got some biscuits, though." However (sin embargo) / nevertheless/nonetheless (no obstante) / even so (aun así) At/Near the start of a second sentence: “I was really tired. Even so, I decided to go out for a beer.” (sin embargo, aun así) “Craig’s on a diet. However, he can’t lose any weight.” “I didn’t like the price. Nevertheless/Nonetheless, I bought it.” Or at the end of a second sentence in informal English: “I didn’t like the price. I bought it, nonetheless.” While / whereas (mientras que) In the middle or at the start of a sentence: “Our last podcast was really interesting, whereas/while this one is a bit boring.” “While/whereas the last podcast was really interesting, this one is a bit boring:” On the one hand / on the other hand (por un lado / por el otro lado) Links two contrasting ideas. “On the one hand” can be omitted: (On the one hand,) I think that technology has helped society in the areas of health, work, education etc. On the other hand we might be too dependant on technology and maybe to addicted to it as well. On the contrary - al contrario Some people say that people can’t change. On the contrary, I think they can! We can use linkers to add information: Moreover (además) / furthermore / besides (además) / in addition (to) (además (de)) / as well as (además de) / apart from (aparte de) / what’s more (además; lo que es más, y encima) / on top of that (además) / as well = too (también) at the end of a sentence “In addition to jazz music, Craig also likes rap.” Besides music and podcasting, what other hobbies do you have at the moment? - It's a nice day for a walk, and besides, I need the exercise. I think you owe me an apology. Furthermore, you need to apologise to my wife. Your company did not inform us of the building work in the hotel. Moreover, no compensation was offered. Juan was at the meeting, as well as Sara and Maria. ‘Apart from Spanish, Reza also speaks French”. “He's ugly and what's more, he's not very nice.” "What a day! First I woke up late, then the car wouldn't start, and on top of that, I dropped my phone and broke it." She likes tea. She likes coffee as well/too. We can use linkers to show consequences and results: As a result (of) (debido a,como resultado, como consecuencia) / therefore (por lo tanto, por eso) / consequently, as a consequence (en consecuencia, y entonces, y por eso) / for this reason “Reza and I work very hard on this podcast. As a result, it’s becoming one of the most popular learning English podcasts in itunes.” “I think, therefore I am.” - pienso, luego existo “I wanted it; consequently, I bought it.” “I don’t think I can help you develop this product, and for this reason I’m out.” - Shark tank We can also use linkers to show reasons and causes: Because (of) (a causa de, debido a) / as / since / seeing that / on account of / due to (debido a) / due to the fact that (debido a que) / owing to / owing to the fact that As/Since/Because Craig loves Mickey Mouse (clause), he wants to visit Disney Land, Orlando. Because of Craig’s love for Mickey Mouse (noun phrase, not clause), he wants to visit Disney Land, Orlando. “Because of / on account of / owing to / due to our sponsor, italki we are able to continue with this podcast.” Compare: “We didn’t record podcasts yesterday due to* work.” “We didn’t record podcasts yesterday due to the fact that* we were both working.” (*also owing to and owing to the fact that) “As / Since / Seeing that we’re hungry, we should break for lunch now.” In order to = a more formal version of INFINITIVE / so as to Theses conjunctions explain the purpose of something. They are more common in written English. Reza and I started this podcast (in order) to help you improve your English. We started our Patreon program so as to be able to pay for full transcriptions for these podcasts (go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast for more details) All the same (de todas formas, a pesar de todo) “They offered to pay me 30 euros per hour, but I turned down the job all the same.” We can use some linking words to show the order and sequence of things First of all / Firstly / To begin with / To start with / In the first place (en primer lugar, antes que nada) Second / Secondly (en segundo lugar) Third / Thirdly (en tercer lugar) After that / Then (después de eso, después) / Next (luego) Finally, Lastly (por fin, por último, finalmente) Last but not least (por último, si bien no menos importante) Linkers for summarizing In short / To sum up / In conclusion (en resumen, para concluir, resumir) All in all (en suma) In brief (en resumen) In short (en resumen) On the whole (en general) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Nuestra tienda de descargas: http://store.mansioningles.net/ Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Thanks to our Patreon sponsors who are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona New sponsor: Mariel Riedemann On next week's episode: Feelings Vocabulary in English Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'        

Puedes contestar las preguntas de comprensión y obtener ayuda con el vocabulario difícil en esta entrevista en inglespodcast.com    You can answer listening comprehension questions and get help with difficult vocabulary in this interview at inglespodcast.com    Vocabulary urge = deseo, impulso stipend = beca funky (bars) = de moda, en la onda it rings a bell = it seems familiar (insurance) policy = póliza to set up = instalar, montar to struggle (to have difficulty) = costar risky = arriesgado/a to own = poseer, ser dueño de to put (something) off = posponer to go all in = echar el resto, ir con todo, apostar todo overlap = coincidencia to outsource = subcontratar to scale = modificar la escala deadline = fecha tope, fecha límite to procrastinate = posponer, dejar para después to run into someone = tropezarse con, encontrarse con 

In this episode we're going to help you improve your pronunciation with linking sounds. How words join together in connected speech - because WE DO NOT SPEAK LIKE ROBOTS DO WE? Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Audio message from Jose from Mexico. Audio message from Mamen: doubt and hesitate Doubt I doubt if we can help her. Why are you hesitating? Doubt = dudar “I doubt if we’ll be making a special Christmas podcast this year.” “I doubt that I’ll be eating turkey on Christmas day.” “Did you have doubts about the consistency of this podcast when we first started?” To doubt means to lack confidence in something; to disbelieve, question, or suspect. To hesitate means to stop or pause before making a decision or doing something. (dudar , vacilar) Expressions with doubt there is some doubt about it = sobre esto existen dudas beyond doubt = fuera de duda beyond all reasonable doubt = más allá de toda duda to cast doubt on = poner en duda to clear up sb's doubts = sacar a algn de dudas to have one's doubts about sth = tener sus dudas acerca de algo no doubt! = ¡sin duda! to throw doubt on = poner en duda without (a) doubt = sin duda (alguna) to hesitate to do sth = dudar en hacer algo “When I did a bungy jump, I hesitated before I jumped, but I had no doubt it was safe.” Don’t hesitate to contact us, send Reza an email. Don't hesitate to ask us = no vaciles en pedírnoslo, no dejes de pedírnoslo To hesitate before doing sth = dudar antes de hacer algo What do you hesitate before doing? Connected speech. Why do native English speakers connect their speech? We try to say the most we can in the shortest possible time. English is a stress-timed language. Spanish is a syllable-timed language. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 1 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4 CATS CHASE MICE the CATS CHASE MICE the CATS CHASE the MICE the cats will CHASE the MICE the CATS will have CHASED the MICE "here and there" Do you pronounce the 'r' at the end of 'here' "more examples" "A doctor or a lawyer" "We never ever thought we'd love podcasting" "The biscuits are in the cupboard" “This is a better episode than last week’s.” Does the first word have to end in an ‘r’ sound, and the second begin with a vowel sound (like better and episode)? law and order (‘r’ sound) Pasta and cheese (‘r’ sound) Go away (‘w’ sound) No, I can’t (‘w’ sound) She isn’t there (‘y’ sound) Tea and biscuits (‘y’ sound) Consonant + vowel sound (link the sounds together when a consonant is followed by a vowel) I need it = I needit Say a word = saya word Read a text = reada text Consonant + consonant (if the consonant is the same sound, just pronounce it once) Big girl = bigirl Best teacher = besteacher Good day = gooday (or G’day if you’re Australian!) Take the fast train = fastrain I needto stopeating chocolate = I need to stop eating chocolate. Playa songon ya violin = Play a song on your violin. Are ya gonna sitdown or standup? = Are you going to sit down or stand up? Other examples - dictation: Wacha gonna do? = What are you going to do? I’ve gotta geta lotavit = I’ve got to get a lot of it She can’tavarrivedearly = She can’t have arrived early Sendusanemail = send us an email I’ve never bininafrica = I’ve never been in Africa ('Nicola's been in Benin, Africa') Wadaya do? = What do you do? (for a living) Pickitupoff the floor = pick it up off the floor He mustav eatenitall = He must have eaten it all A similar thing happens in Spanish also - cortado, cuñado, pringado ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann On next week's episode: Adverbial clauses, linkers and conjunctions Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'                  

In this episode we're going to talk about ghosts and the supernatural an idea from Liliana from Colombia who sent us this voice message Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Feedback: Bruno Schvidah from Brazil My name is Bruno and I am from Brazil but recently living in Copenhagen! My weak side has been "adverbial clauses and linkers" I would really like to go through that! For now, I wish you all a great Friday! All the best, Bruno Episode 32 Although / even though / despite / in spite of - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/10/09/im-just-a-poor-english-teacher-im-happy-though-airc32/  Episode 55 but, even though/although, however, in spite of/despite - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/06/14/linking-words-but-even-thoughalthough-however-in-spite-ofdespite-etc-shopping-expressions-airc55/  Go and listen to those two episodes, Bruno and if there are linking words, conjunctions that we did not mention, please tell us and we will talk about them in a future episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Audio Feedback from Roberto from Mexico. How do you believe that the place where you learn a language affects the way you speak? A student from Argentina who learned from a teacher from the US and then came to Spain speaks with an American accent. Friends from the UK who have learned Spanish in Argentina, Mexico and Peru speak very differently to the way I do. Liliana also sent us an email. Comment by Lili Corne from Colombia, Cali Hello , the podcast was fantastic today, I would like to talk some day about ghosts, for example, Do you believe in ghosts? I have an experience about that! Vocabulary Ghost, ghastly, phantom - fantasma To haunt - encantar - a haunted house Spooky - espeluznante Words for the devil - el diablo: lucifer, the beast, Satan, 666, beelzebub, The Prince of Darkness Evil - mal, vil Curse - una maldición Demons and angels To terrify - aterrorizar a , terrifying - espantoso/a “I was terrified” / “It was a terrifying experience” To scare - asustar, aterrorizar, scary Fear (noun) - niedo, to fear - temer To be afraid(adj.) - tener miedo Fright (noun) - susto - I caught/had a fright Frighten (verb) - asustar a Frightening (adj.) Frightful (adj.) a frightful shock To scream - gritar (a blood curdling/spine chilling scream) To howl (like a werewolf) gritar, aullar The afterlife, life after death - el más allá, ultratumba Coffin - ataúd To bury - enterrar Cemetery - cementerio Grave - tumba, gravestone - lápida mortuoria Gruesome - repelente - “a gruesome killing” Eerie - inquietante, escalofriante - an eerie silence Witch - bruja - broomstick - palo de escoba , to cackle - reírse a carcajadas, to cast a spell - embrujar , witchcraft/sorcery - brujería, wand - varita fairies - las hadas wizard - mago, hechicero Zombie Discussion Afterlife - What happens to a person’s soul or spirit after they die (to die, death, he died or passed away) Astral projection - the process whereby our etheric body, spirit or mind separates from the physical body, while maintaining a level of consciousnes (out of body experiences). Channeling - Uses communication with the paranormal through a state of trance. Dowsing - To be able to find underground water and/or underground minerals Ley lines - hypothetical alignments of a number of places of geographical interest, such as ancient monuments and megaliths. ESP - Extrasensory perception (ESP) is the knowledge of external objects or events. A sixth sense beyond the five man already uses. Animals seem to have it. What are the 5 senses? (hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste) Past Life Recall - To remember or have mental flashes about living in another lifetime. Reincarnation -The belief that a person's soul will, following bodily death, inhabit a new body in a long cycle of rebirths. Telepathy - To know what others are thinking as if to hear thoughts in your head. Thought transference including the sending and receiving of thoughts. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you believe in life after death? Do you have any supernatural stories or experiences to share with us? Maybe you know someone who has had a supernatural experience. Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: Pronunciation | Linking sounds in Connected Speech The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

In this episode we're going to help you improve your marketing vocabulary Audio feedback from Maria Jose from Cordoba Sign up to our email list and we'll tell you when you can join our free conversation practice. http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Maite Hi Craig! First of all I have to say that your English podcasts are by far the best. I've never seen such magnificent podcasts. Well, I'd like you to teach me vocabulary about marketing issues because I'm doing a degree in marketing and market research and I want to get more vocabulary skills. That's all folks! Thanks in advance for being as you are. Maite "Marketing is the study and management of exchange relationships." - wikipedia Does marketing have good or bad connotations? Marketing is activities of a company associated with buying and selling a product or service. People who work in marketing try to get the attention of target audiences by using slogans, packaging design, celebrity endorsements and general media exposure. Marketing is everything a company does to acquire customers and maintain a relationship with them. Is this necessarily a bad thing? Even the small tasks like writing thank-you letters, returning phone calls and emails promptly and meeting with a past client for coffee can be thought of as marketing. The ultimate goal of marketing is to match a company's products and services to the people who need and want them, thereby ensuring profitability. Vocabulary brand / make / label consumer distribution - delivering the product to the customer end-user - the person, customer who is the ultimate (and so real) user of a product launch - lanzar E-commerce – buying and selling of products or services over the Internet. E-marketing – Promotion of products and services over the Internet market research Market niche – Small but profitable segment (segmento) of a market in which a company is a specialist market share Inbound Marketing - marketing activities that draw visitors in, rather than marketers having to go out to get prospects' attention. packaging Engagement Rate - A popular social media metric used to describe the amount of interaction (likes, shares, comments etc.) a piece of content receives. Interactions like these tell you that your messages are resonating with your fans and followers. keywords - the topics that webpages get indexed for in search results by engines like Google Product range/line – products of a particular type manufactured and/or sold by a company Product positioning – consumer perception of a product as compared to it’s competition. Product placement – a form of advertisement, when a company pays for a product to be seen in films and TV programs. Corporate image – The way society views a company. trademark - special symbol, design, word etc used to represent a product or firm sponsor Lead - A person or company who's shown interest in a product or service in some way, shape, or form. Perhaps they filled out a form, subscribed to a blog, or shared their contact information in exchange for something. Landing Page - A landing page is a website page containing a form that is used for lead generation. Conversion Rate - The percentage of people who completed a desired action on a single web page, such as filling out a form. Pages with high conversion rates are performing well, while pages with low conversion rates are performing poorly. Bounce Rate - The percentage of people who land on a page on your website and then leave without clicking on anything else or navigating to any other pages on your site. (to bounce = rebotar) Marketing Acronyms ROI - Return on Investment - The formula for ROI is: Gain from Investment minus Cost of Investment SEO - Search Engine Optimization - The practice of enhancing where a webpage appears in search results. LTV - Lifetime Value - A prediction of the net profit attributed to the entire future relationship with a customer. CAC - Customer Acquisition Cost - Your total Sales and Marketing cost. CTR - Clickthrough Rate - The percentage of your audience that advances (or clicks through) from one part of your website to the next step of your marketing campaign. CTA - Call-to-Action - a text link, button, image, or some type of web link that encourages a website visitor to visit a landing page and become of lead. Some examples of CTAs are “Subscribe Now” or “Download this PDF document Today.” B2C (Business-to-Consumer) - sells to consumers (Amazon, Apple) B2B (Business-to-Business) - sells to other businesses (google) API - Application Programming Interface - a series of rules in computer programming, which allow an application to extract information from a service and use that information either in their own application or in data analyses. It's kind of like a phone for applications to have conversations. Example: The inglespodcast app in itunes and Android. Questions What's the most annoying thing that marketers do in order to sell you stuff? Which, if any, of these advertising methods would you take notice of: website banners email spam phone calls - telemarketing street advertising TV/radio commercials fliers on you car, in your postbox newspaper/magazine ads word of mouth pre-roll ads on YouTube podcast ads Why do you think marketing has become so much more important in recent years? Reza strongly objects to any public money being spent by councils or government on advertisements merely reminding you how good they (supposedly) are. What are your feelings on this? Is sponsorship of major events really necessary, or just purely self-interested marketing for the sponsor? Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man: https://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man  Joan Boluda - Marketing online https://boluda.com/  Jason Van Orden and Jeremy Frandsen http://www.internetbusinessmastery.com/  Online Marketing Made Easy - Amy Porterfield http://www.amyporterfield.com/category/podcast/  Pat Flynn - Smart Passive Income http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/  ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? What annoys you most about marketing? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Nuestra tienda de descargas: http://store.mansioningles.net/  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode we're going to speak about ghosts and the supernatural. Please send us your ghost stories and any supernatural experiences you've had (Jose’s Vampire story Episode 96 http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/nature-and-the-environment-airc96/    The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

Andrew Walkely and I worked at the same language school in Valancia when Andrew was living here with his family a few years ago. But he left Valencia and we lost touch with each other, as people do, so I was really pleased to meet up with him at a teaching conference in the Uk this year. We had lunch together during the conference and he told me about an exciting new project he's started in London so I wanted to bring him on the podcast to speak about it. Don't forget that you can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/andrew  Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Vocabulary freelance - independiente, autónomo/a to set up (a company) rolayties bizzare joint venture - empresa conjunta redevelopment - remodelación, reurbanización council estate - un barrio de viviendas de alquiler subvencionadas por el ayuntamiento. Outcomes: Real English for the real world by Andrew Walkley and Hugh dellar: http://ngl.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=4294918556+200&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=174246954616375171057465195942078708486&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial  Lexical lab: http://www.lexicallab.com/   London Language Lab: http://www.londonlanguagelab.com/  Many thanks to Andrew for coming on the podcast. I'm sure you join me in wishing him every success with London Language Lab teaching centre at http://www.londonlanguagelab.com/ All links, as usual, can be found at inglespodcast.com along with more podcasts to improve your English and take it to the next level Thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. Remember, you can study English free at mansioningles.com Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode we're going to help you with your time clauses Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Feedback: Email from Rafael alba garcia I've just listened to the new podcast and I found it very interesting with these nine words in Spanish. Episode 127: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/10/30/9-spanish-words-we-need-in-english-airc127/   Muy bien descritas esas nueve palabras, pero con la explicación de «ya», en mi opinión Reza no ha estado del todo (a bit) exacto, porque cuando en español se hace una pregunta, (por ejemplo).... ¿quieres un vaso de agua? o ¿tu eres Craig?, los españoles no solemos contestar «ya».....otra cosa es que yo diga....¡Tú eres Craig!, (afirmación), entonces Craig puede contestar, ya, (ya lo sé) Audio Feedback: Ivan from Valencia We spoke about time clauses with the present perfect in Episode 18 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/03/24/present-perfect-fig-rolls-with-special-guest-bea-airc18/ ) Specifically STILL / ALREADY / JUST / YET / SO FAR (often used with the present perfect) AGO / LAST WEEK, MONTH / YESTERDAY / IN 2006 (Often used with the past simple) More time expressions AFTER - I made coffee after Reza arrived. / After Reza arrived, I made coffee. I'll have a shower after you. What are you doing after we finish recording? More uses of after: expressions day after day - día tras día. What are the same mistakes you keep correcting in your classes day after day. one after the other - uno tras otro. I can’t stop eating chocolates. Once I start, I eat them one after the other. one excuse after another - excusas y más excusas. When I ask my students for hand in their writing homework I get a load odd excuses, one after the other. after you! - ¡pase usted!, ¡usted primero! behind close the door after you - cierra la puerta al salir or cuando salgas I'm tired of cleaning up after you - estoy cansado de ir detrás de ti limpiándolo todo Looking for She's after a husband - Va en pos de un marido They're all after the same thing - Todos van a por lo mismo What is he after? - ¿Qué pretende? I see what you're after - Ya caigo, ya comprendo lo que quieres decir; (hostile) ya te he calado in view of - después de After all I've done for you - Después de / Con todo lo que he hecho por ti He can't go back after what he's done - Después de lo que ha hecho no puede volver BEFORE - we had lunch before we started recording. We taught classes before we had lunch. Different uses of before anteriormente Have you been here before? - ¿Habías estado aquí anteriormente? rather than I would die before I would criticize her. - Moriría antes de criticarla. in front of He stood before the crowd and raised his arms. - Él se paró ante la multitud y levantó los brazos. I stood before my students and made a fool of myself. por delante She has her whole career before her. - Ella tiene toda una carrera por delante antes que Personally, I'd eat pizza before caviar or truffles. - Personalmente, prefiero comer pizza antes que caviar o trufas. I’d prefer to eat chocolate before food. ante They performed an open-air concert before a huge audience. - Dieron un concierto al aire libre ante un numeroso público. WHEN (cuando) - I was making coffee when Reza arrived. WHILE (mientras) - I was making coffee while Reza was testing the microphone. (during the time that) While/When Reza was living in Salamanca, he met Patricia. BY THE TIME - What do you hope to have done by the time you’ve retired? (future perfect) By the time we get to the station the train will have gone! AS SOON AS - (tan pronto como) I will pay for your ticket as soon as you make the reservation. - Tan pronto como hagan la reserva pagaré la factura. As soon as this podcast is published it goes to iTunes and all the other podcast applications. ASAP (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) Lo antes posible. We must record some more podcasts as soon as possible! I’ll let you know as soon as possible. Would you like to join us for fluency practice with me once a week? Sign up to our inglespodcast newsletter for details. IN THE END (al fin y al cabo, al final) We had some technical problems with the podcast today, but we recorded all of it in the end. AT THE END (al final - at the final stages of something, at the point when something finishes) What happened at the end of the film? The toilet is at the end of the hall. AT LAST (al fin, por fin) - we managed to meet this. Week, at last. Finally! DURING (durante) How many times have I hit the pause button during this podcast? I've been living in Valencia FOR 15 years. during the war during my childhood during the podcast during the lesson during the revolution etc. for a year for a few minutes for a while for a couple of weeks for ages etc. EVER (alguna vez) / NEVER (nunca) Have you ever been to Florence? Craig’s never been to Florence. "Reza has never eaten crocodile meat" or "Reza hasn't ever eaten crocodile meat." ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Marketing and market research (In episode 131 we're going to speak about ghosts and the supernatural. Please send us your ghost stories and any supernatural experiences you’ve had (Jose’s Vampire story Episode 96 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/nature-and-the-environment-airc96/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' and from Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/                         

  In this episode we're going to help you understand and use vague language. What are you doing later this evening? - I’ve got to sort out some stuff at home. (What stuff?) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: A question from Vanessa in my FCE class: What is the difference between "even though" and "even so"? When do you use the first and when do you use the second? EVEN THOUGH = aunque, a pesar de que - "I decided to walk to the library even though it was raining." / "Decidí caminar hasta la biblioteca aunque estaba lloviendo." EVEN SO = aun así - "I know you don't like vegetables, darling. Even so, you must eat them." / "Ya sé que no te gustan las verduras cariño. Pero aun así te las tienes que comer." Vague language - not distinct (vago/a) Sometimes vague language is bad: How much does this cost? - Around 15 quid, more or less. Legal contracts and documents, for example, shouldn’t be vague. When we speak though, we often use vague language. What did you do yesterday morning? I took the number 19 bus into the centre of Valencia and bought a pair of blue shoes and a beige pair of shorts in El Corte Inglés. Then I met Michelle for coffee in Starbucks at 12.30. I went into town to get a few things and then I met a friend for coffee. (more natural) Vague language STUFF - There’s so much stuff in my bag. / Clean all that stuff off the floor. (stuff is uncountable: “A lot of stuff” / “Lots of stuff.” / “Much stuff” / “Loads of stuff.” What’s that stuff you use to make your hair soft? THINGS - Pass me that thing/thingy on the table. / Don’t forget to take all those things with you when you go. Are you going to that thing this weekend? Have you got a lot of stuff to do tonight? (I've got a few bits and bobs/bits and pieces/odds and sods to do) Vague language for numbers and quantities Loads of A few A couple Lots of ...ish More or less How many emails do you think I got yesterday in the Mansión Inglés and Inglespodcast email accounts? I got 117 emails yesterday - I got loads of emails yesterday. Reza had 5 biscuits with his tea. - Reza had a few biscuits with his tea. Vague language to make a list shorter …..and that kind/sort of thing ….and so on …..etcetera (etc) ….and things like that ….or something ….or something like that What do you like to do at weekends? - Sleep in ‘till late. go to the beach, meet up with friends, listen to podcasts, read, drink beer and watch TV series. - You know, sleep in drink beer with friends, that kind of thing. (Don’t give EVERY DETAIL) What kind of food do you eat when you’re home in Belfast? Meat, potatoes, stew and things like that. He’s got a flash new sports car; a Jaguar or BMW or something. Vague language to be indirect Do you want to go back to that French restaurant? Not really, it’s expensive. (direct) Not really, it’s kind of expensive. / Not really, it’s a bit expensive. (more indirect) What do you think of Tom? He sort of annoys me sometimes. (‘sort of’ makes the criticism softer) I kind of don’t really feel like going out tonight. (indirect) = I want to stay in! (direct) about/around Let’s meet at 11 to record the podcasts. (direct) Let’s meet about/around 11 to record the podcasts. (indirect) Can you get here at 11? Can you get here around 11? (Using rising intonation also makes this more indirect, softer and polite - less like an order) Approximately / roughly Approximately - I can do this for you for approximately 250 euros. Roughly - There’s roughly 16 in the class. Vague language when you’ve forgotten a name or a word. Thingy - Pass me that thingy on the table. Whatsit / What’s it called - Where's the whatsit that you change channels with? You'd better tell whatsit - what's his name - the guy in charge of the conference. Thingamajig - Take out the plastic thingamajig and then put the batteries in. What’s it called? / What do you call it? - I need to open this bottle of wine, but I haven’t got a ….what’s is called?...the thing you open bottles with…....ahh! a corkscrew! Whatshisname / whatshername / whatshisface / whatsherface (What is her face?) - I got an email from er...whatshisname? Er..y’know, that bloke from Madrid this morning. (not used in written English and N OT used in person to someone’s face! XHey, you, whatsyourface, can you pass the wine?X ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. 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  In this episode we look at 9 words that don't have direct translations in English. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    Listener Feedback: Javier from Tolasa What's the difference between 'life expectation' and 'life expectancy' (and also 'life span')? Life expectancy usually refers to the amount of years left in one's life based on the person's current age. Life span refers to the average total duration of a lifetime within specific groups 9 Spanish Words We Need in English 1.GUIRI: a foreigner, usually a tourist, who happens to be in Spain and stands out as being pretty obviously not a local. (GRINGO in Central/South America) En España los guiris hacen más ruido que los españoles. SAYS WHO? I COMPLETELY DISAGREE! Do you wear sandals and socks? Walk on the sunny side of the street in August? “Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun!” 2. ESTRENAR: to wear or use something for the first time. Wear for the first time Make a debut in a job or in a new post or position (Films in the cinema) Premiere, release a film, to perform for the first time. 3. ESPABILAR - To liven up, to hurry up, to get one's act together, to wake up, to get a move on, move yourself! ¡Espabila o el banco estará cerrado! - Get your arse in gear or the bank will be closed! 4. CACHONDEO - Messing and joking around cachondearse = laugh at, (slang - take the mickey), (formal - to mock, ridicule) - “No te enfades, que estoy de cachondeo, no lo digo en serio.” (falta de seriedad) - a joke a laugh “Esto es un cachondeo, aquí nadie hace lo que debe hacer.” 5. AUTÓNOMO - A registered self-employed person, independent, self-sufficient. The word also refers to freelancers and contractors. “Es una mujer autónoma que vive independiente.” - She's a self-sufficient woman who lives independently.   6. PAGAFANTAS - 'Fanta buyer', it usually refers to guys who buy drinks for girls and treat them nicely, but never actually get anywhere in the relationship. (a mug, chump) eg. Reza, quite often 7. FUNCIONARIO - clerk, civil servant, official (oposiciones) “La ambición de mi primo es ser funcionario.” 8. ALTA/BAJA (These words have multiple meanings) - sign on/off the dole (el paro) or social security or many other things, register/unregister (something), statement of fitness for work/sick line DAR DE ALTA: to be discharged from hospital / to join an organization, to register DAR DE BAJA: to unsubscribe 9. YA (Reza both loves and hates this word in equal measure because its shortness can be very useful or very sarcastic) - “Yes”, “That’s right”, “Told you (so)”, “I see (what you mean)”, “Stop (talking)”, “Yes, I already know (that)”, “Yes, I’ve already done that”, “About time/At last”, “That’s quite enough”, “Is that it/all?” Ahora mismo (now): “Quiero que entres en casa ya.” - I want you to go into the house now. / “Ya se acabó” - it's all over now Anteriormente (already): “La policía ya había detenido al ladrón en dos ocasiones.” - The police had already detained the thief on two occasions. ¡Basta ya! - Stop it already!, Enough already!, Enough!, Knock it off! ya entiendo - I see ¡ya lo sé! - I know! ya, pero ... - yes, but ... ¡ya, ya! - yes, yes!, oh, yes!, oh, sure! (irony) ya, y luego viste un burro volando - ¿no? sure, and pigs might fly! (irony) esto ya es un robo - this really is robbery   GOING FORWARD As a valued literary stakeholder all are Welcome to this key verse In which you can decide how we Will go forward together into the future. A future full, so full, Of a raft of broad-ranging initiatives In which we must all pool resources By supporting this latest proposal, going forward. Due to present unavoidable circumstances Words must be properly managed And targeted primarily only to Those most in need of them. Should any mistruth occur, per se, In accordance with best practice It will be swiftly dealt with And those responsible will be held accountable. In terms of teamwork and leadership Verbal synergy will be the Benchmark and core competency In the most encompassing global sense. In the face of growing misconception It now only remains for me To tender my resignation in a Bid to quell mounting concern that These lines are not fit for purpose Reza Shah ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Audio feedback: Liliana from Colombia wants a podcast about Halloween - next year! If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our 11 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Carlos Garrido Manuel García Betegón On next week's episode: Vague Language (sort of, kind of, type of thing) The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/               

Alternative Medicine - AIRC126 In this episode we'll be speaking about alternative medicine (aromatherapy, acupuncture etc.) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Salui http://www.sobreperrospod.es/ En hora buena Salvi Melguizo y Ana Sánchez por llegar a 100 episodios de Sobre Perros!! http://fisiosmterapia.com/podcast/ Voice message from Pilar from Madrid Email from Carlos "I am trying now to get the Cambridge First Certificate, so I was looking for some audios in the internet in order to train my listening skills when I found your podcasts by chance. I´d like to tell you that not only are your podcasts really useful to improve my listening and grammar skills, but they are also very funny, I have a good time with them. (I really enjoy them). Actually, I usually go running twice or three times a week and I do that listening to your episodes. Sometimes you guys make me laugh and people who look at me running and laughing. They probably think that I am absolutely crazy. Does that happen to you Reza, when you’re reading on the bus or train? Alternative medicine Email from Eva Garcia Romo Hello Craig! It’s me again! Sorry, but nowadays I teach English in a wellness clinic to therapists, personal trainers and so on, and I really need your help to talk about vocabulary and expressions in this area. Would it be possible to have something about this in a podcast? Thanks in advance for your always kind help. Best regards Eva Wikipedia: "Alternative medicine is any practice that is put forward as (presented as) having the healing effects of medicine, but does not originate from evidence gathered using the scientific method. Nor is it part of biomedicine, nor contradicted by scientific evidence or established science." Examples include new and traditional medicine practices such as homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, energy medicine, various forms of acupuncture, acupressure, traditional Chinese medicine, cupping, Ayurvedic medicine, Sekkotsu, Reiki, Bach flowers remedies, aromatherapy, Alexander technique, crystal healing, Shiatsu, reflexology, chromotherapy/colour therapy and Christian faith healing. We don’t have time to speak about ALL the difference types, but we’re going to look at four kinds of alternative medicine and see if we believe that they actually work. We’ll look at HOMEOPATHY, ACUPUNCTURE, AROMATHERAPY and The ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Vocab: To treat (treatment), to treat someone FOR something “I’m being treated for high uric acid.” Placebo = a fake treatment with no physical/scientific basis for success, often used in clinical trials (Do/carry out/conduct) research Scientific studies Pseudoscience - a claim, belief, or practice presented as scientific, but which does not follow scientific method. A charlatan = someone who pretends (fingir) to know something that s/he really doesn’t “Mind over matter” = believing that your thoughts can in themselves produce physical effects To cash in (on something) = to make money from a popular trend or fad eg. “The shopkeeper is cashing in on the popularity of crystal healing by starting to sell expensive healing crystals in his shop.” A practitioner = a person who practices (alternative/conventional) medicine Conventional medicine = not alternative medicine (eg. radiation chemotherapy) New Age = the modern equivalent of the hippie/flower power movement HOMEOPATHY What is homeopathy? “Homeopathy is a natural form of medicine used by over 200 million people worldwide to treat both acute and chronic conditions. It is based on the principle of ‘like cures like’. In other words, a substance taken in small amounts will cure the same symptoms it causes if it were taken in large amounts. The holistic nature of homeopathy means each person is treated as a unique individual and their body, mind, spirit and emotions are all considered in the management and prevention of disease. Taking all these factors into account a homeopath will select the most appropriate medicine based on the individual’s specific symptoms and personal level of health to stimulate their own healing ability. Homeopathic medicines are safe to use as they rarely cause side-effects. This means when used appropriately under the guidance of a qualified homeopath they can be taken by people of all ages, including babies, children and pregnant or breastfeeding women.” (source: The British Homeopathic Association) Homeopathy isn’t just taking herbal medicine. Caffeine is prescribed by homeopaths (under the name 'coffea') as a treatment for insomnia. Wikipedia: Homeopathic preparations are not effective for treating any condition; large-scale studies have found homeopathy to be no more effective than a placebo, suggesting that any positive feelings that follow treatment are only due to the placebo effect and normal recovery from illness. http://www.quackwatch.com/  - “Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions” ACUPUNCTURE What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a key component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) involving thin needles being inserted into the body. TCM theory and practice are not based upon scientific knowledge, and acupuncture is commonly described as pseudoscience. There is a diverse range of acupuncture theories, involving different philosophies. Techniques vary depending on the country. It is most often used for pain relief, though it is also used for a wide range of other conditions. It is generally only used in combination with other forms of treatment. The conclusions of many trials and numerous systematic reviews of acupuncture are largely inconsistent. An overview of medical reviews found that acupuncture is not effective for a wide range of conditions. It may be effective for only chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting, postoperative nausea/vomiting, and idiopathic headache. It may alleviate certain kinds of pain. Evidence suggests that short-term treatment with acupuncture does not produce long-term benefits. Some research results suggest acupuncture can alleviate pain, though the majority of research suggests that acupuncture's effects are mainly due to placebo. Craig has tried acupuncture to alleviate a uric acid attack. Reza has had success with acupuncture to increase his energy levels. AROMATHERAPY What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark (corteza), stems (tallos), leaves (hojas), roots (raizes) or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being. The inhaled aroma from these "essential" oils is widely believed to stimulate brain function. Essential oils can also be absorbed through the skin, where they travel through the bloodstream and can promote whole-body healing. (source: www.aromatherapy.com/ ) There is no good medical evidence that aromatherapy can either prevent or cure any disease, but it might help improve general well-being. (source: Wikipedia) THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE The Alexander Technique (developed in the 1890’s), named after Frederick Matthias Alexander, is an educational process that develops the ability to realign posture and to avoid unnecessary muscular and mental tension. Alexander believed the individual's self-awareness (conciencia de sí mismo) could be inaccurate, resulting in unnecessary muscular tension such as when standing or sitting with body weight unevenly distributed, holding one's head incorrectly, walking or running inefficiently, and responding to stressful stimuli in an exaggerated way. Alexander said that those who habitually "misused" their muscles could not trust their feelings (sensory appreciation) when carrying out activities or responding to situations emotionally. The effectiveness of the Alexander Technique is uncertain because of insufficient evidence. There is evidence suggesting the Alexander Technique is helpful for long-term back pain, long-term neck pain, and may help people cope with Parkinson's disease, but little evidence that it helps any other medical conditions. From http://www.alexandertechnique.com/   "The Alexander technique is a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in your body." The Alexander Technique is a way to feel better, and move in a more relaxed and comfortable way... the way nature intended. An Alexander Technique teacher helps you to identify and lose the harmful habits you have built up over a lifetime of stress and learn to move more freely. The Alexander Technique is for you if you are ready to feel more comfortable in your own body. The Alexander Technique can also help you if: You suffer from repetitive strain injury or carpal tunnel syndrome (trapped nerve). (strain = esfuerzo, estrés, esguince, presión, tensión) You have a backache or stiff neck and shoulders (tortícolis) . You become uncomfortable when sitting at your computer for long periods of time. You are a singer, musician, actor, dancer or athlete and feel you are not performing at your full potential. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast   Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our 11 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Carlos Garrido Manuel García Betegón   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: 10 Spanish words we need in English        

In this episode we look at phrasal verbs with take and get in answer to a voice message from Ivan. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Manuel Tarazona from Paterna Hello podcasters, I'm writing a new letter to you while I'm listening (to) the drug episode when I've just finished my holidays. Drugs Episode 118 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/08/28/drugs-and-addiction-airc118/   I hope you could talk about playing music in a future episode: instruments, amplifiers, speakers..... I play guitar with my friends and I'm interesting about (interested in) that vocabulary. Thanks you for your podcasts and go on! A big hug for you from Manuel. Paterna. We spoke about music vocabulary in Episode 27 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/07/14/its-cheap-at-half-the-price-airc27/  Voice message: Drug episode from anonymous (Messy - desordenado): Drugs and Addiction Episode 118 Ivan Ballester- voice message TAKE and GET phrasal verbs (voice message stops after 90 seconds) Here are some of the more common uses of TAKE and GET as phrasal verbs: TAKE Take off (clothes) Doctor: “Take your shirt off, please.” "Please take off your shoes before you go inside." (despegar) "What time does your plane take off?" Take off (a person, to impersonate) “Can you take off Donald Trump?” (when a business or career is successful) "Our podcast has really taken off this year." (to leave) "What time are you taking off today?", (take time off) "I'm taking a couple of days off work." Take up (accept an offer) “Not many students wanted to take up the offer of free classes at 7 o’clock in the morning.” (occupy) “Craig’s Mickey Mouse memorabilia takes up a lot of space in his bedroom.“ “Podcasting takes up a lot of time.” (start doing) Take up a hobby Take on (employ new people): "Our company’s expanding and we’re going to take on more employees." / (engañar) "You were taken on with that car. It's not worth 4,000 euros." / (challenge/fight/compete against) "Although Goliath was a giant, David took him on and won.” "Who are valencia taking on next week?" Take over a business (take control). Also a noun "There's been a take over." "When my sister comes to visit she always takes over." “Who will take over from the current President in the next elections?” Take out (sacar, to remove from a place) “Craig suspiciously took out a huge bar of dark chocolate from his briefcase.” (salir con alguien) "I'm taking out a girl from work on Friday. I'm taking her out for dinner." Take down (to write on paper, to dismantle/remove) "Take this down." = "Write this on paper" / "We're taking down the light in our dining room." Take back (to return) "This camera is too complicated for me. I'm taking it back to the shop for a refund." (admit saying something wrong) “I wrongly accused Jack of cheating. I’m sorry and I take it back.” Take after (resemble, parecerse a) “Mary has a big nose, just like her mother. Mary takes after her mother.” “I take after my dad.” Take in (comprehend, understand) “Susan was very attentive to my story. She took in every detail.” "I listened to his presentation, but I couldn't take anything in." (make clothes smaller) "I need to take this jacket in. It's too baggy." Take up (make shorter) "If your trousers are too long, you take them up."   GET get up (levantarse) "What time did you get up this morning?" get over (recover from) “It takes time to get over a serious illness/divorce.” "It can take time to get over a relationship." get by (arreglarse) "Do you think you'll be able to get by on a Spanish pension?" get away (go on holiday, escapar, fugarse) “She likes to get away at Easter, if she can.” "We're hoping to get away for a few days to visit Mamen in Huesca." Get away with (escape unpunished) “The robber tried to get away with the crime, but the police caught her.” “I wonder if I can get away with not paying my taxes this year.” Get on (subir) “We got on the bus/bikes and departed/left.” Get on with (continue without delay) “Stop telling silly jokes and get on with the podcast, Reza!” Get on/along with sb (llevarse bien con) "I get along very well with my sister." "Angeles doesn't get on very well with my mum." “Craig and Reza get along/on like a house on fire.” Get out (salir, escapar) "Get out!" - ¡Fuera de aquí! "Get out of the way!" - ¡apártate!, "Have you ever thought of getting out of teaching?" Get out of (avoid doing something) “Tom always gets out of paying for anything. He’s very stingy.” Get into (meterse en) "I got into a taxi and came straight home." (engancharse con) "I've recently got into making videos for Facebook." Get around (moverse, desplazarse) "It's quite easy to get around the center of Valencia." Get down (desanimar, depress) "Is anything getting you down?" “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down,” said Karen Carpinter. The Carpenters – Rainy Days and Mondays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HopFNfdoRSE Get down to (to begin something seriously) “Shall we get down to business, ladies and gentlemen?” “Let’s get down to it.” Get across (communicate something) “We try hard to get our points across to you, dear listeners!” ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  We need $100 Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: We don't know yet! 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In this episode we'll be speaking about avoiding repetition. Not saying 'thank you' all the time or repeating expressions like 'How are you?' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Fransisco from Granada Voice message - good news! Francisco Espínola from Granada passed his FCE exam! Thanks for your comments, Francisco. Wonderful pronunciation and not one mistake! Itunes reviews thank yous to everyone who has taken the time to write a short for us. It's because of you that we are one of the best podcasts for learning English in itunes - the most visible. chuspo from Spain Merak.kain from Mexico rrg01 from Mexico Sirihus from Spain ("It's the best podcast I've ever heard and you are a perfect couple, doing that everything flows so perfect and easy") Mcorrea2004 from Spain Alvaroscali from Spain Comment on the website from Rafael: Hello Reza and Craig, very interesting this episode speaking about drugs - Episode 118  http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/08/28/drugs-and-addiction-airc118/   Me ha gustado mucho todo lo que comentáis. Lo ha hecho como siempre, muy bien. Hablais de las adicciones en las que se toman algunas sustancias químicas, pero habéis pasado por alto una adicción muy potente que es la "ludopatía" o la afición por el juego, (ya sea cartas, lotería o las máquinas tragaperras - slot machines, fruit machines, one-armed bandit) Muchas personas se enganchan sin tomar ninguna droga, Es curioso como la química del cerebro crea sus propias sustancias para que la gente quede muy enganchada de personas que lo han perdido todo, sin tomar absolutamente ninguna sustancia química. También he recordado una canción de John Lennon, que se llamaba "Cold Turkey" ahora ya sé lo que significaba, "el mono". Saludos, Rafael. to gamble - apostar, jugar If you're struggling to understand this podcast: Nuestra tienda de descargas: http://store.mansioningles.net/  Voice message from Elisa from Finland - She hates dependent prepositions! Time flies and the show must go on. Hi, this is Javier from Tolosa. One question, please. Episode 119 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/09/04/getting-dressed-and-undressed-airc119/  What do you wear for work (usually – as a habit) You always say that after preposition goes -ing, then I do not understand "...for work", why it is not "... for working" or "What do your wear TO work" Thanks for helping me. A hug. Javier González Tolosa (Gipuzkoa) PREPOSITION + ___ing VERB But also PREPOSITION + NOUN/PRONOUN eg. What do you wear for/to work. CORRECT. “For” or “to” are prepositions and “work” is a noun. “Work” can be a noun or a verb. Voice message from David Martinez, Alcoy. FCE September. FCE practice: flo-joe.com: http://www.flo-joe.com/fce/students/index.htm  Exam English: http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening.html   Cambridge English TV: https://www.youtube.com/user/cambridgeenglishtv   Mansion Ingles 60 hour FCE course: http://www.mansioningles.com/cd_first.htm  Level test on the website at mansioningles.com http://www.mansioningles.com/First_cert.htm   How Not to Repeat Yourself in English Saying ‘Can you repeat that, please?’ Alternatives: Sorry? Sorry, I didn't get/catch that. Sorry, what was that (you said)? I'm afraid I don't follow (you) (formal) Come again? (informal) saying 'hello' and 'How are you?' Alternatives: Alright? What's up? How's it going? How are you doing? How are things? 'bout you! (Belfast greeting - 'How about you?) Ey up! (Greeting in the North of England) Whatcha! (What you) Saying 'Thank You' Alternatives: Thanks Cheers! Much appreciated I owe you one Many thanks Thanks a bunch Saying 'That's very, very good' Alternatives: That's amazing, fantastic, unbelievable, wonderful, awesome, out of this world! Saying 'That's very, very bad' Alternatives: That's terrible, awful, horrible, disgusting Saying 'I'm sorry' Alternatives; I'm really/very/extremely/so sorry I apologise I can't apologise enough Please forgive me It won't happen again! ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Thank you for all the voice messages you sent during the summer. Please keep sending them. It takes 3 or 4 minutes and we love receiving them. Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  We need $100 Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Phrasal Verbs with TAKE and GET (request from Ivan Ballester) And now, as promised, let's hear from Mónica Stocker from El Blog Para Aprender Inglés Supera la barrera del INTERMEDIATE y consigue ser un ADVANCED El curso FITA, de Mónica Stocker, es un curso completo de inglés, especialmente diseñado para hispanoparlantes de nivel intermediate que quieran llegar a ser advanced. ¡Apúntate ahora al curso GRATIS de 4 días y llévate un audio-libro de regalo! http://intermediatetoadvanced.com/pages/4-days-free-english-course  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. 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The difference between ALL and EVERYTHING | FIX, MANAGE, MAKE IT and FIGURE OUT - AIRC123 In this episode we speak about the difference between ALL and EVERYTHING | FIX, MANAGE, MAKE IT and FIGURE OUT and your feedback and questions that you sent us during the summer. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  We recieved a Voice message from Hellen Jimenez from Costa Rica. As Helen said, you can find a free grammar reference at http://www.mansioningles.com/  . There is also grammar in our free courses and you can download the grammar pdf from the store: http://store.mansioningles.net/  it costs 1.99 euros. Listener Feedback: Ivan from Cuba Hi guys I'm Ivan and I'm Cuban that’s why my situation here with the internet is kind of complicated but I will always find a way to get your episodes. I wanted to say that you guys are great and I believe truly in what you do. I'd like to ask you about the use of ALL and EVERYTHING. That's all, thank you. ALL and EVERYTHING = 100% of something or of a group ALL All + uncountable/plural countable nouns eg. He ate all the food. (uncountable noun) / These students are all my friends. (plural countable noun) Pronoun + all eg.Craig and I love you all./ We all love holidays. / It all seemed a bit strange, from start to finish./ They all came to see us. / We love you all / We love all of our listeners. All of + object form of pronoun (Compare with Pronoun + all) eg. Craig and I love all of you. We all love holidays / All of us love holidays. It all semed a bit strange / All of it seemed a bit strange. They all came to see us. / All of them came to see us. All = all of + determiner (the, this, those, my, etc.) “All of” is more common in American Eng. eg. Craig’s eaten all (of) the chocolate. The listeners had heard all (of) my jokes before. BUT COMPARE: Not all podcasts are popular. (Talking about podcasts in general. No “the”; no “of”) Not all (of) the podcasts are popular. (Talking about specific podcasts. eg. Aprender inglés con Reza y Craig podcasts.) All's well with me at the moment. All that matters is that YOU improve your English. (the only thing that matters.....) All (that) I ever wanted was for Berta to love me. All he wants now is to get a divorce. 'All' often goes with 'that' - We say Is everything finished? ~ Yes, everything is finished. (Not XIs all finishedX) EVERYTHING Everything = All + relative clause eg. Reza gave Berta everything, but she still wasn’t satisfied. = Reza gave Berta all (that) he had, but she still wasn’t satisfied. The bad businessman lost everything. = The bad businessman lost all (that) he owned. EVERYTHING is usually used as a pronoun: Everything is OK. / I did some work, but I didn't finish everything. Everything substitutes 'other things', for example, "I had to reply to emails, make some images, record a podcast, phone my co-worker, post on Facebook.......but I didn't have enough time and I didn't do everything. All = Everything/Everybody - dramatic/ poetic/ old-fashioned English eg. I saw you with your new boyfriend last night. Tell me all/everything! Newspaper headline: “Ship sinks. All are dead. No survivors.” All = nothing more/the only thing(s) eg. All (that) I ever wanted was for Berta to love me. All we did was a friendly kiss on the cheek - nothing more. I promise! Hi Craig! I am Karla from Costa Rica... I just wanted to thank you for this excellent tool that allows me to practice and improve my English. I am going to start a new job having interaction with people from different countries in Europe, so I was concerned about accents and slang words. As any language, I think it is about learning through daily interaction, right? Any advice? Thanks again! Speak to people (Italki, language exchanges) Listen to podcasts and watch TV series in English (Netflix, YouTube) Mamen - Biescas, Huesca Hi guys Thank you so much for keeping working on your podcast so hard during the summer We all appreciate your big effort! This podcast had been so useful 'cause you get (give) me the opportunity to learn and improve every day I wonder if you could help me with some issues that I always have. Please, could you explain the difference between : fix, manage, figured out, make it? I've heard these verbs in so many situations and it's a bit confusing. Thank you so much Hope you could manage or what ever with the hot summer. BIG KISS FIX - a problem/something broken/a time (mend, repair) - arreglar, reparar: “I took my broken watch to the watchmaker to have it fixed.” “This company is losing money and we’d better fix it soon before it’s too late!” “I need to fix our ceiling fan." Fix (attach) 'I'll fix this piece of paper to the wall.” Fix a price - 'We've fixed the price of our First Certificate course download at 17 euros.' ( http://store.mansioningles.net/downloads/first-certificate-course/ ) Fix a time: “We have to fix a time tomorrow for our meeting.” Fix food (make/prepare food) “Can I fix you a sandwich?” / "Say, can I fix you a drink." “Fix your eyes on this.” “The game/election/boxing match was fixed.” (fix=arreglar) MANAGE = direct/be able to (organize) - dirigir, manejar, gestionar: “Henry manages a small family business.” “In the UK, my sister managed a small team of 4 office clerks.” manage (control): “How do public school teachers manage a class of 30 or 40 kids?” manage (get by, survive) - arreglarse: “I don't know how single parents can manage if they're both looking after children.” manage (succeed) - conseguir, lograr: “Can you manage to get there by one o’clock?” / “It's difficult to release a podcast episode every single week, but we manage.” FIGURE OUT - a puzzle/a solution figured out (solve) - resolver, solucionar: “Today’s crossword is too hard to figure out.” / “It's difficult for me to figure out maths problems.” ('work out' is more British English) “They lost their home to the bank and had to figure out what to do next.” figure out (understand) - comprender - 'I finally figured out why my ceiling fan wouldn't stop.' 'I couldn't figure it out' / I couldn't work it out' MAKE IT = attend/come/arrive/get to the end/survive make it (succeed): llegar a lo más alto, triunfar: “When you win an award for your podcast, you know you've finally made it!” make it (make sure that it is) - asegurar que: "Bring me a cup of tea and make it snappy!" - 'Make it quick.' Make it (arrive on time): “I’m having a party at my house tomorrow. I hope you can make it?” / “I thought I was going to miss the beginning of the film, but I made it.” “We got lost on our way to Peter’s house. We made it as far as the park.” “Listen to me, your Captain, men! This is going to be a hard battle. Not all of you will make it.” (survive) Voice message from Ana from Mexico - not clear audio, but if Ana took the time to record it, we want to play it. "Thank you for our time and the effort to make the podcast, sharing our experience and knowledge. Ana has the feeling that she knows us! ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Thank you do Carlosgarridot@gmail.com who is our latest Patron. "I am trying now to get the Cambridge First Certificate, so I was looking for some audios in the internet in order to train my listening skills when I found your podcasts by chance. I´d like to tell you that not only are your podcasts really useful to improve my listening and also grammar skills, but they are also very funny, I have a good time with them. (I really enjoy them) Actually, I usually go running twice or three times in a week and I do that listening to your episodes. Sometimes you guys make me laugh and people who look at me running and laughing. They probably think that I am absolutely crazy. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  We need $100 Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: How Not to Repeat Yourself in English Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'      

In this episode we look at the difference between too and enough and vocabulary connected to religion. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Wesling Rojas "I want to improve my speaking but I don't know how to do it. Please just give me some advices (advice/pieces of advice/some advice)." You must speak! 'You can´t make an omelette if you don't break a few eggs!' Practice, practice, practice! Who can you speak to and practise with? 1. Go to an English-speaking country. 2. Find English native speakers in your area. 3. Go to a language exchange (un intercambio) in a bar or cafe. 4. Use Italki.com Italki ad read: Effective 1 to 1 personal teaching Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing)   5. Find a foreign boyfriend or girlfriend 6. Arrange to meet up with work colleagues or friends and speak English together for an hour a week. 7. Speak English at home to your family and friends. 8. Record yourself speaking English on your mobile phone and play it back. Too and Enough too - demasiado enough - no bastante Reza's TOO poor to buy designer clothes. Designer clothes are TOO EXPENSIVE. (TOO + ADJECTIVE) Reza doesn't have ENOUGH MONEY. (ENOUGH + NOUN) TOO goes before an adjective or an adverb. 'It's too expensive' / 'She speaks too quickly.' ENOUGH goes before the noun. - 'I don't have enough money.' ENOUGH goes after adjectives - 'Are you warm enough?' / 'Is your coffee strong enough?' ENOUGH often goes with the negative NOT. 'I'm NOT warm ENOUGH.' You can use ENOUGH AFTER a verb - 'Podcasters do NOT get paid ENOUGH money.' / 'You're NOT studying ENOUGH.' RELIGION Religious (noun) - a religious person Christian religion - Catholics and Protestants Greek Orthodox Jews follow the Jewish religion called Judaism. Muslims (Moslem) follow the Islamic religion called Islam. If you are a religious person, you have faith. to pray - rezar Hindus pray in a temple Jews pray in a temple (US) / Synagogue (UK) Hindus follow hinduism Buddhists follow Buddhism Agnostic - Does not know if there is a God or not. Atheist - Does not believe in God. Christians pray in a church Muslims pray in a mosque Buddhists pray in a temple Sikhs wear a turban on their heads A catholic priest (priest - cura, sacerdote vicar (in the Anglican church) - pastor, vicario monk - monje - monks live in a monastery nun - monja - nuns live in a convent to take a vow of silence - voto de silencio holy - santo the symbol of Christianity is the cross ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast We need $100 Our 11 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Carlos Garrido Manuel García Betegón Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

My friend Innes is a keen fisherman, and when he came to visit me last summer I asked him about fishing and if he goes fishing in the rain.   There are comprehension questions and translated vocabulary from this interview at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/Innes 

In this episode we're going to help you improve your collocations with the verbs keep, save and go. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Adriana Salazar KEEP (guardar, conservar) “Don't drink all the water. We need to keep some for tomorrow.” Quedarse con - “I’ve decided to keep this microphone and not return it to the shop.” Guardar, almacenar - “Where do you keep the sugar?’ Criar - “My aunt Mary has kept bees for over forty years.” Seguir (continue) - ‘He kept working until six o'clock.’ / ‘Keep walking until you get to the beach.’ keep a promise (make and break) keep a secret - Are you good or bad at keeping secrets? keep an appointment (make and cancel) keep calm (and carry on) - mantener la calma / tranquilizarse keep in touch (with) - seguir en contacto / get in touch Keep in mind - no olvidar, tener en cuenta keep quiet keep the change keep it real! - ¡sé sincero! keep your chin up keep taking the tablets! keep your nose out of someone’s business keep your hair on! = Don’t get angry! keep well out of it/something Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig SAVE save money save someone a seat - Would you mind saving me a seat? / Would you like me to save you a seat? save someone's life save space - that’s very important in my flat save time save someone the trouble save something to the hard disk/a USB GO go somewhere physically - go to the supermarket (remember the preposition TO - Have you been to Paris?), go abroad / overseas go jogging, skiing, sailing, snowboarding, trekking, fishing etc go bald - quedarse calvo go grey - encanecerse go out of business / go bankrupt - ir a la quiebra, bancarrota go blind - ciego/a / deaf - sordo/a go crazy / mad - He’s gone completely mad! go wild - enloquecer go dark - oscurecer go missing - My phone’s gone missing go online - I’ll just go online and check my emails go to war - Would you go to war to defend your country? ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Carlos Garrido Manuel García Betegón On next week's episode: Too, Enough and Religion Vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/             

In this episode we're going to help you with some common collocations with the verbs BREAK, CATCH & PAY Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Revise collocations with Make and Do in Episode 2: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-2/  Listener Feedback: Hi excelente podcast, this is my first time writing, I know this podcast will help me to improve my English. Could you please help me with collocations. Thanks Adriana Salazar BREAK - smash, fracture a bone, shatter, stop functioning, descansar, hacer pausa To physically break something: break a glass / break a limb (arm or leg) break someone's heart break a habit - to break a bad habit, replace it with a good one break a promise (make, keep a promise) break a record - Have we broken the record for the most podcasts recorded in 3 days? break the ice - What are your favourite ‘ice-breakers’? break the law - Have you ever broken the law? break the news to someone break the rules ‘Rules are made to be broken’ break wind = to expel air via the anus (to fart) CATCH coger, pillar (por sorpresa-he was caught stealing a car), atrapar, agarrar, pescar (to catch a fish), catch a ball - coger catch a bus/train - coger/tomar (in Argentina) catch a/the cold/flu/your death catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch your breath - recuperar el aliento catch someone's eye/attention - a waiter in a restaurant catch someone red-handed/at it Where's the catch? - ¿Cuál es la trampa? There must be a catch here somewhere - Aquí debe de haber trampa (I'll) catch you later! (informal) ¡nos vemos! You can catch me at my office. PAY Pay with money: pay a fine / pay the bill / pay cash/by credit card You can also pay a/the price (as a consequence of something) pay attention - presta atención pay someone a compliment - hacer cumplidos a algn (to return the compliment) pay someone a visit pay your respects (when someone dies / passes away) pay for your mistakes ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Carlos Garrido Manuel García Betegón On next week's episode: Common Collocations with KEEP, SAVE and GO The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'                

Getting Dressed and Undressed - AIRC119 In this episode we're going to help you get undressed (and dressed)! They’ll be a live unzipping by Reza and a live unbuttoning by Craig. If you don’t know what that means, you need to listen to this podcast? Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Feedback: Elisa from Finland Hi, After the last episode I had my palm read ;) And guess what, my future seems to be brilliant. The lady told me that she can see two men and probably one dog ... Both men were bald but the dog was hairy... One of the men had a tattoo on the top of his head... something like Mickey Mouse.. But the main thing was that they had a big announcement in their hands: We are podcasting forever! Elisa We spoke about clothes on Episode 7 http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-7/  More vocabulary on mansioningles.com http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario10.htm   To get up, get dressed, get undressed How long does it take you to get dressed? Do you get dressed as soon as you get up? To put on your clothes/ to take off your clothes To do up/undo... buttons, a zip, your coat, shirt etc. To button/unbutton a coat, shirt, (or anything with buttons) To zip up/unzip To tie/untie (a knot) To buckle/unbuckle (a belt, shoes with a buckle - hebilla) To do up = to tie your shoelaces Underwear: pants (shorts US - calzoncillos), knickers (panties US), tights (panty hose US), vest (camiseta sin mangas in the UK, chaleco in the US), socks, bra Stockings (medias) and suspenders (garters US) High heel(ed) shoes = high heels - tacones To get dressed up - arreglado/a To wear clothes - What are you wearing? (now) What did you wear yesterday? (past) What do you wear for work (usually - as a habit) Collar - cuello, cuff - puño, fly - bragueta ‘Your fly is down. Zip it up.’, ‘You’re flying low’, seam - costura, strap - correa, v-neck, inside pocket, sleeveless Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/    We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Discussion Which sock/shoe do you put on first, left or right? What’s your favourite material? Wool, silk, cotton, linen, leather, synthetic (nylon, polyester) What’s the last item of clothing you bought? Do you wait for the sales? What’s your favourite item of clothing? Do you judge people by their clothes? Zips or buttons, which do you prefer? Belts or braces (suspenders US) - tirantes? How many pairs of shoes have you got? Boxers or Y-fronts? What’s the best length for a gentleman’s sock? Do you think that the clothes we wear reflect what is inside us ? ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Carlos Garrido On next week's episode: Common Collocations with BREAK, CATCH and PAY The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/       

Drugs and Addiction - AIRC118 In this episode we're going to help you increase your vocabulary around taking drugs and addiction. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Last week economics and investment trends and this week drugs and addiction! Listener Feedback: Segundo Davila de Peru Soy un Peruano que viaja mucho soy Ingeniero, todo el tiempo estoy estudiando Inglés sin terminar, actualmente me encuentro de viaje de trabajo en Marruecos. He encontrado  sus podcasts y me interesan mucho, son muy prácticos, mi nivel es casi intermedio, favor sus recomendaciones para ver que me conviene adquirir de sus productos pero para descargar y pago con tarjeta de crédito.   Drugs and Addiction to be addicted to to have an addiction (to) an addict an addictive substance   What is addiction? Quote from Psychology Today website: "Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work, relationships, or health. Users may not be aware that their behavior is out of control and causing problems for themselves and others."   abstinence - A deliberate decision to avoid harmful behaviors, including sexual activity before marriage, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. (verb - to abstain from doing something)   addictive drug - A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence.   psychological dependence - A condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or function normally.   physiological dependence - A condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug.   stimulant - A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, heart, and other organs.   nicotine withdrawal - The process that occurs in the body when nicotine is no longer used. (Cravings, discomfort.)   intoxication - The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced. (tipsy-drunk-sloshed-pissed-stoned-high-plastered-hammered-wasted-three sheets to the wind-inebriated-out of it-completely gone-as pissed as a fart   Opposite: (stone-cold) sober  (sobriety - living without alcohol), straight, tea total   To be on/off the wagon (on the water wagon - to drink water instead of alcohol)   detoxification - A process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol.   euphoria - A feeling of intense well-being or elation.   gateway drug - A drug whose use increases the likelihood that a person will use other harmful drugs. Cigarettes, Marijuana and Alcohol are the 3 of these.   Overdose - taking too much of a drug which cause death   Withdrawal - Unpleasant reactions that occur when a person who is physically dependent on a drug no longer takes it.   “Cold turkey” - A colloquial expression describing the extreme discomfort of withdrawal symptoms from drugs.   Hangover/to be hungover - the unpleasant feeling the day after drinking too much   “Hair of the dog” - A colloquial expression describing the (dubious) idea that the best way to cure a hangover is to drink a little bit more. Common drugs - heroin, cocaine, crack, speed = amphetamines, e’s/E= ecstasy, acid = LSD, magic mushrooms a doobie - a joint - a spliff marijuana - grass - weed - dope - cannabis uppers/downers alcohol = “booze = sauce = grog = hooch = a tipple”   tobacco = baccy Cigarettes = “cigs = ciggies = tabs = fags” alcoholism - an alcoholic substance abuse (to be) in denial a drug addict - junkie   dealer - a pusher to shoot up to chase the dragon to pop pills   Discussion Should some drugs be made legal? Which ones? Should alcohol or tobacco be made illegal? Do you know anyone who has had addiction problems? What are some of the characteristics of drunk people? Is sugar addictive? What about tea, coffee, and chocolate? What other things can people get addicted to? Do you know how much alcohol is in beer/wine?/Whisky? - % proof If heroin were legal, would there be less crime? For example, burglary and robbery. Are some people more easily addicted to drugs than others? Do some people have addictive personalities? Craig has identified and recognised his addiction. But can he ever truly stay off dark chocolate? Are Aprender con Reza y Craig podcasts addictive? We hope so and are unashamed dealers! ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast    Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.   If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    On next week's episode: Getting Dressed and Undressed The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

In this episode we're going to help you speak about the economy and discussing trends Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  We spoke about money vocabulary and the economy in Episode 46  Discussing Trends - upward and downward trends Verbs/Nouns - DOWN to decline/a decline to go down to drop/a drop to fall/a fall to decrease/a decrease to dip/a dip to slide - deslizar /a slide More extreme- to plummet to halve/a halving to plunge/a plunge to nosedive/a nosedive to tumble/a tumble ___________________________________________ UP to rise (intransitive = no object)/a rise to raise (transitive = with object)/a raise to go up to increase/ an increase to improve/ an improvement to grow/ a growth to recover (from a previous fall)/ a recovery to peak (to a maximum point)/ a peak More extreme- to shoot up to hockeystick (US) to skyrocket/ a skyrocketing (uncommon) *NOT a skyrocket to double, triple/ a doubling/tripling to rocket/ a rocketing (uncommon) *NOT a rocket to soar/ a soar ___________________________________________________ UP AND DOWN OR STABLE to fluctuate/ a fluctuation to level off or out/a level(l)ing off or out to hold steady to flatline/flatlining to even out/an evening out (but *NOT with your friends in this case!) Adjective + Noun phrases / Verb + Adverb phrases a significant increase/to increase significantly a slight drop/to drop slightly a noticeable decline/to decline noticeably a gradual recovery/to recover gradually a steep rise/to rise steeply a substantial growth/to grow substantially a sharp decrease/to decrease sharply a dramatic jump/to jump dramatically a moderate recovery/to recover moderately a steady improvement/to improve steadily Examples- There has been a steady rise in the number of unemployed people in recent years. The figures show a sharp decline in the number of homeowners this year. Compared to last year’s figures, this year has seen a significant increase of 40% so far. We can see a slight drop of 2% compared to last week, according to theses statistics The figures show (that) the number of homeowners has declined sharply this year. The chart shows how car sales have plummeted since the crisis by 67%. The table shows (that) the amount has flatlined at 8 million tonnes. As the graph demonstrates, a dramatic price increase/increase in price occurred last month. In recent years the percentage of homeless people in Spain has risen sharply. There has been a slight improvement in our team’s ball possession this season. As you can see from the diagram, the ratio of men to women is currently 2:1 (two to one). Sales rose by 10% from 32,000 to 32,320. This meant an increase of 320. The present fluctuation in prices makes future predictions difficult. The amount of plastic polluting the seas looks set to continue rising, according to the figures. Half of all those interviewed said they had bought 2 or more handheld devices over the last 5 years. Italki ad read: Effective 1 to 1 personal teaching Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. To find out more, go to: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Drugs and Addiction Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

In this episode we're going to help you revise and practise prepositions that are commonly found after some popular nouns. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Mamen Mamen listens to podcasts while walking the dog. That's a great idea! “It’s been a while since I've spoken to you” Thanks for the invitation to visit Biescas. We'll try to make it up there at the end of the summer. Have a wonderful summer! A dependent preposition is a preposition that always follows the same expression; for example, we say 'interested in' and not 'interested on' or 'interested about'. As we saw in the previous two episodes, dependent prepositions can depend on a verb or adjective, as well as a noun. There are dependent prepositions which go before certain nouns and others that go after certain nouns. IN in agreement - Are we in agreement with the way English should be taught? in doubt - I’m in doubt about which course to write next. in a hurry - Are you in a hurry to finish this podcast? increase/decrease in - rise/fall in "There’s been a fall in the value of the euro and the pound." difficulty in/with - Is there anything you’re having difficulty with? OF (take) advantage of - Take advantage of these podcasts and the free courses on mansioningles.com ( http://www.mansioningles.com/NuevoCurso.htm ) as a result of - As a result of this podcast we’ve met some wonderful people. ABOUT information about/on - Where can listeners find information about/on FCE courses? On the Mansión Inglés website ( http://store.mansioningles.net/downloads/first-certificate-course/ ) anxiety about - She feels a lot of anxiety about her test tomorrow. ON on strike - Have you ever gone on strike? on average - How much coffee do you drink on average? on the whole - On the whole, are you pleased with life in Valencia? opinion on (attitude towards) - What's your attitude towards underage drinking? AT at risk - Do you think the EU is at risk? Will it break up? at fault - I apologise. I am at fault. Sorry! FOR need for - There’s a need for good government. / There’s a need for change. reason for - What’s the reason for the indecision in Spanish politics? taste for - There’s a well-known podcaster with a taste for dark chocolate. UNDER under guarantee/warranty - have you got anything at home that's still under guarantee? under age - Did you drink alcohol when you were under age? TO solution to - I’m afraid they had no solution to our problem. PREPOSITIONS BEFORE AND AFTER A NOUN in answer to - In answer to our request, we were given some help. for the love of ... - “Don’t do it, for the love of God!” in lieu of (= in place of, instead of) - My boss gave me a day off work in lieu of extra pay. Italki ad read: Effective 1 to 1 personal teaching Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. To find out more, go to: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: The Economy and Discussing Trends Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

In this episode we're going to help you revise and practise prepositions that are commonly found after some popular adjectives. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Gaby from Peru English teacher working with accountants Episodes 24 and 46 - money verbs Episode 24 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/06/05/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-the-rich-mans-world-airc24/ ) Money vocabulary and the economy: ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/03/20/say-and-tell-economy-and-money-vocabulary-and-idioms-airc46/ ) ( What does she like?/What is she like? Episode 44 - ‘like’ and ‘as’ ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/02/28/the-difference-between-like-and-as-and-the-pronunciation-of-can-and-cant-airc44/ ) Episode 117 is going to be about describing trends ‘Thanks a bunch!’ - we love you too, Gaby! I think this YouTube video will help you with 'like': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6xU2G_FOYM A dependent preposition is a preposition that always follows the same expression; for example, we say 'interested in' and not 'interested on' or 'interested about'. AT good/bad/fantastic/awful…. at - Craig's bad at tennis. Reza's awful at time keeping. mad/angry at* - My girlfriend’s mad/angry at me for forgetting her birthday. ABOUT excited about - Is there anything you're excited about? sorry for/about - Is there anything you’re sorry for? crazy/mad* about - What food are you crazy about? un/happy about - She wasn’t happy about her exam result enthusiastic about - We’re enthusiastic about podcasting IN un/interested in - What are you interested in at the moment? un/successful in - Steve Jobs was extremely successful in business. deficient in - Peter’s poor diet is deficient in vitamins OF sick of / tired of - Craig’s getting a bit tired of Reza’s old jokes proud of - What have you done in your life that you're proud of? afraid/frightened of - What are you afraid/frightened of? typical of - It’s typical of him to cancel at the last minute fond of (= keen on) - We’re rather fond of “dulce de leche” guilty of - The suspect was found guilty of murder. WITH dis/pleased with - The headmaster was pleased with the new student’s progress. dis/satisfied with - I am extremely dissatisfied with the poor service in this restaurant. disgusted with - She was disgusted with her new friend’s bad table manners. crowded with - Valencia is crowded with people during the busy Fallas festival. content with - Reza’s pretty content with his new shoes. Italki ad read: Effective 1 to 1 personal teaching Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. To find out more, go to: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig TO (to be/get) used to - The EU may have to get used to the British no longer being a member soon. (Revise 'used to', 'to get used to' and 'to be used to' here: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-6/ sensitive to - You should try to be sensitive to my spouse’s needs. similar to - Bob writes in a similar way to me FROM different from - Canada’s climate is very different from Bolivia’s. safe from - The refugees went far away to be safe from the war. FOR famous for - Scotland is famous for its beautiful highland scenery and whisky. convenient for - The number 23 bus is very convenient for getting to the shopping centre. ON intent on - The terrorist was intent on causing destruction. keen on (= fond of) - We’re rather keen on “dulce de leche”   Now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Dependent prepositions – Nouns followed by a preposition The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

In this episode we're going to help you revise and practise prepositions that are commonly found after some popular verbs. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Maria from Barcelona VERBS and PREPOSITIONS A dependent preposition is a preposition that always follows the same expression; for example, we say 'interested in' (and NOT X 'interested on' or 'interested about'X). for Apologise for - He apologised for being late. You can also ‘apologise to someone’ Apply for - I applied for the job but I didn’t get it. Ask for - How do you ask for a coffee in French? Pay for (something consumed/something you shouldn’t have done) - Who’s paying for the beers? I’ll pay for you. = I’ll pay for what you’ve consumed. (NB. “I’ll pay you” has a different meaning. My boss pays me 800 euros a month) You’ve insulted me in public - you’ll pay for that! ( = I’ll make you pay for what you shouldn’t have done). Wait for - I’ll wait for you outside the cinema. When was the last time you waited for someone? about Worry about - Don’t worry about it! - Don’t worry, be happy! Are you worrying about anything? Complain about - Have you complained about anything recently? Argue about something - When was the last time you argued about something? (to argue with someone) Know about - Craig knows a lot about Mickey Mouse! (But he doesn’t know Mickey Mouse personally. He hasn’t met him, though it is his dream...) Reza knows a lot about music and English grammar. from Protect from - This spray should protect you from mosquitoes. Do you use anything to protect your skin from the sun? Recovered from - To recover from an illness / a hangover / a shock (to get over = to recover from) Suffer from - I suffer from a bad back. My brother-in-law suffers from a sticky mattress. in Get in - It’s hard to get in the local golf club. They don’t accept many new members. Believe in - Do you believe in life after death? Specialise in - Reza and Craig specialise in creating podcasts Succeed in - You have to work hard if you want to succeed in life. VERBS AFTER PREPOSITIONS ARE ALWAYS GERUNDS (verb + ing - "I apolgide for BEING late.") of Approve of - My parents didn’t used to approve of my friends Smell of - This T-shirt smells of sweat. What does the beach smell of? What does Rusafa smell of? Answer - it smells of hipsters, bohemians, tourists (and gunpowder in Fallas!) Think of - I’m thinking of the good times we had in London. (think about - what are you thinking about?) on Base on (often passive) - Can you think of any films that were based on the book? Concentrate on - If I have music playing in the background, I can’t concentrate on any work. Agree on/about - What don’t we agree on/about? Congratulate someone on - I’d like to congratulate you on your promotion Decide on - Have you decided on what you’re doing for Christmas? to Listen to + object - She listens to pop music. What kind of music do you like to listen to? Introduce someone to - I’d like to introduce you to my wife. Craig's going to introduce Reza to Rap music. with Agree with - I agree with everything you’ve said. (NB.- NOT XI’m agreeX) Argue with someone - I often argue with my sister. at Laugh at - What was the last thing you laughed at? Look at - What are you looking at? Are you looking at me? I’m looking at you! Smile at - Try smiling at people in the street next time you go out. Combining prepositions with one verb - Reza apologised to Craig for arriving late again. She didn’t agree with her friends on/about the choice of restaurant. I complained about the faulty product to Customer Services. They argued with their friends about where to go on holiday. The student apologised to the teacher for not doing the homework. Using more than one verb + dependent preposition - I know about Tom congratulating Dick on getting the job. She listened to me asking for forgiveness and said nothing. Bill didn’t approve of us listening to our workmates’ private phone conversations. Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. 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Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast that gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people and gives you an opportunity to improve your English and listening skills. Remember, you can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult vocabulary from this interview on the website at http://www.inglespodcast.com/    1. Whose idea was it to move to Spain? Sheila's Pete's  Both of them 2. In the UK, Sheila worked as a teacher in finance  as a travel agent   3. Which of the following does Pete NOT give as a reason for liking Spanish life the friendliness of Spanish people the way of life the food  the weather the relaxed atmosphere 4. What was the problem with Sheila and Pete's inflatable bed? It had a puncture It was very uncomfortable It was too expensive   5. If you've 'got a bee in your bonnet' you have been stung by an insect you are preoccupied or obsessed with an idea you appreciate nature and beautiful scenery 6. Which of the following is NOT part of Sheila's day? looking after her plants studying finance creating home-made greeting cards eating correctly exercising   7. One of Pete's hobbies is surfing stamp collecting fishing golf 8. What annoys Sheila? North Americans people who don't use their common sense drunk, loud British people How did Sheila feel after writing her 'reverse bucket list'? very fortunate Very sad very old very organized Levante Cricket Club http://www.levantecc.com/default.aspx  The Bucket List - Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825232/  Vocabulary to be 'up for it' = to want to do something to set foot in = to visit or go to a place blue chip company - compañías de primera línea, de primer orden copious - copioso/a, abundante infuriating - exasperante, irritante season ticket holder - abonado blessed - afortunado/a, bendecido to be done and dusted = be completely finished or ready to envisage - imaginar, concebir laid back - despreocupado/a, tranquilo/a itchy, twitchy - impaciente, ansioso/a to give it a go - probarlo, intentarlo to be down to - ser cuestión de, ser esencialmente, depender de to be full of oneself - egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others to cringe - avergonzarse, encogerse de miedo unscathed - ileso/a gravestone - lápida to overflow - rebosar, desbordarse I really enjoy talking to Sheila and Pete, two lovely people who are really enjoying life in Spain and also really appreciate everything they have here. Thank you for listening. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at http://www.inglespodcast.com/  and you can study English free at http://www.mansioningles.com/  If you have any comments, questions or feedback about this podcast, send me an email at craig@inglespodcast.com or leave a comment on the website http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

In this episode: Causative verbs Make, Let, Get, Help and Have Causative verbs Make, Let, Get, Help and Have Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Causative verbs cause something else to happen MAKE: to force someone to do something. - forzar Make + someone + verb Did someone make you wear that shirt? All British schools make their pupils wear a uniform. My dad made me apologize to the neighbour. The policeman made me pay a fine. Craig says he didn’t want to eat the chocolate; a little voice in his head made him eat it. My mum always made me eat up all my greens (greens = vegetables) LET: to allow someone to do something. - dar permiso let + someone + verb Reza let me play his violin. Craig let Reza use his new microphone. Craig wouldn’t let anyone share his bar of dark chocolate. My boss won't let me have a day off. My parents never let me stay out late when I was a kid. Craig won’t let you say anything bad about Mickey Mouse! GET: to convince someone to do something - convencer get + someone + to + verb I got my students to do the homework by giving them chocolate. What's a good way to get students to read more? The government are spending more money on TV ads to get people to vote. People have tried to get Craig to give up chocolate....in vain. Craig has tried to get Reza to shut up at times...in vain. The naughty children got another child to steal biscuits for them. HELP: to help someone do something - ayudar help + someone + verb / help + someone + to + verb Reza helps me (to) produce this podcast. What helps you (to) unwind? (to unwind - relajarse) Does chocolate help you (to) forget your problems? Will you help us (to) spread the word by recommending us to your friends? Do you think this podcast helps our listeners (to) improve their English? Reza and Craig will help you (to) improve your English and take it to the next level! HAVE: to give someone the responsibility to do something - dar alguien la responsibilidad have + someone + verb (see AIRC112 for the causative use of have) I'll have my lawyer send you the contract. I had my secretary book the hotel. Please have the waiter bring the wine list. We had the porter carry our bags up to the room. We’re having our son organise our anniversary celebration for us. Could you have the doorman hail a taxi for me, please? ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Jorge Raul On next week's episode: Dependent prepositions – verbs followed by a preposition The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/             

In this episode we're going to help you with the causative passive. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: email from Jaime from Alicante - Hi Reza and Craig. Thank you for the podcast. I listen every week. Please speak about the causative in English. I don’t understand when (I) have to use ‘get’ and when ‘have’? We spoke about the passive in general in episode 17  When did you get your hair cut? Reza didn’t cut his hair. Someone cut it for him. Causative - have/get + object + past participle He had/got his hair (object) cut (past participle) Change to the causative: She didn’t pierce her nose herself, she had her nose pierced. He didn’t paint his flat (himself)…he had his flat painted. We won’t cook our meals...We'll have our meals cooked They didn’t repair their washing machine….They had their washing machine repaired I didn’t alter my suit...…. (to take up the trousers/sleeves) - I had my suit altered. She didn’t clean her flat….She had her flat cleaned. He doesn’t service his car…He has his car serviced. I didn’t fix my computer….I had my computer fixed. You aren’t taking your own blood pressure...You're having your blood pressure taken. He didn’t frame that picture himself….he got that picture framed. He didn’t fill his tooth himself….He got his tooth filled. She wasn’t cleaning that rug…..She was having that rug cleaned. We ourselves hadn’t checked the gas installation…We'd had the gas installation checked. I haven’t revoked my own driving licence…I've had my driving licence revoked. I wouldn’t examine my injury...I'd have my injury examined. When was the last time you had your photo taken? Can you have your blood pressure taken in a pharmacy in your country? Would you ever consider having a tattoo done? What are the advantages of having your head completely shaved? Should we have our bags searched on all public transport for security reasons? How often do you get your hair cut? Did you have your tonsils (=amígdalas) taken out (when you were a child)? Have you ever thought about getting your ear pierced? Have you ever had your wallet/purse stolen? Have you ever had your inside leg measured? Have you ever had your palm read/fortune told? Will Reza ever finally get his flat done up (to do up - reformar)? Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/   ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our 11 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Causative verbs Make, Let, Get, Help and Have The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/          

In this episode we're going to help you ask for, give and understand directions   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Feedback: Valentina - Valentina is taking the CAE Exam Do you use Google maps? Questions you may hear How do I get to the beach? Excuse me, Where is the nearest supermarket? Can you tell me where the train station is? We practised indirect questions with Nicola in episode 50 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/05/11/indirect-questions-and-travel-in-morocco-with-special-guest-nicola-airc50/ ) Do you know where the nearest petrol station is? Can you tell me how to get to the post office, please? Could you tell me where the town hall is, please? Do you know where the nearest petrol station is? Do you know where I might find a cash machine/an ATM? Excuse me, I’m looking for a bank. Are you from around here? Do you live here? Would you mind telling me the way to the police station? Do/Would you happen to know where the nearest book shop is? Can you direct me to the hospital, please? Do you know anywhere around/near here that sells batteries? Is this the way to the city centre? Excuse me, is there a bus stop nearby? Giving directions The easiest way is to… The quickest way is to… The best way is to… If I were you, I’d… It depends on whether you’re going by car/driving or on foot/walking You’ll probably hear: Turn left/right (take a left/right) = girar/torcer/doblar a la izquierda/derecha Go straight ahead = sigue hacía adelante/recto/todo seguido (drive straight ahead, walk straight ahead) Go straight, go left, go right, go through go up, go down, go along this street = ir por ésta calle It’s on your left/right (on your left/right hand side) = está a su derecha/izquierda It’s on the corner = está en la esquina It’s opposite the station = está en frente de la estación Stay on + road/street name for + distance or time Go over the lights/bridge = pase el semáforo/la puente Go past the park = pase el parque Take the first/second on the right/left = tome la primera/segunda a la derecha/izquierda Keep going = continúe, sigua Use connecting words: after that before that then next when you get to…go… finally, at the end Other useful expressions: It’s just around the corner It’s not far. It’s a bit of a way. / It’s quite far It’s about a 10-minute walk. It’s about 20 minutes on the bus - It's a 20-minute bus ride. You’ll see a big tree/red building/petrol station on the left. You’ll go past a police station. It’s opposite the post office. It’s on + street name (eg. It’s on Oxford Street) It’s next to It’s opposite It’s near It’s around the corner from (the supermarket) Turn right at the next street Get in the left lane Go one more block (block - manzana), then turn right At the next traffic lights turn It’s going to be on your right Make sure that the other person understood your directions. Say: “Did you get all that?” And repeat the directions a second time. If you don’t know the way I’m sorry, I’m not from here I’m afraid I can’t help you Sorry, I don’t know my way around here You could ask in the shop Ask the bus driver. Follow me. I’ll show you the way. Do you want me to draw you a map? The Argentinian cafe Dulce de Leche in Reza's area is 'a victim of its own success' ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast We need $100 Our 11 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: The Causative Passive ‘have’ and ‘get’ something done The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Customer Service - AIRC110 In this episode we're going to help you improve the way you attend customers and clients in English Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Feedback from Sonia Nieves Hola, soy usuaria y seguidora de su pagina web que me es muy util. Pero ultimamente estoy teniendo problemas con mi inglés. Trabajo en atención al cliente dentro del sector del fitness y no sé como comunicarme bien con los clientes. Ejemplos: hacer un alta, darse de baja, dejar dinero en deposito We have an audio podcast about gym and fitness vocabulary. You can find it here: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/11/01/gym-and-exercise-vocabulary-proverbs-airc75/ to register - hacer un alta to cancel (your) registration - darse de baja account number - numero de cuenta to put down a deposit / to pay a deposit - dejar dinero en deposito How can I help you? - ¿Cómo puedo ayudarle? What seems to be the problem? - ¿Qué problema está teniendo? What happened exactly? - ¿Qué sucedió exactamente? I can solve that problem. - Puedo resolver ese problema. I don’t know, but I will find out. - No sé, pero lo averiguaré. How would you like to pay? - ¿Cómo le gustaría pagar? Will you be paying by credit card? - Va a pagar con tarjeta de crédito? May I see some identification? - ¿Puedo ver alguna identificación? I'm sorry, do you have another card? - ¿Tiene otra tarjeta? I'm afraid it hasn't been accepted - Me temo que no ha sido aceptada You may hear: May I speak to your supervisor? -¿Podría hablar con su supervisor/a? I'd like to speak to the person in charge, please. - Me gustaría hablar con la persona a cargo. I'd like to make a complaint. I'd like to complain. Is there anything else I can help you with. (Use polite rising and falling intonation, smile and use eye contact and positive body language!) Italki ad read: Effective 1 to 1 personal teaching Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. To find out more, go to: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have any good, bad, strange or unusual customer service experiences? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast We need $100 Our 11 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/     On next week's episode: Asking For, Giving and Understanding Directions The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

In this episode: Extreme sports Listener Feedback: Thank you to Néstor G.M., Uttywoman, Miguelatxo and Minihada (these are real people! - you know who you are) who have left us wonderful reviews and 5 stars on itunes. The winners for the Twitter prize draw are:  @chemamun @RaquelG81921621 @anny_vzz Congratulations on winning a prize! And thanks so much to everyone who supported us on Twitter and Facebook. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Extreme sports We’ve spoken about sport in general: inglespodcast.com/17 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/03/12/the-fallas-festival-is-organized-anarchy-airc17/ ) inglespodcast. com/26 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/07/01/a-big-girls-blouse-airc26/ ) Definition (Wikipedia): Extreme sports (also called action sports and adventure sports) is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear. bungee jumping hang gliding paragliding parachuting skydiving wingsuiting base jumping ice climbing mountaineering rock climbing paintball Kite boarding/surfing windsurfing sky surfing surfing skateboarding Street luge mountain biking White-water rafting Water skiing Cliff diving/jumping tightrope walking slack line walking Highlining Expressions & Discussion: To GO + ….ing (skiiing, surfing etc) Have you ever been? To take a risk (arriesgar) - a risk taker - risky sports put yourself at risk, expose yourself to danger An adrenaline junkie - to get the adrenaline pumping A natural aversion to risk A daredevil - someone who dares to do risky things to dare - atreverse - "I dare you to go basejumping." "Don't you dare do that!" To play safe - lack courage of nerve to do (sth) To go for it To go all out To seek a thrill - A thrill seeker Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast $9.60 per month - We need $100 Our 9 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Air Travel The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome!  Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: Air Travel (we're going to help you communicate better when you travel by air) Listener Feedback: Alba from Madrid: Remind and remember. What's the difference? Remember is when you think of a memory, a past experience (un recuerdo): I remember the first time I arrived in Valencia. Do you remember the first time you saw valencia or Spain? I remember arriving in Valencia. (remember + verb + ing) Remember is also the opposite of forget, Remember to bring the notes to the podcasting session (remember + infinitive) - don't forget! Remember to thank our sponsors at the end of the podcast. Remind is when a person or a thing makes you think about something: This app on my phone reminds me to take my medicine Hey Reza, remind me to thank our sponsors at the end of the episode. People are reminded of things. (it doesn't appear in their head) - I heard a particular song and was reminded of when I first met my wife. People remember things. (it does appear in their head) REMEMBER = Person doing it themselves REMIND = Other person (or thing) making someone else remember. What's been your most memorable lesson as a teacher? (What do you remember most vividly?) Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Air Travel vocabulary Airfare (bus fare, train fare, taxi fare etc) To check in (aisle seat/window seat) - Fly - flight (domestic/international - short/long haul) fly - flew - flown (to fly - verb / fly - noun = mosca/bragueta) "I have an open flight" - vuelo abierto) Red-eye flight - early morning/night flight Boarding pass Economy/Business/First class Upgrade In-flight service gate Excess baggage Luggage allowance Hand luggage (carry-on) On board Turbulence - turbulencia Overhead locker To Take off - to land / a take-off - a landing Cabin Cabin crew - steward(ess)/ air hostess/ flight attendant purser - auxiliar de vuelo Cockpit = Flight deck Flight crew - captain/ first officer/ second officer Ground staff - check-in staff/ baggage handler/ maintenance staff/ Runway To taxi “The plane is taxiing before take-off” To cruise “We are now cruising at 20,000 feet” Jet lag - Lost In Transaltion. Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335266/) Private jet/plane Jet/Propellor plane Control tower ATC = air traffic controller (If you’re still not sure what this means, watch the news at Easter every year when they announce that French ATCs are on their annual strike for EVEN MORE money and it’s had a knock-on effect on all European flights. Then you’ll understand! You can set your watch by it.) Baggage reclaim Baggage carousel Duty free Customs/ Passport control Airport security Discussion Do you enjoy travelling by air? What are your pet hates when it comes to flying? Have you ever flown first class or business class? What’s the worst flight you’ve ever had? ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast $9.60 per month - We need $100 Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Raul Lopez On next week's episode: Extreme sports Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'            

In this episode: (we're going to help you communicate more effectively when you go to the doctor) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  We spoke about some health vocabulary in inglespodcast.com/42 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/02/07/infinitives-with-and-without-to-perfect-passive-and-progressive-infinitives-health-vocabulary-airc42/ ) to make an appointment 'I'd like to make an appointment to see Dr.Smith' boil - forúnculo, furúnculo - inflamed, red, tender, wound weeping puss (to weep - llorar, supurar) Words to describe pain ADJ. - painful, sore, aching, agonizing VERB PHRASES - It hurts, It’s killing me, It stings, It aches, It smarts ACHES & PAINS COLLOCATIONS - acute pain, gripping pain, severe pain, agonizing pain, chronic pain, crippling pain, burning pain, stabbing pain (to stab - apuñalar) sharp pain, dull pain, shooting pain, stinging pain, throbbing pain, unbearable pain, dull ache, nagging ache/pain, stomachache, backache, headache, bellyache surgery - cirugía / doctor's office (UK) - consultorio GP = general practitioner- médico de cabecera Questions your doctor might ask: Where does it hurt? What seems to be the trouble? What are your symptoms? Do you mind if I examine you?/ I’m just going to examine you (now). Does this hurt? [DOCTOR TOUCHES YOU] Does it hurt if/when I do this? [DOCTOR TOUCHES YOU] Can/Could you describe the pain, please? Lie down/on the couch, please. Can/Could you take off your + ITEM OF CLOTHING, please? Can/Could you take of your clothes, please? [MAYBE ALL, OR DOWN TO YOUR UNDERWEAR] Can you strip off (your clothes), please? [MAYBE ALL, OR DOWN TO YOUR UNDERWEAR] Can/Could you take (nice) (big) deep breaths for me… ...In …..and….out…. Say AARRR Have you had this before? When did the pain start? - How long have you had this? Are you taking anything for it? Are you allergic to any medicine/medication? rash - sarpullido, erupción itchy - prurito, picazón, picor I’m going to (I need to) take some blood. I’m going to (I need to) run some tests. You’ll need/have to make a follow-up/further appointment for + DAY/MONTH Don’t worry! You won’t feel a thing. (Beware! This is often a lie and the doctor proceeds to do something painful to you.) You may/might feel a little prick (now)....(You will! The doctor inserts a needle in you) Health idioms: I'm feeling a bit off colour - poorly (Tom and Dick - sick) under the weather in bad shape as right as rain back on my feet in the best of health full of beans as fit as a fiddle out of sorts off colour not (feeling) the greatest/that great - classic British understatement. In fact, you probably feel...bloody awful! Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Doctor jokes Patient- Doctor, doctor. Everyone keeps ignoring me. Doc- Next! Patient- Doctor, doctor. Can you advise me about condoms for family planning, please? Doc- Certainly, sir. There are three sizes: small, medium and liar (mentiroso)! Patient- Doctor, doctor. As you can see, I have five legs! Doc- No problem, madam! Just wear these special knickers here - they’ll fit you like a glove. Patient: Doctor, I think I’m a dog Doctor: Would you please get off that sofa, sir! Patient;: Doctor, I have a piece of lettuce coming out of my bum Doctor: I’m afraid that’s only the tip of the iceberg! Patient: Doctor, On my bum I’ve got a big bruise that looks like a strawberry Doctor: I’ll give you some cream to put on it. Patient: Doctor, doctor, I've eaten something that disagrees with me. Doctor: No you haven't! ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our 9 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Air Travel Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'          

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: Civil Engineering Listener Feedback: Audio Feedback - Mamen Listener Feedback: Alfredo - Should we go to Italy and teach English? Only if there's homemade Italian food! I'm Pablo, a civil engineer who has moved to UK last January. I usually hear (listen to) all ours (your) podcast (your podcasts), and I think that it is a big help in order to improve my listening and vocabulary. In (At) this moment, I am looking for a job as (an) engineer in Cambridge or around (in/around Cambridge). If you accept some ideas for podcast, I would like that you talk (I would like you to talk) some day about engineering. Perhaps, this topic is not too general in terms of vocabulary but is only an idea!! haha! I think you are doing a very good job with the podcasts, I hope to continue hearing it (listening to them)! Thank you for your time. Definition: Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams and buildings. Technical English for Civil Engineers: ( http://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/13698/1/technical_english_for_civil_engineers_construction_basics.pdf ) Free PDF with exercises: ( http://www.usingenglish.com/files/pdf/english-for-special-purposes-engineering-vocabulary-list-dictation-speaking.pdf ) Oxford Dictionary ( http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199534463.001.0001/acref-9780199534463 ) English For Engineering ( https://www.bookdepository.com/Cambridge-English-for-Engineering-Students-Book-with-Audio-CDs-2-Jeremy-Day/9780521715188 ) Vocabulary crane - grúa (grúa can also be a towtruck) ditch - zanja, cuneta, acequia (to ditch something/someone - deshacerse de - "My bag was too heavy, so I ditched some clothes." to drain/a drain (drainage) - desague sewer - alcantarillado overflow - derramarse, rebosar a bridge - puente (to bridge differences of opinion) - Don't burn your bridges to/a dam - presa steel - acero (stainless steel) iron - hierro (to iron = planchar) concrete - hormigón to cement /(some) cement (UNCOUNT.) - cemento - to cement a relationship brick - ladrillo, de ladrillo to tarmac/(some) tarmac (UNCOUNT.)- asfalto scaffolding - andamio/s, andamiaje pavement (UK) sidewalk (US) - acera, pavimento (andén LaAm. - platform) to pave blueprint - heliografía, cianográfica, anteproyecto survey (of a house) - examen, inspección "to carry out/conduct a survey" (to survey - evaluar, valorar, inspeccionar) a surveyor   Thank you to our sponsor, italki. italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast $9.60 per month - We need $100 Our 9 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: We don't know yet! Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang - AIRC105 If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. (Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation) In this episode: The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang (we're going to help you.....) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Audio feedback Juan, Colombia: Job in call centre, cockney accent a "bottle of beer". "Got to get a lot of it." Listen to the Eastenders TV series for examples of the London cockney accent: https://www.youtube.com/user/EastEnders Cockney Rhyming slang - A type of slang in which a words are replaced by a words or phrases they rhyme with. Apple and pears = stairs To hide meaning from the law and/or to exclude outsiders List of slang: ( https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Cockney_rhyming_slang  ) ( http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/  ) ( http://www.phespirit.info/cockney/slang_to_english.htm  ) to have a butcher's (hook) = a look She's brown bread = She's dead (Aunt) Joanna - piano Boat race - face North and South = mouth Ruby Murray (popular singer in the 1950s born in Belfast) = curry Rub-a-dub-dub = pub (public house) pig's ear = beer George Raft = draught Gregory Peck = neck plates of meat = feet Pen and Ink = stink Porky = pork pie = lie, e.g. "He's telling porkies! jam jar = car jugs (of beer) = ears Adam and Eve = believe = as in "would you Adam and Eve it?" dog and bone = phone whistle (and flute) = suit trouble (and strife) = wife Tom and Dick = sick china (plate) = mate Tea leaf = thief Rosie = Rosie Lee = tea e.g. "Have a cup of Rosie" Brahms and Liszt = “pissed” = drunk Would you Adam and Eve it, I was down the rub-a-dub-dub with the trouble having a couple of pigs when a tea leaf nicked my wallet! Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   There’s a bit of rhyming slang outside London in the UK, but it’s almost not known at all outside its own environment. For example: BELFAST- corn beef = “deef” = deaf ('mutton' or 'Mutt and Jeff' = 'deaf' in cockney rhyming slang) tatie bread = dead (tatie bread is potato bread) mince pies = eyes a wee duke = a quick look NEWCASTLE- a deek = a quick peek MANCHESTER- Newtons = teeth (from “Newton Heath”, rhymes with “teeth”). In London they use 'Hampstead Heath' as rhyming slang for teeth. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast $9.60 per month - We need $100 Our 9 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: Engineering The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: The top ten things to do when you go to London Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Thank you to Javier for the ham and sweet potato pastries. T-shirt to Elisa for voice message on 100th episode and continued support We're going to London in June for the New Media Podcast Awards. Reza was 'gutted' (very disappointed) last year because he couldn't go. This year he's going and we really want to wind an award for Audience Appreciation. Please nominate us for the award on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mansioningles/ Maybe you need to click 'More Options' to see our podcast 'Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig' The Top Ten Things To Do In London 1. Take the Tour bus Hop-on, Hop-off ( http://www.hop-on-hop-off-bus.com/london-bus-tours?rmsrc=1&_$ja=tsid:36801|cid:84561677|agid:3254651717|tid:kwd-575308100|crid:74449058957|nw:g|rnd:17010139799610906521|dvc:c|adp:1t3&gclid=CjwKEAjw6sC5BRCogcaY_dKZ2nESJABsZihxnh1rMbQv-z-4HfLbzTLx48xSgGSzSUv6sismqITnRhoC3U7w_wcB ) 1 day 28 euros bus + boat combo 38 euros guide in different languages 9am - 5.30pm (summer) 2. Have lunch in a London Pub The 10 best London pubs for food: ( http://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/10-best-london-pubs-food ) Sunday roasts - lunch not dinner Around 7,000 pubs in the London area try real ale. Pay for the drinks at the bar. Buy rounds. It's not custonmary to tip the barstaff 3. Have a picnic in Hyde Park Not far from Buckingham Palace (Tube: Hyde Park Corner) You can visit the state rooms in Buckingham palace: ( https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/buckinghampalace/plan-your-visit/how-to-get-there ) Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly line) Knightsbridge (Piccadilly line) Queensway (Central line) Lancaster Gate (Central line) Marble Arch (Central line) Speaker's corner and The Serpentine lake Also Green Park (Green Park Tube) Have tea at the Ritz! St.James's Park: (St James's Park Tube / Westminster) - Prettiest Park Kensington gardens (next to Hyde Park): (High Street Kensington Tube) Regent's Park - famous for roses and landscaping. Originally Henry Vlll's hunting grounds: Baker Street / Great Portland Street Tube 4. London Eye Fast Track: 28 pounds or buy a combo ticket. Book in advance ( https://www.londoneye.com/ ) Open 10am until 9.30pm Closest tube: Waterloo station. Near Westminster Bridge on the South Bank. 5. Covent Garden Tube: Covent Garden Open Mon-Fri 10am - 8pm Sat 9am-8pm Sun. Midday-6pm Pubs after work, market, street performers, shelter from the rain, ballet. Close to Leicester Square and Soho Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   6. Visit The British Museum. A huge collection from around the world. It’s free. ( http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/homepage-experiments/8-support-the-museum.aspx?e=8&utm_expid=58524307-0.A2aqN-2GSXSlctAnOitE8A.8&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.es%2F ) 7. Go on a literary tour. eg. Follow the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Charles Dickens, etc. Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7uAimpx3k London walks and literary tours: http://www.walks.com/standalone/literary_london_walks/default.aspx Free Tours by Foot: http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/literary-london-self-guided-tour/ 8. According to Reza’s parents, Horniman Museum. (http://www.horniman.ac.uk/about) Reza hasn’t been yet, but plans to. They’ve always raved about its quirkiness and it’s free. A lesser-known gem. How to get around the city: walking - the tube/underground (Oyster card cheaper than a travel card - Tube, DLR, MBNA Thames Clippers river bus service, London Overground and most National Rail services in London. 3 pounds (non-refundable) have special offers for tourists and promotions. You can add more credit. Normal oyster cards cost 5 pounds (refundable) ( http://www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/getting-around-london/oyster?ref=mosaic#RscIe3vcbwMebLH1.97 ) A one day off-peak travel card (by zones) after 9.30 Mon-Fri, all day sat and Sun. Time Out London: ( http://www.timeout.com/london ) Trip Advisor: ( https://www.tripadvisor.es/ ) destinoreinounido.com - Beatriz Ramírez: ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/10/14/mansion-interviews-beatriz-ramirez-from-destinoreinounido-com/ ) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think: www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Have you been to London? What was it like? Did you have a positive experience? Were the Londoners freindly? Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast $9.60 per month - We need $100 Our 9 lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: The London Accent and Cockney Rhyming Slang   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: we're going to help you expand your Urban slang vocabulary and practise more mispronounced words Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More mispronounced words inglespodcast.com/94 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/commonly-mispronounced-words-airc94/ ) dubbed - doblado nurse - enfermera surgeon - cirujano judge - juez, juzgar patient - paciente lively - animado/a, alegre sociable - sociable beard - barba moustache - bigote chemist - farmacia, farmacéutico/a / chemistry - química butcher - carnicero/a weird - raro/a, extraño/a (That's weird! - ¡Qué raro!) 'He's a wierdo' mechanic - mecánico cough - tos, toser headache - dolor de cabeza drought - sequía (flood - inundación ) hitch hiking - autostop, a dedo Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Urban slang chillax - calm down and relax (chill + relax) Selfie - a picture one takes of herself or himself, usually with a camera phone, and often with the purpose of uploading it to social media sites to freak out - to be in a heightened emotional state, such as that of fear, anger, or excitement A crapella — singing (badly) while listening to music through headphones Amazeballs — something that is amazing or unbelievable Askhole — an individual who asks ridiculous, obnoxious or irrelevant questions (this is often chronic behavior) Awesome sauce — something that is more awesome than awesome (awesome topped with awesome sauce) Beer me — please, get me a beer (can also be used figuratively to ask for anything to be passed or retrieved for the speaker) Cougar — an older woman who prefers the romantic company of much-younger men (sugar daddy) Ego surfing — using a search engine to look for references about yourself F-bomb — using the word f*** in an inappropriate setting Fanboy/fangirl — refers to a devotee of a particular product/company/person (i.e., Apple fanboi, Foodie — someone who enjoys food for pleasure; gastronome Frankenfood — genetically modified or otherwise processed food that isn't found in nature Fro-yo — frozen yogurt Man cave — a room or other space set aside for a man where he can decorate and behave (with or without his friends) as he sees fit Ninja sex — silent sexual intercourse in order to avoid awaking a sleeping roommate Snail mail — the use of the regular postal service rather than email Sniff test — an olfactory exam of a previously worn (dirty) item of clothing to determine whether it's acceptable to wear again Sweet — an intensive that expresses satisfaction or indicates awesomeness (usually with a prolonged vowel sound) YOLO — (you only live once) an initialism used to express a carpe diem (seize the day) sentiment in relation to a silly, stupid or irresponsible act (e.g., I'm wearing two different colored socks because YOLO) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Things to do in London – Top places to visit, where to stay, how to get about the city, where to eat etc The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Lifestyles and classroom language- AIRC102 If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: Lifestyles and classroom language (we're going to help you with useful classroom expressions and talk about different lifestyles and ways of living, social groups etc) Listener Feedback: Manuel - Paterna (Valencia) Hi Craig, Hi Reza: I've been listening to your podcast many months ago (for many months) while I'm doing my house-work, at the gym, in the garden..... It's a wonderful way to improve English and I hope you'll reach at least one thousand episodes and I could stand listening to. I'd like, if you don't mind, to hear about how to use "thank" in English, the noun and the verb because It's a bit confuse (confusing) to me. Thanks for your time and go on! Manuel to thank (verb) - agradecer a alguien por algo (thank you for the coffee) To say thank you to someone - thank you for listening to this podcast and writing a review on iTunes! thanks - gracias (informal) cheers! (UK) to give thanks for something - We give thanks for the love of our family. - Damos gracias por el amor de nuestra familia. Thanksgiving - Día de Acción de Gracias Ironic use: Who do we have to thank for this mess? - ¿A quién debemos dar las gracias por este desastre? / Thanks a lot! Thank you so much. (Many thanks) - muchísimas gracias thank you very much (many thanks) - muchas gracias Thank you for all your help. - Le agradezco toda su ayuda. I can't thank you enough. I can never thank you enough. A big/huge thank you! Do British people say thank you more than the Spanish? Classroom language – What does this mean? How do you say _____ in English? How do you spell it? How do you pronounce it? How do you pronounce/translate ____? What’s the difference between ______ and ________? Could you tell me ____? Can you explain _____? Could you write it, please? Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig LIFESTYLE Nuclear family - A nuclear family or elementary family is a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children. This is in contrast to a single-parent family, to the larger extended family, and to a family with more than two parents. Modern family - When my parents were married, the ideal family consisted of a mother, father, two kids and a house in the suburbs. The traditional family unit has evolved with extended families, single parents, gay parents, adoption and no children. Jet setter - The definition of a jet setter is a person who travels frequently - Someone in high society with a glamorous life. An example of a jet setter is someone who flies off to Paris to shop. Millennials – Millennials (also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y) follow Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the generation starts and ends; most researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to around 2000. Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western Post–World War II baby boom. Most demographers and commentators use birth dates ranging from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. Yuppies - A yuppie - short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional") is defined by one source as being "a young college-educated adult who has a job that pays a lot of money and who lives and works in or near a large city". This acronym first came into use in the early 1980s. Dot-commer - a person who owns or works for a dot-com Nouveau riche - people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious or lacking in good taste. New money / old money Social climber - a person who is anxious to gain a higher social status. Social misfit - A social misfit is generally thought of as someone who has different views on culture and doesn't fit in with most others in society. Benefits, dole, scrounger/sponger - a person who borrows from or lives off others. On the dole - to be unemployed Jailbird - a person who often ends up in prison A good for nothing - un gandul Opportunist - a person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle. happy-go-lucky - not worried about anything, laid back, easy going A traditionalist - Adherence to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practice. hipster - Members of the subculture typically do not self-identify as hipsters, and the word hipster is often used as a pejorative to describe someone who is pretentious and overly trendy. (hip – adjective) - en la onda de. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes. If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: Urban slang and more mispronounced words The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Cars and Driving - AIRC101 If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Cars and driving (we're going to help you expand your vocabulary) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Listener Feedback: Nelson Garanhani, Brazil Dear Craig and Reza. I come from Brazil and I started to learn English two years ago. I’m a doctor and I have a son that is veterinarian. Yesterday, after listening to this episode, inglespodcast.com/97 I sent it to him and later he told me that the podcast was really interesting, useful and he had fun, too! I’m feeling happy for having (to have) the opportunity to listen to your brilliants (brilliant) podcasts. Many thanks! Nelson, Garanhani, Brazil p.s. Sorry (for) my mistakes Audio Feedback Antonio (for the 100th episode) I Xmust toX say (I must say) I want to Xmake you a questionX (ask you a question) Will handwriting disappear in 60, 70 years from now? Cars and driving driving license (driver's license US) - to take/pass a driving test brake, handbrake, clutch - embrague, accelerator, gas pedal (US), baby seat, seatbelt, boot (UK)/trunk (US), bonnet (UK)/hood (US), steering Wheel - volante, windscreen (UK)/windshield (US), rear window, rear-view mirror, wing mirror, number plate (UK)/license plate (US), jack - gato, puncture - pinchazo, tyre (UK)/tire (US) - neumático, airbags, GPS (Global Positioning System) bumper (UK)/fender (US) - parachoques/paragolpes, to reverse - dar marcha atrás, to put it in gear, gears, stick shift (US) - cambio manual, exhaust (pipe) - tubo de escape, (spare) tyre, headlights - faros, indicator - intermitente, car horn/hooter - claxon to double park To give someone a lift/ride to run someone to the station/To run someone over Back seat driver To put the peddle to the metal – to put your foot down – to step on the gas - to sink the boot - to give it some wellie Expressions with drive: To drive someone round the bend/mad - up the wall! to drive a hard bargain to drive the price up/down Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig to drive a point home to be the driving force (the community of inglespodcast is the driving force behind our podcasts) What are you driving at? to be in the driving seat drive the porcelain bus - To vomit profusely into the toilet, usually as the result of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. "John was driving the porcelain bus for the rest of the night after his seventh tequila shot." "My wife drove me to drink and I didn't have the decency to thank her!" - WC Fields Discussion How old were you when you got your licence? - How long have you been driving? What do you remember about your driving test? Have you ever had an accident? Which countries drive on the left? India, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, Malta (more than 50!) Romans drove on the left. France changed to the right first. The British Empire influence many countries to drive on the left. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes. If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love. On next week's episode: Lifestyles Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: Congratulations on 100 episodes of AIRC and open champagne! Also, how to pass the FCE speaking exam, the word LAST and the difference the prepositions between OF and FOR Listener feedback from Mamen who passed her speaking test Listener Feedback: SergioMy name is Sergio. It is not my first time writing to you. I listen to your podcast everyday and I have listened some podcasts about the FCE Exam, and I would like to know which is the 'required' (or minimum) level to pass the exam. I mean, I have studied English for many years, and I use it very often at my work. Perhaps, I should try to improve my vocabulary in general, but I think I can follow a normal conversation with a native speaker. I have listened to some podcasts, as I said before, about some of your students doing a FCE speaking exam, and I would like to know if they could pass the exam. Could you tell me a podcast number/episode in which I could listen to a person who 'pass' (has passed) the exam, please? Bea and Tatania speaking test: PAssFCE episode 14 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/06/18/full-fce-speaking-test-with-bea-and-tatiana-passfce14-2/ ) Audio feedback from Nadia from Morocco who has improved her English and can now communicate much better with her clients. Audio feedback from Elisa from Finland Feedback from Marga Arroyas Hola Reza and Craig, This is my first mail to any of you and.... I could tell you how wonderful you are... I could tell you how nice it is listening to you and how much I learn when doing it... I could tell you I´ve downloaded all your podcasts... I could tell you I listen to them as much as possible (when cooking, driving or even sleeping)... I could tell you you are the best English teachers I´ve ever had... I could tell you how English has helped me in my life... I could, I could, but I won´t... I´ll just say THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!Not kisses, not hugs... just a DULCE DE LECHE RECIPE. If you can´t convince Reza to make "dulde de leche turrón" I would be more than happy to make turrón for both of you. Something I´ve always loved is cooking!!! and... living in Valencia, just like you, it won´t be any problem to make the turrón and take it to any place you like. Seriously! please think about it! By the way... there is a place called "Dulce de leche" in Valencia where EVERYTHING they sell is made of DULCE DE LECHE. In fact, there are two places, one in calle Jesús and the other in calle Cuba.... isn´t is where Reza lives? doesn´t he know about it?. ( http://pasteleriadulcedeleche.com ). Have a nice they and think about my "offer" of making turrón for you! Happily,Marga What do you think, shall we take Marga up on her offer? Yes, we'd like to take Marga up on her offer (to take someone up on an offer - to accet the offer)   Javier G (basque country) - Sent a voice message - listening from 2010!Hi my friends Craig and Reza, I am Javier G from the Basque Country but I am right now in Phoenix (Arizona), I have come for three months like a turist (as a tourist) to improve my English and I have to go back in the middle of May. I am improving my English a lot because I am trying to engage with native speakers. Right now I have 10 people to teach Spanish and to learn english, face to face, 2 hours (one in spanish and the other one in English), this is the deal... But I am writing to you to tell you that last week we were in LA (California), my friend had a meeting there, and his partner from Argentina gave him this box with "Alfajores rellenos con dulce de leche", and this remained me you (reminded me OF you). I send you a picture of the box. I am sorry, we ate all of them. They were really good. The American accent is too dificult to undestand especially on TV o when the native speakers are talking among themselves. If a native speaker is talking to you, it is easier because you konw about the topic you are talking (about). I continue here in my dead time (spare time) with your podcasts... Thank you very much. Javier G.   Charley Pride - Is Anybody going to San Antone Lyrics ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMR6Qt_Rubw )   Audio feedback: Javier from Colombia: LAST last - último/aWhat was the last book you read? - ¿Cuál es el último libro que has leído?Do you want the last biscuit? last - durarThe speech lasted thirty minutes. - El discurso duró treinta minutos.How long will this podcast last today? last - survive, sobrevivirDo you think this podcast will last? How long would you last in a zombie apocalypse? Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) When you go to the italki website, you contact teachers and speak to teachers, I want you to hear from the italki company. The people behind the website. So I asked Ivan from italki to say something to you in Spanish. Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. To find out more, go toinglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig     Audio feedback: Mamen: 'of' and 'for' "I listened on my commute" (you are a commuter) OF Used for belonging to, relating to, or connected to: The secret OF success is never give up. What's the secret OF happiness? (related to, belonging to or connected to happiness)The first section of this podcast is celebrating our listeners' successes. The successes OF our listeners. (Often we use the possessive instead of 'OF' (Reza's tea, Craig's biscuit)Have you ever dreamed OF being rich and famous? (be careful of the pronunciation of 'of' in connected speech) When you're refering to things: We started this podcast in October OF 2000.There's a picture OF you and Berta in episode 97.I got a discount of 40% on my new jacket. (Easier to say 'I got a 40% discount') The centre of the city - the city centre Used for possession - She's a friend of my neighbour (She's my neighbour's friend) Used to indicate an amount or number: I've had 3 cups of coffee already.There's a large number of people listening to this podcast.I only got 5 hours OF sleep last night. I only slept FOR (para) 5 hours. formed from: material - hecho de) Translate: Está hecha de plástico. - This is made of plastic. The connection between nounsTranslate: La economía es la causa de la crisis. - The economy is the cause OF the crisis (or the reason FOR the crisis)   FOR FOR can be used to speak about time or duration: We've been podcasting FOR nearly 3 years.How long did you go to Cornwall FOR? (Reza was in Cornwal for four days - NOT Xduring four daysX)This is all we have FOR this podcast. That's it FOR now. The interview with Becky from Cornwall: Episode 25 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/06/19/cream-teas-and-hotdogs-airc25/ ) Use FOR to show the use of something: This device is FOR recording audio.Reza and I wear headphones FOR monitoring the audio. You can also use FOR to mean 'because of': I am so happy for you.We feel deeply sorry for your loss.Reza and I don't really like the noise and the crowds during the Fallas festival in Valencia in March. FOR this reason, we often travel during this time. Compared to a standardIt's warm for this time of year. - Hace mucho calor para esta época del año. In somebody's place, instead of somebodyTranslate: No quiero hacer el trabajo por él. - I don't want to do his work for him. In order to get something/someoneFue a por leche. Volverá enseguida. - He went out for some milk. He'll be back soon. In favour of something: Reza was for the plan, but Craig was against it. - Reza estaba por hacerlo, pero Craig estaba en contra.   If you have any ideas for future podcasts, if you have a question or a comment about English, send us a voice message and tell us what you think. speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Audio feedback from Angeles, Valencia    Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Talking about the weather Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Sergio CasillasMy name is Sergio and I am from Spain. I live in Madrid and I would like to add a word that most of Spanish people (most Spanish people) pronounce in a wrong way is 'blood'. I have to say that at the beginning I pronounced it wrong by saying 'blud' (because of the 'oo') like most Spanish people (except surgeons or murders).Kind regards, Sergio Commonly Mispronounced Words, episode 94 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/commonly-mispronounced-words-airc94/ ) The weather (vocabulary from http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario45.htm ) Climate - Clima What's the difference between 'weather' and 'climate'?Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time. Good weather:Sunny - SoleadoThe sun is shining, It's sunny - Hace solFine - buenoBright, clear - Despejado (It's a lovely day)To be hot, To be warm - Hacer calor Heatwave - Ola de calor (Drought - Sequía / flood - inundación)shade (protection from the sun) - sombra (shadow - the shape or form made by something that blocks out light)Wind - Viento (it's windy)Breeze - Brisa Bad weather:Cloud - Nube (it's cloudy - Nublado)Rain - LluviaIt's raining - Está lloviendo Downpour, shower - Aguacero, Chaparrón, Chubascoa spell - temporada, ratoRainbow - Arco iris Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain - R=red, O=orange, Y=yellow, G=green, B=blue, I=indigo, V=violet Cool - Frescochilly - frio (I'm a bit chilly)It is very cold - Hace mucho fríoDull - grisMist, fog - neblina, Bruma, Niebla (It's misty, foggy)snow - nieve (It's snowing)Hail - GranizoFrost - EscarchaStorm - tormentaThunder - truenoLightning - relámpago, rayoDamp - HúmedoHumidity - humedad (It's humid - which countries have a humid climate?) Temperature is measured in degrees: it's 22 degrees C, it's 78 degrees F. It's 2 below zero. Italki ad read:Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1)Native, International (native speakers)Convenient (learning at home, technology)Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig boiling, baking, roasting, sweltering - very, very hotfreezing, ice-cold - very, very coldovercast, a blanket of cloud - nublado Talking about the weatherNice day, isn't it?What a lovely/beautiful day!Is it cold out?What’s the weather like? (What was the weather like?)Lovely weather for the time of yearNice weather for ducks!What's the forecast for tomorrow? (forecast - predicción, pronóstico)I'm hot (not XI have heatX), cold, freezing (I'm freezing me estoy congelando), boiling (estoy hirviendo)How reliable is the weather forecast? Do you pay attention to it? Do you use an app or get the forecast from the TV/radio?Predicting extreme weather: tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast$9.60 per month - We need $100Our sponsors are: Mamen (like Cher, Sting and Madonna only needs one name!)Juan Daniel LaraArmando Sara ManuelCorey from the Ivy Envy podcast For our 100th episode (Next week!) please send us your 'wins'. How has English helped you. "Because of my English.............". Send us a voice message: inglespodcast.com - speakpipeWe’re giving away an inglespodcast T-shirt to the best story. Rest In Peace Ronnie Corbett: ....And it's good night from him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZpHphhgpo The Two Ronnies - Double Talkers (1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngJxB7mAIAU&nohtml5=False Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Celebrate our 100th episode! Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome!   With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast $9.60 per month - We need $100 Our sponsors are: Juan Leyva Galera Daniel Contreras Aladro Arlem Lara Armando Agudelo sara jarabo Manuel Tarazoma Ivy Envy - Corey Fineran   In this episode: 20 Phrasal Verbs that English students should know   Marie: inglespodcast.com/54   You can learn phrasal verbs by grouping the verb: take on, take after, take away, take over by the particle: take off, put off, give off, get off by topics or vocabulary areas: CLOTHES:take sth. off, put sth. on, try sth. on, get into sth., go with sth.   Common phrasal verbs you should know:   give up (darse por vencido/dejar de) - put it on the top shelf (I’ve given up bread) grow up (crecer) - plants grow, people grow up - Where did you grow up? go on (partir, salir) - I’m going on holiday, on a (business) trip / Where are you going to? I’m going on a trip to Birmingham next month to go on a date - also ‘seguir’/’continuar - go on, what were you saying? - go on a diet go away (irse fuera) I’m going away for the weekend / Go away! (get lost!) ¡váyase! , ¡lárguese! go out - (salir) - I’m going out for lunch/for a beer - Are you going out this weekend? look forward to (tener muchas ganas de, esperar con ansia) What are you looking forward to? look after (cuidar de) take care of Have you ever looked after anyone’s flat? http://www.mindmyhouse.com/ and https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/ (house/flat/cat/dog sitting) look up (buscar) look up to (respetar, admirar) Who do you look up to? put up with (tolerar, aguantar) I can’t put up with them any longer, you’ll just have to put up with it I’ve been putting up with the noise during the Fallas festival. turn on/off/up/down (encender, apagar, subir o bajar el volumen de (turn down is also rechazar) Have you ever turned down a job? I’ve turned down offers to do stuff. take off (quitarse) What’s the custom before you go into a Japanese home? put on (weight, clothes) (ponerse) I’ve put on a lot of weight recently put/write down (apuntar, anotar) You don’t need to put down these phrasal verbs, you can find them at inglespodcast.com/98 find out (descubrir) Do you know what I found out about Birmingham? Birmingham is home to Cadbury's Chocolate. George and his brother Richard Cadbury moved their successful chocolate manufacturing business from Bull Street, Birmingham to Bournville in 1879. get rid of (deshacerse de) Is there anything you’d like to get rid of in your flat? - clothes that are too small break up (with) - romper (con), separarse (de) Famous celebrity breakups in 2015: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Britney Spears and Charlie Ebersol, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale carry on (seguir) - Keep Calm and Carry On was a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939 in preparation for the Second World War. 2.45 million copies were printed but it was hardly ever displayed. A copy was rediscovered in 2000 and used to market products. Another poster was: "Your courage, your cheerfulness your resolution will bring us victory." call back / phone back (devolver la llamada) - If someone’s out or busy you phone them back. get on/off (subirse, abordar, llevarse bien - bajarse) - get in/out (of) run out of (quedarse sin, acabar) run out of the house! I’ve run out of milk, biscuits, bread, phrasal verbs!   Use apps like memrise to learn phrasal verbs: https://www.memrise.com/ Write them on cards (in English and Spanish) and make a game (pelmanism)   For our 100th episode please send us your 'wins'. How has English helped you. "Because of my English............." (got a better job or a promotion, ordered a pizza in London, made friends with an English speaker....). Send us a voice message: inglespodcast.com - speakpipe   On next week's episode: Talking about the weather   Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our sponsors are: Juan Leyva GaleraDaniel Contreras AladroLara Arlem Armando Agudelosara JaraboManuel TarazomaIvy Envy - Corey Fineran In this episode: veterinary Vocabulary Eva Garcia RomoGood morning!I am an English teacher and regular user of your internet courses, they are helpingmy students improve their English.I've started an intensive course for a worker in a veterinary clinic, whoseclients are mainly English.I was wondering if you have some specific course for this purpose?Many thanks, Eva. We can look at some words and expressions. For a comprehensive list of veterinary terms, go to: http://www.petmd.com/veterinaryterms Baby animals; dog - puppy, sheep - lamb, cow - calf (and whale - calf), cat - kitten, horse - foal, pig - piglet, bear - cub a flock of birdsa herd of cattle/elephantsa school of fisha pack of dogs/wolves (1 wolf, 2 wolves)a clutter of catsa crowd of peoplea parliament of owls (owl - búho)an army of frogs!?! Some useful expressions for dog/cat owners in an English-speaking environment feed - pienso (to feed an animal)dog passportto chip a dog/cat = ponerle el chip al perro/gatovet’s/veterinary feesdesparasitar = to delouseflea = pulgadelouse - despiojarflea collar = collar desparasitorioson a leash/lead = con correato spay/neuter = esterilizarto be in heat = estar en celoto go walkies = caminar con el perroto walk the dog/to take the dog for a walk/take the dog outanimal rescue centre = centro de rescate de animalesto put down an animal / to put an animal to sleep - sacrificar, poner a dormir - My dog has completed quarantine = Mi perro ha completado su estancia de cuarentena- My dog has its vaccinations and tests up to date = Mi perro tiene las vacunas y analíticas en regla- My cat’s taking its medication = Mi gato está tomando esta medicación- My dog bit me when I went to touch it's tail = Mi perro me ha mordido cuando he ido a tocarle la cola- My cat has ripped off its dressing/bandage = Mi gato se ha deshecho el vendaje   Idioms/Sayings with a metaphorical meaning “Let sleeping dogs lie” - Leave something alone if it might cause trouble.“Its bark is worse than its bite” - When someone acts or behaves in a threatening way but is relatively harmless.“Every dog has its day” - everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives.a dog’s dinner/breakfast - a complete mess: give it to the dog! in the doghouse - Somewhere you don't want to be. When one's partner is displeased with them for one or more reasons.“I was in the doghouse yesterday for getting home late after work and missing the meal my wife made for us, so I bought her some flowers this morning.” (source: Urban dictionary)hair of the dog - alcohol you drink with the aim of lessening the effects of a hangover.“to see a man about a dog” - a way of saying that you do not want to tell them where you are really going, especially when you are going to the toilet I won't be long. I'm just going to see a man about a dog.barking up the wrong tree - to make the wrong choice; to ask the wrong person; to follow the wrong course.doggy bag dogfight - when to aeroplanes fightcatfight - when two womwn fightmad dog - a crazy personshaggy dog story“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”puppy lovedogging - this is where people meet up in car parks and watch each other having sex. Sometimes other people join in, but its mainly about watching and getting off on it!dog-earedtop dogdog eat dogdogged (determined)bitch - female dog and…..(verb) Word used to describe the act of whining excessively. Stop bitching about it!(noun) a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, especially a woman. “She’s a right bitch!”Modern-day servant; A person who performs tasks for another, usually degrading in status. - Get me a drink, bitch! (used excessively in Breaking Bad)Life’s a bitch! - Life’s hard.son of a bitch - a person (especially a man) who you strongly dislike or hate “He’s a son of a bitch” Plural - sons of bitches.cat/cattypussy - female genitalia, cowardly man - cobardeto pussyfoot“Cat got/cut your tongue?”fickle - caprichoso/atrunk - elephants' noseabattoir, slaughterhouse - matadero   Discussion questions: If you were re-born as an animal, which one would you choose? Is a vet a good career choice? Do you know any vets? http://www.galgos112.com/ For our 100th episode please send us your 'wins'. How has English helped you. "Because of my English............." (got a better job or a promotion, ordered a pizza in London, made friends with an English speaker....). Please send us a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: 20 Phrasal Verbs that English students must know The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Nature and the Environment If you would like more detailed shownotes, you can become a patreon of the show at https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our patreons are: Juan Leyva GaleraDaniel Contreras AladroLara Arlem Armando Agudelosara JaraboManuel TarazomaIvy Envy - Corey Fineran Thank you to all of our wonderful patreon supporters. Listener Feedback: Jose's Vampire story.We asked you to send us a story practising the narrative tenses, especially the past perfect simple and continuous from episode 91 with Mike ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/02/22/past-perfect-simple-and-continuous-with-mike-hardinge-airc91/ )Here's Jose's wonderful vampire story. Vocabulary/Expressions: forest / wood - bosquelake - lagolagoon - lagunawildlifelough (Ireland) / loch (Scotland) = lakeriver - rioto flow - fluirstreamhill - colina - hilly (adjective)mountain - mountainousgorge - garganzavalleylandscapesceneryview - vistawild, wildlifefarm, farming, farmercropsfieldsharvestto irrigateto live off the landto plant/sow - sembrarseeds - semillasto ploughcountry bumpkincity slickercity V country dwellerto dwell - vivirto go trekkingthe countryside = the countryrural areaspollution - contaminaciónrecycling - recyclableto be/go greeneco-friendly = environmentally friendly = green pestpesticides, insecticidessustainableproduceorganic farming/food/production/producenature conservationprotected area, nature reserveGM farming/food/producebland - soso“the birds and the bees”pollinate - pollination“Let nature take its course”Mother Nature Discussion questions: Should we worry so much about environmental protection at the cost of not exploiting useful natural resources?How in tune with nature are you?How important is sustainable farming to you? What do you think about GM?Albert Einstein is famously supposed to have claimed that if bees disappeared off the face of the earth, the human race would consequently also disappear within 4 years.Reza believes bees are more important than humans for the survival of Earth. (He isn’t joking.) Do you agree/disagree?Reza believes humans are the only creatures that commit senseless acts which destroy nature and our environment. We are our own worst enemy. What do you think? For our 100th episode please send us your 'wins'. How has English helped you. "Because of my English............." (got a better job or a promotion, ordered a pizza in London, made friends with an English speaker....). Send us a voice message: inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Veterinary Vocabulary and expressions with pets The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'    

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: Technology Vocabulary Listener Feedback: Sergio My name is Sergio and I am from Spain. I work in a very important Hotel in Madrid, and we speak very often with our company mates (colleagues/workmates) from Paris, London or Hong Kong, so I looked for a way to improve my English level, and I found your podcast two months ago. As I work in the computer department, it is possible for me to be listening to you most of the time while I am working, so I use to (usually) listen to three or four of your podcast (podcasts) daily. (Go to episode 6 to revise 'used to', 'be used to' and 'get used to') http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-6/ I have to say THANK YOU. I have noticed that since I subscribed to your podcasts, I have improved my listening skills much more than I expected! Well, I would like to ask you about two things. First, I was looking for a podcast related with (to) computers, but I couldn't find anything. Could you speak in a future podcast about computers? I mean, common phrasal verbs, vocabulary or expressions, whatever. The second question is about 'tag questions'. I would like to know some tips or tricks to use them fluently. I try to use them, but I have to think hard about them, so I sound strange when using them. (We spoke about tag questions in episode 20) http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/04/14/reza-doesnt-like-raw-eggs-does-he-airc20/   These two websites are where you can find Craig's favourite technology podcasts: https://twit.tv/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/series/techweekly Technology vocab revisited (covered in inglespodcast/28) Speak on Blab with Bea, Mamen, Mª Carmen: http://www.inglespodcast.com/blab/ Vocabulary revision from episode 28:to cut = cortarto copy = copiarto paste = pegarto print (print out/print off) = imprimirto delete = borrar (to erase (US) / to rub out (UK) – eraser / rubber = gomafile = archivofolder = carpeta (moqueta = carpet)save as = guardar comoto select = seleccionarto insert = insertarto compress = comprimirto search = buscar New vocabulary: What's the difference between device/gadget/appliance? Inspector Gadget: Magic Gadget ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sevz3B88MiI ) to turn on/off (to hibernate)to download to/fromto plug in/unplug, a pluga network / to network (with people)a desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile deviceWiFi hard discpen drive/ USBstorage spaceto defragmentto formatto scan (for viruses)to back up / make a back-up (copy)to burn (onto a disc, etc.)to boot upto reboot / restartoperating systembrowserhyperlink (to take a) screenshotzip fileCPU - Central Processing Unitcaps lock undo / redo   Italki ad read:Reza and I would like to take a moment to thank our sponsor italki.Italki is a website where you can find a teacher to help you improve your English quickly, cheaply and effectively.How does your English improve? because you're learning 1 to 1 with a teacher that you choose, and at a time that is convenient (comodo) for you. I asked Ivan, who works in italki's offices in Shanghai, China, what's the best thing about his job. Italki, Affecting lives through language and culture. Why not try a personalised, 1 to 1 test lesson with an experienced English teacher?Italki are giving 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers with us. To learn more go to inglespodcast/italkiWe want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   Discussion What's your favourite piece of tech?Is there anything you're saving up for?Why is it so important to have the lastest device, smart phone etc?Why do some people dislike technology?At what age should a child have their own phone? Does technology have a positive or negative effect on our lives?How do you see technology developing and evolving in the future in areas like education, travel, medicine, the military etc?   For our 100th episode please send us your 'wins'. How has English helped you. "Because of my English............." (got a better job or a promotion, ordered a pizza in London, made friends with an English speaker....). Send us a voice message: inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Nature and the environment Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'    

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.(Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation) In this episode: Commonly mispronounced words   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Juan Gabriel 1) ¿Por qué en la frase- estos son vuestros vaqueros"are these your jeans?" se pone antes la palabra "are" que la de "these" por que seria son estos vuestros vaqueros. Explicamelo por que el intercambio de palabras no me aclaro. -Because the order in a question is: TO BE(Are) + SUBJECT(these) +.....? 2) Otra duda que tengo es el significado de "QUE" si es what por que en la frase ¡Que baratos¡ se escribe con that´s "that´s cheap" (OR “How cheap!”) que significado tiene la palabra 'that´s'? - It can be dangerous to try to translate directly from Spanish to English. In this example, the translation of ¡Qué barato! is "That's cheap!" or "How cheap!". 3) Otra duda de las que tengo es por que cuando le preguntas a alguien tienes que poner al principio "do you". Por ejemplo - "Do you work in an office?" que significado tienen las palabras "do you"? - "Do you..." is used to indicate the question form in present simple. Italki ad read:   Commonly mispronounced words muscle - músculo (mussel - mejillón) cupboard - armariocatastrophe - catástofeapostrophe - apóstroforecipe - recetareceipt - reciboniece - sobrinanephew - sobrinoskiing - esquíblouse - blusasuit - trajenecklace - collarstriped - rayado/agoggles - gafas para nadar, gafas de protecciónchef - jefe de cocina, cocinero profesionaltoaster - tostadorTuesday (martes) & Thursday (jueves)Friday - viernesscript - guioncrisps - papas fritas (de bolsa)wasps - avispaswould (modal auxiliary verb)big - grandebag - bolsapubsince - desde, desde entoncesthough - aunque, sin embargothrough - a través de, altravesarthorough - al fondo, riguroso/adaughter - hija (TRANSLATE “Mi hija es médico” AND SAY IT OUT LOUD! - My daughter is a doctor)chemist - farmacéutico, farmacéutica / chemistry - químicastomach - estómagoREZA’S FAVOURITE MISPRONUNCIATION BY SPANISH SPEAKERS = stomachache - dolor de estómago knee - rodillafriend - amigo/aparents - padrescousin - primo/ahungry - tener hambre, hambriento/a (The word 'hangry', a mixture of hungry and angry, does exist in the urban dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hangry ) phrasal verb - NOT “frazzle verb”!Spain/Spanishstop - parar, terminar, detenerse, dejar dehonest - sincero/a, honesto/ahotelEurope/European/euroboat - barcocut - cortarto live - vivir - VERB; live - ADJ./ADV - en directo, en vivofourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, etc…comfortable - cómodo/a vegetable - verdurafruit - frutachocolate - chocolatequite - bastante, muy & quiet - silencioso/a Edinburghpretty - bonito/a, precioso/a, hermoso/a, guapo/aonesheet & s**t (ship & sheep) YOUTUBE CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laG8yTNjzFU Juan Sheet The Italian Man Who Went To Malta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAFQFvSPhQ8 A Real Italian Man Who Went to Malta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F4qw1jNazc   For our 100th episode please send us your 'wins'. How has English helped you. "Because of my English............." (I got a better job or a promotion, I ordered a pizza in London, I made friends with an English speaker....). Send us a voice message: inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: Technology Vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'    

  Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English.Today you'll be listening to Elsie Escobar, who speaks with an American English accent. The interview is a bit longer than usual, but Elsie speaks so well and so clearly that I'm sure you'll have no problem in following the conversation. Remember, you can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/elsie And there's some rich vocabulary in this interview. Elsie speaks about the cinema, earthquakes, yoga, food, Barcelona, and much much more, so use the vocabulary help you as you listen. Let me introduce to you now the delighfully charming Elsie Escobar. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    1. Where does Elsie live now? LA (los Angeles)PittsburghNorth CarolinaColorado 2. Which of the following does Elsie NOT say she heard while she was growing up in El Salvador? helicopterstanksbombsgunfire 3. How would you describe Elsie's current view on acting? she wishes she was back in Hollywood staring in filmsShe regrets the experience because she didn't become a big Hollywood starShe thinks she would have been more successful if she'd had a better agentShe can't imagine acting now because her life and priorities have changed 4. What is Libsyn? an internet bandwidth companya media production company that makes videos and podcasts for itunesa podcast hosting servicean online community of people who want to be happy 5. Why doesn't Elsie teach yoga classes anymore? It's too far to driveIt's not worth it financiallyShe doesn't have time because of her familyShe moved and doesn't have enough students now 6. When Elsie was younger, she found it hard to meditate because there was something negative in her life that she couldn't ignoreShe saw a lot of elephantsshe went out to too many parties with her friendsthere were too many different types of meditation practices to choose from 7. She Podcasts is a podcast that talks about mena podcast that has a mainly male audiencea podcast that focuses on female podcasters and new mediaa podcast that speaks about flies, particulary when they are on the wall 8. When was Elsie in Barcelona? 20164 years agolast year2006 9. Which of the following does Elsie NOT mention as a possible filling for 'pupusas' baconbeansshredded porkcheese AnswersNorth CarolinatanksShe can't imagine acting now because her life and priorities have changedA podcast hosting serviceIt's not worth it financiallythere was something negative in her life that she couldn't ignorea podcast that focuses on female podcasters and new media2006bacon   Vocabulary to immerse yourself in [sth] - sumergirse en to be immersed in something - estar metido de llenoto be out in the boondocks - en el quinto pino / off the beaten track - fuera de los caminos packed (with people) - abarrotado/astore - tiendatrash - basuracurfew - toque de queda to muddle - desordenar, hacer un líoearthquake - terremotodrive - motivación, deseo, fuerza interna, impulso audition - audición, pruebarole - papelto cast - dar un papel blink - parpadearmaid - criada creative outlet (means of expression) -salidato keep an eye on - estar atento, echar un ojohiatus (break) - interrupciónROI (return on investment) - rendimiento de las inversionesto start from scratch - empezar de zero, empezar desde el principiosubstance abuse - abuso de sustanciasmat - alfombra, alfombrillato bargain - regatear, negociaroff kilter - torcido/a, descentrado/a, desequilibrado/a shift - movera clean slate - una pizarra limpia, una pizarra en blancostickler - rigorista, insistentechore - tarea rutinaria, faena liberal arts - artes liberales, humanidadestoddler (1-2 year old child) - bebé mayorenamored with - enamorado de alignment - alineamientopoint of view - punto de vista   Elsie's interview on lasunnecracia.com: http://www.lasunnecracia.com/2016/01/la-sunnecracia-93-libsyn-y-el.html She Podcasts: https://www.shepodcasts.com/ The Feed: http://thefeed.libsyn.com/ Elsi's Yoga Kula: http://elsiesyogakula.com/ A huge 'Thank you' to Elsie for her time. I was very bad because I forgot to ask Elsie where you can find her online: She Podcasts: https://www.shepodcasts.com/ The Feed: http://thefeed.libsyn.com/ http://elsiesyogakula.com/ Twitter: @YoGeek If you want to hear Elsie speaking more about her role as Happiness Community Manager at Libsyn, you can find her Spanish interview on lasunnecracia.com. A link to that interview, together with links to other things we spoke about, can be found at www.inglespodcast.com/elsie  Thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com  Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  If you enjoyed this podcast, please go to iTunes and give us some stars and maybe a short review so that more people can find our podcasts.  

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, Reza and Craig will help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Your questions answered: How to start and finish emails, the English ‘subjuntivo’, the difference between ‘avoid’ and ‘prevent’ and more of your questions and comments.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Thanks to our good friend Javier for the olive oil. How to start and finish emails Reza responds to emails using a similar level of formality (or informality) as the person who sends the email. FORMAL Beginning a formal email: Dear John, Mr. Smith (Mrs/Miss/Ms) - Yours Sincerely, miss - singlemrs.- marriedms - single or married Dear Sir/Madam - Yours Faithfully, Hi, Good morning/afternoon/evening (Reza would not choose these greetings for formal emails unless the other person used them first) Reza is a bit of a stickler (stickler - rigorista, insistente) Ending a formal email: Best wishes, All the best, Warm regards, Best regards, Kind regards, I look forward to/I'm looking forward to + (verb) + ing (Reza would choose not to use contractions, like "I'm", in a formal email). Reza and Craig both agree that it's better to be more formal in exam emails and letters. It's always better to be more formal than to risk offending someone by being too informal. INFORMAL Beginning an informal email: Hi, Hello, How's it going? What's up? Hey there! G'day (Australian greeting) Ending an informal email: Love, Lots of love, hugs, Cheers! kisses, see you soon! Thanks,See you Tuesday,Until Friday, Feedback: Javier from Burgos Javier found us around episode 44 and went back to Nº1. Now he needs more than one episode per week because he's listened to all of them!I'm used to listening to a daily podcast of you (must be true, he said "listening TO"!), If I were the President of the Government I would declare your podcasts "of national interest" and I would enact a law forcing you to release a podcast every day. Poor Craig and Reza! A doubt I sometimes have is trouble translating our Spanish "subjuntivo" into English. Certain expressions are clear to me, such as the typical "verb + pronoun + to inf" (I told you to come earlier), and some others such as using certain verbs with the bare infinitive (recommend, suggest): I recommend that you study more /It is recommended that you study more. My doubt is with other examples apart from the aforementioned, such as: "No creo que vaya a la fiesta" = I don't think I go / will go to the party. Which one is correct? Both? Besides, concerning the examples with the bare infinitive, I think that with some verbs there is only that possibility, I mean: "I recommend that you go the party" is OK but you can't say "I recommend you to go to the party". But with other verbs, are both possibilities allowed?. For instance: "I asked that Mark submit his assignment" MAYBE YOU ASKED MARK’S TUTOR TO ASK MARK TO SUBMIT IT and "I asked Mark to submit his assignment". YOU ASKED MARK DIRECTLY So, my enquiry is: which verbs are only used with the bare infinitive and which verbs can be used with both structures?. Best regards from Burgos,Javier Nobody really agrees what the subjunctive is and when it should be used. Many grammar books and English teachers disagree. The past subjunctive is the same as the past indicative. The exception is the verb TO BE: I were, you were, he/sh/it were (for example, as used in the second conditional "If I WERE you, I would.....") The present subjunctive is the same as the past subjunctive, except for the 3rd person 's' which is sometimes (but not always) removed: "I recommend he TRAVEL without any luggage." The present subjunctive is more common in American English than British English. The present subjunctive of the verb TO BE is 'BE' for all forms of the verb (I BE, you BE, he/she/it BE etc). Example, "If there be any reason why this man and woman should not be married....." Some verbs which can take the subjunctive include: advise - "Passengers are advised that the 5:15 train to Swindon has been cancelled." / "I advise that he NOT go there." (negative subjunctive) ask - "I ask that he accompany us." / I ask that you put the gun down on the floor, sir." demand - "I demand that you give back the money." insist - "We insist that all passengers check in before 6pm." propose - "I propose we meet after dinner for a cocktail." recommend - "I recommend that students not write on their question paper." request - "We request that all guests remove their muddy boots before entering the lobby." suggest - "I suggest that we have a break for coffee after this podcast." Some expressions sometimes go with, or use, the subjunctive: It's a good idea....... - "It's a good idea that she stay (subjunctive) / stays (indictative) behind." "God save the Queen." / "Long live the Queen."   Audio feedback: Antonio Prieto from Cadiz (thank you for your podcast) - XI've been hearing youX - listening to you. Here's some audio feedback from Antonio Prieto. Another question we have been asked, and I'm sorry, I can't remember who asked us this, but it's about the two verbs 'avoid' and 'prevent'. What’s the difference between to avoid (evitar, esquivar) and to prevent (prevenir, evitar)? To prevent is to take action to stop something before it starts. To avoid is to just stay away from something. (more active / engagement/deployment to stop something happening???) "My dad prevented me from going to the rave." (prevent someone FROM doing something)Example: Getting the flu shot would be prevention, hiding in your home and not having contact with anyone until the end of flu season would be avoidance. "I avoided speaking to John" - (avoid + gerund) Listener Feedback: Javier G from the Basque country - audio feedback - not because he says how much he likes the podcast, but because he is practising his English.(listen TO you, Good use of present perfect 'I've downloaded all your podcasts', 'I've learned a lot of English with you.' and 'do sport' (not Xpractise sportX) Italki ad read: Feedback from Mamen from our sponsor italkiConvenient (learning at home, technology)Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing)Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) ITALKI READ Paloma from SegoviaGood morning Craig and Reza,My name is Paloma and I live in Segovia.I listened to your podcast just a month ago when I luckily came across them looking for some listenings and I must say you two are doing a wonderful work (a wonderful job) which I am very grateful for.Now, making profit of your kindness (taking advantage of), I wonder if you could clarify this sentence: "I hope you don't mind my asking", which I believe is correct, instead of "I hope you don't mind me asking" or "I hope you don't mind if I ask", ....I am not sure which one is best, I always use the first one though, and when and how to use it.Thank you in advance.P.S. If (OR- NOT BOTH-) whenever you happen to come to Segovia, please let me know. I will be delighted to show you my little but beautiful town.Kisses. Paloma   Audio Feedback Maria Jose - Past Perfuct Continuous - episode 91 with Mike: ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/02/22/past-perfect-simple-and-continuous-with-mike-hardinge-airc91/ ) Emilia - EmailMe podrian aclarar unas dudas por favor?Cómo es correcto decir: 1."I turn 16 this Sunday." or "I am turning 16 this Sunday." (Present simple is better - (used here for timetabled events and schedules in the future. Another example; "The train leaves at 6pm" - fixed future time). (“I will turn…” is also possible. Future simple for a future fact) 2."The festival starts in the evening." (Present simple - fixed future time) or "The festival is starting in the evening." (Present continuous - Future plan/arrangement) Both are correct. Also, “The festival is going to start…” (to be going to+INFIN. - Future intention is also possible) For our 100th episode please send us your 'wins'. How has English helped you. "Because of my English............." (got a better job or a promotion, ordered a pizza in London, made friends with an English speaker....). Send us a voice message: inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Commonly mispronounced words The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/     

Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. Today we're speaking with the lovely Nic Burmester from the ex.pat podcast happylifemove (happylifemove.com). On her podcast, Nic interviews people who have changed countries (like me and Nic!) to find a better and happier life Nic is orginally from Germany and now she lives in Brighton on the South coast of England. There are a few seconds of bad audio at the beginning of our chat. We were having some problems with Skype, but it gets better so please don't stop listening. Keep going and I'm sure you'll enjoy the conversation. You can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/nic   Vocabulary train tracksto hang outwork ethic - ética de trabajoa Christmas temp - a temporary worker for the Christmas periodto keep (someone) on - to continue employing someone after a temporary periodto network - to form relationships (contactar con gente/hacer contactos en el mundo de los negocios)to cope with - hacer frente a, manejar, apañarseto go with the flow - to take a relaxed approach - dejarse llevarpebble - guijarroflair - estilo, claseshandy - clara, cerveza con limonadaskills - habilidad, talentoto give (you) an edge - dar(te) una ventajato take (someone) up on (something) - aceptarto cuddle - abrazar(se)yearning - deseo, ansiabasement - sótanopotion - poción   Nic suggests the following websites: Meeting people abroad: http://www.meetup.com/ https://www.couchsurfing.com/ https://www.internations.org/   "Are You Being Served?" British sitcom (situation comedy) from the 1970's) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e5spfGz1qc&list=PLUOxCrDh0oVdzF9o9Pf66QqehEMtR1qlb If you would like to be a guest on Nic's podcast, send her an email: Always a pleasure to chat to Nic, and I hope we can have her back on Mansion Interviews in the near future. You can check out Nic's website at: happylifemove.com) http://www.happylifemove.com/ Thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com    

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome!  We'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.Today we are joined by Martin. In this episode: The Order of Adjectives Before a Noun   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  This week’s feedback: Alfredo (audio feedback) Alfredo asks how he can improve his accent. People say that when he speaks English he has a strong Italian accent. How can he improve this? Don't worry about your Italian accent, Alfredo. The most important thing is that people understand you when you speak. It tickles my fancy = it appeals to me, I like it The Order of Adjectives Before a Noun Sometimes we use more than one adjective in front of a noun: He’s a fat old man. (not Xold fatX)She's an attractive, French businesswoman.Martin's got an old, yellow bike. colour blind - daltónico We usually have one or two adjectives before a noun. Three is unusual: This is a boring, expensive, thick English text book. Adjectives usually (but not always) come in this order: 1. Opinion 2. Size 3. Age 4. Shape5. Colour 6. Origin (nationality)7. Material Other Qualities could include, for example, thin (Thickness), light (Weight), warm (Clothes), etc. A warm leather jacket.A beautiful warm day. bulky - voluminoso/a A heavy, bulky Swiss suitcase Numbers come first: One lovely German woman. six large eggs.half a dozen free-range eggs.My second big chance Use commas when there’s more than one adjective: A wonderful, long, relaxing holiday. (but sometimes commas are not used with short, common adjectives: lovely blue eyes, a tall dark stranger.) Occasionally, adjectives come AFTER nouns. for example in fixed expressions like 'president elect', 'secretary general', 'God Almighty!' All things/Everything/Anything/Anywhere etc All things culinary excite me; Anything Greek interests Mike. Some adjectives CAN’T come before a noun. They come after the verb. (Predicative) The boy is asleep/afraid/awake/alone/alike/alright. (NOT “the asleep/alone/etc. boy”) Most begin with letter “a______” Practice house (modern, attractive)dog (black, huge)day (lovely, sunny)nose (red, large)face (round, friendly)phone (expensive, Japanese)car (new, sports, red)boots (leather, black, sexy)table (modern, glass, ugly) Discussion Describe the following (using no more than 2 adjectives): your flatthe clothes you’re wearingone another! Martin/Craig/RezaValenciathe room we're inour favourite possessionyour last holidayyour first girlfriend/boyfriendyour wife/husband/current partner (if different to above!!)Inglespodcast.com… ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us......Send us a voice message and describe something using our examples and the correct order of adjectives. speakpipe.com/inglespodcast. Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Q & A - Answering the many questions you have sent us by email or speakpipe. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'     Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/       On next week's episode: The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Past Perfect Simple and Continuous with Mike Hardinge - AIRC91 If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. I’m Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.Welcome Mike! [44 years, so that totals 84 years of teaching experience between us!]   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: The past perfect simple and continuous with special guest Mike Hardinge What is the Past Perfect? Use: The Past Perfect is the past before the past. When we are already talking about the past and we want to talk about an earlier past time.It can be in a Simple or Continuous/Progressive form. PAST PERFECT SIMPLE Something that happened before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.Focus tends to be on the completion of the action/state, not the continuity of it. Form: had/ ’d + past participle (had eaten, had been, had forgotten, had seen etc) Let’s see where the past perfect simple fits in. To do this we have to look at a much more ‘important’ tense ‘the past simple’.The past simple forms the basis of a narrative; it gives us a sequence of events: Maybe last night (1) you stayed up (didn’t go to bed) to watch a film and (2) went to bed too late. In the morning, (3) you didn’t hear your alarm. (4) You woke up late. (5) You got dressed in an awful hurry, (6) didn’t have breakfast and (7) rushed out of the house. Then (8) you realised you HAD FORGOTTEN your keys. The verbs in the story have a ‘fixed’ order, except for ‘had forgotten’, which takes us back to before or during when (5) you got dressed - maybe you put on another jacket or before (7) you rushed out of the house - you didn’t check to see if you had your keys. Past perfect simple usually takes us back to a previous stage of a narrative. It is very useful for giving reasons: You couldn’t get back into your house (why?) because you HAD FORGOTTEN your keys.or obviously it could be a negative action, an action not taken, which is the case here:you couldn’t get back into your house because you HADN'T TAKEN your keys. If you had gone to bed at the right time, none of this would have happened. Examples: When Mike arrived, we had already recorded a podcastI’d never seen such an excellent system for learning phrasal verbs before I saw Mike’s CD.After she’d studied Mike’s phrasal verb CD, she understood the subject much better.We’d had our old printer for 8 years before we bought that new one. (two ‘hads’. “ ’d” = “had”) Question:(different word order) Had you ever won an award before you won in Manchester last year?Negative: (with NOT) I hadn’t/had not studied Spanish, before I came to Spain. Reza arrived late. By the time he arrived, we had already ordered our food from the waiter. As soon as he’d lit/he had lit his cigarette, the bus arrived at the stop. No sooner had he lit (OBLIGATORY INVERSION) his cigarette than the bus arrived at the stop.Reza and Craig spoke about INVERSION in episode 78 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/11/22/sentence-inversions-airc78/ ) PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS Use: Focus tends to be on the continuity of the activity/process. Something that started in the past and continued up to a particular time in the past.Can be used for more temporary actions/situations or a repeated action or a longer action interrupted by another action. Often there’s evidence that the action had been continuing more or less up to point. I HAD LIVED in Salamanca for two years before I came to Valencia. (use simple to stress the completed action)I HAD BEEN LIVING in Salamanca for two years before I came to Valencia. (use continuous to stress the continuity of an action that may, or may not, be unfinished) Present perfect simple: I HAVE READ fifteen books this year. (focus on the number of books completed)Present perfect continuous: I'VE BEEN READING the last Harry Potter book and I can't understand a word. (focus on the continuous action) Past perfect simple: Valencia HAD BEEN PLAYING very well before the new manager.Past perfect continuous: Valencia HAD WON 15 games before the new manager. Form: had/ ’d been + -ing form of the verb Back to MIke's forgotten keys story. You can’t have a bare narrative with no description and maintain interest, so: Last night....(1) you stayed up (didn’t go to bed) to watch a film. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT FILM ABOUT DRAGONS AND MONSTERS AND HEROES WERE FLYING ABOUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. As a result, (2) you went to bed too late. THE BED WASN’T MADE BUT YOU WERE TOO TIRED TO WORRY. In the morning, (3) you didn’t hear your alarm. THIS WAS HARDLY SURPRISING. (4) You woke up late. (5) You got dressed in an awful hurry, THE ROOM WAS IN A TERRIBLE MESS, THINGS WERE LYING EVERYWHERE. (6) You didn’t have time for any breakfast and you(7) rushed out of the house, like a bat out of hell. It was only after you HAD CLOSED the door that (8) you realised you HAD FORGOTTEN your keys. Description with WAS, WERE, HAD or PAST CONTINUOUS makes the narrative more palatable (rico/a, apetitoso/a). The past perfect continuous can add to this description. YOU HAD BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD AND WANTED TO GIVE YOURSELF A TREAT, so you stayed up to watch a film….you didn’t hear your alarm. You woke up late. ACTUALLY YOU HADN'T BEEN SLEEPING VERY WELL RECENTLY...YOU HADN’T BEEN LIVING IN THE FLAT FOR VERY LONG. The past perfect continuous is very useful for giving background description to a story, in a similar way as the past continuous tense. Compare: When I woke up yesterday it was raining. - The rain was falling when I woke upWhen I woke up yesterday it had been raining. - The rain wasn’t falling when I woke up. It had (recently) stopped. The ground was still wet.   Use the past perfect in 3rd conditional 'if' sentences: If I hadn't drunk so much whisky on Saturday night, I wouldn't have felt so bad on Sunday morning. If Craig HAD GOT MARRIED when he was 22, he'd have had a family at a very yound age.If Reza HADN'T STAYED in Valencia, he might have gone to Sardinia.If Mike's parents HAD TAKEN him abroad when he was really young, he would have learnt another language.If Mike HADN'T BROUGHT his daughter to Spain, she wouldn't have learnt Spanish.   ITALKI AD READ   The past perfect is also used in reported speech: "I HAD never MET Mike before I started working at the school." - Craig said that he HAD never MET Mike before he started working at the school. It's often ok to use the past simple instead of the past perfect, especially when there is a time expression: Bill had been married twice before he met Susan. (past perfect) - Bill was married twice before he met Susan. (past simple) Time expressions Mike's Basque Beret (boina) "I haven't seen Mike's beret before." / "I haven't seen Mike in a beret before." "It's the first time I have seen Mike's beret." / "It's the first time I have seen Mike in a beret." Looking back, and talking about the past, you could say, "It was the first time I had seen Mike's beret." / "It was the first time I had seen Mike in (or wearing) a beret." It's three months since I spoke English / It's three months since I've spoken English. It was three months since he had spoken English. More time expressions often used with the past perfect: by the time, before, after, as soon as, no sooner.....than....., up to then/that moment and 'because' for giving reasons: "He was very dirty BECAUSE he had just been walking in the rain." Craig went to bed early last night because he'd been exercising and he was very tired. Practice Tell a story and use the past perfect. Craig: You are a Zombie.Reza: You woke up naked on a park bench this morning. (to cut a long story short - "en resumen", "resumiendo", "y te la hago corta".....)Mike: You started speaking fluent Chinese for no apparent reason. (the long and the short of it is....."en resumen", "resumiendo", "y te la hago corta".....) Thanks Mike! You can find Mike's website and his CD on how to learn phrasal verbs at: http://mikehardinge.com/ ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to practise the past perfect and record yourself saying 4 or 5 sentences using the past perfect. Mix it up with past perfect simple and past perfect continuous and make sure the sentences are true for you. Or tell us a real or imaginary story similar to ours. Send us a voice message at speakpipe.com/inglespodcast (90 seconds - need an app for mobile) Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes.If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome!With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: How to avoid personal questions   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Congratulations to Beatriz Asensi Gallardo on passing the FCE exam! You are an FCE girl now! Listener Feedback: RafaelReza, tú lo haces bastante bien lo de pronunciar español, sin embargo a Craig si, que le cuesta un poco más, y no acabo de entenderlo porque a veces he oído los años que lleva Craig en España, ¡y son muchos! Creo que alguna vez habéis dicho que lleváis desde 1998....a veces pienso en ello y me imagino viviendo en Inglaterra tantos años y (creo) que hablaría inglés como un nativo....(bueno, tampoco estoy muy seguro de ello) os pido perdón, porque la mayoría de las veces os escribo en español, pero, aunque os lo entiendo todo....no soy capaz de "colocar este rollo" (get this out/across) en inglés....Bueno, espero que Craig no se moleste con mi comentario y si fuera así, le pido disculpas por adelantado...Un saludo afectuoso, Rafael Hi Craig and Reza,How are you doing? I'm Pepe Calvo, a 51 years old (51-year-old) self-taught English student. I started to learn English on my own in my mid-forties and thanks to the Internet and the help from podcasts like yours I think I'm getting it. From the beginning I also started to practise with English natives, who are retired and live nearby, and it was tough but now I'm really proud to be able to follow a conversation more or less fluently. I don't spend any time studying, nor do I do exercises and things like that, I think the key is to listen to English - the more you can, the better, and in addition, speak, read, write and watch (documentaries are my favourites) in English as much as you can. I call it "my little linguistic immersion" and I think it works, doesn't it?Nowadays, I am listening to your podcasts but I'm not up to date with them yet and I'm wondering if you’ve already got the ‘dulce de leche’ recipe, have you? If not, it is the least I can do for you to express my gratitude. It is really easy, my mom used to make it when I was a kid, here you are: https://cookpad.com/es/recetas/129294-dulce-de-leche-con-leche-condensada-en-olla-rapida Thank you very, very much for your generosity sharing your work for free, it is a great help for people like me, I really appreciate it! I live in Tortosa, not too far from you, if there is something more I can do for you, you only have to ask. Listen to you soon! Compound adjectives The journey lasts 3 hours - It's a three-hour journeyIt's a 10 kilometre trip - The trip is 10 kilometresHow to avoid personal questions How to avoid personal questions What kind of questions, and in what kind of situations, could be difficult, inappropriate and/or embarrassing? Filling in a formapplying for a service or product (online or face to face)meeting someone for the first time and making small talkjob interviews (to deflect - desviar) Are the following expressions “Asking a personal question”(Q) or “Responding to a personal question”(R)? Why do you ask? (R)That’s got nothing to do with you. (R)I know this is a bit personal, but... (Q)Can I ask you a personal question? (Q)That’s rather a personal question. (R)I hope you don’t mind me asking, but…(Q)I’m afraid that’s none of your business. (R)I’d rather not answer that (if you don’t mind). (R)I know this is a bit nosey, but…(Q) (nosey = entrometido/a, indiscreto/a, 'meter las narices')Mind your own business! (R) SHOWS ANNOYANCEI don’t mean to pry, but….(Q) - (to pry - entrometerse)I’m sorry to say I’m not prepared to answer that. (R)No comment. (R)I don’t want/wish to comment on that. (R) If you don’t mind m, I’d like to ask....(Q) Would it bother you if I asked…(Q) I’ll understand if you don’t want/wish to answer, but…(Q) I’d rather you asked me something else. (R) Forgive me for asking, but…(Q) If it’s not too personal,...(Q) Let’s change the topic, (shall we?) (R) You’ve got some nerve asking that! (R) SHOWS ANNOYANCE That’s for me to know (and you to find out - SHOWS PLAYFULNESS) (R) Practice: I know this is a bit nosey, but how much money do you earn? - Let's change the topic, shall we?Forgive me for asking, but are you married? - I'd rather not answer that if you don't mind.I don't mean to pry, but how much do you weigh? - Why do you ask? Perhaps we should move on to another topic.I hope you don't mind me asking, but how much rent do you pay for your flat? - Why do you ask?I hope you don't mind me asking, but have you ever taken drugs? - No comment!Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay for that shirt? - Let's change the topic.How old are you? - Let's change the topic, shall we?I know this is a bit nosey, but who did you vote for in the last election? - I'd rather not answer that, if you don't mind.Have you got a boy/girlfriend?Do you fancy anybody? / Do you have a crush on anybody?I know this is a bit personal, but how many people have you slept with? - I'd rather not answer that, if you don't mind.Did you sleep with her/him last night? - Mind your own business!!How do you make your humous so tasty? What's your secret recipe/ingredient? I don't want to pry, but what size trousers do you take? What size are you? (to have a crush on someone - encapricharse con alguien) Thank you to Mamen for sending audio feedback on our sponsor, italki. Discussion: Are there any other questions that you don’t like answering? vague - vago/a, impreciso/a ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us about a time when you were asked a personal question. Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: The Past Perfect tense (simple and continuous) with special guest (and published author) Mike Hardinge   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, Reza and Craig will help you improve your English and take it to the next level.Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation In this episode: politics and government vocabulary Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Gabriela (Peru - living in Australia) Hi, Reza and Craig. I am from Peru, but at the moment I am living in Australia. My native language is Spanish and now I am learning English and it's interesting. Thank you for your help, I listen to your podcasts very often and I like how you explain all of the subjects. Sorry for my mistakes in this message. Can you speak about verb tenses? How do I know if I'm using the correct tenses in my speaking or writing? Thank you so much for your answer. It's very difficult to speak about ALL of the verb tenses in English in one podcast episode, Gabriela. We suggest you go to inglespodcast.com and type in the verb tenses into the search box. Listen to all the past episodes in which we have spoken about verb tenses. False friend: estar constipado - to have a cold / to be constipated - estar estreñido Politics and Government Vocabulary: politics - política (don't forget that the word 'politics' has an 's' in English)politician - político political - político policy - política, plan de accióngovernment - gobierno (coalition - coalición - a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government."a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives")to govern - gobernarparty - partidoConservative Party - partido conservador - right-wing - de derecha(very right-wing = fascist - fascistaLabour Party - partido laborista - left-wing - de izquierdavery left-wing = communistliberal (líberal) - liberalRepublican Party - partido republicanoDemocratic Party - partido demócratato run for president (to run for office) - ser candidato a presidentedemocracy (n) - democraciademocrat - demócratademocratic (adj.) - democráticoto elect - elegirto vote - votar(a general) election - elección (local/regional elections)ballot - votacióncampaign - campañacandidate - candidatoelectorate - electorado(a government) minister - ministroministry - ministerioopposition - oposiciónparliament - parlamentopoll - encuesta, votaciónpoling station - the place where you vote in an electionreferendum - referendumsocialist - socialistacapitalist - capitalistanationalist - nacionalistamonarchist - monárquicoregionalist - regionalista   Italki ad reaad:   Questions: How old were you when you first voted? - Reza was in his early 20s. Craig has never voted. (to abstain - abstenerse) What characteristics should a good politician have? - Craig: honesty, motivating, idealistic, believe in the common good, serve the publicReza: honesty, to keep their word. Have your political views changed much during your lifetime? Reza: No, but he is more understanding these days. He would never let his political views get in the way of friendship.Craig used to be very left wing. In recent years he's moved a little bit more to the right.to strike - hacer huelga Should voting be compulsory? Reza used to think so, but now he thinks people shouldn't be made to vote. (Voting is compulsory in 22 states worldwide - 12 Latin American countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Congo, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Honduras, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nauru (the smallest state in the South Pacific), Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, Uruguay) Would you vote for an actor or actress who campaigns for a government position? Reza would (if they were politically aware) Do most people really care who runs the country as long as they have a high standard of living? I'm going to lay my cards on the table - voy a mojarme (to lay your cards on the table - poner las cartas sobre la mesa)Reza feels strongly that 65 people should not own half of the world's wealth. He thinks something should be done about that. Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? - Neither Reza nor Craig will be hoping that Donald Trump wins the US election. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us your opinion on politics and answer some of the questions that we asked in this podcast......Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: How to NOT answer personal questions! Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. Now today we're going to listen to a chat I had with the wonderfully interesting Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat who is an English teacher based in London, but I met her in Sitges, near Barcelona. Shanthi has a wonderful blog and obviously we speak about that, and many other things besides, so let's not waste any time, let me introduce you to Shanthi from englishwithatwist.com. You can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/shanthi . I suggest you go to the webpage, look at the show notes because this episode with Shanthi is particularly rich in vocabulary.   Puedes contestar las preguntas de comprensión y obtener ayuda con el vocabulario difícil en esta entrevista en inglespodcast.com   You can answer listening comprehension questions and get help with difficult vocabulary in this interview at inglespodcast.com    Vocabulary to backtrack - retroceder, volver atrásawkward - incómodo, torpevivacious - vivaz, animadoto frown upon - no ver con buenos ojos, estar mal vistorusty - oxidado (my Italian is pretty rusty - me falta práctica en italiano, tengo el italiano muy olvidado)to end up - terminar, acabarfrom scratch - desde ceroto be thrown into the deep end - to be made to do something difficult without being prepared for it or being given any helpcarefree - sin preocupacionesto merge - fusionarse, unirseto make redundant - despedir / to be made redundant - ser despedido (por reducción de plantilla), quedar sin trabajohuman resources - recursos humanos handkerchief - pañueloto regurgitate - repetir mecánicamentebuzzword - palabra de modato come across - encontrarse conpatterns - pautasto trigger an idea - desencadenar una ideato come up with - inventarseto embark (on) - embarcarse en, lanzarse boost - levantar, alzar, incrementarI can't stand - No puedo soportarto waffle - decir chorradas, dar vueltas / to waffle on - enrollarsehow on earth...? - como demonios....?   Shanthi's blog post on setting language-learning goals: http://englishwithatwist.com/2015/12/29/5-tips-on-how-to-make-and-keep-your-news-year-resolution-to-improve-your-english/   It was so much fun talking with Shanthi. Don't forget you can find her website, her blog and the services she offers at: englishwithatwist.com Thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please go to iTunes and give us some stars and maybe a short review so that more people can find our podcasts.   Puedes contestar las preguntas de comprensión y obtener ayuda con el vocabulario difícil en esta entrevista en inglespodcast.com   You can answer listening comprehension questions and get help with difficult vocabulary in this interview at inglespodcast.com   

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, Reza and Craig will help you improve your English and take it to the next level.Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. Reza is 'blowing his own trumpet'! In this episode: The Past Continuous   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: Javier from Burgos This is Javier from Burgos. I am a lecturer of environmental chemistry at the University of Burgos. I would like to congratulate you on your podcasts. I have found them very useful to improve my listening skills. I am quite used to reading and writing in English due to my job (mostly scientific papers writen in an academic and formal style) but my oral and listening skills are not at the same level. The other day, my eldest son got the "Play Station" as a Christmas present. He was playing a game where the characters were speaking in American English. They talked so fast and probably used a lot of slang that I could hardly understand a thing. It was so frustrating!I know that your podcasts have an educational purpose and you make an effort to speak clearly and more or less slowly. I understand you reasonably well when you speak but the event regarding my son's game left me shattered (destrozado, destruido). Well, I guess that it is all a matter of time (spending time listening and listening) and never giving up. Finally, I would like to tell you that your podcasts are a good fun and you are funny too. I have seen your photos on your podcast webpage and you "have a face of good people" (I am afraid that I have not translated properly the Spanish sentence: "tenéis cara de buenas personas" - you look/seem nice). But, who is Reza and who is Craig in the picture?. Who is the one wearing glasses and who is the one holding a cup (of tea, I guess)?(Reza's the one wearing glasses and Craig is drinking tea) If only one of you were eating biscuits, I would know who it is, ja, ja. Sorry for the joke! Kind regards from Burgos, Listen to a wide variety of English accents to improve your listening (BBC, CNN, VOA, TV series, FIlms in original version, video games, songs in English, our podcasts! and TED talks: https://www.ted.com/talks When do we use the past continuous? At the beginning of a story: This morning, when I went out to get some milk, the sun was shining, the birds we singing, people were driving to work and walking to school... To talk about something which happened at a particular moment in the past, often starting before that moment and continuing after it. Example: What were you doing at 10 o'clock this morning? At 10 o'clock this morning Craig was working on his computer.Reza was having a shower. I was making tea when Reza rang the bell. (compare with:”Reza rang the bell, he came in, I made tea, I took out the biscuits.”) Use the present continuous when two actions are happening parallel to one onother in the past: As I was making tea, Reza was telling me about his weekend. While Reza was preparing the dinner, his girlfriend was watching TV. I was dreaming about this beautiful girl when suddenly my alarm clock rang. What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?Where were you at 11 am yesterday morning? ¡OJO! Not all long actions in the past are expressed with the past continuous tense. ("Reza lived in Salamanca for two years." - Past simple) Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   We also use the past continuous: for something that was happening again and again: I was practising Spanish every day for at least an hour.He was having an affair with his secretary.They were always eating in expensive restaurants. with verbs which show change or growth: My two daughters were growing up quickly.My Spanish was improving.My hair was going grey. How do you form the past continuous? - Use the past of the verb TO BE (was/were) + ing - Examples: “I was editing a podcast when my mum rang.” / “Reza and I were having a beer when we saw a student walk past.” The question form: "What were you doing yeasterday at 11am?" The negative form: "I was NOT watching TV this morning." - "We were not drinking beer." - Contractions: "I wasn't watching TV, I was working on my computer." - "We weren't drinking beer, we were having a conversation." "I was wondering if you'd like to come out to dinner tonight." ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to give us some personal examples of past continuous and present perfect continuous. Answer the question: "What were you doing when you were listening to this podcast?" Send us a voice message. speakpipe.com/inglespodcast (90 seconds - need an app for mobile) Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Politics and Government   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. I’m Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.(Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation) In this episode: Academic English   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    Thank you to JUAN LEYVA GALERA who has become a Patron of this show. If you would like to support us and help us to our goal of $100 per month to give you transcriptionsof Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig, go to patreon.com/inglespodcast Elisa from Finland sent us a message for the Christmas episode inglespodcast/82. ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/12/20/reza-and-craigs-christmas-special-airc82/ ) She said "you guys sang surprisingly well" - She also gave some inside information on Santa's sleigh and recommends people visit the website santapark.com. Elisa said, "Santa Claus lives here in the Santa Park with Mrs Claus and Elves!"(I thought it was "Elvis"!) We also have a voice message from our good friend Mamen from Biescas. She listened to episode 81 about British and American English pronunciation differences : inglespodcast.com/81 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/12/13/british-and-american-english-pronunciation-differences-airc81/ ). Here is Mamen practising the different pronunciation of US and UK English…… There are reasons why Mamen is improving her English:-She’s engaging with the language.-She’s taking the time to practise speaking, record her voice, coming on Blab. (inglespodcast.com/blab)-She’s enthusiastic about learning. Listener Feedback: Jesús VélezHi Craig and Reza! Thanks for your podcast, I think it's fantastic. It's a huge help for "travelers" (commuters): my journey from my home to job (work) is about 120 km (1 hour...). I use your podcast to take my English to the next level. Currently, I'm preparing my C1. Would you mind to speak (speaking) about academic English? For example keywords I must use in the university with some colleagues, research concepts (paper, article, stay, fellowship...) I think there's a lot of material on the internet, but it's a disaster... There's no order at all. Thanks in advance (excuse me for my poor English) and continue with the programs!Kind regards, Jesús Vélez   ACADEMIC ENGLISH Academic English style is generally evident in a:Journal (like a technical/academic magazine); Text book; Essay; Academic article; Report; Dissertation; Thesis; etc. WRITTENLecture; Talk; Workshop; Presentation; Tutorial; Seminar; Conference; etc. SPOKEN Different style of language compared to General English. Key features include: More abstract, more impersonal, more structured, more organised, usually formal (written), often more technical, often more complex, avoids ambiguity, may include references to other sources. -Avoid personal pronouns, eg. I, me, you, us, etc. -Use the Passive (to be impersonal): eg. the liquid was heated to 20 degrees C; it can be seen that the species evolved. -Avoid contractions in written academic Eng., but usually OK spoken:eg. It will not be resolved (not “won’t”); the conclusions are not definitive (not “aren’t”) -Nominalisation = using nouns rather than verbs. This sounds more academic:eg. “...the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066, provoking a huge linguistic change.” is better than “...when the Normans invaded Britain in 1066 and it provoked a huge change.” -Use plenty of linking words or signpost your discourse: eg. Firstly; Secondly; Next; A further point; Finally; Lastly - LISTING Moreover; In addition (to); Additionally; Furthermore; What is more - ADDING INFO. However; Nevertheless; Nonetheless; Despite; In spite of; Whereas; Whilst; Although; Albeit; Notwithstanding; Be that as it may; On the other hand - CONTRAST/CONCESSION For example/instance; As an/one example; As exemplified by___; To illustrate - EXAMPLE According to Smith (1987); As Smith (1987) said; Smith (1987) wrote/stated - REFERENCE In conclusion; To conclude; To sum up; In brief; All in all; In short - CONCLUSION   Italki ad - Reza’s experience with a French teacher, Justine.   Common university campus terms: There are usually several departments in one faculty eg. the Department of Physics in the Science Faculty bachelor’s degree; master’s degree - comes after or is longer than a bachelor’s degree eg. She has a BA (Bachelor of Arts) in History; He’s doing an MSc in Mathematics (Master of Science) at Oxford. a doctorate or PhD - the highest post-graduate uni. qualification, requiring a few years of study, research and a doctoral thesis an undergraduate - a student studying on a bachelor’s (first) degree course a graduate - a person who has completed a bachelor’s degree course a post-graduate - a person who is studying on a higher course after passing their first degree a fellow - someone who (temporarily) teaches/researches (and perhaps still studies on a post-graduate course) at a university, but not a full lecturer a fellowship - the job given to a fellow a lecturer - a person who gives lectures at a university a professor - an experienced, distinguished, more senior lecturer (NOT the same as teacher) a grant - money given by the govt. to help support students throughout the year, depending on their financial situation a scholarship - money given by a university/college/school/company to a student because they won it or are poor but talented. halls of residence - official university accommodation on campus, usually a large block vice-chancellor (VC)- the top person in charge of a university (the dean in a North American college) pro-vice-chancellor (PVC)/deputy-vice-chancellor (DVC) - second in command, under the vice-chancellor higher education (HE) - tertiary-level education, ie. higher than primary and secondary education eg. university, college, medical school, etc. For the most common vocabulary used to study at HE level, the Academic Word List:http://ksngo.org/images/download/LDOCE_AWL.pdf Reza has taught Academic English at Queen’s University, Belfast and the University of Ulster. Here are a few well known books he has used:http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Academic-English-Edition-Longman/dp/0131523597 http://www.amazon.com/Presenting-English-Successful-Presentations-Updated/dp/1111832277 http://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/catalog/english-academic-purposes/academic-vocabulary-use/academic-vocabulary-use-answersAn example unit from the book:http://assets.cambridge.org/97805216/89397/excerpt/9780521689397_excerpt.pdf A great place to listen to talks and lectures on just about any (academic) topic:https://www.ted.com/talks ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us if you have had experience of academic English. Have you been to university? Do you have a degree? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. speakpipe.com/inglespodcast (90 seconds - need an app for mobile) Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes.If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love. On next week's episode: The Past Continuous The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes.If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/     On next week's episode: The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. Today I'm speaking to a good friend of mine, Danny. I've known Danny for many years and he happens to be North American which is good news for you because many listeners have been asking me about the differences between American and British English. So Danny jumped on Skype and we compared vocabulary differences between US and UK English. Acually, I tested him to see how much British English vocabulary he knows. So what do you think? Did he pass the test? More importantly, do you know these vocabulary differences? Let's see. There are no comprehension questions becuase this isn't an interview listening practice, but you will find a complete list of the vocabulary we talk about at http://www.inglespodcast.com/danny/     Where do you live and where is your accent from? Danny has a mid-western accent from Detroit, Michegan. He now lives in Ann Arbor, Michegan. Test your British-American English vocabulary. Do you know the American word for the following common British English vocabulary? We'll start off easy to warm you up. I say the British English word, you say the American English word lift - elevator (asensor)flat - apartment (piso, apartamento)holiday - vacation (vacaciones)autumn - fall (otoño)a queue / to queue up - a line / to stand in line (cola / hacer cola) - to stand/wait 'on line' on the East Coast of the USA.bill - check (cuenta)quid - buck (50 quid - 50 bucks / a 50-pound note - a 50 dollar bill - billete) shopping centre - shopping mall (centro comercial) CLOTHEStrainers - gym shoes/sneakers (zapatillas de deporte)tights - panty hose (medias)knickers - panties (bragas)vest - undershirt/T-shirt (chaleco) ALCOHOLbarman / barmaid - bartender (barman)stag night / hen night - bachelor/bachelorette party (despedida de soltero/a)pub crawl - bar hop (ir de chateo, ir de copas, recorrido por bares)beer mat - coaster (posavasos) BABIESnappy - diaper (pañales)dummy - pacifier (chupete)pram - baby buggy / baby carriage (cochecito de niño) FOODcrisps - (potato) chips (papas)take-away (food) - carry-out (food) (comida para llevar) IN THE HOUSEcooker - range, stove (cocina (los fuegos)tap - faucet (grifo)rubbish bin / dustbin - garbage can / trash can (cubo / contenedor de basura)estate agent - real estate agent / realtor (inmobilario/a)post code - zip code (codigo postal)torch - flashlight (linterna) IN THE STREETpavement - sidewalk (acera)zebra crossing - pedestrian crossing / pedestrian crosswalk (paso de cebra)roundabout - roundabout / traffic circle (rotonda)car park - parking lot (parking)petrol station - gas station (gasolinera)motorway - highway, freeway, expressway (autopista)flyover - overpass (paso elevado)busker - street performer (músico callejero)skip - dumpster (contenedor)lorry - truck (camión)cash point (machine) - ATM (cajero automático) WORKCV - resumé (curriculum)to sack - to fire (despedir)redundancy - layoff (desempleo / to make (s.o.) redundant - to lay (s.o.) offpublic limited company (plc) - LLC / incorporated company (inc.) (sociedad anónima (s.a.) Feeling confident? Now they get harder! anorak - raincoat / windbreaker (anorak)rubber - condom or eraser (goma)wellies (wellingtons) - rubber boots (botas de goma)wally - jerk, idiot (tonto)off licence - liquor store (bodega)fish slice - spatula (paleta) SLANGbrolly - umbrella (paraguas)loo, bog - john (lavabo, water)toilet - restroomknackered - tired, whipped, exhausted (agotado)mate - friend, buddy, pal (amigo) Many thanks to to my good friend, my old mate, my long-time pal, buddy and all round good guy Danny from Detroit, Michegan. Thanks, man! And thank you for listening. If you have any comments or questions, or if you just want to say 'hi' you can send an email to craig@inglespodcast.com or send me a voice message at speakpipe.com/inglespodcast . There's a detailed list of American and British English Vocabulary with Spànish translations at mansioningles.com and there is a link to this on the website at inglespodcast.com/danny http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario63.htm 

If you are a new listener, welcome!  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Pronunciation | Silent Letters Feedback: Thanks to all of you who have left us reviews and stars on iTunes. It's a huge help for us because we become more visible and more people find us.If you want to show us some iTunes love I'll put a link in the shownotes (inglespodcast/86 or just put ingles in the search box and you will see us (La Mansión del Inglés) We practised the pronunciation of some words that have silent letters in episode 38( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/12/21/must-ought-to-and-should-vocabulary-in-the-home-the-kitchen-and-pronunciation-of-difficult-words-airc38/ ) Today we're going to give you a longer list and focus on groups of words that have the same silent letter. Silent letters (I say the Spanish word, you say the English word before you hear it) /t/ listen - escucharsoften - ablandarse, suaveizarsewhistle - silbar (chiflar in Mexico)fasten - atar, abrocharChristmas - Navidadcastle - castillo /k/ knife - cuchilloknee - rodillaknowledge - knowledgeknit - tejer, hacer puntoknob - pomo, picaporte (a knob of butter)know - conocer, saberknot - nudo Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   /p/ receipt - recibopseudonym - seudónimopsychic - psíquico/a psychology - psicologíapsychiatry - psiquiatríapneumatic - neumático /b/ climb - subir, ascender, escalardebt - deudasubtle - sutilcomb - peinilla, peine, peinetanumb - entumecido/a, adormecido, insensibledumb - tonto/a, estúpido/adoubt - dudar, duda womb - úterolamb - corderotomb - tumba, sepulcro /h/ hour - horahourly - una vez por horahonest - honesto/a heir / heiress - heredero / heredera honour - honorhonourable - honorable (dishonourable) /e/sitelanguageridenotecarecurve /t/gourmetdebut /ed/stoppedkissedhelpedtravelled ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. If you have a comment or question, please record a voice message and send it to us. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast We'll be happy to speak about your message and answer your questions in future episodes. Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/    On next week's episode: Academic English The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation) and take it to the next level.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: News and current affairs Vocabulary The News (news is an uncountable noun - some news, a piece of news, I have good/bad news) a newspaper (a paper): National/local paper, Daily paperWhat's the difference between a tabloid and a broadsheet?the gutter press - gutter = alcantarilla, canaleta - newspapers that focus on sensational journalism, usually about the lives of famous people.phone tapping - pinchazo telefónicoreporter - periodistaheadlines - titular, cabeceraforeign correspondent - corresponsal extranjero, corresponsal en el extranjeroanchorman - presentadorforeign, international news / home, national newseditor / editorialto write a column / to write a piece (blog post) researcher - investigador, investigadorajournalism - journalist, photo-journalistarticles - artículosupplementscirculation (readership) - tiradaproof reader - a person who checks for errorsfact checker - a person who makes sure the facts are correctdeadline - fecha límite, fecha topeto bury the lead - to cover a story - to report on an event or developmentin-depth coverage of something - a thorough analysis of somethingto verify - to check that something is correcteyewitness reports - descriptions of what happened by people who actually saw an event take placebreaking news - news which is just coming in - noticia de última horalink-bait (wordreference.com: Enlace de Internet "cebo", "anzuelo", destinado a atraer la atención del internauta)hot off the press - very recent news. It's just happened or it's happening now! · newsagent (UK) = vendedor/a de periódicos / newsagent's, news-stand = quiosco de prensa· newsreader (UK) / newscaster (USA) = presentador de noticias· news item = noticia· news report / newscast (USA) = programa informativonewsflash Recommended resources: Vocabulary from Lessons 17 and 18 of the Mansion Ingles Intermediate course:( http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer17_1.htm )( http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer18_6.htm ) YouTube: bbclearningenglish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOz6GCqXtt0 (striving, offset, revolutionary advances, ambassadors) The vocabulary seems difficult at first, but Words repeat frequently in news stories. VOA Learning English: ( https://www.youtube.com/user/VOALearningEnglish ) Listen to the BBC news: ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio ) The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. (On iPlayer)How many separate news stories do you hear? What are they about? COuntry? City? Problem? Names of people? The news is a good subject for small talk: Isn't it terrible what's happening in Syria?Have you heard how bad the weather is in the UK?What about Valencia last week? Did you see the game?Who do you think will win the election? Where do you tend to get your news from? Blogs? Twitter? TV? Radio? Newspapers? Other people? Mobile phone apps? (BBC, Reuters)Do you read magazines? Time? Newsweek? The Economist? What's your opinion on citizen journalism?citizen journalism - a new expression describing the kind of journalism based on images, audio and reports sent in to news groups by ordinary members of the public who witnessed events. Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. How do you get your news? Have you heard any good news lately? We want you to tell us......Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Pronunciation | Silent Letters   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Getting Married and Wedding vocabulary - AIRC84 If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, Reza and Craig will help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: Weddings, getting married and what to say on the Big Day! Listener Feedback: RafelA very interesting episode, but here in Spain we have lost the custom of sending letters or cards. I dont remenber if I've ever sent or received one. I only find letters from the bank in the letter box with a receipt (bank statement) inside. But nowadays with the internet people congratulate one another much more with applications such as WHAT'S APP. (Episode 79 - What to write in greeting cards ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/11/29/what-to-write-in-greeting-cards-airc79/ )Rafel, there were some mistakes in your email which I have corrected and you can see the correct version in the shownotes at inglespodcast.com/84 Weddings - The Big Day! to get married TO someone / to marry someone / to get divorced FROM someonea priest marries youto be engaged, an engagement party/ring (fiancée - the woman / financé - the man), to pop the question, to get down on one knee (to propose), to make wedding vows (vow = strong promise - juramento)church / registry offoce (Registro Civil) People: priest/minister/justice of the peace: person who legally marries the couplebride: woman getting married (novia)groom: man getting married (novio)best man: groom’s best friend or closest family member (witness to the marriage and person responsible for the ring and stag night (UK) bachelor party (US) (despedida de soltero) - despedida de soltera = hen nightmaid of honour: bride’s best friend or closest family member (witness to the marriage)bridesmaids: other female friends or family members who accompaby the brideguests /gests)caterers / barstaffNewlywed(s) - People who have just married are referred to as "newlyweds." Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Other vocabulary: receptionto make a speech (not very common at Spanish weddings)tuxedo - esmoquina wedding dress with a veilhoneymooncarry/throw a bouquet (of flowers)to walk down the aisleto get cold feet How to make small talk at a wedding: Where should I sit? How do you know the bride and groom?Have you tried the caviar? It's delicious!Which one is the best man?Would you like some more wine?Can I get you another glass of champagne?Pay a compliment: I like your dress, shirt, jacket, necklace. Where did you get it?Would you mind taking a photo?What do you think of the music?I thought the soup was very interesting/different/unusual.Do you like DANCING? / Would you like TO DANCE? What to say to the bride and/or groom after the wedding: Congratulations!You look stunning. (very beautiful)You look handsome. (very good looking; say to males)Your dress is gorgeous/amazing/brathtaking (it takes my breath away).The food was delicious.Thank you for inviting us.We really enjoyed ourselves. / We had a wonderful time.The wedding was beautiful.When’s the honeymoon? / Where are you going? (Not XWhere will you goX) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us about the last wedding you went to. Who got married? What was it like? Did you enjoy it?If you are already married, what was your wedding like? What do you remember? If you're planning a wedding, what would be your dream wedding? What's your opinion of wedding? Are they a waste of money, or the best day of your life? ......Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe/inglespodcast (maximum of 90 seconds) Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com  or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: Listening to The News - News and currect affairs vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Speaking about Future Plans Listener Feedback: Antonio: Hello Reza and Craig, I would like to convey you (tell you) that this is, in my humble opinion, one of the best podcasts ever on your site. I really appreciate your help and having said that, I'm not underestimating the rest of your podcasts at all, they are all awesome too.I wish you staying with us your listener much longer (I hope to be listening to you more in the future).Thank you.Antonio Episode 80 - Confusing words ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/12/06/confusing-verbs-like-say-tell-remember-remind-win-earn-etc-airc80/ ) Speaking about the Future We spoke about the future: present continuous / going to / will in episode 21( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/04/28/craigs-going-to-have-steak-rezall-have-the-fish-airc21/ ) to recap = to summarize (resumir) / a recap = un resumen PRESENT SIMPLE: We use the present simple for something scheduled or arranged (bus, train and plane timetables, school and college timetables, shop opening times etc): The train to Barcelona leaves tomorrow at 9 o'clock. What time does the bank open tomorrow? - It opens at 9. When do you study French? My class starts at 2 o'clock. What time does your plane leave when you go to Belfast? - It leaves at about half past five. When's your birthday? PRESENT CONTINUOUS: We can use the present continuous for future plans or arrangements: We're having a podcaster's Meetup tomorrow. Are you going? I'm going away for Christmas this year. What are you doing for Christmas? (Not: XWhat will you doX) - Reza is visiting his mother in Ireland. We can use "(be) going to" to talk about our future plans and intentions: "We're going to have a podcaster's Meetup tomorrow." / "We're going to go away for Christmas this year." / "Reza's going to visit his family." / "What are you going to do?"   "Bob is a medical student. He's going to be a doctor." (You CANNOT say X"He's being a doctor."X) - It's a future INTENTION which hasn't been arranged yet). We also use "(be) going to" When we can see that something is likely to happen: Look at those clouds in the sky. I think it's going to rain. Look at that idiot on the bike. He's going to fall off in a minute! Be careful! You are going to spill your coffee. (to spill = derramar, verter) PRESENT PERFECT: You can also use the present perfect tense to speak about your plans: We've decided to go to Taiwan for Christmas.We've settled on Taiwan, after all. (to settle on = decidirse por)We've opted for a holiday in Taiwan. (to opt for = optar por )We've booked a trip to Taiwan. WILL: We use will to talk about the future in specific situations: When we make predictions:Do you think it will rain next week?It will (It'll) be a nice day tomorrow. (It'll be sunny)Next week it'll be windy.I’m sure you will enjoy the film. To make offers and promises:I promise I'll help you later.I'll see you tomorrow. (I promise to see you tomorrow) Use will to express facts and talk about things that are true.In a few days it'll be 2016.If you don't drink water, you will die. We can use will to mean 'want to' or 'be willing to' (willing to = dispuesto a):I hope you'll come to the Meeting tomorrow night. (Meetup.com - http://www.meetup.com/Valencia-Podcasting-Meetup/events/226862315/ )Martin said he will help us record a future podcast. Use will to talk about decisions made at the time of speaking:I'll have the fish.   Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   We often use verbs like "would like", "plan", "want", "intend", "mean", "hope", "expect" to talk about the future: I’d like to go to a conference in Birmingham next year.Is there anything you hope to do this year? - Reza hopes to lose some weight. Craig plans to lose weight also.Do you expect anything to change regarding your flat this year?Is there anything that you intend to buy this year?. We use modals "may", "might", and "could" when we are not sure about the future: Reza might change many things in his flat.He could re-wire the flat.He might meet his friends at the cinema tomorrow.Craig may get more organised next year. He might continue the same way as this year. We can use "should" if we think something is likely to happen: We should have finished recording these podcasts by lunchtime.We should be home before midnight tomorrow. Clauses with time words:CAREFUL!!!In clauses with words like "when", "after", "before" and "until" we often use a present tense to talk about the future: I’ll phone you when I get home. (not Xwill getX)I won't order the product until I know the price.They are signing the contract after they have spoken with their lawyer.Remember to clean behind your ears before you visit your grandmother tomorrow. We can use the future continuous instead of the present continuous or going to for emphasis when we are talking about plans, arrangements and intentions: We’ll be eating at 2 o'clock.What do you think you'll be doing this time next year? Craig will be recording another Christmas podcast? How to ask people about their plans: What are your plans for next year? Have you decided what you're doing for Easter or Fallas? What are you up to next weekend? Are you going to carry on podcasting with me next year, Reza? ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us about your future plans and goals. What do you intend to do in 2016? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: Getting Married and Wedding vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.Grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   In this episode: It's Christmas time!! Feedback:From Gustavo (email)Hi Craig and Reza, it has been an amazing discovering for me your podcasts. I listen to them when I go and come to work by car - almost everyday- and they have the perfect length for my route. (A question: can I use the pronoun "they" with the noun "podcasts"? Is it correct?).On the other hand, (Another thing is, also, By the way) the content of the programs is very interesting and useful, your pronunciation is clear and your sense of humour quite funny.Congratulations on the program and thank you for your educational work.A big hug for the both of you. Feedback from Mr. S. Claus (letter down the chimney)Mr. Claus says: Ho Ho Ho Ho! Thank you for your podcasts. My reindeers really like listening to Reza and Craig as they pull the sleigh through the snow here in Lapland. Rudolph would like to askif you can sing one verse of the song 'Rudoph the red nose reindeer'. It would make his Christmas very happy and full of good cheer.Keep up the good work in 2016. Un abrazo. Your red-nosed friend Santa Claus. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerHad a very shiny nose.And if you ever saw itYou would even say it glows. All of the other reindeerUsed to laugh and call him names.They never let poor RudolphJoin in any reindeer games." Christmas vocabulary in Episodes 10 and Christmas customs in episode 39( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-10/ )( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/12/25/it-seems-to-be-the-verb-to-get-and-merry-christmas-airc39/ ) Vocabulary Review: December 24th – Christmas EveDecember 25th – Christmas DayBoxing Day = el 26 de diciembre, día festivo en Gran BretañaJanuary 1st – New Year’s DayDecember 31st – New Year’s EveJanuary 6th – The day of the (three) Kings, or “Epiphany”wrapping paper = papel de envolver/papel de regalo¡Feliz Navidad! – Happy Christmas! / Merry Christmas! - "We wish you a merry Chrismas and a happy New Year."¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! – "All the best for the coming year."¡Felices fiestas! – Season’s greetings! Happy holidays!Salud! – Cheers! (“Slancha” in Ireland) Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig More vocabulary: Father Christmas (Santa Claus)Christmas card (list) - We spoke about sending Christmas cards in episode 79 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/11/29/what-to-write-in-greeting-cards-airc79/ )Christmas collocations: Christmas tree, Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, Christmas presents, Christmas carols, Christmas stocking, Christmas lights, Christmas ornaments, Christmas crackersChristmas candle (Vela de navidad). Candle = vela (la vela de un barco se llama "sail")tinsel (oropel, espumillón)mistletoe - muérdagoholly - acebomanger - pesebre, comederosleigh - trineoshepherd (a keeper of sheep) - pastor, pastora A Christmas Poem Christmas comes only once a year,And before you know it it’s already here.Family fights and Christmas Eve stress,Leaves me exhausted and praying for rest.Thinking what presents to buy is quite hard,But worse is the damage to my credit card.I’m not complaining, I like wrapping presents,But let’s forget turkey and start stuffing pheasants.Turkey is dry and not very nice,Why not paella at a much better price?Tradition is fine, if it give satisfaction,But the best thing about Christmas is human interaction. Chistmas Riddles – Adivinanzas de Navidad • Whats the best thing to put into a Christmas cake ?- Your teeth • What comes at the end of Christmas Day? - The letter "Y"! • What sort of ball doesn't bounce?- A snowball! • How do you know when there is a snowman in your bed?- You wake up wet! • How do snowmen greet each other?- Ice to meet you! What do you call a deer with one eye?No idea (no eye deer) What do you call a dead deer with no eyes?Still no idea (still no eye deer) What's your favourite CHristmas song? I'll put links to some popular Christmas songs with lyrics in the shownotes to this episode on the website at inglespodcast/82 Idina Menzel Ft. & Michael Buble - Baby It's Cold Outside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnH_RGyzbSU 8 Days of Christmas - Destiny's Child http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_YXAe3_Ie8 The Pogues - Fairytale of New York http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_04WT87e8s Christmas Day - Dido http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=numk7Aa8o7o All I want for Christmas is You - Maria Carey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL6f6HqrHZY Happy Christmas (War is Over) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4u489MkaV4 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AcD7hho9fs We Are The World - USA for Africa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2W4-0qUdHY&feature=related Christmas is All Around - Billy Mack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFqlozV4zU Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsh_Hk_D6z8 Thank God It's Christmas - Queen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMpg8vNRZHg It's Christmas Time Again - Backstreet Boys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUZyWKeh_Y Jingle Bells (to be sung when drunk!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2EZrsB5a2I We Wish You A Merry Christmas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVKRVM1guP0 Nat King Cole- The Christmas Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucYNMkjxSto   ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Tell us about your Christmas and practise your speaking. What's your favourite Christmas song? Does it hold any special memories for you?Go to https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast and record your voice (only 90 seconds) Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. We'll put a collection of Christmas pop songs with lyrics in English on our website at inglespodcast.com/82While you're there on the website, why not subscribe to our newsletter and we'll give you a monthly summary of all the podcasts we produce in 2016. On next week's episode: Speaking about the future and future plans   Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: British and American English pronunciation differences Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   Listener Feedback: Elisa, Finland:Hi again,I hope you are both well!Really interesting topic and you gave us many fantastic tips and examples. Thanks. (How to start a conversation and make small talk - inglespodcast.com/77)And I'll attempt to remember not trying (to try) to brake the ice by saying " Hi, nice day for it ;) Sorry, but have I met you before? " It definitely would be skating on thin ice ;) Patreon update: 7 patrons donating (in total) $9.70 per month We need $100 per month to pay for full transcriptions of each episode:Thanks to our wonderful patrons Daniel Contreras Aladro, Armando Agudelo, Manuel Tarazoma, Arlem Lara, Sara Jarabo, Mamen and My good friendCorey Finneran from IvyEnvy.comIf you would like to support us on patreon, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Email from AinhoaWhat does TO FIGURE OUT mean? To ‘figure it out’ means to “solve or discover the cause of a problem.” In British English, I would say ‘work it out” Example: “Don’t worry about lunch tomorrow when your family comes to visit. We’ll figure it out/work it out. We can get a Chinese takeaway.” “Why are we paying so much money for the electricity bill? I can’t figure it out!” (to figure out = resolver, solucionar) Hi Reza and Craig,congratulations for your great job (on your great work)! you've found the perfect combination of learning English and entertainment; I really love your podcasts.I have pronunciation doubts about the words "tomatoes" and "potatoes" because I've heard different ways of pronunciation of both words, which is the correct one?.Finally, I send you (I'm sending you) a proverb in English that I've learned in English class when I was at school, it says: "It takes two to make a quarrel". Thank you again and please, keep on podcasting, (It takes two to tango - this cannot happen without more than one person)- When you want to emphasize that both people involved in a difficult situation must accept the blame. "My friends are getting a divorce and there's a really bad atmosphere between them. It takes two to tango. Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig British and American English pronunciation differences We spoke about British American English in Episode 16 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/03/05/craig-said-that-he-would-make-the-tea-airc16/ ) Vitamin - VIT-a-min (UK); VITE-a-min (US)Aluminium - al-loo-MIN-ee-um (UK); al-LOO-min-um (US)Privacy - PRIV-a-see (UK); PRIAV-a-see (US)schedule - SHED-ual (UK); SKED-ual (US)Garage - GARE-idge (UK); ga-RAHJ (US) Advertisement - ad-VERT-iz-ment (UK); AD-ver-tize-ment (US) Brits often shorten this to ADVERT(Change in stress sometimes: GARE-idge (UK); ga-RAHJ (US), ad-VERT-iz-ment (UK); AD-ver-tize-ment (US), BA-llet (US); baLLET (US), AD-ult (UK); ad-ULT (US)Herb - HERB (UK); ERB (US)Oregano - o-re-GA-no (UK); o-RE-ga-no (US)Water - WAH-ta (UK); WODDER (US) - 'T' in the middle of the word sounds like a 'D' in American English: better, writing, bottomThe 'R' sound at the end of words is stronger in American English: water, mother, teacher, bar, were, chair etc Sometimes, the letter 'A' is pronounced differently: class, after, example, laugh, can't ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to practise your pronunciation. Go to https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast and record the list of words in this episode.It can be in American English or British English pronunciation - or both. We don't mind, as long as you practise your speaking. Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Reza and Craig's Christmas Special Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Confusing verbs (say-tell, speak-talk, listen-hear) Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Listener Feedback: RAUL (from Valencia)when do you use "realize", "notice" " find out" I think all of them mean the same. Realize and notice es darse cuenta, find out puede ser averiguar o darse cuenta. It's a mess! "Realize" means to know and understand something in your mind. It's a cognitive event. "I realized she didn't love me anymore." "Notice" means to see, hear or feel something. It's more of a physical event. "Reza, I notice you're wearing a new shirt today." / "I notice you've had your hair cut." / I notic you've added more salt than normal to the soup." Find out = to obtain information. "I need to find out what time the train leaves for Madrid tomorrow." / "I was the last one to find out that my girlfriend was cheating on me." Joaquin Ruiz Rufo (email) Hi, I´m looking for information about the use of these sentences, Could you help me? Look like, like and Look - What's the difference? TO LIKE: "I like paella, I like the weather and the people in Valencia." TO LOOK: "That new T-shirt looks great." TO LOOK LIKE = to be similar to: "That shirt looks like a shirt I used to have." / "He looks like his brother." (He and his brother have a similar appearance.) "Reza doesn't like getting up early." (the ACTIVITY of getting up) "Craig likes to get up early because he can have a slow breakfast, get ready slowly, have a shower." (he likes the RESULT) TO BE LIKE: "I've never been to Toledo. What's it like?" / "I don't know John's brother. What's he like?" (¿Cómo es?) "How's John's brother?" (¿Cómo está? - Asking about health)- He was sick, but he's better now." Jorge Jimenez - Confusing verbs: I have a question, What is the difference between to say and to tell (decir)? You say something and you tell a person "He said hello." / "He said he wanted to help me." / "He said something in Spanish." "He told my brother to help him." / "He told the teacher that he had done his homework." TELL the truthTELL a lieTELL a jokeTELL a story "Tell me to shut up.""Tell John." - "Say to John." Prevent/avoid By avoiding something, you take an action to "go around" the problem. Preventing something means actively interfering to stop something happening. "I avoided going to the party by saying I was sick.""I prevented Reza from coming into the room by closing the door." Listen to/hear "To hear a noise" / "Hear people speaking." remember/remind Remind + direct object: "Remind ME to buy milk." You remind SOMEONE TO DO something - "Remind me to write the shownotes to this episode." I've got to leave at 5 p.m. don't forget to remind me. - Tengo que irme a las 5 de la tarde; no te olvides de recordármelo. (make me remember) Remember I remember the day you were born. - Me acuerdo del día en que naciste. / Recuerdo el día en que naciste. Remember is when you think of a memory (a past experience): I remember the first time I met you.Remind is when a person or thing makes you think about something. Our show notes remind us what we need to talk about. look/see/Watch When you look at something you make an effort - "Look at that man over there!"When you see something you do not make an effort - "I can't see you." / "Did you see John yesterday?"When you watch something (the TV, a film, a football match) you make an effort to engage in it. - "I'm watching the film" (Watch = to look with attention) argue/discuss Argue - discutir (to have a row with someone)Discuss - hablar (to have a discussion with someone) fit/suit Suit - to look good "That shirt really suits you."Fit - to be the correct size "This shirt doesn't fit me anymore. It's too small." meet/know (conocer) "Reza and Craig MET each other in 1998. They have KNOWN each other for many years." Meet (quedar)"Shall we meet tomorrow?"- "Yes, let's meet for a beer." do/make Reza and Craig spoke about 'do' and 'make' collocations in Episode 1 and Episode 2 http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-1/ http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-2/ Raise/Rise Rise does not take an object. It's an intransitive verb - "The sun rises."Raise does take an object so it's a transitive verb - "Raise your hand." / "Ask your boss to raise your salary." / "Ask your boss for a RAISE." (noun) 'Rise' can also be a noun - "The rise of the Roman empire." Manage/succeed Succeed IN + gerund - tener exito "John is a lucky guy. He succeeds in everything in life."Manage + infinitive - conseguir, lograr (You manage something WITH DIFFICULTY) "Although it was very difficult, I managed to pass my First Certificate exam." win/earn (ganar) WIN: a competition, a game, the lottery money at a casino, a prize, an awardEARN: a salary, money at work, earn respect bring/take Bring it HERE Take it THERE lend/borrow LEND TO: "The bank lends money to you."BORROW FROM: "You borrow money from the bank." "Can I borrow your pen?" - ¿Puedo pedirle prestada tu boli?"Can you lend me your pen?" - ¿Puedes prestarme tu boli? allow/let/permit "Let me help you.""Allow me to help you.""This contract does not permit you to charge a lot of money." wear/carry"What are you wearing?" / Reza's wearing smart clothes.""When you came in you were carring a briefcase." wear/dress - to get dressed/put on "I get up and put on my clothes. After I put on my clothes I'm wearing them.""I get dressed in the morning.""Put on your glasses." lose/miss "Reza often misses the bus.""Craig sometimes misses English pubs." "Reza's losing his mind.""Craig lost 10 euros." advise/warnAdvise - aconsejar - "We advise you to listen to this podcast."warn - avisar - "Reza warned Craig not to drink that eighth whisky." / "He warned me against drinking it." dismiss/resign "I resigned from my company." (I handed in my notice)"I was dismissed from my company." (I was sacked/I was fired) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to send us a voice message and practise some of the confusing verbs in this episode. inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Richard and Linda bought a house in Spain and now share their time between the sunny Costa Blanca and their family and friends in the UK. I spoke to them about their decision to come and live in Spain, what they like about living here and the time Richard drove from the UK to Spain in a sports car!  to kick off - to startsolicitor - abogadocouncil - ayuntamientoponderous - pesado/a, agotador/alawful - legaltaken aback (surprised, astonished) - dejar atónitoto potter on - move without ?hurrying, in a ?relaxed way, with little energytake the lead - tomar la iniciativaeasy sailing - easy progresshigh-rise developments - edificios de gran alturato get aroud - moversearid - árido/a firm - empresa, agenciato engage - contratarto take a sharp breath - tomar una respiración fuertebarge in (push in) - colarseto make up for - compensarinevitably - inevitablemente swimming trunks - traje de baño, bañador 1. When Richard lived in the UK, he was an estate agenta judgea solicitor 2. What was the worst thing for Lynda about her job as a committee secretary? the salarythe peoplelocal politics 3. Who made the decision to move to Spain? RichardLindaLinda's boss 4. What doesn't Richard miss about the UK English beerfamilythe weather 5. What surprised Richard when he first saw Moraira? how traditional it washow green it washow easy it was to drive and park 6. What was an important consideration for Richard and Linda about the area they decided to live in? There were Spanish lawyers in the areaIt had nice beachesIt was close to shops and amenities 7. Why would Linda like to visit the Medieval period of history to see old buldingsto see how castles used to functionto see how life was in Spain at that time 8. What did Richard do when he was 16? Bought his brother's sports carGot arrested on a beach in SpainDrove through France and Spain with his brother Find the answers on www.inglespodcast.com/richardandlinda

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: Cards – What to write in greeting cards – Xmas, birthday, get well soon, retirement, baby, anniversary, retirement, christening etc Listener Feedback: Hi Craig, I'm Javier Alberola from Valencia again. I never imagined I would be capable of doing a review about a podcast such as 'Aprender Inglés.com'. I have only been studying English for a year, but I know positively (I'm pretty sure) that in my FCE exam may appear this kind of written exercise. (this kind of written exercise may appear in the FCE exam) 'Aprender Inglés con Craig y Reza' has become my favourite podcast for various reasons:firstly, the majority of the contents are free. (the majority? What do we charge for?) Secondly, the experience of the protagonists is their most important attribute. In my opinion, working for the British Council is the best guarantee that this method of education is the appropiate one. On the other side (On the other hand), I think the success of the podcast is based on the way they transmit information to the audience. Dialogues are clear, concise and well structured. Tone of voice is another strong point: correct pronunciation is very useful for me and pauses in their speech contribute to a better comprehension (understanding). In conclusion, 'Aprender Inglés con Craig y Reza' is the best way of learning English: cheap, top quality and easy to use (especially on a smartphone). While I do recommend this programme, I warn you that you shouldn't leave a piece of chocolate near Craig... You will never see it again! Kind regards,Javier Greeting Cards Why do the British, and the Americians, love to send them? birthday cardsChristmas Cardsaniversary cardsnew job cardspromotion cardsretirement cardsEaster CardsNew Baby cardsget well soon cardsdeath cards (to pass away = to die) When people die, personal loss - You could write: I'm sorry for your loss.My condolences.Our hearfelt condolences.With deepest sympathy.thinking of you at this sad time.Our prayers/thoughts are with you at this difficult time.I was sorry/saddened to hear that _________ passed away. birthday cards - You could write: happy birthdayCongratulations ON your birthdayMany happy returnsMany, many more wonderful birthdays in the futureHappy 25th (birthday) Live life well! Roses are red, violets are blue, This poem is old and so are you!Violets are blue, roses are read, congratulations on not being dead. Happy birthday! corny = cursi Christmas Cards - You could write: Merry Christmas.Seasons greetings.Have a great holiday.Have a wonderful festive season.Have a great/happy/wonderful New Year!I wish you a very merry Christmas, and all the best for the coming New Year.Everything you wish for yourself and your family in the New Year.Christmas comes but once a year, and when it does it brings good cheer (more beer!) Anniversary cards - You could write: Happy anniversary30 years and still going strong! May there be many more.Many more happy years together. Valentine Day cards - You could write: I love you. You are my dreamboat.Roses are red, violets are blue, you don't know me, but I love you.Violets are blue, roses are red, I'd love to get you into bed. killjoy = aguafiestas New job cards - You could write: Good luck in your new job.Congratulations ON your new position/post/job."With great power comes great responsibility" - Spiderman Promotion cards - You could write: Congratulations on your retirement Retirement cards - You could write: All the best for your retirement. Easter Cards - You could write: Happy Easter! New Baby cards - You could write: Congratulations on the birth of your baby boy/girl. get well soon cards - You could write: Get well soon!I wish you a speedy recovery. Get over your illness soon. Christening (bautismo)Congratulations on the christening of your baby boy/girl. A Wedding Invitation:We would be delighted to enjoy your company at our wedding on ________ RSVP = répondez, s'il vous plaît (please reply) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us what you think about this greeting card thing. Is it a waste of money? Is it the same to send a virtual greeting card or a Facebook message? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/   On next week's episode: Confusing verbs (say/tell, hear/listen, watch/see) The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, Reza and I will help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   Más podcasts para mejorar tu inglés en http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More Podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  In this episode: Sentence Inversions Listener Feedback: AINHOAHi Reza and Craig!I want to thank you for your great job (work). I've listened to different podcasts and yours are the best English learning podcasts ever! They're not only interesting but also fun. I hear (I listen to) you every morning on my way to work and I enjoy your stories, examples and "sexy voices" (as Reza says...haha). Thanks again and keep on podcasting. A voice message from Carolina from Chile In spite of and despite mean the same and have the same grammar: We went to the beach in spite of the weather.We went to the beach despite the weather. In spite of winning the championship he failed the drug test.Despite winning the championship he failed the drug test. In spite of the fact that it was a nice day, we stayed at home.Despite the fact that it was a nice day, we stayed at home. Despite the fact that it was raining, we still went to the beach.In spite of the fact that it was raining, we still went to the beach.   Sentence Inversions Usually, we speak English like this:“I’ve never seen such a beautiful woman.” If we want to be more dramatic, we can invert the sentence for greater effect:“Never have I seen such a beautiful woman.” Here’s another example:“As soon as I finished the beer, he bought me another one” This can be inverted to:“No sooner had I finished the beer than he bought me another one.” You could also say:“Hardly had I finished the beer when he bought me another one.”“Barely had I finished the beer when he bought me another one.”“Scarcely had I finished the beer when he bought me another one.” ¡OJO!No sooner......than......Barely/Scarcely/Hardly......when Here’s an inversion with 'not only'“Pepito not only speaks English, but he also speaks Japanese.” “Not only does Pepito speak English, but he also speaks Japanese.” We can invert sentences for emphasis and dramatic effect. Here’s another example: “Reza didn’t start shooting until he saw the whites of their eyes.”For more effect, we can say:“Not until he saw the whites of their eyes, did Reza start shooting.” We can also say: “Only when Reza saw the whites of their eyes, did Reza start shooting.”Or“Only after he saw the whites of their eyes, did Reza start shooting.” "She little suspected that she would be famous one day." - "Little did she suspect that she would be famous one day." "We have never been more proud of our podcast." - "Never before have we been more proud of our podcast." "You rarely see such a magnificent performance." - "Rarely do you see such a magnificent performance." "I hadn’t eaten a better steak anywhere." - "Nowhere had I eaten a better steak." "You shouldn’t be late on any account." - "On no account should you be late." "You shouldn't forget your wallet under any circumstances." - "Under no circumstances should you forget your wallet." "His wife knew little of his serious drinking habit." - "Little did his wife know of his serious drinking habit." "If I had listened to my teacher, I would have passed the exam." - "Had I listened to my teacher, I would have passed the exam." First Conditional:"If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.""Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us." Second Conditional: "If you got the job, would you be prepared to move to the US?""Were you to get the job, would you be prepared to move to the US?" "If you won the lottery, what would you buy?""Were you to win the lottery, what would you buy?" "Were I to offer you some chocolate, would you accept it?""If I offered you some chocolate, would you accept it?" Third conditional:"If I had known you were an alcoholic, I wouldn't have brought the wine.""Had I known you were an alcoholic, I wouldn't have brought the wine."   Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig   "If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have suffered diarrhea.""Had I not eaten so much, I wouldn't have suffered diarrhea." "If you see my ex-girlfriend, please give her my best wishes." - "Should you see my ex-girlfriend, please give her my best wishes." "If your boss found out, it would be a disaster. - "Were your boss to find out, it would be a disaster." "If I had I known she was going to be here, I wouldn't have come." - "Had I known she was going to be here, I wouldn't have come." "If I had known Mickey were here, I would have invited Craig." - "Had I known Mickey was/were here, I would have invited Craig." "If you came back as an animal in the next life, which animal would you choose?" - "Were you to come back as an animal in the next life, which animal would you choose?" Sentences can also be inverted after so and such “He was so nervous during the interview that he couldn’t speak.” “So nervous was he during the interview that he couldn’t speak.” “Such was his nervousness during the interview that he couldn’t speak.” Transform the following sentences using "so" and "such" "She was so happy that she couldn’t stop smiling."With so: "So happy was she that she couldn’t stop smiling."With such: "Such was her happiness that she couldn’t stop smiling." So goes with the adjective, SUCH goes with the noun. "We were so surprised to hear about your wedding that we had to phone immediately to congratulate you." So surprised were we to hear about your wedding that we had to phone immediately to congratulate you.Such was our surprise to hear about your wedding that we had to phone immediately to congratulate you. "Pepito was so depressed that he went to the pub and got drunk." So depressed was Pepito that he went to the pub and got drunk.Such was Pepito’s depression that he went to the pub and got drunk. "I was so ashamed that I couldn’t show my face." So ashamed was I that I couldn’t show my face.Such was my shame that I couldn’t show my face. "I ran so quickly that I nearly had a heart attack." - "So quickly did I run, that I nearly had a heart attack." "She reads so well that she never makes a mistake. " - "So good is her reading that she never makes a mistake." / "So well does she read that she never makes a mistake." "This young man will be so successful that I wonder if he will become president." - "So successful will this young man be that I wonder if he will become president." ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to send us a voice message and give some examples of inverted sentences, like "Never have I heard sucha fantastic podcast!" - inglespodcast.com - speakpipe Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes.If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love. On next week's episode: Greeting Cards and What to write in them – Christmas cards, birthday cards etc. Más podcasts para mejorar tu inglés en http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More Podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/     The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Starting a conversation and making small talk Find more podcast to improve you English at http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Congratulations for the award and for the good work that you do.My name is Javier, I'm 50 and now I'm unemployed. I used to work as a sports reporter but overnight Canal 9 closed and now I'm looking for living (looking for a career change/looking for a way to earn a living). All my life, I studied French but this year I started my English course (beginner level).This summer I went to Belfast to improve my English. In my opinion, the experience was very memorable. The first day I didn't understand anything because in Valencia I learned "standard English". The second day was completely different. My mind started to think in English. After that, I started to understand the main meaning of the sentences. I had a lot of foreign classmates and I understood all of them.I think, nowadays, it's essential to have a total immersion in another country to improve. From my point of view, one month in Belfast was more productive than 9 months of classes in Valencia.It's normally very expensive to go abroad, but thanks to podcasts and free videos on the Internet I can refresh my English everyday.The only recipe that I know is To practise, to practise and to practise.Thanks for your attention. Kind regards,Javier PS Last October 10th, I had my B1 exam in Valencia. Now I'm waiting for my marks. Feedback from Alfredo from Italy Starting a conversation and making small talk Think of ways to start speaking to someone in English for the first time and keep the conversation going. Introductions: Hi / Hello, I'm...... Is this your first time here? Have you been here before? What do you think of the conference? / What do you think of the party / speakers / event / music etc? The Weather: It's a bit cold today, isn't it? I'm sweating, it's boiling! Oh, what a terrible wind! Oh, I hope it doesn't rain. It's freezing / boiling today! Nice day, isn't it? 7 Lovely weather, isn't it? (with falling intonation) Study more tag questions in episode 20 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/04/14/reza-doesnt-like-raw-eggs-does-he-airc20/ ) Study indirect questions in episode 50 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/05/11/indirect-questions-and-travel-in-morocco-with-special-guest-nicola-airc50/ ) More Small talk questions: Have you been here before? Do I know you from somewhere? Haven't I seen you here before? You look familiar. (these questions could be interpreted as 'chat-up lines' - para ligar) Can I help you? Do you need help? What's the score? Who's winning? Did you see the match last night? Where are you from? Which part of the UK are you from? How long have you been here? Do you mind me asking why you're here? Are you waiting for someone? Can I buy you a drink? Have you got a light? Ending a conversation: Please excuse me, I need to go to the toilet / I've just seen somebody I know. It's been lovely to meet you but I'm sorry I have to go. It's really nice talking to you. I hope to see you again. I'm afraid I've arranged to meet someone, so I must go now. I really enjoyed speaking with you.  Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Find more podcast to improve you English at http://www.inglespodcast.com/  On next week's episode: Greeting cards. What is it with British people and greeting cards? The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Strong adjectives - AIRC76 If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! We are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Strong adjectives: big - huge, enormous / angry - furious etc. Hay más podcasts para mejor tu inglés aquí: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Listener Feedback: Hello Craig, I'm Rafael (again), I have heard (I heard) in your last episode, that one listener ask for the Spanish expression "tira y afloja" this expressión is very common in Spanish, and there is always a negotiation on (there's always debate about it)....I'll explain you in a example. When Russia and USA, se reunen para negociar algo, Russia cede en algo a favor de los Estados Unidos y Estados Unidos cede en otra cosa a favor de Rusia, cuando esa negociación es dura, entonces hablamos de un "tira y afloja" (uno cede en algo a favor del otro y el otro cede en algo en favor de uno)....don't confuse with the expression (very similar) "rifirrafe" is the same but more hard (heavy) example: two players in a macht of football, se están dando "leña" (not fair play, but the contrary), se dan "pataditas"durante todo el encuentro o se llegan a insultar (por ejemplo) entonces decimos que ha habido un "rifirrafe" entre dos jugadores.... rifirrafe = altercation, rough stuff, squabble. argy bargy a needle match (needle = aguja) I looked for the phrasal verb "trade off" and it is not the same, in Spanish it would be "compensación" as you have well explained in the episode.Another thing, tell Reza that 'el día de la Hispanidad'... He made a good translation as Spanishness (I looked in the dictionary) and also Colombus day (as you have well said in the episode) Bueno esto es todo, espero no haberme puesto muy pesado, (y si me pongo), no tienes mas que decirmelo. (que dejaré de serlo)Thanks a lot Rafael Alba Garcia Our English courses are free at mansioningles.com You can get private lessons with a personal teacher at italki.com Strong (extreme) adjectives Angry - furiousBig - huge, enormous, vast, titanic, colossalClever - brilliant, ingeniousCold - freezingDirty - filthy, stinking, grotty (cutre)Hot - boiling, roasting, baking hotHungry - starving, famishedInterested - fascinatedPleased - ecstatic, thrilled, delightedShocked - horrifiedScared - frightened-petrified/terrifiedSmall - tiny, minisculeSurprised - amazed, astonished, shockedTired - exhausted (knackered - British English colloquial slang)Ugly - hideousUpset - devastated PROVERBS - What is a proverb? - A simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. A proverbs are often metaphorical (metaphor - metáfora). "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink" "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." "You can't judge a book by its cover." "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." "Out of sight, out of mind." ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Send us a voice message with your favourite proverb or saying to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.co, or send us a voice message using speakpipe Join us on Blab and practise your speaking for free: On next week's episode: Starting a conversation and making small talk. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Hay más podcasts para mejor tu inglés aquí: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Mansion interviews Ryan Sink from businessenglishqanda.com http://www.businessenglishqanda.com/ Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. When I was in Manchester this year for the New Media Europe conference I was lucky enough to meet a great guy called Ryan Sink. Ryan's so nice to be around. He's the kind of person who makes you feel comfortable and relaxed as soon as you meet him. It's just as shame that we didn't have a lot of time to talk more at the conference and also that we happen to live in different countries. So I jumped on Skype with Ryan after the conference and that's what you're going to hear now. A Mansion Interview with Ryan Sink from businessenglishQ&A.com http://www.businessenglishqanda.com/ You can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/ryan     Vocabulary to kick start - hacer arrancar to figure out - llegar a entender groceries - provisiones, comida tap (UK) / faucet (US) - grifo a dirty look - una mirada de odio to get around - evitar to end up - acabar en, terminar en to set up - instalar, establecerse en un negocio smart - inteligente stubborn - terco/a,  tozudo mussels - mejillones shrimp - gambas squid - calamares dish - plato roll - panecillo, bocadillo bank holiday - festivo nacional influx - influjo to polish - pulir, perfeccionar coaching - entrenamiento, preparación the nitty-gritty (the practical details) - meollo del asunto resourses - recursos scholarship - beca   Ryan, thanks man for spending the time. You can check out Ryan's wonderful website and his podcast at: businessenglishQ&A.com. All links, as usual, can be found in the shownotes at inglespodcast.com/ryan For a free 15 minute consultation, email Ryan at ryanlsink@gmail.com Thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please go to iTunes and give us some iTunes love, a few of those lovely stars and maybe a short review so that more people can find our podcasts.  

Gym and exercise Vocabulary, proverbs - AIRC75 If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Gym Vocabulary   Hay más podcasts aquÍ: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Ricardo Fica (from Chile) Well, I want to tell you a funny story about myself and it's about my level of English.As I told you in previous emails, I'm a SAP consultant and I started a new project with a new client "Samsonite" two months ago (here in Chile). When I started the project I had to test my English as I had to interact with a Chinese girl who came from Hong Kong. The first 3 days with her were terrible! I could not understand most of the words she spoke.Her pronunciation was like a mix between Chinese and English and she did not pronounce the "R" and the "L". I had to sharpen my ear, I had to make an effort to understand her and you can imagine we had to speak about business with particular business words.So, I had to ask her all the definitions by email to manage to understand what she was talking about. Once I could read it I started to understand her and every day a little clearer. All of this, occured the first week.In the second week, a British man came to Chile. So I thought, It will be much easier now because he should speak as clear as you guys speak! But I was terribly wrong! This British man, who came from London, spoke very very weird and I couldn't understand most of his words - the same again! Guys, I thought EVERYONE in the UK spoke like you, but they don't! Maybe because your are teachers.The more the British man talked, the more I could understand the Chinese girl. Well, after 2 weeks speaking and listening to them I think I can say I've improved my English very much.This was the best way and the best opportunity to do it. Now they have gone back to their countries and we are communicating by email all the time, as I'm still involved in the project.Now I feel I can speak more fluidly and with greater confidence. I hope you could understand my writing...I'm still learning English with you. (corrected email in inglespodcast.com/75) Thanks guys again, you do an excellent job and you deserve all awards. Regards. Ricardo Listener Feedback: Voice message from Arturo (great accent!) Engage in culture and in everything English. Gym Vocabulary (Ramón) to workout - to go for a good workoutto get fit / to be fitto get/keep in shape to have a spare tyre - michelines, flotadores / double chin - una papadachin - barbilla to lift (do) weights (to pump iron) - to do yoga, aerobics, step, judo, to do push-ups/press-ups, to do chin-ups/pull-ups, to do sit-ups to do reps (repetitions - repeticiones) to build muscles - to get a six pack - tableta de chocolate to stretch - estirarse to warm up - calentarse tendons - tendones a mat - colchoneta, esterilla (an exercise) bench - banco a treadmill - cinta de correr cardiovascular dumbbells / kettlebells biceps abs = abdominal muscles to work up a sweat to sweat - sudar / sweaty (adjective) - sudoroso/a perspiration - transpiración, sudoración (to perspire) glow - brillar, irradiar "No pain, no gain" - Sin dolor no hay ganancia   We want to thank our sponsor iTalki. ¡Compra una lección de inglés y consigue la segunda gratis! http://promos.italki.com/ingles-podcast/ PROVERBS - What is a proverb? - A simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. A proverbs are often metaphorical (metaphor - metáfora). "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones."Don't criticize other people if you're not perfect yourself. "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst."Bad things might happen, so be prepared. "Better late than never."It's best to do something on time. But if you can't do it on time, do it late. "There's no such thing as a free lunch."Things that are offered for free always have a hidden cost. (many things that seem free often have 'strings attached'.) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Send us a voice message and try to use as many gym words in their different forms and practise a few proverbs. inglespodcast.com - speakpipe or Send us an email to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. What's your favourite proverb? Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes.If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love. On next week's episode: Strong adjectives The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'   Hay más podcasts aquÍ: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Adjectives, adverbs, verbs, nouns and proverbs - AIRC74   Hay más audio podcasts en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Adjectives, adverbs, verbs and nouns, proverbs Listener Feedback: David from Mexico has left us a voice message and asks about adjectives, adverbs, verbs and nouns We answered who and whom in Episode 72 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/10/11/you-and-i-you-and-me-afterwards-after-all-who-whom-whose-airc72/ ) Whoever / whomever - It doesn't matter who. "I will give my clothes to whoever needs them." "Whosoever" is old fashioned and not used very often, especially in spoken English. "Whosoever" is used in formal English, like in the bible, for example: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 Adjectives, adverbs, verbs and nouns NOUN - Reza drank his coffee (coffee is a noun) VERB - Reza drank his coffee (drank is the verb) ADVERB - Reza drank his coffee slowly (adverb - slowly, quickly, noisily, beautifully) ADJECTIVE - Reza drank his hot coffee slowly (adjective describes the noun - strong, weak coffee)   sly - astuto, taimado/a (a sly fox) David used the example HELP - verb and noun. What's the adjective? 'helpful' / 'unhelpful' / 'helpless' - and the adverb? 'helpfully' Study them in a table: NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB economy economize economical/economic economically analysis analyse analytical analytically apology apologise apologetic apologetically   There is a table and exercises about this in our MansionFirst cd for the First Certificate exam ( http://www.mansioningles.com/cd_first.htm ) We want to thank our sponsor iTalki. ¡Compra una lección de inglés y consigue la segunda gratis! http://promos.italki.com/ingles-podcast/ PROVERBS - What is a proverb? - A simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. A proverbs are often metaphorical (metaphor - metáfora). "A stitch in time saves nine." "Two wrongs don't make a right."When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse. "When in Rome, do as the Romans."Act the way that the people around you are acting. Have your dinner at 9pm in Spain. Drink lots of tea in the UK. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."Tweet This! Strong people don't give up when they come across challenges. They just work harder. "No man is an island."Tweet This! You can't live completely independently. Everyone needs help from other people. "Two heads are better than one."It's better to work with someone than to work alone. "Too many cooks spoil the broth."Too many people together could produce a bad result.   ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to send us a proverb. Send us a voice message and try to use as many words in their different forms. inglespodcast.com - speakpipe or Send us an email to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. What's your favourite proverb?   On next week's episode: More proverbs and gym vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Hay más audio podcasts en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 45 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Pronunciation of Irregular Verbs Listener Feedback: Email from ROBERTO Mensaje: Hi friends!!! Could the expression "a trade off between sth andsth" be translated into Spanish as "tira y afloja entre algo y algo"? Dictionary says: "sacrificar algo por". For example: "The new speakers look stylish, but I would not trade the sound off for the appearance." This is a phrasal verb that you can separate. It sort of means there is a surrender of some benefits for others. Here's another example with 'trade-off" as a noun: "The side effects of that new medicine are a trade-off to its benefits." - La compensación de los efectos secundarios de esta nueva medicina por los beneficios que produce es evidente. I'm not sure what "tira y afloja entre algo y algo". I've never heard this expression before, but it could be right. Question from Maria Eugenia Abad: Hello guys, I just want to say to you two thank you very much for the podcast, it really helps me with pronuciation and lot of things, (a lot of / lots of)I would you like to suggest a podcast about the pronunciation of irregular verbs, infinitive, past simple and past participle, would be great if that is posible, once again thanks a lot. The pronunciation of regular verbs in the past tense (-ed endings) in Epìsode 60 - inglespodcast.com/60 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/07/19/the-ed-ending-on-past-regular-verbs-airc60-2/ ) We want to thank our sponsor iTalki. I've decided to improve my Spanish with iTalki. I've made a list: tenses, especially the past tense " Yo he hecho mis deberes" "Yo hizo mis deberes" He intentado mejorar mi español" - Intenté mejorar mi español." - I haven't chosen my Spanish teacher yet I think I'll look for a teacher from Argentina. Probably a female teacher, because I feel more comfortable. So you go there – you register – you search for a teacher – you buy italki credits (ITC) and you find a teacher in your price range. Go to: inglespodcast.com/italki - click on ‘start speaking – find a teacher’ Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Verb Past Simple Past Participle be was / were been become became become begin began begundrink drank drunkring rang rungsing sang sungsink sank sunkswim swam swum bring brought broughtbuy bought boughtcatch caught caughtfight fought foughtthink thought thoughtteach taught taught come came come ("Craig often doesn't know if he's coming or going." - He does know what he's doing.)go went gone forbid forbade forbiddenforget forgot forgottenforgive forgave forgivenchoose chose chosenride rode riddenfreeze froze frozenbreak broke brokenhide hid hiddenwrite wrote writtenrise rose risenspeak spoke spokensteal stole stolentake took takeneat ate eaten cut cut cutrun ran run do did done draw drew drawn drive drove driven find found found fly flew flown sit sat sat blow blew blown ("To blow your own trumpet." - to boast (jactarse, presumir, tirarse flores) grow grew grown hear heard heard know knew known leave left left mean meant meant read read read see saw seen shoot shot shot sleep slept slept tear tore torn tell told told throw threw thrown understand understood understood wake woke woken wear wore worn ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us what you did yesterday and what you have done this week to practise the past simple and past participle of these irregular verbs. Send us a voice message with speakpipe or Send us an email to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Proverbs and David from Mexico asks us about adverbs, adjectives, verbs and nouns The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. When I saw Bea's website destinoreinounido.com I thought 'What a wonderful idea, a website in Spanish to help Spanish speakers who want to go to the Uk to work, study and live.' I started to look aroud Bea's site and I found a wealth of information on everything from work and job interviews, tourism, accommodation in the UK and all that important and necessary stuff concerning bureauocracy and red tape, tax, National Insurance, Health, even what plug (enchufe) you need in the UK. I was amazed at how useful and accessable the information is on Bea's site so I wanted to have a chat with her and introduce you to her and her website, because you too might be thinking of going to live and work in the uK. Or, you might be already there! You can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/bea Vocabulary scouse - procedente de Liverpool, dialecto de Liverpooltwins - gemelosnational insurance - seguridad socialtaps - grifosto hang out - pasar el ratogrey - gris, nublado(family) bond, tie - vínculo, lazo to my mind - en mi opinión, a mi manera de pensar, a mi modo de verI'm not a big fan (of) - no soy un gran aficionado (de)to charge - cobrarrecruiter - empresa de selección de personalplug - enchufe   Bea is looking for new team members to help her with her project, so if you're interested in collaborating with Bea, you can reach her through her website at destinoreinounido.com. Thank you Bea for sharing your story, and your website, with us. Thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please go and show us some iTunes love by giving us some stars and maybe a short review so that more people can find our podcasts.

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome to the award-winning podcast that improves your English. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: You and I, you and me - afterwards, after all - who, whom, whose Listener Feedback: Javi T. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions.Diference between, '' After all '' and '' afterwards'' // Exemp: we are not a good chefs, but after all, the food wasn't that bad.we had to study last night, but afterwards we went out for a few beers. 'Afterwards' is a time expression. It refers to time. 'After all' is more than a time expression: "I thought I was lost, but I was going the right way after all." "Let me help you. After all, you always help me." (por lo menos) "After all is said and done." - al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas "After all the trouble she's causes me, I still love Berta." (despues de todo) "We had lunch. Afterwards, John went home." ¡OJO! It's not correct to say, X"We had lunch. Afterwards, John went home."X you should say, "We had lunch. After that, John went home." "After" is a preposition and needs to go with another word. Whom, who or whose? "To Whom It May Concern" - Use this expression in formal emails when you do not know the name of the person you are writing to. whose = de quién Whom is mainly used in formal English (especially in written English). Whom can only be for objects, it cannot be for subjects. "Are you the gentleman WHOM I met earlier?" ('Whom' is the object, 'I' is the subject). This is not common spoken English. It's more common to use 'who', not 'whom' in modern spoken English. When it's an indirect object, with a preposition, use 'whom'. "For Whom the Bells Toll" by Ernest Hemingway "With Whom are you going out tonight?" Use WHOM (with an 'M') if the answer is HIM. - "Whom do you love?" - "I love him." (No se dice, X"I love he."X)   "Is it posible to use the verbs 'fancy , feel like' as past verbs tense? Yes, it is! - "I fancied a pizza so we went out for dinner." "I felt like having a pizza." A question from Armando Hello, Reza and Craig. I want to thank you for creating this podcasts every week. I am from Colombia and recently I became a patron to support your great labor (work). I really hope that many people can join us because together we can achieve the aim of having written transcriptions for every episode. Would you mind help me with this question? I have been studying how to create questions with the following words: how, what, which, where, when, among others, but I can't understand or identify the structure for these sentences and when I need to use these auxiliary verbs: do / does / did / have / has / etc I know the auxiliary 'do' is for I / you / we / they in the present simple, and 'does' for he / she / it. But it is not clear for me when I need to put the auxiliary in the question and when not to. For example: What time do you usually have breakfast?How many people live in this house? (this question does not have any auxiliary)How much is this bunch of white roses?How often do you visit your parents? When the question word is an object, use an auxiliary verb: + I eat rice. (positive form)- I don't eat rice. (negative form)? Do I eat rice. (question form) "How many people live in this house? ("How many" is the subject, not the object) "Who did you help?" - "I helped John." - "Who (object) did you (subject) help?" - "I helped John (object)." "Who helped you?" - "Who (subject) helped you (object)?" "How many eggs did you buy?" (auxiliary verb) "How many cars arrived?" (no auxiliary verb) "Whose car is this?" - The verb TO BE never uses an auxiliary verb. "How long ago did my mother arrive?" My mother is the subject - you need an auxiliary verb. "Where do you work?" - 'You' is the subject of the question, so you need an auxiliary verb I do not understand why these sentences use the verb 'likes' with 's' instead of 'like' without s: "Craig likes chocolate." - 'like' has an 's' because it's a 3rd person statement in the present simple tense. "Does Craig like chocolate?" - this is a question with does, so there is no 's' in the persent simple. The auxiliary verbs 'do', 'does', 'don't' are followed by the infinitive without 'to'. Isabel from Brazil: "You and me" or "You and I"? 'I' is a subject pronoun and 'me' is an object pronoun. "I love you" is correct. X"Me love you."X is not correct. "She love me." ('me' is the object) "You and me do the podcast together." ('you and me' are both sobjects) "Reza and I love podcasting." ('Reza and I' are both subjects) "Reza and me will have a pint of lager." "Reza and I will have a pint of lager." Both the above sentences are correct. "Reza and I" is more common in formal and written English. "Reza and me", "You and me" etc is more common in spoken and informally written English. Julio Alejandro Pinzón NúñezTunja - Colombia Gracias por las lecciones, he aprendido mucho y aclarado muchas dudas. Acabo de escuchar el Episodio 3 y aquí en Colombia utilizamos el verbo colocar como sinónimo de poner, por ejemplo "Póngase en la fila" = "Colóquese en la fila" = "Haga la fila" o también "Coloca el libro en la mesa" = "Pon en libro en la mesa" "Put the book on the table.""Put yourself in the queue." / "Get in the queue." / "Get in line." /"Get in the queue." / "Queue up." Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Go and come, could and would, reglas para leer inglés - AIR71 If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you take it to the next level. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. In this episode: your questions; could - would, come - go and we speak about getting old, Thanks to Lara Arlem who donated $3 per month to our Patreon program. - There will be news soon about the transcriptions. Listener Feedback: Rafael: "Muy interesante este capítulo de los FALSE FRIENDS (inglespodcast.com/64 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/08/16/false-friends-airc64/ ) ahora se me ocurre un false friend POLICY no es POLICIA (policy = política, regla, norma - póliza - insurance policy). Una duda que tengo desde que empecé a coger libros de inglés es, si en el inglés no hay reglas (fijas), para leerlo, como se leería una palabra que la ves escrita por primera vez y que no la has oido pronunciar con anterioridad, (es lo que nos pasa a los españoles cuando cogemos un libro en inglés) que no sabemos como pronunciar muchas palabras del libro." There are not many pronunciation rules that help you, Rafael. Some of the rules will confuse you more than help you. We suggest that you learn and use the phonemic script. A good dictionary will have the word in the script so that you can pronounce it properly. Here are some links to pages in the mánsion inglés intermediate course where you can learn all of the symbols: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer01_3.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer04_6.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer06_6.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_6.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer10_7.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_9.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer12_7.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer14_7.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer17_3.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer19_4.htmhttp://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer24_7.htm Rafael también dice, "Reza sabe un montón de español!" Voice message from Javier Trimin from Barcelona living in Fort William, Scotland who has a 'Because of my English...' story to tell us. Claudia - Buenos Aires, Argentina Hello how are You? I have been listening You for the last three months. I had a Hangout with Craig once. I really like the way you introduce the different subjects, develop and explain them. I am 57 years old. I learned English at school, as You can see It passed some time since I left school! (It's been a long time since....) I would like to ask you when the word "come" must be used. For example "I am coming to your home" or "I am going to your home"? come = venir / go = ir. Come is also llegar (arrive) What time are they coming? - ¿A qué hora llegan? 'Come ' is used with 'here'. - "I'm waiting in my house for Paul. I wonder what time he's going to come (here)?" "How did you come to be an accountant?" - ¿Cómo llegaste a ser un contable? Reza, how did you come to be a teacher? "Go" can mean 'become' when It's used with an adjective - "I think I'm going crazy." - "Creo que me estoy volviendo loco." I have got a question. Would you mind help me with this?I was listening to the podcast AIRC40 (inglespodcast/40 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/01/01/i-like-to-goi-like-going-wouldcould-i-cant-help-gerund-i-dont-feel-like-gerund-i-didnt-mean-to-infinitive-airc40/ ) where you spoke about 'Could' and 'Would'. Could is related to Can. Could is the past of can and the conditional. You also used the following examples: I could see him = Yo podía verlo (for the past) I could see him = Yo podría verlo (for the conditional) Podía is not exactly the past of the verb 'Poder' in Spanish, it is the 'Pretérito imperfecto'. The past of the verb 'Poder' in Spanish is 'Pude'. Yo pude (Pretérito)Yo podía (Pretérito imperfecto) But my English teacher told me that it's not common to use 'could' to express (or to convey) an action in the past. "When I was a child I could run really fast, but I can't now." (general ability) When you're talking about a specific situation, 'could' is not possible: "I fell from a great height and broke my leg, but I was able to get up." No se dice X"I could get up."X Use 'could' for general ability and not for specific situations. In the negative, you can use 'could' in both circumstances: "I broke my leg and I couldn't get up." / "When I was a child I couldn't play the piano." (Use the negative 'couldn't' (could not) for general ability and for specific situations. Ya puedes escuchar los podcasts de La Mansión del Inglés con nuestro app for iphone y ipad. ¡Es gratis! Elisa from FinlandThe phrase 'I'm getting old'. When does it start and when does it stop? When do you start getting old? Are there any advantages in getting old? Definitely not ;) Reza: Began to feel old quite suddenly a month ago. Reza will soon need bifocal glasses. Craig: dislikes modern pop music, walks into the bathroom with the dirty dinner plates. Walks into a room and forget why Advantages of getting old - Your confidence increases, you care less about stuff, appreciating life's small pleasures, having wisdom. Feeling less nervous, anxious and up tight. On next week's episode: More of your questions! The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'    

If you are a new listener, If this is your first time here, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Urban living Listener Feedback: Surferlobo on iTunes Chile (24th June)Este podcast es lo mejor que he escuchado. Los profesores hablan muy bien, se entiende perfecto lo que dicen y además son muy simpáticos y eso hace que sus clases sean muy entretenidas. Me reí por montones cuando un profesor habló en inglés pero con acento español. (5 stars) Vocabulary: Urban living Where people live: flat (UK) / Apartment (US) - a block of flats / an apartment blockterraced / semi-detached (a semi) / detached a penthousea condo = condominium (US) - bloque de apartamentosa bungalowa farmhousea cottage - casita de campo, cabaña a mansiona villa - Mediterraneana tenta caravana mobile homea council house / a council estate Collocations: a residential areaan industrial estatea shopping/pedestrian precinct, a shopping centre (UK) / a shopping mall (US)a building site (UK) / a construction site (US)green beltshanty townlocal amenities/facilitiesred light districtChinatown Expressions: on the outskirtsin the suburbs/suburban areain the city centre (UK) / downtown (US)slumto sleep rough, homelessto crash (on someone’s floor)to put someone upto rent a house/flat/apartment X to rent OUT a house/flat/apartmentThe tenant rents the flat - The landlord/landlady rents OUT the flat Adjectives: run-down / shabbyto renovate/restore, to do up (an area or a house, flat etc)bustlinglivelypicturesquecosmopolitanprosperousinner-citydulldepressing Have you ever been to a dull, depressing place?City life or country life? Which would you prefer?What was the area you grew up in like? to demolish, to knock down Is it better to demolish and rebuild or renovate and restore? Send us a comment or question craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Next episode: Listener Questions: go and come, would and could, como leer en inglés The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  

If you are a new listener, If this is your first time here, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Telephone English Listener Feedback: Cristina from Barcelona: I need (to) speak on the phone in my work and I always am nervous (I’m always nervous). Can you explain some expression for speaking on the telephone? I love your podcasts and I learn lots of things every week. Thank you. Telephone English Reza and Craig agree that speaking on the phone in a foreign language is one of most difficult things to do. You can't see the other person, so you have no body language, hand gestures or facial communication.   Vocabulary To dial = marcar To put (s.o.) through = pasar/poner a alguien  “Don't put any calls through for the next hour” - No pases ninguna llamada en la próxima hora “I'm putting you through now.” - Ahora le paso (or pongo) To hold (the line) = esperar (¡no cuelgue!) To hang up = colgar To give (s.o.) a ring/call = llamar a alguien To phone/call (s.o.) back = volver a llamar (a alguien) The line’s busy/engaged = está comunicando Leave/take a message = dejar/tomar un recado ring tone - tono de llamada   Expressions   Identifying yourself Hi, it’s Reza speaking. Hello, this is Craig = Soy Craig NOT I am Craig  Good morning, my name’s Craig. Reason for phoning I’m ringing/calling/phoning to let you know ..... I'm ringing/I'm calling/I'm phoning to ask if ..... I'm ringing/I'm calling/I'm phoning to find out if….. I'm ringing/I'm calling/I'm phoning because I was wondering if .....   Asking for people Could I/May I speak to Craig, please? I’d like to speak to Craig Is Craig there, please? Could you put Craig on, please? I'm afraid... = me temo que... / lo siento per... I’m afraid Reza is not here/in the office   Asking for things Could you…..(+infinitive without to)  Could you ring me back later.  Could you ask/get + PERSON to ring/call me back (later)? Could you tell me what time the restaurant closes   Would you mind………(+ing)  Would you mind sending me some information. Would you mind asking + PERSON to get back to me, please?   To review polite indirect questions look at Episode 50.  http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/05/11/indirect-questions-and-travel-in-morocco-with-special-guest-nicola-airc50/     Would you mind asking Reza to get back to me, please? I'll get back to you. I was wondering = estaba pensando… I was wondering if we could get together next week.   Giving your phone number My number is ...... You can get me on ....... You can get in touch on/You can contact me on .....   Ending the conversation To get back to someone = volver a llamar a alguien I’ll get back to you tomorrow.   Thank you for calling. Goodbye. Thanks a lot then. See you. Thanks for phoning. All the best. Bye.   Do you like speaking on the phone? (in Spanish?) Do you ever prepare for phone calls before you make them? What’s your preferred method of communication with people?   Send us a comment or question craig@inglespodcast.com  or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Next episode:  Urban living The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' 

Puedes contestar las preguntas de comprensión y obtener ayuda con el vocabulario difícil en esta entrevista en inglespodcast.com  You can answer listening comprehension questions and get help with difficult vocabulary in this interview at inglespodcast.com 

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you take it to the next level.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. In this episode: the TOEFL and IELTS test Feedback:  email from Antonio Tenorio (who also nominated us for the UK podcasters’ award. I've been looking for a way to learn English through listening to podcasts and I found this one which is helping me a lot because it's the best I ever met (heard). Reza and Craig are very skillful in (at) teaching English and they create all their podcasts in order to convey the best to their listeners. I send you a big hug and  please keep pushing and helping us to learn your greats language. Thank you. We spoke about IELTS in Episode 15, (  http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/02/21/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-15/)  and compared IELTS to Cambridge exams (FCE, CAE etc) in Episode 24. (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/06/05/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-the-rich-mans-world-airc24/ ) IELTS IELTS is the International English Language Testing System A collaboration between the British Council (the UK govt.’s cultural body and most important English language teaching org.);  IDP: IELTS Australia ( Australian universities and recruitment/employment agency); Cambridge English Language Assessment. Test overview  In IELTS, there are four papers: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. There are two different IELTS modules: Academic and General Training.  The Speaking and Listening tests are the same in both modules, but the Reading and Writing tests are different.  Academic module  Choose this if you wish to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, or if you are seeking professional registration, e.g. doctors and nurses.  General Training module  Choose this if you wish to migrate to an English-speaking country, (e.g. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, or also USA) or if you wish to train or study at below degree level. IELTS FORMAT - ON PAPER, not computer Each skill is tested separately. Listening - 40 questions, 4 sections, a variety of question types - 30 mins. approx. Reading - 40 questions, 3 texts, a variety of question types  - 60 mins. Academic module has more academic texts, whereas General module has non-academic texts. Writing - 2 tasks, 60 mins. Academic Q1: write about a diagram(s) incl. some statistics. General Q1: letter responding to a situation. Q2: an essay giving your opinion on a topci. Speaking - 3 parts: personal info; responding to a prompt card about a topic with three bullet points to talk about; conversation with examiner connected to prompt card topic - 11-14 minutes. One examiner talks to one candidate in a room. It is recorded. Price: approximately £115 (€190, $200) IELTS Links: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/ielts/why-take-the-test/  http://www.ielts.org/  http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/ Free or longer paid version for practice: http://www.roadtoielts.com/testdrive/ Free apps: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-your-test/1001-ways-app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubl.ielts&feature=search_result   TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL iBT (computer) test. There is also a pBT (paper) version, but only available in very very few countries.  Who accepts TOEFL? More than 9,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL scores. Other organizations rely on TOEFL scores as well: Immigration departments use them to issue residential and work visas Medical and licensing agencies use them for professional certification purposes Individuals use them to measure their progress in learning English TOEFL FORMAT - ON COMPUTER, not paper During the test, you are asked to perform tasks that combine/integrate more than one skill, such as: Read, listen and then speak in response to a question Listen and then speak in response to a question Read, listen and then write in response to a question Reading - 60–80 minutes - 36–56 questions Read 3 or 4 passages from academic texts and answer questions. Listening - 60–90 minutes - 34–51 questions Listen to lectures, classroom discussions and conversations, then answer questions. Break - 10 minutes Speaking - 20 minutes - 6 tasks Express an opinion on a familiar topic; speak based on reading and listening tasks about campus situations & academic situations. Writing - 50 minutes - 2 tasks Question 1: Write essay response based on reading and listening tasks;  Question 2: support an opinion on a topic. It takes approximately 10 days to get the results from the TOEFL test. It can cost between $150 - $225, although it usually costs about $160 - $180. Links: General info: http://www.ets.org/s/toefl/flash/17494/TOEFL_Resources_Web_Video.htm Test overview: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about/content/ What happens at test centre: http://www.ets.org/s/toefl/flash/15571_toefl_prometric.HTML Overview of each part of test, with a few simple questions: http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/tour/highrez/start-web_content.HTML Writing & Speaking video tutorial: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about/video_library/ DOWNLOADBALE OFFICIAL free test practice: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/prepare/toefl_interactive_sampler/ There's some free practice here, inc. Speaking, (and a lot more if you pay): TOEFL NETWORK- http://www.toeflnetwork.com/#/page/5 Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Telephone English   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' 

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you take it to the next level.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. In this episode: Common mistakes made by Spanish speakers Listener Feedback:  A huge thank you to sara Jarabo for becoming a Patron of the show on Patreon. You can support us at www.patreon.com/inglespodcast. And thank you to all our sponsors on Patreon, Mamen, Corey, Sara and Manuel. Olga (Sevilla) Una duda que tengo es el significado de "QUE". Normalmente significa 'What', pero en la frase ¡que barato¡ se escribe con 'that´s' "that´s cheap". ¿Porque? You're right, Olga - "Qué" is often translated to "what" (¿Qué hora es? - What time is it? ¿Qué es eso? - What's that?), but 'what' can also be translated as "How" or "That" in some specific expressions.  ¡Qué cara! - What a cheek! How cheeky! 'He's taking a liberty!' Así que "¡Qué barato!" en inglés es "That's cheap" o "How cheap!". How fantastic! How wonderful! That's amazing! That's terrible! How frustrating! It's true that quite often you'll get into problems if you try to translate directly from Spanish to English. It isn't always possible. What's 'Tengo 20 años' - I'm 20 'Vamos a tomar una cerveza. - Let's go for a beer / Let's have a beer Tengo hambre / sueño - I'm hungry / sleepy Perdí el autobus - I missed the bus It's normal to translate when you first start learning a language, but try to stop doing it as soon as possible and start thinking in English. Common mistakes made by Spanish speakers: I like you - tu me gustas cocky, big-headed - arrogante, creído, engreído 'tener' is a problem, isn't it? - it doesn't necessarily translate to 'I have' tengo calor - I'm hot tengo sed - I'm thirsty (pronunciation /thirstee) ¡Ten cuidado! - Be careful! (Take care? - Cuídate) tienes suerte - you're lucky tengo frío - I'm cold tengo prisa - I'm in a hurry tengo miedo de/a - I'm afraid of... What are you afraid of? tienes razón - you're right (the 3 most useful words in any marriage!) Yes dear, you're right! I'm bored / I'm boring The film is boring - I am bored (by the film) - 'ed' adjectives are passive. 'ing' adjectives are active. This podcast is interested or interesting? You are interested by the podcast. XThe people is very kind.X - a person IS... / people ARE.... 'people' is the plural noun. 'person' is the singular noun. 'I brought my books here to help you.' NOT....Xto helpingX NOT Xfor to helpX It's the 'infinitive of purpose' (WHY?) : I brought my books here. - Why? to help you. I took a pen - Why? to write something. I took a chair. - Why? to sit down. I opened the door. - Why? to go out. Why did you listen to Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig? to improve my English Why did Reza go there today? To podcast with Craig. TAKE and LAST It TAKES Reza 40 minutes to get to Craig's house. A podcast LASTS about 30 minutes. (the duration of the podcast is about 30 minutes) X"Can you explain me how to use the verb get?X Can you explain how to use... OR Can you explain TO ME how to use....OR Can you TELL ME how to use... TELL and SAY You usually SAY SOMETHING but you TELL SOMEONE ...but there are exceptions: TELL the truth TELL a lie TELL a story TELL a joke etc. "I SAID TO my boss..." OR "I TOLD my boss." XThere are much differents things to do in my town.X - There are many different things to do in my town. Adjectives do not agree with the noun in English. - No 'S'!! XI didn’t write nothing.X - "I didn't write anything." or "I wrote nothing." Can you think of more common mistakes? Send us an email to craig@inglespodcast.com or to Reza at belfastreza@gmail.com, or send us a voice message through our website. Just click the orange button on the home page. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  There are more podcasts to improve your English on our website at http://www.inglespodcast.com/

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This lesson: professions We spoke about work vocabulary in Episodes 9, 32 and 43 Listener Feedback: DAvo9042 on iTunes Mexico: Excellent option to learn English. Simplemente el mejor método para aprender que he encontrado, incluyendo clases pagadas. Vocabulary: Abogado/a - Lawyer (pronunciation) Granjero/Agricultor - Farmer Arqueólogo - Archaeologist Arquitecto/a - Architect Basurero/a - Dustman (U.K.) / Garbage collector (U.S.A.)., Also 'refuse collector' and 'binman'. Biólogo - Biologist Cajera/0 - Cashier Camionero/a - Lorry driver (U.K.) / Truck driver (U.S.A.) Carnicero/a - Butcher Cirujano/a - Surgeon Electricista - Electrician Enfermero/a - Nurse Farmacéutico - Pharmacist / chemist Físico - Physicist Fontanero/a - Plumber Ingeniero - Engineer monje - monk monja - nun Niñera - Nanny / Nursemaid Panadero/a - Baker Peluquero/a - Hairdresser Periodista - Journalist Psicólogo/a - Psychologist Psiquiatra / Siquiatra - Psychiatrist Sacerdote - priest Veterinario - Veterinary surgeon; vet (U.K.) ; Veterinarian (USA) Thank you to our sponsor italki traductor/a - translator mensajero/a - courier albañil - bricklayer, builder banquero/a - banker político/a - politician cocinero/a - cook, chef masajista - masseur (male), masseuse (female), massage therapist esteticista - beautician, beauty specialist torero, matador - bullfighter musico/a - musician peón - labourer obrero/a - worker obrero/a de fábrica - factory worker peón agrícola, trabajador/a del campo -  farm worker, farmhand taxista - taxi driver   Think of 2 jobs that........ ...can be done from home: podcasting, writer, administrative work, translators ...do not exist anymore: typist, street gas-lighter, town crier ...young children typically want to do: police officer, firefighter, model, footballer ...are overpaid: footballers, models, bankers ...can be done by robots: production line (car manufacture), some farm work ...require absolutely no intelligence: model, fruitpicker ...will be most needed in the future: IT specialists, psychologists ...you would really hate to do: binman/dustman, prison warden, bathroom attendent Do you think that having ‘a job for life’ is a thing of the past? Is the most important thing about a job the salary? If you won the lottery, would you stop working? Is it possible to have a good family life and a successful career, or do you have to choose? What's your opinion? Are you looking for a job at the moment? What's your dream job? Practise your speaking and send us a comment, or a question, at inglespodcast.com. We'd love to hear from you. On next week's episode: Common mistakes made by Spanish speakers  The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  More podcasts on our webpage: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

Vocabulary Review - Vegetables - AIRC65 If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   In this episode: Vocabulary Review - Vegetables - Verduras Listener Feedback: Rafa D on iTunes: Los podcasts son entretenidos y variados. Un recurso muy útil para reforzar el aprendizaje. 23bistadon (iTunes) Hello, your job is excellent and generous (you do excellent work).  This is really a new era regarding the learning of languages. Thanks to the internet and people like you, giving your time and effort in such an unselfish manner. Thank you very much. These reviews are on the Spanish iTunes. I don't know how to see comments and reviews from other countries. If you know, please tell me. I'd like to see all of your reviews.   Vocabulary: Vegetables (pronunciation) Ajo - Garlic Alcachofa - Artichoke Apio - Celery Batata / Moniato - Sweet potato Berenjena - Aubergine / Eggplant Berro - Cress, Watercress Brécol - Broccoli Calabacín - Courgette (UK), zucchini (US) Calabaza - Pumpkin Cebolla - Onion Cebolleta - Chive  Col, repollo - Cabbage Coles de Bruselas - Brussel sprouts Coliflor - Cauliflower Endivia - Endive Escarola - Curly endive ; Chicory Espárrago - Asparagus Espinacas - Spinach Guisante - Pea Haba - Broad bean Judía verde - French bean Lechuga - Lettuce Nabo - Turnip Pepino - Cucumber Perejil - Parsley Pimiento - Pepper Puerro - Leek Rábano - Radish Rábano picante - Horseradish Remolacha - Beet, Beetroot What are you favourite vegtables?  Reza: garlic, onion, aubergine, asparagus, red and green peppers and chilli peppers Craig: tomatoes, broccoli, onions, garlic, eggplant, mushrooms Which do you hate?  Reza: celery,  Craig: celery, radishes Reza's salad recipe: kale - col rizada  spinach cress rocket onion olives anchovies tuna seaweed - algas carrot - zanahoria Reza's secret dressing - el aliño extra virgin Spanish olive oil Italian balsamic vinegar lemon juice a clove (of garlic) - un diente (de ajo) (leave for 20 minutes then remove) honey French mustard cumin seeds - comino or aniseed - anís On next week's episode: Professions The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' 

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. We are English teachers  With over 40 years of teaching between us, and in this podcast we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. For more podcasts to improve your English, go to inglespodcast.com In this episode: False Friends (falso amigo/falso cognado - amigo fingido) - "A word that appears to be related to another, but it isn't." Listener Feedback: Manuel (email) Friends Craig and Reza I am a lifelong student of the English language. In the future perhaps I'll go to an English-speaking country to finally learn it. -I have been to many academies, met many professors, and different methods and none of them satisfied me. -But now I'm happy because I found the duet "Craig and Reza", who represent the autentic way of teaching English,  listening and grammar at the same time. CONGRATULATIONS. You are magnificent. I hope quickly a section for Pronunciation.(I hope you will have a section on pronunciation) -I am a new follower through the monthly newsletter INGLESPODCAST, perhaps the most veteran student - eight two years old-but with great enthusiasm. -In conclusion, I ask several questions.          1. Where (day and Time) I may hear directly inglespodcast? - We do not broadcast the podcast live, but we publish a new episode every Sunday evening at about 8pm (Spanish time). 2. What is the actual translation of Podcast? - It is a combination of the words POD (from Apple's 'ipod' and CAST from the word 'broadcast' (emisión, transmisión) 3. What is the translation of the word PATREON? - Patreon is a company on the internet that helps people create art, music, film, dance ect (and, in our case, podcasts). It has a conection with the word 'patron' (patrocinador o rsponsor) 4. About Patreon I agree with the payment of 1 euro monthly - If you would like to sponsor us, you can go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast and sign up for the Patreon program. 5. How is the payment made? - On the Patreon webpage, you write your name, email address and credit card details. You can also donate with the PayPal system. 6. After ALL the prepositions with OF, the verb in gerund going? (Does the gerund always follow the preposition 'of'?) The verb is always in the gerund form after EVERY PREPOSITION. This is one of the rules in English. - Thank you very much for your attention.  Don't falter - Many people trust in you - DO A GOOD JOB" Manuel, it's a pleasure for us to have you as a listener and Reza and I are very happy that we can help you improve your English a little (and maybe entertain you as well!). Vocabulary: False Friends What's a false friend? Words in two languages that look or sound similar, but are different in meaning. An example is "embarrassed" (avergonzado) and "embarazada" (pregnant),  sensible - sensitive librería - bookshop propaganda - advertising (propaganda in English is biased information to promote certain ideas) beneficio - profit blando - soft (soso - bland) reclamar - to complain recuperar - to reclaim carrera - race, degree course (NOT a career) actual - current, present, contemporary - The current (or present) economic situation is a disaster. - La situación económica actual es desastrosa.  (actual in English means real - "This film is based on actual events") actualmente - presently, currently, these day de hecho - actually, in fact discutir - argue (not discuss) (estar constipado) - (to have) a cold - constipation in English is estreñimiento. If you're constipated you are blocked. embarazada - pregnant (embarrassed - avergonzado , I'm embarrassed - Me da vergüenza) éxito - success (not the way out - salida) sucesos - incidents, events  extranjero - foreign/foreigner - not strange or stranger (although a lot of foreigners are strange, especially the British who live on the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol!) tiempo - time/weather  pretender - intend (tener la intención de) I intend to go on a diet, starting tomorrow. - Tengo la intención de hacer regimen a partir de mañana. pretend (to do something) - to act like - hacer parecer que, simular, fingir - "He pretended to eat her ice cream." - Hizo parecer que se comía el helado. reunión - meeting (a reunion in English is a meeting of friends or family after a long time - ¿reencuentro?) - a school reunion, a family reunion la moto - the motorbike, el motor - the motor, the engine simpático - pleasant, likeable - Reza es un hombre muy simpático. - He's a very likeable man. (sympathetic in English means compasivo, empático) - They were sympathetic but could not help." Estaban de nuestra parte pero no podían ayudarnos. / He wasn't in the least sympathetic." - No mostró compasión alguna. cook - cocinero/a cooker - estufa, fogón, cocina, horno un militar - a soldier (the military - fuerzas armadas) un uniforme militar - a military uniform If you want to get in touch (contact us) go to inglespodcast.com. On next week's episode: Vegetables   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'       

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! We are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Uses of GET   You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com Vocabulary: Uses of GET (Tweet from Wiliam) "Can you explain (me) how to use the verb get?" Phrasal verbs with GET to get your head around = to understand to get by - manage (financially) English teachers don't earn very much money, but we get by. (arreglarse) to get on/off a train/boat/plane/bike (subir/bajar) - get in/out of a car/taxi (salir)  get out of doing something - get out of doing the washing up (to avoid) to get off with something (escapar, zafar, evitar una tarea, compromiso) - "The criminal commited a crime but no one caught him. He got off with it." - get away with to get on with - (seguir con) "Get on with your homework!" to get on with - (llevarse bien) "Do you get on well with your brothers and sisters?" to get away with - escape punishment for a crime or bad action (salirse con la suya, zafarse de la cárcel) "I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test!" to get over - to recover (from an illness, a surprise)Have you got over your cold yet? (recuperarse) to get up - levantarse What time do you get up in the summer? Do you go to bed and get up later because of the heat? to get through (to someone) - to communicate "It's difficult to get through to my wife. We always argue." More phrasal verbs with Marie Episode 54: http://www.inglespodcast.com/marie GET + object + -ED FORM (CAUSATIVE) "Craig has just got his hair cut." "Reza got/had his temperature taken by the doctor." With GET we can say that we cause something to happen or to be done. It is a less formal way of saying 'have something done': "I’m getting my car serviced tomorrow." "Did you notice that I got my hair cut?" We also use get to mean that we cause something to happen: Sorry to keep you waiting, Sir. We’re just getting the room cleaned for you. They got me to make a presentation at work, but I hate speaking in front of people. (They persuaded me to do it) Can you help me get this photocopier working? I want to get this podcast edited today. TO GET + PLACE = REACH, ARRIVE AT A PLACE How are you getting to Belfast? What time did you get here? If you leave here at 3pm, what time will you get to your flat? (get home) Reza gets home an hour after he leaves here. TO GET + DIRECT OBJECT = TO OBTAIN, TO RECEIVE, TO BUY How old were you when you got your driving licence? (obtain) How many emails do you get per day or per week? Would you rather get a letter or an email? I need to get a new pair of shoes in the sales. Are you getting anything? When are you getting your flat done up? (to do up = reformar, renovar, redecorar) - to decorate una reforma = alterations, changes, remodeling, refurbishment  to get your act together = to do what you are supposed to do, to organise yourself to get engaged, get married, get separated, get divorced, get over it! catapult - tirachinas, honda, resortera, gomera, tirador to get into trouble, to get arrested, to get caught to get in dept Get real! (get a grip) - ¡abre los ojos! Be honest, don't lie. TO GET + ADJECTIVE = BECOME to get drunk to get lucky  Get a life! It's getting hotter every day here in Valencia. I am getting old. Are there any advantages in getting old?  Do you ever get tired of teaching? Thanks to Manuel, Mamen, Sara and Corey who are patrons of this show. Go to: Patreon.com/inglespodcast Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Sign up to our email list at inglespodcast.com because we'll send you an email ever month with all the podcasts we've made and published.  On next week's episode: False Friends The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' and by Kevin MacLeod the track was 'Your Call' available at incompetech.com   You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   Find more podcasts at inglespodcast.com   In this episode: Cinema vocabulary  Listener Feedback:  (email from Javier from Scotland) Hello Craig and Reza, This is Javi I don't know if you remember me, I emailed you about 1 month ago. I listen to your postcast every morning while I'm working as housekeeper in a hostel in Scotland.  Personally, I don't find them so difficult to understand but I still find (it) quite difficult to understand native English speakers when they have a normal conversation. Most of the time I get lost.  It's true that my English's gotten much better since I came here, but I know is not enough.  I know that you've been teaching for years so if you didn't mind, I would be greatful if you could give some advice, which could help me to improve my English faster.  I hope you're enjoying the weather in valencia,    Best regards from Fort William. Thank you so much, Javier Trimiño    I'm not enjoying the weather in Valencia, Javi, and I wish I was in Scotland! I hate the heat and humidity.   Time and practice! - go to pubs, start conversations, smile and be friendly. Speak to anyone who will listen. You're listening to podcasts in English, which is great! - Make friends, socialise as much as possible. Go out with people. Speak to people in the hostel. Ask lots of questions - Ask where the baked beans are.   Elemental English:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2zQDH2yG55rf3kU8cYXQSQ  Vocabulary: Cinema vocabulary The music of a film - soundtrack The people who watch a film - audience (sport - spectators) When actors and actresses practise for a film or a play - rehearsal / to rehearse The person who makes the film and tells the actors what to do - director (pronunciation) The person who pays the money to make the film - producer The dialogue of a film - script Someone who does the dangerous things in a film - stuntperson All of the actors and actresses in a film - the cast The building where films are made - studio The places where the film is shot outside the studio - on location   The continuation of a story in a book or a film - sequel The part that an actor or actress plays in a film or a play - role Images which are made by computer - special effects When somebody writes an opinion of a film, play or book - review (the person is a critic) The way an actor or an actress acts - performance   A successful film which earns a lot of money - a box office success, blockbuster (Jurassic World - grossed $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend - estreno = premiere, opening release, first release)    More vocabulary:   dubbed = doblado subtitles = subtítulos plot = argumento the leading man/lady = the stars the supporting actors/cast - "WHo's in it? / Who's in the film? good guys and bad guys = the goodies and the badies a cameo role = aparición breve  femme fatale to take place - The action takes place.... to be set (in)... Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes.   If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love.   On next week's episode: Uses of GET The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'    Find more podcasts at inglespodcast.com

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Hello Mamen. This lesson's for you.  In this episode: Adjectives of Character Listener Feedback:  A huge thank you to Sara Jarabo for becoming a Patron of the show on Patreon. You can support us at www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  In September there's a podcasting conference in Manchester, Uk (12th and 13th September) This year they are having the first UK podcasts awards there. Please nominate Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig for an award in the education category. We would love to be nominated and maybe, with your help even win! go to inglespodcast.com/ and nominate us. Follow the link, give your name and email and then confirm the nomination in your inbox (if you don't see the email, check your spam folder). inglespodcast/award Thank you so much. I hope with your help we can get to the final of the awards.    Vocabulary: Adjectives of Character How would you describe Mamen? - cool, laid-back, generous and kind and friendly. Use 'a bit...' to moderate a negative adjective. "She's a bit unfriendly." 'Quite' before an adjective can mean 'very' or 'a little', depending on the stress adn intonation. "Reza's QUITE friendly." - He's very friendly. "Reza's QUITE friendly." (rising intonation) - He's a bit friendly, but not very.   despistado - forgetful, absent-minded  ambicioso - ambitious pesado - annoying, irritating, boring, tiresome(a pain in the neck!) discutidor - argumentative malhumorado- bad-tempered creído - big-headed de mala leche, venenoso - bitchy valiente - brave descuidado, poco cuidadoso - careless prudente - cautious presumido - conceited, full of oneself cobarde - cowardly encantador - charming alegre, jovial - cheerful soso, aburrido - dull, boring coqueta - flirtatious amigable, simpático, agradable - friendly, amiable (formal) amable - kind tranquilo, relajado - laid-back perezoso, vago - lazy fiel - loyal tacaño - mean, tight, stingy de humor cambiante - moody ingenuo, inocentón - naive malo, travieso (niños) - naughty (children) de actitud abierta, sin prejuicios - open-minded, broad-minded de mentalidad cerrada, intolerante - narrow-minded cortés, educado - polite orgulloso - proud fiable, confiable - reliable, trustworthy seguro de sí mismo - self-confident egoísta - selfish sensato - sensible sensible - sensitive tímido, vergonzoso - shy estricto, severo, riguroso - strict terco, testarudo, tozudo - stubborn, obstinate ("as stuborn as a donkey") comprensivo - sympathetic (understanding) conversador, hablador - talkative, chatty digno de confianza - trustworthy raro, extraño - weird, strange, odd   Prefixes:  ambitious - un - unambitious Careless - careful cheerful - cheerless friendly - unfriendly kind - unkind polite - impolite loyal - disloyal reliable - unreliable sensitive - insensitive selfish - unselfish, selfless sympathetic - unsympathetic talkative - shy, untalkative trustworthy - untrustworthy   Choose 3 positive and 3 negative that describe Reza and Craig.  Reza thinks that Craig is friendly, kind and trustworthy. Craig thinks that he's laid-back, polite and kind. Reza thinks that Craig is also overgenerous and fanatical about Mickey Mouse. Reza thinks that he is also trustworthy, talkative and sensitive. Craig thinks that Reza is trustworthy, kind and cheerful. Reza thinks that he is annoying, selfish and unambitious. Craig doesn't think that Reza is lazy and stubborn, but he thinks that of himself. He thinks Reza can sometimes be naive, but in a good way. What's Craig's least favourite trait/characteristic in: a) a friend - untrustworthiness, dishonesty b) a lover - untrustworthiness, dishonesty c) a work colleague - selfishness, dishonesty   What's Reza's least favourite trait/characteristic in: a) a friend - untrustworthiness b) a lover - unfaithfulness c) a work colleague - reliablity What charateristics does Craig lack: consistency Reza would like to be irresistible to women What are the main characteristics of Martin Luther King - perserverance James Bond - irresistible, cool. cold-blooded Mickey Mouse - big-eared, humourous, funny, entertaining, magnetic, charming, friendly, laid-back Thanks to Manuel, Mamen, Sara, Corey, Armando and Noemí who are patrons of this show. Go to: Patreon.com/inglespodcast Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes. If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love. In next week's episode we'll be talking about Cinema vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'  You can find all of our podcasts at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  

Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. Today we're speaking to Jason Keiles from busuu.com to find out how busuu can help you improve your English and take it to the next level. You can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/Jason  1.What does Jason say makes busuu different from other language learning websites 2. What is the average number of subscribers to busuu on a daily basis? 3. When you first sign up with busuu to learn a language you 4. If you pay 5 euros per month for a one-year subscription, you get 5. The main difference between the mobile apps and the busuu desktop software is a) the course content and exercises b) the navigation c) the price 6. What's the youngest age a child can study a language on the busuu iPad app? 7. What is the GSET test? 8. What does Jason say he misses about the US   Vocabulary to register = inscribir, registrar subscribers = suscriptores to set up (a profile) = montar unlock = liberar, abrirse to sign up = inscribir, registrar feature = aplicación, característica to log in = iniciar sesión, acceder al sistema a game changer = punto de inflexión, algo revolucionario, algo que cambia las reglas del juego growth = crecimiento  uptake = aceptación, consumo in the pipeline = en proyecto  resources = recursos to enhance = mejorar engaging = atractivo, interesante, cautivador to launch / roll out = lanzar, introducir emerging markets = mercados emergentes vast = grande, amplio, enorme melting pot = crisol  a pint of lager = una pinta de cerveza rubia   A huge 'Thank you' to Jason for spending time with us. You can check out busuu's website at: busuu.com And thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please go to iTunes and show us some itunes love with some stars and maybe a short review so that we become more visible and more people can find our podcasts. 

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation.  With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   In this episode: The ‘-ed’ ending on past regular verbs    Listener Feedback: Anonymous (audio feedback) Hola. Mucho gusto estar normalmente en el aire. We are the champions. We...Come on baby. Yes. Goodnight!   Franz Jhonny Jallasi    Hello Craig and Reza. I would like to ask something. How can I pronounce these words in the past tense?   to change, to follow, to play, to kidnap (secuestrar, raptar) , to murder, to peek (to look quickly - dar un vistazo, a peek=ojeada, vistazo - echar una ojeada or miradita)    "The baby was sleeping so we just peeked in the window."  "No peeking!" - ¡Sin mirar!   I live in Bolivia, La Paz Ive been working like (as) a locksmith and studing English for two years and a half (two and a half years) I always follow you in your podcasts, I would like it very much if you never stop your grammar explanations. Please go on with your help (it) is very kind of you.  Good bye and please continue with your podcasts.     Pronunciation – The ‘-ed’ endings on past regular verbs   The –ed ending is added to regular verbs in the simple past and the past participle.    It can be difficult to pronounce correctly, even at advanced level.    Luckily, there are some guidelines to help you pronounce this correctly.   There are three different ways to pronounce the –ed ending. However, the majority of endings have the 'e' as silent. It is not often pronounced.   Two words in which the 'e' is pronounced are 'started' and 'collided'.   If the final sound of the infinitive is a /t/ or a /d/ sound, the 'e' is pronounced. For example, want - wanTED. Need - neeDED.     1./t/ after voiceless sounds (you can identify a voiceless sound by putting your hand on your head or your throat and checking for vibration. If there’s no vibration, it’s a voiceless sound).    Examples of voiceless sounds are:    /p/ - play /s/ - say /th/ - three /ch/ - chips /h/ - hello /sh/ - wash   Here are some verbs that end with the /t/ sound after a voiceless sound:   helped boxed asked impressed pushed laughed   2./d/ after a voiced sound (voiced sounds can be identified by feeling vibration when you place your hand on your head or your throat).    Here are some examples:   /j/ - July /d/ - dad /g/ - give /b/ - baby /th/ - these /n/ - nine   Here are some verbs that end with the /d/ sound after a voiced sound:   poured explained tried robbed required stayed   3./Id/ after the sounds /d/ and /t/: added wanted needed ended confided inflated acted   Listen and repeat the 3 groups with Reza and I.   Now choose the correct –ed sound for the words that Franz suggested:    to change - changed to follow - followed to peek - peek to play - pleyed to kidnap - kidnapped to murder - murdered   try some more:   start - started live - lived watch - watched kiss - kissed visit - visited laugh - laughed end - ended edit - edited love - loved park - parked record - recorded     Thanks to Manuel, Mamen and Corey who are patrons of this show. Go to: Patreon.com/inglespodcast   Send any comments or questions about this show to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Or, better still, send us a voice message at inglespodcast.com   In next week's episode we'll be talking about common mistakes made by Spanish speakers.     The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'         

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I'm Craig. This is Reza. If you are a new listener, If this is your first time here, welcome!  We are going to help you improve your English, grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation! In this episode: Adverbs of frequency and strong collocations   Listener Feedback:  Hello my friends, I am from Argentina and, of course, you are my friends because you travel in my car every day when I go to my work, 15 minutes each time (each way / there and back)), 4 times a day.  I really like you and I enjoy your podcasts. I listen (TO) them again and again.  I have got them in my mp3 player and I laugh with your laughings (with your laughter/I laugh when you laugh/I laugh aloud with you).  I am trying to listen and listen because it is very difficult to me to understand conversations, I read English good enough (quite well/well enough) and my interest is for traveling to other countries.  Please correct this and I send a big hug to both of you.   A question from Pau (the question king!) You look very much happier today, David! (is it correct?), I am telling you that (asking you this) because I have found that it is possible to use "very much" with the comparative,  but I don't see the particle "than" anywhere, so I'm a bit confused...   Audio Feedback: Mamen our second Patreon sponsor of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig. Go to: Patreon.com/inglespodcast (First sponsor Corey fron Ivy Envy POdcast about the Chicago Cubs baseball team - ivyenvy.com - Corey Fineran on YouTube for videos which will help you get a job)   Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency siempre - always  casi siempre - almost always  normalmente - usually, normally  a menudo - often  a veces - sometimes  raramente - rarely  casi nunca - hardly ever  nunca - never We usually put adverbs of frequency BEFORE the main verb (antes del verbo principal): "I usually get up at 8." - Usualmente me levanto a las 8.   This is also true if there is an auxiliary verb: "I have often thought of emigrating." - He pensado muchas veces en emigrar. But, we put adverbs of frequency AFTER the verb TO BE: (después del verbo "to be"): "Reza is never late" - Reza nunca llega tarde. (Reza is occasionally late - occasionally = ocasionalmente) Sometimes, adverbs of frequency can be put at the beginning or at the end (en posición final o inicial): "Normally, I get up at 8." - "I get up at 8, normally."   Expressions of frequency: una vez a la semana - once a week  dos veces al día - twice a day  tres o cuatro veces al mes - three or four times a month  todos los viernes - every Friday  cada dos horas - every two hours todos los días - every day   How often do you..... go back to Belfast? - 3 or 4 times a year How often do you visit your family in Moraira? - about twice a month / every 2 weeks have a fried English breakfast? - I hardly ever have on these days drink Guinness? - I often drink Guinness when I'm in Ireland, but I almost never drink Guinness when I'm in Spain speak Valencian? - rarely, 3 times a year Watch football - very rarely go to bed before 11pm - not often, about once a week wear socks with sandles - now, never! swear (decir palabrotas, soltar tacos) - once or twice a day record a podcast - about once a fortnight, once overy 2 or 3 weeks get your haircut - about once every 2 or 3 months   Vocabulary: Strong collocations Sometimes in English you might come across two words joined together with "and". The order of these words is a very strong collocation and it's usually fixed. For example, fish and chips (no se dice Xchips and fishX). Here are some more examples: neat and tidy pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) gin and tonic rock and roll trial and error peace and quiet toast and marmalade stocks and shares black and white thunder and lightening Ladies and gentlemen  boys and girls life and death right and wrong black and blue  thick and thin in sickness and in health for better and for worse   Craig and Reza's Weekly wind-ups (to wind up = annoy, irritate, bother: fastidiar, disgustar, molestar) Reza: People who ask a question and then don't listen to what you say Craig: The number of messages, alerts or "things you have to deal with" on apps - Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, always that small number, in a circle, on your phone (more than your PC) it signifies "there's something I haven't done."    Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment, question or weekly wind-up to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Sign up to our email list at inglespodcast.com because we'll send you an email ever month with all the podcasts we've made and published.    Visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/inglespodcast    The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'         

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We now have a home for our podcasts at: inglespodcast.com   What's the difference between GOOD and WELL? (Mara from Valencia) He's a good footballer (adjective) There are meny goods produced in Valencia (noun) Would you like some more coffee? - No thank you, I'm good (Am. English), No thank you, I'm fine (Br. English) Well (adjective) How are you? - I'm well. / Do you feel well? Well (adverb) - He runs well. She works well He's a good swimmer. He swims well. Well (noun) = un pozo It has that meaning as well (también)   Juan Carlos (Barcelona) asks: "Vale la pena tener el IELTS?" IELTS tests your level of English. You cannot pass or fail IELTS. It is used as an acceptance requirement in many universities.  It can also be needed if you apply for a visa to certain countries or if you wish to emigrate to certain countries. IELTS is only valid for 2 years. Learn more about IELTS here: https://www.ielts.org/   Gramática:  More gerunds and infinitives decide (decidir) - Reza decided to go out for the day avoid (evitar) - I avoided studying for the IELTS exam finish (terminar) - Reza finished eating and left the restaurant. feel like (tener ganas hacer algo) - Reza feels like sleeping forget (olvidarse) - If you have forgotten 'forget', listen again to episode 14. promise (prometer) - I promise to help you agree (estar de acuerdo) - We agreed to stop fighting and become friends. (¡OJO! - We agreed ON doing something) enjoy (disfrutar) - Reza enjoys doing these podcasts. - I enjoyed myself at the party. fancy (apetecer) - What do you fancy doing tonight? Reza fancies having a gin and tonic. refuse (rechazar) - I refuse to give you the money. offer (ofrecer) - He offered to help me. hope / expect (esperar) - I hope to pass my exams (you want it to happen) - I expect to pass my exams (you think it is going to happen) mind (importar) - Do you mind waiting? - I mind waiting for someone to come. - Do you mind if I smoke? - Would you mind if I sat here? miss (echar de menos) - I miss seeing my friends. - Reza misses drinking Guinness. suggest (proponer/sugerir) - I suggest seeing your doctor. - I suggest you see the doctor. seem (parecer) - He seems to be happy. Puedes estudiar más gerundios y infinitivos aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer03_5.htm   Vocabulary Corner: Valentines Day to meet / to know / to get to know someone = conocer a alguien I've known John for a long time. I met him five years ago. Tonight I'm going to meet him at the pub. to go out with someone = salir con alguien I'm going out with a girl/boy. to fall in love = enamorarse - to love someone, to be in love with someone, to fall out of love with someone. to be crazy/mad about someone = estar chiflado por alguien - to be head over heels on love. to have a row = reñir(se) I had a row with my neighbour  to get on well = llevarse bien to fancy someone = sentirse atraído por alguien (to find someone atractive) to have an affair (with) = tener una aventura to kiss = besar(se)  Estudiar más vocabularo aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer03_1.htm   Phrasal verb: to look after (cuidarse ó cuidar a alguien) Los phrasal verbs, o 'multi-word verbs' (verbos de dos o más palabras) están formados por un verbo y pequeñas palabras (preposiciónes o partículas adverbiales).  A veces el significado del verbo cambia a un significado completamente diferente "Look(mirar) + after(después) = cuidarse"!!! Los phrasal verbs se usan mucho en el inglés informal. Algunos phrasal verbs tienen más de un significado. (take off - Aprender inglés con Reza y Craig - 14) En algunos phrasal verbs podemos insertar el complemento entre el verbo y la partícula, o ponerlo después.  Pero cuando el complemento es un pronombre, siempre va entre el verbo y la partícula. I took my clothes off. (I took them off)   X I took off them X ... o bien "I took off my clothes." Normalmente un phrasal verb se corresponde a un solo verbo en español. "go away" "go in" "go out" "go back"  El uso de los 'phrasal verbs' es más frecuente en el lenguaje común. En el lenguaje escrito, suelen emplearse verbos equivalentes cuando es posible. "Take the cover off and put the key in"  "Remove the cover and insert the key" Study phrasal verbs with the CD "Get ahead with Phrasal Verbs" by Mike Hardinge : http://www.mansioningles.com/otrosproductos/phrasal/phrasal_verbs.htm   Send us an email, or a sound file (mensaje de voz en mp3) with a comment or question to craig@inglespodast.com or contact Reza at: belfastreza@gmail.com. Puedes darnos estrellas y una reseña en iTunes.   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.    

Feedback/News: Reza and Craig are back into the routine of teaching after the Christmas break. A question from Silvio: After verbs like love, start, stop...the following verbs have to go with a gerund, I think. However,I have read : "It started to rain." Why not: "It starting raining."?   Gramática: Gerunds and infinitives "It started to rain" and "it started raining" are both correct. Reza stopped smoking years ago. (he stopped the activity of smoking) Reza was walking down the road when he stopped to pick up a coin (una moneda). (He stopped doing one thing - walking down the road - to do another thing - pick up a coin) Reza and Craig stopped podcasting to have a cup of tea. MAKE (obligar/forzer) - to make someone do something My teacher made me do my homework again. Reza made me sing the Mickey Mouse song. LET (dejar/dar permiso) - Craig lets Reza say many silly things in the podcast. ALLOW - Allow me to ask a question. PERMIT - Craig permits Reza to say silly things. LOVE - "Craig loves/likes to drink coffee" or "Craig loves/likes drinking coffee." FORGET - I forgot to close the door. (think about something BEFORE it happens) I forgot giving John the money. (I have no memory of something that ALREADY happpened. REMEMBER - I remember turning off the gas. Reza remembers growing up in Belfast. (PAST) Remember to phone me tomorrow. (FUTURE) Remember to buy milk on your way home from work. Study more gerunds and infinitives in our intermediate course: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer03_5.htm    Miiguelitoo Goonzaleez (Facebook) Hello, I have a question : "When should I use this word "awesome"?" The Roman Empire was an awesome force. This podcast is awesome! (cool, great, wonderful, amazing, incredible)   Pronunciación: /dj/  judge June. July, January, jazz, jolly good!   Phrasal verb: To take off Take your books off the table (literal - to remove) What time did your plane take off? (idiomatic - despegar) Some comics are good at taking off politicians (impersonar, hacer el ridiculo) Reza has taken off his trousers! (quitar la ropa) Our podcast has really taken off. (Idiomatic)  - Nuestro podcast ha tenido mucho éxito. A business can also "take off"   Vocabulary Corner: films/movies film (UK) movie (US) - motion picture dubbed - doblado subtitled - subtiulado review (crítica) - a film review, a book review, a review of a play etc. / critic (the person who writes the review) screenplay / script (guión) Script is a more general word, screenplay is for films, 'teleplay' is a script for television.   Practise cinema vocabulary in our intermediate course: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer15_1.htm   Send us an email, or a sound file (mensaje de voz en mp3) with a comment or question to mansionteachers@yahoo.es or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Puedes darnos estrellas y una crítica en iTunes.   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.  

The full audio interview with Craig and Jonny. Watch the video and answer comprension questions here: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles09.htm Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles09.htm

The full audio interview with Craig and Anne. Watch the video and answer comprension questions here: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles08.htm Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles08.htm

The full audio interview with Craig and Patrick. Watch the video and answer comprension questions here: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles07.htm Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles07.htm

Feedback/News: Thank you to Enrique (Colombia) for his comment that Craig's Spanish is improving.   Gramática:  For, During and While A question on Facebook from David Blanco Vargas from Sevilla How to use during During is a preposition which is used before a noun (during + noun) to say when something happens. It does not tell us how long it happened. For example: "Nobody spoke during the meeting." "We don't get any snow here in Valencia during the winter." "During my childhood I lived on a farm." How to use while  When is used to talk about two things that are happening at the same time. The length of time is not important. Remember that while is used with a subject and a verb (while + subject + verb). For example: "The phone rang while (or when) I was having a shower." "I met my girlfriend while (or when) we were travelling in South America." "I'll speak to you when (not XwhileX) I finish my work." How to use for  For is a preposition which is used with a period to say how long something goes on: "We've been podcasting for 2 months." "I've been living in Valencia for 16 years." Reza has been teaching English for 20 years." "Craig has know Reza for a while" (un rato)   Vocabulary Corner: Travel words Trip (countable noun) / travel (is an uncountable noun and a verb) To go on a trip to go on a business trip Journey -  The journey from Madrid to Valencia takes about 3 and a half hours Flight (noun) / Fly (verb) Reza's flight to Belfast was about two and half hours. He took a flight from Alicante. Voyage - travelling by ship or in space Cruise - Reza has never been on a cruise. He'd like to cruise around the Mediterranean.  The titanic wasn't a cruise. It didn't stop at many different places.   Learn and revise travel vocabulary in our holiday lesson: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer11_1.htm    Phrasal verb: To pick up Can you pick up that box for me, it’s very heavy. (literal) I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and take you to the airport. (Idiomatic) - to drop off "Pick me up at my hotel and drop me off at the airport." I'll give you a lift - Can you give me a lift to the supermarket? Give me a ride (American English) A gin and tonic is a 'pick me up'. I picked up a girl at a party yesterday, but she wouldn’t give me her phone number. (Idiomatic) to pick up/to chat up = ligar to get off with (a girl/boy) = to kiss etc......   Pronunciación: Greetings How are you? - I'm fine How's it going? - Fine, what about you? How're you doing? - I'm great, and you? What's up?  Alright? Whatcha! G'day! (Australia) good morning (in Ireland) NOT X"Top of the morning to you!"X   Reza's Top Tip: Job Interviews Search on YouTube.com for "job interviews" Record yourself with a camcorder or with your mobile phone. Use video to improve your body language and pronunciation.   Listen to a job interview and practise work vocabulary: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer22_6.htm   If you need help with interviews and translatons, contact Reza at belfastreza@gmail.com   Send us an email, or a sound file (mensaje de voz en mp3) with a comment or question to mansionteachers@yahoo.es or belfastreza@gmail.com.   Puedes darnos estrellas y una crítica en iTunes. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.      

The full audio interview with Craig and Lucy. Watch the video and answer comprension questions here: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles06.htm Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles06.htm

The full audio interview with Craig and Wayne. Watch the video and answer comprension questions here: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles05.htm Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles05.htm

Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 68 recorded for December 2013. En el nivel básico practicamos el gerundio, las palabras que terminan en ing y también los grupos o familias de palabras - Word families. Tenemos un poco de gramática en el nivel intermedio y también algunas colocaciones con los verbos. We practise some collective nouns at advanced level, and also we help you with what to say in English in certain social situations There's also business vocabulary, as usual, and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podéis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, ve a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, vamos a empezar con el nivel básico y el gerundio - The gerund, en inglés. ¿cómo se dice el verbo gustar en inglés? - to like; I like, he likes, she likes, we like etc. Cuando empleas otro verbo después del verbo like, puede ser de forma gerundio o de forma infinitive, pero normalmente, cuando hablamos de las actividades y no del resultado de las actividades, usamos el gerundio. Eschucha y repite: jugar - to play - playing - playing video games. Do you like? Do you like playing video games. I don't like playing video games. Ver - to watch - repite - to watch - Watching TV. I like watching TV. I like watching sport on TV. I like watching football on TV. Do you like watching TV? - Do you like watching football on TV? Do you like studying? -  to study - estudiar - repite: studying - I don't like studying - Do you like studying? ¿Cómo se dice comprar? - to buy - repite: buy - buying - Do you like buying books? - Do you like buying clothes - Do you like buying shoes? To camp - acampar - camping. to go camping - Do you like going camping? ¿Cómo se dice leer en inglés? to read - Repite: to read. reading - reading books - Do you like reading books? - I like reading - I like reading books - My girlfriend likes reading - she likes reading books - she likes reading detective books. Ducharte - to have a shower - Repite: to have a shower. - having a shower - I like having a shower. I like having a shower in the morning. It wakes me up. Me despierta - It wakes me up. - Repite: It wakes me up. A shower wakes me up. A shower in the morning wakes me up. I like having a hot shower in the morning. Board games son juegos de mesa. Repite: board games - to play - to play board games - playing board games - I like playing board games. Do you like playing board games? ¿Cómo se dice acostarte? - to go to bed. Repite: to go to bed - going to bed - I like going to bed. I like going to bed early - Do you like going to bed early? I always go to bed early during the week. Well done! - !Muy bien! También en el nivel básico este mes hemos estudiado algunas palabras en grupo. Las familias de palabras o Word Families. Por ejemplo, si digo short y tall, tal vez das cuenta que tall (o sea, alto) es el antónimo de short - bajo: alto-bajo, tall-short. Entonces, si digo easy, ¿Qué me vas a decir? ¿Cuál es el antónimo de easy? Pues, difficult. ¿y cheap? - expensive. A ver si puedes identificar la familia de las siguientes palabras y decir qué palabra en inglés viene despues de las palabras que voy a decir. Luego, repite las palabras conmigo para practicar la pronunciación. ¿Listos? Ready? football - play             work -  do                  TV - watch father - son                mother - daughter              brother - sister apples, oranges, bananas - fruit  shirts, socks, dresses - clothes  chairs, tables, sofas - furniture 1st - first            2nd - second             3rd - third Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section, and in this month's cuaderno we looked at some general grammar. For example, the word 'yet' with the present perfect when it means todavía o aún - She isn't here yet. - Todavía no llega. o Aún no llega. Repeat: She isn't here yet. I haven't done it yet. Have you finished yet? - ‘Has the film finished?’ ‘No, not yet.’ ¡Ojo! - Don't confuse yet with already. Both these words are often used with the present perfect. Already means 'so soon' or ya, in Spanish. For example,        Have you eaten your dinner already? - ¿Ya has cenado? - I have already been to Paris. - Ya he estado en París. Repeat: I've already been to Paris. Have you eaten lunch yet? Yes, I've already eaten lunch. I've already done it. Phrases like so do I  and neither do I are used as responses to show a similar attitude or opinion. You can show that you agree or disagree with someone by using So do I neither do I , me too, me neither etc. Listen and repeat: I'm a student- So am I. I'm not married - neither am I - I like football - So do I - I don't like golf - neither do I. I'm not very hungry - Neither am I. Nota que se repite el verbo auxiliar cuando se responde. I'm hungry (el verbo auxiliar es to be) I'm hungry, so am I. I don't like golf (el verb auxiliar es do) Neither do I. Si no hay verbo auxiliar, por ejemplo en I like swimming, usa el verbo do - So do I. También puedes decir me too (yo también) y me neither (yo tampoco). Repeat: I really like Science fiction - me too! - but I don't like horror films - Me neither.  Escucha mi opinión sobre algunas cosas y responde con So do I y Neither do I or Me too y me neither. I love chocolate I don't like negative people I really enjoy going to the beach. I think Brad Pitt is a very good actor. I like Tom Cruise But I don't like Kevin Costner very much I think Keira Knightly is really sexy. Many students of English, including my students here in Valencia, think that will is only used to talk about the future. I will see you tomorrow, they say. Or, I will go to London for Christmas. Well, you can use will to talk about the future, but it can also be used to make offers. You see a beautiful girl with a heavy suitcase. You can say. "Excuse me, I'll help you with that". Your teacher is carrying about 12 dictionaries, some papers and a briefcase. You can say, "I'll open the door for you." Your guests are leaving your house and putting on their coats. You can say, "I'll help you with your coat". Remember to use the contraction I will - I'll. Repeat; I'll - I'll help you - I'll open the door. - I'll get your coat. When you talk about future plans and arrangements, you can use the present continuous tense. Repeat, I'm going shopping tomorrow, I'm flying to Paris next week - I'm having my hair cut on Wednesday. It's also common to use the present continuous when you ask a question about someone's plans. Repeat, What are you doing on Saturday? Are you going away for the weekend? What time are you coming into work tomorrow? Where are you staying in New York? In the vocabulary section, we looked at verbs that go together with several words and expressions. Yo voy a decir las palabras y las expresiones y tú tienes que decir el verbo que puede ir con ellas. Por ejemplo, si digo : money,  someone's life y energy, ¿sabes qué verbo puede ir con las tres palabras? - Pues el verbo save. Podemos decir save money, save energy and save someone's life. He saved my life. Vamos a intentar con otras tres palabras: the bill (la cuenta) the bill, a compliment y attention. ¿Cuál es el verbo? - PAY. Repeat: to pay a compliment. She paid me a lovely compliment; attention - to pay attention. Are you paying attention? Pay attention in class! Pay attention when I'm speaking to you! and to pay the bill. Have you paid the bill? Please, let me pay the bill. Ok, what about these three: your best, the shopping, some work - Es el verbo do. Repeat: do the shopping, do some work, do your best. I must do some shopping this afternoon. I need to do some work this weekend. Don't worry about the test. Just do your best. Here are three more: a game, the guitar, chess (ajedrez). PLAY. Repeat; play chess. Can you play chess? Play a game - Let's play a video game!  Play the guitar. I've been playing the guitar for five years. I wish I could play the guitar. Actually, I wish I could play any musical instrument, but I'm too lazy to learn. Three more: your clothes, planes, a 500 euro note. - Change, because you change planes during a long flight. You change a 500 euro or a 100 euro note, or a $100 dollar bill for smaller money (nota que se dice bill for dollars and note for euros - a $50 dollar bill and a 50 euros note, or a 50 pound note) and you change your clothes. Try these three: a law, the biscuits, a driving test or an exam - pass. They passed a law/a law was passed, Can you pass the biscuits, please? How do you say biscuits in American English? Cookies. Repeat: Can you pass the cookies, please? And you can pass a driving test, pass an exam, pass a test. What's the opposite of pass a test? fail. to fail a test. Repeat: Did you pass? Did you pass or fail? Ok, three more: the truth, a story, him to come in - TELL. Repeat; tell the truth. It's important to tell the truth, You must tell the truth. i hate people who don't tell the truth. Tell a story, let me tell you a story. My granddad was always telling stories. Tell him to come in. Can you tell him to come in, please? Tell her to come in. Tell them to come in.   In the advanced section this month, we looked at some collective nouns. These are expressions we use to describe a group of animals, or several things together. For example, if there are a lot of people together in one place, we can say a crowd of people. Repeat: A crowd of people. There was a crowd of people outside the Apple store. But when there are a group of actors together, we can say a company of actors. Repeat. A company of actors. WAD is used to describe many banknotes. We can say there's a wad of 50 pound notes or He took a huge wad of euros out of his pocket.. A team of experts - many experts together. Repeat: a team of experts. A team of experts advised the governmnent. Moving on to fruit and we can say a bunch of grapes or a bunch of bananas. Repeat: a bunch of grapes. I've brought you a bunch of grapes. Many thieves together are called a pack of thieves. Similar to a pack of dogs or a pack of wolves, and we also use pack when we talk about playing cards - las cartas - a pack of cards. I'm taking a pack of cards on holiday. Finally, a group of lions together is called a pride of lions. pride usually means orgullo, but we also use it for a group of lions (una manada), a pride of lions. Moving on to the next exercise in which you had to choose the best answer in certain situations. For example, someone says to you - "Do you really think the government will cut back even more on the health service and education?" - I wouldn't put it past them. This means, no me sorprendería. Repeat: I wouldn't put it past them. Will they reduce my salary? I wouldn't put it past them. Do you think they'll make more health and education cuts? . I wouldn't put it past them! The next expression was "That makes a change" - Imagine you live in the UK and you wake up one morning and the sun is shinning. Your partner says, "It's a beautiful sunny day!" - You say, That makes a change! The price of tomatoes has gone down. Oh, that makes a change. This cake I made is really nice - That makes a change! The manager has been really nice lately. - That makes a change. I'd rather not if you don't mind. Preferiría que no te importase. Repeat: I'd rather not if you don't mind. Would you like some more dessert? I'd rather not if you don't mind. Can you lend me your camera? I'd rather not if you don't mind. Can you work this weekend? I'd rather not if you don't mind. Serves you right, or it serves you right means te lo mereces. Repeat: It serves you right! I was fined for speeding - Serves you right! I lost 600 euros playing poker - It serves you right! She was arrested for stealing - Serves her right! If you haven't got the foggiest about something you have no idea - ni idea - you haven't got a clue. Repeat: I haven't the foggiest, I haven't got the foggiest. What time does the train leave' Haven't go the foggiest - How  much does it cost? I haven't got the foggiest. When will they be here? Haven't the foggiest. And finally, there was an expression with I bet. to bet means apostar. I bet you will, for example, means I'm sure you will. Someone says "If they offer me the job, I'll take it" you could say "I bet you will" -¡Claro!, como que no! Tiene un cierto significado sarcástico, irónico. "I always dispose of my rubbish in an ecologically responsible way." - I bet you do! If he asks for my phone number, I won't give it to him." - i bet you won't! In the Business English section this month we looked at some more business English vocabulary. Red tape is bureaucracy, papeleo. Repeat, red tape. There's a lot of red tape involved in getting your residency in this country. I couldn't believe all the red tape I had to go through. By the time I'm 55, I'll have retired. That's the future perfect. I will have retired. It's similar to the present perfect, but with will for the future. Will + have + participle of the verb - will have retired. By the time I'm 55 means when I'm 55 or before. El tiempo hasta que comple 55 años. By next Thursday means next Thursday or before. Repeat. I'll have finished this by next Thursday. I'll have seen you before next week. We'll have painted the flat by the time you come. Listen: Our business has really taken off. If a business takes off it becomes successful. imagine a plane taking off. It goes up into the sky. A business or company can also take off. Since we started advertising, the business has really taken off. To implement a change means to make a change. To put a change into action. Repeat: to implement a change - to implement changes. Have you implemented those changes we talked about? When are you going to implement the changes?. We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you say the Spanish translation before I do. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Ready? I told you I was going to do it. - Te dije que lo iba a hacer.  Repite: I told you I was going to do it. I lost the only friend I had. - Perdí el único amigo que tenía. Repite: I lost the only friend I had They travelled all over/all around/throughout Europe. - Viajaron por toda Europa. Repite: They travelled all over/all around/throughout Europe. It has to be signed. - Tiene que ser firmado. Repite: It has to be signed. The plant grew quickly. - La planta creció rápidamente. Repite: The plant grew quickly. Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences with my terrible Spanish accent, and you translate to English before I do. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? Su cara es muy expresiva (ella). - Her face is very expressive. Repite: Her face is very expressive. ¿Por qué no están listos los niños? - Why aren’t the children ready? Repite: Why aren’t the children ready? ¿Quién la plantó? - Who planted it? Repite: Who planted it? ¿Por qué no intentaste pararme? - Why didn’t you try to stop me? Repite: Why didn’t you try to stop me? La vida es corta, ¿no? - Life’s short, isn’t it? Repite: Life’s short, isn’t it? Wonderful! Well done! Well, we've reached the end of this podcast, but we will of course be back next month with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and of course on iTunes. And don't forget to check out - check out=mirar, echar un vistazo - check out our new podcast called Aprender inglés con Reza y Craig en lo que hablo con mi amigo Reza sobre el vocabulario, la gramática y la pronunciación de inglés. Puedes encontrarlo también en iTunes.   Si te gustan nuestros podcasts, puedes ayudarnos con una corta reseña en iTunes contribuyendo así a que más personas puedan conocernos y escucharnos. Gracias a todos los que ya han escrito algún comentario. Thank you to all of you who are writing reviews. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés where you can ask questions, make comments and do exercises and practise your listening. Or you can send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter where we tweet useful links to improve your English, English slang vocabulary, quotations and much more. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Las notas del episodio Did Reza make and keep his New Year's resolution to learn something new? Feedback, news and questions: We are still waiting for a recipe for dulce de leche. Thanks to Emilse (Argentina) and Daniel (Mexico) for their messages.   Gramática:  some and any Craig brought Reza some salt from Chile (positive sentence) He didn't bring him anything from Argentina (negative) Have you got any souvenirs from Laos (question) Can I have some food? (Use 'some' for requests) Reza would like some fish Would you like something to eat? (a more closed, specific offer) Would you like anything to eat? (an open offer) Craig likes some classical music (not all classical music) Craig likes any jazz music (all jazz music) Pick any card Craig likes anything with chocolate He likes some fruit desserts   Pronunciación: Nice to meet you - Pleased to meet you What are you doing? = Watcha doin'? "Whatcha!" (In London) "'Boutcha!" (in Belfast)   Phrasal verb: get (a)round Craig really gets around - he goes to many places Craig's mum finds it hard to get around these days (moverse, desplazarse) It has got around that the French president is said to be having an affair. At Christmas dinner, families get around the table. There's no getting around the fact. = you can't avoid it. Sportsmen and women try to get around the rules. I'll get that parcel round to you = to deliver Reza never gets around to decorating his flat.   Vocabulary Corner: money ganar = to earn/to win win a competition, win a game, win at the casino, win the lottery earn a salary, earn respect, earn money borrow (from) = tener prestado / lend (to) = prestar A bank lends money to you. You borrow money from the bank. a loan = un prestamo   Good luck getting a bank loan in Spain these days! pay for - I'll pay for the drinks - It's my treat (te invito) It's on me I'll get it It's my shout (British colloquial English) It's my round   Reza's Top Tip: Presentations Have good notes Check your English (spelling and grammar) on slides and visuals Practise in front of the mirror Speak to a family member, pet dog or cat Check body language as you present practice, practice, practice! Use (small) note cards, but don't read a full text. Make eye contact Smile a lot!   Contact Reza at belfastreza@gmail.com for help with translations and presentations. Send us an email, or a sound file (mensaje de voz en mp3) with a comment or question to mansionteachers@yahoo.es or belfastreza@gmail.com. Puedes darnos estrellas y una crítica en iTunes. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.      

Las notas del episodio What did you get for Christmas? Did Reza get a scarf, some socks and a wallet from his mum? Has Craig got his bathroom finished yet?   Gramática:  1st and 2nd conditional. If you study hard, you will learn a lot of English (1st conditional - If + present simple + will) Use the 1st conditional to talk about possible/probable things. If you stick to your diet, you will lose weight. If you don't do exercise, you'll put on weight. Unless you do exercise, you'll put on weight. You will learn a lot if you listen to this podcast. If you bought a lottery ticket, you would/might possible win. (2nd conditional) - If + past simple + would   If I win the lottery, I will (I'll) travel around the world. (1st conditional) if I won the lottery, I would (I'd) travel around the world (2nd conditional)   If I were/was Prime Minister, I'd lower taxes. If Craig were Mickey Mouse he would go to the pub with Scooby Doo. Reza, on the other hand, would prefer to have a beer with Bugs Bunny.   Estudiar los condicionales en nuestro curso intermedio: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer11_5.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer15_5.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer16_6.htm   Pronunciación: Word stress in numbers: 14 - 40 - fourteen / forty 70 - 17 - seventy / seventeen 30 - 13 - thirty / thirteen 16 - 60 - sixteen / sixty   ¡OJO! - Except when we're counting! 13, 14, 15, 16 etc.   Phrasal verb: Put up Many people put up Christmas decorations (montar) I'm going to put up a couple of photos on the wall. (colgar)   Would you mind putting me up for the weekend? (hospedar, dar alojamiento) The boxer lost the match but he put up a fight. You can put up money for something - How much money did they put up to build the airport in Castellon? Put up or shut up! Act or be quiet. Put up something for sale on eBay. We try to put up a new podcast episode every week. Craig puts up with Reza's Mickey Mouse comments (suportar, aguantar) Craig has to put up with Reza every week!   Vocabulary Corner: New Year's Resolution - Resolución de Año Nuevo 8% of people who MAKE New Year's Resolutions actually KEEP them.   TOP TEN NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS The most popular resolutions are: lose weight - (put on weight) and do more exercise eat more healthily save money get a better job spend more time with family and friends travel more stop smoking and drinking (alcohol) get organised learn something new Read more books   Are you going to make any New Year's Resolutions this year? Send us an email, or a sound file (mensaje de voz en mp3) to mansionteachers@yahoo.es and tell us.   Reza's Top Tip: Self check spelling accommodation regrettable unstoppable which / witch (bruja)   Craig and Reza recommend Oxford and Collins dictionaries, and www.wordreference.com   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.   Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre el inglés, puedes ponerse en contacto con Reza a belfastreza@gmail.com y a con Craig a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.    

Las notas del episodio Feedback/News: Merry Christmas! What are you doing for Christmas this year? Reza's going to Belfast to spend Christmas with his family.   Question from Mara from Valencia: "What's the difference between other and another?" (singular/plural)   Gramática:  other, another, others This is another episode. There are 9 others. There are 9 other episodes. another + single countable noun  (Can I have another beer?) other + plural countable nouns (There are other episodes) There are 9 others (no noun) Craig also does other work (other + uncountable noun) He has other jobs   Vocabulary Corner: December 24th - Christmas Eve December 25th - Christmas Day Boxing Day = el 26 de diciembre, día festivo en Gran Bretaña January 1st - New Year's Day December 31st - New Year's Eve January 6th - The day of the (three) Kings, or "Epiphany" wrapping paper = papel de envolver/papel de regalo ¡Feliz Navidad!  - Happy Christmas! / Merry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!  - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ¡Felices fiestas! - Season's greetings! Happy holidays! Salud! - Cheers! ("Slancha" in Ireland)   Phrasal verb: wrap up (not RAP!) to wrap up presents (envolver, empaquetar). People wrap up presents at Christmas time. To wrap up a deal (to complete, conclude a deal etc). This podcast wraps up the year. Don't get too wrapped up in work (absorbed, involved) Wrap up warm, it's cold outside (abrigarse). Wrap up well in the winter when it's cold.   Para estudiar los phrasal verbs, recomendamos el cd de Mike Hardinge: http://www.mansioningles.com/otrosproductos/phrasal/phrasal_verbs.htm   Pronunciación: In English, we do not say each syllable with the same force or strength. In one word, we accentuate ONE syllable. We say one syllable very loudly (car, hotel, important) and all the other syllables very quietly. For example: photograph, photographer and photographic. Do they sound the same? How many syllables do they have? Where's the stress in each word? photograph (DA de de) photographer (de DA de de) photographic (de de DA de)   Hay más practica con el estres de las palabras aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer14_7.htm   Reza's Top Tip: Watch DVDs in English. 1) Watch in English with English subtitles (original version). Pause and take notes. 2) Watch again with English sound and with Spanish subtitles. 3) Watch again with English sound and English subtitles but don't stop it.   Let's wrap up this episode Reza! Give us a Christmas gift - go to iTunes and give us some stars (estrellas) y un corto resumen en iTunes.   Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre el inglés, puedes ponerse en contacto con Reza a belfastreza@gmail.com y a con Craig a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.    

Las notas del episodio   Feedback/News: A question from Jóse in Madrid, Spain "¿Cómo puedo preguntar sobre el tiempo en inglés?" - The weather/La clima - What's the weather like? What's the ______ like? (hotel, food, party, new phone like?) What was the flight like? What was your weekend like? What was it like?   Gramática:  Verb collocations (verb + adj./noun) Craig liked Argentina (el verbo 'to like' en el pasado) What's Argentina like? (¿Cómo es?) Does Buenos Aires looks like Paris? (se parece) What does it feel like? - It feels like Paris. Does it smell like Paris? - It smells like Buenos Aires.   Pronunciación: /i/ and /i:/ /i/ - hit, sit /i:/ - me, three   hit / heat ship / sheep sit / seat whip / weep sh*t / sheet   Phrasal verb: take up I'll take you up on that! (say yes, agree) - tomar/aceptar el reto Craig will take Reza up on his chess challenge, and on his offer to have a meal at his flat. Nelso Mandela took up the fight against racism. To take up a hobby/sport - Are you taking up anything in the new year? Reza's friend has recently taken up jogging (not footing!!) Reza is thinking of taking up aerobics. Bob took up his new role as director (to accept a role or task) To take up time (ocupar tiempo) Take up trousers, to take up clothes (to make shorter) Aquí hay una lista de los verbos compuestos (phrasal verbs): http://www.mansioningles.com/gram54.htm   Vocabulary Corner: Work - trabajo: What's the difference between work and job? Job is a noun. Work is a verb and a noun. When work is a noun, it's usually uncountable: I have two jobs. I have a lot of work. Reza has a lot of work. He has three jobs. Career is a false friend. - You study a degree or a subject at university. You begin your career when you start working. Reza has changed his careers. He used to be a musician. You boss sacks you (if you're a bad employee. - to get the sack / to be fired, to get fired. Reza got the sack in East Berlin. He got the sack from selling newspapers. to resign from your job (you decide to leave) / to hand in your notice or resignation (tell your employer in advance that you are going to leave. to be made redundant - redundancy money. Many people in Spain are being made redundant at the moment. to retire at the retirement age - to get a pension from the state (a state pension). You can also get a private pension. Puedes estudiar más sobre el tema de work en nuestro curso intermedio: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer21_1.htm   Reza's Top Tip: Brainstorm collocations. DRIVE - to drive a car, bus, taxi etc. to drive someone mad / crazy Reza's mum drives him up the walls (in Belfast) or up the wall (in London). She drives him mad, she drives him crazy. She drives him round the bend to drive a point home to drive a hard bargain - He drove a hard bargain to drive under the influence (of alcohol or drugs)   STONE - a stepping stone - I see this job as a stepping stone to reach my goal a stepping stone in a river The Rolling Stones A rolling stone - "a rolling stone gathers no moss" (musgo) A stones throw away. It's a stones throw away from here. To leave no stone unturned - The police left no stone unturned. To sink like a stone a headstone (lápida mortuoria, piedra sepulcral)   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.     Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es (Craig) o belfastreza@gmail.com (Reza).

LAS NOTAS DEL EPISODIO   Gramática:  Could and Couldn't I could swim when I was young.(habilidad en el pasado) - podia Tomorrow we could swim in the sea.(condicional) - podría Craig can't play a musical instrument (now) Craig couldn't play a musical instrument when he was younger (past) Craig, could/can I ask you a question? (permission) Estudia más sobre los verbos modales aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer20_6.htm   Pronunciación: consonantes + vocales "Have a" cuando un vocal va después de un consonante en inglés, los sonidos se juntan. "Have a cup of tea" - "have a cuppa", "have a coffee", "have a can of beer" "Got to get a lot of it".   Phrasal verb: to set up to set up a tent, to set up equipment (montar) to set up a meeting (arrange, organize) to set up a business, an organization, a foundation, a charity (fundar, montar) to set up a person (to trick them - hacer trampas, engañar) "The murderer set me up", "It was a set up".   Vocabulay Corner: collocations with HAVE  "to have fun", "to have a ball, (fun v funny) - a funny joke, a funny film, a funny person (gracioso) - a fun person (divertido) to have a good time To have st in common with so What do we have in common? Craig and Reza have jazz music and houseproud mothers in common. To have time (to do things) What would you like to have more time to do? Reza doesn't have time to surf the Internet. Reza has a new phone. He's got (he has got) a new phone.   Reza's Top Tip: Use polite language with strangers  "Where's the bus staion?" (direct) - "Could you tell me where the bus station is?" (indirect and more polite) "Do you like paella?" - "Can you tell me if you like paella?" "Can I smoke? - Do you mind if I smoke?" "Would you mind telling me where the bus station is?" "I'd like to know where the bus station is?" "I wonder if you wouldn't mind telling me where the bus station is?"   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.   Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.

Las notas del episodio   Let's get cracking! = ¡Vamos a empezar!   Gramática:  Can / can't Can I ask you a question? You can speak Spanish. Reza can speak a bit of Valencian. Can you play any musical instruments? - Yes, I can. Can, like could, should, would, may etc son modal verbs (verbos modales). El can se puede emplear para hablar de la habilidad y también para pedir las cosas "Can I have....?) Can I have a biscuit? Can I have a cup ñof tea? Can I help you?   John can be quite cold sometimes. (possibility) It can be wet in Valncia sometimes. (possibility) This postcard can't be from Bob. (impossibility)   Practicar el 'can' para pedir las cosas aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/nc_lec04_3.htm   Vocabulay Corner: Clothes Reza is wearing jeans and a very nice striped short. Craig is wearing nice linen shorts. trousers (UK) / pants (US). pants (UK) / shorts (US), waistcoat (UK) / vest (US), panties (US) / knickers (UK), tights (UK) / pantyhose (US),  to wear (llevar puesto) "He's wearing a blue coat" / to put on clothes / to get dressed / To take off clothes (quitar la ropa) training shoes (UK) / sneakers (US) - zapatillas deportivas   Practicar el vocabulario de la ropa en inglés aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/nc_lec15_2.htm Hay una lista de ropa en nuestra seccion de vocabulario: http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario10.htm    Phrasal verb: to set off SET has many uses in English. Set off means: to begin a journey - "We set off at 6 o'clock." to set off also means to activate something: "I set off the alarm." "Young children sometimes set off car alarms in the street." Set off can also mean to start an emotion. "The picture sets her off crying." Set off also means (destacarse) "The white background really sets off the person in the picture."   Pronunciación: clothes /cloves/, a suit /soot/ - traje = suit (noun) "it suits you" (Te va bien) "It fits you" (it's the correct size) - Does this fit me? tracksuit (chandal), slippers - "Where are my slippers?", (a pair of) shoes - high-heeled shoes, striped (con rayas), blouse - "Your a big girl's blouse!" (You're too soft).    Reza's Top Tip: use the negative (adj/adverb) to be indirect/polite "Well, it isn't the best thing I've seen", "It doesn't look that great." "I've seen you looking better." "It wouldn't be my first choice.", "It's not bad." The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.   Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.

The full audio interview with Craig and Marie. Watch the video and answer comprension questions here: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles04.htm Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles04.htm

Las notas del episodio Gramática:  Used to / be used to / get used to Craig used to live in London. he used to go out with friends, he used to drink a lot of beer. He used to go to record shops and book shops. He used to buy clothes. He used to watch a lot of TV in the UK. Now in Valencia, he usually goes to the gym. He usually does some work on Sundays. Use 'used to' for things in the past that are not true today. Use the adverb of frequency 'usually' for present habits. It was difficult for Craig to get used to going out late at weekends. But now he's used to eating late. Reza is getting used to his first smart phone.   Pronunciación: /j/ Jazz, June, January / to jump (saltar) Jumping Jack Flash / judge / Not only with the letter 'j', but sometimes with the letter 'g' as in general / giant / gym and Jim (the name) etc. compare to /je/ vision - television, pleasure, leisure. Sigue los siguientes enlaces y mejorar tu pronunciación: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer01_3.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer04_6.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer06_6.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_6.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer10_7.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_9.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer12_7.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer14_7.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer17_3.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer19_4.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer24_7.htm   Phrasal verb: COME OUT After a long meeting they CAME OUT of the room. My friend CAME OUT in a rash (rash = sarpullido, erupción). To COME OUT on strike. To COME OUT in support of the nurses. The sun, the moon and the stars COME OUT. What time does the moon come out? To COME OUT (of the closet). To admit in public that you are gay. Revisa más phrasal verbs aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/gram54.htm   Vocabulary Corner - Sport: Learn words in groups - Es mejor aprender el vocabulario en los grupos/familias Football : pitch, stadium, to kick the ball into the net, referee - 1-0 (nil) Tennis : court, umpire. net 15-0 (love) Tennis, basketball, volleyball, badminton, squash COURT to draw a game of football - It's a draw - Valencia drew with Barcelona yesterday. Let's kick off (let's start) . Let's kick off this meeting by talking about.... It's a whole new ball game (It's a totally new thing) Right off the bat (to begin with, immediately) - When we started this podcast we had over 1.000 listeners right off the bat. Golf club - baseball bat - cricket bat - table tennis bat - tennis racket - squash racket. A ball-park figure (an approximate number). Give me a ball park figure on your expected salary. To hit it out of the park - to have a lot of success. Estudia más vocabulario del deporte aquÍ: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer07_5.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer07_1.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_10.htm   Reza's Top Tip: Spelling - double letters Si la palabra termina con consonante, vocal, consonante hay que poner doble consonante al final(ej. running; shop-shopping; putting) sleeping (termina con -eep); hope-g (termina con -ope) Regret - regretting (el estrés está el la segunda silaba) limit - limiting (el estrés esta en la primera silaba) travelling (British English spelling) traveling (American English spelling)   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org. Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.

Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 67 recorded for November 2013. En el nivel básico practicamos los pronombres y los antónimos En el nivel intermedio estudiamos los tiempos verbales y el vocabulario del cuerpo (parts of the body). We practise some general vocabulary at advanced level, and also we help you with what to say in English in certain social situations There's also business vocabulary and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podéis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, ve a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Hemos recibido un comentario en iTunes de Carlos G - "Mil gracias por vuestro fantástico podcast, pero no hemos transcrito el contenido de los últimos podcasts. Os animo a que lo hagais para poder seguir aprendiendo. Gracias a vosotros. Un abrazo." Bueno Carlos, gracias por tu comentario. Si que publicamos la transcripción en los cuadernos mensuales, siempre los publicamos el mes siguiente. Es decir, puedes leer la transcripción de este podcast de noviembre en diciembre. Y no olvides que todos los cuadernos pasados están disponibles en www.cuadernodeingles.com/. También puedes ver las trascripciónes en mansioningles.libsyn.com/ Ok, vamos a empezar con el nivel básico y los pronombres de objeto. Do you remember the object pronouns in English? Vamos a repasarlos. me - me repite: me te - you - repite: you lo - him - repite: him la - her - repite: her lo - it - repite: it nos - us - repite: us os - you - repite: you los/las - them - repite: them Escucha y repite las siguientes frases de ejemplo Escucha: You're lovely! I really like you. repite: You're lovely! I really like you. Escucha: He's not very friendly. I don't like him. repite: He's not very friendly. I don't like him. Escucha: Are they talking to us? repite: Are they talking to us? Escucha: Football's great! I love it. repite: Football's great! I love it. Escucha: She's horrible. I don’t like her. repite: She's horrible. I don’t like her. Escucha: I don't like vegetables. I hate them! repite: I don't like vegetables. I hate them! Escucha: Homework? I hate it. repite: Homework? I hate it. Escucha: Please give it to me. repite: Please give it to me Escucha: Did they invite us? repite: Did they invite us? Escucha: My neighbours are nice. I really like them. repite: My neighbours are nice. I really like them. ¡Muy bien! - Very good! Ahora practicamos los antónimos. Escucha y intenta decir los antónimos antes que los digo yo. Luego, repítalos para practicar la pronunciación. Ready? - ¿Listo? expensive - cheap repite: cheap tall - short - repite: short young - old - repite:  old empty - full        - repite: full fat - thin - repite:  thin  happy - sad - repite: sad Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section, and in this month's cuaderno we looked at verb tenses. I'm going to read the examples we had and I want you to think which verb tense I'm using. For example, "I live in Valencia", which tense is live? Yes, present simple. What about, "I've been living in Valencia since 1997?" Well, that's present perfect continuous. Listen : Take your umbrella with you in case it rains. - Present simple. The weather forecast said it'll get colder today. Listen : I'm really sorry we haven't been in touch for so long. Since we moved to Barcelona, we've been very busy doing up our flat here. We tried to send you an email last month, but it came back to us so you must have changed your address. Listen : We were going out to a pub quiz tonight, but we have just heard that it's been cancelled, so I think we'll just stay at home and watch a film instead. Listen : Hey Maria! How are you? I haven't seen you for ages. You look great! What have you been doing since we last met? Listen : We intended to go around Europe this summer, but my mother-in-law is sick, so I suppose we'll be staying at home. Listen : I wish you had told me that you don't eat seafood. Let me make something else for you. Moving on to the vocabulary part of the intermediate section, and we talked about parts of the body and what you did with them. For example, what do you do with your eyes? You see with your eyes. You can also look and watch. Look at something (look at that beautiful girl over there). And you can watch a game, watch TV, watch a film etc. What do you do with your ears? You hear with your ears. You can also listen. Listen and look and watch are more active verbs. You actively listen to music or to another person. You actively watch a game of football. But hear and see are senses, sentidos. So, what do you do with your nose. It's a verb and a noun, and another sense. You smell with your nose. You have a sense of smell. And what a wonderful sense it is! What's your favourite smell? flowers perhaps? or freshly baked bread? I like the smell of petrol, which is a bit strange, I know. And the smell of freshly cut grass. That's a smell I miss from the UK. There were public parks near where I used to live in London. But in Valencia there isn't a lot of grass around and it's usually full of dogs mess. My favourite smell though, has to be....chocolate! Which part of the body do you kiss with? - You kiss with your lips. And what do you do with your teeth? Well you can bite (morder, in Spanish) and you can chew (masticar). If you need to chew a lot, for a long time, you can say the food is chewy. That's the adjective. Chewy. "The steak's nice, but it's a bit chewy". What do you do with your hands and your fingers? - touch, which is another of the five senses, the sense of touch. Can you name the five senses? the sense of smell, sight, hearing, taste and touch. And of course, there is The Sixth Sense, which is a film starring Bruce Willis. What do you think with? You think with your brain. And if you are a footballer, what do you do with your feet? Kick - to kick the ball, or kick another player if you play dirty. Finally, which part of your body do you use to smile? Well, you can smile with your mouth, your lips and I believe you can also smile with your eyes. In fact, you can give a false smile with your mouth but it's very difficult to lie and smile with your eyes. Your eyes tell the truth. they are the window to the soul. Siempre me ha gustado la idea de aprender inglés con videos. Por eso te recomendamos ABA English. Los videos de ABA English son muy profesionales y están muy bien hechos. Además de las 144 clases gratuitas de gramática en vídeo, también tienes la posibilidad de probar la primera unidad de tu nivel (hay 6 niveles distintos) y realizar todas las secciones de esta unidad para probar su metodología única de aprendizaje.  Tú aprendes inglés viendo películas cortas con subtítulos, que ya es un método muy eficaz para aprender inglés,  pero también actúas en estas películas! Es muy divertido! En la misma unidad realizas ejercicios de speaking y role play actuando en el diálogo del cortometraje que has visto! Los cortometrajes, con situaciones de la vida real, son la base de cada unidad del curso de inglés. Llevan incorporada la tecnología de reconocimiento de voz propia.  Echa un vistazo a los videos de ABA English.com. Puedes empezar los cursos gratis sin coste y además con apoyo en español. Al empezar, tienes que facilitar una dirección de email y contestar algunas preguntas básicas, pero no es necesario que realices ningún pago. Pienso que si una empresa ofrece un producto gratis para probarlo es porque es bueno y la empresa cree en sus productos. ¡Regístrate hoy y aprende inglés gratis con video, en casa y a tu ritmo. ABA English.com! Pruébalo no tienes nada de perder. In the advanced section this month, we looked at some vocabulary the first expression was bound to. To be bound to means ser seguro que. Listen: Why don’t you email Pepito, he’s bound to have the meeting agenda. Repeat; he's bound to have it - she's bound to know the answer - We're bound to get lost! - I'm bound to make a mistake. Listen: I have no idea where we arranged to meet them. I suppose they could conceivably be waiting at the hotel. conceivably means posiblemente - they could conceivably be waiting at the hotel - it's possible that they are waiting at the hotel. Repeat: conceivably - You could conceivably be wrong, you know. I may conceivably get the promotion. Listen: We’re highly likely to be the leaders in our field this time next year. Highly likely means there's a very good chance. Repeat: It's highly likely. It's highly likely we'll go away for Christmas. It's highly likely he'll be late again. Listen: You’re looking really tired! You can’t have had a very relaxing holiday. Can't is the opposite of must for possibility. It's Sunday. My parents always go out for lunch on Sunday. My wife phones my parents and there's no answer. I say, "They must be having lunch now." They must be having lunch now means I'm about 95% sure they are having lunch. I'm almost positive. The opposite is they can't be. My parents can't be at home. It's Sunday. They always go out. They can't be at home. To put the modal verbs in the past you need to use have. Today is Monday. phone my mum and say, "you must have been having lunch when my wife phoned you." You can't have been at home. Listen: There’s a slight possibility that you’ll get their answer before the weekend. A slight possibility is a very small possibility. Repeat: a slight possibility. There's a slight possibility. There's a slight possibility you'll hear from them. There's a slight possibility they'll get in touch before the weekend. Listen: Pepito broke his leg last week so he couldn’t have played football at the weekend. - Another example of have putting a modal verb (couldn't) in the past. He couldn't have played. It wasn't possible that he played because he had broken his leg. Repeat: He couldn't have played - She couldn't have gone - We couldn't have known - You couldn't have seen me, I wasn't there. In the advanced section this month, we also looked at what you should say in certain situations. Some of these little language chunks (trozos de lenguaje) can be difficult. For example, someone says to you: "I'm terribly sorry, I've just spilt red wine over this white cushion." cushion is cojín. A possible answer, if it's your cushion, is "Can't be helped." or "It can't be helped", It's no one's fault, don't worry about it, it's ok. Nothing can be done to help the situation. Repeat: Can't be helped. - Someone says. "We're going to be late because of the heavy traffic", and you say....can't be helped. "Someone's says, "The shop's going to be closed by the time we get there." you say, "Can't be helped." Another example is when someone says "How about lending me your new video camera for our holiday?" If it's a brand new, expensive camera. And if, like me, you are very protective and illogically possessive of your technology gadgets, you could answer,  "No way!" (¡Ni hablar!) Can I borrow your new car for the weekend? You say, "No way!". Someone says, "Can you lend me a couple of thousand euros to go to the casino?" you say, "No way!" Someone says, "Sorry. I hope you didn't mind us putting on the stereo. We didn't know you were trying to work in here." You say: Don't mind me! (No haces caso de mi) Repeat: Don't mind me! Someone says, "Do you mind if I use that computer?" you say. "Don't mind me. Help yourself. Don't mind me." Someone makes a suggestion, like let's go out for dinner, let's rent a DVD, Why don't we go shopping this afternoon? We could go for a walk. You say, Might as well. (¿porque no?, no hay otra cosa que hacer) Repeat: might as well. - Shall we go out for a walk? - might as well. Do you want to go to the pub? might as well. Let's go to the cinema - might as well. If you don't apologise, I'll never talk to you again. I couldn't care less. (¡Me da igual!, ¡Me da lo mismo!) Repeat: I couldn't care less. You can also forget the I and just say "Couldn't care less" Are you watching this? Can I change the channel? - Couldn't care less. You're going to be late for school - couldn't care less. You can't go outside in that shirt, it's dirty. - I couldn't care less. Listen: I think you should have a word with your boss and tell her how unhappy you are with the decisions she's been making. I've got a good mind to. (No es mala idea, Creo que haría eso) Repeat. I've got a good mind to. You should report your neighbours to the police. - I've got a good mind to. Why don't you complain to you boss about your long hours? Do you know what? I've a good mind to! - Repeat: I've a good mind to.   In the Business English section this month we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first expression was to review a proposal - revisar una propuesta - Repeat: to review a proposal. I think we should review their proposal. Have you had time to review our proposal? I think you should have a word with Pepito, he's not pulling his weight. No está haciendo lo que debe hacer. No está haciendo su parte. Repeat: pulling his weight. Are you pulling your weight? He's not pulling his weight, you know. To pull your weight means to work as hard as other people in a group - The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn't pulling her weight. A fixed amount of money charged for professional services is called a fee. F-E-E. Repeat: What is your fee? How much is your lawyer's fee? I think lawyer's fees are too high. Is there a fee for getting a driver's license? Listen : We've reviewed your proposal, and there are one or two things we'd like to go over with you. To go over means to talk about (analizar, revisar). Repeat; to go over - We should go over these sales figures. Have you gone over the proposal? When do you want to go over the presentation? After receiving a pay cut and having to work more hours, the employees took the union's advice and went on strike.  to go on strike hacer una huelga. Repeat: They've gone on strike. Why are they on strike' They're on strike for more pay. Are they on strike again? How long have they been on strike for? Well, we're not on strike at La Mansión del Inglés. We're busy creating more material to help you improve your English. But we have reached the end of this podcast, but never fear/don't worry (never fear=no temas/no tengas miedo) we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and of course on iTunes. And we have a new podcast called Aprender inglés con Reza y Craig en lo que hablo con mi amigo Reza, que también es profesor de inglés, sobre el vocabulario, la gramática y la pronunciación de inglés. Puedes encontrarlo también en iTunes. Si te gustan nuestros podcasts, puedes ayudarnos con una corta reseña en iTunes contribuyendo así a que más personas puedan conocernos y escucharnos. Gracias a todos los que ya han escrito algún comentario. Thank you to all of you who are writing reviews. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés where you can ask questions, make comments and do exercises and practise your listening. Or you can send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter where we tweet useful links to improve your English, English slang vocabulary, quotations and much more. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Las Notas del Episodio Gramática: El 'past simple' y el 'present perfect' juntos I've been to Bilbao (present perfect) - Cuando hablas de tu vida hasta ahora. When did you go? (past simple) - Para hablar de las cosas en el pasado. Have you been to Cuba? (present perfect) When did you go? - I went 6 or 7 years ago (past simple) La expresión del tiempo 'AGO' se emplea con el past simple. Have you eaten anything today? (today hasn't finished yet) When did you eat it (a specific time in the past) Job interviews: Have you ever worked for a multi-national company? (present perfect) When did you work there? (past simple) How long have you been living in Valencia? (present perfect continuous) I came here 17 years ago (past simple) I came in 1997.   Estudiar sobre el Pasado (pretérito) en inglés aquí:  http://www.mansioningles.com/gram40.htm   Pronunciación: los consonantes juntos (consonant clusters) - crisps (papas, chips) / structure (edificio) / stretch (estirar, estirarse) - stretcher (camilla) / hitch hiker / crunch, crunchy (crujiente)  scrimp and save (When I'm 64....) Every summer we can rent a cottage In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear (expensive) We shall scrimp and save Grandchildren on your knee Vera, Chuck, and Dave Leer las letras the lyrics) a este canción de los Beatles en YouTube aquí: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldIfhc1pJpk   Phrasal verb: PUT OFF - to postpone (posponer) Reza has put off re-wiring his flat. Craig has been putting off going to the optician. Flu = gripe / Las Fallas festival in Valencia puts Reza off (distraer) Music PUTS Craig OFF when he's trying to work. / Reza's experience with the girl in the cafe has PUT him OFF meeting women. The cockroach in the bar PUT Craig OFF eating in the restaurant.   Vocab Corner: COME - to come as a surprise. It came as a surprise to Craig to see we had nearly 2,000 downloads (descargas) of the podcast this month. It came as no surprise that the podcast is a success.  / to come as a relief (didn't have to pay for dinner in that expensive restaurant) - to come as a relief  - Come as a GREAT/TERRIBLE/DREADFUL shock (susto) - It came as a BIG/GREAT/COMPLETE surprise Come to power A Prime Minister comes to power / come to a decision - Craig has come to the decision to go to Disneyland. "Come off it!" ¡Venga ya!- Estas tomando el pelo - You're pulling my leg. Reza's Top Tips: Label (poner etiquetas) Pictures and photos. Also use Post-it notes to label things around the house and the office.   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org. Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.    

Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 66 recorded for October 2013. En el nivel básico practicamos las colacaciones de los verbos, y también un poco de vocabulario general. En el nivel intermedio estudiamos el uso de los verbos GET, GO y HAVE y también una selección de preguntas sobre la gramática. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podéis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, ve a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Antes de empezar, quiero dar las gracias a todos nuestros seguidores en Facebook. Ya tenemos más de 30,000 fans y seguimos creciendo cada día. Si tienes alguna pregunta, comentario o duda sobre el inglés o simplemente quieres hacer ejercicios adicionales, puedes encontrarnos en facebook.com/mansioningles Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico to make a noise - hacer un ruido - hacer se puede traducir como to make o to do, pero cuando va con el sustantivo a noise, decimos make a noise. Repite: make a noise. Shhh...don't make a noise they're sleeping. Who was making all that noise last night? También decimos take photos Repite: take photos - How many photos did you take? I took hundreds of photos. Estoy seguro que sabes que en inglés decimos drive a car or drive a bus or a taxi. Pero cuando hablamos de las motos, las bicicletas y los animales decimos ride - R-I-D-E Repite: to ride a bike, ride a horse, ride a motorbike. Can you ride a motorbike? Have you ever ridden a horse? I would love to ride an elephant. I rode a camel in Egypt. ¿Cómo se traduce 'llevar gafas'? to wear glasses Repite; wear -wear glasses. I wear glasses - I've been wearing glasses for years. He's wearing a jacket - Are you wearing jeans? Luego tenemos la expresión to run for the bus. Repite: the bus - run for - run for the bus. I ran for the bus this morning. ¿Como se dice suerte en inglés? - luck - Repite: luck - Luck es un sustantivo. ¿Cuál es el adjetivo? - lucky. Repite: Lucky. I'm lucky! Are you lucky? Are you a lucky person? I am. I think I'm very lucky. El verbo to book significa reservar. For example you can book a room in a hotel. Repite: to book - to book a room. Can I book a room, please? I'd like to book a room. También puedes book a table in a restaurant. Repite: to book a table. Can I book a table, please? I'd like to book a table for two, please. If you book a room in a hotel, you stay in the hotel. Repite: stay in the hotel. Where are you staying. Are you staying in a hotel? ¿Cómo se dice mandar un correo electrónico en inglés? - to send an email. Repite: send an email. Did you send me an email? I'll send you an email. I'll send you an email next week. Very good! - ¡Muy bien! También en el nivel básico este mes hemos practicado un poco de vocabulario. Vamos a ver si te acuerdas de las palabras.   A dress, skirt, trousers, shirt, socks are all examples of.....clothes. Repite: clothes. I like your clothes. I need new clothes. What do you cut your food with? You cut your food with a...... knife - K-N-I-F-E. Repite: Knife. knife and fork - knife, fork and spoon. Can I have a knife, please? Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four....seasons. Repite: seasons. What's your favourite season? I like spring and autumn. I think autumn is my favourite season. En el inglés americano, autumn se dice fall - F-A-L-L because the leaves, las ojas, caen de los arboles. What do you usually drink tea and coffee and hot chocolate from? You drink tea and coffee from a ....cup. Not a glass, a cup. You drink Coca Cola from a glass, you drink beer from a glass. You drink tea and coffee from a cup. Repite: cup - a cup - a coffee cup - a tea cup. A cup of coffee. A cup of tea. Now, what is the name of the part of the house where you cook? You cook in the ....kitchen. Repite: kitchen. Ten cuidado con la diferencia entre kitchen and chicken. Chicken is pollo.  Repite: kitchen - chicken - kitchen. We cook in the kitchen. The chicken's in the kitchen. What's the name for the room where you usually have a shower, clean your teeth or wash your face? It's the bathroom. Repite: bathroom. Excuse me, where's the bathroom?   Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section, Listen: 'Have you ever been to this restaurant?’  - ‘No, this is the first time.’ 'Have you been' is the present perfect tense. Listen: Have you been to New York? Has estado una vez en Nueva York? Repite: Have you been to New York? Have you been here before? Have you ever eaten Japanese food? Listen: We don’t have to be at the meeting. 'Have to' is similar to 'must' for obligation. The difference is that 'must' is often external obligation (it comes from outside the speaker) and 'have to' can be the obligation you feel inside. For example, your boss says "Everyone must go to the meeting", so you feel you have to. The government says "you must pay your taxes" so we all have to pay our taxes. A mother tells her son that he 'must do his homework', so the son tells his friend "I can't play with you now because I have to do my homework. My mother says I have to do my homework." Another difference of course is that 'have to' can change to the past: "I had to do my homework" and to the future "I will have to do my homework" or "I'll have to do my homework". We cannot say, X"I will must do my homework."X That's wrong! Repeat: I'll have to work on Saturday. - I had to work late yesterday. Do we have to go to the meeting? Listen to a different example from the same exercise: "I didn't remember where I had parked my car." Listen again. Which verb tenses do you hear? "I didn't remember where I had parked my car." Did is the past of do, so didn't remember is past simple. What about the second verb tense? I "had parked". Had + past participle is the past perfect tense. I had is often contracted to I'd. Repeat: I'd parked - I'd parked my car. I didn't remember - I didn't remember where I'd parked my car. (No recordaba dónde había aparcado el coche.) Repeat again: I didn't remember where I'd parked my car. - I didn't remember where I'd left my bag. I didn't remember what I'd said to her - I didn't remember what I'd done with my keys. Escucha otro ejemplo y, como antes, piensa cuales son los tiempos verbales: I was sitting on the train when suddenly my mobile rang. I was sitting - past continuous - my mobile rang - past simple. The sitting is the longer action. I was sitting before my mobile rang. I was sitting when my mobile rang, and I was sitting after my mobile rang. Repeat: I was sitting - I was sitting on the train - I was sitting on the train when my mobile rang. I was watching TV when I heard a noise. I was reading when you arrived. I was sleeping when you phoned. Here's one more example from the same exercise. Listen: Exercising before breakfast is the best time if you want to burn calories. Why is 'exercising' a gerund in this sentence? Why is it verb + ing? Well, it's because we often use a gerund as the subject of the sentence. Repeat: Exercising is good for you. Smoking is bad for your health. Jogging is a popular pastime. Reading is something I don't do very often. In the next exercise in this month's 'cuaderno', we looked at some expressions with the verbs get, go and have. Listen and repeat the sentences to practise pronunciation. Listen: How many e-mails do you usually get? Repeat: usually get - do you usually get - How many? How many emails? - How many e-mails do you usually get? Listen: Does she usually get drunk? Repeat: get drunk - usually - usually get drunk - Does she? - Does she usually get drunk? Listen: Did you have a shower? Repeat: have a - have a shower - Did you? - Did you have a shower? Listen: Did you go away for the summer? Repeat: the summer - for the summer - go away - go away for the summer - Did you - Did you go away for the summer? Listen: Did you go anywhere nice? Repeat: nice - anywhere - anywhere nice - Did you go? Did you go anywhere nice? Listen: What time did you get home? Repeat: get home - did you - did you get home - What time? - What time did you get home? Listen: Do you always get up early? Repeat: early - get up early (nota como se junta el sonido final de /up/ con el sonido vocal al principio de /early/ - up early. Repeat: up early - get up early - Do you always? - Do you always get up early? Listen: Did you go out on Saturday? Repeat: on Saturday - go out - go out on Saturday - Did you go out on Saturday? Listen: Where did you did you get your phone? Repeat: your phone - get your phone - Where did you? - Where did you get? Where did you get your phone? Listen: Where did you go for lunch? Repeat: lunch - for -  for lunch - go for lunch - Where did you? - Where did you go for lunch? Listen: Who did you have dinner with yesterday? Repeat: have dinner with - have dinner with yesterday - Who did you? - Who did you have dinner with yesterday? In the advanced section this month, we looked at some more collocations. The first of which was to make the best of something which means to do as well as possible with something that is not too promising. Repeat: I'll make the best of it. I don't like it, but I'll make the best of it. we can also say 'make the most of it'. Repeat: make the most of it. Make the most of a bad situation. Make the most of a bad job. Make the most of your time in the UK. (¡aprovechadlo!) Now, if you draw (someone’s) attention to something, you attract someone to notice or focus on someone or something. Repeat: draw your attention to - let me draw your attention to this wonderful painting. My attention was drawn to a small insect on the floor. If you jump for joy you are extremely happy. Repeat: I jumped for joy when I got my exam results. When she agreed to have dinner with me I jumped for joy. The children jumped for joy when we got to Disneyland. To draw out something means to make it longer than it needs to be. Repeat: to draw out a meeting. It wasn't necessary to draw out the meeting for so long. Why does he have to draw it out so much? Repeat: to draw out something. If you make allowances (for something) you take certain facts or circumstances into consideration. Repeat: to make allowances for. When we go to the UK we should make allowances for the weather. You have to make allowances for the age of the property. If you jump or are thrown in at the deep end, you start doing something new and difficult without help or preparation. Repeat: jump in at the deep end / thrown in at the deep end. I was thrown in at the deep end when I worked in a professional kitchen for the first time. You should jump in at the deep end and buy your first computer. Repeat: jump in at the deep end - I was thrown in at the deep end. stand a chance (of doing something) is another popular collocation. It means there's a possibility. You have a chance that something will happen. Repeat: stand a chance - Do you think I stand a chance? Do I stand a chance of winning? No, I don't think you stand a chance to be honest! You don't stand a chance of getting that job. Our last expression was to jump the gun which means to start before the starting signal. Guns used to be used to start a race. If you start before the gun goes 'bang' you jump the gun. Repeat: jump the gun. Don't jump the gun. Be patient! You're always jumping the gun. He apologised for jumping the gun.   In the Business English section this month we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first expression was to become head of something. This means to be in charge, to manage (ser el jefe). Repeat: She's head of sales. He's head of design. She became head of the company in March. Who's head of the department? Let's discuss means vamos hablar de.... Repeat: let's discuss the sales figures. Let's discuss your role in the company. Let's discuss the release date of the new product. outsourcing is subcontracting to an outside company. In Spanish, I think it's subcontratación o la externalización of a product or service. Repeat: outsourcing. Many companies are outsourcing their manufacturing. It's cheaper to outsource the work. Finally, the phrasal verb to run on means to continue without stopping or go on longer than expected. Repeat. Run on. What's the past of run? - ran. Repeat: the meeting ran on. - The meeting ran on for nearly three hours. - The story ran on for months. ¡Muy bien! - Very good! We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you say the Spanish translation before I do. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Are you ready? They didn’t want to stay here. - No querían quedarse aquí. Repite: They didn’t want to stay here. - stay here - to stay here - They didn’t want - They didn’t want to stay here. Unemployment is increasing / rising / going up. - El paro está subiendo. Repite: Unemployment - Unemployment is increasing - rising - Unemployment is rising - going up - Unemployment is going up. Don’t talk to me about economics. - No me hables de economía. Repite: economics - talk to me - Don't talk to me - Don’t talk to me about economics. The economy is beyond our control.  - La economía está más allá de nuestro control. Repite: the economy - beyond our control - The economy is beyond our control. How many beers do we have left? - ¿Cuántas cervezas nos quedan? Repite: left - have left - How many? How many beers? How many beers do we have left? How many beers do we have left? Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English before I do. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? ¿Quieres decir que ésta es la última? - Do you mean this is the last one? Repeat: the last one - this is the last one. Do you mean? - Do you mean this is the last one? Habrá más vino. - There’ll be more wine. Repeat: more wine - There will - there'll - there will be - there'll be - There’ll be more wine. Corrieron a la farmacia. - They ran to the pharmacy/chemist (UK) /drugstore (US) Repeat: They ran to - They ran to the pharmacy - They ran to the chemist - They ran to the drugstore. ¿Por qué no querían quedarse? - Why didn’t they want to stay? Repeat: want to stay - Why didn't they? - Why didn’t they want to stay? Dijeron que tenían muchas cosas que hacer. - They said they had a lot of things to do. Repeat: things to do - a lot of - a lot of things to do - They said they had - They said they had a lot of things to do. - They said they had a lot of things to do. Well, I've got a lot of things to do also, so unfortunately that's the end of this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and of course on iTunes. Si te gustan nuestros podcasts, puedes ayudarnos con una corta reseña en iTunes contribuyendo así a que más personas puedan conocernos y escucharnos. Gracias a todos los que ya han escrito algún comentario. Thank you to all of you who are writing reviews. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés where you can ask questions, make comments and do exercises and practise your listening. Or you can send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter where we tweet useful links to improve your English, English slang vocabulary, quotations and much more. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                              Mansion Ingles Podcast October 2013 - Aprende gramática y vocabulario inglés   Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 66 recorded for October 2013.   En el nivel básico practicamos las colacaciones de los verbos, y también un poco de vocabulario general. En el nivel intermedio estudiamos el uso de los verbos GET, GO y HAVE y también una selección de preguntas sobre la gramática. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level.   En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podéis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, ve a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal.   Antes de empezar, quiero dar las gracias a todos nuestros seguidores en Facebook. Ya tenemos más de 30,000 fans y seguimos creciendo cada día. Si tienes alguna pregunta, comentario o duda sobre el inglés o simplemente quieres hacer ejercicios adicionales, puedes encontrarnos en facebook.com/mansioningles   Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico to make a noise - hacer un ruido - hacer se puede traducir como to make o to do, pero cuando va con el sustantivo a noise, decimos make a noise. Repite: make a noise. Shhh...don't make a noise they're sleeping. Who was making all that noise last night?   También decimos take photos Repite: take photos - How many photos did you take? I took hundreds of photos.   Estoy seguro que sabes que en inglés decimos drive a car or drive a bus or a taxi. Pero cuando hablamos de las motos, las bicicletas y los animales decimos ride - R-I-D-E Repite: to ride a bike, ride a horse, ride a motorbike. Can you ride a motorbike? Have you ever ridden a horse? I would love to ride an elephant. I rode a camel in Egypt.   ¿Cómo se traduce 'llevar gafas'? to wear glasses Repite; wear -wear glasses. I wear glasses - I've been wearing glasses for years. He's wearing a jacket - Are you wearing jeans? Luego tenemos la expresión to run for the bus. Repite: the bus - run for - run for the bus. I ran for the bus this morning.   ¿Como se dice suerte en inglés? - luck - Repite: luck - Luck es un sustantivo. ¿Cuál es el adjetivo? - lucky. Repite: Lucky. I'm lucky! Are you lucky? Are you a lucky person? I am. I think I'm very lucky.   El verbo to book significa reservar. For example you can book a room in a hotel. Repite: to book - to book a room. Can I book a room, please? I'd like to book a room. También puedes book a table in a restaurant. Repite: to book a table. Can I book a table, please? I'd like to book a table for two, please.   If you book a room in a hotel, you stay in the hotel. Repite: stay in the hotel. Where are you staying. Are you staying in a hotel?   ¿Cómo se dice mandar un correo electrónico en inglés? - to send an email. Repite: send an email. Did you send me an email? I'll send you an email. I'll send you an email next week.   Very good! - ¡Muy bien!   También en el nivel básico este mes hemos practicado un poco de vocabulario. Vamos a ver si te acuerdas de las palabras.     A dress, skirt, trousers, shirt, socks are all examples of.....clothes. Repite: clothes. I like your clothes. I need new clothes.   What do you cut your food with? You cut your food with a...... knife - K-N-I-F-E. Repite: Knife. knife and fork - knife, fork and spoon. Can I have a knife, please?   Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four....seasons. Repite: seasons. What's your favourite season? I like spring and autumn. I think autumn is my favourite season. En el inglés americano, autumn se dice fall - F-A-L-L because the leaves, las ojas, caen de los arboles.   What do you usually drink tea and coffee and hot chocolate from? You drink tea and coffee from a ....cup. Not a glass, a cup. You drink Coca Cola from a glass, you drink beer from a glass. You drink tea and coffee from a cup. Repite: cup - a cup - a coffee cup - a tea cup. A cup of coffee. A cup of tea.   Now, what is the name of the part of the house where you cook? You cook in the ....kitchen. Repite: kitchen. Ten cuidado con la diferencia entre kitchen and chicken. Chicken is pollo.  Repite: kitchen - chicken - kitchen. We cook in the kitchen. The chicken's in the kitchen.   What's the name for the room where you usually have a shower, clean your teeth or wash your face? It's the bathroom. Repite: bathroom. Excuse me, where's the bathroom?     Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section,   Listen: 'Have you ever been to this restaurant?’  - ‘No, this is the first time.’   'Have you been' is the present perfect tense. Listen: Have you been to New York? Has estado una vez en Nueva York? Repite: Have you been to New York? Have you been here before? Have you ever eaten Japanese food?   Listen: We don’t have to be at the meeting. 'Have to' is similar to 'must' for obligation. The difference is that 'must' is often external obligation (it comes from outside the speaker) and 'have to' can be the obligation you feel inside. For example, your boss says "Everyone must go to the meeting", so you feel you have to. The government says "you must pay your taxes" so we all have to pay our taxes. A mother tells her son that he 'must do his homework', so the son tells his friend "I can't play with you now because I have to do my homework. My mother says I have to do my homework."   Another difference of course is that 'have to' can change to the past: "I had to do my homework" and to the future "I will have to do my homework" or "I'll have to do my homework". We cannot say, X"I will must do my homework."X That's wrong!   Repeat: I'll have to work on Saturday. - I had to work late yesterday. Do we have to go to the meeting?   Listen to a different example from the same exercise: "I didn't remember where I had parked my car." Listen again. Which verb tenses do you hear? "I didn't remember where I had parked my car." Did is the past of do, so didn't remember is past simple. What about the second verb tense? I "had parked". Had + past participle is the past perfect tense. I had is often contracted to I'd. Repeat: I'd parked - I'd parked my car. I didn't remember - I didn't remember where I'd parked my car. (No recordaba dónde había aparcado el coche.) Repeat again: I didn't remember where I'd parked my car. - I didn't remember where I'd left my bag. I didn't remember what I'd said to her - I didn't remember what I'd done with my keys.   Escucha otro ejemplo y, como antes, piensa cuales son los tiempos verbales: I was sitting on the train when suddenly my mobile rang.   I was sitting - past continuous - my mobile rang - past simple. The sitting is the longer action. I was sitting before my mobile rang. I was sitting when my mobile rang, and I was sitting after my mobile rang. Repeat: I was sitting - I was sitting on the train - I was sitting on the train when my mobile rang. I was watching TV when I heard a noise. I was reading when you arrived. I was sleeping when you phoned.   Here's one more example from the same exercise. Listen: Exercising before breakfast is the best time if you want to burn calories. Why is 'exercising' a gerund in this sentence? Why is it verb + ing? Well, it's because we often use a gerund as the subject of the sentence. Repeat: Exercising is good for you. Smoking is bad for your health. Jogging is a popular pastime. Reading is something I don't do very often.   In the next exercise in this month's 'cuaderno', we looked at some expressions with the verbs get, go and have. Listen and repeat the sentences to practise pronunciation. Listen:                                                                 How many e-mails do you usually get? Repeat: usually get - do you usually get - How many? How many emails? - How many e-mails do you usually get?   Listen: Does she usually get drunk? Repeat: get drunk - usually - usually get drunk - Does she? - Does she usually get drunk?   Listen: Did you have a shower? Repeat: have a - have a shower - Did you? - Did you have a shower?   Listen: Did you go away for the summer? Repeat: the summer - for the summer - go away - go away for the summer - Did you - Did you go away for the summer?   Listen: Did you go anywhere nice? Repeat: nice - anywhere - anywhere nice - Did you go? Did you go anywhere nice?   Listen: What time did you get home? Repeat: get home - did you - did you get home - What time? - What time did you get home?   Listen: Do you always get up early? Repeat: early - get up early (nota como se junta el sonido final de /up/ con el sonido vocal al principio de /early/ - up early. Repeat: up early - get up early - Do you always? - Do you always get up early?   Listen: Did you go out on Saturday? Repeat: on Saturday - go out - go out on Saturday - Did you go out on Saturday?   Listen: Where did you did you get your phone? Repeat: your phone - get your phone - Where did you? - Where did you get? Where did you get your phone?   Listen: Where did you go for lunch? Repeat: lunch - for -  for lunch - go for lunch - Where did you? - Where did you go for lunch?   Listen: Who did you have dinner with yesterday? Repeat: have dinner with - have dinner with yesterday - Who did you? - Who did you have dinner with yesterday?   Siempre me ha gustado la idea de aprender inglés con videos. Por eso te recomendamos ABA English. Los videos de ABA English son muy profesionales y están muy bien hechos.    Además de las 144 clases gratuitas de gramática en vídeo, también tienes la posibilidad de probar la primera unidad de tu nivel (hay 6 niveles distintos) y realizar todas las secciones de esta unidad para probar su metodología única de aprendizaje.    Tú aprendes inglés viendo películas cortas con subtítulos, que ya es un método muy eficaz para aprender inglés,  pero también actúas en estas películas! Es muy divertido! En la misma unidad realizas ejercicios de speaking y role play actuando en el diálogo del cortometraje que has visto!   Los cortometrajes, con situaciones de la vida real, son la base de cada unidad del curso de inglés. Llevan incorporada la tecnología de reconocimiento de voz propia.  Echa un vistazo a los videos de ABA English.com. Puedes empezar los cursos gratis sin coste alguno y además con apoyo en español. Al empezar, tienes que facilitar una dirección de email y contestar algunas preguntas básicas, pero no es necesario que realices ningún pago. Pienso que si una empresa ofrece un producto gratis para probarlo es porque es bueno y la empresa cree en sus productos.   ¡Regístrate hoy y aprende inglés gratis con video, en casa y a tu ritmo. ABA English.com! Pruébalo no tienes nada de perder. In the advanced section this month, we looked at some more collocations. The first of which was to make the best of something which means to do as well as possible with something that is not too promising. Repeat: I'll make the best of it. I don't like it, but I'll make the best of it. we can also say 'make the most of it'. Repeat: make the most of it. Make the most of a bad situation. Make the most of a bad job. Make the most of your time in the UK. (¡aprovechadlo!)   Now, if you draw (someone’s) attention to something, you attract someone to notice or focus on someone or something. Repeat: draw your attention to - let me draw your attention to this wonderful painting. My attention was drawn to a small insect on the floor.   If you jump for joy you are extremely happy. Repeat: I jumped for joy when I got my exam results. When she agreed to have dinner with me I jumped for joy. The children jumped for joy when we got to Disneyland.   To draw out something means to make it longer than it needs to be. Repeat: to draw out a meeting. It wasn't necessary to draw out the meeting for so long. Why does he have to draw it out so much? Repeat: to draw out something.   If you make allowances (for something) you take certain facts or circumstances into consideration. Repeat: to make allowances for. When we go to the UK we should make allowances for the weather. You have to make allowances for the age of the property.   If you jump or are thrown in at the deep end, you start doing something new and difficult without help or preparation. Repeat: jump in at the deep end / thrown in at the deep end. I was thrown in at the deep end when I worked in a professional kitchen for the first time. You should jump in at the deep end and buy your first computer. Repeat: jump in at the deep end - I was thrown in at the deep end.   stand a chance (of doing something) is another popular collocation. It means there's a possibility. You have a chance that something will happen. Repeat: stand a chance - Do you think I stand a chance? Do I stand a chance of winning? No, I don't think you stand a chance to be honest! You don't stand a chance of getting that job.   Our last expression was to jump the gun which means to start before the starting signal. Guns used to be used to start a race. If you start before the gun goes 'bang' you jump the gun. Repeat: jump the gun. Don't jump the gun. Be patient! You're always jumping the gun. He apologised for jumping the gun.     In the Business English section this month we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first expression was to become head of something. This means to be in charge, to manage (ser el jefe). Repeat: She's head of sales. He's head of design. She became head of the company in March. Who's head of the department?   Let's discuss means vamos hablar de.... Repeat: let's discuss the sales figures. Let's discuss your role in the company. Let's discuss the release date of the new product.   outsourcing is subcontracting to an outside company. In Spanish, I think it's subcontratación o la externalización of a product or service. Repeat: outsourcing. Many companies are outsourcing their manufacturing. It's cheaper to outsource the work.   Finally, the phrasal verb to run on means to continue without stopping or go on longer than expected. Repeat. Run on. What's the past of run? - ran. Repeat: the meeting ran on. - The meeting ran on for nearly three hours. - The story ran on for months.   ¡Muy bien! - Very good!   We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you say the Spanish translation before I do. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Are you ready?   They didn’t want to stay here. - No querían quedarse aquí. Repite: They didn’t want to stay here. - stay here - to stay here - They didn’t want - They didn’t want to stay here.   Unemployment is increasing / rising / going up. - El paro está subiendo. Repite: Unemployment - Unemployment is increasing - rising - Unemployment is rising - going up - Unemployment is going up.   Don’t talk to me about economics. - No me hables de economía. Repite: economics - talk to me - Don't talk to me - Don’t talk to me about economics.   The economy is beyond our control.  - La economía está más allá de nuestro control. Repite: the economy - beyond our control - The economy is beyond our control.   How many beers do we have left? - ¿Cuántas cervezas nos quedan? Repite: left - have left - How many? How many beers? How many beers do we have left? How many beers do we have left?   Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English before I do. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? ¿Quieres decir que ésta es la última? - Do you mean this is the last one? Repeat: the last one - this is the last one. Do you mean? - Do you mean this is the last one?   Habrá más vino. - There’ll be more wine. Repeat: more wine - There will - there'll - there will be - there'll be - There’ll be more wine.   Corrieron a la farmacia. - They ran to the pharmacy/chemist (UK) /drugstore (US) Repeat: They ran to - They ran to the pharmacy - They ran to the chemist - They ran to the drugstore.   ¿Por qué no querían quedarse? - Why didn’t they want to stay? Repeat: want to stay - Why didn't they? - Why didn’t they want to stay?   Dijeron que tenían muchas cosas que hacer. - They said they had a lot of things to do. Repeat: things to do - a lot of - a lot of things to do - They said they had - They said they had a lot of things to do. - They said they had a lot of things to do.   Well, I've got a lot of things to do also, so unfortunately that's the end of this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and of course on iTunes.   Si te gustan nuestros podcasts, puedes ayudarnos con una corta reseña en iTunes contribuyendo así a que más personas puedan conocernos y escucharnos. Gracias a todos los que ya han escrito algún comentario. Thank you to all of you who are writing reviews.   Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés.   Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés where you can ask questions, make comments and do exercises and practise your listening. Or you can send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter where we tweet useful links to improve your English, English slang vocabulary, quotations and much more. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit.   Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/   Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Gramática: Present Perfect What have you done today so far? I've had breakfast How long have you been working on this video?  You haven't finished yet. He has been working on his video for two weeks.   Have you ever been to Disneyland? - No, I haven't. Have you been to America? - I have. I've been to Maine. Where have you been to in Spain? - I've been to Sevilla. I've been to Bilbao.   Oneupmanship: Have you ever been to China? No, I haven't. Have you ever tried my mum's scones? Yes, I have. to go over = repasar Estudiar más sobre el 'present perfect' here: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer06_9.htm   Pronunciación: /s/ in words like slippers, Spain, Spanish, special, stop, spelling, stomach, (stomache ache = dolor de estómago) /je/ sound in words like pleasure, television, leisure, measure (medir) Like the French / treasure (tesoro)   Phrasal verb: GET OFF (bajar) - to get off the bus. I got off the bus. Get on or off a motorbike, train, camel, horse, bicycle etc. To GET OFF WITH something - (escaparse sin castigo) The corrupt politicians get off without punishment. TO GET WITH someone (ligar) - Reza did not get off with the girl in the cafe. She told him to get lost :-(   Facebook page question: Thank you to Calixto Joao Vivas Prado from Monóvar - (to be off = I'm off/I must be off = tengo que marcharme / to be off=caducado "This milk's off"/to go off = "That fish'll go off if you  don't put it in the fridge." (estropearse) Mandar sus preguntas a: mansionteachers@yahoo.es   Reza's Top tips: Think of question words before conversation. Where...? Why...?  When...? How...? Who...? etc Where do you work? Where is your office? What do you do in a typical day? Who do you work with? How many people work in your office?   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org. Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.    

Episodio 003 - La notas del episodio   Gramática: past simple - Use 'did' for questions in the past simple. Past simple questions: Did you have a good week? When did they arrive? Where did you take them? Did they spend some time on the beach? Did they get the chance to practice some Spanish? DID + the infinitive of the verb (sin "to") Why DID your parents DECIDE to come to Spain? to make a fool of yourself = hacer el tonto You LIVED in London. ¡OJO! - No se pone el DID con el verbo "to be". Where were you born? - I was born in London. Were you a happy child? - I was a bad child. El pasado del verbo modal CAN (poder) es COULD: When you were young could you run fast? When you lived in Belfast could you speak Spanish?   Pronunciación: la /h/ Hello - how are you - Harry Potter - Have a cup of tea! - have a beer! - have a beer! Hello -  Hello, I'm Henry - Hello, I'm Henry and I'm happy!  I'm a hairdresser hairdresser - I'm a happy hairdresser -  I'm from Helsinki I'm a happy hairdresser from Helsinki - Hello, how are you? I'm Henry the happy hairdresser from Helsinki.   Phrasal verb TO GET ON  - to continue (continuar) - to have a good relationship (llevar(se) bien) I get on with my sister. I get on well with my brother. I get on badly with my boss.  - to manage (manejar, llevar) How are you getting on with your class? - (subir al autobus, tren, barco, bici etc. Pero GET IN a car and a taxi) To get in/out of -- To get on/off   Colocarse con Craig (Vocabulary Corner):  TAKE -  take care of (cuidar) look after / proud (adj.) pride (noun) - take pride in (Our mothers TAKE PRIDE IN their houses) - to take the mickey (bularse de algn.) - to take a joke -  to be taken to hospital (llevar) take to school / take pity on someone (PITY = pena) / To take pleasure (in something) - Reza took great pleasure to ride in Craig's car. To take advice (from somebody)    Reza's Top Tip: Use a Thesaurus for a better grammar range (alcance de gramática) Example: ILL (enfermo/a) - sick, infirm, off coour, queasy, unwell / BIG (grande) - huge, enormous, giant, vast, gigantic, titanic Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/ Thesaurus: http://thesaurus.com/   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org.   Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.

Aprender inglés con Reza y Craig Episode 002 - Las notas del episodio   Gramática: present simple y present continuous   Pronunciación: cat / cut hat / hut (cabaño, refugio) cap / cup sack (saco, despedir) / suck   Reza's Hot Tip: Learn words in groups/word families. / aprende el vocabulario en grupos   Collocate with Craig: Expressions with Make and do DO do good / do harm do well / badly do (s.o.) a favour do exercise / an exercise - hacer MAKE make a change/changes  /  make a complaint  /  make a decision  /  make an effort  /  make an excuse make love / war / peace make a mistake  / make a noise  /   make a phone call  / make a suggestion make an offer - make you an offer you can't refuse "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"   Phrasal verb: take on (to take someone on - engañar/to take on new staff - emplear)   The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org. Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a mansionteachers@yahoo.es.  

The full audio interview with Craig and Martin. Watch the video and answer comprension questions here: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles03.htm Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles03.htm

Las notas del episodio 001 Octobre 12, 2013: Gramática: present simple (el presente simple) Pronunciación:  the schwa: When you wake up Monday morning - a - a pen, a book a teacher, a computer, mother sister, father, brother, banana  los sonidos debiles: los articulos, los pronombres, las preposiciones etc (of - for - glass of beer, a cup of tea/for - is this for me? It's for you) cat / cut hat / hut cap / cup sack (saco, despidir) / suck Reza's Hot Tip (consejo de Reza) : Write a sentence with a gap, wait a few days then try to remember the word and write it in the gap. Colocar con Craig: Las colaciones con make and do make:  food and drink  / do business and make money (US English How much money do you make? /Earn? - profit/loss? - make a loss / profit create / physically make: table, furniture, Do: in the house (except bed) Did you make your bed this morning? Phrasal verb : take up - Reza explica los distintos significados del phrasal verb to take up.  

Aprender ingles y mejora tú gramatica, vocabulario y pronunciacion con lecciones, ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English with La Mansion del Ingles. Lessons to improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 65 recorded for September 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos algunas frases con el gerundio, y también tenemos vocabulario de los grupos de palabras - word families. En el nivel intermedio tenemos más ejemplos del uso de could, can y be able to y por vocabulario tenemos más confusing words; las palabras que se puede confundir. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Many thanks to Humberto Cordero for your email. Humberto vive en Chile y es aficionado a nuestros podcasts. Dice que ha aprendido mucho con La Mansión del Inglés y quiero decir muchas gracias a Humberto por su email y sus amables palabras.   Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico y las frases que llevan el gerundio, es decir el verbo con I-N-G. ¿Cómo se dice el verbo ver en inglés? - to see. ¿Y cuál es el gerundio del verbo see? - seeing. Repite; seeing también puede ser watch. La diferencía entre see y watch es que "watch" es mirar cosas o personas en movimiento. Entonces decimos watch a football match, watch TV etc. Puedes watch a film or see a film - ver una pelicular., pero si quieres preguntar a alguien si ha visto una peli, se pregunta con el see. Have you seen any good films recently? Did you see the film yesterday? Pero si estás mirando una pelicular ahora mismo, se dice watch. I'm watching a film. Repite: I'm watching a film. What film are you watching? Do you like watching horror films? (Nota que decimos horror films y no terror films.) ¿Cómo se dice escuchar en inglés? To listen. Repite: to listen. I'm listening to music. Nota la preposición TO con el verbo to listen. To listen TO something. Repite: listen to music. Listen to the radio. I'm listening to the radio. - I'm listening to a podcast - Do you like listening to rap music? ¿Cómo se dice jugar en inglés? - to play. ¿Entonces, qué es el gerundio del verbo play? - playing - Repite: playing. Do you like playing cards? Do you like playing tennis? I like playing football. Se puede traducir el verbo hacer a make o do. Pero cuando preguntamos por las actividades y los deportes, usamos el verbo to do. Escucha: What do you like doing at the weekend? Tenemos dos verbos DO en este ejemplo. El primero es el verbo auxiliar do que necesitamos para hacer la pregunata en el timepo presente simple. Repite: What do you.....? What do you like doing? What do you like doing in the summer? Do you like going to the beach? Do you like doing sport? What do you like doing? ¿Cómo se dice nadar en inglés? to swim. ¿Y el gerundio? swimming. Repite: swimming. Do you like swimming? Do you like swimming in the sea? ¿Cómo se dice salir en inglés? to go out. ¿Y cuál es el gerundio? going out. Repite: going out. Do you like going out?  Do you like going out at night? Do you like going out to restaurants? Do you like going out with friends? Of course you do! I love going out. ¿Cómo se dice viajar? - to travel. ¿Y Cuál es el gerundio? travelling. Repite: travelling. Do you like travelling? Do you like travelling by train. Otro verbo que puedes emplear aquí en vez de like es enjoy (disfrutar). La gramática con el gerundio es lo mismo. Escucha: Do you enjoy travelling? Repite: Do you enjoy travelling? Do you enjoy travelling by train? Do you enjoy travelling by plane? I love travelling by plane, but I don't enjoy being in airports very much. ¿Cómo se dice levantarte en inglés - to get up. ¿Y cuál es el gerundio? - getting up. Repite: getting up. Do you like getting up early? I hate getting up early. I like getting up late. Especially at weekends. Very good! ¡Muy bien! Ahora, continuamos con las familas, los grupos de palabras - Word families. Creo que te he dicho una vez que es un buen idea aprender el vocabulario en grupos, en familias. Es más fácil recordarlas. Escucha algunas palabras en grupos y repitelas. twenty - thirty - forty - fifty - sixty - seventy - eighty - ninety teach - teacher - football - footballer - compose -composer       - clean - cleaner - sing - singer - law - lawyer - drive - driver - write - writer January - February - March - April - May - June       - July - August -  September - October - November - December have - had - buy - bought - read - read - write - wrote - speak - spoke - see - saw - get - got - make - made - say - said - drink - drank Spain - Spanish - France - French - Italy - Italian - Germany - German - Britain - British - Mexico - Mexican - Greece - Greek Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section, we practised some more examples of 'can', 'could' and 'be able to'. 'Can' and 'could' are modal auxiliary verbs. 'Be able to' is NOT an auxiliary verb (it uses the verb to be as a main verb). Muchas veces en inglés empleamos to be able to or to be allowed to en lugar de "can". Solo podemos formar el can en el pasado - Es el 'could'. 'Can' en el pasado es 'could'. Si queremos poner 'can' en otros tiempos, hay que usar el 'to be able to' or 'to be allowed to'. Listen and repeat some more examples with can, could, be able to and be allowed to. I can drive. Repeat: I can drive. - I could drive when I was 18. - Repeat: I could drive when I was 18. - I'm not allowed to drive a bus. Repeat: I'm not allowed to drive a bus I couldn't drive when I was 16. Repeat: I couldn't drive when I was 16. I've been able to drive since I was 18. Fíjate en la contracción. Listen: I have been able - I've been able. Repeat: I've been able - I've been able to drive. - I've been able to drive since I was 18. Will you be able to drive? Repeat: Will you be able to drive? He can play the guitar. Repeat: He can play the guitar. He could play the guitar when he was 10. Repeat: when he was 10 - play the guitar - He could play the guitar - He could play the guitar when he was 10. Listen: We won't be able to go to the wedding. Repeat: go to the wedding - Won't be able to - We won't be able to go to the wedding. She's not allowed to see him. Repeat: She's not allowed to see him. She can speak to him. Repeat: She can speak to him. But she's not allowed to see him. Moving on to vocabulary in the intermediate section and we had some confusing words: We had keen, fond, appeal, fascinated, fancy and interested. Listen and repeat some examples: I don’t fancy going out tonight. Fancy is more used in British English for the meaning of gustar or apetecer. Do you fancy going out? Repeat: Do you fancy going out? Do you fancy some pizza? What do you fancy doing tonight? Do you fancy seeing a film? What do you fancy? (¿Qué te apetece? o ¿Qué quieres tomar?) What do you fancy? - Repeat: What do you fancy? What do you fancy to drink? If you fancy someone you are attracted to them sexually. I fancy that girl over there in the red dress. She's gorgeous! I really fancied you when we were at school together. the verb appeal also means gustar, atraer. That house really appeals to me. Esa casa me gusta de verdad. Nota que appeal lleva la preposición to. Hay verbos que están casi siempre acompañados con una preposición fija. Se llaman dependent prepositions y en el caso de appeal, su dependent preposition es el 'to'. Appeal to - Repeat: It appeals to me. That holiday in Italy appeals to me. It doesn't appeal to me. A camping holiday doesn't appeal to me. I've been camping before, when I was younger, but now I'm older I prefer hotels. I want a comfortable bed. Sleeping in a tent just doesn't appeal to me anymore. What's the dependent preposition of interested? I'm interested.....? Listen: I'm very interested in astronomy. What are you interested in? Repeat: What are you interested in? Are you interested in golf? I'm not interested in golf at all. It doesn't appeal to me. When keen is used in the sense of aficionado, it also has a dependent preposition. Do you know it? It's keen on. I'm keen on tennis. I'm keen on cooking. I'm fond of it, I have a liking for it. Repeat: I'm keen on cooking. I'm very keen on Chinese food. I'm not keen on seafood. 'Fond of' is similar to 'keen on'. Repeat: fond of. I'm fond of fish. Repeat: I'm fond of fish. I'm fond of fish, but shellfish doesn't appeal to me. Are you keen on seafood? What sports are you keen on? I'm keen on motor racing, boxing and I'm quite keen on football too. I'm not very fond of golf, though. Listen: I’m fascinated by astronomy. Repeat: fascinated by. You can also say fascinated with. Repeat: I'm fascinated with this new watch you bought me. What fascinates you? Are you fascinated by technology? Siempre me ha gustado la idea de aprender inglés con video. Por eso te recomendamos ABA English. Los videos de ABA English son muy profesionales y están muy bien hechos. Además de las 144 clases gratuitas de gramática en vídeo, también tienes la posibilidad de probar la primera unidad de tu nivel (hay 6 niveles distintos) y realizar todas las secciones de esta unidad para probar su metodología única de aprendizaje.  Tú aprendes inglés viendo películas cortas con subtítulos, que ya es un método muy eficaz para aprender inglés,  pero también actúas en estas películas! Es muy divertido! En la misma unidad realizas ejercicios de speaking y role play actuando en el diálogo del cortometraje que has visto! Los cortometrajes, con situaciones de la vida real, son, entonces, la base de cada unidad del curso de inglés. Llevan incorporada la tecnología de reconocimiento de voz propia.  Echa un vistazo a los videos de ABA English.com. Puedes empezar los cursos gratis sin coste algúno y además con apoyo en español Al empezar, tienes que facilitar una dirrecion de email, y contestar algunas preguntas básicas, pero no es necesario que realices ningún pago, y yo siempre pienso que si una empresa te ofrecen un producto gratis para probarlo, es por que es bueno y que la empresa crean en sus productos. ¡Registrate hoy y aprende inglés gratis con video, en casa y a tu ritmo. ABA English.com! Pruébalo no tienes nada de perder. In the advanced section this month, we looked at some more collocations. The first of which was to draw the curtains. To draw the curtains means to close the curtains. Repeat: draw the curtains. Could you draw the curtains please? Shall I draw the curtains? It's getting dark. Another collocation with draw is to draw the line (at something) which means to set a limit at something, to decide when a limit has been reached or to separate one thing from another. For example, It's not clear where this writer draws the line between fact and fiction. Repeat: to draw the line. It all depends where you draw the line. I think we should draw the line at stealing, don't you? Of course, one meaning of draw is dibujar. To draw a picture, draw some trees and a house on paper, You can also draw a weapon, a gun. Jesse James drew his gun and shot the man dead in the street. You can also draw a game or a match (empatar). Madrid drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the Champions League. The match was a draw. A Lawyer can draw up a contract. The phrasal verb to draw up means redactar. Repeat: to draw up. Draw up a contract and I'll sign it. If you jump to a conclusion you quickly judge or decide something without having all the facts. You guess the facts about a situation without having enough information. Repeat: to jump to a conclusion. Don't jump to conclusions. Listen to me first. You're always jumping to conclusions. If something stands to reason, it's obvious, it's what you would expect. Repeat: It stands to reason. It stands to reason he lost his job. It stands to reason they bought a bigger house. To stand trial means to be the accused person in a trial before a judge. To be on trial. Repeat: to stand trial. He's standing trial for murder. The Spanish politician had to stand trial for tax evasion. Another common phrase with stand is to stand for president or stand for office. Repeat: He's standing for president in the next election. Why don't you stand for governor? If you make ends meet, you have enough money to pay for your expenses. To make ends meet. It's usually used when people don't have a lot of money, but they just manage to get by. They succeed in paying for the things they need. Repeat: to make ends meet. - I also work at nights to make ends meet. - I work overtime to make ends meet. - I had to get a second job to make ends meet. Another strong collocation is to make an impression (causar(le) una impresión). Repeat: to make an impression. She made an impression on me. You can make a good impression or a bad impression. He made a very good impression on all of us. The collocation have the impression or have an impression means to suspect or sense something. Repeat: to have the impression - I have the impression that she's a bit irresponsible. - I have the impression you don't trust me. Listen to the collocations and expressions again and repeat them after me: draw the curtains jump to a conclusion stand to reason make ends meet stand for president  make an impression draw the line (at something) stand trial In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first expression was to run out of something. This phrasal verb means agotar, quedarse sin algo. Repeat: to run out of. We've run out of paper. Oh no, I've run out of coffee! Can you buy some more wine, we've run out. I hate running out of beer. Another expression with run is to run short on something. Quedarse corto de algo. Repeat: to run short of - We're running short of sugar. We're running short of ink for the photocopier. Can we finish the meeting now? We're running short of time. If you come up with something, you think of something or develop something. Repeat: to come up with. He often comes up with very creative solutions. She comes up with some very good ideas. It's important not to lose sight of the main point. to lose sight - perder la vista. Don't lose sight of the main objective. Repeat: Don't lose sight of the main objective. - I think we're losing sight of our goals here. If you take drastic measures you do severe, radical or extreme things in order to reach an objective. Repeat: take drastic measures. - He took drastic measures. - We must take drastic measures to stop this fall in revenue. There are several ways to say that something has gone down - que algo ha bajado. You can say dropped, decreased, fallen and reduced. Repeat: Sales have gone down - profits have fallen - sales have decreased - profits have been reduced - sales have dropped. ¡Muy bien! - Very good! We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you say the Spanish translation before I do. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Ready? People are buying less. - La gente está comprando menos. Repite: People are buying less. This headache is terrible. - Este dolor de cabeza es terrible. Repeat: This headache is terrible. The pages are torn. - Las páginas están rotas. Repeat: The pages are torn. They’ve gone/they’ve left - Se han marchado. Repeat: They’ve gone/they’ve left Do you believe everything they tell you? - ¿Crees todo lo que te dicen? Repeat: Do you believe - Do you believe everything - they tell you? - Do you believe everything they tell you? Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English before I do. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? ¿Quién está autorizado para firmarlo? - Who’s authorized to sign it? Repeat: sign - sign it - to sign it - authorized - authorized to sign it - Who’s authorized to sign it? Su piso es muy impresionante. - Your/his/her flat (UK) / apartment (US) is very impressive. Repeat: impressive - is very impressive - Your flat is very impressive. - His flat is very impressive. - Her flat is very impressive.- Your apartment is very impressive. ¿Por qué no está él aquí? - Why isn’t he here? Repeat: Why isn’t he here? Le voy a pedir perdón. - I’m going to apologise to him. Repeat: apologise to him. - I’m going to - I’m going to apologise to him. Jamás he dicho semejante cosa. - I’ve never said such a thing. Repeat: such a - such a thing. - I’ve never said - I’ve never said such a thing. Well, that's all we have time for on this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and of course on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe una corta reseña en iTunes. Si escribes una reseña en iTunes más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. y también puedes darnos algunas estrellas, si te gusta nuestros podcasts. Muchas gracias a Marlen80 que dice "Me encanta! Tanto para principiantes como para avanzados. Es muy bueno el contenido". Thank you Marlen80, we appreciate it. And thank you also to nachoycris que dicen "Muy bueno y nada pesado. Sobre todo muy practico." Gracias. Thank you to all of you who are writing reviews. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of more than 26,000 fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.          

Aprender ingles y mejora tú gramatica, vocabulario y pronunciacion con lecciones, ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English with La Mansion del Ingles. Lessons to improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 64 recorded for August 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos los negativos de las frases en la gramática y los contrarios (opposites) en el vocabulario. En el nivel intermedio enfocamos en could, can y be able to y por vocabulario tenemos una seleción de confusing words; algunas palabras que se puede confundir. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal.   Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. y las frases negativas. Voy a decir algunas frases en afirmativo y tú tienes que decirlo en negativo. Por ejemplo, si digo "He likes football", tú dices "He doesn't like football". OK? Luego, y como siempre, repite la frases para practicar la pronunciación. Ready? - ¿Listo? They speak English very well. - They don’t speak English very well. También puedes decir They do not speak English very well, pero en el inglés informal y en el inglés hablado es mucho más común hacer la contracción don't - do not = don't. Repite: don't - they don't - They don't speak English. She smokes cigars. - She doesn’t smoke cigars. Recuerda que la tercera persona he, she y it, el negativo es doesn't o sea does not. La contracción es doesn't - Repite: doesn't - She doesn’t smoke cigars. He works in a hotel. He doesn’t work in a hotel. - Repite: He doesn’t work in a hotel. She has three jobs. She doesn’t have three jobs. - Repite: She doesn’t have three jobs. He goes to work by bus. He doesn't go to work by bus. - Repite: He doesn't go to work by bus Very good! ¡Muy bien! Ahora, continuamos con los contrarios de algunas palabras en inglés. Voy a decir las palabras y tú intenta decir los contrarios antes que los digo yo. Luego, repitalos para practicar la pronunciación. win - lose lend - borrow go - come win - lose leave - arrive miss (a bus, a train etc) - catch learn - teach open - close buy - sell Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised the grammar of can, could and be able to. 'Can' and 'could' are modal verbs and are often used to speak about ability, in the case of can, and past ability in the case of could. 'Be able to' is also used to talk about ability, and with 'be able to' you can talk about ability and possibility in the future. For example, "Next year we'll be able to go on holiday", or "Will you be able to come for dinner with us on Saturday?" Listen and repeat some more examples with can, could and be able to. We won't be able to go, I'm sorry. Repeat: I'm sorry. - able to go - We won't be able to go - We won't be able to go, I'm sorry. I could speak French when I was younger. Repeat: younger. - when I was - when I was younger. - I could speak French - I could speak French when I was younger. I can't now. Repeat: I can't now. Fíjate que con el negativo can't, no se oye muy bien la 't' final. can't - I can't now. Pues, es más efectivo enfocar en el sonido vocal /ɑ:/ el la palabra can't. Es más largo que el sonido vocal en la forma positiva can /æ/. Escucha: /ɑ:/ can't /æ/ can. Cuando el can está en el principio de una frase o en medio, el sonido vocal es más débil aun. Muchas veces se oye /ə/  /kən/  Repeat: Can you hear me? Yes, I can hear you, and I can see you. Repeat: Can you hear me? Can you see me? Can you speak Spanish? Pero cuando el can está en una respuesta corta, normalmente lleva el sonido /æ/ can - Yes, I can. Repeat: yes, I can. Can you speak Spanish? Yes, I can. Can you speak German? No, I can't. can - can't. Can you swim? Repeat: Can you swim? Yes, I can. I couldn't speak to him. Repeat: speak to - speak to him - I couldn't - I couldn't speak to him. I'm sorry, I can't help you. Repeat: help you. - I can't help you. - I'm sorry, I can't help you. Were you able to see her? Repeat: see her - able tə - able to see her - Were yə - were - yə - Were yə - Were you able to see her? I couldn't agree with you more. Repeat: couldn't - couldn't agree - I couldn't agree - I couldn't agree with you more. Can you do me a favour? Repeat: favour - a favour - do me a favour - Can you do me a favour? - could you - Could you do me a favour? 'Could' is a bit more polite than 'can', but the intonation often shows more politeness than the words you use. Listen: Can you do me a favour? That's polite because of the intonation. Repeat: Can you do me a favour? I used to be able to run fast. Repeat: used tə - I used tə - be able tə - I used tə be able tə - I used to be able to run fast. We can't meet you until next week. Repeat: next week - until next week - We can't meet you - meet you. Fíjate como al unir el 'meet' y el 'you', el sonido cambia - meet you - meechu - repeat: meechu - We can't - We can't meet you - We can't meet you until next week. Have you been able to finish the estimate? Repeat: estimate (presupuesto) - the estimate - finish the estimate - able tə - able tə finish - able to finish the estimate - Have you bin - Have you been able tə - Have you been able to finish the estimate? - Have you been able to finish the estimate? I've never been able to understand you. Repeat: understand you - bin able tə - bin able tə understand you - I've never bin - I've never been able to understand you. Very good! ¡Muy bien! That's fantastic or, as they say in London, fan-bloody-tastic! Moving on to vocabulary in the intermediate section and we had some more confusing words: disapproved, object, denied, disagree,  rejected and refused. Listen and repeat some examples: They rejected the plans. to reject - rechazar. Rejected - rechazado. Repeat: rejected. They rejected the plans. The plans have been rejected. She denied cheating in the exam. After the verb to deny (negar) use a gerund. Repeat: She denied cheating - He denied stealing the money - I denied breaking the glass. Her parents disapproved of her going out with a married man. If you disapprove of something you think that it is bad. Ver lo con malos ojos o estar en contra. Notice the preposition of with disapprove. Repeat: to disapprove of - They disapproved of the marriage. I strongly disapprove of your behaviour. My parents disapprove of me. They've always disapproved of me. Only joking mum! My mum listens to this podcast, so I have to be careful about what I say! We object to working extra hours. Notice the preposition to. Object to. Repeat: We object to working extra hours. - We object to getting less money. - I objected to working on Saturday. I disagree with people who want to legalize cannabis. Actually, that's not true, but it's only an example. Notice the preposition with - to disagree with. Repeat: I disagree with you. - I'm sorry, I have to disagree with you. - I'll have to disagree with you on that. - Do you disagree with me? Listen: Pepito refused to accept my offer of 6000 Euros per month. After the verb to refuse, use the infinitive form of the verb. Repeat: He refused to accept. - We refused to go. - I refused to work for them. - Will you refuse to accept their offer? Si quieres aprender inglés con vídeos y gratis te recomendamos ABA English. Siempre me ha gustado la idea de aprender inglés con video. ¡Es entretenido! It's fun! Los videos de ABA English son muy profesionales y están muy bien hechos. Los cortometrajes, con situaciones de la vida real, son la base de cada unidad del curso de inglés. Llevan incorporada la tecnología de reconocimiento de voz propia. Las 144 Videoclases con profesores nativos Britanico/americano explican muy bien la gramática. En mi opinion como profesor, los módulos están muy bien diseñados. El problema con muchos videos en YouTube para aprender inglés es que no están hechos por buenos profesores; tienen mal sonido, mal hechos incluso hay algunos que llevan errores gramáticales y te van a enseñar mal! No vale la pena aprender con ellos! Echa un vistazo (have a look) a los videos de ABA English.com. Look at the free videos. Puedes empezar los cursos gratis sin coste algúno y además con apoyo en español. Al empezar, tienes que facilitar una dirrecion de email, y contestar algunas preguntas básicas, pero no es necesario que realices ningún pago, y yo siempre pienso que si una empresa te ofrecen un producto gratis para probarlo, es por que es bueno y que la empresa crean en sus productos. Es una garantia de la calidad. ¡Registrate hoy y aprende inglés gratis con video, en casa y a tu ritmo con ABA English! Pruébalo y estoy seguro de que no quedarás decepcionado. I promise you won't be disappointed. In the advanced section, we looked at some more collocations. The first of which was to come to an end which really means to end or to finish. All it's doing is changing the verb to end into a noun and adding the verb to come. To come to an end. Repeat: to come to an end. What time did the meeting come to an end? To crack your knuckles is to deliberately pull your fingers so that they make a short loud sound. Knuckles in Spanish are nudillos. Some people find this noise really annoying. My sister does and so, of course, when I was young I would do it on purpose just to annoy her, especially when we were watching TV together. I used to crack my knuckles. Next was to bear something (or someone) in mind which means to remember and think about someone or something. For example, bearing in mind that she's had so little experience, I thought she did very well. Repeat: to bear in mind. Please bear this in mind. You can also say keep in mind. Please keep this in mind. Remember this. To come down on (someone) is to criticize someone or something. Also to insult or tease someone. Why are you coming down on me like that? Stop coming down on me all the time. Repeat: To come down on. Stop coming down on me. If something comes to nothing it amount to nothing. It's worthless (Quedar en la nada). All my hard work has come to nothing. Repeat: to come to nothing. I've worked on this webpage for nearly 20 years and it's all come to nothing! We had high hopes, but, at the end of the day, the project has come to nothing. If you come up against a brick wall you are not able to continue an activity or do something you want to. Repeat: to come up against a brick wall, or to be up against a brick wall. Pepito wants to leave home, but he can't find  a job. He's up against a brick wall. A grudge is resentimiento o rencor, and if you bear (someone) a grudge/a grudge against (someone) or hold a grudge against someone it's guadarle rencor a alguien. Repeat: to bear a grudge - to hold a grudge. She still bears a grudge against me after all these years. Do you hold any grudges against ex-boyfriends or girlfriends? I used to hold a grudge against an old friend of mine who stole my girlfriend from me many years ago. Yes, you know who you are Paul! But, after all these years I bear no grudge against him, or my ex-girlfriend, and I wish them well. Life's too short to bear grudges, don't you think? Repeat: To bear a grudge against someone. Another collocation with the verb to bear is to bear a resemblance (to someone / something). This means to have a degree of similarity to someone or something. Repeat: Resemblance - to bear a resemblance. This bike bears a strong resemblance to the one I had stolen last month. Don't you think that man over there bears a resemblance to your brother? To bear with means to be patient with (aguantar con). Repeat: bear with me. Please bear with me for a second. Just bear with me, this will only take a minute. Moving on to collocations with crack. We had crack you knuckles before, there's also to crack a joke which means simply to tell a joke. Repeat: to crack a joke. She's always cracking jokes. He cracked a joke in the middle of the meeting. If you are working really hard or if you are under a lot of pressure or stress you could crack under the strain. This means you have a mental or emotional collapse. He was working 80 hours a week at the office and he finally cracked under the strain. Repeat: to crack under the strain. If she carries on like that, she'll crack under the strain. Listen to the collocations and expressions again and repeat them: come to an end crack your knuckles bear something in mind  come down on (someone) come to nothing come up against a brick wall. bear (someone) a grudge / a grudge against (someone) bear a resemblance (to someone / something) crack a joke crack under the strain. bear with (someone)   Good, OK. Moving on to the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first expression was the way I see it. la manera en que lo veo, or la manera como yo lo veo. It's a similar expression to "from my point of view" - desde mi punto de vista. Repeat: The way I see it.....From my point of view. The way I see it, we should focus on our overseas markets. From my point of view we're wasting our time. Your input in a discussion is your contribution of information or a comment or viewpoint. For example, I'd like to hear your input on this. Can we get his input before we make a decision? Repeat: We need your input on this. I really value your input. To make a point es decir algo importante. To say something significant. Repeat: You make a good point. He made a good point when he said that. The phrasal verb to lay off means despedir and unfortunately we are hearing about too many people being laid off these days. Repeat: He was laid off from work. When will companies stop laying people off? I agree with you up to a point. Up to a point means hasta cierto punto. Repeat: up to a point. I agree up to a point. The next steps was the final expression. Steps are pasos. So the next steps are los siguientes pasos. What are the next steps? What exactly do we do next? Repeat: The next steps. What are the next steps? What are the next steps on this project? We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you can say the Spanish translation. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Ready? The washing machine is broken. - La lavadora está rota. Repeat: washing machine - The washing machine - The washing machine's broken Are you losing money? - ¿Estáis perdiendo dinero? Repeat: Are you losing money? We’ve been losing money for two years. - Estamos perdiendo dinero desde hace dos años. Repeat: for two years - losing money - losing money for two years - We’ve been - We’ve been losing money for two years. The handle is broken. - El asa está rota. Repeat: handle - The handle's broken. I slept like a log. - Dormí como un tronco. Repeat: a log - I slept like a log Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? No deberías haberte dormido. - You shouldn’t have fallen asleep. Repeat: fallen asleep - shouldn’t have - You shouldn’t have - You shouldn’t have fallen asleep. No lo pude evitar. - I couldn’t help it. Repeat: help it - I couldn’t help it. Eso es lo que me gusta oír. - That’s what I like to hear. Repeat: That’s what I like to hear. Esto es aburrido. - This is boring. Repeat: This is boring. Quien quiera que hizo esto, realizó un buen trabajo. - Whoever did this did a good job. Well, that's all we have time for on this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe una corta reseña en iTunes. Si escribes una reseña en iTunes más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. y también puedes darnos algunas estrellas, si te gusta nuestros podcasts. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of more than 25,000 fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit. 

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 63 recorded for July 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos los adverbios de frecuencia como always sometimes, never etc.   En el nivel intermedio enfocamos en las frases condicionales, los 'if' sentences y tenemos más ejemplos del vocabulario de la personalidad - character and personality. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. y los adverbios de frecuencia - adverbs of frequency. Voy a decir algunos adverbios en español, y tu dices la traducción en inglés antes que lo digo yo. Luego, repite la palabra en inglés para practicar la pronunciación. Ready? - ¿Listo? siempre - always casi siempre - almost always a menudo, frecuentemente - often generalmente, normalmente - usually (normally) a veces - sometimes   pocas veces, casi nunca - rarely (hardly ever) nunca - never Very good! ¡Muy bien! Ahora, escucha y repite algunos ejemplos con los adverbios anteriores: Escucha: I always have breakfast. Nota como el I y el always se juntan con un sonido en medio - I always. es el sonido /y/ como en las palabras yes, yesterday, yellow. Escucha y repite: always - yalways - Iyalways - I always have breakfast - I always have breakfast. Escucha: I never go shopping by bus. Repite: by bus - go shopping - go shopping by bus - I never go shopping by bus - I never go shopping by bus. Escucha: I sometimes read magazines. Repite: magazines - read magazines - I sometimes read magazines - I sometimes read magazines. Escucha: I rarely see English films. Repite: English films. - see English films - rarely - rarely - I rarely see - I rarely see English films. - I rarely see English films. Escucha: I often do exercise. Repite: do exercise. - often - often - I often do exercise. - I often do exercise. Escucha: I almost always have lunch at home. Repite: at home. - have lunch - have lunch at home. - almost always - almost always - I almost always have lunch at home. Nota que aquí también entre el I y el almost existe otra sonido /y/ Escucha: Iyalmost - Repite: Iyalmost - I almost always - I almost always - I almost always have lunch at home. Escucha: I hardly ever go to the cinema. Repite: the cinema. - go to the cinema. - hardly ever - la /h/ no se dice desde la garganza. No se dice "ch" hardly se dice /h/ hardly imaginate que estas limpiando las gafas. Escucha. /h/. Repite. /h/ hardly - hardly - hardly ever - hardly ever -  I hardly ever go to the cinema. - I hardly ever go to the cinema. Escucha: I don't usually have coffee. Repite: have coffee. (nota que se dice have coffee y no take a coffee. Tomar un cafe en inglés es have coffee.) Repite: have coffee - usually have coffee - I don't - I don't usually have coffee. - I don't usually have coffee. Escucha: I sometimes speak English. Repite: speak English. - I sometimes speak English. - I sometimes speak English. Escucha: I never speak French. Repite: speak French.- I never speak French - I never speak French Escucha: I rarely leave home before 8. Repite: rarely - rarely - I  rarely - I rarely leave home - I rarely leave home before 8.00. - before 8.00. - I rarely leave home before 8.00. - I rarely leave home before 8.00. Escucha: I often get up before 7. Repite: before 7 - get up - get up before 7. - I often (también aquí hay este sonido raro en medio). Escucha: Iyoften. Repite: Iyoften - I often get up - I often get up before 7. - I often get up before 7.   Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised some conditional 'if' sentences. Listen: If I get home before 6, I’ll start making the dinner. Repeat: making the dinner. - I’ll start making the dinner. - If I get home before 6, - If I get home before 6, I’ll start making the dinner. - If I get home before 6, I’ll start making the dinner. Listen: If it doesn’t stop snowing, the flight might be cancelled. Repeat: might be cancelled. - the flight might be cancelled. - If it doesn’t stop snowing, the flight might be cancelled. - If it doesn’t stop snowing, the flight might be cancelled. Listen: If we don’t hurry, we’ll miss the last train. Repeat: the last train - we’ll miss the last train. - If we don’t hurry, we’ll miss the last train. - If we don’t hurry, we’ll miss the last train. Listen: If he doesn’t work harder, he won’t make any commission. Repeat: make any commission. - he won’t make any commission. - If he doesn’t work harder, he won’t make any commission. - If he doesn’t work harder, he won’t make any commission. Listen: If the film starts at 7, we’ll have time for dinner. Repeat: we’ll have time for dinner. - If the film starts at 7, we’ll have time for dinner - If the film starts at 7, we’ll have time for dinner Listen: If I help you, will you do me a favour? Repeat: do me a favour? - will you do me a favour? - If I help you, will you do me a favour? - If I help you, will you do me a favour?      Listen: If you aren’t very hungry, I’ll only make a salad. Repeat: make a salad. - I’ll only make a salad. - If you aren’t very hungry, I’ll only make a salad. - If you aren’t very hungry, I’ll only make a salad. ¡Muy bien! ¡Bien hecho! - Very very good! Now, also in the intermediate section this month we studied some adjectives of character and personality. Vamos a ver si recuerdas el vocabulario. What do you call a person who doesn’t notice what is happening around her/him and who very often forgets things? This kind of person is - absent-minded - despistado. Repeat: absent-minded. My dad's very absent-minded. He's always forgetting things. Actually, my girlfriend says the same thing about me. She says I'm absent-minded. You're as absent-minded as your dad!", she says. We can say in English "Like father, like son." which means you're the same as your dad. You're just like your dad. Repeat: Like father, like son. What's the name in English for someone who believes in his/her own values and abilities. - self-confident. Repeat: self-confident. Self-confident is the adjective. He's a very self-confident young man. What's the noun? self-confidence. Repeat: self-confidence - He's got a lot of self-confidence. He's full of self-confidence. A person who shows good sense and judgement. A practical and logical person is sensible. He's very sensible he's got a lot of sense. He's a sensible boy. Someone who is difficult to please because they only like a few things, or they like things in a particular way and will only accept exactly what they want is... fussy. Repeat: fussy. I'm quite fussy with some things. My mum's very fussy with her food. Do you say 'especial' in Spanish? Ella es muy especial con la comida - She's really fussy. Repeat: she's really fussy. She's such a fussy girl. She won't eat any vegetables. What do you call someone who will listen to you. A person who's ready to understand you and help you? This kind of person is sympathetic. Repeat: sympathetic. She's very sympathetic. What's the noun of sympathetic? Sympathy. I have absolutely no sympathy for you. Next, this type of person is determined and will not change her/his point of view even if he/she is wrong. Stubborn (tozudo). Repeat: stubborn. He's a stubborn man - my boss is so stubborn. He never admits being wrong or making a mistake. A similar word is obstinate. You're so obstinate.           A person who changes temperament and has a variable character, the kind of person who can be happy one minute and miserable, annoyed and depressed the next minute is called a.......moody person. - malhumorado - Repeat: moody. Don't be so moody. Cheer up! Someone who doesn’t like being the centre of attention and feels uncomfortable with others. This person is not typically very sociable. Do you know?- shy - timido o timida - repeat - shy. I'm really quite shy. I am! I'm a shy person. Somebody who is always smiling, optimistic and in a good mood is cheerful - repeat: cheerful - You're very cheerful today. She's a cheerful, happy person. And finally, what do you call somebody who tries to hurt or upset people on purpose, someone who doesn't care about how these people feel. A cruel person. Repeat: cruel - don't be cruel. You're such a cruel person. OK, listen to the adjectives again and repeat them after me to practise pronunciation. absent-minded self-confident sensible fussy sympathetic stubborn moody shy cheerful cruel Moving on! In the advanced section, we looked at some more collocations. The first of which was to meet a deadline. Deadline is fecha límite and to meet a deadline is cumplir con la fecha de entrega. Por ejemplo: Will you be able to meet the deadline? repeat: meet the deadline - Can you meet the deadline. They were unable to meet our deadline. To shed a tear is another way to say to cry. Be careful with the word tear because the spelling, T-E-A-R is the same as the verb to tear (arrancar). Listen to the difference in the pronunciation: tear and tear. Tear is lagrima. Repeat: tear - to shed a teat. Don't shed any tears for me. The next collocation was to cast light on (something). To cast means lanzar, echar. So to cast light on something simply means to throw or put light on a situation or a problem. Someone who casts light on a situation provides an explanation for it or information that makes it easier to understand. Repeat: to cast light on something. As a lawyer, he was able to cast some light on the problem. Another thing you can cast is a net, una red, as fishermen do. Metaphorically speaking, if you cast your net wider you look in a larger area. If we don't get many interesting candidates this time round we may have to cast our net a little wider. You can also cast doubt on something si tienes una duda sobre algo. The police cast doubt on his story. They didn't really believe him. Repeat: to cast doubt. They cast doubt on his story. Another collocation with cast is to cast a shadow. shadow is sombra, and my students often ask me the difference between shadow and shade, because in the dictionary, shade is also sombra. Well, shadow is the dark shape that the sun makes when it shines on an object. So, if you walk along the street on a sunny day you see your shadow on the ground. But shade is an area that the sun doesn't get to. It has no clear shape. You can sit in the sun or in the shade. On very hot days in Valencia, I prefer to sit in the shade. Shade is an uncountable noun. Shadow is a countable noun. The old house was full of dark shadows. Repeat: Shade - to sit in the shade. Let's sit in the shade. Shadow - to cast a shadow - That building is casting a long shadow on the ground. Another collocation with cast is to cast your mind back, which is when you try to remember something. Repeat: cast your mind back - cast your mind back to when we first met. Cast your mind back is usually followed by 'to'. "Cast your mind to when..." or "Cast your mind back to the time when..." or "Cast your mind back to September of 2012. The first collocation we looked at was to meet a deadline. Also with the verb meet we can say to meet your match. If you have met your match you have met someone who is equal to you or able to defeat you in some way. Repeat: to meet your match - He finally met his match when he was beaten by a computer. Another thing you can meet is disaster.  He met with disaster as the rope snapped and he fell to his death. You can meet with disaster and with triumph and in the famous poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling: "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same." If you compromise with someone, we can say that you meet them halfway. Repeat: to meet someone halfway. I think we should meet them halfway on this. I won't give in completely, but I'll meet you halfway. To shed a load is an expression often used when a lorry or truck loses the load it's carrying by accident and it drops it all over the motorway or highway. Notice that lorry and motorway are British English terms, while truck and highway are more common in American English. Repeat: to shed a load. A lorry shed its load on the M25 this morning during the rush hour. If you bleed we can say that you shed blood. To shed blood can also mean to kill in a violent way. No blood was shed during the revolution. Repeat: to shed blood. A lot of blood was shed when the rebels took the village. Listen to the collocations and expressions again and repeat them after me: meet a deadline shed a tear shed light on (something) cast a net cast doubt on (something) meet your match shed a load meet with disaster cast a shadow cast your mind back meet (someone) halfway shed blood In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first word was tangible (something real or concrete - tangible). Repeat: tangible. We didn't see any tangible benefits. There were no tangible differences. To reap - R-E-A-P is a verb and an agricultural term. It means cosechar, recoger. If you reap the benefits of a situation you get the benefit - cosechar los frutos, you profit from something. Repeat: to reap the benefits. I hope that we can reap the benefits in the future. You can also reap the rewards and reap the profits. If you measure up (to someone or something) you compare well to someone or something. Repeat: to measure up - He just doesn't measure up to Sarah in intelligence. - This meal doesn't measure up to my expectations. Do you think he'll measure up to the job? Tech support is technical support or servicio técnico. Repeat: tech support. If you need help, contact tech support. The tech support team is familiar with the ins and outs of a device. They are able to troubleshoot most problems that a user experiences. Technical support may be provided over the phone, through email, or with a live-chat interface. If you see eye to eye with someone, you are in agreement with them. Repeat: to see eye to eye. I think we see eye to eye on this - We never saw eye to eye on this question. We don't really see eye to eye on this issue. We just can't seem to agree on it. Our last expression was to write someone or something off. It's a phrasal verb. To write off. To write off means to drop something from consideration, to give up on something. For example, we're not making any money on this product. In fact, we're losing money! I think we should write it off. In the Spanish dictionary, it says descartar o declarar siniestro total - to write off. I'm sure they'll recover. Let's not write them off just yet. We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you can say the Spanish translation. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise your pronunciation. Ready? It rained all night. - Llovió toda la noche. - It rained all night. Repeat: - It rained all night. I haven't had this much fun since the Eighties. - No me he divertido tanto desde los años ochenta. Repeat: - since the Eighties - this much fun  - this much fun since the Eighties. - I haven't had - I haven't had this much fun since the Eighties. You're the prettiest girl in this bar. - Eres la chica más bonita en este bar. - Listen: You're the prettiest girl in this bar. Repeat: - the prettiest girl - the prettiest girl in this bar - You're the prettiest girl in this bar. I can't really speak Spanish; I only learned a few phrases from a website. Realmente no puedo hablar español; solo aprendí unas frases de una página web. Listen: - I can't really speak Spanish. Repeat: - I can't really speak Spanish. I only learned a few phrases from a website. - from a website. - learned a few phrases - I only learned a few phrases - I only learned a few phrases from a website. It was such a boring meeting that I fell asleep. - Fue una reunión tan aburrida que me dormí. Repeat: I fell asleep. - a boring meeting - It was such a boring meeting - It was such a boring meeting that I fell asleep. Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English. Then, repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? Este pastel es suya, ¿no? (de él) - This cake is his, isn’t it? Repeat: This cake is his, isn’t it? - This cake is his, isn’t it? La habitación de mi hermana está allí. - My sister’s room is over there. Repeat: over there - My sister’s room is over there. - My sister’s room is over there. ¿Quién lo pisó? - Who stepped on it? Repeat: - Who stepped on it? Perdía el vuelo. - I missed the flight Repeat: - I missed the flight Así es la vida. - That’s life! Repeat: - That’s life! Well, that's all we have time for on this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe por favor una corta reseña en iTunes. Si escribes una reseña en iTunes más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. Y también puedes darnos algunas estrellas, si te gusta nuestros podcasts. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of more than 25,000 fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 62 recorded for June 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos el afirmativo y el negativo del pasado simple y las preposiciones. En el nivel intermedio enfocamos en la diferencia entre any, some, either and neither y el vocabulario de la personalidad - character and personality. In the advanced section, we practise vocabulary with some  advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level.  En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal.  Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. Voy a decir algunas frases en el afirmativo, y tú tienes que cambiarlas al negativo. Por ejemplo, yo digo "She is a teacher." Tú dices: "She isn't a teacher." OK? Luego repitas la frase negativa para practicar la pronunciación. Ok. 1. I like classical music - I don't like classical music. Repite: I don't like classical music. 2. He plays tennis - He doesn't play tennis. Repite: He doesn't play tennis. 3. She is divorced - She isn't divorced. Repite: She isn't divorced. 4. They are students - they aren't students. Repite: They aren't students. También puedes decir they're not students. Depende como se hace la contración del They are not. Puede ser they're not o they aren't. Repite: they're not students - they aren't students - They're not Spanish. They aren't Spanish. 5. She likes photography - She doesn't like photography. Repite: She doesn't like photography. Very good! Now, también hemos practicado algunas preposiciónes. Las preposiciones son difíciles en inglés por que muchas veces son diferentes al traducir las al español. Pero no te preocupes demasiado porque si haces una falta con una preposicion la gente van a entender lo que quieres decir. No es una falta grave. Pero, hay que intentar aprender las poco a poco - little by little - poco a poco. Escucha: They sometimes go snowboarding in December. In december. Cuando hablamos de los meses en inglés, decimos la preposición in. Repite: in December. We go in December. In June - I never go in June. - In March - My birthday's in March. Escucha: The Tourist Information Office closes at five o’clock. Cuando hablamos de la hora en inglés, empleamos la preposición at. Repite: at five o'clock. It closes at five o'clock. At 8.30 - I finish work at 8.30. - at 7 - I have breakfast at 7. Escucha: She was born on May 12th. - Ella nació el 12 de mayo. Cuando hablamos de los días, utilizamos la preposición on. Repite: on May 12th - born on May 12th. She was born on May 12th. - On Monday. I work on Monday. - On Saturday. I don't work on Saturday. On Thursday. See you on Thursday! Escucha: My keys are in my coat pocket. Muchas veces la preposición in se traduce como 'en'. Escucha: In my pocket. - en mi bolsillo. My keys are in my coat pocket. - Mis llaves están en el bolsillo de mi abrigo. Repite: In my pocket. In my car. It's in my car. In the house. It's in the house. In the office. They're in the office. Escucha: Where can I try on this shirt? - ¿Dónde puedo probar esta camisa? to try on es un phrasal verb (un verbo compuesto) Los phrasal verbs llevan un verbo y una preposición o un adverbio o a veces ambos. To try on significa probar ropa. Repite: try on - try on clothes - try on a shirt - try on shoes - Please try on the jacket. Do you want to try on the dress? Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised the difference between any, some, either and neither. Let's look at either and neither first. There are two possible pronunciations. Listen: either/either - neither/neither. Repeat: either/either - neither/neither. either se puede traducir como: cualquiera de los dos y neither como ninguno (de dos) Either student can take the test. - (Uno de los estudiantes puede tomar el examen.) Neither student can take the test. - (Ninguno de los estudiantes puede tomar el examen.) A veces el neither va con el nor y sirve para unir dos oraciones. En este caso significa: “ni” Por ejemplo: “Ni cafe ni té”. “Neither coffee nor tea”. Neither puede también significar “tampoco”. Por ejemplo: “I don't want to go. Neither do I.” - Yo no quiero ir. Yo tampoco (ni yo). Escucha y repite algunos ejemplos: I don't like Lady Gaga. Neither do I. Neither the Tower of London nor Buckingham Palace were included in the tour. I neither sing nor dance. I can't swim. Neither can I. Either (o either) puede significar: ni, o, cualquiera, ninguno/a, alguno/a, tampoco, ni siquiera. Listen and repeat: You can have either tea or coffee. Which would you prefer? Either, I don't mind. We'd like to buy either the blue one or the red one. We don't mind. Either of them. Who are those two women? I don't know either of them. I can't speak French. I can't either. I don't like Alejendro Sanz. I don't either. (También puedeo decir "Neither do I:" I don't like tennis. - I don't either/neither do I. OK, let's talk about some and any. Usually, we use some in positive sentences and any in negative and question sentences. Listen: afirmativo - I've got some biscuits. Do you want one? negativo - Sorry, I haven't got any money. pregunta - Have you got any brothers or sisters? Repeat: I've got some biscuits. Do you want one? Sorry, I haven't got any money. Have you got any brothers or sisters? Listen and repeat some more examples with some and any: I don't need any help. Repeat: I don't need any help. You've got some coffee on your shirt. Repeat: - You've got some coffee on your shirt. Did you buy any wine? Repeat: Did you buy any wine? There somebody at the door. Repeat: There somebody at the door. Are you doing anything this weekend? Repeat: Are you doing anything this weekend? This project will take some time. Repeat: This project will take some time. I don't want anything to drink. Repeat: I don't want anything to drink. Has anyone seen the dog? Repeat: Has anyone seen the dog? Would you like some beer? Repeat: Would you like some beer? Are you going anywhere this summer? Repeat: Are you going anywhere this summer? We also use any in positive sentences when we mean "It doesn't matter which" - no importa que You can visit us any time. Which direction should I take? - Any one. It's up to you. I like any jazz music. Repeat: You can visit us any time. Which direction should I take? - Any one. It's up to you. I like any jazz music.   Also in the intermediate section this month we studied some adjectives of character and personality. Vamos a ver si recuerdas. What do you call a person who doesn’t like sharing or giving things. The opposite of generous. - mean Someone who likes giving orders and telling other people what to do. - bossy What's the adjective for a lively person who likes to be doing something all the time. - active Do you know the opposite of active? - inactive. People, usually children, who get everything they want even when they shouldn’t. - spoiled A person who isn’t interested in anybody but herself/himself. He/she thinks he/she is the only person who exists. - selfish A person who is aware of the feelings of others and is considerate. - thoughtful Somebody who thinks money and possessions are more important than anything else. - materialistic Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt. - sensitive. Be careful of the false friend sensible. Remember sensato - sensible and sensible - sensitive. What's the name for children behaving badly and not doing what they are told. - naughty And finally, a person who is in good physical condition, who does a lot of exercise and doesn’t tire easily after hard physical work.                 - fit - We also say to get fit. to get fit or to be fit. I'm fit = estoy en forma. I'm trying to get fit - I go to the gym to get fit. Are you fit? OK, listen to the adjectives again and repeat them after me to practise pronunciation. mean bossy active - inactive spoiled selfish thoughtful materialistic sensitive sensible naughty fit If you like these podcasts, remember that you can buy complete lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos (the price of a cup of coffee) from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Tenemos un curso entero de nivel principiante y básico. Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale solo 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 y lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. Así puedes aprender inglés haciendo ejercicio, limpiando la casa, en el coche, caminando con el perro y en todo el tiempo muerto que tienes. Mejorar tú ingles con las descargas de la mansión del inglés. Bueno, también puedes encontrar la dirección de la tienda en la trascripción de este podcast. In the advanced section, we looked at some collocations. For example to play truant. That's when you don't go to school and you go shopping or you play football in the park. Have you ever played truant from school? I don't remember ever playing truant. I liked going to school most of the time. In American English you can say to play hooky or to skip a class. The next expression was to put your foot in it. If you put your foot in it or put your foot in your mouth, you do something by accident which embarrasses or upsets someone. For example, I really put my foot in it when I asked her if she was pregnant. to hold a meeting is to have a meeting about something but the verb to hold is a strong collocation with meeting. You can also hold a reunion of old school friends, hold a business meeting and hold an online meeting on the Internet. If you put two and two together, you understand something by using the information you have. For example, I didn't know his wife had left him, but when I saw that all her clothes and her things and her car were gone, I put two and two together. To put your foot down means to assert something strongly. For example, Pepito's boss put her foot down and refused to accept any more bad behaviour. She put her foot down. To play a trick on someone or play a prank on someone es hacer una broma - to do a trick that affects someone. For example, Somebody played a trick on me by hiding my shoes. Did you ever play any tricks on your teacher at school. We used to play tricks regularly, but not with all the teachers, only some of them. To hold down a job means to keep it possibly in the face of difficult circumstances, as in "He held down the job for a year before handing in his notice". To hold a record for something means to have the record for an event or an achievement. For example, She holds the world indoor 800 metres record. To play havoc with something means to cause someone to have trouble doing something. Listen: Strong winds played havoc with her golf game. It can also mean to damage something. For example,  Stormy conditions played havoc with the fishing. Put your feet up means to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported above the ground. For example: You go home and put your feet up, love. I can't wait to finish work and put my feet up. to hold your breath means to stop breathing for a short period, on purpose. Do you hold your breath when you dive into the water? I can't hold my breath for very long. But it can also mean to wait or delay until something special happens and it's often used in the negative. For example, I expect to get paid for last month's work this week, but I'm not holding my breath. It's often late. Or another example, do you think there'll have free drinks and sandwiches at the meeting? Don't hold your breath! o sea, "no te hagas ilusión". Don't hold your breath! Finally, to play a part in something or play a role in something means to participate in something in a specific way. For example, I hope to play a part in the development of the new product. He played a big part in the success of the company. Listen to the collocations and expressions again and repeat them: play truant put your foot in it hold a meeting put two and two together put your foot down play a trick (on someone) hold down a job hold a record play havoc with (something) put your feet up. hold your breath play a part in (something)   In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first word was merger. A merger is the combination of two or more companies, either by the creation of a new organization or by absorption by one of the others. I think in Spanish it's fusión. Repeat: merger - mergers and acquisitions. In order to save the business, they merged with another company. The phrasal verb to set aside means dejar a un lado. We set aside some money for a holiday. It's good to set aside money for emergencies. Have you set aside any money for anything recently? I haven't got any money to set aside! Another phrasal verb was to bring in which means to include. The example was "I would like to bring my partner in on this discussion." To bring someone in on something. Shall we bring her in on the secret? I don't think it's necessary to bring them in on this deal. Notice that this phrasal verb must be separated. You put the object between the verb and the particle. You say bring her in on it but not Xbring in her on it.X If you make sound decisions you make good decisions. He makes sound business decisions. Repeat: He makes sound business decisions. We can trust him. He makes sound decisions. Feasible means possible, doable. In Spanish viable, o realizable. It's not a feasible project. We can't do it. Repeat: It's not feasible. I'm sorry, but it's not feasible. It's not economically feasible. The word demographic is similar in Spanish, demografía. Listen and repeat the pronunciation: demographic. The demographics show that income went down. We have to examine the demographics. To rule out means to eliminate. Listen: We can't rule out the possibility that we'll need another round of investment capital before the end of the year. Repeat: rule out - We should rule out the possibility of a merger. Don't rule out the competition. You may hear or read companies speaking about their mission statement. Especially of it's a North American company. According to the dictionary, a mission statement is "A summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual." For example a mission statement for La Mansión del Inglés could be "To help Spanish speakers learn and improve their use of the English language." or something similar. Does your company have a mission statement? If not, what do you think it should be? You could write it in Spanish and then try to translate it into English. If you need help to check your mission statement, ask us on Facebook. We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you can say the Spanish translation. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Ready? 1.I only believe what you tell me. - Sólo creo lo que tú me dices. - I only believe what you tell me. 2.Could/Can you call a doctor? A German Shepherd has bitten my left leg. - ¿Puedes llamar a un doctor? Un pastor alemán me mordío en la pierna izquierda. - Could/Can you call a doctor? A German Shepherd has bitten my left leg. 3.I was hoping that you remembered how I got this tattoo. - Estaba esperando que tú recordaras como conseguí este tatuaje. - I was hoping that you remembered how I got this tattoo. 4.If the shoe fits, you can call me Cinderella. - Si me queda la zapatilla, me puedes llamar Cenicienta. If the shoe fits, you can call me Cinderella. 5.I don't own that penguin, it's a rental. - No soy el dueño de este pinguino, lo alquilo. - I don't own that penguin, it's a rental. Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? 1.¿Sabes cuanto él gana? - Do you know how much he earns? - Do you know how much he earns? 2.Él llevaba unas gafas oscuras. - He was wearing dark glasses. - He was wearing dark glasses. 3.Mi nivel está por encima del de ellos. - My level is above theirs. - My level is above theirs. 4.Tienen que llegar antes de la fecha tope. - They have to arrive before the deadline. - They have to arrive before the deadline. 5.Siempre le encantaba bailar. - He always loved to dance. - He always loved to dance. Well, that's all we have time for on this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe por favor una corta reseña en iTunes. Si escibes una reseña en iTunes más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. y también puedes darnos algunas estrellas, si te gusta nuestros podcasts. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 61 recorded for May 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos el presente simple en un historia sobre un día en la vida de Alex. En el nivel intermedio, practicamos los adjetivos y los adverbios y hay vocabulario del tema crime and punishment. There are more animal idioms in the advanced section and we practise gerunds and infinitives. We have business vocabulary, a translation exercise and we've included new listening exercises at three different levels, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. Escucha el texto sobre un día en la vida de Alex: A Day in the Life of Alex Alex gets up late every day, at about 8.30. He has a shower but he doesn't have breakfast because he hasn’t got time. He goes to work by bike. He gets to work at 8.55.  He turns on his computer and starts work. At 11 o’clock he has a coffee and a sandwich in the local bar. He works until 1.30 and then he has lunch. When Alex finishes work he goes to the gym. He gets home late and he is usually very tired. He has dinner about 8.30 and then he watches TV or reads a book. Alex usually goes to bed at about 11 or11.30. Ahora, escucha y repite algunas frases del texto: He gets up late - Repite: He gets up late He has a shower- Repite: He has a shower He doesn't have breakfast - Repite: He doesn't have breakfast He hasn't got time - Repite: He hasn't got time He goes to work - Repite: He goes to work He turns on his computer - Repite: He turns on his computer He starts work - Repite: He starts work He has coffee. He has coffee at 11 o'clock. - Repite: He has coffee - at 11 o'clock. - He has coffee at 11 o'clock He works until 1.30- Repite: He works until 1.30 He has lunch - Repite: He has lunch He finishes work- Repite: He finishes work He goes to the gym - Repite: He goes to the gym He gets home late - Repite: He gets home late He has dinner - Repite: He has dinner He watches TV - Repite: He watches TV He reads a book - Repite: He reads a book He goes to bed - Repite: He goes to bed   Ahora escucha y repite las preguntas. What time does he get up? - Repite: What time does he get up? Does he have breakfast? - Repite: Does he have breakfast? Does he have a shower? - Repite: Does he have a shower? How does he go to work? - Repite: How does he go to work? What time does he get to work? - Repite: What time does he get to work? What does he turn on? - Repite: What does he turn on? When does he have coffee? - Repite: When does he have coffee? When does he have lunch? - Repite: When does he have lunch? What does he do after work? Where does he go? - Repite: What does he do after work? What does he watch? - Repite: What does he watch? What does he read? - Repite: What does he read? What time does he go to bed? - Repite: What time does he go to bed? Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised some adjectives and adverbs. Listen and repeat the sentences to practise pronunciation. That soup smells good. Nervous - repeat: nervous - Did you feel nervous? Did you feel nervous before the interview? Were you nervous? Were you nervous before the interview? She looked at me angrily. Anger is the noun, angry is the adjective and angrily is the adverb. Repeat: Why are you angry? You have so much anger inside you. He banged the table angrily. Please leave the room quietly. If quietly is the adverb, what's the adjective? - quiet. He's a quiet boy. Please be quiet, your dad's asleep. He plays the trumpet very well. Repeat: He plays well, he's a good musician. She sings well, she's a very good singer. I swim well, I'm a good swimmer. What's the opposite of well? - badly - repeat: badly. He speaks English very badly. Don't get on that motorbike, it doesn't look safe. Repeat: safe. - It's not safe. Is it safe? Is that bike safe? And the opposite of safe is..........dangerous (you knew that!) It's a dangerous game. If safe is the adjective, what's the adverb? safely. Repeat: safely - Did you arrive safely? Don't forget to drive carefully! carefully is the adverb. Repeat: carefully - The adjective is careful. He's a very careful driver. He drives carefully. Do it carefully - Do it with care. The paella tastes nice. Nice has many uses and I think it's used more in British English than American English. It can mean amable - He's a nice man. It can mean agredable - The weather's nice today. It's a nice day. It can also mean attractive, bien, bonito. That's a nice house. Your flat's really nice. It can mean fino Her lunches are always very nice, with silver cutlery and silk serviettes. Another meaning is excelente - That was a nice shot on goal. The second exercise in the intermediate section was about the vocabulary of crime and punishment. to rob a bank - repeat: to rob a bank - a bank robbery. There was a bank robbery this morning. The bank robbers stole half a million euros. A person who steals something is a thief - THIEF. the noun is theft - THEFT. Why didn't you report the theft of your car, sir? What's the adjective of crime? - criminal - repeat: criminal. He has no criminal record. A person who breaks the law is also a criminal. We can also say that he, or she, commits a crime. The verb to commit can be used with murder, suicide, adultery etc. Repeat: He committed murder. How many murders has he committed? Is it illegal to commit suicide? Is suicide a crime? If you have sex with a person who is not your wife or husband you commit adultery. Repeat: to commit adultery. To smuggle means to import illegally. In Spanish, contrabandear, pasar de contrabando. Repeat: to smuggle - He was caught smuggling drugs. He tried to smuggle diamonds across the border. The border is la frontera. Across the border. Innocent is an adjective. He's innocent - repeat: He's innocent - He was found innocent - She's innocent of the crime. What's the opposite of innocent? Guilty - Repeat: guilty - He was found guilty. Do you know the noun of innocent? Innocence - Repeat: innocence. There was no doubt of her innocence. doubt is duda - repeat: doubt - There was no doubt of her innocence I want to tell you a secret - ¡un secreto que no mucha gente saben! Not many people know that you can buy complete English lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Tenemos un curso entero de nivel básico, y estamos haciendo lecciones nuevos de nivel principiante ahora mismo. Creo que hay 4 leccions ya en la tienda de nivel principiante, y cada 2 o 3 semanas ponemos una leccion más. Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. o busca Mansion Ingles descargas en Google. Cada leccion vale solo 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 y lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. Así puedes aprender inglés haciendo ejercicio. limpiando la casa, en el coche, caminando con el perro y en todo el tiempo muerto - ¿Se dice esto en español; 'tiempo muerto'? En inglés se dice 'dead time' es el tiempo que estas haciendo una tarea (por ejemplo limpiando los platos) y puedes hacer otra cosa a la vez como mejorar tú ingles con las descargas de la mansión del inglés. Bueno, puedes encontrar la dirección de la tienda en la trascripción de este podcast. In the advanced section, we had some more animal idioms. Listen and repeat some example sentences. The first was to teach an old dog new tricks. People usually don't change very much, not really, especially when they get older. Like my dad, for example. He won't ever change, he's very set in his ways. It's difficult to teach him new things or new habits. So, I could say, You can't teach an old dog new tricks. He is the way he is. Repeat: You can't teach an old dog new tricks. I don't like bull fighting personally, but I do like this expression; to take the bull by the horns. It means to forcefully attack a difficult situation or problem. It's difficult to take a bull by its horns, I suppose. I've never tried it. Never will! But to confront a difficult situation with strength and determination is to take the bull by the horns. Repeat: to take the bull by the horns. A dark horse is a person who does not tell other people about their ideas or skills and who surprises people by doing something that they don't expect. For example,  "I didn't know your sister had written a novel. She's a bit of a dark horse, isn't she?" A dark horse can also be a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected them to. For example, she has never won an international competition before, but she could be a dark horse this year. Chicken feed is a small amount of anything, especially money.  Of course I can afford $800. That's just chicken feed. Well, it may be chicken feed to you, but that's a month's rent to me! You could also say it's peanuts for a small amount of money. They pay me peanuts at my company. To worm your way out of something means to manipulate yourself out of a job or responsibility. Don't try to worm yourself out of this situation. It's all your fault! You can't worm out of this. You promised you'd come with me. Don't worm your way out of it with some pathetic excuse about having to work. To put or to set the cat among the pigeons is to do or say something that causes trouble and makes a lot of people angry or worried. Tell them all they've got to work on Saturday. That should set the cat among the pigeons. That was a very controversial suggestion Pete made at the meeting. He's certainly put the cat among the pigeons. An early bird is a person who gets up early or arrives early to something. I always get up in time to watch the sunrise. I'm an early bird. She's such an early bird that she's usually in the office before 7. A cash cow is a steady dependable source of funds or income. We can't sell the hotel, it's become such a cash cow. Listen and repeat the idioms after me:         You can't teach an old dog new tricks         You must take the bull by the horns         You're such a dark horse         $500 is chicken feed         Don't try to worm your way out of it         That has really put the cat among the pigeons.         You're such an early bird.         it's a real cash cow. Ok, moving on to the grammar exercise which was about gerunds and infinitives. Listen and repeat: I tried to get back to sleep. I remember walking you home. Don't forget to lock the door. We regret to inform you that there has been a delay. This will mean paying more money. I dread to think how much it's going to cost. Please stop tapping your pen. Remember to send me an email. He came running up to me with a present. In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first was the expression to be swamped with work. A swamp es un pantano. If you are swamped with something you have a lot of work. estas agobiado, inundado de trabajo. Repeat: swamped with work. I can't see you tonight, I'm swamped with work. In your job, you have skills and knowledge that you are the most knowledgeable about. This is your area of expertise. It's the area in which you are proficient, skilled, and specialised in. What's your area of expertise? "I'm sorry, I can't help you. This isn't my area of expertise." or I can say,  "It's outside my area of expertise." ¿Cómo se dice investigación in English? - research. And which verb collocates with research? Is it "make research" or "do research"? - It's do research.  Repeat: Do research. We need to do some more research. Have you done the research? A binder is una carpeta and a archivador de anillas is a ring binder. repeat: ring binder. The phrasal verb to speed up means to get faster. Can you speed it up a bit? There are people waiting. Come on, speed up or we'll be late. To pursue means perseguir, seguir for example, I've always wanted to pursue a career in advertising. If something is familiar it's vaguely recognizable - conocido. His face looks familiar, I know him from somewhere. A stapler is a familiar tool to have in the office.   Finally, a company's stock or inventory is the supply of goods it has for sale. Do you have these shoes in stock? I'm sorry, we don't have them in stock, but I can order them for you.   We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So, I'll say the English sentences and you can say the Spanish translation. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Ready? 1. Where have you been lately? - ¿Dónde has estado últimamente? - Where have you been lately? 2. She’s tall, fat and ugly. - Es alta, gorda y fea. - She’s tall, fat and ugly. 3. I’m getting better / I'm improving - Estoy mejorando. - I’m getting better / I'm improving. 4. What was the matter? - ¿Qué te pasaba? - What was the matter? 5. I broke a finger. - Me rompí un dedo. - I broke a finger. Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? La temperatura es de 4 grados bajo zero. - The temperature’s 4 degrees below zero. ¿Cómo está María? - How’s María? ¿Cómo es María? - What’s Maria like? Es baja, morena y guapa. - She’s short, dark and beautiful / pretty. / She's a short, beautiful / pretty brunette. ¿Cómo te encuentras?  - How do you feel? / How are you? / How are you doing? / How are you feeling?   Well, that's all we have time for on this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor (¿Cómo se dice hacer un gran favor? - to do a big favour - so please, do us a really big favour y escribe una corta reseña en iTunes. Si escribes una reseña en iTunes más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. y también puedes darnos algunas estrellas, si te gusta nuestros podcasts. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises.  Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 60 recorded for April 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos el pasado simple y los contarios. En el nivel intermedio enfocamos en la diferencia entre los verbos SAY y TELL and also we look at some confusing words. In the advanced section, there are some animal idioms and more collective nouns that we started studying last month. There's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. El primer ejercicio trataba del tiempo verbal pasado simple. Escucha y repite algunas frases del dialogo. Escucha: Did you have a good holiday? Repite: good holiday - have a - have good holiday - Did you have? Did you have a good holiday? Escucha: Where did you go? Repite: go - did you - did you go - Where did you go? Escucha: We went to London. Repite: London - to London - We went to London. Escucha: We found a wonderful hotel. Repite: - hotel - a wonderful hotel - We found - We found a wonderful hotel. Did you fly? - Repite: fly - did you - did you fly? No, we didn't fly Repite: We didn't fly - No, we didn't fly. Escucha: The flights were too expensive. fly es el verbo (volar) y flight es el nombre (vuelo). Repite: flights - the flights - too expensive (demasiado caro) Repite: too expensive - The flights were too expensive. Escucha: We drove there. El verbo drive (conducir) es irregular - drive - drove - driven. Repite: drive - drove - driven. We drove - We drove there. Escucha: It took about 24 hours. El verbo take también es irregular. Repite: take - took - taken. It took - 24 hours - about 24 hours - It took about 24 hours. Escucha: We stopped every five or six hours. Repite: hours - five or six hours - We stopped - We stopped every five or six hours. We had a great time. Repite: We had - we had a - We had a great time. - We had a great time. Escucha: I improved my English a lot. A lot significa mucho. Repite: a lot - My English - my English a lot - I improved - I improved my English a lot. We spent too much money. too much es demasiado - too much money - demasiado dinero. to spend (gastar) es otro verbo irregular. Escucha: Spend - spent - spent. Repite: spend - spent - spent. We spent - too much money - We spend too much money. What did you do? Repite: do - did you - did you do - What did you do? - What about you? What did you do? Escucha: We didn't go anywhere - Repite: anywhere - didn't go - didn't go anywhere - We didn't go anywhere. We stayed in Barcelona. Repite: We stayed - We stayed in Barcelona - we stayed in Barcelona. Very good! ¿Muy bien! A continuación hemos revisado algunas contrarios. Contrarios en inglés son opposites. Voy a decir una lista de palabras y tú tienes que decir los contrarios antes que los digo yo. Después, repite los contrarios para practicar la pronunciación. ¿Listo? ok. good – bad black – white big – small / little old – new / young off – on cold – hot true – false expensive – cheap wrong – right married – single Very good! ¿Muy bien! Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised the difference between say and tell. After tell, we usually say who is spoken to and we do not put to before the object. - No ponemos el to antes del objeto. Por ejemplo, decimos Tell me your name. No se dice XTell to me your nameX. After say, we don't have to say who is spoken to. If we do, we put to before the object. Con say si se puede poner el to antes del objeto. Por ejemplo, podemos decir What did your boss say to you? - Pero no se dice, XWhat did your boss say you.X Tell means to inform or instruct. For example: Tell me how to do it. It's common to use tell in the following expressions: tell a lie / tell the truth, tell a story,  tell me his name, y decimos say something, say something in Chinese, for example. Say something in French.  Say 'yes'. Repite: tell a lie / tell the truth, tell a story, say something in Chinese,  tell me his name, say 'yes'. Listen and repeat the following sentences. Why didn't you say goodbye? OK, Tell me what you need. Who said that? Tell her to shut her mouth. Say something in French. Pepito told his girlfriend a lie. Don't tell lies. Tell the truth. Tell me that you love me. Sorry, did you say something? You don't tell me anything. Have you told your boss? Sorry, what did you say? Please say 'yes'. The second exercise in the intermediate section was about confusing words, and we looked at the words prevent, protect, divert, avoid and guard. Listen and repeat some examples.  Avoid means evitar and when it's followed by a verb the verb is a gerund (un gerundio). Listen: I avoided speaking to her. Repeat: I avoided speaking to her. He always avoids going to meetings. The verb protect (proteger) is usually followed by an object. Repeat: It protects me. I try to protect her. The case protects my phone. Divert in Spanish is desviar Repeat: divert the traffic. We were diverted. The noun is diversion. Repeat: diversion - The was a diversion. Prevent is impedir and it's usually followed by an object and the preposition from. To prevent something from happening or to prevent someone from doing something. Repeat: They prevented me from doing it. She prevented him from going. Don't prevent me from trying. The last word was guard which can be a verb or a noun. To guard someone or something and a guard (guardia). A security guard es un guardia de seguridad. Repeat: security guard. Police are guarding the terrorists. You can say that someone is under guard. They are under guard at a high security prison. If you like these podcasts, remember that you can buy complete lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Tenemos un curso entero de nivel básico, y estamos haciendo lecciones nuevos de nivel principiante ahora mismo. Creo que hay 2 o 3 leccions ya en la tienda de nivel principiante. Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale solo 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 y lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. Así puedes aprender inglés haciendo ejercicio. limpiando la casa, en el coche, caminando con el perro y en todo el tiempo muerto - ¿Se dice esto en español; 'tiempo muerto'? En inglés se dice 'dead time' es el tiempo que estas haciendo una tarea (por ejemplo limpiando los platos) y puedes hacer otra cosa a la vez como mejorar tú ingles con las descargas de la mansión del inglés. Bueno, puedes encontrar la dirección de la tienda en la trascripción de este podcast. In the advanced section, we had some animal idioms. Listen and repeat some example sentences. It's about 30 kilometres, as the crow flies. Stop making such a pig of yourself. Don't let the cat out of the bag. It's a secret. Be brave! Come on! ¡Animo! You must do it! Don't chicken out. He's as blind as a bat. He can't see a thing. Be careful! You're like a bull in a china shop. She's got a bee in her bonnet about something. Something's not right. I can I smelt a rat. Ok, moving on to collective nouns. What do you call a collection of fighter jets? It's a squadron. A squadron of fighter planes or jets. If there's a big crowd of people and all you can see are faces you can call it a sea S-E-A of faces. Do you say that in Spanish, ¿un mar de caras? - a sea of faces. Wolves, lobos, many wolves together are a pack of wolves. When soldiers, police etc. fire automatic weapons you can say there was a hail of bullets. Bullets son balas. The bank robbers came out in a hail of bullets. Many papers together can be called a bundle of papers. There's usually a bundle of papers on my desk (I'm not very tidy). You can also have a bundle of clothes, and there's usually a bundle of clothes in the corner of my room too! I must get organised. Seagulls are gaviotas, the collective term is a flock of seagulls. Of course, we can also have a flock of sheep. Notice I said 'sheep' for the plural and not XsheepsX. It's an exception. But we don't say a flock of goats (cabras), we say a herd of goats. H-E-R-D. A herd of goats. Finally, if you hear many rumours (rumores), you call it a spate of rumours. S-P-A-T-E - A spate of rumours. There's a spate of rumours going round the office about our new boss. Listen and repeat these collective nouns after me.  a squadron of fighter jets a sea of faces a pack of wolves a hail of bullets a bundle of papers a flock of seagulls a herd of goats a spate of rumours In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary, and the first was the phrasal verb to set up. To set up a business means to start a business. Repeat: to set up a business. To set up a company. We set up our business last year. The next phrasal verb was to look through. I looked through the documents. You can also look through a book (hojear un libro). I looked through the guide book, but I couldn't find the hotel. Would you mind looking through these instructions? Next we had the phrasal verb to walk someone through something, which means to guide someone or to explain something in detail. - To walk someone through something, Repeat: Can you walk me through it? Can you walk me through your sales strategy? Let me walk you through the legal side of the agreement. One by one means one at a time, uno por uno. I looked through the papers one by one until I found the one I was looking for. If you are a temp, you are a temporary worker. Temp can also be used as a verb. I'm temping for the company until something better comes up. I've been temping for six months. If you give feedback, you give your opinion about something. I was given positive feedback on my presentation. Please complete these feedback forms before you leave the meeting. Let me have your feedback by email. The word compliment (cumplido) collocates with the verb to pay, so you pay someone a compliment. Repeat: to pay a compliment. She paid me a lovely compliment - She paid me a lovely compliment on my work. I get embarrassed when people pay me compliments. If you are snowed under, you are very busy. Repeat: I'm snowed under - I'm snowed under at work - I'm totally snowed under this week. We also gave you some more sentences to translate in this month's cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you can say the Spanish translation. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Ready? It was a wonderful/marvellous experience. - Fue una experiencia maravillosa. - Repeat: It was a wonderful experience. - It was a marvellous experience. This is the end. - Éste es el final.-  Repeat: This is the end. Things are never clear. - Las cosas nunca están claras. - Repeat: Things are never clear. What did you do? - ¿Qué hiciste? ­- Repeat: What did you do? "Suck the prawn's head." (or "the head of the prawn") - Chupa la cabeza de la gamba. - Repeat: "Suck the prawn's head.", or "Suck the head of the prawn") Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? Llevan tres meses casados. - They’ve been married for three months. Repeat: They’ve been married for three months. Antes había más gente aquí. - There used to be more people here. Repeat: There used to be more people here. Estos resultados son un poco mejores. - These results are a little better. Repeat: These results are a little better. Las corbatas no son necesarias. - Ties aren’t necessary. / Ties are unnecessary. Repeat: Ties aren’t necessary. Ties are unnecessary. ¿Hubo tormentas? - Were there any storms?  Repeat: Were there any storms?  Well, that's all we have time for on this podcast, but we'll be back with you next month as usual with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe por favor una corta reseña en iTunes. Si escibes una reseña en iTunes más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. y también puedes darnos algunas estrellas, si te gusta nuestros podcasts. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 59 recorded for March 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico y intermedio vamos a ver si sabes que tienes que decir en ciertas situaciones en inglés. Practicamos también los pronombres personales him, her and them en el nivel básico, y en el nivel intermedio hay más sentence transformations como las que se encuentra en el examen FCE de Cambridge. There are some more idioms to study in the advanced section along with some practice on collective nouns. There's business vocabulary as usual and we've included a translation exercise this month all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start with el nivel básico. En el primer ejercicio del nivel básico, hemos preguntado ¿Cómo tienes que responder? cuando te dicen algunas frases en inglés. Voy a decir las frases y quiero que tú repites la contestación de cada frase en voz alta. ¿Listo? 1. How's it going? Great! How are you doing? - Repite: doing - How are - How are you - How are you doing? - Great! How are you doing? - How are you doing? 2. What did you do at the weekend? Not much. What about you? - Repite: Not much. - Not much. - What about you? - What about you? - Not much. What about you? 3. Are you married? No, I'm single. - Repite: No, I'm single. - No, I'm single. 4. Sorry I'm late. That's OK. - Repite: That's OK. - That's OK. 5. Hi, how are you today? Fine thanks, and you? - Repite: Fine thanks, and you? Fíjate en la entonación. Escucha: Fine thanks, and you? - Repite: Fine thanks, and you? 6. I'm very sorry about that. Never mind. - Repite: Never mind. 7. What time is it, please? I'm sorry, I don't have a watch. - Repite: a watch. - I don't have - I don't have a watch. - I'm sorry, - I'm sorry, I don't have a watch. - I'm sorry, I don't have a watch. 8. Excuse me, where's the restroom? It's the first on the left. - Repite: the left. - on the left. - first on the left. - It's the first on the left. - It's the first on the left. 9. Can you help me. please? Of course! What can I do for you? - Repite: do for you? - can I do for you? - What can I do for you? - Of course! - Of course! What can I do for you? - Of course! What can I do for you? 10. I can't do this. What's the matter? - Repite: the matter? - the matter? - What's the matter? - What's the matter? Bueno, ahora que hemos practicado un poco la pronunciación, vamos a repasarlas expresiones otra vez. Digo yo la primera parte, y intentas tú contestar con las respuestas que hemos practicado. No te preocupes por que voy a ayudarte en voz baja. ¿Listo? How's it going? - Great! How are you doing? What did you do at the weekend? - Not much. What about you? Are you married? - No, I'm single. Sorry I'm late. - That's OK. Hi, how are you today? - Fine thanks, and you? I'm very sorry about that. - Never mind. What time is it, please? - I'm sorry, I don't have a watch. Excuse me, where's the restroom? - It's the first on the left. Can you help me. please? - Of course! What can I do for you? I can't do this. - What's the matter? Great! Fantastic! - Well done! Now, luego hemos practicado los pronombres personales him, her y them Escucha y repite: Do you like him? Do you like her? Do you like them? I like The Beatles. Do you like them? - Yes, I love them. Her - repite: her - do you know her? Who is she? - ¿Quién es ella? - repite: Who is she? Do you know her? No, I don't know her. I know him. I know him, but I don't know her. I'm not speaking to you. Repite: I'm not speaking to you. I'm speaking to her. I'm speaking to her. She's not speaking to me, but I'm speaking to her. Please give them to me. Repite: to me, give them to me - please give them to me. - Give it to me - Give them to me - please give them to me. She doesn't want to see him - Repite: see him - to see him - want to see him. - doesn't want to see him. - She doesn't want to see him. He wants to see her - but she doesn't want to see him. I never eat tomatoes - I hate them - I really hate them - and apples - I don't them - I really don't like them. Where’s your sister? I’d like to speak to her - Repite: speak to her - I'd like to - I'd like to speak to her. Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised responding to certain expressions in English. For example, someone says to you, "What do you reckon?". What's a good response? Well, "What do you reckon?" means "What do you think?". Someone is asking for your opinion. So, depending on the situation, you could say "It's great" or "I don't like it" or I think we should wait etc. The correct answer in the question from the newsletter was, "I've got no idea." Repeat: What do you reckon? - I've got no idea. - Reckon is more common in British English than American English, but Americans use it to. "I reckon you'll make a good profit this year, buddy." I apologise for my terrible American accent. The next expression was "I'm afraid I haven't done it yet." and the response was "Don't worry, there's no rush." No te preocupes, no hay prisa - Repeat: I'm afraid I haven't done it yet - Don't worry, there's no rush. The expression "Who goes first?" is commonly used when you're playing a game or when there are turns involved. You go first, then you go second. Repeat: Who goes first? - I'll go first - It's your turn (toca a ti) Repeat: It's your turn - Who's turn is it? - It's mine - It's yours - It's hers. Who's go is it? - Who goes first? - You do - You go first. Next was "Sorry, I can't come next week." The reply was "Never mind, I'll text you." Repeat: come next week - I can't - I can't come next week - Sorry, I can't come next week - Never mind, I'll text you. Repeat. I'll text you - I'll send you a text - I'll text you - Never mind (no te preocupes) Never mind - Never mind, I'll text you. "Would you go along with that?" means "Do you agree with that?" Repeat: go along - go along with that - Would you? - Would you go along with that? - Not really - Would you go along with that? - Yes, I would. - Would you go along with that? - Yes. absolutely! Totally! Would you go along with that? - No I'm afraid I wouldn't, actually. Is that a new top? - A top could be a blouse, a T-shirt, a sweater. It's commonly used to talk about the clothes that girls and women wear on the top half of their body. Repeat: That's a nice top! Where did you get that top? - Is that a new top? - Yes, it is. - yes, I got it yesterday - Yes, I got it in the sales - Do you like it? - Is that a new top? _ Yes, it was only 15 euros. Listen: What time's the meeting? - It's been put off. Do you remember the meaning of the phrasal verb "put off"? It means to postpone - posponer - The meeting has been put off until next week. Repeat: put off - the meeting's been put off. "Alright mate?" is a British English greeting. It means "¿Qué tal tio?" - ¿Qué pasa hombre? - ¿Cómo te vas? - an appropriate response would be Alright? Repeat: Alright? - Alright mate? - alright? How's it going? - ¿Cómo vas? How's it going? "I'm a bit chilly" Tengo un poco de frio. Chilly - Repeat: chilly - I'm a bit chilly. Are you cold? - We'll, I'm a bit chilly - I'm a bit chilly, actually. Are you chilly? - A bit, can we turn off the air con? The air con is the air conditioning - Repeat: Air con - turn off the air con - can we turn off the air con? Very good! Also in the intermediate section there were some sentence transformation exercises. If you are studying for the exam, don't forget that we have a CD for sale that will help you study for the exam. It costs 34 euros + postage and you can see details of the CD and try some of the exercises at manioningles.com. Just click the CDs icon on the right side of the home page. In the sentence transformation part of the Use of English exam, you have to take the information in the first sentence and re-write it (write it again), using the word in bold so that the second sentence has the same, or a similar, meaning. You cannot change the word in bold. You can write between 3 and 5 words in the space including the word in bold. So, if you have 6 or 7 words in the space, or even 2 words, go back and think again because you've made a mistake. Listen and repeat the sentences to practice pronunciation. Remember, you can see the sentences, and do the exercises,  in our monthly newsletter for March, el cuaderno inglés de marzo. What a shame. They drank all the beer.   WISH  I wish they hadn't drunk all the beer.  1. He doesn't have enough money to buy the iPad.  TOO  The iPad is too expensive for him to buy.   2. "You should start doing a new sport, Pepito", the doctor said. TAKE The Doctor advised Pepito to take up a new sport.   3. Pepito suddenly realised that the neighbour was watching him. WATCHED Pepito suddenly realised that he was being watched by the neighbour.   4. I could never have passed that interview without your help. if I could never have passed that interview if you hadn't helped me.   5. We paid some people to paint the flat for us last Easter. HAD We had some people paint the flat last Easter.   6. Sandra hasn’t been to Cadiz before. VISIT   It is Sandra's first visit to Cadiz.   7. I last saw Pepito two months ago. FOR I haven't seen Pepito for two months.   8. We last went to Seville three years ago. YEARS It has been three years since we last went to Seville.   If you like these podcasts, and if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Tenemos lecciones de nivel intermedio, pre-intermedio y nivel básico. Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 y lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, Una golondrina no hace verano. - This is a direct translation... - "One swallow does not make a summer." Next was No todo el monte es orégano. - In English we say...  "Life isn’t a bowl of cherries." Repeat: Life isn’t a bowl of cherries. - Hmm...cherries, oregano - oregano (in English), cherries. Americans say oregano, and the British say oregano. A bowl of cherries, a mountain of oregano. Quien rie último, ríe mejor. - "He who laughs last laughs the longest." - That's not easy to say, actually. Repeat: laughs the longest - laughs last - He who laughs last, laughs the longest. The next idiom was, El hábito hace al monje. Do you remember the English equivalent?.... - "Clothes maketh the man." Dice más una imagen que mil palabras....... - "A picture is worth a thousand words." And finally, we had No se puede repicar y estar en la procesión. - "You can’t be in two places at once." - Listen to the idioms again and repeat them: One swallow does not make a summer. Life isn’t a bowl of cherries. He who laughs last laughs the longest. Clothes maketh the man. A picture is worth a thousand words. You can’t be in two places at once. Ok, moving on to collective nouns. What do you call a collection of tourists? (apart from noisy) a party of tourists - and a group of trees all in one place is a...clump of trees. C-L-U-M-P. We speak about a gang of terrorists and a fleet of ships F-L-E-E-T. a fleet of ships. Many reporters in one place is a crowd of reporters and a collection of monkeys together is a troop of monkeys T-R-O-O-P - a troop of monkeys. Steps are escaleras, and a lot of steps together are a flight of steps. "He ran up a flight of steps and into the building." Finally, if your cat has kittens, the collective name for them is a litter of kittens. Listen to the collective nouns again and repeat them.         a clump of trees         a party of tourists         a gang of terrorists         a fleet of ships         a crowd of reporters         a troop of monkeys         a flight of steps         a litter of kittens   In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary. If you travel on business, it's a business trip. Repeat: business trip. I went on a business trip to Madrid last week. A core competency is something that a person, or a company, can do well. It's something that sets you apart from other people, or something that sets one company apart from another. To set apart means to distinguish or make different, distinguir in Spanish. The thing that sets our company apart is our customer service. The thing that sets you apart is your ability to listen. To hold something up means to delay something. What's holding up the product release? What's holding you up? - What's delaying you? - If you arrive late, you hold everyone up. In business, it's very important to have a positive attitude. I admire her positive attitude. A tag es una etiqueta. So, when you visit other companies it's not unusual to be given a name tag so that you can be identified as a visitor as you walk around. agenda and diary are often confused. A meeting has an agenda, a list of items to be discussed during the meeting. So, agenda is a false friend. No es 'agenda'. Agenda means orden del día. What's on the agenda for today? Have you received the agenda for today's meeting? A diary is what Spanish speakers call agenda. I'll write it in my diary for next week. I have a note in my diary to phone you today. The expression to drop the ball means to fail in some way, to make a mistake. For example, everything was going fine until our project manager dropped the ball. - Have you seen the new James Bond film? It's terrible. They've really dropped the ball with that. If you have a lot on your plate, you're very busy. Repeat: on my plate - I have a lot on my plate. I'm sorry, I've got too much on my plate at the moment. I'm really busy. We also gave you some sentences to translate in this months cuaderno. First, you had to translate from English to Spanish. So,  I'll say the English sentences and you can say the Spanish translation. Then, repeat the English sentence after me to practise pronunciation. Ready? Better late than never.  - Más vale tarde que nunca - Repeat: Better late than never.  This is as good as it gets! - ¡Mejor imposible! - Repeat: This is as good as it gets! I can't stand him! - ¡No lo soporto! - Repeat: I can't stand him! I'm a happy-go-lucky person. - Soy una persona despreocupada. - Repeat: I'm a happy-go-lucky person. She/He always gets her/his own way. - Siempre se sale con la suya. - Repeat: She/He always gets her/his own way. Good, now I'll read some Spanish sentences and you translate to English. Then repeat the sentences after me to practise your pronunciation. OK? ¡Se ha acabado el tiempo!  - Time's up! - Repeat:  Time's up! ¿Cómo funciona?  - How does it work? - Repeat:  How does it work? Me está poniendo de los nervios.  - He's getting on my nerves. - Repeat:  He's getting on my nerves. ¡Déjame en paz!  - Leave me alone! - Repeat:  Leave me alone! ¡Tomátelo con calma!  - Take it easy! (Also chill, chill out!, Keep your hair on and Relax, man) - Repeat: Take it easy! (Also chill, chill out!, Keep your hair on and Relax, man) Well, that's all we have time for on this podcast, so until the next one, take care, take it easy and relax or "chillax" which is a combination of chilling out and relaxing - "Chillax, man!" Anyway, we'll be back with you next month with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe por favor una corta critíca en iTunes. ¿Como se dice crítica o reseña en inglés? ¿Te acuerdas?- Review - to write a review. If you write a review on iTunes (si escibes una crítica en iTunes) más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. y también puedes darnos algunas estrallas, si te gusta. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

 Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 58 recorded for February 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico vamos a practicar algunos frases con los verbos, y también vocabulario sobre el tiempo. The weather. En el nivel intermedio practicamos vocabulario de la compra - Shopping. There are some more idioms to study in the advanced section along with vocabulary about lies and deception. There's business vocabulary as usual, and of course many more ideas and resources to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok so, let's begin then as usual with el nivel básico. En el primer ejercicio del nivel básico, habían algunas colocaciones con verbos y sustantivos. Escucha y repite: to go abroad - abroad significa en el extranjero. Escucha: abroad. Repite: Abroad - to go abroad.  I go abroad every year. I went abroad for Christmas. Did you go abroad last year? to buy souvenirs. Souvenirs son recuerdos. Escucha: souvenirs. Repite: souvenirs. to buy souvenirs. I buy souvenirs. When I go abroad, I buy souvenirs. to rent an apartment. - alquiler un piso. apartment es una palabra en el inglés americano. ¿Cómo se dice piso en el inglés britanico? - flat. Repite: flat - to rent a flat. Apartment - to rent an apartment. I want to rent an apartment. Escucha: to take photos. Repite: photos - take photos. I like taking photos. Did you take any photos? Escucha: To go for a walk - nota como las palabras for y a se juntan - go for a walk - Repite: walk - for a - for a walk - go for a walk. I often go for a walk after lunch. Escucha: to have a good time. Repite: time - good time - have a good time. We have a good time. Yesterday we had a good time. Are you having a good time? to walk around the town. Repite: the town - around - around the town - walk around the town. We love walking around the town. Escucha: to go by car. Repite: car - by car - go by car - we go to work by car. I went by car. I like going by car. Escucha: to stay in a hotel. Repite: hotel - in a - in a hotel - stay in a hotel - We stayed in a hotel - Where did you stay? We stayed in a hotel. Did you stay with friends? No, we stayed in a hotel. Very good! ¿Muy bien! Luego, hemos practiacado vocabulario sobre el tiempo. ¿Cómo se dice 'hace frio' en inglés? - It's cold. Repite: It's cold.  ¿Cómo se dice nieve en inglés? - snow. Repite: snow. It snows in winter. Does it snow in winter? Does it snow in Valencia? No, it doesn't. Does it snow in Chicago? Yes, it does. ¿Cómo se dice, 'Hace calor'? - It's hot. Repite: It's hot. It's very hot. It's really hot today. ¿Cómo se dice very very very hot? - It's boiling! Phew, it's boiling in here! - It's boiling today. ¿Cómo se dice niebla en inglés? fog - F-O-G fog - y ¿Qué es el adjetivo? - foggy - It's foggy - It's foggy outside. I can't see, it's foggy. ¿Cómo se dice lluvia en inglés? - rain. repite: rain. Esta lluviendo - it's raining. Repite: It's raining. ¿Cómo se dice 'soleado' en inglés? - sunny. Repite: sunny - It's sunny - Is it sunny? Is it sunny in Valencia? - Yes, it is. It's very sunny.   Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised some vocabulary connected to shopping. Let's see if you can remember the vocabulary if I read the definitions. For example, What's the name of the place, in a clothes shop, where you try on clothes before buying them? It's the...... fitting room. Repeat. the fitting room - Excuse me, where's the fitting room? Can I try this on? Yes sir, the fitting room is over there. What does the shop assistant usually stand behind? A shop assistant usually stands behind the...... counter. Repeat: counter. If clothes are the correct size, we say that they.....fit you. If they look good on you, we say that they.....suit you. Repeat: It fits you. Does it fit you? Yes it fits me. - Does it suit me? - Yes, it suits you very well. What do we call the time of year when shops reduce the price of their goods? This time of year is known as the.... sales. Repeat: sales.  The sales are on in Valencia at the moment. During this time you can very often find good ......bargains. Repeat: bargains. or gangas - bargains - Where did you find that bargain? Repeat: Where did you find that bargain? -  I found it in the sales. Ok, which two things can you put your shopping in, in a supermarket? Well, if you don't have a lot of shopping, you can put it in a....basket - una cesta. A shopping basket. Repeat: A shopping basket. But if you have a lot of shopping, you'll probably need a ....trolley, a shopping trolley, or a shopping cart as they say in the US. You've probably seen the words "shopping cart" on internet web sites like Amazon, for example. Repeat: basket. Can I have a basket? - trolley - Excuse me, where are the trolleys? Finally, what's the area of the supermarket called where you pay for your goods? It's called the ....checkout. Repeat: checkout. Excellent! - Well done! If you like these podcasts, and if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Las lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1). Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, ser pan comido. Do you remember this idiom in English? It's "A piece of cake.". Repeat: A piece of cake. The exam was a piece of cake. I was nervious before the job interview, but in the end it was a piece of cake. The next one was más muerto que mi abuela. - "(To be) as dead as a doornail." Repeat. as dead as a doornail. I think I've killed this spider, it's as dead as a doornail. Then we had the idiom Por los pelos. Do you remember the English? Something about teeth. - "By the skin of our teeth."  or by the skin of my teeth. Repeat: by the skin of my teeth - I passed the exam by the skin of my teeth. They got to the airport late and they caught the plane by the skin of their teeth. Our next idiom was llevar las riendas. -  "(To be) in the driver's seat." Huge consumer demand for electricity has put energy companies in the driver's seat. - in control. How do you say "Estar por buen camino" in English? - " To be on the right track."  Repeat: on the right track. Now we're on the right track. We made some mistakes in the beginning, but now we're on the right track. And finally, Esto es el colmo - Do you remember? "This is the last straw." Repeat: the last straw. It was the last straw.  He came home drunk at 5 o'clock in the morning and that was the last straw. Listen to the idioms again and repeat them: A piece of cake. (To be) as dead as a doornail. By the skin of our teeth. (To be) in the driver's seat. (To be) on the right track. This is the last straw. Also in the advanced section, there were some words connected to lies and deception. For example. if you are frank with someone you are honest and sincere with them. For example, "She gave a frank opinion of my work." - "I'll be frank with you." "To be perfectly frank, I don't think it's good enough." Repeat. Let me be frank with you. - To be perfectly frank I don't believe you. If something is trumped up, it's false or fabricated (fabricado, inventado). trumped up often collocates with 'charges'. He was arrested on trumped up charges. Repeat: trumped up charges. He was arrested on trumped up charges. Counterfeit money is false or fake money. It's not real. This 50 euro note is counterfeit. The cashier would not accept the payment because it was made with counterfeit money. Repeat: counterfeit money. Don't accept any counterfeit notes. Remember, 'bills' in American English and 'notes' in British English. A 20 dollar bill in America, and a 20 pound note in the UK. A swindler es un estafador o timador. Someone who tricks you. Don't buy anything from Barry, he's a swindler. The verb is to swindle. They were swindled out of 4,000 pounds. We say that you are swindled out of money. Repeat: He swindled me. He swindled me out of 100 euros. A more informal way of saying to swindle is to rip off. It's a phrasal verb - R-I-P O-F-F. - Rip off - To rip someone off. For example "He ripped the tourist off." Repeat: to rip off. I was ripped off. He ripped me off at the train station. You can also use this phrasal verb as an noun phrase. Listen: It's a rip-off. Did you pay 70 euros for that bag? What a rip-off! Repeat: It's a rip-off. Don't eat in that restaurant, it's a rip-off. 80 euros for dinner? What a rip-off! The word authentic is similar in Spanish - auténtico - but what's the opposite of authentic? - fake - F-A-K-E - Repeat, fake. That watch isn't real. It's fake. It's a fake watch. Fake means to have a false or misleading appearance, so a person can also be fake if they are trying to be someone they're not. Listen: I don't like that new secretary, she seems so fake. Repeat: fake - She's so fake.   In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary. Listen and repeat: First thing (lo primero) - first thing in the morning (a la primera hora) I'll phone you first thing in the morning. - I'll do it first thing - The first thing I do is check my mail. To implement means implementar, poner en marcha - Repeat: implement, to implement a plan - When are you going to implement it? - The contract was implemented after everyone signed. To drive sales means to push or increase sales. It can also be used as a noun - a sales drive. Repeat: sales drive. Our company is embarking on a new sales drive. We're driving sales online. To jeopardize means to put in danger, to expose to loss or injury, to put at risk. Repeat: jeopardize - He jeopardized his job -  He jeopardized his job by always arriving late. If you do that you'll jeopardize the whole project. The phrasal verb to take on can mean to employ (contratar). We took on 5 new employees last month. It can also mean hacerse cargo de - I think I've taken on too much work. Repeat: to take on - When did the company take you on? - She's taken on too much work. A fire drill es un simulacro de incendio and it's very common to have regular fire drills in British and American companies. Repeat: fire drill - There's going to be a fire drill tomorrow. What time's the fire drill? If your office has a dress code it means there are rules of acceptable clothing. You probably should wear a suit and tie, and jeans and T-shirts are often not suitable. Repeat: dress code. Does the office have a dress code? What will I be expected to wear? If there's no dress code, you can wear whatever you like, although pyjamas are probably not a good idea. Speaking of pyjamas, I think it's time for me to go to bed or 'hit the sack' as we say in colloquial English. So, I'm going to hit the sack now, but don't worry, we'll be back with you next month with another podcast based on our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe por favor una corta critíca en iTunes y darnos estrellas por la calidad del mismo. ¿Como se dice crítica o reseña en inglés? - Review - to write a review. If you write a review on iTunes (si escibes una crítica en iTunes) más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Take care and bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Happy New Year everybody! I can't believe we're already in 2013. Another year goes by and I'm really excited about 2013 and all the new material we'll be bringing you to help you improve your English. So thank you very much for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 57 recorded for January 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico vamos a practicar las preguntas con la forma ing del verbo, y también un poco de vocabulario de las tiendas - Shops.  En el nivel intermedio practicamos confusing words - algunas palabras que se puede confundir en inglés and also there are some sentence transformations of the type commonly found in the Cambridge FCE exam. There are some more idioms to study in the advanced section, and  there's business vocabulary as usual, and of course many more ideas and resources to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok so, let's begin then as usual with el nivel básico. En el primer ejercicio del nivel básico, tenias que completar algunas frases con el verbo en su forma de gerundio - ...ing. Escucha las frases y repítelas. Escucha: Do you like studying at night? Repite: at night - studying - studying at night - Do you like? - Do you like studying at night? Escucha: Do you like driving at night? Repite: driving - driving at night - Do you like? - Do you like driving at night? Escucha: Do you like sunbathing? Repite: sunbathing - Do you like? - Do you like sunbathing? Escucha: Do you like watching TV in bed?  Repite: in bed - watching TV - watching TV in bed - Do you like? - Do you like watching TV in bed? Escucha: Do you like going to bars?  Repite: bars - going to - going to  bars - Do you like? - Do you like going to bars? Escucha: What do you like doing at the weekend?  Repite: weekend - at the weekend - doing at the weekend - What do you like? - What do you like doing at the weekend? Escucha: Do you like travelling by plane?  Repite: by plane - travelling by plane - Do you like? - Do you like travelling by plane? Escucha: Do you like buying clothes? Repite: clothes - buying clothes - Do you like? - Do you like buying clothes? Escucha: Do you like working with a computer?   Repite: computer - with a - with a computer - working with a computer - Do you like? - Do you like working with a computer? Escucha: Do you like doing housework? Repite: housework - doing housework - Do you like? - Do you like doing housework? Very good! Luego hemos practicado algunas tiendas. ¿Cómo se dice 'tienda' en inglés? - shop - repite - shop. Escucha las tiendas en español y intenta decir el inglés antes que yo. Luego, repite la palabra en inglés para practicar la pronunciación. panadería - baker's supermercado - supermarket zapatería - shoe shop optica - optician's fruitería - fruit shop peluquería - hairdresser's librería - book shop centro comercial - shopping centre (UK) / shopping mall (US) farmacia - chemist's (UK) / drugstore (US) carnicería - butcher's Very good! - ¡Muy bien! Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we had the following confusing words: insist         persuade                advice      advise      make       suggest Listen to the sentences and repeat them. I suggest buying a new computer. suggest is followed by a gerund - I suggest looking, They suggested renting a car etc. Listen: I suggest buying a new computer. Repeat: I suggest buying a new computer. She insists on sitting in the front row. Row es fila - repeat: row - in the front row (en la primera fila) She always insists on sitting in the front row. Fijate en la preposición on. To insist on doing something. Listen: She insists on sitting in the front row. Repeat: She insists on sitting in the front row. He didn't want to go, but I managed to persuade him. You persuade someone to do something. Listen: I managed to persuade him to go. Repeat: I managed to persuade him to go. If you take my advice, you’ll go and see a doctor. Advice (consejo) is something you take and you give. You give someone advice and you take advice from someone. Advice, with a 'c', is the noun. The verb is to advise, with an 's'. Listen: advise - Listen: He advised me to wait. Repeat: He advised me to wait.   Listen: We advise customers to check their change. Repeat: We advise customers to check their change. Advice, with a 'c' is an uncountable noun. I'll give you some advice, or I'll give you a piece of advice. No se dice Xan adviceX. Listen: Take my advice, go and see a doctor. Repeat: Take my advice, go and see a doctor. I can’t make you help me, but I would be very grateful if you did. To make someone do something means almost to force them to do it (forzar). Dad made me clean his car. Mum made me do my homework. You can't make me do it! Notice that we say make someone do something. No se dice Xmake someone to do something.X Listen: I can’t make you help me Repeat: I can’t make you help me. Moving on to the next exercise in the intermediate section, we studied sentence transformations of the kind found in the Cambridge FCE exam. If you're studying for this exam. you can find more practice on our website mansioningles.com in the First Certificate section. Listen and repeat the sentences to practise pronunciation: He suggested going to the cinema. If I were you I would talk to my parents. He didn't have the strength to lift the desk. La Mansión del Inglés was set up in 2001. Julia is really keen on Pepito. The last time I wrote to Diana was before she left for Argentina. They put me in charge of research and development. My parents really had a good time in Ireland. The new hospital will be opened by the Prime Minister. Excellent! - Well done! If you like these podcasts, and if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Las lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1). Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y 15 minutos y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, what was Quien mala cama hace, en ella se yace / El que hace la paga?  En inglés it's; "You've made your bed, now lie in it!" In other words, you've created this situation for yourself, now you have to deal with it - you must deal with the consequences of your actions. - "You've made your bed, now lie in it!" What about: Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda? - "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." - a sow - S-O-W - es una cerda - a female pig. Repeat: sow - "You can't make a silk purse (un monedero de seda) out of a sow's ear." The next idiom was: A la ocasion la pintan calva. - In English it's: “You have to strike while the iron is hot.” - to strike means to hit. - “You have to strike while the iron is hot.” What about, No hay mas cera que la que arde. - “What you see is what you get.” And the next one was, El tiempo lo cura todo. - Do you remember? “Time heals all wounds.” wound is herida and to heal is curar, so it's quite similar to the Spanish idiom. “Time heals all wounds.” And lastly, we had Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres. in English it's, “You can judge a man by the company he keeps.”  Ah yes, that's very true. Show me your friends and I'll know who you are! - “You can judge a man by the company he keeps.”  Listen to the idioms again and repeat them: "You've made your bed, now lie in it!" "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." “You have to strike while the iron is hot.” “Time heals all wounds.” “What you see is what you get.” “You can judge a man by the company he keeps.” Also in the advanced section, we had a multiple meaning words exercise. The first word with a multiple meaning was flag. You can flag someone down, which means to signal them to stop. Repeat: to flag someone down - the police flagged me down. When someone important dies, it's customary to fly a flag at half mast. mast is mástil in Spanish, so the flat is halfway up the mástil, the mast. Another meaning of flag, when flag is a verb is desfallacer, flaquear or decaer. Their strength flagged - Les fallaron or les flaquearon las fuerzas. She began to flag at the end of the race. Mean was the next word. Mean can mean the opposite of generous. To be mean with money, tacaño, She's so mean she never buys me lunch! Mean also means significar. What does this word mean? Mean can also mean unkind or nasty - malo - It was really mean of you - Fue una maldad de tu parte. - You were really mean to me - Me trataste muy mal. Stall was the next word - S-T-A-L-L. A stall in a market is un puesto en un marcado - a market stall. As a verb, to stall for time means to delay. "Stop stalling - no andes con rodeos or con evasivas. an engine can stall - parar or ahogar - My car stalled this morning on the way to work. In business, you can stall negociations. paralizar - They want to try and stall the proceedings - Quieren dilatar el proceso. - Try and stall her - trata de entretenerla. Seal is una foca, but it also means sello and cierre hermético -  He gave the plan his seal of approval - dio su aprobación al plan. The phrasal verb to seal off means acordonar o cerrar - The police sealed off the area because of a bomb scare. Spare can mean not in use (de más) - Have you got a spare umbrella you could lend me? - ¿Tienes un paraguas de más que me puedas prestar? Have you got any spare paper - ¿Tienes un poco de papel que no te haga falta? As a verb, it means to do without; Can you spare your dictionary for a moment? - ¿Me permites el diccionario un momento, si no lo necesitas? - Can you spare your dictionary for a moment? If you can spare the time - si tienes or dispones de tiempo. Please help me, if you can spare the time. To spare can also mean to give -  to spare (sb) sth - can you spare me a pound? - ¿Tienes una libra que me prestes? Can you spare me a few minutes? - ¿Tienes unos minutos? - Can you spare me a few minutes? In the Business English section we looked at some more business English vocabulary. To attend a meeting means to be present at a meeting, in Spanish asistir - Do I have to attend the meeting? Repeat: Do I have to attend the meeting? The verb to ensure means asegurar o garantizar. They ensured that everyone was invited. -  Aseguraban que todos habían sido invitados. Repeat:  to ensure - They ensured that everyone was invited. Drill means taladro the verb to drill is taladrar, but a fire drill es un simulacro de incendio. The practice of procedure in case of a fire. Repeat: Fire drill - Yesterday, we had a fire drill ar work. To follow up means poner en práctica. Repeat: to follow up - Please follow up the phone call with an email. - I've been told I have to make a follow-up appointment with the doctor. - Me dijeron que tengo que hacer la próxima cita con el doctor. Well that's all we have time for on this podcast, but don't worry, we'll be back with you next month with another follow-up podcast from our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe por favor una corta critíca en iTunes. ¿Como se dice crítica o reseña en inglés? - Review - to write a review. If you write a review on iTunes (si escibes una crítica en iTunes) más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Happy New Year and bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again, Merry Christmas! and a huge Christmas "thank you" to all of you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 56 recorded for December 2012. Este mes, por navidad, hemos practicado el vocabulario de navidad y también algunos verbos principales en el nivel básico. En el nivel intermedio hay una carta para Santa y una cancion de navidad con Michael Buble que se llama Let It Snow (dejelo nevar - o algo así). Etymology - the origins of words and expressions - was our focus in the advanced section, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and of course many more ideas and resources to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok so, let's begin then as usual with el nivel básico. ¿Como se dice Santa Claus en el inglés britanico? - Father Christmas, y ¿Qué es un muñeco de nieve? - a snowman - repite - snowman. Christmas cards son tarjetas de navidad. Repite: Christmas cards - y regalos de navidad son.....Christmas presents. ¿Cómo se dice pastel de navidad en inglés? - Cristmas cake Repite: Christmas cake. Y ¿Cómo se dice arból de navidad? - Christmas tree. Repite: Christmas tree. ¿Te acuerdas como se dice reno en inglés? - reindeer - Repite - reindeer. ¿Cómo se dice papel de envolver/papel de regalo en ingles? - wrapping paper. Repite: Wrapping paper. To wrap es envolver - to wrap a present. Repite: wrap a present. We wrap presents for Christmas. - Please can you wrap it for me? Ahora escucha y repite las siguientes frases: Santa Claus speaks German. Santa Claus also plays the piano. Santa's son does his homework. He does his homework every day. Santa likes rice. Please write your name. Please write your address Please write your passport number Please write your Christmas list. Father Christmas uses Facebook. He also uses Twitter. Father Christmas likes sending messages. He goes skiing after work. Santa's girlfriend studies English. Santa wears a red coat. Santa drives a blue car. Where does Santa live? He lives at the North Pole - el polo norte - Repite: The North Pole. He lives at the North Pole. Very good! - ¡Muy bien! The 24th December is Christmas Eve. Repite: Christmas Eve. The 25th December is Christmas Day Repite: Christmas Day. The 26th December is Boxing Day. Repite: Boxing Day The 31st of December is New Year's Eve. Repite: New Year's Eve. and the 1st of January is New Year's Day. Repite: New Year's Day. Very good!   In the intermediate section this month, there was a letter to Santa. Listen to the letter and answer the following questions. 1) What did the dog eat? 2) What does my sister Sally want for Christmas? 3) What does my mum want? Dear Santa Claus, I hope you are well and that your preparations for Christmas this year are coming along nicely. I'm writing to you because I'm really looking forward to Christmas and I want to tell you about the presents we’d all like to have this year. I’d really love to get two new cars. I broke my toy Ferrari and the Porsche fell off the table and now it's only got one wheel. I’d also like a lot of sweets and a big box of chocolates to share with my friends at school. Please don't put the chocolates in my Christmas stocking because the dog will probably eat them like she did last year. I would love to have two horses. Dad thinks this is silly because we live in a city and he says there's nowhere to put them and we won't be able to look after them. That's silly because we could easily keep them in the park around the corner and my brother John can feed them. He's nearly thirteen. By the way, John wants a new bike this year and my sister Sally would like an iPad. Please don't get her the old iPad because she says the camera's rubbish and the new model has a much better screen. Dad wants some new tools and a big flat-screen TV to watch the football on. I know that Mum thinks a new TV is a big waste of money and that's why I'm asking you. Mum wants a new dress and some perfume. She needs a new pair of slippers too, but don't worry about those because I think Dad's getting them. Granny says she wants new legs for Christmas so that she can get up and down the stairs easier, so I'll leave that with you. Oh, and my Granddad wants his luck to change so that he can win money betting on the horses. Can you do that for him? I think he would also like a bottle of brandy, because Dad always shouts at him when he drinks the brandy from the cupboard. I think that's all for this Christmas. Be careful when you come down the chimney, because we had it blocked up last month and there's a gas fire there now. It might be better if you came through the window. I'll leave one open for you. Best wishes and a very Merry Christmas to you, your reindeer and all your little helpers in Lapland. Answer the questions. 1) What did the dog eat? - chocolates 2) What does my sister Sally want for Christmas? - an iPad 3) What does my mum want? - a new dress and some perfume. And a pair of slippers. If you like these podcasts and they help you to learn English, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Las lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1). Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y 15 minutos y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 y lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. In the advanced section this month, we followed the theme of "The Twelve Days of Christmas", an English Christmas carol that tells about a series of increasingly impressive gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. We looked at the etymology, the origin, of 12 common English expressions. Before I read the 12 expressions with their explanations, I'm going to say some of the vocabulary in Spanish and I want you to say the word in English before I do. Then, repeat the word to practise pronunciation. Ready? gallows = horca pot = olla, cacharro to tan = curtir tannery = curtiduría saying = refrán, dicho thatched roof = tejado de paja dirt = suciedad, mugre slate = pizarra slippery = resbaladizo, resbaloso straw = paja chew = masticar loaf = pan de molde to show off = hacer alarde de lead = plomo to knock out = dejar sin conocimiento burial = entierro to bury = enterrar to dig up = desenterrar coffin = ataúd grave = tumba scratch = rasguño, arañazo corpse = cadáver bell = campana graveyard = cementerio Very good! The first expression was to have "one (drink) for the road" There is an old pub/hotel in Marble Arch, London, which used to have a gallows (una horca) next to it. Prisoners were taken to the gallows to be hanged. The horse drawn wagon that took the prisoner had an armed guard on it to stop the prisoner from escaping. So the guard would stop the wagon outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he would like one last drink before he died. If he said, “Yes,” it was referred to as one for the road. If he refused, that prisoner was on the wagon. To be "on the wagon" today means not to be drinking alcohol. And today, to have one last drink before you leave a pub or a house is to have one for the road. Shall we have one for the road? Shall we have one last drink? Yes, good idea! I'll have one for the road. What would you like to drink? Oh, just a Coke. I'm on the wagon. Many years ago people used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot, which was taken once a day and sold to the tannery. If you had to do this to survive you were piss poor; but worse than that were the really poor folk, who couldn’t even afford to buy a pot. They didn’t have a pot to piss in and they were the lowest of the low. Baths used to consist of a big tub, or cuba, filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water. He had the first bath, then all the other sons and men, then the women, and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. From this we get the saying Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water! which in Spanish I think translates to tirar las frutas frescas con las podridas or las pochas. You must have heard the expression It's raining cats and dogs. But where does it come from? Well, houses used to have thatched roofs (tejados de paja), thick straw piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats, the dogs and other small animals, like mice and insects, lived in the roof. When it rained, of course, it became slippery, and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. This is where we get the saying It’s raining cats and dogs. Floors in houses years ago were just dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. From this we get the saying, dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors (suelos de pizarra) that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they put straw (paja) on floor to stop them from slipping. When winter came, they added more and more straw, which was called thresh, until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance to stop it. This is where the word threshold comes from. Threshold in Spanish is umbral. And today there's a tradition, when you marry, the groom lifts up the bride and carries her across the threshold and into her new house. A person who brings home the bacon in a family earns the money. Years ago it was something very special to get some pork and take it home. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon, to show it off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little bacon to share with guests and they would all sit around talking and chew the fat. "Chewing the fat" means talking or chatting about nothing in particular. "Let's chew the fat." "Who brings home the bacon in your family?" The upper crust of society are the rich, wealthy landowners. The people with money and power. The top class. Many years ago, bread used to be divided according to status. The common workers got the bottom of the loaf (which was usually burnt), the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust. So the 'upper crust' of society are the rich and wealthy. Cups made from lead (plomo) used to be used to drink beer or whisky. The combination of alcohol and lead would sometimes knock the drinkers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would think they were dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days, and the family would come around to eat and drink and wait to see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake. England is old and small, and the local villagers started running out of places to bury people. So, they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, one out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, put it through the coffin and up through the ground and then tie it to a bell. Someone  would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (which was called the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer. Listen and repeat the 12 expressions of Christmas. to have one for the road to be on the wagon. to be piss poor or dirt poor to not have a pot to piss in Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water! It’s raining cats and dogs to bring home the bacon to chew the fat the upper crust to hold a wake the graveyard shift to be saved by the bell / to be a dead ringer Very good! Moving on to Business English, let's practise some business vocabulary. When someone "brings something to the table", it means that they have something to offer. Repeat: to bring to the table. "What are they bringing to the table? What are they offering? If you are made redundant you lose your job. Repeat: to be made redundant. I was made redundant. 3 of us are going to be made redundant next year. Sandra has been made redundant from her clerical job. Remember that a degree is something you do, not make. I did my degree at London University. Repeat: to do a degree. I did a degree in industrial design. She's doing a law degree. A competitor is a company that competes with another company. Google is one of Apple's main competitors. Google is competing with Apple. There's a lot of competition in the mobile phone market. Well that's all we have time for on this podcast, but don't worry, we'll be back with you next month with another podcast from our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember, you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. So ¡Feliz Navidad!  - Happy Christmas! -  Merry Christmas! from all of us here at La Mansión del Inglés. ¡Felices fiestas! - Season's greetings! and we look forward to the New Year when we'll be bringing you more new material. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe por favor una corta critíca en iTunes. ¿Como se dice crítica o reseña en inglés? - Review - to write a review. If you write a review on iTunes (si escibes una crítica en iTunes) más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send me an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello, hello, hello! A big "thank you" to all of you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 55 recorded for November 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico, hemos practicado las colacaciones de los verbos y habia un listening para practicar los sonidos vocales. In the intermediate section there was a translation exercise and an exercise to practise any, some, either, neither etc. which can be confusing. More idioms and a gap fill text in the advanced section. There's business vocabulary as usual, and many more ideas and resources to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal.   Ok so, let's begin then as usual with el nivel básico. Escucha y repite las siguientes colocaciónes: Get dressed - I get dressed after my shower. - Repite: shower - after my shower - I get dressed -  I get dressed after my shower. Take the dog for a walk - I take the dog for a walk every day. - Repite: every day - walk - fora - fora walk - the dog for a walk - I take - I take the dog for a walk - I take the dog for a walk every day. Have a shower - I have a shower after breakfast. ¡OJO! - Se dice "have a shower" no se dice X"Chave a shower"X. Repite: have - have a shower - breakfast - after breakfast - have a - have a shower - I have a shower after breakfast. Do your homework - Do your homework every day. - Please help me with my homework! Repite: homework -¡OJO! - homework. No se dice X"chomework"X -  my homework - with my homework - please help me - please help me with my homework! Go shopping - I go shopping with my wife. Repite: my wife - with my wife - shopping with my wife - go shopping with my wife - I go shopping with my wife - husband - I go shopping with my husband - Children - I go shopping with my children - We go shopping together - hacemos la compra juntos. Repite: We go - We go shopping - We go shopping together. ¡Muy bien! - Very good! En el segundo ejercicio del nivel básico, hemos practicado un 'listening' con los vocales y los sonidos débiles en inglés. Por ejemplo la diferencia entre angry - enfadado/a y hungry - hambriento. Repite: /ӕ / angry I'm angry -  /˄/ hungry - I'm hungry Where were you born? - Where were you born? es un poco difícil también. Escucha: Were -  Where were - Repite: Were - Where were - Where were you - Where were you born? - La intonación sube y baja - Escucha: Where were you born? - Repite: Where were you born?- I was born in London. Where were you born? What time is it? - It's a quarter to twelve. - Repite: /ә/ - It's a - quarter - It's a quarter - to - It's a quarter to - It's a quarter to twelve. - It's a quarter to twelve. - It's a quarter to one. - It's a quarter to two. - It's a quarter to three. - It's a quarter to eleven. Escucha: It costs seventeen pounds -  It costs seventy pounds - los números 13 hasta 19 llevan el estres en la segunda silaba: 13, 14, 15, 16 etc. y los números 20, 30, 40, 50 etc. tiene el estrés en la primera silaba. Repite: 13 - 30. 14 - 40, 15 - 50, 16 - 60, 17 - 70, 18 - 80, 19 - 90 Repite: It costs seventeen pounds -  It costs seventy pounds She gets home at seven - to get home significa llegar a casa. Es más común en el inglés hablado decir 'get home' que 'arrive home'. Repite: seven - at seven - home at seven - gets home at seven. No olvides la 's' de la tercera persona - She gets home. Repite: She gets home - she gets home at seven - She gets home at seven. Escucha: The first of December - Repite: first - The first of December - second - The second of December - third - The third of December - forth - The forth of December - fifth - The fifth of December - sixth - The sixth of December - seventh - The seventh of December - eighth - The eighth of December - ninth - The ninth of December - tenth - The tenth of December. El último ejemplo de este ejercicio fue la diferencia entre el sonido /˄/ como en la palabra uncle - tío, y el sonido /ӕ / como en la palabra ankle - tobillo. Repite: /ӕ/ - ankle - My ankle hurts - me duele el tobillo Repite: My ankle hurts - I hurt my ankle. Repite: /˄/ - uncle - I love my uncle - Yo amo a mi tío - My uncle is wonderful. Good!   In the intermediate section this month, we translated some sentences from Spanish into English. I'm going to say the Spanish sentences with my terrible pronunciation, so please don't laugh! I want you to try to say the English sentence before I do. You can also pause this podcast if you need more time to think. Are you ready? Here's the first sentence for you to translate: En verano me gusta acostarme tarde. - I like going to bed late in summer. - I like going to bed late in summer. 2. No nos gusta jugar a las cartas.    - We don’t like playing cards. - We don’t like playing cards. 3. Odian ir de compras.    - They hate going shopping. - They hate going shopping. 4. ¿Os gusta ver peliculas en version original?     - Do you like watching films in original version? - Do you like watching films in original version? 5. Le encanta (a ella) desayunar en la cama.  She loves having breakfast in bed. - She loves having breakfast in bed. 6. Odia (el) trabajar con el ordenador. - He hates working with the computer. - He hates working with the computer. 7. No sé nadar muy bien pero me gusta.   - I can’t swim very well but I like it. - I can’t swim very well but I like it. 8. ¿Que le gusta hacer a tu hermana?  - What does your sister like doing? - What does your sister like doing? 9. Odio oir a los politicos!  - I hate listening to politicians! - I hate listening to politicians! 10. Les encanta navegar por internet.  - They love surfing the net. - They love surfing the net. 11. Odio probar me ropa.  - I hate trying on clothes. - I hate trying on clothes. 12. ¿Les gusta viajar en avión?    - Do they like travelling by plane? Do they like travelling by plane? Good! Ok, moving on then to the next exercise we practised confusing words like any, some, either and neither. So, listen and repeat the following sentences. Would you like some cake? I'll have some cheese. Is there any beer? I like some classical music, but not all. I'll listen to any hip hop music. I love it. We have Irish whisky and Scotch Whisky. Which would you prefer? I've got some money. Not much though. How much wine is there? All of you helped me. None of you complained. I don't know anyone who speaks German. There's someone at the door. No there isn't! There's no one there! Very good! - ¡Muy bien!   If you like these podcasts, if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Las lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1). Puedes encontrarlas en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y 15 minutos y cada leccion está en el formato mp3 lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, De lo perdido saca lo que puedas. - in English it's Make the best of it. - Make the best of a bad situation. - Make the best of it. You can also say, "Make the most of it" - Repeat: make the most of it. The next idiom is: Poderoso caballero es don Dinero. - Money talks bullsh*t walks - It's common to hear only the first part. Money talks. Next was De Guatemala a Guatepeor - In English we say "Out of the frying pan, into the fire" - To go from a bad situation to a worse one. I know that our friends in Guatemala don't like this expression, but I don't know any other translation. So if you can help me and tell me another way to say 'Out of the frying pan and into the fire', please send me an email at mansionteachers@yahoo.com or send me a message on our Facebook page 'La Mansion del Ingles' The next idiom was: En los nidos de antaño, no hay pajaros hogaño. -  Time doesn't stand still. - Time stands still for no man. Desgraciado en el juego, afortunado en amores - is a direct translation to English. It's 'Unlucky in cards, lucky in love'. Unfortunately, I have always been both unlucky at cards and in love! The last one is A perro flaco, todo son pulgas. - Misery loves company. This is something that you say which means that people who are feeling sad usually want the people they are with to also feel sad, for example:  "On a bad day, she isn't satisfied till the entire family is in tears. Misery loves company." Also in the advanced section this month there was a gap-fill text. I'm going to read the text twice. The first time, just listen. The second time I'll stop in different places. When I stop, try to say the next word before I do. Even if you can't remember, you can guess what the next word might be. Children and Convenience Foods Nowadays, parents often feel guilty if they don't give their children healthy food for every single meal. Packaged food is frequently known as 'junk food' but in many instances that simply isn't so. Of course children should eat well, but meals should also be relaxed, enthusiastic and compatible with family life today. And it's essential to remember that most parents of young children are by definition, extremely busy people. Convenience foods are here to stay and they can be a valuable aid to the pursuit of happiness. Parents must seek out the best and aim for a balance between real food and practicality. With all these convenience foods, you can balance out the meal by adding something fresh and home-made. When your children beg for ice-cream give them frozen yoghurt with fresh fruit. Indeed, a home where the fruit bowl needs refilling regularly is a home where people eat well. The crucial point is balance. What is at stake is your child's gastronomic happiness. Ok I'll read the test again. Remember, when I stop try to say the next word before I do. Even if you can't remember, you can guess what the next word might be. Children and Convenience Foods Nowadays, parents often feel....... guilty if they don't give their children healthy........ food for every single......... meal. Packaged food is frequently known as......... 'junk food' but in many instances that simply isn't so. Of course children should eat......... well, but meals should also be relaxed, enthusiastic and compatible with family......... life today. And it's essential to......... remember that most parents of young........ children are by definition, extremely......... busy people. Convenience foods are here to....... stay and they can be a valuable aid to the pursuit of...... happiness. Parents must seek out the best and aim for a balance between real........ food and practicality. With all these convenience foods, you can balance out the......... meal by adding something........ fresh and........ home-made. When your children beg for........ ice-cream give them frozen ........yoghurt with fresh........ fruit. Indeed, a home where the fruit........ bowl needs refilling regularly is a home where people eat........ well. The crucial point is......... balance. What is at stake is your child's gastronomic .........happiness. Very good! Well done! Moving on to Business English, let's practise some business vocabulary. Be careful of the difference between convenient and comfortable. A chair is comfortable, a bed is comfortable. You can be in a comfortable, or an uncomfortable, situation. Shoes and clothes are comfortable or uncomfortable. However, if something is convenient for you it suits you. For example. Let's meet tomorrow. Is 3 o'clock convenient? Is 3 o'clock a good time for you? I can't meet you before 3 o'clock, because I have to work. It's not convenient for me to meet you before 3. I would not use 'comfortable' in this context. If you pay money upfront, you pay before, at the beginning. When you pay someone to paint your flat, for example, the painter has to buy the paint before he or she starts. So when you agree a price, you might pay some money upfront so that the painter can buy the materials. Remember that you apply for a job and you apply to a company or a person. I'm applying to Microsoft for the position of software developer. I'm applying for a job at Microsoft. To switch means to make a change. We have recently switched from the telephone company to cable for out internet connection. I've switched to a different brand of tomato sauce because it's cheaper. If something sees the light of day, it means to be made available or to be known about. For example. The company agreed the ad was an embarrassment and promised it would never again see the light of day. Don't confuse remind with remember. Remind is hacerle acordar a alguien and remember is acordarse. Remind usually has a direct object. Remind me to buy fruit. Repeat: Remind me to buy fruit. Remind us to send a birthday card. Repeat: Remind us to send a birthday card. Did you remind her about the doctor's appointment? Repeat: Did you remind her about the doctor's appointment. Hmmm, that reminds me, I need to get back to working on the 4th eBook in our series for teachers on Teaching Conversation, but don't worry, we'll be back with you next month with another podcast from our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Si te gusta este podcast, puedes hacernos un gran favor y escribe una corta critíca en iTunes. ¿Como se dice crítica o reseña en inglés? - Review - to write a review. If you write a review on iTunes (si escibes una crítica en iTunes) más personas pueden escucharnos porque subimos en el 'ranking' de iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 54 recorded for October 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico, hemos hablado de la runtina diaria y también como hacer las preguntas. In the intermediate section gerunds and infinitives and opposites and more idioms and words with multiple meanings in the advanced section. There's business vocabulary as usual this month, and many more ideas and resources to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So let's get started con el nivel básico y algunas expresiones de la rutina diaria. Voy a decir las expresiones en español y tu dices la tradución en inglés antes que lo digo yo. Ready? - ¿Listo? ¿Cómo se dice "comer" en inglés? - to have lunch - Repite: to have lunch ir de compras - to go shopping Repite: to go shopping - We go shopping on Saturdays. ir en coche al trabajo - to go to work by car Repite: to go to work by car - I go to work by car every day. ir a clase - to go to class Repite: to go to class - What time do you go to class? ir a casa - to go home Repite: to go home - I go home after work. llegar a casa - to get home Repite:  to get home  - I get home at 7.30 hacer la cena - to make dinner Repite: to make dinner - My girlfriend usually makes dinner. cenar - to have dinner Repite: to have dinner - We have dinner at home. ir a la cama/acostarse - to go to bed Repite: to go to bed - I go to bed at about 12 o'clock. También hemos practicado las preguntas. Escucha y repite algunas preguntas conmigo. Fijarte en la entonación. What time do you get up? What time do you have dinner? What do you do after lunch? Who do you have lunch with? What time do you go to bed? What time do you get home after work? Very good! - ¡Muy bien!   In the intermediate section this month, we looked at some gerunds and infinitives. I'm going to say some pairs of sentences with different grammar and I want you to say which is correct. Por ejemplo, ¿Qué es correcto? - I used to be good at playing the piano or I used to be good at play the piano? El correcto es: I used to be good at playing the piano. - Gerund -  Repeat: I used to be good at playing the piano. I have difficulty to make myself understood. or I have difficulty making myself understood? - I have difficulty making myself understood. Repeat: I have difficulty making myself understood. She’s only interested in taking drugs or She’s only interested to take drugs? - She’s only interested in taking drugs. Repeat: She’s only interested in taking drugs. I don't know what do with her. or I don't know what to do with her? - I don't know what to do with her. Repeat: I don't know what to do with her. We had a fantastic time to travel around Spain. or We had a fantastic time travelling around Spain´- We had a fantastic time travelling around Spain. Repeat: We had a fantastic time travelling around Spain. I'm too tired for going out tonight. or I'm too tired to go out tonight? - I'm too tired to go out tonight. Repeat: I'm too tired to go out tonight. He’s unlikely to pass the exam. or He’s unlikely pass the exam? - He's unlikely to pass the exam. Repeat: He's unlikely to pass the exam. She was arrested for not to pay her taxes. or She was arrested for not paying her taxes? - She was arrested for not paying her taxes. Repeat: She was arrested for not paying her taxes. She’s quite likely for to lose her temper. or She’s quite likely to lose her temper. - She’s quite likely to lose her temper. Repeat: She’s quite likely to lose her temper. Moving on to vocabulary and opposites. Try to say the opposites of the following words before I do, then repeat them to practise pronunciation. Ready? success - failure valuable - worthless fresh - stale victory - defeat profit - loss calm - rough brave - coward well-paid - badly-paid Good. Now repeat the following example sentences. It wasn’t a SUCCESS. It was a total FAILURE. I thought it was VALUABLE but it was WORTHLESS. The bread isn’t FRESH,  it’s STALE. We expected an easy VICTORY but we suffered a terrible DEFEAT. We didn't make a PROFIT, we made a LOSS. The sea was CALM in the morning, but ROUGH in the afternoon. He thinks he's really BRAVE but he's a COWARD. He's not WELL-PAID, he's very BADLY-PAID. If you like these podcasts, if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Estas lecciones están diseñado como una continuación del curso de audio Mansión Auto 2, y están basados en nuestro curso básico interactivo que ha ayudado a más de 25 millones de personas a aprender inglés desde el año 2001. Las lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1) y estamos poniendo nuevas lecciones constantemente en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com ( that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora y 15 minutos y cada leccion está en formato mp3 lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, Como quien oye llover. Think of water and duck. We say “It's like water off a duck's back.” - “It's like water off a duck's back.” Tanto monta, monta tanto, (Isabel como Fernando). - “It's as broad as it is long.” which means it's as wide as it is long the length is the same as the width. - “It's as broad as it is long.” Lo que se pierde en una casa se gana en otra. - swings and roundabouts - a roundabout in a park is tiovivo I think. and a swing I think is columpio. “It's (a question of) swings and roundabouts.”  - “It's (a question of) swings and roundabouts.” En tierra de ciegos, el tuerto es rey. This is another direct translation - "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king."   No tiene raices en ningun sitio. - This idiom has the words 'hat' and 'home' in it. It's...“Home is where he hangs his hat.” He hangs up his hat and that's enough for him to call the place home - He's a drifter. Va dando tumbos por la vida . He's a drifter. Wherever he hangs his  hat, that's his home. Our last idiom this month is "Llueve sobre mojado" o "Al que no quiere caldo, se le dan dos tazas."  - In English we say “It never rains, but it pours.” Do you know the expression "it's pouring"? - It's pouring (with rain), Está lloviendo a cántaros - It never rains, but it pours - I've had so much bad luck this week. I lost my wallet, someone scratched my car and I got a parking fine..... It never rains, but it pours. Now listen and repeat the idioms after me: “It's like water off a duck's back.” “It's as broad as it is long.” “It's (a question of) swings and roundabouts.” "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king." “Home is where he hangs his hat.” “It never rains, but it pours.” Also in the advanced section we looked at some words with multiple meanings like the word odd - O-D-D. Odd means extraño, raro. the odd thing is that...Lo raro o lo curioso es que.....It also means impar when we talk about numbers. Odd numbers and even number. We also have the expression "The odd man out" - el bicho raro, la excepción. Odd can also me something that is left over - I have a few odd bits of wood in the garage. If you've got the odd moment to spare, come round for a chat. It cost me 30 pounds odd - Me costó 30 y tantas libras or 30 y pico libras. Stock was the next word. One meaning of stock is reserva - We're out of stock - Están agotadas. - We don't have your size in stock. - If you have stock in a company tienes algunas acciones. Stocks and shares - acciones. Stock is also caldo - Chicken stock. One thing I've learned during my time living in Spain is that you need a good fish or chicken stock to make a good paella.        Hail as a noun means granizo - hailstones - frozen rain. A strong collocation with hail is a hail of bullets. As the armed robbers left the bank, they were cut down in a hail of bullets. As a verb, hail can mean llamar - you hail a cab. In New York, in New York city,  it's not easy to hail a cab in the rush hour. Figure can mean cifra - What's the unemployment figure for Spain these days? Is it still in double figures? And figure for a person is figura. She's got a great figure. I know she's nearly 40, but she's got the figure of an eighteen-year-old. In American English, it's quite common to hear figure as a verb meaning to make sense. "It just doesn't figure" - No me lo explico. How do you figure that? In British English I would say reckon. What do you reckon? What do you figure? Our last word was plot. A plot of land is terreno or solar. I'm thinking of buying a small plot and building a house on it. Plot is also complot, conjura: they foiled the assassination plot -  frustaron el intento de asesinato. And of course we talk about the plot of a film or a book (el argumento). I loved the new George Clooney film, but the plot was a bit complicated. How do you say "Las cosas se complican" using the word plot? - The plot thickens - Repeat: The plot thickens.   In the Business English section this month, we looked at some more business English vocabulary. To develop means desarrollar in Spanish. That's a word that's really difficult for me to say and to remember - desarrollar - double rr and double ll - desarrollar or elaborar - to develop. You can develop ideas, you can develop a method, develop a character, a plot or story in a film or a book. You can develop skills and abilities and develop land - urbanizar - In technology, it's very common to hear about software development, application development for mobile phones and tablets - mobile devices. We're developing a new application for La Mansión del Inglés. To sign up means inscribirse. You can also say enroll or register for a course. I'm signing up for a computer course. Sign up is a phrasal verb, and so is go about. To go about means emprender - How do I go about voting? - ¿Qué tengo que hacer para votar? How do I go about signing up? Go about can also mean correr or circular. For example, "there's a lot of flu going about", or "Have you heard that horrible rumour going about that Jimmy's having an affair?" If you work full-time, you work standard hours. How do you say jornada partial in English? - part-time . I'm working part-time. It's a part-time job. Doubt in Spanish is duda, pero muchas veces para decir tengo duda, mis alumnos dicen I have a doubt, but it sounds better in English to say "I'm not sure." For example, I'm not sure how to pronounce this word" sounds better than "I have a doubt how to pronounce this word." But doubt is used in many expressions, for example. Without a doubt or no doubt  - Sin duda. Repeat: Doubt - No doubt I'll see you tomorrow. I'll be there at 6, without a doubt. This is, without a doubt, the best brownie I've ever tasted. - I very much doubt it - Lo dudo mucho. Repeat: I very much doubt it. - If in doubt, don't go - Si estás en duda, no vayas. - If in doubt, don't go And finally, to get back means to return or go back to something or someone. Repeat: I have to get back to my work now. - I'll get back to later - Can I get back to you in the morning? Well, I have to get back to working on our new audio course, but don't worry, we'll be back with you next month with another podcast from our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno de inglés mensual. Remember you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                                        

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 53 recorded for September 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico un poco de gramática con el presente y la formación de las preguntas. En el nivel intermedio los superlativos - superlatives and also some expresiones with GET. There are some idioms and words with multiple meanings in the advanced section and, as always, some useful business English vocabulary. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So let's get started con el nivel básico en lo que hemos practicado un poco de la gramática básica. Escucha y repite las frases. The film finishes at 1am. Escucha la pronunciación del verbo to finish en la tercera persona - finishes - Repite: finishes - it finishes - the film finishes at 1am. He usually works on Saturdays - Repite: Saturdays - on Saturdays - works on Saturdays - He works on Saturdays - He usually works on Saturdays. His parents live near the shopping centre. - shopping centre es el centro comercial - Repeat - shopping centre - near the shopping centre - His parents live - His parents live neat the shopping centre. We go to the gym three times a week. - tres veces a la semana - three times a week - Repite: three times a week - to the gym - we go to the gym - we go to the gym three times a week. My dad doesn't work now. He’s retired. - retired significa jubilado -Repite: retired - My dad's retired - He doesn't work. He's retired That restaurant doesn't open on Mondays. Repite: doesn't open - it doesn't open - It doesn't open on Mondays - The restaurant doesn't open on Mondays. My friends play football every Saturday. Repite: play football - every Saturday - They play football every Saturday - My friends play football every Saturday. Sandra does her homework in the evenings. Repite: does her homework - She does her homework - in the evenings - She does her homework in the evenings My mum doesn't cook very well. To cook es cocinar - Repite: cook - doesn't cook - she doesn't cook - she doesn't cook very well - my mum doesn't cook very well - my wife doesn't cook very well. My brother wears a suit for work. Suit es traje y to wear significa llevar puesto - Repite: suit - I wear a suit - he wears a suit - He wears a suit for work - my brother wears a suit for work. Very good! - ¡Muy bien! También hemos practicado la formación de las preguntas en el nivel básico. Escucha algunas respuestas y intenta decir las preguntas antes que las digo yo. Luego, repítelas para practicar la pronunciación. Habla despues del tono. Are you ready? - Listo? I get up at 7 o'clock - What time.......... do you get up? He's is from Germany - Where ...........is he from? The shops open at 9am - What time ..........do the shops open? His address is 79 Harris Avenue - What's........ his address? He plays football on Saturday mornings - What does..........he do on Saturday mornings? My husband is an architect - What does.......... your husband do? / What does........... your husband do for a living? My doctor's appointment is on Tuesday 2nd.  - When is (When's) your doctor's appointment?   In the intermediate section this month, we looked at some superlatives. Remember to always use the with superlatives - The greatest - the best - the least expensive - the most beautiful etc. Listen: It's the most exciting thing I've ever done. Repeat: the most exciting thing - It's the most exciting thing - I've ever done - It's the most exciting thing I've ever done. What's the most exciting thing you've ever done? What's the most exciting place you've ever been to? Listen: My worst subject at school was maths. Repeat: It's the worst - Maths is the worst. It's the worst subject - It's the most boring - No, physics is the most boring. English is the most interesting. Listen: I like it the most. Repeat: I like it the most - I like it the least -  The thing I like the least - The thing I like the least is the weather - It's the weather I like the least - I like the food the most. - The thing I like the most is the food. What do you like the most? Listen: It's the most difficult thing. Repeat: the most difficult - the most difficult thing - It's the most difficult thing. Pronunciation is the most difficult thing - The most difficult thing is pronunciation. What's the most difficult thing for you? Listen: She meanest person in the company. Repeat: the meanest person - She's the meanest person - She's the meanest person in the company. Listen: He's funniest person I know Repeat: the funniest - the funniest person I know - He's the funniest person I know. Good, now also in the intermediate section of the cuaderno, we studied some expression using the word GET. There are many expressions and phrasal verbs with get, and we looked at 8 of them: to get a present        to get lost, to get divorced, to get angry, to get home, to  get on with, to  get up, and to get drunk Listen and repeat the following questions: What time did you get home? Did you ever get lost when you were a child? What time did you get up this morning? When did you last get a present? When did you last get drunk? When was the last time you got angry? Do you know anybody who has got divorced? Is there anybody you don’t get on with? If you like these podcasts, if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Estas lecciones están diseñado como una continuación del curso de audio Mansión Auto 2, y están basados en nuestro curso básico interactivo que ha ayudado a más de 25 millones de personas a aprender inglés desde el año 2001. Las lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1) y estamos poniendo nuevas lecciones constantemente en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com (mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora 15 minutos y cada leccion en formato mp3 lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, meter la pata - ¿Qué es meter la pata in English? - the English translation has the words 'foot' and 'mouth' in it - Put your foot in your mouth. - I'm always putting my foot in my mouth. Quien roba una vez roba diez. is "Once a thief, always a thief.” or "a leopard doesn't change its spots." Persevera y triunfaras. - “Never say die” No dejar piedra por mover - "(To) leave no stone unturned." - “We’ll leave no stone unturned until we find the thief.” Poner las cartas sobre la mesa. - “Put your cards on the table” - “I’m going to put my cards on the table.” - I think you should put your cards on the table and tell me what's happening. Borron y cuenta nueva. / Lo pasado, pasado esta. - “Let bygones be bygones.” - Now listen and repeat the idioms: Put your foot in your mouth. Once a thief, always a thief. Never say die Leave no stone unturned. Put your cards on the table. Let bygones be bygones. Also in the advanced section we looked at some words with multiple meanings like account, for example. To account for means to explain. How do you account for the fact that their shares have fallen - There's no accounting for taste. - Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito. - There's no accounting for taste. On account of means debido a - Repeat: on account of - On account of his being too old - Debido a que es demasiado mayor - On account of his being too old - We left early on account of the weather. On no account, or not on any account means De ningún modo, de ninguna manera, or bajo ningún concepto - On no account borrow money from that guy. - Don't do it, not on any account. the word score is often used in sport. How do you say ¿Cómo van? in a game football, for example? What's the score? - How do you say El resultado final? - the final score - What was the final score? If you have a score to settle tienes una cuenta pendiente. - Repeat: to settle a score. - To settle old scores means ajustar or saldar las cuentas pendientes. A score is 20 - una veintena - there were scores of people there - había muchísima gente o había montones de gente - Repeat: scores of people. The verb to score means marcar - to score a goal, for example. Moving on...Delivery is una entrega o un reparto, but when a baby is delivered it's parto in Spanish. The delivery room in a hospital or clinic is salon de parto. You can also deliver a presentation or a speech. If you deliver it well it's interesting and entertaining. If your delivery is bad, people could fall asleep. A pool es una charca, and a pool of blood is a strong collection. The woman was on the floor in a pool of blood. You can have a pool of water and a pool of light - un foco de luz - pool of light. A car pool es una flota de automóviles and you can also have a pool of resources - una fuente de recursos. We can get the job done more effectively if we pool our resources and work together. And finally, the noun issue can mean tema, cuestión or asunto. - to face the issue is enfrentarse al or afrontar el problema - Let's not cloud the issue, Let's not confuse the issue - no nos vayamos por la tangente, no desviemos la atención del verdadero problema - You can also make an issue of something -  I don't want to make an issue of it but … no quiero insistir demasiado sobre el tema pero …, no quiero exagerar la importancia del asunto pero …..-  I don't want to make an issue of it but … The verb to issue can mean expedir, in the case of a visa, driving licence or a passport. And hacer público in the case of a statement or a report. "The police have issued a statement."           In the Business English section, we looked at some more business English vocabulary. If you make money in business, you make a profit. What's the opposite of make a profit? - make a loss. The adjective is profitable. so if you make a profit, then your business is profitable. You have a profitable business. ¿Cómo se dice con respecto a in English? With regard to Repeat: with regard to - With regard to the new website design.... How do you say tratar con in English? - to deal with. Repeat: to deal with - I usually deal with the manager. Can we deal with this tomorrow? - And the past of deal is....dealt - Repeat: Dealt - I dealt with that yesterday. Have you dealt with it yet? to go over means to review - repasar - I need to go over my presentation before the meeting. The adjective outstanding can mean destacado, in a good way - He's an outstanding singer - Es un cantante exepcional. And in business it can also mean pendiente if we are talking about a problem or a debt (una deuda) - Repeat: outstanding - an outstanding balance - un saldo pendiente - There is an outstanding balance on your account. Misleading translates as engañoso - something is misleading if it gives you the wrong idea. Repeat: misleading - The figures are very misleading. There are many expressions to describe trends in business English. Hacer caer is bring down. It's a phrasal verb - to bring down - Repeat: The recession has brought down profits. Derribar un gobierno is to bring down a government. And prices can also be brought down - Repeat: they've brought their prices down. And finally, leave from work is permiso o licencia - One year's leave of absence - un año de permiso. To be on leave - estar o salir de permiso - She's on leave - She's on maternity leave. Well, we'll be on leave until next month's cuaderno de inglés. Remember you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/   Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí: http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/altacuaderno.asp También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                          

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 52 recorded for August 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos hablando sobre la rutina diaria - Our daily routine And in the intermediate section, some gerunds and infinitives, and opposites. In the advanced section, some more idioms and more words which have multiple meanings. As usual there's a business English exercise and many more ways to improve your English and take it to the next level.  En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So come on! - ¡Vamos alla! - let's get started con el nivel básico y la rutina diaria - Daily Routine. Voy a decir algunas expresiones relacionado con la rutina diaria y tu tienes que decir la traducción en inglés antes que la digo yo. Luego, repitela para practicar la pronunciación. Are you ready? ¿Estas listo? despertarse  - to wake up   Repite: to wake up   levantarse - to get up Repite: to get up desayunar - to have breakfast Repite: to have breakfast ducharse - to have a shower Repite: to have a shower         vestirse - to get dressed Repite: to get dressed ir al trabajo - to go to work Repite: to go to work llegar al trabajo - to get to work Repite: to get to work empezar el trabajo - to start work Repite: to start work tomar un café - to have a coffee Repite: to have a coffee Repite: I wake up at 6.30. - I get up at 6.35! I get up late on Sundays. I have coffee and toast for breakfast. I have a shower before breakfast.       I get dressed quickly (rápido) - I get dressed quickly. I go to work by bus. I get to work at 7.45. I start work at 8 o'clock. I have a coffee at 10.30. Very good!  - ¡Muy bien!   In the intermediate section this month, we looked at some gerunds and infinitives. After the verb surprise is it a gerund or an infinitive? - It's an infinitive. I was surprised to see or I was surprised to discover or I was surprised to hear etc. What about the adjective busy? Is busy followed by a gerund or infinitive? I was busy....doing the report (gerund) - Repeat: I was busy doing the report  - She was busy answering her emails - They were busy getting ready for the party. What about 'Thank you for....' - It's the preposition 'for' you should focus on because you always put a gerund after any preposition. Thank you for helping me. Repeat: Thank you for helping me. - Thanks for giving me a lift. I can't thank you enough for letting me stay for the weekend. After the expression 'to be worth' (vale la pena) - What do you think, gerund or infinitive? It's worth.....+gerund - It's worth visiting the Louvre if you're in Paris. It might be worth trying different software - Are you sure it's worth going by car? After 'be used to' which has the meaning of estar acostumbrado/a a is it gerund or infinitive? - 'be used to' - It's gerund - I'm not used to driving on the right. Repeat: I'm not used to driving on the right. - Are you used to eating so late? ¡OJO! -  It's the used to that means soler, tener el hábito de that takes the infinitive - For example, I used to live in London. I used to drive on the left. I used to have dinner at 6 o'clock. What about after the expression to be happy? - I'm happy......to see you. - Repeat: I'm happy to see you - - I'm happy to see you again - I was happy to learn that you're coming to visit. And after finish? - put a gerund. I've finished washing the car. I'll help you when I finish doing my homework. Listen and repeat some examples: He was surprised to discover the truth. She’s busy doing the housework. Thank you for giving me a hand. It might be worth taking it back to the shop. She’s not used to working late. I’ll be happy to help you. Have you finished doing the dishes? Don’t forget to send us a message on Facebook. We also looked at some opposites in the intermediate section. Listen and try to say the opposites before I do. The opposite of sharp is.......blunt. This knife isn't sharp, it's blunt. The opposite of tender meat is........ tough meat. Tender is soft and tough is hard. Be careful of the spelling of tough, it's really strange.T-O-U-G-H repeat. tough. - tough meat - this steak's really tough - How's the meat? It's a bit tough. - It's a bit tough. The opposite of to take off for a plane is to........land. Repeat: We take off at 7 and we land around 9.30. - What time does the flight take off? The opposite of agree is .........refuse. Well, it can also be to disagree. You agree with someone or you disagree with someone. But you can agree to do something or you can refuse to do something. Repeat: I agreed to take her to the station. She refused to lend me any money. The opposite of catch a train is........to.... miss a train, or a bus or a plane. In Spanish you say to lose (perder). That always makes me smile when my students make that mistake. "I'm sorry I'm late, I lost the bus." You lost the bus? Where did you put it? It must be here somewhere. It was in my pocket five minutes ago, then it disappeared! - What's the past of catch? - Caught. Repeat: caught. We caught the last train. We nearly missed it. The opposite of useful is.......useless. Repeat: useful - this new application is really useful. - useless - It's totally useless! Speaking about the weather, the opposite of severe weather is mild weather. Repeat: severe - Canada has some severe weather. - Valencia has mild winters. And finally, the opposite of to admit is......to deny (admitir y negar - admit and deny Repeat: He admitted stealing the money. - I denied eating the chocolate. If you like these podcasts, and if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Estas lecciones están diseñados como una continuación del curso de audio Mansión Auto 2, y están basados en nuestro curso básico interactivo que ha ayudado a más de 25 millones de personas a aprender inglés. Las lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1) y estamos poniendo nuevas lecciones constantemente en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com (that's: mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala - punto.com. Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora 15 minutos y cada leccion está en formato mp3 y lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, what's the English idiom for Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito? gusto is taste and the idiom is - "There's no accounting for taste." What about No se oia ni (el vuelo de) una mosca? - "There wasn't a sound to be heard." The next one is Mas puede la pluma que la espada. This is a direct translation to English - “The pen is mightier than the sword.” What about, Hierba mala nunca muere. or is it, Mala hierba nunca muere? Think of good people for this translation not bad grass or bad weeds - “Only the good die young.” - Next: Nada mejor que un ladron para atrapar a otro ladron.  translates to - “Set a thief to catch a thief.” And finally, En una hora ne se gano Zamora  has the word Rome in it -         "Rome wasn't built in a day." Now listen and repeat the idioms:  “There's no accounting for taste.” “There wasn't a sound to be heard.” “The pen is mightier than the sword.” “Only the good die young.” “Set a thief to catch a thief.” "Rome wasn't built in a day."    Also in the advanced section of this month's newsletter we looked at some more words with multiple meanings. For example, you probably know that drill means taladro you drill holes in the wall. The dentist uses a drill on your teeth - erghhhh! I hate that. And also we can have a fire drill at work. A practice, in case of a fire. A drill bit es una broca and in the army, un unstructor militar is a drill instructor. Bust was the next word. To go bust means ir(se) a la bancarrota, quebrar - during this recession many companies are going bust. And bust is also a ladies bosom or chest. What bust size are you? You may be asked ladies when you go to buy a bra in Marks and Spencers. In colloquial English to bust something means to break it. Who busted the remote control? Don't play with that, you'll bust it! The word file is carpeta - a paper file or a digital file - and it's also a tool (una lima) - you file your nails with a file - a nailfile and you may need a file in carpentry or metalwork. You can also file a news report (presentar un reportaje), and you can file a law suit which means presentar or entablar una demanda - You can file for a divorce, although lets hope you never have to! As a verb it can mean to walk in line - to file past something. So, how would you translate " la multitud desfiló ante la tumba."? - the crowd filed past the tomb. Iron is hierro and we can say that something is as hard as iron. The ground is as hard as iron. It's also una plancha. And I try to see and use my iron as infrequently as possible. I hate ironing, God I hate ironing! the verb is to iron and there's a phrasal verb to iron out which means to resolve, (poner en orden, limar diferencias). We need to iron out a few minor differences before we begin. In English, to "strike while the iron is hot" means to take advantage of something while the moment is most appropriate. We shouldn't wait, we should strike while the iron is hot. Take action now! Bound as a verb means saltar - El perro iba dando saltos detrás de la bicicleta - The dog bounded along behind the bicycle. If you are bound (the adjective) you are tied up - literally, not figuratively - My hands were bound -  tenía las manos atadas - bounds also means limits - Su generosidad no tiene límites - Her generosity knows no bounds -   Another popular expression is "Within the bounds of possibility" -  dentro de lo posible - Yes, of course we will do it if it's in the bounds of possibility. In the Business English section, we looked at some more business English vocabulary. Don't forget that we do business not make business, and we make money, not do money. So, we do business with people in order to make money. Repeat: do business, make money. Trendy means moderno - A trendy item of clothing or a trendy hairstyle. Iba vestida muy moderna or a la última moda.- She was wearing a very trendy outfit. Este barrio se está poniendo de moda - This part of town is getting very trendy. Repeat: trendy - a trendy shop - That's a very trendy shirt you're wearing. - It's a really trendy restaurant. Make often translates as hacer - it can also mean 'manage to attend'. Listen: I'm afraid I can't make Saturday - Me temo que el sábado no puedo. We just made the 3 o'clock train - llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres. Repeat: I can't make it - I'm sorry, I can't make it - Can you make it tomorrow? - Can you make it on Friday? If you have a hard time doing something, it's difficult for you to do it. It was a difficult experience - mal trago o mal rato - I had a hard time getting over my divorce. - They gave me a hard time at the interview. A great deal means a lot. - a great deal of money, a lot of money - Repeat: A great deal - We spent a great deal - We spent a great deal of money on the flat. The learning curve is la curva de aprendizaje. Repeat: the learning curve - What's the learning curve like on this software? Is it easy to use? Can I learn quickly? You can learn quickly with La Mansión del Inglés. Go to our website at mansioningles.com and improve your English. Well, that's just about all we have time for now. Remember you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                  

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome,  and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 51 recorded for July 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos las formas básicas de los verbos y la formación de las preguntas en inglés. In the intermediate section, the superlative (el superlativo) y expresiones con GET. In the advanced section, some more idioms and some words which have multiple meanings. As usual there's a business English exercise and many more ways to improve your English and take it to the next level.  En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So, let's get started - vamos a empezar con el nivel básico.      Escucha y repite las frases correctas conmigo. Escucha: My sister wears glasses. - Mi hermana lleva gafas - No olvides la 's' de la tercera persona. - she wears - I wear, you wear,  she wears - repite: she wears - she wears glasses. Alejandro studies law. -  he studies - repite: he studies - he studies law. (derecho) law - he's a lawyer - he studies law. My brother has two children. Mi hermano tiene 2 hijos - I have. you have, he has, she has -  Repite: My brother has two children. The shops close at 5.30. - las tiendas cierran a las cinco y media - Repite: five thirty - close - close at five thirty - The shops - The shops close at five thirty - They close at five thirty. ¿Es pronto no? En ingleterra, the shops close at five thirty. When do they close in Spain. At 8 o'clock? More or less - más o menos - more or less. In Spain, the shops close at 8 o'clock. I don't do the housework. No hago yo la tareas domésticas - the housework (work es trabajo, house es casa - the housework - Las tareas domésticas) I Repite: housework - do the housework - I don't - I don't do the housework. She loves computers. - Repite: computers - She loves - She loves computers. In Spain people drive on the right. - Conducen a la derecha - ¡A la derecha! ¿Por que? Why? Why do you drive on the right in Spain? Why? In the UK we drive on the left. Repite: left - on the left - they drive on the left. In the UK they drive on the left - on the right - we drive on the right. In Spain, we drive on the right. Pepito doesn't have coffee for breakfast.  Es el negativo del presente - se forma con doesn't en la tercera persona. He doesn't - He doesn't have - repite: He doesn't have - he doesn't have coffee - He doesn't have coffee for breakfast - He doesn't have coffee, he has tea. Martin and Maria study with La Mansión del Inglés. - They study - Ellos estudian. Repite; they study - they study with us - they study with La Mansión del Inglés. Good! - ¡Bien! También en el nivel básico hemos praticado la formación de las preguntas. Escucha y repite:  What time do you get up? When do they do the shopping? When does the film start? Where does she work? How many hours does hework? What food does she like? How do you go to work? Very good!  - ¡Muy bien! In the intermediate section this month, we looked at some superlatives. Listen and repeat: It's the most expensive car in the world. It's the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited. It's the season I like the least. It's the best website on the internet. It's the longest distance I’ve ever travelled. She's the most intelligent person I know. It's the worst day of the week. We studied vocabulary this month by focusing on expressions with GET. For example; get fit, get married, get dressed etc. One use of GET is to become. If you get fit you become fit - en forma - I'm going to the gym because I want to get fit. I want to be fit, to become fit. I'm not fit now, but I want to get fit. to get in shape. Repeat: I want to get fit - I want to get in shape. When the sun goes down it gets dark - it becomes dark. Repeat - to get dark - I turned the lights off and it suddenly got dark - Well yes......er...of course. If you turn off the lights of course it's going to get dark. Get rich quick with this fantastic new system. Send me $20 euros and I'll tell you all about it. Get rich quick. GET can also mean to obtain - obtener, conseguir o comprar. - I'm going into town to get a new dvd. I need to get a new credit card. Can you get some milk on your way home. Repeat: get some milk - get a new phone - I need to get anew office chair. to get worse means empeorar - to deteriorate - the weather's getting worse. Repeat: the weather's getting worse. How's your dad? Is he still in hospital? - Yes, he's getting worse. What's the opposite of get worse? - get better. Repeat:  I'm getting better - I'm getting better at English. My English is getting better. How's your leg? - It's getting better thanks. You can GET MARRIED and you can GET DIVORCED - you can use the verbs to marry and to divorce, but in spoken English, it's more common to use GET - Repeat: I'm getting married - When are you getting married? She got married last week. - Are they getting divorced? - They got divorced last year. ¡OJO! Remember that you get married TO someone (not 'with') and divorced FROM someone. If you like these podcasts, if you are learning more English with these podcasts, you can buy full lessons for only 1 euro and 40 centimos from our online shop - nuestra tienda online. Estas lecciones están diseñados como una continuación del curso de audio Mansión Auto 2, y están basados en nuestro curso básico interactivo que ha ayudado a más de 25 millones de personas a aprender inglés desde el año 2001. Los lecciones están a nivel intermedio (B1) y estamos poniendo nuevos lecciones constantemente en mansioninglesdescargas.wazala.com (mansioninglesdescargas - todo junto - punto . wazala.com). Cada leccion vale 1.40 euros y dura approx. 1 hora 15 minutos y cada leccion en formato mp3 lleva su trascripcion en formato PDF. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, what's the English idiom for El infierno esta llenado de buenos propositos, y el cielo de buenas obras? - Something to do with hell and good intentions...The road to hell is paved with good intentions. - The road to hell is paved with good intentions. What about: Donde hay humo, hay calor. - There's no smoke without fire. - There's no smoke without fire. and Mas sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo. - There's nothing about the devil in the English translation, but there is the word experience - There's no substitute for experience. (That's true!) There's no substitute for experience. The next idiom is Hay mucho más peces en el mar - That's an easy direct translation - There are plenty more fish in the sea. Repeat: There are plenty more fish in the sea. El tiempo pasa inexorablemente. - You can't stop the passage of time. In the words of Pink Floyd on their Dark Side of the Moon album - "You run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking. - In English the idiom is - Time and tide wait for no man. - tide is la marea. Time and tide wait for no man. And finally, Cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas. - The translation isn't about fleas (pulgas) but about taking the skin off of a cat. There's more than one way to skin a cat. - There's more than one way to skin a cat. Now listen and repeat the idioms: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." “There's no smoke without fire.” “There's no substitute for experience.” “There are plenty more fish in the sea.” “Time and tide wait for no man.” “There's more than one way to skin a cat.” Also in the advanced section of this month's newsletter we looked at some words with multiple meanings. For example fine can translate as fino and a common collocation is a fine line. For example, there's a fine line between love and hate. But fine can also be bien. Ok. Parking fine - has aparcado muy bien. And also una multa. the verb multar is to fine. I was fined for parking on a zebra crossing, and that explains my bad joke. If you have parking fine on the windscreen (parabrisas) of your car is it a multa or a compliment? The weather can also be fine. It was a fine day. It rained in the morning, but the afternoon turned out fine. Our second word was pinch - a pinch of salt - a pinch of salt is a small quantity of salt. I think you say pizca in Spanish. If you feel the pinch you notice the difference in a negative way. At the moment we're feeling the pinch of the recession. In British English slang to pinch something means to steal it. Steal is a strong word with very negative connotations. "You stole the money!" To pinch makes it sound softer, not such a crime. Another slang verb for steal is to nick - N-I-C-K- We nicked a car when we were drunk. There was a wallet inside, so we pinched that too! You've probably heard of a baseball bat and a cricket bat, but what about to bat an eyelid. Eyelids are párpados and to bat an eyelid is not to react in response to something surprising or shocking - Nobody even batted an eyelid = Nadie siquiera se inmuta - When I told her I was thinking of having a sex change operation she didn't even bat an eyelid. A bat is of course un murciélago which is on the flag of Valencia, where I live. A tip is una propina - you leave a tip in a restaurant if the service was good. TIP is an abbreviation of To Insure Promptness - T-I-P. To make sure you are served well and in good time. Repeat: How much tip should I leave? A tip is also un consejo. If you want some tips on how to improve your English, watch the latest videos on our YouTube channel. There are some very good tips there. Do you know what it's like to know something, but you just can't quite say it. You know it, an actor's name or someone you met at a party or a place you visited during your last holiday. You KNOW it but you just can't remember it. So it's on the tip of your tongue. - Repeat: It's on the tip of my tongue. A spell is un encanto - Witches (las brujas) cast spells - She'll cast a spell on you. Spell can also be a period of time. Repeat:  I'm going out for a spell. We also typically use spell to talk about the weather. Repeat: We're having a cold spell at the moment. It's a spell of bad weather. The verb to spell is deletrear - Repeat: Can you spell it for me, please? - Can you spell it for me, please? In the Business English section, we looked at some more business English vocabulary. to be late - Repeat: I'm late - he's late - Why are you late? - He was 15 minutes late. The verb to handle, when you're speaking about a situation means manejar. If it refers to people it means tratar. Repeat: She can handle the situation. He can't handle so much work. How are you handling the project? He's a difficult person to handle. to turn around means darse la vuelta, but if a situation turns around it usually improves. Things are not looking good, but if we all work hard I'm sure we can turn things around. Repeat: to turn around. We can turn this situation around. Another phrasal verb with turn is to turn down which means to refuse rechazar. Repeat: I turned the job down - I turned it down. He made me a good offer, but I turned it down. Continuing with phrasal verbs, if you get behind something you support it. We need more people to get behind our proposal. Repeat: get behind. If you get behind me on this, I'm sure we can make it work. The minimum wage is the lest amount of money an employer can legally pay an employee. The minimum wage in Spain is 633 euros per month, but in Chile it's the equivalent of 267 euros per month. That's the minimum wage in Chile. Unfortunately, many employers pay workers less than the minimum wage. If you outsource work you pay someone outside your company or business to do the work instead of doing it inside the company. source is fuente and out=fuera - outsource - un fuente de fuera. Outsourcing work and services is often a better option and can save companies a lot of money. Repeat: outsource - We outsourced the web design. A dispute is polémica in Spanish, controversia. - The matter is still in or under dispute -  aún no se ha llegado a un acuerdo sobre el asunto The verb to dispute means discutir o cuestionar. - I don't dispute the fact that we need to cut back on expenditure. Repeat: to dispute - I dispute the fact. It's under dispute - the decision is under dispute. Well, that's just about all we have time for, for now. Remember you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés.   Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send us an email at: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en cuadernodeingles.com También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome,  and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 50 (wow! I can't believe we've done 50 podcasts already). This one is recorded for June 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos el past continuous y también te cuento sobre un día diaria de un prof del inglés. In the intermediate section, phrasal verbs with TAKE and some grammar revision on The Passive. In the advanced section, some more idioms and some advanced collocations. As usual there's a business English exercise and many more ways to improve your English and take it to the next level.  En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So, let's get started - vamos a empezar con el nivel básico.      El 'past continuous' o 'past progressive' se emplea para acciones pasadas en proceso de realización. Es decir, lo que ocurría o estaba ocurriendo en el pasado. Por ejemplo: I was having lunch at 2 o’clock. - Estaba comiendo a las 2. What were you doing when I phoned? - ¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando llamé? They weren’t sitting in the restaurant when we arrived. - No estaban sentado en el restaurante cuando llegamos. Se forma con el pasado del verbo auxiliar to be + el verbo+ing Escucha, I was having lunch - I was (was=el pasado del verbo to be) having (el verbo 'have' + ing) lunch. Repite: lunch - having lunch - I was - I was having lunch. El verbo auxiliar was se dice debilmente. Escucha I was - I was having - I was having lunch. Repite: I was - I was having - I was having lunch. Se puede emplear el past continuous y el past simple juntos. En este caso, el past continuous se usa para la accion más larga y el past simple para la accion más corta. She sent (past simple) me a text message while I was waiting (past continuous) for her. I was having a shower when she arrived. - Estaba duchando cuando ella llegó. Escucha y repite algunos ejemplos del past continuous. I was driving to work. They were talking about football. She was eating a hamburger. The sun was shining. The birds were singing. He was drinking whisky. They were shopping. I was waiting for the bus. Very good! ¡Muy bien! También en el nivel básico este mes hemos estudiado un día en la vida de un profesor del inglés. Tal vez sería más interesante leer sobre un día de un futbolista, un cantante famoso o un actor de Hollywood, pero dicen que hay que escribir sobre lo que sabes, lo que conoces, entonces aquí es un día de mi vida. Escucha.               A Day in the Life of an English Teacher I get up at 7.30 or 8 o'clock and I have breakfast. I usually have cereal for breakfast and a strong cup of coffee. While (mientras) I have breakfast I look at the news and the weather on my phone. At 8.30 I sit down at my desk and start working. I check (revisar, mirar) my email and write messages on Facebook and Twitter. Then I work on my lessons and correct my student's homework. At 11 o'clock I have a coffee break and at 12 I go to the gym for an hour to do some exercise. I have lunch at 2pm and I usually have a short siesta for 15 minutes. I usually have class in the afternoon and I teach until 9.30 or 10 o'clock at night. I always drive to work. My school is only (solo) about 15 or 20 minutes from my flat. I have something to eat when I get home and I watch TV to relax for an hour before I go to bed. Sometimes I read in bed until I fall asleep. Escucha y repite los siguientes frases: I get up at 7.30 I have cereal for breakfast. I look at the news - I look at the weather - I look at the news on my phone. I sit down at my desk. - I sit down - I sit down at my desk I check my email I have a coffee break - have a - have a break - have a coffee break - I have a coffee break I go to the gym I do some exercise - do exercise - do some exercise - I do some exercise I have lunch at 2 - have lunch - I have lunch at 2 I have a siesta I always drive to work I get home at 9 o'clock I have something to eat I watch TV I relax - foranhour - for an hour - foranhour - repeat: foran - foranhour - I relax for an hour I go to bed - goto - go to bed - I go to bed I read in bed I fall asleep ¡Estupendo! - Fantastic!   In the intermediate section this month, we looked at some phrasal verbs with take. For example: take out, take after, take up etc. If you take out a DVD, you rent a DVD. Repeat: Take out a DVD. Shall we take our a dvd? Do you fancy taking out a film tonight? If something takes up your time it occupies your time. What takes up your time? Work takes up a lot of my time. If you have a family, maybe most of your free time is taken up by your children. Repeat: What takes up your time? My children take up my free time. If you are similar to your mum or dad in character, personality or appearance, you can use the phrasal verb to take after. I take after my dad in looks, but I take after my mum in character. I take after her. Repeat: I take after my mum - you take after your dad! To take off means to remove - Repeat: Please take off your shoes. Would you like to take off your coat. To take up means to begin a new pastime or hobby. Repeat: take up -  take up photography. I've taken up photography. When did you take up the piano? If you take something back you return it. I'm taking this back to the shop. Repeat: to take it back - Why don't you take it back? It doesn't work - no funciona. Repeat: It doesn't work, take it back - take it back to the shop and ask for a refund. - Que devuelven el dinero - ask for a refund. Cuidarse a alguien to take care of someone. My sister takes care of my mum. She looks after her - Repeat: to look after - to take of - Can you take care of my dog this weekend? Will you take care of me when I get old? If you don't go to work one day you can say that you took the day off. Repeat: to take the day off - If you're not well, if you're sick you can say I'm off sick - I was off sick last week. Repeat: Can I take the day off tomorrow? - Why don't you take a day off? - I need to take tomorrow afternoon off. To take up can mean to begin a new hobby. It can also mean to make clothes shorter. If your trousers are too long, you take them up. If you a buy a dress that's too long, you can take it up. You can take up sleeves on a jacket (las mangas) repeat: take up the sleeves. Can you take up the sleeves please? - You can get the trousers taken up. If a company takes on more staff it employs more workers. That's not happening much in Europe these days unfortunately, but sometimes companies do take on new people. Repeat: take on more staff. We took on 4 new web designers last month. And finally, if you take to someone you like them. To take to someone - I met a friendly woman yesterday and I took to her immediately. I felt comfortable with her Repeat: I took to him straight away. I took to her immediately. Ok good. Now, we also revised some passive grammar in the form of FCE transformation exercises. So, I'll say the active sentence and I want you to say the same sentence, in the passive, before I do. Then repeat the sentence to practise the pronunciation. Ok? Ready? Here we go. A friend of mine showed us a great new shop. We were shown a great new shop by a friend of mine. They won't allow you to take photos inside. You won't be allowed to take photos inside. They should look into privacy on the Internet. Privacy needs looking into/to be looked into on the Internet. They grow a lot of rice in China. A lot of rice is grown in China. The government took over another bank. Another bank was taken over/has been taken over by the government. My neighbour took care of my plants. My plants were taken care of my neighbour. They say children are becoming more hyperactive. Children are said to be becoming more hyperactive Now, if you’re thinking of taking the Cambridge First Certificate exam, you will need to study at home, in your time, outside of the classroom. We can help you to prepare for this exam with the Mansion Ingles FCE preparation course. El curso lleva 60 horas de prácticas y estudio y ha sido desarrollado por profesores especializados en la formación práctica para la preparación a FCE. For more information, go to mansioningles.com and click the CD icon on the right of the home page. Then click on MansionFirst para ver el contenido del curso. Haz nuestra prueba de nivel de First Certificate to see if you have the level to take the exam. And you can also download course content free to try the course before you buy. If you have any questions about the exam, or about the CD (MansionFirst), just send us an email at mansionteachers@yahoo.es, or ask us a question on our Facebook page. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, what's the English idiom for Nunca llueve a gusto de todos. - I'll give you a clue. It has the word meat in it. And the word poison. Any idea? No? One man's.....meat is another man's poison. What about, Un loco hace cien. Some thing to do with apples.......in a barrel -  “One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel” - “One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel” What was the translation of “Penny wise, pound foolish.” - Lo barato sale caro. My grandmother used to say that a lot. Penny wise (wise es sabio), pound foolish (a fool es un tonto/a and foolish is the adjective). - “Penny wise, pound foolish.” Hablando del rey de Roma...y éste que se asoma. - We don't use the King od Rome in this idiom, we use the devil. "Speak of the Devil - Speak of the Devil (and he's sure to appear)." - Actually, I probably wouldn't say the last bit, just "speak of the devil". Imagine you're speaking about someone (behind their back, perhaps) and suddenly they're right there in front of you. Ah look who it is! Speak of the devil! Nadie esta contento con su suerte. - Do you remember this one? Something about grass being green - “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” - That's one of my favourite idioms actually. I think many of us take the things we have  for granted. to take for granted - dar por sentado - Yes we take things for granted. we take our health for granted we take our family and our friends for granted sometimes, we don't really value and appreciate the things we have and the grass often looks greener on the other side of the fence. Out neighbour's car is better than ours. His job is better paid,  and it must be better to live in the US than in Spain.....not necessarily! Our final idiom is No se sabe si algo es bueno hasta que se lo pone a prueba - the English love their desserts, cakes, biscuits and sweets. This idiom had a pudding in it “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” To prove the pudding is good you have to eat it - to taste it - "The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” - In the business world that would be something like "Try before you buy". Now listen and repeat the idioms: One man's meat is another man's poison. One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel Penny wise, pound foolish. Speak of the Devil (and he's sure to appear). The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Also in the advanced section of this months newsletter we looked at some vocabulary collocation. To bring up to date means actualizar algo. Have you brought the new manager up to date? Can you bring me up to date on what you've been doing? up to date - al día - to keep up to date is mantenerse al día o mantenerse actualizado - repeat: Please keep me up to date - keep the data base up to date. pay someone a compliment sounds strange because pay means pagar - pay with money? no (it's a strong collocation) - the words pay and compliment like to go together - to pay a compliment means give a compliment. She paid me a lovely compliment the other day. If you give something priority you prioritize it (priorizar) - Repeat: priority - give this priority - give this top priority. We need to give this project top priority. To be able to put people at their ease is a wonderful quality to have. If you put someone at their ease, maybe they're nervous or tense and you calm them down. you make them feel comfortable. The dentist put me at my ease as soon as I sat in the chair. I was nervous before the interview, but the director cracked a few bad jokes and put me at my ease. If you put something down to experience you decide that instead of being angry or upset about something bad that you have done or that has happened, you will learn from it.  'I'm so ashamed. I let him take advantage of me.' 'Don't be so hard on yourself. Just put it down to experience.' In the Business English section, we looked at some business English vocabulary. To make a fortune means to make a lot of money - una fortuna Repeat: to make a fortune. He make a fortune on the stock market. Another way of saying "he was fired" is "he was shown the door." Do you remember the expression "We're letting you go" That's a soft, gentle way of giving bad news - "We're firing you" or "You've got the sack" - are both direct and maybe brutal ways of breaking the news. To be shown the door is a not very nice way to say the same thing. He was a really bad salesman and eventually they showed him the door. This is the door - use it! A company that is quite new is often called a start-up, or a start-up company, and it's very common in the hi tech world of the internet, web design, mobile devices, social media and new media. - a start-up. If a person stands in for someone, they do that person's job on a temporary basis until that person comes back to work. For example. your secretary is pregnant and goes on maternity leave for 6 months. Maybe you bring a temporary secretary from a different department to stand in for her. Repeat: to stand in - to stand in for someone - She's standing in for Maria who is on holiday at the moment. I have to stand in for my wife and make lunch today, so we'll stop there for now. Remeber you can listen to all our previous podcasts at mansioningles.com and on iTunes. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit.                                       

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome,  and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 49 recorded for May 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos vocabulario y colocaciones de los verbos. In the intermediate section holiday vocabulary and question words and in the advanced section, some more idioms for you and advanced vocabulary. There's business English as usual this month and, of course, an activity for you to do with your kids and many more ways to improve your English and take it to the next level.  En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So, let's get started - vamos a empezar con el nivel básico y el repaso de gramática. She can't speak English - Ella no puede hablar inglés. Repite: English - speak English - She can't - she can't speak English. - she can't speak English Do you like shopping? - ¿Te gusta ir de compras? - Yes, I love it - Si, me encanta. No olvides el it - el objeto. Escucha: I love it - I lovit. - Repite: I love it - I hate it - I like it - I like it very much - very much - mucho - repite: very much - I like it very much. Is that Juan and Cristina's car? - No, theirs is the Ford Fiesta. - theirs - suya - repite: theirs - it's their car - it's theirs - theirs is the Ford Fiesta - Repite: theirs is the blue car - theirs is the Ford Fiesta Sarah didn’t work yesterday - Sarah no trabajó ayer Escucha: Sarah didn’t work yesterday. Repite: yesterday - work yesterday - didn't work - Sarah didn't work yesterday. How many people were there at the meeting yesterday? - yesterday - ayer - people - gente (one person - two people - three people - how many people?) - How many people were there - were there - pasado plural - repite: How many - how many people were there? - How many people were there at the meeting? Pepito usually walks to work - He usually walks - Repite: He usually walks - He usually walks to work - He sometimes takes the train - He usually walks - He occasionally drives to work - He never takes the bus Good! También hemos practicado cambiando algunas frases al negativo. Escucha: Emma is a teacher (afirmativo) - Emma isn't a teacher (negativo) Escucha y repite las siguientes frases: I like Japanese food. - I don’t like Japanese food. She's married. - She's not married.                   I like vegetables. - I don’t like vegetables.                   He likes video games. - He doesn’t like video games.  They live near the beach. - They don’t live near the beach.  My parents smoke. - My parents don't smoke.  Today is Tuesday. - Today isn’t Tuesday.                     I like horror films. - I don’t like horror films.            He swims very well. - He doesn't swim very well.  She's a doctor. - She isn't a doctor.                 In the intermediate section this month, we looked at some common collocations with the verbs have, make, take and do. Listen and repeat:  to make a mistake - Try not to make any mistakes. hacer una foto - To take a photo - Would you mind taking a photo of us? - Could you take a photo of me and my wife? To make progress is to advance, to go forward - We're making progress - We're making progress on the web site design. hacer un descanso - To have a rest - you look tired. Why don't you have a rest? - Repeat: Have a - have a rest - Have a rest for a few minutes. tener sentido - To make sense - It doesn't make sense - no tiene sentido. Repeat: It doesn't make sense - This doesn't make any sense. hacer la compra/las compras - To do the shopping. Repeat: do the shopping - Did you do the shopping today? - Who's going to do the do the shopping? to have a talk with someone means to speak with them seriously. - to have a talk - I need to have a talk with you about the sales promotion. fregar/lavar los platos - To do the washing-up - I usually do the washing up in the evening. - I usually do the washing up in our house. My wife does the cooking and I do the washing up. reprender  - To have words - To have words with someone is to tell them off or to argue with them. Repeat: to have words - to have words with - My boss had words with me. - I'm going to have words with my secretary about her negative attitude. Do homework/housework ('work' usually collocates with ‘do’, so you do homework (deberes) and you do housework (trabajo de la casa). Most things in the house you do (do the washing, do the washing-up, do the cleaning, do the ironing, do the shopping etc. The bed is an exception. You make the bed! - Did you make the bed?) Now, if you’re thinking of taking the Cambridge First Certificate exam in June this year, or in May, you will need to study at home, in your time, outside of the classroom. We can help you to prepare for the exam with the Mansion Ingles FCE preparation course. El curso lleva 60 horas de prácticas y estudio y ha sido desarrollado por profesores especializados en la formación práctica para la preparación a FCE. For more information, go to mansioningles.com and click the CD icon on the right of the home page. Click on MansionFirst para ver el contenido del curso. Haz nuestra prueba de nivel de First Certificate to see if you have the level to take the exam. You can also download course content free to try the course before you buy.If you have any questions about the exam, or about the CD (MansionFirst), just send us an email at mansionteachers@yahoo.es There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the Spanish equivalent. For example, what's the English idiom for Amor a primera vista? - Love.. at first sight. Repeat: Love at first sight. When I saw her it was love at first sight. The Spanish idiom "No solo de pan vive el hombre" in English is.... Man cannot live by bread alone. - Repeat: Man cannot live by bread alone. Do you remember the translation of " El trabajo compartido es más llevadero."? - Many hands make light work. Repeat: Many hands make light work. - Come on, let's do it together. Many hands make light work. Vístanme despacio que estoy de afán. (I'm sorry about my Spanish pronounciation.) Vístanme despacio que estoy de afán. In English it is.... More haste, less speed - Do it faster but do it well. Repeat: More haste, less speed La necesidad hace maestros. in English is... Do you remember this one? - Necessity is the mother of invention. - Repeat: Necessity is the mother of invention. And finally, No hay miel sin hiel. translates to.... No pain, no gain. - Repeat: No pain, no gain.” We also looked at some vocabulary connected to lying and deception this month. We all tell lies occasionally, some of us more than others, but it sounds better, we feel better, if we call a lie a fib - a fib is a small lie - a white lie. This word is used often with children. Are you telling fibs? Repeat: fib -  to tell fibs - Are you telling fibs? He lied so convincingly that I was completely taken in and believed everything he said. If you are taken in you are deceived by someone or something. Repeat: I was taken in. I was completely taken in by the email and sent 10,000 euros to Nigeria. I was completely taken in by her sweet smile. A hoax is an act intended to deceive or trick someone. - Un engaño - Repeat: The whole situation turned out to be a hoax. In the end, it was all a hoax. A conman is estafador o timador in Spanish. Repeat: conman - A number of conmen are known to be operating in the area. I'm sure her boyfriend is a conman. A fabrication es una invención o una mentira. Repeat: fabrication - to fabricate is the verb. She was accused of fabricating information. Repeat: She was accused of fabricating information. The story was fabricated to sell magazines. The phrasal verb to put on can mean to fake or affect. The player wasn't injured but he was putting it on to get a free kick. - I don't think he's really sick. He's just putting it on because he doesn't want to go to school. In the Business English section, we looked at some business English vocabulary. If you expand your business you increase the size of it. You take on more staff or move into a bigger office or factory. Repeat: to expand - we expanded our business - we're growing and we need to expand. If you are on first name terms with someone you use their first name and not their family name. If you are introduced to someone in a formal business situation, you should use their family name until they tell you to use their first name. So for a man you say "Mr." Would you like to take a seat Mr. Smith? For a woman use Mrs. (if she's married) - Repeat: Mrs. - Can I take your coat Mrs. Jones? and use Miss if she is single - Repeat: Miss - Would you like some water Miss Harvey? If you don't know if she's married or not (or if she doesn't want you to know!) the term is Ms. Repeat: Ms. - "May I introduce Ms. Jenkins." Very often they will invite you to use their first name. "Please, call me Steven" - "Please, call me Juan." Repeat: "Please call me Juan." "Please, call me Julia." North Americans, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders are usually more informal in business, and will prefer to be on first name terms immediately. Many British people however, especially the older generation, may prefer the more formal Mr. and Mrs. He is the head of the accounting department means that he's in charge of the accounting department. Repeat: the head of - He's the head of accounting - She's the head of personnel - In charge of -  I'm in charge of security - She's in charge of marketing If someone tells you that they are tied up, it doesn't mean that someone physically tied them up with rope (una cuerda), although to tie up does mean atar in Spanish, but it also means to be occupied - estar ocupado - Repeat: I'm tied up - I'm sorry, I'm tied up - I'm tied up right now. - She's tied up with a client at the moment. Would it be convenient for you if we met on Friday morning? - No confundas comfortable and convenient. Los dos se puede traducir como cómodo. Pero convienient es conveniente o oportuno/a. Listen: This sofa is lovely and soft. It's really comfortable. I'm sorry, but 3 o'clock isn't a very convenient time for me. Can we meet at 5.30? Repeat: It's a comfortable sofa - It's a comfortable bed. - It's not convenient for me. Is it convenient for you to come in the morning? I'm a very positive and optimistic person. I always look on the bright side. - Always look on the bright side of life (said Monty Python) Always look on the bright side of life - el lado bueno de la vida. Repeat: on the bright side - Look on the bright side. Unfortunately, we have to finish there for this episode. We hope you are looking on the bright side and we wish you all the best. Thank you very much for listening to this podcast, and for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de este mes, y todos los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com/ También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now!   The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de mayo, y todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí:  http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí: http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/altacuaderno.asp                             

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome,  and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 48 recorded for April 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos vocabulario y colocaciones de los verbos. In the intermediate section holiday vocabulary and question words and in the advanced section, some more idioms for you and advanced vocabulary. There's business English as usual this month and, of course, an activity for you to do with your kids and many more ways to improve your English and take it to the next level.  En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So, let's get started - vamos a empezar con el nivel básico y los grupos de palabras. Primero los verbos irregulares. ¿Qué es el pasado del verbo make? - made, y el pasado del verbo speak? - spoke - y el pasado del verbo buy? - bought. Muy bien! -  Repite: make - made - speak - spoke - buy - bought A person who teaches is called a teacher - That's me! I'm a teacher - a person who works in science is called a scientist, and a person who acts is called an actor (for a man) or an actress (for a woman, pero he dado cuanta que muchas actizes hoy prefieren que las llaman actor aunque son mujeres.) - Repite: teacher, scientist, actor, actress. oranges are fruit - Fruit es un sustantivo incontable. Decimos some fruit.  - tennis is a  sport - and tables are furniture. Furniture también es un sustantivo incontable. Decimos some furniture o a piece of furniture. No se dice X a furniture X. Repite: oranges - oranges, apples, bananas and pears are fruit. - Would you like some fruit? - I'd like an orange. - tennis - Do you do any sport? - Yes, I play tennis - I like your furniture. - furniture - That's a nice piece of furniture - You've got some nice furniture. Forty - sixty - eighty - Repite: Forty - sixty - eighty - 14 - 16 - 18 nota como cambia el estrés de la primera sílaba al segunda:  - 40 - 14 - 60 - 16 - 80 - 18 - Repite: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 ¡Muy bien! Spain es un sustantivo,  Spanish es el adjetivo. Repite: Spain, I live in Spain - Spanish . I'm Spanish - I like Spanish music - It's Spanish food - ¿Qué es el adjectivo de France? - French ¿y Italy? - Italian - Repite: French - French food is wonderful - Italian - Do you like Italian cars? ¿Sabes como decir las siguientes palabras en inglés? Si las sabes, di las antes que yo: padre - father hijo - son               madre - mother hija - daughter padres - parents              abuelo - grandfather nieto - grandson Good! first - second and third son números ordenales - repite: first - second - third - The first floor - la primera planta - the first floor, the second floor. I live on the second floor - It's on the second floor. - It's on the third floor. ¿Qué es el contrario de old (viejo)? - new (nuevo) o young (joven) - contrario en inglés es opposite - repite: opposite? What's the opposite? - What's the opposite of old? - young or new What's the opposite of cheap? - expensive - What's the opposite of easy? - difficult - Repite: difficult - The opposite of easy is difficult. January, February, August, September, May and June are all months of the year - Repite: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Intenta aprender las colocaciones en inglés - las palabras que van juntas muy a menudo - por ejemplo Football and play - to play football - We play many sports - We play tennis, play rugby, play basketball and play baseball - love (el amor) ¿Qué verbo va con love?- make - to make love - make war - make peace (la paz) - make mistakes - make friends and make coffee - exercise we do - Repite: to do exercise - If you play tennis you're doing exercise - You also do English exercises - If you do homework, you do exercises. - But don't make mistakes! En el segundo ejercicio - In the second exercise there were more collocations - habían más colocaciones con los verbos. Escucha y repite: make a noise - hacer un ruido - to make a noise - Shhhhhh! Don't make a noise - Why are you making a noise? stay in a hotel - Which hotel did you stay in? - Are you going to stay in a hotel? - We stayed in a nice hotel. ¿Cómo se dice hacer fotos en inglés? - take photos - Repite: take photos - Do you like taking photos? Reservar en inglés es to reserve - repite: to reserve - reserve a room - reserve a table - reserve a hotel room, reserve a table in a restaurant - Reserve es un verbo - ¿Qué es el sustantivo? - reservation - Repite: reservation - decimos make a reservation - repite: make a reservation. I'd like to make a reservation. - Excuse me, I'd like to make a reservation please. Send an e-mail - send es mandar - Repite: send an email - send me an email -  Please send me an email - Can you send me an email? - send es irregular - el pasado es sent -con 't' - repite: I sent the email - I sent you an email. - Did you send me an email? ¿Cómo se dice montar en inglés - montar una bicicleta? - to ride a bike - repite: ride a bike - I can ride a bike - Can you ride a bike? - ride a horse - Ride a motorbike. Ride también es un verbo irregular - el pasado es rode - repite: rode - I rode a horse - I rode a motorbike. to put on glasses - poner gafas - put on es un phrasal verb - put + on - /puton/ - Repite: put on - put on your glasses - put on a jacket - It's cold, put on a jacket - put on my jeans. to say goodbye - decir adios - Repite: say goodbye - say something in French - say my name - say it again - repitelo - say it again. - el pasado de say es said - He said goodbye - He said no - What did he say? - What did you say? - Say it in English! In the intermediate section this month, we looked at some holiday vocabulary. Well, it's nearly time for holidays isn't it? No holiday for me this Easter - Well , maybe I'll have a holiday in August, I'll see. Remember, before we go on holiday we make reservations - We reserve a hotel, we reserve a flight and sometimes we reserve a tour or an excursion - We make reservations. It's especially important to make reservations when you go on holiday during high season or peak season - When it's really busy and expensive. August, Christmas and Easter time are typically peak season. How do you say tienda de campaña en inglés? - a tent. I don't like tents very much - I don't often go camping - I've been camping a few times in the past, but I haven't been camping for years. When you go camping, what's the name of the place where you put the tent? It's a camp site - not X a camping X - camping in English is the activity - to go camping. Another useful word is caravan - caravana - Hmm..caravans - I don't like those very much either. I prefer a nice comfortable hotel. ¿Cómo se dice tomar el sol en ingés? - No, it's not X take the sun X - se traduce de otra manera. It's to sunbathe - Repeat: sunbathe - to sunbathe on the beach - to sunbathe next to the pool - the swimming pool - Do you like sunbathing? - I don't mind if I've got a book to read or some good music to listen to, but I usually get bored after a couple of hours. and sunbathing can be dangerous if you do it for too long. It's not good for your skin. To cool off after sunbathing for a while, go for a swim in the sea. To go for a swim or go for a dip D-I-P dip significa mojar - mojarte en el mar - go for a dip in the sea. Go for a swim. no se dice X have a bath in the sea X - If you have a bath, you're probably in your hotel room, in your bathroom. It's a false friend for bañarse. When you stay in a hotel and you pay for breakfast, lunch and dinner, you have full-board - notice the pronunciation, it's /bord/ not board - repeat: board - full board. If you only pay for breakfast and lunch or breakfast and dinner, it's half-board. And if you only have breakfast. it's bed and breakfast. To go sightseeing means to see the sights in a place. What are the sights in London? Well, there's Buckingham Palace, where the Queen lives. There's Beckingham Palace, where David Beckham lives. There's St Paul's Cathedral, The Houses of Parliament, The London Eye and don't forget Harrods, of course. The sights of London - to go sightseeing - Repeat: sightseeing - to go sightseeing - We're going sightseeing in Paris. Travel is often used as a verb - I travel, you travel - Do you travel often? But as a noun we prefer the word trip - Repeat: trip - to go on a trip - I'm going on a trip next week - Is it a business trip? - We went on a trip to Milan. Pasar is another false friend - Pasar - to pass - How did you spend your holiday? No se dice, XHow did you pass your holidayX.  Time passes, yes. You can say the time passed really quickly - Our holiday passed so quickly. We spent most of the time on the beach. To fly is the verb (volar) - What is the noun? Do you know? - It's flight - Repeat: flight. How was the flight? - When does your flight leave? - Was the flight expensive? - How much is the flight? - Did you have a good flight? - A great question that when you meet someone at the airport. - I always ask it - Hi! How are you? Did you have a good flight? How was the flight? Also in the intermediate section, we practised some question words. Listen and repeat the following questions. What was the hotel like? How was the flight? Where's the swimming pool? Are you hungry? Do you feel hungry? How about going out? - How about going out for a drink? How do you like your room? Where's the nearest supermarket? How do we get to the centre? When does the bank open? Are you having a good time? Are you enjoying yourself? Have you finished that book yet? Why don't you try the fish? What time does it close? When are we going to the beach? Are you doing anything tonight? What are you listening to? When are you getting up? Is it expensive? How much is it? How much does it cost? Would you like to have dinner with me? Ahora un anuncio, así que puedes hacer fast forward si no quieres escuchar. Pero no lo hagas. You should know about a special offer we have on our product page at mansioningles.com. The Complete Pack, el pack ahorro completo, de La Mansión del Inglés. ALL of our cds at a fanstastic price. All 8 of our CDs help you learn English. All this for only 99 Euros. You save 112 Euros, and we pay the postage wherever you are in the world. Now that’s a good deal. Es una oferta muy buena. Para ver más detalles, haz click on the cd icon on the right side of the home page at mansioningles.com. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the translation in my bad Spanish accent. For example, what's the English idiom for Mejor es no menearlo. or Mejor no revolver el asunto. - It has something to do with dogs - Let sleeping dogs lie. What about the English idiom for - No hay tempestad que mucho dure. - Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. The next one is El hijo de la gato, ratones mata. - Like father like son - Hay de todo en la vina del Señor - Live and let live. A quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro. - Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves. And finally, Antes que te cases mira lo que haces. - Look before you leap (to leap is saltar) - Look before you leap. OK, listen to the idioms again and repeat them after me: Let sleeping dogs lie. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Like father like son. Live and let live. Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves. Look before you leap. In the Business English section, we looked at some business English vocabulary. To take time off means to not go to work. You can take time off for personal reasons, or take time off for medical reasons. Repeat: to take time off . I need to take a couple of days off - I'm taking next Wednesday off. How many days have you taken off this year? To get in touch means contactar. I'll get in touch with you next week - I'll contact you next week. - Did you get in touch with him? When you get in touch with people face to face, it's important to exchange business cards. Especially when you meet someone for the first time. The amount of work you have to do is your workload. Repeat: workload - I've got a heavy workload. Take pride in doing your job well - pride is orgullo - the expression to take pride in something - Repeat: take pride in your work. - do a good job - do you job well. If you want to invest in the company, you'll have to come up with 300,000 euros. - To come up with in this context means to deliver or produce, in Spanish conseguir - Can you come up with the money? - You can also come up with an idea, a plan or a suggestion -  in a meeting, for example. Repeat: to come up with - He came up with a wonderful suggestion - Can you try to come up with something for the sales promotion? Think of something good - come up with something. If you are punctual you are always on time. Repeat: He's very punctual, he's always on time. What's the noun of punctual? - Punctuality - Repeat: Punctuality. He's known for his puntuality. You should be on time. Well, we are out of time for this month I'm afraid, so thank you very much for your time, and thank you for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast is by Revolution Void, the album is The Politics of Desire and the track is called Outer Orbit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de marzo , y todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí: http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí: http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/altacuaderno.asp                                          

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again. Welcome,  and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 47 recorded for March 2012. Este mes, en el nivel básico un pequeño repaso de gramática. Verb collocations and two-word vocabulary expressions at intermediate level. And at advanced level, some more idioms and key-word transformations from the Cambridge CAE exam. There's telephone vocabulary in business English this month, and there's also a dictation, an activity for your children and many more ways to improve your English and take it to the next level.  En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. So, let's get started - vamos a empezar con el nivel básico y las frases básicas en el repaso de gramática. Escucha y repite las frases conmigo: Where is he from? Te acuerdas la contración? - Where is - where's - repite: where's - where's he from? - intenta copiar la intonación: Where's he from? - Where's she from? - What’s that? - ¿Qué es esto? - repite: What's that? - Intonación - What's that? - It’s an iPod. We go to the cinema every Saturday. Repite: We go to the cinema every Saturday - go to = /gote/ - /We gote/ - We go to the cinema every Saturday. Was your dad born in Madrid? Escucha: /wez/ - /ye/ - /wezye/ - Was your dad born in Madrid? Repite: Was your dad born in Madrid? Is Juan Maria’s husband? Repite: Is Juan Maria’s husband? Today's hotter than yesterday. - Today's hotter than yesterday. Repite: hotter - hotter than - hotter than yesterday - Today's hotter than yesterday. - What do they do? - cuatro palabras: What - do - they - do: Escucha: What do they do? - What do they do? - What's their job? - They’re office workers. What do they do?  Repite: What do they do?   I really like reggae music - Repite: I really like - I really like reggae - I really like jazz - I really like rock music. I’m always late - I am = I'm - I'm always. Las dos palabras se juntan. No se dice: I'm always, se dice I'malways. Repite: I'm always - I'm always late - I'm never early, I'm always late. - How much coffee do you drink?     - quite a lot (mucho) - /kwaita/ - Quite a = /kwaita/ - Quite a lot. I drink quite a lot of coffee - I drink quite a lot of beer - I drink quite a lot of wine. Very good! - ¡Muy bien! Vamos a continuar con más frases: Do your parents drive? - ¿Tus padres conducen? - Acuerdate que padres en inglés es parents y no fathers - Repite: Do your parents drive? Do they drive? Who's that boy over there? - Who's - who is - ¿Quién es? _ Who's that boy over there? - over there - allá - Repite: Who's that boy over there? Whose is this phone? - Whose - de quién - Whose is this phone?. ¡Ojo! la pronunciación de la contracción who's (who is) y el pronombre whose W-H-O-S-E es lo mismo Who's y whose - suena igual. Solo el contexto te ayuda distinguir entre los dos. Repite: Whose is this phone? - It's mine! (es mio) Repite: It's mine! I don't want any cake - I don't want any cake - any se utiliza muchas veces en las frases negativas. Repite: I don't want any cake - There isn't any beer - I don't have any money. My dad's 65 years old - ¡Ojo! - no dicemos XMy dad has 65 years.X El verbo en español para hablar de las edades es tener - I have - pero no en inglés. En inglés se emplea el verbo to be. I am - I'm 34 or I'm 34 years old. He's 65 or he's 65 years old. Repite: He's 65 - I'm 34. My sister's 28. I'm hardly ever ill - Te acuerdas el adverbio de frecuencia hardly ever? Hemos practicado los adverbios de frecuencia en el cuaderno del mes pasado. Si los quieres repasarlos o ver todos los cuadernos anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y pulse en Consulta nuestros cuadernos de inglés en la página principal. hardly ever - casi nunca - Repite: I´m hardly ever ill - I´m hardly ever ill - I hardly ever watch TV - We hardly ever speak English - I hardly ever see you! What would you like to drink? - What would you like? ¿Qué quería? - ¿Qué quería usted para beber? - What would you like to drink? Repite: What would you like? What would you like to drink? Paris is more expensive than Lisbon. more expensive than es un comparativo. Repite: more expensive than - It's more expensive than I thought. Paris is more expensive than Lisbon. New York is more expensive than Valencia. Rome is more expensive than Cairo. What did you do? - ¿Qué hiciste? - What did you do last Saturday? Repite: What did you do last Saturday? What did you do yesterday? What did you do last night? What did you do this morning? In the intermediate section this month, we practised some verb collocations. I'll read the nouns and the noun phrases and you try to say the verb that goes with them. For example, I say money, energy and someone's life. Which verb collocates or goes together with those three? money, energy and someone's life? - save. You save money, you save energy and you save someone's life. Ok then, what about a trip, a diet and strike? - to go on. Repeat: go on strike - The workers went on strike, go on a trip - He's gone on a business trip, go on a diet - I must go on a diet next year. What about; your way, your temper and your wallet? - lose. Repeat: lose your temper - I lost my temper with my bloody computer, lose your wallet - I lost my wallet last night, lose your way - Try not to lose your way. Ok, next is; a mistake, a mess, the bed - make. Repeat: make a mistake - I made a big mistake, make a mess - don't make a mess, make the bed - Did you make the bed? Ok, 3 more; a business, a marathon, away - to run Repeat:  run away - He ran away from the police, run a marathon - I'm training to run a marathon - run a business - it's not easy to run a business. Then we had; the TV, your jacket and a lot on weight - put on. Repeat: Can you put the TV on please? - Put on your jacket, it's cold outside - She's put on a lot of weight you know. Finally, vegetables, a beard and old - to grow - Repeat: to grow old - He's grown old these last few years. - grow a beard - I think I'll grow a beard - grow vegetables - We used to grow our own vegetables. Also in the intermediate section we had an exercise with pairs of words that have a fixed order in English. It's interesting that in Spanish you say blanco y negro, for example, but in English we say black and white. It's not very common to hear white and black! Fish and chips is another example. It sounds strange to say "I think I'll have some chips and fish". Neat and tidy. In the last exercise we had the expression to make a mess - hacer un lio. If you make a mess you are not being tidy. You are being very untidy, very messy. I like things to be neat and tidy. A place for everything and everything in its place. Repeat: neat and tidy. My flat is neat and tidy. My desk is neat and tidy, my wardrobe is neat and tidy, my drawers (mis cajónes) - my drawers are neat and tidy. God, it must be a nightmare to live with me. I'm so neat and tidy. Pros and cons - the advantages and disadvantages - Repeat: pros and cons - the positive things and the negative things. We speak about the pros and cons of a situation. Repeat: What are the pros and cons? Gin and tonic - that's and easy one. In fact, the spirit is said first in mixed drinks the same as in Spanish. So you ask for a vodka and orange juice, a Bacardi and coke, a whisky and dry ginger etc. Trial and error - try something, make a mistake and learn from the mistake. Repeat: trial and error - I learnt by trial and error. Peace and quiet - I go to the countryside for some peace and quiet. Repeat: peace and quiet. I go to the beach for some peace and quiet. Stocks and shares - acciones - Repeat: stocks and shares - We're going to invest in some stocks and shares. Thunder and lightening. Which is truenos? - thunder. Lightening in Spanish is un rayo, I think. Repeat: thunder and lightening. Ladies and gentlemen is a good way to begin a speech - but we don't usually say 'gentlemen and ladies' we put the ladies first, as you should of course! Repeat: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming today. It's a matter of life and death. It's really important - It's a really important thing. Repeat: It's a matter of life and death. And finally, right and wrong. Do you know the difference between right and wrong? I'm sure you do! The right thing to do is to listen to this short advertisement. Ahora un anuncio, así que puedes hacer fast forward si no quieres escuchar. Pero no lo hagas. You should know about a special offer we have on our product page at mansioningles.com. The Complete Pack, el pack ahorro completo, de La Mansión del Inglés. ALL of our cds at a fanstastic price. All 8 of our CDs help you learn English. All this for only 99 Euros. You save 112 Euros, and we pay the postage wherever you are in the world. Now that’s a good deal. Es una oferta muy buena. Para ver más detalles, haz click on the cd icon on the right side of the home page at mansioningles.com. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the translation in Spanish. For example, what's the English idiom for matar dos pájaros de un tiro  - Kill two birds with one stone. What about, La risa es el mejor remedio. - Laughter is the best medicine. Da lo mismo (una cosa que otra). - It's six of one and half a dozen of the other. A dozen in English is 12, and half a dozen is 6. So, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other. - Da lo mismo. El que tiene tejado de vidrio no tira piedras al de su vecino. - Well, you can translate this literally and say "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.", but there's another idiom that means something similar, and It's one of my favourites. It's "the pot calling the kettle black". Think of a kitchen and years ago on the stove where your grandmother or great grandmother used to cook there would be a black pot (una olla) for cooking and a black kettle (una tetera) for boiling water. Black, probably because of the soot (hollín) from the fire. If the pot calls the kettle black or says that the kettle is black it's a bit silly because they are both equally black and in the same position. El que tiene tejado de vidrio no tira piedras al de su vecino. - It's the pot calling the kettle black. A lo hecho, pecho -Do you remember that in English? Something to do with milk being spilled (to spill is derramar, verter o volcar) -  It's no use crying over spilled milk. If the milk has already been spilled, there's no sense in crying. - no tiene sentido - That makes sense to me. It's no use crying over spilled milk. And finally, Mas se perdio en Cuba - Which sounds very strange to me - More was lost in Cuba? Why? If anyone knows the origin or has an explanation for Más se perdio in Cuba, please send me a note on Facebook - anyway, the translation is - It's not the end of the world. - Don't worry, it's not the worst thing that can happen. - It's not the end the world. You can also say "Worse things happen at sea." Let's look at some of the expressions in the key word transformation exercise in the advanced section. If something is someone's fault, you can say put it down to that person. The disaster was put down to pilot error, for example - it was the pilot's fault. You can use 'put down to' in a question; Repeat: What was it (put) down to? What was the reason for it? To be under the impression means to believe that something is true. Repeat: I was under the impression I had to pay for these fantastic podcasts. No sir, you were under the wrong impression. They're free! Don't hesitate to get in contact with me if you have any questions. Repeat: Be my guest - Feel free - Don't hesitate to send me an email. If there is little chance that something will happen, it is very unlikely. There's a very small possibility. Repeat: There's little chance I'll be having a holiday this year. There's little chance I'll be going away anywhere. The expression to break down in tears means to cry a lot, or to cry uncontrollably. To cry your eyes out. Tears are lagrimas, of course, and to break down means to lose to control. Repeat: She broke down in tears when I told her. She cried her eyes out. It makes no difference me da igual, me da lo mismo - Repeat:It makes no difference to me. I really don't care. - I don't care one way or the other. It makes absolutely no difference. - It's all the same to me. Little did we know Repeat: Little did we know - We would never have guessed - We had no idea - It came as a complete surprise to us - Little did we know. In the Business English section, we revised and  practised some telephone expressions. Listen and repeat the expressions: I’ll get back to you - I’ll phone again - I'll call you back - I'll phone back tomorrow - Can you call me back? - When can you call me back? - I'll give you a ring To call es más común en el inglés americano y to phone o phone me, I'll phone you o I'll give you a ring es más común en el inglés británico. Pero ambos sirven y todos se entienden. Repeat: Could I have your name? – Who’s calling please? I’m putting you through – I’m connecting you - Just a moment, I'm putting you through Would you like to hold? –  Do you mind waiting? - Please hold the line, I'm putting you through - Can you hold on please? The line’s engaged – I’m afraid it’s busy - I'm sorry, the line's engaged. English people like to apologise and they are always saying I'm sorry, I'm afraid, please and thank you. - Repeat: I'm afraid he's out of the office. - I'm sorry would you like to hold. - How can I help you? –  What can I do for you? - Good morning, La Mansión del Inglés, How can I help you? ¿Cómo se dice marcar un número en ingles? - to dial a number. Repeat: to dial a number. If you dial a number and there’s no reply, you can sometimes leave a message on voicemail. If you can't hear someone, if they're speaking too softly, ask them to speak up. Repeat: Can you speak up please? - I'm sorry, could you speak up? - I'm afraid I can't hear you, would you mind speaking up? ¡Ojo!, despues de would you mind el verbo es gerundio. Repeat: Would you mind speaking up? Would you mind taking a message? Would you mind phoning me back? Would you mind holding? If you get back to someone you return their call or send them an answer by email. You return the communication. Repeat: I'll get back to you tomorrow - I'll get back to you as soon as possible - Can you get back to me today? - When can you get back to me on that? When a phone rings you pick it up. To pick up the phone means to answer the call. Repeat: The phones ringing. Can you pick it up? The opposite is to hang up. Telephones used to be on the wall many years ago and you used to hang up the phone in a similar way as you hang up your jacket or hang up your coat. Now you just press a button, but we still say hang up. The verb to hang - colgar - is irregular. It's hang - hung - hung. Repeat: He hung up on me! I was speaking and he hung up the phone! If you get cut off on the phone the line goes dead. To cut is cortar, so the line is cut and you have to phone back, or wait for the other person to phone you back. Repeat: We were cut off. - I'm sorry, i think we were cut off. - I'm afraid we were cut off. Of course, with VoIP - Voice over the Internet calls using Skype and similar software, communication is changing rapidly. Skype is a verb now. I'll Skype you tomorrow. Let's Skype at the weekend. Skype me when you can. Well, that’s it for this month, so thank you very much for your time, and thank you for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. También tenemos dos aplicaciones para el nivel principiante y el nivel básico a la venta en la tienda de iTunes. Para encontrarlas, busca imansionauto. El precio de cada aplicación es de 2,39 euros. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de marzo , y todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí: http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí: http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/altacuaderno.asp          

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 46 recorded for February 2012.  Este mes, en el nivel, básico los adverbios y las expresiones de frecuencia. At intermediate level some more common collocations, and at advanced level idioms and advanced collocations. There's business vocabulary, dictation and many more activities to improve your English and take it to the next level.   En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal.  Ok, en el nivel básico este mes, hemos estudiado los adverbios de frecuencia - Adverbs of frequency, y hemos dicho que los adverbios de frecuencia indican la frecuencia con que se realiza la acción. Vamos a ver si te acuerdas los adverbios de frecuencia en inglés. Primero voy a decirlos en español y quiero que los dices en inglés antes que los digo yo. Luego, repítelos para practicar la pronunciación. ¿Listo? Are you ready? OK.       siempre - always casi siempre - almost always normalmente - usually, normally a menudo - often a veces - sometimes raremente - rarely casi nunca - hardly ever nunca - never ¡Muy bien! Very good. Now, Remember - acuerdate que  los adverbios estos generalmente, se colocan los adverbios de frecuencia antes del verbo principal: ¿Cómo se dice en inglés "Usualmente me levanto a las 8."? - I usually get up at 8. - repite: I usually get up at 8. ¿Cómo se dice en inglés "Siempre me levanto temprano."? - I always get up early. - repite: I always get up early. ¿Cómo se dice en inglés "Nunca me levanto tarde."? - I never get up late. - repite: I never get up late. Nota que  los adverbios de frecuencia se ponen después del verbo "to be": I am never late - nunca llego tarde. Con la contracción; I am cambia a I'm -  I'm never late. Repíte: I'm never late. I'm always late. I'm sometimes late. También se puede encontrar en posición final o inicial: Normally, I get up at 8. Repíte: Normally, I get up at 8. I get up at 8, normally. Repíte: I get up at 8, normally. I'm late sometimes. Repíte: I'm late sometimes. Sometimes I'm early. Repíte: Sometimes I'm early. Good. OK. Ahora vamos a repasar algunas  expresiones de frecuencia - y como antes, voy a decirlos en español y quiero que los dices en inglés antes que los digo yo. Luego, repítelos para practicar la pronunciación. OK. Ready? - ¿Listo? una vez a la semana - once a week - once a week dos veces al día - twice a day  - twice a day  tres o cuatro veces al mes - three or four times a month - three or four times a month todos los viernes - every Friday - every Friday cada dos horas - every two hours - every two hours todos los días - every day - every day Muchas veces utilizamos los adverbios y las expresiones de frecuencia para contestar a la pregunta "How often........?" - ¿Con qué frecuencia.....? Por ejemplo: How often do you see her? - ¿Con qué frecuencia la ves? / ¿cada cuánto la ves? - How often do you see her? Para contestar se puede decir:         - I see her three or four times a month.         - I see her every day.         - I often see her.         - I hardly ever see her. Escucha y repite algunos ejemplos con estas expresiones en un contexto: I always have toast for breakfast I never drink beer. Do you usually go by bus? She doesn’t often go to discos. I rarely listen to music. She hardly ever watches TV. How often do you go out? I rarely buy clothes. They’re sometimes late. He's never happy. I’m always late for work. I never have breakfast in bed. I almost always use public transport. We hardly ever go out. What time do you usually finish work? I’m never hungry in the morning. I don’t often read the newspaper. The food here is usually very good. I always take sugar in my coffee. Very good. Well done! - ¡Bien hecho! In the intermediate section this month we looked at some common collocations in English. Let's see - vamos a ver - let's see what you remember. A party. Do we say take, do or have a party? - Have a party. Repeat: I'm having a party next Saturday. So, do we make an example of somebody, take an example of somebody or do an example of some one? - The collocation is make an example of somebody or some one. The judge made an example of the graffiti artist and sent him to prison for three months. What about a favour - un favor? Is it do a favour, make a favour, take a favour or have a favour? - Do a favour. Repeat: Can you do me a favour? Hey, do me a favour and hold this for me. Now, do we say have friends, do friends or make friends with someone? - we say make friends with. Repeat: I made a lot of friends in London. What about investment? do an investment, take an investment or make an investment? - It's to make an investment. Repeat: That's a good investment to make. ¿y las listas? Do we do lists or make lists? Make lists. Repeat. I need to make a shopping list. Make a list of things to do tomorrow. Make a list of new vocabulary. A mistake - do or make or take? Make. We make mistakes. We do our best not to make mistakes. Repeat: Do your best - Don't make mistakes. What's the worst mistake you've ever made? Money? do we make or do money? Make money. We do business to make money. And finally, a noise - un ruido - do, make, take, have a noise? We say make a noise. Shhhhh! Don't make a noise. You're dad's asleep. Repeat: He makes a lot of noise. - He's very noisy. Why are you making so much noise? Ahora un anuncio, así que puedes hacer fast forward si no quieres escuchar. Pero no lo hagas. You should know about a special offer we have on our product page at mansioningles.com. The Complete Pack, el pack ahorro completo, de La Mansión del Inglés. ALL of our cds at a fanstastic price. All 8 of our CDs plus a free cd of 100 software programs to help you learn English. All this for only 99 Euros. You save 112 Euros, and we pay the postage wherever you are in the world. Now that’s a good deal. Es una oferta muy buena. Para ver más detalles, haz click on the cd icon on the right side of the home page at mansioningles.com. There were more idioms this month in the advanced section. Let's see if you can remember the idioms if I say the translation in Spanish. For example, what's the English idiom for Lo que fácil viene, fácil se va. - Easy come, easy go. - Repeat: Easy come, easy go. What about, No hay mas de temer que una mujer despechada - It's quite difficult this one, and it has the words hell and the verb to scorn, which means desdeñar o despreciar. Do you remember?   Hell has no fury like a woman scorned. Fury is ira or furia. - Hell has no fury like a woman scorned. What about this one, Procura lo mejor, espera lo peor y toma lo que viniere. - Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Now that's what I call bloody good advice; Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Next is an idiom that my dad uses very often: Si vale la pena hacerlo, vale la pena hacerlo bien. - But my Dad is English of course and he says; Son, If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well. Repeat: If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well. This next idiom is quite common, it's El que la sigue la consigue. Do you remember? If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Repeat: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos. - The English equivalent has the words penny and pound in it. - In for a penny, in for a pound. Repeat: In for a penny, in for a pound. El mundo es un panuelo. - No! we don't say the world is a handkerchief. Yes, I know panuelo is handkerchief in English, but the idiom translates as "It's a small world!" or "What a small world!" I met my next door neighbour when I was on holiday in Kenya. What a small world! - It's a small world, isn't it? And finally we have the idiom that my mum always used when she asked me to tidy up my bedroom, put my clothes away and my games in the cupboard. Of course I didn't do it and she said; Es como hablar a la pared.- Which in English is; It's like talking to a brick wall. Repeat: It's like talking to a brick wall. Listen and repeat the idioms again: Easy come, easy go. Hell has no fury like a woman scorned. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. In for a penny, in for a pound. It's a small world!  It's like talking to a brick wall. Also in the advanced section we had some common collocations. For example to take someone hostage. To take someone hostage means to keep, or retain a person or group of people until a specific demand is met (hostage in Spanish is rehén). Repeat: They robbed the bank and took 23 people hostage. To a have a grudge against someone means tenerle/guardarle rencilla/rencor a algn. We also say to bear a grudge or hold a grudge against someone. Repeat: Why are you holding a grudge against her. You should forgive her. If you make a mockery of something you ridiculizar algo He made a mockery of the meeting by dressing up as a clown. Do you remember how to say hacer daño in English? To do harm. Repeat: Those spiders won't do you any harm. They are completely harmless. To make a stop means to have a break in the middle of a journey. Repeat: Can we make a stop soon I'm dying to go to the toilet. How do we say hacer una fortuna en ingés? To make a fortune. So we make money and if we make a lot of money we can make a fortune. Repeat: He made a fortune out of re-selling old coat hangers. To take the lead means llevar/tomar la delantera Repeat: Alonso has taken the lead in the last lap of the race. We need to take the lead in the software market. To do well means tener éxito (opposite = to do badly). Repeat: He's doing very well in New York, you know. I'm so sorry to hear your company's doing badly. ¿Como se dice hacer un modelo? - to make a model. Repeat: Can you make me a plastic model of the project? What about research - investigar, hacer investigaciones. Do we say do research or make research? - do research. Repeat: I'm doing scientific research for my degree. - Which web sites do you use when you do research? In the Business English section this month we looked at some business English vocabulary. Do you remember what you have to fill out or complete when you apply for a job or a course? It's a special kind of form - an application form. Repeat: Application form. To fill out an application form. The phrasal verb to fill out means rellenar. Sometimes you hear fill in. Fill in a form or fill out a form. You usually send your CV with an application form. How do you say 'puesto de trabajo' in English? - a post or a position. You apply for a post or a position in a company. Repeat. I'm applying for the post of office manager. Another word for company (empresa) is firm - F-I-R-M. The Firm was a good film starring Tom Cruise in which he was a young lawyer. Tom Cruise joined a successful law firm and Gene Hackman was his boss. It was a good film. The Firm - The company. Repeat: How much is your firm paying you? What's the name of your firm? What does your firm do? What firm do you work for? Do you work for a large firm? If your application is successful. If your CV is impressive, you may be asked to attend an interview - una entrevista - Repeat: to attend an interview. Can you attend an interview next Thursday? When can you come in for an interview? Another way to say “Why did you hand in your notice?” is  “Why did you resign?” When you hand in your notice or give notice you formally tell your company that you intend to leave. Some firms ask you to give 2 weeks notice, some firms require you to tell them one month before you leave. They require one months notice. Job candidates are often asked to provide references from previous teachers or employers. A reference is written by a person who can write about the skills and qualifications that you have for the job you are applying for. A person who lives outside a city and travels into the centre to work every day is called a commuter. It's sometimes quite expensive to live in the city centre, so many people live in the suburbs outside the city and travel in to work. They commute to work on a daily basis. When I lived in London, I had a 45-minute commute into the city where my office was. Regular annual increases in your salary are called increments - increments. and another way to say “What’s your job?” is "What do you do for a living?” or just "What do you do?" Repeat: What do you do? - What do you do for a living?” If an American asks you "What do you make?" He or she is asking about your salary - How much do you earn? What do you make? but this question is not very polite unless you know someone quite well. The extra things you receive in addition to your salary, such as a company car, health benefits and travel expenses, are called fringe benefits or perks. Repeat: What perks do you get with your job? What are the fringe benefits? Some companies offer such perks as a company car, dental treatment, travel costs and they pay for you to stay in the best 5 star hotels. As a teacher, my perks include a free pen! Well, that’s it for this month, so thank you very much for your time, and thank you for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. 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Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again and Happy New Year! Thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast. This is podcast number 45 recorded for January 2012. I hope that together we can improve your English and take it to the next level. This month we have más verbos y vocabulario en el nivel básico. At intermediate level some grammar - the causative have - and some cinema vocabulary. There's a video to watch on YouTube about applying for a job in the business section. Idioms and expressions for advanced students and much much more. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. En el nivel básico hemos practicado algunos verbos que gastamos con mucha frecuencia en ingles. Escucha y repite las frases siguientes. to speak - hablar - My friend Jimmy speaks French, he speaks German and he speaks Japanese. to play - tocar - Paula plays the piano. - Denis plays the drums - Gordon plays the guitar and Barry plays the bass. to do - hacer - Roberto does his homework. to like - gustar - Spanish people like rice. I like fish and chips to write - escribir - Please write your name, Can you write your address? Please write your passport number. to use - utilizar - Pepito uses Facebook I use Twitter - Do you use Twitter? Follow us on Twitter - Siguenos en Twitter to go - ir - Dave goes swimming after work. to study - estudiar - My girlfriend studies business to wear - llevar - My dad wears socks and sandals - in the summer! to drive - conducir - Gary drives a blue car. Very good! - ¡Muy bien! Ahora escucha y repite los grupos de vocabulario. Monday Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday Friday Saturday May, June, July, August, September Summer, autumn (UK) Fall (US), winter, spring England-English, Spain-Spanish, Germany-German, France-French, Italy-Italian. go-went-gone, speak-spoke, spoken, fly-flew-flown, see-saw. seen, have-had, had, drive-drove-driven. Fantastic! In the intermediate section this month there is a grammar point that may be a bit difficult for some listeners, so I'll repeat it here. It's the causative have and we use it when someone does something for us and we don't so it ourselves. For example. most people do not cut their hair themselves. Do you cut your hair by yourself? In the bathroom in front of the mirror? Well maybe, but probably not. You probably go to a hairdresser (una peluquería), don't you? So, you don't cut your hair. You personally don't cut your hair, you have your hair cut. You have your hair cut by a hairdresser. Many years ago when I was young, and poor, I painted my flat myself, I actually worked as a painter for a few months. So I know how to paint and so I painted my flat. Now I'm older, I have a little more money and I pay someone to paint my flat. I have my flat painted. I had may flat painted about 6 months ago, actually. I can say I have my flat painted or I get my flat painted. I had my flat painted or I got my flat painted. Tiene la misma significado pero el get es un poco más informal. Entonces el causative es el verbo have (or get) + el objecto + el participio pasado - I had (el verbo have) my flat (el objeto) painted (el participio) Repeat: I have my flat painted - You should get your teeth checked - I must have my back examined - We had air-conditioning installed - Where did you get your hair cut? - I'm having my car serviced (a car service is una revisión del coche) Repeat: - I'm having my car serviced - Where does he have his suits made? - You should get this carpet cleaned - I'm getting my eyes checked - Why don't you have this TV fixed? - I got my ears pierced - I want to get my nose pierced. Ok, moving on to cinema vocabulary. Now, I'll say some words in Spanish, in my bad pronunciation, that are connected to the cinema, and I want you to say the English translation before I do. Then, repeat the word to practise pronunciation. Ready? banda sonora - soundtrack papel - role guión - script ensayo - rehearsal - the verb is to rehearse - ensayar - to rehearse for a play, concert or film público, espectadores - audience  (remember it's audience for the cinema, for music concerts, plays etc and spectators for football matches and other sports events.) critica - review (remember, critic is a false friend, un amigo falso - critic is the person and review is the thing the critic writes or says about the film, book or play.) reparto - cast Ok, let’s see if you can remember the idioms from this month’s cuaderno selection. I’ll say an idiom in Spanish and you say the equivalent idiom in English before I do. Then you should repeat the idiom in English to practice pronunciation. I'll give you a clue (una pista) by saying a word that's in the idiom. Ok, ready? Oh, and before I start I apologise in advance for my bad Spanish pronunciation. Cuando hay hambre, no hay mal pan / pan duro. - PORT - Any port in a storm. A todos les llega su momento de gloria. - DOG - Every dog has its day. Sobre gustos, no hay nada escrito. - STROKES - Different strokes for different folks. Los genios pensamos igual. - GREAT - Great minds think alike. El necio es atrevido y el sabio comedido - FOOLS - Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Quien paga elige. - PIPER - He who pays the piper calls the tune. Also in the advanced section we looked at some every day expressions that you may know the meaning of but may not necessarily use in your normal day to day English. I hope you'll choose on or two and start using them now when you speak. So, the first one was Each and every one of you. You can also say every last one or every single one. It means, of course, every individual in a group, for example; Each and every student must register by tomorrow, or I've sent every last one of my Christmas cards, or Every single one of his answers was wrong. All of these phrases are generally used for emphasis. One by one means one at a time, uno por uno - I searched through the cupboards one by one but I couldn't find the cup you bought me. Second to none - the best - lo máximo, insuperable - Our podcasts are second to none. Actually, our podcasts are second to many other, better podcasts, but I like the example! Perhaps our enthusiasm and motivation is second to none. What we lack in quality, we make up for in enthusiasm (to make up for means compensar) We've got an awful lot to do, an awful lot is a great amount or a great number - muchísimas cosas tenemos que hacer - We've got an awful lot to do. There are an awful lot of people in the queue. Precious little is the opposite - I've got precious little time - not much time, hardly any time - escasísimo - You've got precious little to worry about. Either way means de cualquier manera - You can fly or go by train. Either way the trip is going to be expensive. Make the most of means to take advantage of. I think in Spanish it's something like sacar partido de algo or sacar lo más posible. You only get one chance so make the most of it. These podcasts are free, so make the most of them. A good few means several. For example, at the conference, I was surprised to meet a good few people who had heard of our company. All too often means something like demasiado seguido. For example, drug addicts, all too often, steal from their families to get money for drugs. All too often. Ahora un anuncio, así que puedes hacer fast forward si no quieres escuchar. Pero no lo hagas. You should know about a special offer we have on our product page at mansioningles.com. The Complete Pack el pack ahorro completo de La Mansión del Inglés. ALL of our cds at a fanstastic price. All 8 of our CDs plus a free cd of 100 software programs to help you learn English. All this for only 99 Euros. You save 112 Euros, and we pay the postage wherever you are in the world. Now that’s a good deal. Es una oferta muy buena. Para ver más detalles, haz click on the cd icon on the right side of the home page at mansioningles.com. Now, Business English. I hope you liked the video exercise about applying for a job and I hope it was useful. Oh, and thanks to LinguaTV.com for allowing us to link to the video. I think there were some useful expressions in the video. Listen and repeat some of them with me now. Fíjate en la entonación de las preguntas y intenta copiarla: Is it a full time or a part time position? What would my responsibilities be? Can I make an appointment for an interview? What is your educational background? What work experience do you have? Could you please tell me what the job would entail? Could you please email me your résumé? Could you please email me your references? Could you give me your email address please? Could you please spell your last name for me? Good, Ok. Now, résumé in Spanish is currículum. I think it's from the French word. It sounds French to me résumé. In British English we say CV, which stands for the Latin currículum vitae, CV in the UK, résumé in the US. Can you send me your CV? Could you please email me your CV? Ok, now repeat these other useful phrases and questions from the video: May I please speak with Miss Thomson? Ok, put her through please. Jane Thomson speaking. How can I help you? - How can I help you? I'm sorry, but I didn't catch your name. Would you mind if I first ask you some questions? Can you repeat your name please? I'm pretty good at organising things. I'm fluent in Spanish and Italian. That sounds like an exciting challenge to me. I'll send you my CV within the hour. Thank you very much for your time. Well, that’s it for this month, so thank you very much for your time, and thank you for being part of the community of La Mansión del Inglés. Remember, If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye for now! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.   Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de enero 2012, y todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí: http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés cada mes aquí: http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/altacuaderno.asp        

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again to all of you and welcome to Mansión Inglés Christmas podcast. A very merry Christmas to all of you! This is podcast number 44, recorded for December 2011. Taking your English to the next level and into the year 2012. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Bueno, en el cuaderno este mes tenemos mucho vocabulario de navidad, por supuesto - of course! -y algunas hechos interesantes de la historia de navidad. La canción de navidad este año es "Do They know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid. We also have some commonly confused words for advanced students, and in the business section I tell you a true story about a Company Christmas party I had when I worked in the UK many years ago. Pero vamos a empezar en el nivel básico con la pronunciacóon del vocabulario en el primer ejercicio del cuaderno. ¿Cómo se dice en inglés pastel de navidad? - Christmas cake - repeat Christmas cake. ¿cómo se dice arból de navidad? - Christmas tree y muñeco de nieve? - a snowman - repeat - snowman. Papa Noel es Father Christmas y también Santa Claus ¿Como se dice regalo? - present. So Christmas presents son....regalos de Navidad. Repeat: Christmas presents. Cartas de navidad son Christmas cards y un reno es reindeer - repeat: reindeer. How many reindeer does Santa have? Hmmm there's Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. That's 8. So Santa has 8 reindeer. Santa goes down the chimney. Chimney is similar in Spanish - chimenea. Repeat: Santa goes down the chimney. He takes presents down the chimney. Children put a Christmas stocking, or calcetin de navidad, above the chimney. Santa puts presents in the stocking. Sweets are caramelos, dulces. Repeat: sweets. Se dice sweets in British English y candy in American English. Sometimes Santa puts sweets in the Christmas stocking. Listen and repeat - escucha y repite: Father Christmas is too fat. There's a reindeer in the chimney. There aren't many presents this year. Where are the presents? The presents are under the tree. There are some sweets in the Christmas stocking. Look, it's snowing! Let's make a snowman. The 25th of December is Christmas Day. The 24th of December is Christmas Eve. What's the 26th of December? - Boxing Day. Boxing Day es un día festivo en Gran Bretaña. Repeat Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day. January the 1st is New Year's Day and December the 31st is New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve is the last day of the year. Listen and repeat some more Christmas expressions from the intermediate section: Christmas decorations Christmas pudding the three wise men Christmas crackers carol singers Christmas stocking Can you believe that the English parliament once passed a law that made Christmas illegal? Well yes, In 1647 all festivities were banned (prohibido) by Oliver Cromwell. He thought that it was immoral to celebrate and have fun on a holy day (un día santo=a holy day). The ban was lifted only when Cromwell lost power in 1660. So it's not only these days that governments are stupid. Another interesting Christmas fact is that in Russia it was forbidden to celebrate Christmas until 1992. This is because Christmas celebrations were banned after the Russian Revolution in 1917. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint (el patrón) of sailors (marineros), merchants (comerciantes), archers (arqueros), thieves (ladrónes), children (niños), and students. On average, only 13 per cent of British families attend church on Christmas Day. Only 13% in Britain go to church. The first Christmas tree with lights was in 1882. It was made by a friend of Thomas Edison, the famous inventor, and it was displayed on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The very first Christmas tree. And the film Bad Santa starring Billy Bob Thornton, the ex-husband of Angelina Jolie, holds the record for the most swearwords (tacos) in a Christmas film. But it's in the uncut version which may not be easy to find. I've already tried. Now listen to some words and expressions from this exercise in Spanish, and try to say the English translation before I do. Ready? aprobar una ley - to pass a law prohibir - to ban - Christmas was banned - smoking is banned (prohibido). quitar una prohibición - to lift a ban - the ban was lifted. sabio - wise - He's a wise man. los Reyes Magos - The Three Wise men un par de medias - a pair of stockings calcetín navideño - Christmas stocking prohibido - forbidden   bombilla - light bulb - B-U-L-B light bulb nuez - walnut I enjoyed writing the exercise for the Christmas song this year, "Do They Know It's Christmas", and I also enjoyed watching it on YouTube. I remember when Bob Geldoff from the Boomtown Rats and Midge Ure from Ultravox formed Band Aid in the 1980's. And now all those stars have changed so much: Sting, Phil Collins, Bono, George Michael. Paul Weller and others from some great British bands like Status Quo, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet. But now I'm just showing my age! Listen and repeat these words from the song that have the same vowel sound - el mismo sonido vocal: sun / ones flow / grows tears / fear afraid / shade instead /spread smile /life Listen to some words from the song in Spanish, and try to say the English translation before I do. Ok? sombra - shade or shadow - shade es un lugar sin sol. If the sun is too strong, sit in the shade. - and shadow es una proyección - las sombras de los árboles - the shadows of the trees, for example. abundancia - plenty - There's plenty of food. alegría - joy extender, difundir - to spread - you spread butter on bread, for example, or spread joy and happiness at Christmas time. oración - prayer - Say a prayer for me. ¿Cómo se dice rezar en inglés? - to pray - They go to church to pray lagrimas - tears - How do you say llorar in English? - to cry - I cried for you - So cry is the verb and tears, the  noun, the water that comes from your eyes when you cry - you can also cry tears of joy if you're happy. fluir - is to flow - a river flows and if you cry a lot, tears can flow picadura - sting - the verb and the noun are the same - to sting and a sting - a bee or a wasp can sting you. So can scorpions. In the song they sang about picadura amarga - bitter sting - the bitter sting of tears - "The only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears." ¿Cómo se dice en inglés en vez de, en lugar de? - instead of - Repeat:  Instead of - I'll have tea instead of coffee - Let's go to the beach instead of the pub - Nah - Let's go to the pub instead of the beach! regalo - gift - Before we translated regalo as present, but you can also say gift. I've got a gift for you - Please accept this gift from all of us. da de comer, alimentar - is to feed - food -F-O-O-D is a noun, and to feed - F-E-E-D is the verb. - Don't forget to feed the dog - How often do you have to feed a baby? In the advanced section we had some advanced vocabulary. Do you remember these words? Sleigh - Eight reindeer pull Santa's sleigh. Sleigh is trineo. The spelling is a bit strange - S-L-E-I-G-H. Repeat: sleigh - Here's a definition from Wikipedia with two similar words: "A sled - S-L-E-D, sledge - S-L-E-D-G-E, or sleigh is a land vehicle with a smooth underside or possessing a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners that travels by sliding across a surface." Holly in Spanish is acebo and mistletoe is muérdago. Repeat: mistletoe. It's traditional to kiss someone under the mistletoe. When I lived in London I used this tradition at Christmas with mixed results, especially with strangers, and especially after a few drinks! Eggnog is a popular Christmas drink. It's made with milk or cream, sugar, beaten eggs and liquor such as brandy, rum or maybe whisky with also some cinnamon or nutmeg on top. I've never liked it much, It's much too sweet for me, but my grandmother liked it. I prefer a glass or two of Jack Daniels or single malt whiskey. Mice pies are small round pastry tarts filled with mincemeat (carne picada). I don't like them, but I love Christmas pudding. You would probably find mince pies, Christmas pudding and Christmas cake in a Christmas hamper. A hamper is a cesta - Christmas hamper - cesta de navidad. Companies in the UK used to give Christmas hampers to their employees when I lived their, but with the recession I'm not sure how many companies still do this. many companies probably can't afford it. Do you know how to say pesebre in English? manger. The baby Jesus lay in a manger. In the confusing words exercise you could find a lot of the answers from the prepositions that go together with the words. Try to remember the prepositions that go with words. For example, insist -  He insisted ON seeing the manager. Accustomed TO - He's not accustomed to driving on the right hand side of the road. To be familiar WITH someone or something - Are you familiar with the law? To be aware OF - Are you aware of the rules? To be used TO something - Are you used to the food? Instead of, apart from etc. If you make an announcement, you say something publicly. I have an announcement to make. We're getting married. The Prime Minister made an announcement on TV last night. How do you say warning? - A warning is una advertencia. Let this be a warning - que esto sirva de advertencia It happened without warning - sin previo aviso Advice is consejo and it's an uncountable noun so we say a piece of advice or some advice. Let me give you a piece of advice, son. A notice can be a written sign un aviso to put up a notice in the street, for example. You can take notice of someone - hacer caso - or not take notice. Don't take any notice of him, he's an idiot! at work you can hand in your notice if you decide to leave your job- (de dimisión o despido) preaviso: I have to give a month's notice - tengo que avisar con un mes de antelación. You can also do something at short notice - con poca antelación. until further notice means hasta nuevo aviso - There will be no trains leaving this station until further notice. Do you say reunión in Spanish or reencuentro? - a reunion of school friends. For example,  when you get together and meet up after a long time. You can have a family reunion - una reunión familiar. In the dictionary newscaster is presentador de informativo or locutor. I also found busto parlante which is an expression I hadn't heard before. If you get lost you ask for directions, except if you're a man in which case you insist you know the way and you keep driving until you find your way again or run out of petrol! Signs can be carteles, pancartas, símbolos or signos, but a road sign es una señal, in Spain anyway. In the business English section I told a true story about when I used to work in an insurance office in London, and every Christmas we would have a firm's Christmas party. Firm F-I-R-M is another word for company - empresa. We don't often use the word enterprise when we speak about companies in English, although it does also mean empresa.   I'll read the text to you. Try to remember as much of the text as possible because I will test you after. The Firm's Christmas Party I used to work for a very large and successful insurance company in London. Every year, in the middle of December, we would have a Christmas party, paid for by the company. They had a lot of money. Back in the 1980's I suppose our office alone employed over 600 people, and there must have been around 1,000 at the party. It usually took place on Friday evening. This meant that no work was done after lunch, because lunch would be in the pub! We'd start drinking about 1pm and after 3 or 4 drinks, we'd get on the train to the centre of London or take the coach provided by the firm. The venue was a huge theatre and dance hall in the Strand in the centre of London, but we wouldn't go straight there. Each department generally went with their workmates to a pub nearby for more drinks. I remember that there were mostly men at the 'pre-party' drink. Maybe the girls were getting ready and putting on evening dresses and make up. There was a special atmosphere in the pubs at Christmas time. People in London actually spoke to each other and were friendly. They lost their English coldness and stuffiness. When we finally arrived at the party most of us were drunk, and very hungry. The food was always good, but I mainly remember the music and the incredible amount of alcohol everyone consumed. I don't remember anyone being sober. Boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives were banned from the event, and it was common for employees to 'pair-up' for a kiss and a dance for the evening. Things were a little crazy. Only once a year, at Christmas time, 1,000 office workers stopped being boring and English and actually enjoyed themselves, they let their hair down and went a bit wild!   Ok, listen again and when I stop speaking, try to remember the next word and say it before I do. Ready?   The Firm's Christmas Party I used to work for a very large and ...............successful insurance company in............ London. Every year, in the middle of ..............December, we would have a Christmas party, paid for by the .............company. They had a lot of ............money. Back in the 1980's I suppose our office alone employed over 600 ............people, and there must have been around 1,000 at the party. It usually took place on Friday ..............evening. This meant that no work was done after .............lunch, because lunch would be in the ...........pub! We'd start ............drinking about 1pm and after 3 or 4 drinks, we'd get on the .............train to the centre of London or take the ..............coach provided by the firm. The venue was a huge theatre and dance hall in the Strand in the centre of ..........London, but we wouldn't go straight there. Each department generally went with their............ workmates to a pub nearby for more ............drinks. I remember that there were mostly .........men at the 'pre-party' drink. Maybe the girls were getting ready and putting on evening .........dresses and .........make up. There was a special ..........atmosphere in the pubs at Christmas time. People actually spoke to each other and were ............friendly. They lost their English coldness and stuffiness. When we finally arrived at the party most of us were ..........drunk, and very ..........hungry. The food was always .........good, but I mainly remember the ........music and the incredible amount of ...........alcohol everyone consumed. I don't remember anyone being ...........sober. Boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and ..........wives were ...........banned from the event, and it was common for employees to 'pair-up' for a ........kiss and a ........dance for the evening. Things were a little .........crazy. Only once a year, at Christmas time, 1,000 office workers stopped being ...........boring and English and actually enjoyed themselves, let their hair ...........down and went a bit ...........wild! (¡Muy bien! - wonderful!)   Let's finish with some Christmas expressions. Listen to some expressions and try to say the English translation before I do. Ready? ¡Feliz Navidad!  - Happy Christmas! or Merry Christmas! Papá Noel - Father Christmas or Santa Claus regalo de navidad - Christmas present or Christmas gift muñeco de nieve - snowman chimenea - Chimney una estrella – star un burro - a donkey el acebo - holly el muérdago - mistletoe el pavo - turkey   un villancico - Christmas carol una cesta de Navidad - a Christmas hamper pastor - shepherd Nochebuena  - Christmas Eve  Día de navidad - Christmas Day diciembre 26 – Boxing Day Nochevieja - New Year's Eve El día de año nuevo - New Year's Day ¡Felices fiestas! - Season's greetings! Salud! - Cheers! ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!  - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ¿Qué te regalaron para Navidad?  - What did you get for Christmas?   Well, that’s it for this month, and for this year. Thanks to all of you for all your support during 2011. And, if you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit.   Until next month then, take care and keep practising to take your English to the next level! Bye for now and Merry Christmas!   Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de diciembre aquí: http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/cuaderno_mes/versionweb_mesesanteriores/cuaderno_11_dic.htm Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí. http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/ Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí. http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/altacuaderno.asp   The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello again to all of you and welcome to Mansión Inglés podcast number 43, recorded for November 2011. Taking your English to the next level. En el nivel básico este mes hemos practicado los verbos en el presente. Vamos a comprobar el significado de los verbos. ¿Cómo se dice fumar en inglés? – to smoke. Do you smoke? Repite: Do you smoke? I smoke, she smokes, he…smokes. He smokes 2 packs a day. – 2 paquetes al día. Repite: He smokes 2 packs a day. ¿Cómo se dice trabajar? – to work. I work, you work, he….works, she?....works. She works hard –trabaja duro – Repite: She works hard - she works in a café – Repite: - she works in a café - she works at home. ¿Qué es el verbo beber en ingles? – to drink – He drinks a lot of beer. Repite: He drinks a lot of beer. I don’t drink wine – I don’t drink tea or coffee – Do you drink tea?  ¿Cómo se dice “Ir al cine” en ingles?: go to the cinema. Go to – go to - go to work – Repite:  go to work - go to school – go to university – El pasado de go es…. went – I went to New York - I went to New York last year - Repite:   I went to New York last year – We went to Paris on Holiday. Where did you go last weekend? – Last weekend – go last weekend - Where did you go last weekend?  Escuchar en ingles es: to listen. No olvides que normalmente listen lleva la preposición ‘to’. I listen to music every day. Repite:  I listen to music every day.  Do you listen to the BBC? You should listen to your mum. – Un significado del verbo tener es have. – I have - I have a new car. El uso de ‘got' - `I've got a new car' está mucho más extendido en el inglés británico que en el inglés americano. Los americanos prefieren la forma `I have’. Entonces,  “I’ve got” en el ingles británico, “I have” en el ingles americano. Repite: I have a new car' – I have, you have, we have, he….has, she….has, it…..has, they….have. They have five children – Repite: They have five children or They’ve got five children. Repite: They’ve got five children. - They’ve got five children. El verbo To watch es mirar o ver – Watch me! – mirame – repite: Watch me! - My mum watches TV in the morning. Fichate en la pronunciación de la tercera persona he watches, she watches - Repite: he watches – he watches TV - she watches - she watches - she watches TV in the morning. ¿Cómo se dice leer en ingles? – to read – I read photography magazines. Repite: I read photography magazines. – magazines = revistas - I can’t read French. Repite: I can’t read French. - Do you read newspapers? Repite: Do you read newspapers? El verbo vivir es to live. Where do you live? Repite: Where do you live?  - I live in Valencia. My family lives in Spain. Very good! - ¡Muy bién! También hemos practicado him, her, it and them. Listen and repeat - Escucha y repite: Do you like Swimming?   Yes, I love it. What do you think of Lady Gaga?  I don’t like her Do I like chocolate cookies? Yes I love them What do I think about golf? I hate it Monday mornings?  I hate them Do you like shopping for clothes? Yes, I love it Do you like Colin Farrell? Yes, I really like him What’s your opinion of classical music? I don’t really like it What do you think about cats? I don’t like them Do I like getting up early? I don’t mind it Do you like horror films? No, I hate them Jennifer Lopez? I love her Escucha de nuevo y contesta las preguntas usando him, her, it o them. Do you like Swimming?   What do you think of Lady Gaga?  Do you like chocolate cookies? What do you think about golf? Do you like Monday mornings?  Do you like shopping for clothes? Do you like Colin Farrell? What’s your opinion of classical music? What do you think about cats? Do you like getting up early? Do you like horror films? Do you like Jennifer Lopez? Great! – Now, moving on to our intermediate section this month we looked at Comparatives and Superlatives But before that I want to talk to you about our PACK COMPLETO. The Mansion Ingles Pack ahorro complete. It’s a special offer of ALL of our cds at a great price. All 9 Mansion Ingles cds. There’s a business English cd, a cd for the Cambridge FCE exam. There’s Mansion Travel and many more. 9 cds for only 99 Euros. You save 112 Euros, and we pay the postage wherever you are in the world. Now that’s a good deal. Es una oferta muy buena. For more details, and to order the cds, just click the cd icon on the right side of the home page at mansioningles.com. Ok, back to the English and comparatives and superlatives. Superlatives have the definite article the in front of them. For example: The fastest – lo más rápido - The fastest - the oldest, the smallest, the most expensive. If the word is quite long, say 3 syllables or more, use most and least (most=más y least= menos). The most expensive, the least attractive. If the word is short, add –est: The smallest, the nicest, the ugliest etc. Listen and repeat: I like you the most. – This is the worst coffee I’ve ever tasted – My phone was cheaper than yours. – Which is the best Beatles song? – Where’s the nearest supermarket? – This jacket is much warmer – He’s the most intelligent person I know. – He’s funnier than you – iPhones are more expensive than Nokia phones. – Of all the cities in the UK, I like Birmingham the least. – I’m better at art than science. Great! – Ok, now let’s look at some confusing vocabulary. First the differerence between to meet and to know because in Spanish it’s the same verb – conocer – Como se dice “Me algro a conocerte” en inglés – Nice to meet you. Repeat: Nice to meet you. – Use the verb to meet when it’s the first time you meet someone. – la primera vez – the first time. After the first time, after the introduction, you know the person.- Lo conoces – you know them -  Here are two examples: I met Maria last July – I’ve known her for 4 months. Repeat: When did you meet her? How long have you known her? Another confusing pair of words is to lend and to borrow. You lend TO someone and borrow FROM someone. So, the bank lends you money. You borrow money from the bank. Repeat: Can I borrow your pen? - Can you lend me your pen? David lent me his camera. – I borrowed this camera from David. Next are the two verbs to listen and to hear. As I said at the beginning of the podcast, listen is often followed by to. Repeat: listen to music – listen to the news – Listen to this! Listening describes an intentional activity. Lo haces a propósito -  When you are listening, you are actively trying to hear something. But hearing is something that happens without any special effort. You can hear something even when you don't want to hear it and don't try to hear it. Listen: - I listened outside the door, but I couldn't hear what they were saying inside.”   “His story was so long and boring that I stopped listening, until suddenly I heard my name.” The verbs to earn and to win can also be confusing because they can both be translated as ganar in Spanish. Ha ganado la lotería – Repeat: He’s won the lottery – Él gana más que yo – Repeat: He earns more than me. - Do you earn a good living? - ¿Ganas mucho? - Do you earn a good living? To look like means to resemble physically – parecerse a – Repeat: I look like my dad – My sister looks like my mum - Who do you look like? He looks a bit like Tom Cruise. The verbs to wear and to dress can be confusing also. To wear translates as llevar. Repeat: What are you wearing tonight? – He always wears that old brown jacket. – That’s a nice ring you’re wearing. Dress, as a noun, means vestido and to get dressed is vestirse. The phrasal verb to dress up means to dress smartly – ponerse elegante – Repeat: Are you dressing up for the party tomorrow? Do I have to dress up? – fancy dress es un disfraz.   In the advanced section this month we looked at some words that we can use to describe anger. To go berserk means ponerse como un loco. Listen and repeat: I went berserk when I found out. – Why are you going berserk? What happened? Heated and argument like to collocate. If an argument is heated, there are some strong opinions and feelings involved. Repeat: We had a heated argument about politics. Cross C-R-O-S-S means angry, enfadado, enojado. To get cross is enfadarse, enojarse. Repeat. Why are you cross with me? Don’t do that or you’ll make me cross – It makes me so cross – me da rabía – It makes me so cross. How do you say furio en inglés? Rage – R-A-G-E. Rage is violent anger and the expression to fly into a rage means to become very angry. Repeat: My dad flew into a rage. – montó en cólera – He flew into a rage. Why are you in such a rage? – Blind rage is extreme anger – ira ciega - If something is all the rage it’s popular at the moment. Es el ultimo grito – Lady Gaga is all the rage at the moment. If someone blows their top, they lose their temper. To blow one’s top is an informal way of saying to get angry or lose one’s temper. Repeat: He blew his top when he found out.   Ok, let’s see if you remember the idioms from this month’s cuaderno selection. I’ll say an idiom in Spanish and you say the equivalent idiom in English before I do. Then you should repeat the idiom in English to practice pronunciation. Ok, ready? So, “Quien la hace, la paga.” - “What goes around comes around.” “Yo tengo una tía que toca la guitarra.” - “What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?” “Mas de un cocinero, se echa a perder el quiso” - “Too many cooks spoil the broth." “La ausencia es al amor lo que el aire al fuego”, o “Apaga el pequeño y aviva el grande" - “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” “Con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energias.” - “A change is as good as a rest.” “A los tontos no les dura el dinero.” - “A fool and his money are soon parted.”  “Las palabras se las lleva el viento.” - “Actions speak louder than words.” “Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.” - “All mouth and no trousers.” (I’m sorry about my bad Spanish pronunciation!)   In the Business English section this month we looked at ways of changing arrangements and appointments. Listen and repeat the expressions. I’m sorry, I can’t make it. – Can you make it tomorrow? Does Thursday afternoon work for you? Does it suit you? Yes it works for me – Si, esto esta bien - Yes it works for me - Yes, that works. I afraid I’m completely snowed under at the moment. – to be snowed under – I can’t make it I’m sorry. I’m really snowed under. – I’m too busy – I’m snowed under. I’ll get back in touch next week. – Can we get back in touch soon? – Let’s stay in touch – Don’t lose touch, will you? Let’s leave it open for now – Can we leave it open? I think we should leave it open until next month. How about – How about discussing it at lunch? – How about meeting next Wednesday? – How about having lunch tomorrow? – How about going for a drink after work? Something’s come up - I’m really sorry, but something’s come up – to come up – sugir – something came up during the meeting – Has something come up? To put it off - Can we put it off until Tuesday? The phrasal verb to put off means postpone or delay – aplazar – They’ve put off launching the new product. - Han aplazado el lanzamiento del nuevo producto. Repeat: Can we put off the meeting? – Can we put the meeting off? – Do you mind putting off the meeting until next week? Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks to all of you for listening. And, if you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to: mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Until next month then, take care, keep practising and taking your English to the next level! Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de noviemre 2010 aquí: http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/cuaderno_mes/versionweb_mesesanteriores/cuaderno_11_nov.htm Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí. http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí. http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/altacuaderno.asp   The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Well hello again everyone and welcome to this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for October 2011. En el nivel básico este mes hemos practicado el pasado del verbo To be (ser o estar). To be or not to be. That is the question! ¿Te acuerdas como se dice el verbo To be en el presente? I… am, you…. are, he….. is, she…. is, it….. is, we…… are, they…… are. Good. El pasado del verbo to be tiene dos formas. Was W-A-S y were W-E-R-E. I was, he was, she was, it was – we were, you were, they were. La pronunciación del were puede ser un poco difícil. El sonido vocal es /ɜː/ repite: were. We were – Cuando were esta colocada en medio de una frase normalmente se pronuncia débil con el sonido /ə/ Repite: /ə/ - cambia a /wə/. Repite:/wə/- we were happy – we were late – we were early – we were excited – we were going to work – we were living in Madrid! – We were there – Very good. Muy bien! Ahora escucha y repite algunas frases del cuaderno de este mes. Where were you born? - ¿Dondé naciste? – Where were you born? – you born – were you born – Where were you born? I was born in London – Where were you born? -I was born in London – Where were you born? I was born in a hospital! Of course! – ¡por supuesto!  - of couse - I was born in hospital! Were you born in Argentina? – in Argentina? Were you – Were you born in Argentina? Where was your sister born? – your sister born – Where was your sister born? Where were you yesterday? – Where were you? – I phoned you – Where were you at 11 o’clock? – I was looking for you. Where were you all morning? – Where were you on Saturday night? – on Saturday night – Where were you on Saturday night? Who were you with?  - Who - were - you - with? Who were you with on Saturday? Were you with him? Were you with Paul on Saturday? Where were you last night? Were you sick last week? Sick significa enfermo. Repite. Were you sick last week? – Last week - la semana pasada – last week – Were you sick last week? What was the date yesterday? The date – la fecha – What was the date yesterday? o What was yesterday’s date? Repite: What was yesterday’s date? Was it the 16th? Was it the 17th? What was it? Este mes también  hemos repasado los opuestos de algunos adjetivos. Ahora voy a decir los adjetivos y tu tienes que decir el opuesto en ingles antes que lo digo yo. ¿Listos? Ready? High (alto) high – el opuesto es….low (bajo) low hot – cold empty – full – F-U-L-L- full dry (seco) dry – wet interesting – boring dangerous – safe the opposite of weak W-E-A-K weak – strong healthy – unhealthy o sick beautiful – ugly fat – thin  ¡Estupendo! – That’s great! Los verbos en inglés, como en otros idiomas, se juntan con palabras y frases específicas. Esto se llama collocation – la colocación. Por ejemplo. Se dice do the washing up (lavar los platos) y no X make the washing up X. Se dice ‘do the washing up’, con el verbo ‘to do’. Se dice ‘have a coffee’ (tomar un café) y no X take a coffee. X, como se dice en español. ’Have a coffee’ – tomar un café. Escucha y repite algunas frases del ejercicio en el cuaderno de octubre. Have a beer, have a coffee, have breakfast, have a sandwich, have some pizza, have some wine, have a drink, have lunch with my family, Let’s have dinner on Saturday. Listen - Listen to music, listen to a song, listen to the Beatles, listen to Snow Patrol, listen to the radio, Listen to me! Listen to me! Please listen! El verbo ‘to do’. Do the ironing (the ironing - la plancha). Do the ironing - Do the washing up, do the shopping The verb ‘to watch’ W-A-T-C-H - Watch a film, watch the TV, watch a film at the cinema, watch a football match, watch basketball (baloncesto) – watch basketball. Go for a walk (pasear) Go for a walk - I’m going for a walk. Go to bed, go to the beach, go shopping, I’m going shopping, go on holiday, When are you going on holiday? - go to the cinema – Let’s go to the cinema! -  go to a restaurant, to go out  is salir. I’m going out – Where are you going? – I’m going out. Great! – Now, moving on to our intermediate section this month we looked at some word families and some confusing vocabulary. But before that I want to talk to you about our PACK COMPLETO. The Mansion Ingles Pack ahorro completo is a special offer of ALL of our cds at a great price. All 9 Mansion Ingles cds. So, that’s our complete web site on Mansion CD, Mansion Business for Business English at intermediate level, There’s Mansion First for the Cambridge FCE exam. There’s Mansion Travel with dialogues and useful conversations and expressions for travelling abroad. There’s  Mansion Listen for advanced listenings, Mansion Books for lovers of literature, and Mansion Auto 1 and 2 in MP3 audio for beginners. So that’s all 8 CDs plus a free cd of 100 software programs to help you learn English. All this for only 99 Euros. You save 112 Euros, and we pay the postage wherever you are in the world. Now that’s a good deal. Es una oferta muy buena. For more details, and to order the cds, just click the cd icon on the right side of the home page at mansioningles.com. Now, where were we? Where were we? Ah yes, word families. Now, the word “strong” what is it a noun? a verb? An adjective? A strong man – yep! It’s an adjective. So, if strong is an adjective, What’s the noun? Strength. – S-T-R-E-N-G-T-H- Your strength is impressive Mr. Bond! What are your strengths? Ok, so what’s the verb of strength? - To strengthen. Muchas de estas palabras se forman el verbo con el sufijo en - EN. For example, wide (ancho) – to widen, length – to lengthen – broad – to broaden – short – to shorten etc. We need to strengthen our relationship. How do you say sordo in English? – Deaf – D-E-A-F – Are you deaf? I’m sorry, I can’t hear you. I’m a little deaf in my right ear. What’s the verb? – to deafen. If a sound is very loud it deafens you. The noise at the concert was deafening. The noun of deaf is deafness. What’s the opposite of short? – long. Short and long are adjectives. The noun of long is…..length, with a ‘g’, L-E-N-G-T-H and the verb is to….lengthen, good! What’s the noun of short? – shortness. Do you remember? A shortness of breath. I suffer from a shortness of breath. The verb of short is…..to shorten. Would you mind shortening the sleeves on this jacket? The sleeves – las mangas. Would you mind shortening the sleeves on this jacket? They’re much too long. Deep is an adjective (profundo) What’s the noun? – depth – D-E-P-T-H. We dived to a depth of 12 metres. What’s the verb? – to deepen. The mystery deepened. How do you say ancho o ancha in English? – wide. How wide is the balcony? What’s the noun? The noun of wide is…width – W-I-D-T-H. What’s the width of the garage? The width is more important than the length. The verb of width is to….. widen. We’re having our patio widened. Now, what’s the opposite of strength? – weakness. Weakness is a noun. A popular question in a job interview is “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” - “What are your strengths and weaknesses?”. The verb is to weaken. The earthquake has weakened the bridge. earthquake – terremoto. What’s the adjective of weaken? Weak. She has a weak heart. I prefer weak tea. W-E-A-K - and the same pronunciation as week (semana) W-E-E-K. And lastly, the adjective high – alto / alta. How high is that block of flats? What’s the noun of high? Height. How do you spell it? H-E-I-G-H-T. What’s the height of that building? Wearing socks with sandals is definitely not the height of fashion. Hmmm…someone should tell my dad that. Next we looked at some confusing vocabulary. If you have any questions about difficult or confusing vocabulary, go to Facebook.com/mansioningles and post a question. I’ll do my best to help you and answer your questions. If I can’t there’s usually someone on our Facebook fan page who can help. Apartment is the American English word for piso, apartamento. In British English, we say flat. Flats are on different floors in blocks of flats (or apartment buildings in the US). How do you say la planta baja in English? – The ground floor. I live on the ground floor. I have a ground floor flat. Storey S-T-O-R-E-Y also means planta. It’s used to describe the height of a building. For example, I work in a 30-storey building – Trabajo en un edificio de 30 pisos. How many storeys does this building have? An advertisement es un anuncio. Sometimes advertisement is shortened to advert or just ad – A-D. There’s a great ad on the TV for the new Ford Focus. A warning es una advertencia. A word of warning, don’t be late. – Una advertencia, no llegues tarde. The verb is to warn – W-A-R-N. I’m warning you! A speech es un discurso, and it often collocates, or goes together, with the verb make. You make a speech or give a speech. People often make speeches at weddings and on formal occasions. Advice is consejo. Remember that advice is an uncountable noun in English. Repeat: Can I give you some advice? Let me give you a piece of advice. Notice is un aviso. Repeat: Did you see the notice on the wall? Notice is also a verb: He pretended not to notice me - Hizo como si no me hubiera visto. In the dictonary, publicity se traduce como publicidad, pero no confundas publicity con advertising. Publicity se refiere a la publicidad que se consigue sin buscarla. For example, “Accusing this bank of unfair competition has only given them some publicity” - Acusar a este banco de competencia desleal les ha dado cierta publicidad), mientras que advertising hace referencia a la publicidad por la cual se paga: For example, “How much did they spend on their advertising campaign?”, ¿Cuánto gastaron en su campaña publicitaria? And I apologise for my bad Spanish pronunciation. In the advanced section this month, the first exercise looked at advanced vocabulary collocation. In the first example we saw the expression “To set aside a few minutes” If you set aside some time, you save a period of time to do something specific. I try to set aside half an hour before I go to bed to do some reading. You know, a lot of people say to me “Oh I can’t do that. I can’t study English, I don’t have the time” Well, a lot of people do have time to do stuff. They need to set time aside. I hate to say it, but it’s true. I hate to say it is another strong collocation. Yesterday a friend said to me, “I hate to say it Craig, but you’ve put on a lot of weight lately.” Yes, I know.” I said, “I must set aside an hour every day for exercise.” Next was to make a purchase. The verb to purchase means to buy - comprar. I think it’s used more in American English than British. I often hear Americans say things like “I’m going to purchase a mew mobile phone” for example. Purchase is used in British English as a verb and a noun, but it usually has a more formal use. “When did you make your purchase, sir?” – “Did you purchase the item at this store, madam?” The verb to prove can mean probar, verificar, comprobar, but in the example the expression was to prove yourself. Give me the opportunity to prove myself. “He was given three months to prove himself” - Le dieron tres meses para que demostrara su valía. The word prompt P-R-O-M-P-T means rápido, pronto. To take prompt action is a strong collocation. Also, “He must receive prompt treatment”   - Se lo debe tratar inmediatamente or sin demora. And, “They are prompt in their payments” - Pagan puntualmente The last collocation was closing date. I don’t know why we don’t say “ending date” or “shutting date”, but we don’t. Closing date means fecha tope. There was another translation for fecha tope in the business section of this month’s newsletter. Do you remember it? It was deadline. The deadline for the project is May 25th. The closing date is May 25th. Ok, let’s see if you remember the idioms from this month’s collection. I’ll say an idiom in Spanish and you say the equivalent idiom in English before I do. Then you should repeat the idiom in English to practice pronunciation. Ok, ready? A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda. - "The early bird catches the worm." Les da uno la mano y se toman hasta el codo. - “Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.” No es oro todo lo que reluce. - “All that glitters is not gold.” Caras vemos, corazones no sabemos / El hábito no hace al monje. - “Don't judge a book by its cover.” Another one: Moro viejo nunca será buen cristiano. (Hmm that rounds a bit racist to me) Moro viejo nunca será buen cristiano. In English?...- "A leopard can't change its spots." Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho - "Easier said than done." Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente - In English?...-  "Out of sight out of mind." And finally, Perro ladrador, poco mordedor. - That was difficult to say. I’ll try again: Perro ladrador, poco mordedor. In English? - “His bark is worse than his bite.” My boss, he..he’s ok really. My boss, his bark is worse than his bite. Good! Ok, in Business English this month we practised a few questions that you may be asked in a job interview. Of course, it’s very difficult to know exactly what you’ll be asked in an interview before you go in, but I think there are some things that you can prepare and think about before you find yourself in the hot seat. You should definitely research the company before you go. Find out as much as you can about the company’s culture and the company’s history. Use Google and use the company’s website. When you’re answering questions, you can often give answers that relate directly to the company you are interviewing with, if you know the company’s background. Anyway, I’ll read the questions from the cuaderno to you now. Err..you should pause after each question and answer them as best you can. Then, then press play and listen to my suggested answers. So let’s imagine that you are at an interview now, and tell me…. What is your greatest weakness? I like to make sure that my work is perfect, so I tend to perhaps spend a little too much time checking it. However, I've come to a good balance by setting up a system to ensure everything is done correctly the first time. What is your greatest strength? Well, my time management skills are excellent and I'm organized, efficient, and take pride in excelling at my work. How would you describe yourself? I'm a creative thinker. I like to explore alternative solutions to problems and I have an open mind about what will work best. Do you take work home with you? When I need to, that’s not a problem. I realize the importance of meeting deadlines and getting work done on time. How many hours do you normally work? Hmmm…It depends. Working a lot of hours doesn't always mean high productivity. I typically work as many hours as necessary in order to do get the job done effectively. How do you handle stress and pressure? I react to situations, rather than to stress. That way, the situation’s handled and doesn't become stressful. I actually work better under pressure and I've found that I enjoy working in a challenging environment. What motivates you? I've always been motivated by the desire to do a good job at whatever position I'm in. I want to excel and be successful in my job, both for my own personal satisfaction and for my employer. Do you remember the meaning of the following vocabulary from the interviews? to handle – What does that mean? – to handle -  In Spanish tratar, manejar tend to - soler, tener tendencia efficient - eficiente, eficaz pride - to take pride in something. Pride is orgullo deadline, you should remember - fecha tope o fecha límite challenging – I enjoy working in a challenging environment – challenging - que supone o constituye un reto or un desafío environment - ambiente desire means deseo and to excel - I want to excel and be successful - destacar, sobresalir – I want to excel in my work. 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Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises.   Hello everyone! How are you? Welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for September 2011. En el nivel básico este mes hemos practicado un poco de pronunciación con los sonidos vocales. No voy a repetir lo mismo porque los sonidos están en el cuaderno de septiembre. Pero si podemos practicar los plurales. Yo voy a decir los sustantivos en singular, y tú dices el plural antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listos? One photo -  two photos One glass – two glasses One city – two cities One key (una llave) – two keys One man – two men One party – two parties One baby – two babies One week – two weeks One child – two children Very good! ¡Muy bien! In the intermediate section this month we practised the past continuous tense. The past continuous, sometimes called the past progressive, is used to say that something was happening around a particular time in the past Repeat the examples: I was having lunch at 2 o’clock. What were you doing when I phoned? They weren’t sitting in the restaurant when we arrived. We can use the past continuous and past simple together. When this happens, the past continuous is used for the longer action and to provide background. The past simple is used for the shorter action. Listen to the examples: We were driving along when suddenly a dog ran out in front of the car. The driving was the long action and the dog ran out was the short action in the middle. She sent me a text message while I was waiting for her. Listen and repeat the following examples of the past continuous: Sofia broke her arm shile she was skiing. When I arived, they were talking about football. This time last week we were walking along 5th avenue in New York eating a hot dog. When I left home, the sun was shining, the birds were singing. It felt good to be alive. I looked out of the car window and I saw that we were driving past Big Ben. When I saw Sandra she was drinking Guinness! I met my girlfriend while I was travelling around Australia. When I got home my son was drinking my whisky. He told me that his wife was having an affair. While I was waiting for the train, someone stole my iPod. Next we practiced So am I and Neither am I So am I significa yo también. We can also say “I am too”. So does she means “she does too”. So has he means “he has too” etc. Neither am I and nor am I significan yo tampoco. We can also say “I’m not either”. Listen and repeat the examples: He’s Spanish, and so am I. She’s from Buenos Aires, and so am I. I was angry, and so was my wife. I can’t speak French, and neither can he. I hate swimming, and so does she. ‘I’ve forgotten his name.’ – ‘So have I!’ 'She's learning Chinese, and so is her husband." ‘I’ve decided to lose weight, and so has my wife.’ I can’t drive, and neither can my wife. ‘I love travelling.’ – ‘So do I.’ Julie won’t be at the meeting, and nor will Stuart. ‘I bought an iPhone.’ – ‘So did Gary’. ‘He’s tall and really attractive.’ – ‘So is his brother.’ ‘You look tired.’ – ‘So do you.’ ‘We weren’t surprised.’ – ‘Neither were we.’ The hotel was terrible, and so was the food. In the advanced section this month we practised some more phrasal nouns. Many people say that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster. Onset here means at the beginning. – el comienzo – Yu sometimes hear people speaking about the onset of an illness, when the illness first started. Outbreak can be translated as brote - The World Health Organization website is a useful resource for tracking the outbreak of diseases worldwide. You should take precautions against the outbreak of flu. Page layout is the part of graphic design that deals with the arrangement and style treatment of elements (or content) on a page. Layout often means deseño and it’s common when talking about web page design, the page layout. It can also be used when talking about the inside of a house, for example. What’s the layout of the living room? I like the way the flat is laid out. – Me gusta la distribución del piso. The word outlet can mean salida, mercado, punto de venta and válvula de escape. - An outlet store is a brick and mortar or online retail store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public. Playing tennis was a good outlet for her. - Jugar al tenis le servía para relajarse Take-off is the phase of flight in which an aircraft goes through a transition from moving along the ground, or taxiing, to flying in the air, usually starting on a runway. To take off is the phrasal verb – What time does the flight take off? And also the phrasal noun – Please get ready for take-off. Warm up is another example of phrasal verb and phrasal noun. Don’t forget to warm up before the match. A good warm up before exercise can help prevent injury. Now I’m going to read the Student Banking text from the monthly newsletter, el cuaderno mensual,  and I want you to guess the word when I pause. Now, this is quite difficult so you may want to do the gap fill exercise in the newsletter before you listen, read it again now or just listen to the text two or three times. Try to remember the vocabulary and repeat it after me. Ready? Here we go! Nowadays there is a wide…… choice of financial packages on offer for students, and it is……. advisable to talk to someone about the best….. deals available. Many banks have employees who specialize in student finances, they are called…… consultants, and they can advise you on how to make provisions for your needs during your…. course. Now is the time to work out your probable… spending on food, accommodation and…. books; and if you have any… savings, you should decide whether to draw them out. Credits cards are a mixed…. blessing. It’s easy to misuse them and find yourself unable to keep up with…. payments. However, don’t be disheartened with all this. Your earnings as a…. graduate should enable you to clear your…. debts with in a few years. In the Business English section, we practised vocabulary of office stationary and equipment. Listen to the words in Spanish and try to say the English translation before I do. Then repeat the words to practise pronunciation. sujetapapeles - paper clips papelera - wastepaper basket tijeras - scissors archivos/carpetas - files/folders maletín - briefcase goma - rubber (uk) / eraser (us) perforadora - hole punch archivador - filing cabinet grapadora - stapler sacapuntos - pencil sharpener Mansion Business is our complete business course in CD Rom. Mansion Business es un completo y moderno Curso de Inglés Comercial con material relacionada con el mundo de la empresa y los negocios. Mansion Business contains business expressions and vocabulary, listenings and dialogues, reading texts and business functions like making presentations, speaking in meetings, describing market trends and lots more. There are 4 review tests to maximise learning, and over 120 hours of lesson time. The course level in Mansion Business is intermediate to upper intermediate, and you can buy this CD only from La Mansión del Inglés for 34 euros plus postage. So, if you need English for Business, you need Mansion Business. To order your CD, go to mansioningles.com, click on the CDs icon on the right side of the home page. Allí puedes ver todo el contenido del CD y bajar la primera lección gratis para probar sin compromiso. Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks to all of you for listening. If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of fans. Or send an email to mansionteachers@yahoo.es. And you can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Until next month then, take care and keep practising English! Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de septiembre aquí. Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí. Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.    The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello everyone! Hello again. It’s good to be back with you again, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for August 2011. En el nivel básico este mes, hemos practicado el vocabulario del hogar. ¿Te acuerdas como se dice salón en ingles? – living room. Repite: living room. ¿Cómo se dice? en inglés es How do you say? Es muy útil esta expressión. Repitela How do you say? How do you say baño in English? – bathroom. Bueno en el sud de inglesterra se dice bathroom, en el norte se dice bathroom. No tiene importancia. Pero si es importante poner el énfasis en la primera silaba y no en el segundo. Se dice bathroom y no XbathroomX. Repite bathroom, bathroom. How do you say cocina? . kitchen Repite: kitchen. How do you say dormitorio in English? Bedroom. El enfasis esta en la primera silaba. Repite, bedroom. How do you say habitación de invitados? – spare room or guest room. Repite: spare room , guest room. And aseo, a very important word – una palabra muy importante. How do you say aseo in English? Toilet. Repite: toilet.  Ahora voy a decir las palabras en español y tu tienes que decir la tradución en ingles antes que lo digo yo. ¿Listos? Ready? salon - living-room baño - bathroom aseo - toilet dormitorio - bedroom habitación de invitados - spare room cocina - kitchen  Luego hemos practicado las preguntas con is there (singular) y are there (plural). Escucha y repite: Is there a computer in your house?  computer = ordenador. Repite: Is there a computer in your house?  Are there any pictures on the wall? pictures son cuadros y wall = pared - Repeat: Are there any pictures on the wall? How many bedrooms are there? Repeat: How many bedrooms are there? Are there any good restaurants? Repeat: Are there any good restaurants? Is there air-conditioning? air-conditioning significa aire acondicionado Repeat: Is there air-conditioning? Is there a television? Repeat: Is there a television? Is there a TV? How many chairs are there? Chairs = sillas - Repeat: How many chairs are there? Are there any plants? Plants of course are plantas Repeat: Are there any plants? Is there a microwave? Microwave in Spanish is microondas Repeat: Is there a microwave? Is there a window? What’s window in Spanish? Yes, it’s una ventana. You know that! ¡Sabías esto! Repeat: Is there a window? Is there a mirror? A mirror es un espejo Repeat: Is there a mirror? Is there central heating? central heating = califacción central Repeat: Is there central heating? Very good! - ¡Muy bien! Mira nuestro curso de iniciación para más práctica en www.mansioningles.com In the intermediate section we continued practising the wonderfully exciting gerunds and infinitives. This month we looked at some expressions in English that are followed by gerunds. For example, expressions like There’s no point in… – There’s no point in taking the car. – There’s no point - no tiene sentido repeat: There’s no point in taking the car. You may remember that after prepositions (in, at, on, about, for etc) we put a gerund. Well, in is a preposition, so ….gerund – Repeat: There’s no point in taking the car. I can’t help… – I can’t help thinking I made a mistake. – I can’t help thinking… - No puedo evitar pensar… – I couldn’t help laughing. – no podia evitar reirme. Repeat: I can’t help thinking I made a mistake. I couldn’t help laughing when he told me. I can’t stand… – I can’t stand waiting for people. Can’t stand means no soporta or no aguanta it means to dislike strongly. Repeat: I can’t stand queueing. – I can’t stand driving in big cities. Next was the expression to have a problem or have (some) problems or to have no problem… For example, I’m afraid I’m having problems understanding your accent. Repeat: I’m having problems learning English. She had a problem using the software program. We had no problems finding the hotel. It’s no use… – It’s no use asking me to give you a lift. It’s no use means it’s pointless, es inútil, - no serve de nada – it’s a waste of time. Repeat: It’s no use - It’s no use flying, the pilots are on strike. It’s no use shouting at him - It's no use crying over spilt milk  - "De nada sirve llorar sobre la leche derramada" - "A lo hecho, pecho" / " Lo hecho, hecho está"  - It's no use crying over spilt milk It’s a waste of time/money… – It’s a waste of time – es una pérdida de tiempo. It’s a waste of money – Es tirar el dinero – Repeat: It’s a waste of money buying mobile phone applications. It’s a waste of time learning phrasal verbs. Remember, you can learn more about gerunds and infinitives in our grammar section, and in our intermediate course, both free at mansioningles.com. In the advanced section this month we revised some verb tenses. I’m going to read the example sentences from the newsletter and I’d like you to tell me which verb tenses you hear. Ready? So, identify the verb tenses. First were three sentences with the verb to have We were having a fantastic time until the police came and broke up the party. (‘We were having’ - past continuous or past progressive) Please don’t come round between 3 and 4 in the afternoon. We’ll be having a siesta then. ‘We’ll be having (future continuous – we will be having, we’ll be having) Don’t you think it’s time we bought a new bed? We’ve had this one for nearly 15 years. (present perfect simple – we have had – we’ve had - We’ve had this one for nearly 15 years.)                                                                       Next were three sentences with the verb to sell. My wife earns a pretty good living. She sells medical supplies to private hospitals and clinics. (present simple – my wife sells) I really regret not buying that second hand electric guitar on eBay. It’ll have been sold by now. (future perfect simple passive – it will have been sold – it’ll have been sold by now) If no one offers to buy our flat, it’ll be sold by auction at the end of the year. (future simple passive – it will be sold – it’ll be sold)  Next was the verb to take “I’m really busy today. I don’t think I’ll be able to get a refund on that coat I bought.” -         “Don’t worry darling, give me the receipt and I’ll take it back for you.” (future simple with will – I will take it back for you – I’ll take it back.) My daughter’s so selfish lately. Yesterday she came in from work, took something to eat, changed her clothes and went out again without even speaking to me. (Past simple – My daughter took something to eat.) I saw a terrible accident the other day. A young boy fell off his motorbike and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. (‘was taken’ is past simple passive – He was taken to hospital)  Moving on to the verb to walk: We didn’t use the tent the first night on the Camino de Santiago. We were so tired that we checked in to a hotel for the night. We’d been walking for 12 hours. (past perfect continuous – we had been walking – we’d been walking - We’d been walking for 12 hours.) My granddad’s walking now. He had the hip replacement lat month and came out of hospital last weekend. (present continuous – he is walking now – My granddad’s walking now.) “How did you get from the hotel to the exhibition?” “I walked. It only took about 15 minutes.” (past simple – I walked)  Finally, the verb to see: If everything goes to plan, I’ll have seen all the countries I want to by the time I’m 55. (future perfect – I will have seen – I’ll have seen all the countries I want to by the time I’m 55.) I’m sorry, I can’t make it for lunch tomorrow. I’m seeing/I’ll be seeing/I’m going to see my therapist at 1 o’clock. (Hmmm, three possibilities here to talk about future plans or arrangements. I’m seeing – present continuous used here to talk about future plans, I’ll be seeing – future continuous – I will be seeing, and the going to future I’m going to see.) Charlie got the sack last week. He was seen taking money out of the cash register. (Past simple passive – He was seen)  I want to take a minute to tell you about a special offer we have at the moment on our product page at mansioningles.com. The Complete Pack el pack ahorro completo de La Mansión del Inglés. We offer ALL of our cds at a great price. So, that’s our complete web site on Mansion CD, Mansion Business for Business English at intermediate level, Mansion First for the Cambridge FCE exam, Mansion Travel with dialogues and useful conversations and expressions for travelling abroad. There’s Mansion Listen for advanced listenings, Mansion Books for lovers of literature, and Mansion Auto 1 and 2 in MP3 audio for beginners. All 8 CDs plus a free cd of 100 software programs to help you learn English. All this for only 99 Euros. You save 112 Euros, and we pay the postage wherever you are in the world. Now that’s a good deal. Es una oferta muy buena. For more details, just click the cd icon on the right side of the home page at mansioningles.com. In the vocabulary section at advanced level, there were some phrasal nouns to practise. For example, standby. You can be on standby if you’re waiting for a place to become available at the airport. British Airways have no tickets available on any flight to New York tomorrow, but they’ve put us on standby in case there’s a cancellation. You also have standby modes on many domestic electrical appliances. Standby kind of puts your device to sleep. It’s working, but not running on full power. You check in at the airport and a hotel when you arrive. Check-in is a verb and a noun. “Excuse me, where’s the check-in?” The next word, downfall, sort of translates as caída or perdición or ruína. We speak about the downfall of a dictator or a king, for example. Alcohol was his downfall. Drugs were her downfall. That’s what brought her down. Takeover was the next word. Toma de poder. You can have a military takeover. A company can takeover another company. A strong collocation is a takeover bid – B-I-D - Samsung has made a takeover bid for Nokia. A comeback is a return a revival – una vuelta, retorno – The fashions of the 1960’s are making a comeback. If a concert is a sell-out there are no more tickets left. They’ve sold out. It was a sell-out tour. Lastly, a check-up is revisión in Spanish. You should go to the dentists every six months so that he can check your teeth, or give you a check up (actually, I only go once a year). You can go to the doctor’s for a check-up too, but not for your car. Revisión del coche in English is a service, so you take your car for a service or you have your car serviced or get your car serviced. And finally, in the Business English section this month we practised some business collocations with the word price. I’ll read the definition and you try to remember the collocations containing the word price. Ready? When prices go down, decrease, fall, drop, it’s called a price….cut. When prices go up or rise we say it is a price….increase. When the government try to limit price increases, we say that they put price……. controls. When companies fight with each other to get more of the market, and prices fall as a result, we say that there is a price…..war. Una etiqueta del precio in English is a price….tag. And finally, when there is a good period for sellers and prices rise quickly we say there is a price….boom. Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks to all of you for listening. If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community. Or send an email to mansionteachers@yahoo.es. And you can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. You can sign up for our cuaderno mensual and see all the previous newsletters and podcasts by clicking on the link on the Mansión Inglés home page. Until next month then, take care and keep practising English! Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de agosto aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.  The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.          

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios.Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello everyone! How are you? It’s good to be back with you again, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for July 2011. Hemos empezado el cuaderno mensual de julio con los meses del año. No son muy difíciles por que muchos que suenen parecidos al español. Por ejemplo ¿Qué es el mes de November en español? Si, eso es noviembre. ¿and October? – Si, octobre. No olvides que hay que escribir los meses con una mayúscula en inglés. Ahora escucha los meses y repítelos. January February March April May June July August September October November December También hemos practicado un poco de los números ordinales. Fifth – F-I-F-T-H es un número ordinal. Los ordinales en inglés se forman normalmente con sólo añadir la terminación -th. Excepto los tres primeros que son totalmente irregulares. Escucha y repite: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh Se usan los ordinales en inglés para los días del mes. Repite: The first of May la preposición of se oye muy debil. Escucha y repite: The first of May - The first of May  - The first of May También se dice May the first Repite: The second of June June the second It’s the third of December It’s December the third Se usa el ordinal en los títulos de los reyes. Repite: King Juan Carlos the First Alphonso the Thirteenth Elizabeth the Second King Henry the Eighth También se usa el ordinal en las plantas de los edificios. Repite: I live on the second floor His office is on the third floor Aquí hay más ejemplos. Escucha y repítelos: This is my third job - This is my third job It’s my sister’s thirtieth birthday. Is she your first wife? Is today the fourteenth or the fifteenth? It’s our seventh anniversary tomorrow The expensive shops are on Fifth Avenue Very good! - ¡Muy bien! Ahora escucha y repite las siguiente fechas: The fifth of November, 1998 The second of February, 2005 The twenty-first of September, 2013 The twenty-third of April, 2011 The thirtieth of October, 2015 The twenty-second of May, 1999 The sixth of July, 2007 The first of March, 2014 Si quieres practicar más, hay ejemplos y ejercicios adicionales en la parte de gramática de nuestra página web mansioningles.com. Si prefieres aprende inglés con todo el contenido de nuestra web en un solo cd, incluyendo nuestros 3 cursos de inglés, compra La Mansión en CD por solo 24 Euros. Infórmate en mansioningles.com The words like and as can be confusing for Spanish speakers because they can both be translated to Spanish as como . I work as a waiter. Trabajo como un camerero. They stared at him like he was crazy  - Se quedaron mirándolo como si estuviera loco. In the intermediate section this month, we practised some uses of like and as. Listen and repeat some example sentences.                                         This tastes just like chicken. My sister works as a nurse. Why are you standing there like an idiot? I’m looking or a job, just like you. No, not like that. Do it like this. This looks like gold. It smells like onions. - It smells like onions. It sounds like Britney Spears. I’m tired, as usual. I haven’t got any money, as usual. I do it as a hobby. I love adventure sports like rock climbing and snow boarding. Next we had a look at gerunds and infinitives after verbs.  Es decir, los gerundios y los infinitivos cuando vienen después de los verbos. I’m going to say some verbs and I want you to say ‘gerund’ if the verb is followed by a gerund, and ‘infinitive’ if it’s followed by an infinitive. Let’s see how many you get right. Ready? Ok, an easy one to begin with the verb want – gerund or infinitive? It’s infinitive. I want to go on holiday, I want to see you tomorrow. I want to say I love you. Now, the verb enjoy? Gerund or infinitive? Well, enjoy is followed by a gerund. I enjoy going to parties. I enjoy playing tennis. We all enjoy studying English with Mansión Inglés, for example. Now, what about the verb offer – ofrecer – gerund or infinitive? – infinitive – He offered to give me a lift to the airport. I offered to help her with her presentation. My boss offered to give me a rise in salary. Hmm.. actually I don’t think my boss would ever offer to give me a rise in salary. Hmm…actually, I don’t think my boss would ever offer to give me a rise in salary! Next is the verb to happen – gerund or infinitive? Infinitive again. She happened to be there - dio la casualidad de que estaba ahí. In Spanish, the verb happen can mean pasar or suceder or ocurrir. But when happen is followed by an infinitive, it means por casualidad. - If you happen to see her… - si por casualidad la ves… What about the verb refuse? – negarse or rechazar. Gerund or infinitive? – infinitive. She refused to see me. I refused to accept their offer. Are you refusing to do it? What about mind? Like in the expression Would you mind? Gerund or infinitive? Gerund. Repeat: Would you mind phoning me back this afternoon? Would you mind helping me with this? Also ‘Do you mind..’. Repeat: Do you mind waiting a few minutes? Do you mind going by train? What about the verb hope? Gerund or infinitive? Infinitive. Verbs that are used to speak about the future are usually followed by the infinitive. Repeat: I hope to retire when I’m 55. She hopes to change her car next year. What about remind - recordarle? Remind is followed by the infinitive. Please remind me to phone David tomorrow. Notice that the object pronoun ME is after remind and before the infinitive. Remind me to phone. Repeat: She reminded me to phone her. – She reminded him to go. – They reminded us to buy etc. Next we have the verb to admit. Gerund or infinitive? – gerund. Repeat: He admitted stealing the money – I admitted breaking the TV. Agree? Gerund or infinitive? Infinitive. They agreed to go out for dinner. He’s agreed to lend me his video camera. Suggest in Spanish is sugerir, proponer. Gerund or infinitive? Gerund. He suggested getting a pizza. They suggested leaving around 6 in the morning. The verb to deny – negar – gerund or infinitive? Gerund. He denied making the mistake. She denied having an affair. What about the verb consider? Consider is followed by a gerund. My wife and I are considering buying a house. I considered leaving my job. And promise, to promise – is it followed by a gerund or an infinitive? – infinitive. I promise to phone you next week. Will you promise to always love me? She promised to tell me. The verb to threaten in Spanish is amenazar. Gerund or infinitive? – Infinitive. He threatened to take us to court. She threatened to leave me. Next was the verb to appreciate. Gerund or infinitive? Gerund. Repeat: I really appreciated spending time with you. The verb to warn – W-A-R-N is advertir in Spanish. Gerund or infinitive? – infinitive. I warned you not to see him again. I’m warning you to stay away from her. Afford means permitirse (el lujo) or proporcionar. Gerund or infinitive? – infinitive. I can’t afford to buy a new car. Can we really afford to go on holiday this year? The verb advise? Gerund or infinitive? – Advise is followed by the infinitive. I advise you to make an offer on the flat. Notice that, like the verb to remind, the pronoun is between the verb and the infinitive. Repeat: They advised us to sell. She advised me to go. He advised her not to do it. Our final verb is to help. Is help followed by a gerund or infinitive? – infinitive. I’ll help you to do it. Again, notice the pronoun YOU after the verb and before the infinitive. Repeat: He helped me to do it. She’s helping me to make the video. They helped us to move house. Now, if you’re thinking of taking the Cambridge First Certificate exam, you need to study these gerunds and infinitives. You also need to prepare for the exam using the Mansion Ingles FCE preparation course. El curso lleva 60 horas de prácticas y estudio y ha sido desarrollado por profesores especializados en la formación práctica para la preparación a FCE. For more information, go to mansioningles.com and click the CDs icon on the right of the home page. Click on MansionFirst para ver el contenido del curso. Haz nuestra prueba de nivel de First Certificate to see if you have the level to take the exam. And you can also download course content free to try the course before you buy. In the advanced section this month we looked at some idioms. Let’s see what you can remember. I’m going to say the Spanish idiom in my horrible Spanish accent, and I want you to say the English equivalent in your excellent English accent. And to make it easier to jog your memory (para refrescarte la memoria – to jog your memory) I’ll say a key word that is in the English translation, to help you. Ready? Ok, the first one is “No vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo”, or “No vendas la leche antes de comprar la vaca.” – CHICKENS -  “Don't count your chickens before they hatch." Another one: “Dios los hace y ellos se juntan. or Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.” – BIRDS - “Birds of a feather flock together.” Ok? “No hay maestro como carne propia.” -  EXPERIENCE - “Experience is the best teacher.” “No hay mal que por bien no venga.” – CLOUD -  “Every cloud has a silver lining.” “Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando.” – BUSH - "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." “Cuando el río suena, agua lleva.” – SMOKE - “Where there's smoke, there's fire.” “A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes”  GIFT - "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." “Árbol que nace torcido, jamás su tronco endereza” – DOG - "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." How many did you remember? All of them? Well you can listen to this podcast again to jog your memory. Now, in the business English section we practised the following words and expressions: trade unions, to go on strike, technical support, personnel department, management, go slow, open-planned offices, an overtime ban, head office, office administration and industrial action. I’m going to read the text from the monthly newsletter, el cuaderno mensual,  and I want you to guess a word when I pause. Now, this is quite difficult so you may want to do the gap fill exercise in the newsletter before you listen, or just listen to the text two or three times. Try to remember the vocabulary and repeat it after me. Ready? Try to guess the word. Here we go! In the Office The people who work for a company are its employees or personnel. Other names include staff, workforce and workers. The word for the group of people organising and leading the company is the management. The most important office of a company or organization is called its head office. Some managers have their own individual offices, but in many businesses most employees work in large areas where people work together, called open-planned offices. Office administration (or admin) is the everyday work that supports a company’s activities and it is often done by administration staff or support staff. For example, those giving technical help to buyers of the company’s products are in technical support. Labour unions (in Spanish sindicatos) are organizations defending the rights and interests of the workers. In British English, they are called trade unions. When workers are not happy with pay or conditions, they may take industrial action. If the workers walk out of their workplace and stop working for a time (hacer una huelga), they go on strike. Workers may decide not to go on strike, but instead to continue to work, but slower than usual, they have a go slow.  Another kind of industrial action is where workers refuse to work more than the normal agreed number of hours that appear in their contract. This is called an overtime ban, Larger organizations have what is called a human resources department, or HRD. This department deals with pay, recruitment etc. Another name for this department is the personnel department. Well, that’s it for this week. Thanks to all of you for listening. If you want to contact us, you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our ever growing community of 13,000 or so fans. Or send an email to mansionteachers@yahoo.es. And you can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. You can sign up for our cuaderno mensual and see all the previous newsletters and podcasts by clicking on the link on the Mansion Ingles home page. Until next month then, take care and keep practising English! Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de julio aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.    The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello everyone! How are you? It’s good to be with you again, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for June 2011. Este mes en el nivel básico, hemos practicado algunas colocaciones con los verbos. Escucha y repítelas. I live in a flat – Espera, ¿Cuantas palabras hay en esta frase? Escucha – I live in a flat. – Pues hay cinco palabras. I - live – in - a - flat. Nota como se juntan las palabras liveina – liveina- Repite: Liveina – I live in a flat. I work in an office ¿Cuantas palabras hay? Escucha I work in an office – Aquí hay cinco palabras y se juntan cuatro palabras workinanoffice. Repite: workinanoffice – I work in an office. I work in an office - I have children. Repite: I have two children – I have three children. I have one child. I study economics repite: I study economics. I study law . Law – derrecho – I study medicine – medicina - I study medicine. I speak French – I drive a Mazda  - I read e-books – I sometimes read e-books. - I like animals – I go to the cinema – I watch television – I listen to music. No olivides la preposición ‘to’ con el verbo ‘listen’ – listen to music. Repite: Listen to music. I like listening to music. I like listening to rap music. I like listening to hip hop. También en el cuaderno mensual habían frases para traducir. Escucha a las frases en español, e intenta traducirlas al inglés antes que yo. Ready? ¿Listos? María no habla alemán. - María doesn’t speak German. ¿Le gusta su trabajo a Peter? - Does Peter like his job? Leo gana mucho dinero. - Leo earns a lot of money. ¿Que hace la hermana de Dave? - What does Dave’s sister do? - What does Dave’s sister do? Su hija (de ella) ve la tele en la cama. - Her daughter watches TV in bed. Mike lleva gafas. - Mike wears glasses. ¿Cuantos años tiene la abuela de Debbie? - How old is Debbie’s grandmother? - How old is Debbie’s grandmother? Simon es el hermano de Andrew. - Simon is Andrew’s brother. Lo siento, no tengo la dirección del correo electrónico de Suzi. - I’m sorry, I don’t have Suzi’s email address. - I’m sorry, I don’t have Suzi’s email address. ¿Como están sus (de ella) padres? - How are her parents? - How are her parents? ¿Donde trabaja el marido de Sandra? - Where does Sandra’s husband work? Su tio (de el) no esta casado. - His uncle isn’t married. - His uncle isn’t married. La gente en Inglaterra comen muchas patatas fritas. - English people eat a lot of chips. ¡Muy bien! Very good! In the intermediate section of this month’s cuaderno, we practiced clothes vocabulary. I’m going to describe some clothes and you say the item of clothing I’m describing. Ready? Here we go. You wear these on your feet when you do sport, go running, or want to dress casual – trainers Ok, this clothing accessory is worn around your waist and stops your trousers from falling down – belt You wear this in the winter on top of clothes to keep you warm when you go outside – coat Men wear this to look smart, especially if they work in an office or have a formal job. The jacket and trousers are the same colour – suit This accessory is worn around the neck in winter – scarf These are blue trousers, originally worn by cowboys and made from denim – jeans You wear these on your feet to go out in the street – shoes Underwear that you also wear on your feet but under your shoes – socks You wear these in the summer, when it’s hot and you do sport, because it’s uncomfortable to wear long trousers – shorts You wear these in bed. They usually match, which means the top part is the same as the bottom part – pyjamas Next, worn by ladies, this is an item of clothing that can be short in the summer, long in the winter and elegant for special occasions – dress You bear these on your feet when you play football on grass, sometimes when you ride a motorbike or do heavy construction work. Ladies wear these ‘high shoes’ in the winter – boots Often worn by sportsman, this comfortable item of clothing has trousers and a jacket. The Spanish word is chándal – tracksuit This is winter wear for the top half of your body. It should keep you warm and is often worn over a shirt or a T-shirt. Other names for this are jumper and pullover – sweater Moving on to intermediate grammar and the wonderfully exciting subject of gerunds and infinitives! Aren’t they awful? How do you know? How do you know whether to use a gerund after the verb agree or an infinitive? How do you know if the verb surprise is followed by to see or seeing? Well, I’m afraid you just have to study each individual verb and learn which group it belongs to. There’s no easy way. The verb agree. I agree, he agrees etc. Agree is followed by the infinitive. Repeat: I agreed to see him. They have agreed to let us do the presentation. She agreed to give me a lift. The expression to be happy is also followed by an infinitive. Repeat: I was happy to see you finished the project. I’ll be happy to discuss it tomorrow. We’re very happy to be invited. I’m happy to help you. The gerund is used after prepositions. For example, the verb to arrest – detener - is often followed by the preposition FOR. He was arrested for stealing. Repeat: He was arrested for stealing. He was arrested for hitting his neighbour. She’ll be arrested for not paying her taxes. When to be used to has the meaning estar acostumbrado/a, the verb following it is a gerund. For example,  I’m not used to getting up early at the weekend. Repeat: I’m not used to getting up early. She’s used to working long hours. He’s used to paying for everything. Surprise is followed by the infinitive. He was surprised to discover that he’d passed his final exams. I was surprised to get the job. Repeat - I was surprised to get the job. She was surprised to see me. He’ll be surprised to hear the news. The expression to be worth – W-O-R-T-H – to be worth + a gerund means vale la pena. It’s worth doing – vale la pena hacerlo. It might be worth taking the DVD player to be repaired. Is it worth getting a new one? Repeat: Is it worth getting a new one? It’s worth phoning the shop. It’s worth asking them. Do you think it’s worth trying? One thing that it is worth doing is going to mansioningles.com and practicing more gerunds and infinitives. You can find them in the intermediate course and also in the grammar section. If you want to study our courses and material without connecting to the Internet, you can buy a complete CD of La Mansión del Inglés for 24 Euros. Go to mansioningles.com and click on the CD icon on the right side of the homepage. Food and eating out was the topic of our advanced section of this month’s newsletter. Listen to the descriptions of some food vocabulary and try to say the word before I do. Ready? A sauce added to a salad is a ….. dressing Another word for a main dish is ….an entrée A small dish at the start of a meal is ….an appetizer also sometimes called a starter or a first course. Remember that we speak about courses in English and not plates. A plate is the thing you put the food on. So primer plato is the first course, Segundo plato – second course etc. We had a three-course meal, a four-course meal. And we say that Paella is a typical Spanish dish, not plate. Lasagne is an Italian dish. If you like your steak cooked just a little, or poco hecho in Spanish, you ask for it to it to be…..rare – R-A-R-E. I don’t like to see a lot of blood on my meat so I ask for it to be cooked a little more than rare, which is… medium rare. There’s still some blood but not too much. Cook it a bit more and you get to… medium. Sometimes I like my steak medium. Some people don’t like to see any blood at all so they ask for it to be bien hecho or….well done. I know that there may be different words in Argentina, Mexico and other Spanish–speaking countries, but I think you get the idea. So what do you call layers of alcohol-soaked sponge cake with fruit, custard and whipped cream? It’s …trifle. I don’t like trifle very much, but my dad does, and when I was growing up my mum made a trifle nearly every week. I got sick of it! A small herb, like an onion, that is often added to potatoes, - in Spanish cebollinos -  is called …..chives. Chives are great mixed in with mash potatoes, by the way. And if you add sausages you get a tasty Irish dish. A kind of soup usually containing fish and vegetables is called….chowder – C-H-O-W-D-E-R - sopa de pescado. Clam chouder es crema de almejas. All this talk of food is making me hungry, and it’s nearly  time for dinner. So, moving quickly on the next part of the advanced section where we practiced some food idioms. Take what he says with a pinch of salt, means he may not be telling the truth. Be careful he’s probably lying. Take everything he says with a pinch of salt. If you are full of beans, estas lleno de vida. Beans could be frijoles, alubias, judías, habas - green beans are judías verdes - but to be full of beans means you have a lot of energy and you are very lively. Your daughter’s full of beans today. Where does she get her energy from? Ok, how do you say Eres la niña de mis ojos in English? You are the apple of my eye. Repeat: The apple of my eye. Or, as Stevie Wonder said, “You are the sunshine of my life”. The expression as warm as toast, obviously means very warm – like toast! You’re feet are as warm as toast. Your hands are as warm as toast. As you know, the English tend to put butter on their bread and not olive oil, but if you know which side your bread is buttered, you’re careful not to upset people who you know can help you, you don’t act in ways that would lose you other people's approval, or lose you an advantage. Hmmm…Pepe’s just got another promotion. He get’s on very well with everyone at work. He knows which side his bread’s buttered. What do you say in Spanish when someone is taking your photo? We say “cheese” because if you say cheese you’re smiling. “Come on, give us a nice big smile, say cheese!” “If you pay peanuts you get monkeys” You should give people the salary they deserve. To pay someone peanuts – cacahuetes – means to pay them very little. - Don’t take that job, you’ll be working for peanuts. We say something is selling like hot cakes if it’s selling very well. In some countries, you say que se vende como pan caliente, o como churros, o como rosquillas. The new Apple iPhone is selling like hot cakes. If people are like two peas in a pod they are very similar. You can tell immediately that they’re brothers. They’re like two peas in a pod. They’re two of a kind. They’re so alike. And to be as cool as a cucumber means to be clam and unruffled – in Spanish, sereno – He took the penalty and scored to win the championship. I really don’t know how he stayed as cool as a cucumber under all that pressure. Something is a recipe for disaster if it's going to cause trouble or serious problems. Asking your mother to stay with us for a week is a recipe for disaster. Smoking, drinking, eating badly and not exercising is a recipe for disaster. And finally, if something is your cup of tea, it pleases you or makes you happy. This expression is more commonly used in the negative. I’m sorry, but rollerblading is not really my cup of tea. Can’t we go shopping instead? In the Business English section this month, we looked at some works using in banking. I’ll read the definitions to you and try to say the words before I do. The difference between credits and debits in a bank account is…the balance The money paid to a bank for the bank's services etc are called…bank charges The local office of a bank (in Spanish: surcursal) is called ….a branch. Repeat: Where’s your nearest branch? A type of bank account from which money may be taken at any time, and which usually pays low or no interest is called a current account (in the UK) and a checking account (in the US). What’s the opposite of credit? The opposite of credit is…..debit – with a ‘d’. Debit is a noun and a verb. You have a debit in your account of 500 Euros. We need to debit your account for the amount of 80 Euros. A bank account which pays you interest on your money is called a… a deposit account (in the UK) and a savings account (in the US) Mansion Business is our complete business course in CD Rom. Mansion Business es un completo y moderno Curso de Inglés Comercial con material relacionada con el mundo de la empresa y los negocios. Mansion Business contains business expressions and vocabulary, listenings and dialogues, reading texts and business functions like making presentations, speaking in meetings, describing market trends and lots more. There are 4 review tests to maximise learning, and over 120 hours of lesson time. The course level is intermediate to upper intermediate, and you can buy this CD only from La Mansión del Inglés for 34 euros plus postage. So, if you need English for Business, you need Mansion Business. To order your CD, go to mansioningles.com, click on the CDs icon on the right side of the home page. Allí puedes ver todo el contenido del CD y bajar la primera lección gratis para probar sin compromiso. Money lent to you by a bank that must be repaid with interest – in Spanish un préstamo – is called ….a loan – L-O-A-N – a loan. Deficit in a bank account caused by taking out more money than is paid in (in Spanish: descubierto or sobregiro) is….an overdraft - an overdraft. The expression to put money into a bank account is to….make a deposit or simply to deposit money into an account. Excuse me, I’d like to make a deposit of 200 Euros. I’d like to deposit 200 Euros. You can also use the phrasal verb to pay in. Can I pay this into my account, please? I’d like to pay in some money. The opposite of to make a deposit is to make a withdrawal or to withdraw money. To take money out of an account – to withdraw money. I’d like to make a withdrawal. If you give an instruction to a bank to make regular payments to a company or a person (in Spanish: domiciliar, orden permanente de pago) it’s called …..a standing order, in English. It’s common to pay your rent by standing order and your telephone, gas and electric bills also. And finally, if you need to see a record of transactions in your bank account, in Spanish you ask for un extracto de cuenta. In English, you ask for…a statement. A bank statement. Well, that’s it for this week. Thanks to all of you for listening. If you want to contact us, you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of nearly 13,000 fans. Or send an email to mansionteachers@yahoo.es. And you can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. You can sign up for our cuaderno mensual and see all the previous newsletters and podcasts by clicking on the link on the Mansion Ingles home page. Until next month then, take care and keep practising English! Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de junio aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí. Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.  The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.    

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello everyone! How are you? It’s good to be back with you again, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for May 2011. Este mes en el nivel básico hemos practicado el verbo to be (ser o estar). Yo odio el hecho que en español tengo que pensar siempre si digo soy o estoy. Nunca puedo entender si es ¿el es? o ¿el esta? En inglés es mucho más fácil porque hay uno solo verbo, el verbo to be: I am, you are, he is, we are etc. Existen en ingles las contracciones. Normalmente, no decimos I am Spanish, se dice I’m Spanish, or I’m English, I’m Mexican etc. Escucha y repite: I’m Spanish – I’m not English - I’m Spanish. Are you Spanish? Are you married? – I’m single – I’m a student – Is he your brother? We’re from Chile – You’re very nice – Eres mu simpatico – You’re very nice – It’s expensive He’s from Argentina – He’s Argentinian – She’s from France – She’s French. Are you hungry? Tienes hambre? – Are you hungry? - I’m hungry. – I’m very hungry. It’s hot today. – I’m ok, thanks. – How are you? – I’m fine – Where are you from? - We’re from Barcelona. I’n the intermediate section we looked at some verb, noun and adjective forms that can be difficult for students. The adjectives broad and wide both mean ancho or ancha. The meanings are very similar, but the difference is often in the collocation. - the words that they like to go together with. For example, if you are very awake – muy despierto or despierta, you can say I’m wide awake, but not XI’m broad awakeX. Las palabras broad and awake no son buenos amigos and they don’t like to go together. Se puede decir We’ve got broadband Internet, but not XwidebandX. But you can say, “I’ve got a wide-screen TV” or “This camera has a wide angle lens.” Listen and repeat: wide awake – I’m wide awake now – broadband - Have you got broadband at home? – in broad daylight - They stole the car in broad daylight. – a broad coalition – The government formed a broad coalition. – wide open - The competition is wide open. So, if broad is the adjective. What’s the noun? – breadth. How do you spell it? B-R-E-A-D-T-H. What’s the verb? To broaden. Repeat: broad, breadth, broaden. What’s the noun of wide? – width. How do you spell width? W-I-D-T-H. So, what’s the verb? – to widen Repeat: What’s the width of this swimming pool? How wide is it? – When are they going to widen this road? How do we say profundo in English? – Profundo is deep – That’s really deep, man. – Esto es muy profundo, tío. And the noun of deep is……..depth – with a ‘P’, D-E-P-T-H. Do you remember the song How Deep is You Love by the Bee Gees?......So the verb of deep is to…..deepen. High was the next adjective – H-I-G-H. The noun of high is….height. How do you spell it? H-E-I-G-H-T What’s the verb? – to heighten. Repeat: How high is it? What height are you? We need to heighten our awareness. Awareness is conciencia – to heighten your awareness. Next is long. What’s the noun of long? – length. How do you spell length? – L-E-N-G-T-H. What’s the verb? To lengthen. Repeat – to lengthen. I need to lengthen the sleeves on this jacket. Sleeves are las mangas. And the opposite of lengthen is……? to shorten. Repeat: Can you shorten these trousers? They’ve shortened my week by 2 hours. What’s the noun of shorten? – shortness. How do you say falta de aliento in English? – shortness of breath I love strong coffee. I really like my coffee strong. I don’t like it weak. I’m the same with tea. I like strong coffee and strong tea. What’s the noun of strong? – strength. How do you spell it? S-T-R-E-N-G-T-H. And what’s the verb? – to strengthen. What’s the noun of the adjective weak? – weakness. And the verb? To weaken. Repeat: What are your strengths and weaknesses? – the virus he caught has really weakened him. And the last adjective in this group was deaf – sordo – to go deaf – quedarse sordo. My dad went deaf when he was 75. Repeat: Are you deaf? Are you deaf or something? – What’s the noun of deaf? – deafness. And the verb? To deafen – ensordecer – Repeat: turn down the volume. It’s deafening! Moving on to the advanced section of this week’s newsletter, Lets practise some health vocabulary. If you are run down, you feel tired and low on energy. When you’re sick and have the flu (el gripe) or a bad cold you often feel run down. And batteries - Las pilas - also run down when you use them. The remote control isn’t working. I think the batteries are run down. You feel run down if you work too hard and don’t eat properly. How are you feeling? You look a bit run down. – hecho polvo. Sharp and pain collocate, they go together, so we say “I’ve got a sharp pain in my leg, for example. The noun ache - A-C-H-E - collocates with dull. I’ve got a dull ache in my back. The preposition that goes with allergic is to. I’m allergic to penicillin. What’s the noun of allergic? – allergy. She’s got an allergy to cats. Wounded is usually used when a person has been hurt is a war or armed conflict. “How many soldiers were wounded?”. It can also be used figuratively; You have wounded me emotionally.” To be hurt is more general, but you usually say this when you can't do an activity because of an injury, or when you feel emotional pain. You’ve hurt me deeply. You say you are injured when you have problems with joints or bones. Repeat: Was anyone hurt? He was badly wounded in Iraq. I had an accident and injured my back. Damage can mean dañar, hacer daño a algo, but when speaking about health it can mean perjudicar. Smoking can damage your health. If you feel drowsy, tienes sueño. I felt really drowsy during the meeting. This wine is making me drowsy. And if you drink too much wine, it can also make you tipsy or achispado o  bebido. I feel a little tipsy. And to feel dizzy – D-I-Z-Z-Y is estar mareado. If you turn around quickly 4 or 5 times, you start to feel a bit dizzy. A bandage is venda, so to bandage is vendar. They wrapped a bandage around his leg. – Le vendaron la peirna. Stitches – S-T-I-T-C-H-E-S are puntos, the verb is to stitch, so if you cut yourself badly you’ll probably need to have stitches. I went to the hospital and I needed stitches. A sling is un cabestrillo. So, to have one's arm in a sling is llevar el brazo en un cabestrillo. Boils, blisters and blemishes were our next three words. A boil is un furúnculo, I hope I’ve pronounced that right.- furúnculo – furúnculo-  and a blister is what you get on your feet when you’ve walked a very long way or when you buy new shoes and they rub against your skin. Blisters are ampollas. A blemish – B-L-E-M-I-S-H is an imperfection. If a person has a blemish on his reputation, pues tiene una mancha en su reputación. You can have a blemish on your skin. The verb to dislocate is similar in Spanish, so it shouldn’t be a problem. Dislocarse. He dislocated his shoulder. To sprain is hacerse un esguince. – I think I’ve sprained my ankle – creo que me han hecho un esguince en el tobillo. I can’t play tennis tomorrow, I’ve sprained my wrist. A pulled muscle is un tirón muscular. I’ve pulled a muscle in my leg. And our final three words in this exercise were bruise, rash and warts. Well, bruise is un moretón and it’s also a verb to bruise magullarse. Careful of the spelling of bruise B-R-U-I-S-E – Same pronunciation as cruize - bruise. I bruise easily. I banged my leg on the dinning room table and a big bruise has come up on my leg. A rash – R-A-S-H is sarpullido o erupción. We can say that he came out in a rash – Le salió un sarpullido – He came out in a rash or he broke out in a rash. To scratch is rascarse, so if you come out in a rash, you shouldn’t scratch it. It might get worse. And finally a wart is una verruga. He’s got a wart on his face. Moving on to this month’s Business section, there were some useful phrases you could use in a business context, or just to be polite. In some situations where you need to be formal, maybe for example if you don’t know the person you are speaking to, well in Spanish you use the usted form, or in French the vous form. English doesn’t have a polite form for the 2nd person, so we use different language. We say, “I would like…” or “I’d like….” and not I want. Or “Would you mind giving me” and not give me, or “could you” instead of can you. And of course lots of “pleases” and “thank yous”. But perhaps more importantly, we use polite intonation. Listen and repeat: Please could you help me? Would you like to leave a message? How can I help you? Thank you very much for your time today. Thank you for your quick response. What would you like to know? I would be grateful if you could attend our presentation. I'm afraid I don't know where the entrance is. Use should to offer advice to someone. Repeat: You should forward your request to personnel. You shouldn’t phone her yet. You should wait a couple of days. You should get in touch as soon as possible. You should ask for a raise in salary. You shouldn’t work so hard, you look a bit run down. Must is often used for things that are compulsory and mustn’t for things that are prohibited. You must finish the report by Tuesday. Employees mustn’t smoke in the building. On the phone you can ask to be connected to someone or to a department by saying “Could you put me through?” Repeat: Could you put me through to the sales department, please? Hello, Could you put me through to Mr. Jenkins. Please put me through to Mrs. Smith. You may hear a secretary or receptionist saying “Just a moment, I’m putting you through” or “Please hold the line and I’ll put you through when she’s free.” And remember, when you answer the phone, say “Hello, David speaking” or “This is David here”. Don’t translate from Spanish, because “I am David” sounds very strange. Well, that’s it for this week. Thanks to all of you for listening. If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of over 11,000 fans. Or send an email to mansionteachers@yahoo.es. And you can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Until next month then, take care and keep practising English! Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de mayo aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.  The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast from mansioningles.com How are you? It’s good to be back with you again, and thank you for downloading this podcast, recorded for April 2011. En el nivel básico este mes habían adjetivos que van con sustantivos, como a fast car – un coche rápido, a beautiful girl – una chica guapa.  En inglés, normalmente se colocan el adjetivo delante del nombre y no detrás como en español. Escucha y repite: A fast car. An expensive car. A Ferrari is an expensive car. It’s made in Italy, It’s an Italian car. Is George Clooney attractive? Is he handsome? Where’s he from? He’s from the US. He’s an American actor. New York is a big city. It’s a busy city. The Eiffel Tower is French. The North Pole is very cold. It’s a cold place. - hace mucho frio – It’s a cold place. Where’s Mount Kilimanjaro? It’s in Africa. It’s African. - It’s African, it’s high and it’s very impressive. Escucha los siguientes adjetivos en español y intenta decir los en inglés antes que yo. Ready? ¿Listos? pequeño   small frío          cold bueno      good rápido      fast sucio        dirty triste       sad alto         high difícil       difficult nuevo      new caro         expensive rico         rich gordo       fat fuerte      strong aburrido   boring largo        long Well done! – ¡muy bien! In the intermediate section this month, we studied some pronouns and descriptions of vocabulary. Remember, we use who for people, where for places and which for things. Whose –W-H-O-S-E means de quien. Whose is this 50-Euro note? ¿De quien es esté billete de 50 Euros? – It’s mine! Listen and repeat some examples: A vegetarian is a person who doesn’t eat meat. A microwave is a machine which cooks food quickly. A bus stop is a place where you wait for a bus. Whose dog is that? Also in the intermediate section, we looked at the pronunciation of the –ed endings for regular verbs in the past. The pronunciation rules, las reglas, are explained in the newsletter, in the cuaderno, but there are 3 endings: a voiced ‘d’ sound, an unvoiced ‘t’ sound and an ‘id’ sound. There isn’t much difference between the ‘t’ and the ‘d’, between ‘listened’ and ‘hoped’, for example, but there is a difference if you make a mistake with the ‘id’. There’s a difference between travelled and travel-ed and between arrived and arriv-ed and between called and call-ed. The only time you pronounce the –ed as /id/ is when the last sound of the verb is a ‘t’ or a ‘d’. For example start – started or end – ended. Now listen and repeat some verbs in their groups: /t/ /d/ /ɪd/ stopped called waited escaped happened started laughed phoned wanted watched carried contacted relaxed arrived ended kissed travelled repeated liked listened rented hoped studied needed danced lived hated Moving on to the advanced section this month, we looked at some slang and informal expressions. To get into can mean to become involved in, or start doing something. For example, I got into teaching about 18 years ago. My God, is it really that long ago? Doesn’t time fly when you’re enjoying yourself? It seems like only yesterday! Grass is slang for marijuana. Also there’s weed, ganja, funk, Indian hemp, giggle bush, splif, reefer, dope, kush, Mary-J, herb, green, draw, purple haze, roach, smoke, oregano, zippiddee doo, moon walk, Jb, sensi, bud, shake, cookie monster, pot and, my personal favourite, Devil’s lettuce. To throw up means to vomit. I threw up after that take away last night. And the phrasal verb to back out means to retreat from an agreement, deal or promise. I can’t believe the investors backed out. Now what are we going to do? To bat an eye is a bit like blinking. If you don’t bat an eye, you show no surprise nor any sign of guilt or shame. When they asked her about the crime, she didn't bat an eye. - Her expression didn't change. If you face the music, you accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions. I badly scratched my dad’s car and eventually I had to go home and face the music. Vibes are feelings. Repeat these examples: I’m getting really bad vibes from my girlfriend. Hey, I love the vibes I’m getting from your new designs. I’ve got some great vibes about this music. You can use mean as an adjective for something a person does well. She’s a mean guitarist - She’s a great guitarist. I heard you’re a pretty mean World of Warfare player. We also practised some adjectives and their dependant prepositions. Listen and repeat: What are you so excited about? It’s very different from his last work. I’m so jealous of your review. What’s he famous for? What are you afraid of? What’s wrong with you? We’re very grateful for your help. She’s angry at me for loving her. Who’s responsible for safety? He’s very proud of his track record. He’s very disappointed in his son. I’m absolutely crazy about her! What are you going to invest in? Are you aware of the dangers? What’s he boasting about now? She should be ashamed of herself. There were many more expressions and vocabulary in the business section this month. For example, when you answer the phone say “Who’s calling please?” Repeat: Who’s calling please? The phrasal verb to bring up means to mention. Why didn’t you bring it up during the meeting? Why didn’t you mention it during the meeting? I think you should bring it up next time.   Remember, “Where does he work?” is a direct question. “Do you know where he works?” is an indirect question. Indirect questions do not have the auxiliary verbs do, does or did. Repeat: “Do you know where he works?” - Could you tell me where he works? - Would you mind telling me where he works? - I was wondering where he works. Skills are habilidades in Spanish. In a job interview, you may hear “What are your skills?” or “How would you rate your personal skills?” or “What computer skills do you have?” It’s a good idea to include any relevant job skills on your CV. “I was wondering if you could….” Is a very polite way of asking someone to do something. Repeat: I was wondering if you could send me the report. I was wondering if you could give me a lift to the airport. I was wondering of you could send an email to him. Another polite way of asking is “Would you mind…..” ¡Ojo! “When Would you mind…” is followed by a verb it’s the I-N-G form (the gerund). Repeat: Would you mind making a reservation? Would you mind sending it as an attachment? Would you mind meeting me at my hotel? You can use the expression “Would you like to….” to make an invitation. It’s similar to “Do you want to….” but it’s a bit more polite. Repeat: Would you like to meet me for lunch? Would you like to go for a drink after the meeting? Would you like to have dinner with me? When were you born? ¿Cuando naciste? That’s quite difficult to say. When were -When were you born? Repeat: born – you born – were you born – When were you born? – When were you born? - Where - ¿Dónde? Where were you born? repeat: Where were you born?   A fortnight is two weeks. In a fortnight’s time is two weeks from now. The day before yesterday is two days ago. The day after tomorrow is two days from now. Repeat: The day before yesterday. The day after tomorrow. In a fortnight’s time. Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks to all of you for listening. If you want to contact us you can find us on Facebook. Just search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés and join our growing community of over 11,000 fans. Or send an email to mansionteachers@yahoo.es. You can also follow us on Twitter. Our Twitter name is MansionTwit. Until next month then, take care and keep practising English! Bye! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de abril aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí.  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.     

An Interview with Lucy Cattermole who gives helpful, practicle advice on the best way to study English abroad. Una entrevista con Lucy Cattermole y consejos imprescindibles sobre como estudiar y mejorar su inglés en el extranjero. Transcription Can you tell me a bit about yourself an..and your job? What exactly do you do? Er..yeah, I am a…well, I’m a history graduate..erm..talking about my job at the moment, I..erm..I..first of all, I live in Spain..erm..I’m English, but..er.. I..I came across Spanish in Spain really from travelling in South America, which I did just after university. Erm…and after that, after I’d had some fun there I moved to Spain with the British Council, doing a teaching, kind of a teaching training project. Whi…Which British Council school did you work at? It…oh…it was called the Intxixu Ikastola which is in Basque, not Spanish in fact,...erm..which was a great experience for teaching. It was small kids, it was kind of 5-year-olds to 10-year-olds. Erm…but I decided teaching wasn’t quite for me, and that’s when I got into working er..in a language school. Erm…which was a group of language schools with schools in the UK, the US, Australia..erm..and from then I’ve just I’ve..I’ve.. carried on really ever since that. I’ve moved from that school to a different school, and I’m now working in EC which is a group of ..er..schools; UK, US, South Africa and Malta. Did you do any teaching when you were travelling around South America? I didn’t actually, no. At that stage it was only a short trip and I just kind of fell in love with the Spa..well, you know, the Latin culture and that kind of thing, and..er.. basically enjoyed that. So I didn’t do any teaching there, but I applied for a placement with the British Council whilst I was travelling, and they placed me in Spain rather than South America. Th..they choose basically…erm..which turned out to be Bilbao. So what made you decide t..to stay in Spain permanently? Erm…oh..everything really. Compared to ..er..Sheffield, where I’m from, in the North of England there’s not much choice. Er..the weather, the food, the people… How long have yo…how long have you been here? Since 2001 nearly 10 years now. About the same as me. Yeah. No it’s lovely. I miss home. I do miss home. I love things about England, but..erm..I think I…. What do you miss….what do you miss the most? Er…English breakfast..erm…pubs, my family, my friends..erm..TV, which I can get over here apparently, but I haven’t managed to fix that up yet..erm..but no I’m having a good time over here as well. Ok so erm..why is it a good idea for Spanish students to study English abroad? Oh..erm..loads of reasons, I would say..erm..personally, well s...speaking from my own experience learning another language and ..er..managing to kind of communicate everything and anywhere that you need is just…it’s amazing, it’s really rewarding..erm..apart from that obviously English with the majority people now and of course Spanish it’s kind of a vital element of your CV..of er.. working life..eerm..and apart from that of course, it’s great fun and I think it’s mind..er..I don’t know, it op..opens your mind a lot, it makes you much more culturally aware..erm..I definitely have become a much more er..open person than I was before..erm..and..well..no..I de..I definitely definitely recommend it..erm… So if a…if a Spanish person..erm..living in Spain were thinking of going to study abroad, where would you recommend? Wh..what destinations are popular for Spanish people? Erm..at the moment it.. it’s more European based I would say, the UK..Malta’s also a very popular destination in the summer time…erm…a lot of people don’t even know that Malta’s English speaking I don’t think but..erm..it definitely is, ..erm..and that’s become much more popular in recent years. Erm…the US is on the up because I think, well prices, because of the weaker dollar in the last few years have er…have been much better. Air fares are much cheaper..erm..and then…well, New Zealand and Australia, South Africa they’re kind of more exotic destinations. Not as many people kind of, I think, kind of dare t..to make that big leap, but it’s definitely worth it if they can …erm.. My students often…. My students often ask me for recommendations, they say ..erm..”Do you prefer Ireland, or ..erm..or..maybe Wales or Scotland or England?”, and I tend to say that..erm.. Irish people are more open and friendly and they’re easier to talk to. What do you think? Mmm..I suppose! Being English, it hurts to say it, but I think it probably might be true. Erm…although I do feel us English are changing, I really do. I think we’re also erm..I think...y’know England has become a much more multi-cultural society, and I think with that people have become more used to…kind of… we’re not so closed and English…and er…y’know..er.. private. So I think it’s….but Ireland is beautiful, it is, ..erm..and the people do have a very good reputation for their friendliness, definitely. So, if the students decided to go abroad and study, what advice would you give? Erm…I would definitely say go alone, and I know it’s harder..erm..but, as I said again from personal experience, I…when I first travelled to Spain and..er.. I was living in Bilbao I was totally alone, and th..the massive..erm.. advantage of that is that you learn the language so much quicker than if you go in a group of friends, because..erm.. obviously with your friends, y’know,  you’re speaking in your own language it’s…it’s much easier to stay in your group, than to ..erm..than to kind of break out..erm..as long as ..you know, if you’re very determined then you’re gonna get on with your course and make friends with others, then it’s fine to go in a group, but I think you’re kind of more forced into practising..erm..if you’re on your own It’s very tempting, isn’t it, to.. to speak Spanish when you’re in a group of..of Spanish speakers? Exactly, well it’s almost imposible..er..again, the Spanish, lovely people that they are, are very sociable and I, y’know, very talkative and it’s very… I think it’s hard to..to break out from that …if they’ve got…if the option’s there. So..erm.. I do try to recommend people to at least..at least, y’know, find accommodation on their own, even if they’re gonna go to the same destination as their friends..erm…maybe even different schools..and just yeah so as long as they’ve only got a limited time together. Erm…and regarding a big city or a small town, erm… I think that really depends on the kind of person, y’know, the person considering going abroad. That’s a…that’s a question that a lot of students ask me and I..and I really thi…I agree with you I really think it depends on what kind of…what they’re looking for. What sort of experience they’re looking for. Exactly……exactly, I mean, we for example, in the UK we’ve got schools in the London, Cambridge and Brighton. Cambridge and Brighton are much smaller destinations, if it’s like…if it’s the first time somebody, y’know, leaves their home town, they’re from a small town, maybe they’re nervous, they’re quite young, then I would say maybe try…the first time try a smaller destination, like Cambridge or something  But if, y’know, if it’s somebody from Madrid who’s already been out a few times, well then go for London, make the most of it, definitely. Do you think it’s true Lucy that there’s more of chance to..to speak and practise English in a smaller community, in a smaller town, than going to a big metropolis like London? I guess so in a way, yes because you’re kind of in a more close knit community an..and maybe have more of an opportunity to mix with..erm.. with people from the city, from the town itself, but..erm..again, I think it depends on you..you have to…, as in the student, has to make the effort at the end of the day,. Home stay. Erm..students also ask me whether they should go to home stay, stay with a family, or go to a hotel. They’ve both got…they’ve both got advantages. Staying with a…a family obviously is wonderful, because y.. you get…you get the insight the culture. You’re living in a completely different..a different way, the food’s different the way people behave are different and you..you get a kind of…you get an extra support. When you go home at night, y’know, you’ve got your adopted mum or dad or both and brothers and sisters and that kind of thing, which is..which I think is a great experience ..erm..it can be difficult for students..erm.. because you have to be ready, I think, to adapt..erm..you’re not gonna eat at the same time, for example, as in Spain., you’re gonna have to eat a lot earlier. Erm…the food might not…might not be as nice as to what you’re used to with your..with your mum and your dad..erm..but I think as long as you go with an open mind, it’s …it’s a great experience..erm..and as long as you’re ready to, at the beginning, to feel a little bit..er..y’know, a little bit “.oo..what’s going on here?”..erm..after a while you’ll soon settle in, you just have to give it a week or so and then most people are extremely happy doing..er.. staying at an English family. Erm.. and wi..with hotels or residences..we…we normally work with..erm…student residences where we..where we..place, y’know, students from all over the world…erm…that experience is great because obviously you’re mixing with loads of people, normally of a similar age to you, from all sorts of countries, so you can make loads of friends and normally those friendships last for years, and you go and visit them in their countries afterwards, that kind of thing. Erm…so both have their…both have..have advantages really, again it depends on..on the person travelling, I would say, and what they want out of it. I have spoken to students who have had bad experiences in…in home stay situations. Erm…what would…what would your schools do in that situation, if a ..if a student came to you and said, “I’m not happy, I don’t like the food, the people aren’t very nice to me…” Yeah, erm…to be honest, as I’ve just said now if that happens a lot, at least at the very beginning, because I think a lot of people are quite…it’s quite difficult to adapt. I mean it’s very important..erm.. for people to kind of advise that, y’know, at the beginning it will, it might be a little bit difficult, but maybe to try and hang in there and see if it gets better, which I would say 95% of..of people who..who come unhappy to me, normally within a week or two are perfectly fine. Erm…in the case that it’s not ok, schools in general, and definitely our school, erm…we inspect our families on a monthly or bimonthly basis..erm..we go and visit them, we check out the room, we, y’know, we sign a contract with them for the kind of services that they have to offer..erm..and so schools should be controlling that very well. Erm..y’know, it..there can always be an exception, but it’s..it’s really very rare..erm…and, yeah as I said, I think the majority of the problems are more adaptation rather than actually, y’know actually about the family. And so be flexible is your advice, be prepared to adapt and..er.. fit in…and be flexible.. Definitely, definitely. And, as I’ve said, I, I mean, I’ve done the same thing myself in Spain, at the beginning things are so different it is hard, erm.. but remember y’know, you’re doing this for a reason, you’re learning English, it is going to be a bit difficult at the beginning..erm.. and it’s definitely, y’know, just be a bit patient and..er.. open-minded, I’d say. Exactly. Apart from home stays, hotels, accommodation, what other things should students take into consideration when they…when they study abroad. Erm..well, obviously I mean, Spanish may not have this problem too much , but there are things like visas..erm..obviously airfares, medical insurance..erm..most..I mean you can..you can either reserve these yourself, or obviously with..er..with the person you’re..you’re reserving your course with…erm…but erm …I mean, yeah, there are a lot of…there’s also airport pick ups. A lot of people when they arrive at the..er..in a foreign country like to have somebody waiting for them to collect them and take them to their..erm..accommodation which..which kind of gives you a feeling of…a feeling of security, I think..erm.. OK, well, ..erm..is their anything you’d like to add because I’m out of questions? Erm…the only thing I can say is if you’re considering studying abroad, do it. It’s erm..it’s an amazing experience. As I’ve said, I’ve done it myself, I now speak Spanish fluently, and it’s just…it’s so rewarding. And people really appreciate it if you can go up to them, being a foreigner, and speak to them, y’know, in their own language. It’s..er..it’s a great experience. How long did it …how long did it take you to feel comfortable with Spanish? Erm..it took me to be..to be comfortable I’d say about 8 months, and to be fluent it took me a year, just over a year. Erm…so, I mean, it..er..it sounds a long time, but..erm.. it’s definitely, definitely worth it and you can easily, I mean, just to improve your level, you can do that in, y’know, in just a few weeks. As long as you kind of immerse yourself in it, as I’ve said. Most of my students don’t have the luxury to go long term, they tend to go maybe over the summer, maybe for..for the Easter break or Christmas break. And I always… I strongly recommend it, and I always say that maybe a month in England, if you’re not speaking Spanish, is probably worth at least..erm.. a term, two terms of study here in Spain. Exactly, even..even a couple of weeks the amount you can get…’cos it’s not just the course you can do, it’s…it’s  the time in the afternoon, your activities speaking in English with other people, you go back to your family, it’s just a…such an intensive ..erm.. The going shopping, the going to the cinema …speaking…asking for directions in the street…. Everything …yeah Exactly No the…even a week, y’know, I mean the longer you can go the better, but if it’s a week, if it’s two weeks, if it’s a month, you’ll, I mean, you’ll.. every student sees the..the major progress that you can make even in such a short time. Definitely. Do your schools offer week..erm..erm..courses? Because on…on the Internet they seem to be two-week minimum. Yeah, no…we do offer …I mean, as..as you said,..as you said that you recommend a month, we do recommend at least two weeks, ‘cos a week doesn’t really give you that much time even to settle in, but..erm…we do offer special, especially for professionals..erm..intensive courses for a week, ‘cos a lot of, y’know, people  working might not have even two weeks to spare for English. So what we normally try to do for the week-long courses is make it very intensive, maybe up to 30 even 40 lessons a week..erm..and just really immerse yourself in the language to make it worthwhile. Absolutely, it takes more than a week to get used to the English breakfasts! Yeah, you’ll be…yeah..you’ll just get used to them and you won’t get used to missing them, so you have to be at least two weeks, exactly! Hay información en castellano sobre viajar en Gran Bretaña, EEUU y Irlanda en la sección de recursos de La Mansión del Inglés: http://www.mansioningles.com/Recursos.htm http://www.mansioningles.net/formulario/inglesextranjero.htm   Help - Ayuda to come across = encontrar(se) to turn out = resultar to fix up = arreglar loads of = (a lot of, much/many) montones, toneladas rewarding = gratificante on the up = (getting better, improving) subiendo to hurt = doler, herir, lastimarse to break out = evadirse, escaparse gonna = going to to go abroad = irse al extranjero close knit = unido to settle in = instalarse, adaptarse to hang in there = aguantar, tener paciencia, no darse por vencida to check out = echar un vistazo airport pick up = buscada, recogida del aeropuerto foreigner = extranjera/o to be worth it/to be worthwhile = valer la pena to immerse = sumergir 'cos = because      

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello! How are you? I’m great. Thank you very much for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for March 2011. Yes the year is 2011 and not 2010 as I said last month. I’m sorry. Thank you for correcting me in your emails. So, now I know what year I’m in, let’s start this month’s podcast. En el nivel básico este mes hemos tenido más vocabulario agrupado por temas, por ejemplo el vocabulario de comida – food, la bebida – drinks, la ropa – clothes. Quidado con la pronciación de clothes. No se dice Xcloth-esX, se dice clothes. Repeat – clothes. “I like shopping for clothes.” “I love your clothes.” “Where do you buy your clothes?”  Ok, listen and repeat the vocabulary groups and the words. Escucha y repite los grupos y las palabras: The first group was days – days of the week – los días de la semana. Listen and repeat. Escucha y repite: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. How do you say martes in English? - ¿Como se dice martes? – Tuesday. - ¿Y jueves? – Thusday. Repeat Thursday. Which day is before (antes) Saturday? – Friday. Which day is after (despues) Tuesday? - Wednesday. Good! The next group was professions or jobs – las professions – Listen and repeat: nurse, accountant, lawyer, engineer, teacher, doctor, taxi driver, waiter, plumber (fontanero). Hay una lista extensa de las profesiones en la sección de vocabulario en mansioningles.com Next was the countries group - Italy, Canada, Germany, Holland - and then drinks – coke, wine – there’s red wine and white wine (vino tinto, vino blanco) red wine, white wine – French wine, Italian wine, Chile makes very good wine, and of course the wonderful Rioja wine from Spain. Water can be mineral water or still water – sin gas – mineral water or still water or fizzy water – con gas. Repeat “fizzy”. “I’d like mineral water, please.” – “I’d like fizzy water, please.” and of course beer. A can of beer. – una lata – a glass of beer – un vaso – a bottle of beer – una botella. Can you think of more drinks? What about tea? Or milk – leche. Cold milk - ¿como se dice? – leche fria – hot milk – leche caliente. One of my favourite drinks is hot chocolate, especially in the winter. There are alcoholic drinks: whisky, vodka, brandy, brandy es cognac. Rum – ron, and  gin -  gin is ginebra The food group – la comida – was next. ¿Cómo se dice queso? – cheese – ¿pan? – bread - ¿Arroz? – rice – ¿huevos? - eggs. What about ¿pescado? – fish – ¿carne? – meat – ¿fruta? – fruit - ¿verduras? – vegetables. La palabra vegetables normalmente lleva 3 silabas. Lo más fuerte es la primera. Escucha: VEGetebles. Repite: VEGetebles - VEGetables. What’s this Group? - ¿Qué es este grupo? Liverpool, Lyon, Milan, Sydney, Chicago, Shanghai, Rome, Istanbul, Dublin. – they are all cities. The months of the year – los meses del año – start with…. January. Listen and repeat: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Good! How many rooms in the house do you know in English? - ¿Cuantos habataciones en la casa sabes decir en ingles? ¿Qué es cocina? – kitchen, repeat – kitchen – ¿El cuarto de bañao? – bathroom – ¿El váter? – toilet – toalet en el ingles británico or bathroom en el ingles Americano. Ropa - ¿Qué ropa puedes nombrar en inglés? What’s camisa? Shirt; ¿camiseta? - T-shirt; ¿pantalones? – trousers . trousers en el inglés británico y pants en el inglés Americano. What’s ¿Falda? – skirt; ¿guantes? – gloves; ¿calcetines? – socks; ¿abrigo? – coat; ¿vestido? – dress; ¿traje? – suit; ¿zapatos? – shoes; ¿chandal? – tracksuit. The last Group – el último grupo was family. ¿Como se dice madre? – mum or mother; ¿padre? – dad or father – ¿hermana y hermano? – sister and brother. – ¿tio and tia? – aunt and uncle. – ¿sobrino and sobrina? – niece is sobrina repeat niece and sobrino is nephew – nephew. Next we studied asking questions – Luego hemos practicado las preguntas. Escucha y repite las preguntas para practicar la pronunciación y la entonación. Escucha y repite: 1.      What’s your name? 2.      How do you spell it? 3.      Where are you from? 4.      What’s your address? 5.      How old are you? 6.      Are you a student? 7.      What’s your job? 8.      What’s your email address? In the intermediate section this month, we studied parts of the body. Listen and try to say the word before I do. Then repeat the word to practise pronunciation: What do you use when you listen to music and when you hear people speaking? - your ears. What’s inside your head and is used to think with? your brain. Ok, these are in your mouth and you use them to bite and chew food. Bite is morder and chew – masticar. The answer? your teeth. Giraffes have very long ones. Neck These are thin pieces of skin that cover your eyes when you close them; your eyelids – eyelids. You use these to smile and kiss someone with. Your lips. You have ten of these on your feet. These are your toes. On your hands, you have eight what? Fingers – dedos de mano and two…. thumbs – I think thumb is pulgar in Spanish? ¿Dedo gordo? OK, what is inside your mouth and you use it to taste food? your tongue. The spelling of tongue is strange; T-O-N-G-U-E – tongue. The organ inside you which pumps blood around your body is your…. heart. The two joints that connect your feet to your legs are your…. ankles. Don’t confuse ankle – tobillo with uncle – tío. Repeat; ankle – uncle. These two joints are in the middle of your legs and they are your knees, with a silent ‘K’ repeat – knees. The two joints in the middle of your arms are your elbows. and finally, the part of your body where you would wear a watch is your wrist. Also in the intermediate section, there was a word formation exercise. We can take a root word, for example the adjective definite - definitivo, seguro and change it by adding prefixes (prefijos) and suffixes (sufijos). A prefix changes the meaning of the word. So if you add -in to definite you get the opposite – indefinite. You change the word family if you change the suffix. So, the adjective definite becomes an adverb if you add –ly. Definitely. “I’ll definitely see you tomorrow.” The verb to increase means to go up. Property prices are increasing. What’s the opposite of to increase? It’s to decrease. Prices are decreasing. They’re going down. Many adverbs are made by adding –LY For example slow – slowly; beautiful – beautifully; dangerous – dangerously. Increase is the same. “It’s becoming increasingly more difficult to find a job.” “She’s playing increasingly well.” An experienced player has experience. What’s the opposite of experienced? – inexperienced. Short is an adjective; a short film, a short holiday. The verb of short is to shorten with -en. To make something shorter you shorten it. “My mum shortened my new trousers.” Deaf D-E-A-F is an adjective and the verb is to deafen. We were deafened by the noise. Sharp (afilado) is another adjective that adds -en to make it a verb, so to sharpen. “This knife isn’t very sharp. You need to sharpen it.” What’s the English for the adjective fuerte? – strong. This coffee’s a bit strong. What’s the noun of strong? It’s strength. How do you spell it? S-T-R-E-N-G-T-H. So, the verb is to strengthen, in Spanish fortalecer o reforzar. “This piece of wood will strengthen the table.” To recognise in Spanish is reconocer. “I recognised him from the party last week.” What’s the noun of recognise? - recognition. – and the adjective? recognisable – the opposite of recognisable is unrecognisable. “So many years had passed since I’d seen her that she was totally unrecognisable to me.” What’s avoid in Spanish? – evitar – “I saw her in the street but she avoided me.” What’s the adjective? – avoidable. “It’s an avoidable situation. You can avoid it.” And the opposite of avoidable is…. unavoidable. “I’m sorry I was late for the meeting. It was unavoidable. I was unavoidably delayed.” The opposite of expensive is…. cheap or inexpensive. “We had quite an inexpensive holiday. The flights were really cheap.” Response is a noun. A response is a reply or a reaction to something - una respuesta. What’s the verb of response? To respond - and the adjective? – responsive. “There is a very responsive operating system in this mobile phone.” So, what’s the opposite of responsive? – unresponsive. Responsibility is also a noun. To take responsibility. “I took full responsibility for the mistakes in the report.” The adjective unlikely means improbable, poco probable “They’re unlikely to agree.” – es poco probable que acepten. Collocations include highly and most. For example: “It’s most unlikely – it’s highly unlikely” – es muy poco probable. Repeat: It’s highly unlikely – “It’s highly unlikely he’ll sign the contract.” Es poco probable que aparezca ahora – “It's unlikely that he'll turn up now.” Gratitude is a noun. What’s the adjective? grateful. “I’m very grateful for your help.” Do you know the opposite? – ungrateful. “She’s the most ungrateful person I know.” Last month, on Facebook, Knelitaz (I hope I pronounced you name correctly) asked about the difference in pronunciation between sang and sung – the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb to sing – cantar. Well, the 2nd form, sang, has the /a/ sound like in cat, hat, sat etc. The 3rd form, sung, has the /u/ sound like in cut, up, cup etc. Repeat: sing sang sung. There are other irregular verbs that have the same sounds. Listen and repeat: nadar – to swim – swim, swam, swum – llamar - to ring – ring, rang, rung – beber – to drink, drink, drank, drank – cantar – to sing – sing, sang, sung – empezer – to begin –begin, begin, begun – hundir – to sink – sink, sank, sunk. Thanks very much for your question Knelitaz, and I hope I’ve pronounced your name correctly. The advanced section this month practised money vocabulary and words connected to lies and deception. Don’t forget that in English we say to tell a lie not say a lie. If you tell a fib F-I-B it’s a small lie and if you tell a whopper it’s huge! If you are taken in by someone you’re fooled by them – engañado. ‘I was completely taken in by her.’ A hoax is an engaño. “The whole situation that John described turned out to be a hoax” A con is timo in Spanish. A conman or con artist in Spanish is estafador or timador. – ‘They thought he was a Wall Street genius but he was really a world class con artist.’ On the subject of money, if a person is rolling in it they have a lot of money – and I mean a lot of money – ‘He’s absolutely rolling in it’, and this expression implies a touch of envy. When you want to save, you put money aside or to one side. “I’m putting some of my salary to one side for my daughter’s 16th birthday party.” If you’ve got money to burn, you’ve got so much money that you can waste some of it and spend it on silly things. ‘I’ve got money to burn.” (I haven’t really!) If you save up for a rainy day, you save for a time in the future when you might need a bit of extra cash. “I’ve got a couple of thousand put aside for a rainy day.” Notice the “up” in save up. “What are you saving up for?” - “I’m saving up for my Christmas holiday.” In the business section there were some telephone expressions. For example, devolver la llamada a alguien can be to phone someone back, or to ring someone back or to call someone back. Call someone is more common in American English and ring or phone someone is more common in British English. Also on the telephone, we say “This is…” not X”I am”X. ‘Hello, this is Simon’, or “Simon speaking.” You can also say “It’s..”. - “Hello, it’s George, is Maria there?” To connect someone on the phone is to put them through. If you phone a large company, you may hear, “Just a second please, I’m putting you through.” Or “Hold the line please and I’ll put you through when she’s free.” To hold the line means to wait – esperar. You may hear, “Please hold” or “Please hold on”. You can say “Can you put me through to the manager?”  or “Please put me through to the sales department.” A salary is usually paid every month by bank transfer, and a wage is often paid in cash weekly or even daily. For example. builders, manual workers and workers who don’t pay tax are often paid cash wage. Fee F-E-E can be honorarios, a doctor’s fee or a lawyer’s fee, or el precio de entrada. “How much is the entrance fee?” And when you register for a course you pay a fee – una matrícula o inscripción. – “Have you paid the course fees yet?” “Are the fees expensive for a private school?” Charge is cargo or precio in Spanish. – “There is no charge for the service” - no se cobra por el servicio, el servicio es gratis. – “Free of charge” or “Without charge”- , gratis, sin cargo – “At no extra charge” - Sin cargo adicional And you’ll also be pleased to know that there is on charge for this podcast. But we do ask you to have a look at our cd collection at mansioningles.com. Just click the banner of cds on the right hand side of the home page and you can see the details and prices of all our cds. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community of more than 10,000 students and teachers on our Facebook fan page. Search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés. Thanks again and we’ll see you next month. Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de marzo aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí.  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.  The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit.    

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios.Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription Hello! How are you? I’m fine. Thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for February 2011. En el nivel básico este mes hemos tenido vocabulario en distintos grupos como los adjetivos, los idiomas, los colores etc. Escucha y repite los grupos y las palabras: adjectives – small; big; cheap; expensive; strong; weak ordinal numbers (los numeros ordinales) – first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth. Su habitación esta en el septimo planta. - Your room is on the 7th floor. Repeat: the 7th floor - on the 7th floor - Your room is on the 7th floor. - Vivo en la segunda planta. - I live on the 2nd floor. Repeat: the 2nd floor – on the 2nd floor - I live on the 2nd floor Next was the preposition group – las preposiciónes. ¿Te acuerdas de las preposiciones? - Do you remember any prepositions? – on – en español “en” “ponlo en la mesa o ponlo sobre la mesa – put it on the table - put it on the table. Repeat: on the table – put it – put it – put it on – los sonidos se juntan. No se dice “put it on” se dice “putiton”. Repeat: put it on – put it on the table. La preposición in también puede significar “en” for example en Japón – in Japan – Está en una reunión, está reunido – He’s in a meeting. Repeat: a meeting – in a – in a meeting – He’s in a meeting. Between – entre, entre 80 y 100 invitados. - Between 80 and 100 guests – Nada podrá separarnos – nothing can come between us. The preposition at – No me llames a la oficina. - Don’t phone me at the office – me sonrió. - He smiled at me. Another group (otro grupo) was surnames – apellidos. Tu nombre de pila, in English, is your first name. Repeat: first name. What’s your first name o What’s your name? Your apellido is your family name or surname. Repeat: surname. The next group was colours. Listen to the colours in Spanish and say the English translation before I do. Escucha a los colores en español y di la traducción en inglés antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listo? Rojo – red; rosa – pink: verde – green; marrón – brown, negro – black; amarillo – yellow; blanco – white; azúl – blue; naranja – orange Los verbos auxiliares – auxiliary verbs. Repite: Do – Where do you live? - Can – can you speak Spanish? – does – Where does your husband work? – Have – Have you been to London? Los verbos principales – speak – hablar – play – jugar – write – escribir – eat – comer etc. What are the four seasons in English? - ¿Qué son los cuatro estaciones en ingés? ¿Invierno? – winter, ¿verano? – summer, ¿primavera? – spring, and ¿otoño? – autumno or fall. Se dice autumn A-U-T-U-M-N en el inglés Británico y fall – F-A-L-L en el inglés americano. Another Group was languages. A person from Spain speaks Spanish. A person from England speaks English. A person from Italy? Speaks Italian. What does a person from Sweden speak? Swedish. Someone from Germany speaks German. A person from France speaks French. Someone from Russia speaks Russian and someone from Holland speaks Dutch. A person from Brazil speaks Portuguese, and so does someone from Portugal. Another group was public buildings – los edificios publicos. ¿Como se dice la oficina de correos en ingles? How do you say correos en inglés? It’s the post office. Repeat: The post office. Excuse me, where’s the post office? La comisaría, la estación de policía is the police station. Repeat: The police station. Excuse me, where’s the police station? Ayuntamiento is the town hall. Repeat: the town hall La biblioteca – the library Repeat: the library. Excuse me where’s the library? El hospital - The hospital. Repeat: Hospital. ?Donde esta el hospital? Where’s the hospital? Please take me to the hospital. Next we studied a bit of grammar – También hemos practicado un poco de gramática. Escucha y repite las frases para practicar la pronunciación y la entonación. Escucha y repite: Whose is this iPod?  Whose – de quién - Whose is this iPod?  iPod = iPod, iPad = iPad It’s mine. – Es mio - It’s mine. His sister is 23 years old. She’s 23. No se dice X”she has 23”X eso es Spanglish. Ella tiene 23 años – “She’s 23” or “She’s 23 years old.” Repeat: “She’s 23” “She’s 23 years old.” I’m 47. How old are you? - How old are you? Repeat: How old are you? Who’s that woman?  El “who” y el “is” se juntan – Who’s. !Ojo¡ - de quién whose – W-H-O-S-E y la contraciónd de “Who is” = who’s – W-H-O’-S la pronunciation es la misma. Repeat: Who’s that woman?  - She’s David’s boss. Have you ever been to Italy? - ¿alguna vez has estado en Italia? – Repeat: Have you ever…Have you ever been…Have you ever been to France? Nota que se dice TO France y no XinX France. Repeat: Have you ever been to Paris? Have you ever been to Rome? Have you ever been to Greece? Have you ever been to Scotland? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. Pepito hates going to the beach. Despues de los verbos hate = odiar, love = querer, amar, like = gustar etc, es común poner un gerundio. Repeat: I hate going to the beach; I love cooking at the weekend; I like listening to music. What did you do last night?   Repeat: Last night – do last night – didyou – didyou – What didyou - What did you do last night?   I’m a vegetarian. Vegetarian tiene 5 silabas Escucha: ve-ge-TA-ri-an. ¿Qué silaba lleva el stress? Qué se oye lo más fuerte? vegetarian. Es la tercera – the third syllable. Listen and repeat: ve-ge-TA-ri-an -  ve-ge-TA-ri-an Are you a vegetarian? I’m a vegetarian. I don’t want any meat. No quiero carne – Repeat: meat - any meat. - want any meat. - don’t want any meat. - I don’t want any meat. - I don’t want any meat. What would you like to drink? Repeat:  drink - to drink (no se dice ‘too’, se dice ‘te’. Repite: to drink - like to drink? – would - would you - What would you - What would you like to drink? - What would you like to drink? I’ll have a beer, please. Repeat: – a beer - I’ll have a beer - I’ll have a beer -I’ll have a beer, please. - I’ll have a Coke, please. - I’ll have a whiskey, please. - I’ll have a glass of wine, please. In the intermediate section this month, we studied some common collocations. Listen and repeat to practise pronunciation. To make a cancellation means to cancel (cancelar). I’d like to make a cancellation. Hello, I’m phoning to make a cancellation. To make certain of something means to check that something is correct – to make sure. – I just wanted to make certain. I’d like to make absolutely certain that it will be ready on Tuesday. To take a chance means to try something risky (correr un riesgo) I’ll take a chance. I’m not sure he’ll be in his office, but I’ll take a chance. You’re taking a chance flying with Ryan Air you know! To make a claim – reclamar. I’d like to make a claim. If you want to make a claim, please fill in this form. To make a complaint means quejarse “I’d like to make a complaint. Can I speak to the manager? Excuse me, who should I speak to to make a complaint? To make a concession (una concesión). I think we should make a concession and meet them halfway. To make contact with someone means to establish communication with them. They made contact with us by email. Have you made contact with him yet? To make demands on someone means exigir. In my opinion, they’re making excessive demands. They’re making a lot of demands on us. To make a discovery is to discover something. She made a wonderful    discovery last week. Scientists have made an important discovery. To make an enquiry means to ask. Excuse me, I’d like to make an enquiry. Hello, I’m calling to make some enquiries about your new products. Also in the intermediate section, we looked at ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives. Bored and boring can both be adjectives. This podcast is really boring. So how do you feel if the podcast is boring? You feel bored. You’re bored by the podcast. So think of the –ed adjective as passive, and the –ing adjective as active because it does something to you. The film is really interesting. If the film is interesting you are…….interested. If the film is frightening, you are…. frightened, etc. Listen and repeat: The film was boring. I was bored. I felt really relaxed. The massage was relaxing. We were totally satisfied. The meal was very satisfying. I was so annoyed. It was very annoying.         The music was enchanting. We were absolutely enchanted.       I was disgusted. The kitchen was disgusting. I was very amused. The film was really amusing. We felt quite depressed. The news was very depressing. I was moved by the story. It was so moving.                I felt terrified. It was a terrifying situation. I’m really annoyed with my neighbour. He’s very…….annoying. I was disgusted when he picked his nose during the interview. It was a disgusting thing to do. I feel completely relaxed after I meditate. Meditation is so relaxing. I was depressed for months after my grandmother died. Death is so depressing. Oswaldo asked a pronunciation question on Facebook recently. His question was “Would you please help me with the difference between can and can't, because when I hear ‘can’ and can’t the pronunciation is almost the same for me.”   Well, thank you for your question Oswaldo. So, when you want to hear the difference between the positive ‘can’ and the negative ‘can’t’, don't listen for the ‘t’, the /t/ sound, at the end of can’t because it isn't always pronounced clearly. Listen for the vowel sound (el sonido vocal). 'Can' has a short vowel sound (like the /æ/ in 'cat' or the /ə/ sound, the 'er' at the end of 'mother', ‘father’, ‘sister’, ‘teacher’, ‘brother’ etc.). 'Can't' has a long vowel sound (like the /ɑː/ in 'car'). Of course, pronunciation changes with different accents (American, Australian, Scottish etc), but I believe it’s easier to listen for the vowel sound in can and can’t than the final ‘t’ in can’t. Listen to some sentences and say if you hear the positive ‘can’ - puedo or the negative ‘can’t’ – no puedo.   1.      I can’t hear you (can’t - negative) 2.      I can see you on Friday. (can – positive) 3.      Pepito can’t speak Russian. (can’t - negative) 4.      My dad can’t use computers very well. (can’t - negative) 5.      He can write emails, though. (can – positive) 6.      We can meet up with you for lunch next Sunday. (can – positive) We hoped you enjoyed the song by Paul Simon in the advanced section this month. There was a grammar exercise, too. Listen and repeat the following sentences. I went to the optician to have my glasses fitted. The causative ‘have’. You don’t fit your glasses yourself, do you? No you have them fitted by an optician. Do you fill your own teeth? No, you have a tooth filled (a filling is un empaste). Some people have their flat cleaned, they have their car washed or serviced (a car service es una revisión del coche), some people have their clothes dry cleaned, they may have their ears pierced, or have their flat painted, their rugs cleaned and most people don’t cut their own hair, they have their hair cut. You can also use get instead of have; I must get my hair cut. I should get my car serviced this month. Clothes fit you. Fit is size and suit, the verb S-U-I T is when it looks good on you. Maybe the shirt is your size so it fits you. But perhaps the colour or the style is not right for you so it doesn’t suit you. I’ve always wanted to take up scuba diving. The phrasal verb to take up means to start doing something new, a hobby or a sport. I’m thinking of taking up digital photography. Is there anything new you’d like to take up? Personally, I’ve always wanted to take up skiing. I’ve never been skiing. Scuba diving is buceo in Spanish. SCUBA is an acronym. It stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. It makes no difference to me whether we go out tonight or not. – It makes no difference - da lo mismo, es igual – It makes no difference. It makes no difference to me where we eat. I don’t care - It makes no difference - It makes no difference what you wear. We saw quite a few wild animals when we went to Kenya. Quite a few – bastantes. It took me quite a few hours. – There were quite a few mistakes. – We went to quite a few different cities. To wait for someone. - He’s late as usual. I don't think we should wait for him. If you wait on someone you do things for them, like a waiter or waitress. – server a alguién. - “Make your own bloody sandwich. I’m not gonna wait on you!” Are you going in for the competition? To go in for a competition means presentarse a un concurso. I’m going in for a dancing competition. Of course if you go in for a competition you take part in a competition. To take part in something = participar Now, listen and repeat these expressions and sentences from the business English section: To be made redundant means to lose your job, bit it’s not your fault – no tienes la culpa – it’s not because you’re a bad employee. Many people are losing their jobs at the moment because of the economic crisis. Compamies are cutting back – reducing – their workforce or staff (personal, plantilla) My brother-in-law was made redundant from a company in the UK 12 years ago. He got a lot of redundancy money (indemnización). He took voluntary redundancy (retiro voluntario). If you are a bad worker; always late, sleeping at your desk, taking too many days off sick etc, you are likely to be sacked or fired. You may get the sack. Repeat: He was sacked – He got the sack – He was fired – He lost his job – He was made redundant – He was laid off.  To be hired means to be given a job. He was hired by a software company. The phrasal verb to take on has a similar meaning. Ford have taken on 300 new employees. To be taken on - contratado – to take on = contratar - Our school has taken on 12 new teachers this year. To finish a letter or an email in a very formal way, use Yours faithfully if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to. Use Yours sincerely if you know the person’s name. So Dear Mr. Smith – Yours sincerely. Dear Sir or Madam – Yours faithfully. Dear John Williams – Yours sincerely. The way I remember this is “Never be sincere with a person you don’t know.” You can be faithful, but don’t be sincere if you don’t know their name. Of course, if the letter is informal, you have many possibilities. Best wishes, All the best, Regards, Kind regards, Best regards etc. remember the comma. All of these are neutral. Then, Lots of love, Kisses, Take care, Much love, Hugs (abrazos), are for your closest friends and family. When you meet someone for the first time in a formal situation like a business meeting or a job interview, say ‘How do you do’ - ‘How do you do’ - . If someone says ‘How do you do” to you, the correct reply is “How do you do.”, The same. It’s just something you say, like “Encantado” in Spanish. “Nice to meet you”, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” and “Pleased to meet you” are also acceptable. “What’s up?”, “How’s it hanging, dude?” and other informal greetings are not suitable in a formal situation. To pick someone up means recoger or buscar. - I'll pick you up at the airport - Te iré a recoger al aeropuerto. What’s the opposite of to pick someone up in this context? …..to drop someone off – dejar or entregar - I'll drop you off at your house, - Te dejaré en casa – Can you drop off the report at my flat tomorrow? - I’ll drop you off at your hotel. Can you pick me up at the airport and drop me off at my hotel? He dropped me off at the station. To pick up can also mean ligar con algn. I picked up a great looking girl in a bar last night. She tried to pick me up. 'I'm afraid I have a bad line' means that the telephone connection is bad. If someone asks you to hold the line, they want you to wait - esperar. “Please hold the line, sir.” –“Would you like to hold?” When you’re making a presentation, use words like Firstly, secondly, after that, finally etc to signpost your presentation. To signpost means indicar, señalizar or maybe destacar. You want to tell your audience where they are in your presentation. You don’t want to lose your audience. Here’s an example: Firstly, let me remind you that you can buy a Business English cd from our website at mansioningles.com. It costs 34 euros and it’s full of business vocabulary, listening exercises and business expressions. Secondly, I’d like you to know that we have many other fantastic cds for sale on our product page. Just click the cd icon on the right hand side of our homepage. Thirdly, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter at MansionTwit and also join our growing community of teachers and students on Facebook. Search for La Mansión del Inglés. Finally, I’d like to thank you for listening and for downloading this podcast, and I hope you all have a great month. So, until next month take care, Bye for now! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de febrero aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí.  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.  The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also music by Ben Othman from his album Intellectuel. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com    

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription Hello, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for January 2011. Happy New Year to all of you and your families. Wow another year, 2011. Time passes so fast. Time flies – el tiempo pasa volando. En el nivel básico este mes hemos tenido vocabulario del viaje. Escucha algunas palabras en español y intenta decir la traducción en inglés antes que lo digo yo. Llego repite las palabras para practicar la pronunciación: Recepción = Reception habitación individual = A single room. - I’d like a single room. Please. habitación doble = A double room. - A double room for 3 nights. planta baja = The ground floor. - It’s on the ground floor. el ascensor = The lift (lift es en el inglés británico. ¿Sabes como se dice ascensor en el inglés americano? =  elevator . Repeat: – elevator). Excuse me, where’s the elevator? - Excuse me, where’s the lift? registrarse = To check in – Excuse me, I’d like to check in. Where can I check in, please? la llave =  The key. Could I have the room key? bolsas,. Equipaje = bags – These are my bags servicio de habitaciones = Room service. Do you have room service? Is there room service? pagar y marcharse = To check out. When do we have to check out? What time do we have to check out? deletrear = to spell – can you spell your name, please? How do you spell that? firmar = to sign – please sign here – por favor firma aquí – would you sign here, please? En el dialogo del hotel, el recepcionista dice “Here’s your key. It’s room 396, on the third floor.” – the third floor = la tercera planta. Third es un número ordinal. Escucha y repite más números ordinales en inglés: One - first Two - second Three - third Four – fourth Five – fifth Six - sixth Seven – seventh Eight – eighth Llego añadas ‘th’ al final de cada número – nine – ninth, ten – tenth etc. Hasta el viente – twenty – twentieth. - twenty-one - twenty-first twenty-two - twenty-second twenty-three – twenty-third. Los dificiles son los primeros 3 – first, second, third. Repeat: first, second, third. Los demas terminan en ‘th’ Escucha y repite las frases del ejercicio de gramática. Nota la pronunciación de las contracciones: Where’s he from? – Where is = where’s – Where’s he from? What’s that? – What’s = what is - What is that? = What’s that? It’s a key – It is a key – It’s a key Holland, Greece and Portugal are European countries - European countries - are European countries - Holland, Greece and Portugal - Holland, Greece and Portugal are European countries Is she David’s girlfriend? – David’s girlfriend – la ‘s’ en David’s no es una contraction es la ‘s’ possesivo. La novia de David = David’s girlfriend. – Is she? - Is she David’s girlfriend? What does she do? – do – she do – What does…? - What does she do? She’s a housewife. – She’s = she is – she’s – She’s a housewife - She’s a housewife What does she do? - She’s a housewife I really like listening to rap music. – rap music – listening to – nota la preposición con el verbo  listen – listen TO. – like listening to - I like listening to rap music. - I really like listening to rap music. “really” es para intensificar. I like = me gusta. I really like = me gusta muchisimo. Repeat: I really like listening to rap music. My girlfriend’s angry – My girlfriend is angry - girlfriend’s angry – My girlfriend’s angry. I’m always late. – late – always late – I’m – I am – I’m – I’m always late. I usually go to work on foot – on foot – go to work – go to work on foot – I usually go to work on foot She can’t speak English very well. – very well – speak English – estas dos palabras se juntan – no se dice “speak English” se dice speakenglish – repeat: speakenglish. – speak English very well – She can’t – she cannot – she can’t - She can’t speak English very well - She can’t speak English very well. In the intermediate section this month, we studied some prepositions. Prepositions can be difficult in English because sometimes they’re different from the Spanish translation. The good news is if you make a mistake with a preposition, people will probably still understand you. But of course, you want to get it right, so listen and repeat the following prepositions of time: Use at for the time of day (precise time): at 7 o´clock – Repeat:   at 7 o´clock         at noon  (noon=mediodia) at noon at lunchtime       at 10.30 at the moment         at sunset at midnight    Use on for days and dates: on Monday on Fridays on New Year's Eve on my birthday on 17th January on Christmas Day Use in for longer periods (for months/years…etc) in January – Repeat: in January in 2007 in the Ice Age in the summer in the 19th century in the past/in the future Be careful, because we do not use at, in or on. with the words: last, next, every and this. Repeat: We went to Madrid last March She’s coming back next Thursday. We stay with my parents every Christmas. I'll call you this afternoon. In the advanced section of this month’s newsletter, we practised the passive. Listen to the following active sentences and try to change them to the passive before you hear them. Ready? They found him guilty. - He was found guilty. They gave him a pair of sunglasses. - He was given a pair of sunglasses.  What will they pay you for making the video? - What will you be paid for making the video?  Someone should teach that bastard a lesson. - That bastard should be taught a lesson! They had denied the father access to his son. - The father had been denied access to his son. The order will be sent to you next week. - You will be sent the order next week.  They felt the CEO was doing valuable work. - The CEO was felt to be doing valuable work. They gave the woman artificial respiration. - The woman was given artificial respiration. Someone has left me an inheritance of 200,000 euros. - I have been left an inheritance of 200,000 euros. We must give job creation priority over everything else. - Job creation must be given priority over everything else. I wish they had taught me more English at school. - I wish I had been taught more English at school. OK, very good! Now, listen and repeat these expressions and sentences from the business English section: He's worked at BMW for nearly seven years. Use present perfect to connect the past to the present. He started at BMW seven years ago and he’s working there now. So he’s worked or he’s been working there nearly seven years. Repeat: – nearly seven years - He's worked at BMW for nearly seven years. Three point seven nine  - I think you say ‘coma’ in Spanish, but in English it’s ‘point’. Sales have risen by 6.8 percent this year. Repeat: Sales have risen by 6.8 percent this year. After “mind”, “don’t mind”, “doesn’t mind” etc, use a gerund: I don’t mind = no me importa/no me molesta - He doesn't mind helping you” no se dice Xto help”. Repeat: I don’t mind helping you. - I don’t mind helping you. - Do you mind meeting at 6? - Do you mind meeting at 6? - Do you mind meeting at 6? -  He doesn’t mind eating Chinese food. - He doesn’t mind eating Chinese food. He demanded to see the manager. After the verb demand we use an infinitive – I demand to see the manager – I demand to receive a refund – I demand to talk to your supervisor. I hope to hear from you soon. After the verb ‘to hope’ use an infinitive. With most verbs that refer to the future we use an infinitive after the verb. ‘Intend’, for example – I intend to meet with him as soon as I can. Another verb is ‘to plan’. ‘To plan’ usually speaks about the future, future plans, so infinitive. - I plan to go to New York. Another verb is ‘to expect’. I expect to hear from them soon. - I expect to hear from them soon. I'll look into this. – the phrasal verb “to look into” means examiner o investigar algo – The police are looking into the death of her husband.” “My boss is looking into my request for a rise in salary.” To grow – G-R-O-W is a verb. It means crecer. The noun is growth – G-R-O-W-T-H. There’s been steady growth in sales. Repeat: There’s been steady growth. There’s been dramatic growth. There’s been little growth. I suggest postponing our meeting until next week. After the verb “suggest” use a gerund Repeat: I suggest sending him an email.” “He suggests selling the car.”  “I didn’t catch that” means I didn't understand or I didn’t hear. Repeat: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. - I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. An extension is an internal telephone number. When you phone a large company, you may have to give an extension number. “Can I have extension 395, please” Can you put me through to extension 438, please? You can say “I'm afraid I don't see your point.” to disagree formally and politely with someone. Repeat: I'm afraid I don't see your point.” I'm sorry, I don't see your point.” Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. And don’t forget to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and special packs to save you money. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community of students and teachers on our Facebook fan page. Search Facebook for La Mansión del Inglés. Thanks again and we’ll see you next month. Bye! Puedes ver el cuaderno mensual de enero aquí.  Puedes ver todos los cuadernos anteriores aquí.  Puedes recibir gratis nuestro Cuaderno mensual de Inglés aquí.  The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also by Azhrak, the track was Below the Arctic Circle. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com  

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription Hello, and thank you for downloading this Mansión Inglés podcast, recorded for December 2010. Merry Christmas to you and your families from all of us here at La Mansión del Inglés. Yes, Christmas is coming and the turkeys are getting fat. Actually, so am I with all the lovely Spanish food that I’ve been eating and all the Christmas dinners and lunches I’ve been going to. - Estoy poniendo mucho peso – I’m putting on weight. Maybe I’ll start the diet next year, in 2011. – to start a diet or go on a diet – hacer regimen. I’m on a diet – Estoy de regimen. Let’s begin with some Christmas vocabulary – vamos a empezar con un poco de vocabulario de navidad Regalos de Navidad are Christmas presents. Repeat: Christmas presents. Another word for present is gift. G-I-F-T gift. I bought my mum a Play Station as a Christmas gift this year. I hope she likes it. If she doesn’t, I’ll have to play with it. ¿Cómo se dice – how do you say – Arbol de Navidad in English? Christmas tree. And ¿muñeco de nieve? – a snowman – repeat: snowman. Reno is reindeer. How many reindeer does Santa have? Santa has 9 reindeer, I think. When Santa brings presents, or gifts, he goes down the chimney – chimenea – repeat: He goes down the chimney. And he puts presents in calcetines de navidad or in English “Christmas stockings”. Repeat: Christmas stockings. I never had a Christmas stocking when I was a child. But my parents used to leave one present at the bottom of my bed for me to open when I woke up on Christmas morning. Later, when I was older, I discovered this was to keep me quiet and occupied while my parents slept late in bed! We studied irregular verbs this year (hemos estudiado este año los verbos irregulares) and in the newsletter (el cuaderno) this month there was a small test. Listen and repeat the sentences: Escucha y repite las siguientes frases: Who drank all the beer? – beer – all the – all the beer – Who drank? - Who drank all the beer? Have you done your homework? Have you done…..¿Has hecho…? Have you done - your homework – tus deberes – Have you done your homework? Did you do your homework? – Did you do….? ¿Hiciste….? - Did you do your homework?  What presents did you get for Christmas? For – for – for Christmas – What presents – did you get – did you get - What presents did you get for Christmas? My grandmother usually gives me money for Christmas. – gives me money –gives me money for Christmas. - My grandmother usually gives me money for Christmas. Where were… -  Where were you on Christmas day? ¿Es un poco difícil decir no? Where were – where – Where were – Where were you? – My God, where were you? – Where were you? - Where were you on Christmas day? - Where were you last night? Where were you yesterday? – Where were you all day? – Where were you on Christmas Day? I don’t usually drive at Christmas. (Remember - ¡OJO! Con los adverbios de frecuencia como usually, always, sometimes, never etc. se van justo antes del verbo principal y van mucho con el tiempo presente simple The present simple tense for habits por los habitos – Repeat: I always drink alcohol at Christmas - I always drink alcohol at Christmas - so I never drive. -  so I never drive. - I often take the bus - I often take the bus - and I sometimes go by train. - and I sometimes go by train. - I don’t usually drive at Christmas. - I don’t usually drive at Christmas. What has Father Christmas brought you this year? - What has Father Christmas brought you this year? Repeat: – bring – brought – brought – brought you – brought you this year – Father Christmas brought you this year - What has Father Christmas brought you this year? - Who do you eat Christmas dinner with? Repeat: Who do you…? – Who do you eat…? – Who do you eat dinner with? - Who do you eat Christmas dinner with? I’m sorry, I forgot your present. – Forget – forgot….and……. forgotten! Have you forgotten - ¿Has olvidado? – Did you forget? – ¿olvidaste? – repeat: I forgot your present. - I’m sorry – I’m so sorry, I forget your present. John Lennon died on 8th December 1980. 30 years later and, unfortunately, war is not over and the world is not at peace. If John were alive today, I’m sure he would be working and singing and trying for peace. His music lives on. I put the link (el enlace) to Maroon 5 and not to John because the sound quality is a bit better and I think it’s a little easier for you to understand the lyrics (las letras). Don’t try to cook the Christmas fruitcake in the cuaderno, at least not with the whisky - por lo menos no con el whisky. It was a joke. – fue un chiste - Do you remember the vocabulary? What was ‘level’ – a level teaspoon = a ras – a level teaspoon, or a level tablespoon or a level cup (in American English). What was ‘to beat’ B – E – A- T = batir – beat the eggs Fluffy was suave y esponjoso – For example, a fluffy pillow or a fluffy teddy bear – fluffy. Stuck is atascado – I got stuck in the lift yesterday. The mixture is stuck to the sides of the bowl. To sift was tamizar – sift the flour (la harina) or sift the sugar. To strain S-T-R-A-I-N was filtrar / escurrir – to strain the liquid. Bueno, aquí viene el anuncio, y sin vergüenza porque si no sabes que comprar para las personas importantes en tu vida este navidad, ¿porque no compras un cd de la mansion del ingles? o 2? o 3cds? , o el pack de regalo por solo 99 euros y ahorras 112 euros. Recebes todos nuestros cds en el pack completo y pagamos nosotros los gastos de envio, y también recibes un cd de regalo. Además, solo por navidad, y solo para le gente que apuntan al cuaderno mensual, ofrecemos un descuento de 5 euros. ¿Qué?, ¿No es bastante regalo para las personas importantes en tu vida? Pues compre un pack de ahorro para la gente que no son importantes, pero cómpralo. Puedes encontrar los detalles de todos nuestros cds y comprar los en nuestra página mansioningles.com. Haz click, cliquear, al lado derecha de la página en la imagen de los cds. OK, listen and repeat the following Christmas words and expressions. Escucha y repite: una tarjeta de Navidad - a Christmas card - a Christmas card adornos de Navidad - Christmas decorations - Christmas decorations un villancico - Christmas carol - Christmas carol el acebo - holly - holly la comida de Navidad - Christmas dinner - Christmas dinner un calendario de Adviento - Advent calendar – an advent calendar un pesebre - a crib – C-R-I-B,  crib or a manger – M-A-N-G-E-R, manger la misa del gallo - Midnight Mass - Midnight Mass, los Reyes Magos - the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men - wise W-I-S-E means sabio the noun is wisdom – W-I-S-D-O-M, wisdom. “I admire him for his great wisdom”. un belén in English is a nativity scene - a nativity scene (Belén in English, the town, is Bethlehem) un pastor – a shepherd - a shepherd. A person who looks after sheep. ¡OJO! – Sheep is the same in singular as plural. 1 sheep, 2 sheep, 3 sheep, A lot of sheep. A shepherd looks after sheep. And finally un burro - a donkey, D-O-N-K-E-Y – donkey.  OK, now repeat the dias festivos – the holidays What’s Nochebuena? Do you remember? - Christmas Eve - Christmas Eve  Día de navidad - Christmas Day - Christmas Day diciembre 26, December 26th is called – Boxing Day - Boxing Day. Why Boxing Day? I think because years ago rich people gave their servants presents the day after Christmas. They gave them a box. In the box was probably a small gift or some money. So Boxing Day, the day that rich people gave their servants a box for Christmas. ¿Nochevieja? What’s Nochevieja?  - New Year's Eve - New Year's Eve El día de año nuevo - New Year's Day And finally, la Noche de Reyes - Twelfth Night That’s it for this month and for this year! Have a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday with your family and friends, and a Happy New Year. We’ll be back again in January with another Mansion Ingles podcast from Mansioningles.com  

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription Hello and welcome to another Mansion Ingles Podcast from mansioningles.com. Recorded for November 2010. We started this month’s Newsletter with some more essential English expressions – Hemos empezado el cuaderno de este mes con más frases claves que vas a necesitar para defenderte en inglés- Escucha y repite las expresiones. Repite varios veces y intenta imitar la entonación. Buenos días - Good morning – good morning ¿Qué tal?- How are you? – howa – howa you? – howa you? Bien, gracias. - Fine, thanks. – fine thanks  Hasta luego - See you later Hay 3 palabras SEE YOU LATER, pero el YOU se dice muy débil. Escucha y repite: ya – ya - seeya – later – later – seeya – seeya later – seeya later ¿Cómo te llamas? - What’s your name? Hay 4 palabras – WHAT IS YOUR NAME. – el WHAT y el IS se juntan escucha: WHAT IS = what’s repeat: what’s. YOUR se dice muy débil. Escucha: ye - repeat: ye. What’s ye – what’s ye name? Ahora con entonación. Repite: What’s ye name? - What’s ye name?  Me llamo……… - My name’s….. Hay 3 palabras MY NAME IS…., pero normalmente el IS se junta con el NAME para hacer una contracción. Escucha y repite: My name is = my name’s – My name’s Craig. Hi, my name’s Juan. Hello, my name’s Luis. What’s your name? Mucho gusto. - Nice to meet you - Nice to meet you. Aquí hay 4 palabras NICE TO MEET YOU. El TO se dice como /te/. Escucha – Nicete - Nicete meet you. Escucha y repite: meet you – nicete – nicete meet you – nice to meet you. Good! – ¡bueno! - Let’s move on to our list of irregular verbs. Vamos a seguir con la lista de verbos irregulares. La última lista de los verbos irregulares comunes. ¿Qué es el verbo coger en inglés? Bueno, en America latino creo que tiene una significa vulgar como to fuck en ingles. Creo que se usa el verbo agarrar para no crear confusión. Pero en España, coger normalmente es To take Escucha y repite: take – took –taken– con ‘n’. Repeat: take – took –taken. Please take some cake. I took the last train home. – Have you taken your holiday yet? Dar y coger = give and take. Next is the verb  enseñar – to teach repeat: teach – taught – taught. El sonido vocal es /au/ - taught. Repite: taught – como bought, caught and thought. I taught tennis years ago. Have you taught children? How many hours do you teach? El verbo decir is to tell. Listen; tell – told – told. Los verbos Tell y say tiene casi la misma significación. La diferencia es que un objeto directo sigue inmediatamente al verbo tell. Tell me – tell us etc. El verbo say nunca sigue un objeto. Es normalmente seguido por that (que) o el estilo indirecto. - I told him my name = Yo le conte a el mi nombre. - He told us your name =  El nos contó tu nombre. - Then she said "I love you" = Entonces ella dijo "te amo".   ¿Qué es el verbo pensar en ingles? - to think. Y qué es el pasado del verbo think? – It’s thought. El mismo sonido vocal del verbo taught. Repite: think – thought – thought - /au/ thought. I thought about you – Pensé en ti. – I don’t think so – no lo creo. Repite: I don’t think so. – Do you think so? I don’t think so. What are you thinking about? ¿Qué estas pensando? I’ve thought about you a lot. Next is the verb understand or entender in Spanish. Repeat: understand – understood - understood. I’m sorry I don’t understand – lo siento, no entiendo – I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Do you understand? – I understood you perfectly. Do you understand Spanish? Yes, I understand, but I can’t speak it. How do you say despertarse in English? To wake – aunque to wake es un verbo principal, es más común decir to wake up. Wake up es un verbo frasal -  a phrasal verb – un verbo compuesto con dos partes. Repite: wake up – el pasado es woke up. What time did you wake up today? I woke up at 7. What time do you usually wake up?  So, wake – woke – woken Repite: wake – woke – woken. Good! Now, llevar puesto in English is to wear. Repite: wear –wore–worn. Escucha y repite los sonido vocales: /ea/ wear – /or/ - wore - /or/ worn – con ‘N’. What do you wear  for work? What did you wear yesterday? I wore my brown shirt. What are you wearing tonight? ¿Qué te vas a poner esta noche? – Have you worn your new shoes yet? Next is the verb ganar en ingles – to win. Repeat: win – won – won. He usually wins. Did you win the competition? Manchester United won yesterday. How much money have you won? ¡Ojo! Se utiliza el verbo ganar en español para hablar del trabajo y los sueldos. ¿Cuánto ganas al mes? Pero en inglés hay otro verbo – to earn. How much money do you earn? I earn a good salary – gano un buen sueldo. She earns a lot of money. So earn money and win a competition. Earn a good salary and win the lottery. And finally, the verb escribir – write – W-R-I-T-E. Repeat: write – wrote – written. Otra vez write – wrote – written. I write a lot of emails. How do you write your name? I wrote to my insurance company. How many words have you written? I’m thinking of writing a book. ¡Muy bien! Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir la segunda y tercera forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listo? take teach tell think understand wake wear win write took taught told thought understood woke wore won wrote taken taught told thought understood woken worn won written Very good! Well done! ¡Muy bien! – y con el verbo to write hemos terminado nuestra lista de los verbo irregulares en inglés. El mes que viene vamos hacer un pequeño ‘test’ de los verbos que hemos estudiado durante los últimos meses, así que si quieres repasar los verbos, consulta los cuadernos anteriores en www.cuadernodeingles.com hemos empezado estudiar los verbos irregulares en el mes de abril 2010. Ahora escucha y repite algunas frases con los verbos de este mes en un contexto. Si te resulta más fácil, utiliza el botón de pausa en tu reproductor de mp3. Primero, revisamos un poco de vocabulario ¿Como se dice despertar en inglés? – to wake up  ¿Cómo se dice correo electronico? – email  ¿Cómo se dice galleta en inglés? – biscuit – y en el inglés Americano? – cookie. ¿Cómo se dice el precio? – the price  ¿Cómo se dice camisa? - shirt  Ahora escucha y repite las frases: What time did you wake up this morning? - What time did you wake up this morning? Did Barcelona win yesterday? - Did Barcelona win yesterday? I don’t write many emails. - I don’t write many emails. Who took the last biscuit? - Who took the last biscuit? Have you taught Tai Chi before? - Have you taught Tai Chi before? Did she tell you the price? - Did she tell you the price? I’m sorry, I don’t understand - I’m sorry, I don’t understand I don’t think so. - I don’t think so. I can’t wear that shirt, I wore it yesterday. - I can’t wear that shirt, I wore it yesterday. Moving on to the intermediate section, and in last month’s podcast, in October, we looked at strong or extreme adjectives  - freezing, filthy, enormous, exhausted etc. Remember? Now, this month, let’s look at the order of adjectives before a noun – el orden de los adjetivos. Remember, it’s the opposite to Spanish. Not the car red – el coche o carro rojo, but the red car. Not the girl beautiful – la chica guapa o linda, but the beautiful girl. And the order of adjectives before a noun in English is stricter – más estricto, riguroso – than in Spanish. The order is as follows: First, adjectives of opinion like nice, ugly, beautiful- your opinion. then size or weight (tamaño o peso): heavy, large, small, then age; young, old ancient etc. then shape like round square, rectangular. Followed by colour, then origin – where the noun is from, for example German or Canadian, then it’s the material of the thing; like metal, plastic, wooden etc. and finally the noun. One way to remember this is by using the acronym OSASHCORM. Repeat: OSASHCORM. The O is opinion, the S is size (or weight), the A is age, the SH is shape, the C is colour, the OR is origin and the M is material. OSASHCORM. Say it again with me after 3 one – two – three – OSASHCORM! Listen and repeat the sentences: An old blue sweater An expensive Japanese car.                                 A sexy young lady. A boring English grammar book. The last two months. A heavy black laptop. A pretty French village. An ugly heavy Swiss watch. A terrible new film.   A lovely white plastic table. A funny little man. Gorgeous big brown eyes.   Also in the intermediate section, we looked at some more common collocations. Especially those words that like to collocate, or go together, with verbs make, take, do and have. So, let’s see what you remember. If you make an appointment you organise a meeting with other people. I need to make an appointment to see my doctor. You can’t see him without an appointment. To have an appointment means you are going to participate in a meeting with other people. First you make an appointment, then you have an appointment. Don’t confuse appointment with arrangement. To make an appointment is pedir una cita o hora. An arrangement is more un arreglo o un plan: What are your arrangements? - ¿cuáles son tus planes? Both go together with the verb make, so you make arrangements and you make appointments. Have you made arrangements for Friday afternoon? To have an argument with someone means to argue with that person. You can also say to have a row (with someone). To have a row is an informal British English expression. Quite common: “I had a row with my girlfriend and now we’re not speaking to each other.” Row, is a verb and a noun. “Listen to the neighbours rowing next door.” – to have a row with someone. – To have an argument. To make a breakthrough means to make an important discovery. “Scientists have made a breakthrough in regenerative medicine.” To take care means to be careful. I often say “take care” when I say goodbye to people I care about. Especially on the phone when I end a conversation. “Yeah, it was really great to talk to you. Speak to you soon. Take care. Bye.” Maybe in Spanish you say ¡Cuídate! Or ¡Que te vaya bien! – Take care! - Take care of someone or something means cuidar a. “My mum’s getting old now so my sister takes care of her.” - It’s similar to the phrasal verb to look after. To take care of can also mean ocuparse de algo. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of all the emails and you make the coffee.” If you take charge of something you assume authority over it. Imagine the police arriving at an accident scene. “Ok, stand back. We’re taking charge now.” Who’s in charge?” ¿Quien manda aquí” – To take charge – encargarse o hacerse cargo. “Who’s going to take charge of the office when Pepito leaves?” To make conversation means to start a conversation with someone with no other aim than to talk and break the silence. To have a conversation means to converse, or to speak. To make a deal (in British English) or do a deal (in American English) means to make a contract with someone. The businessman took his partner out to lunch to make a deal. - Le citó con la idea de hacer un negocio con él. To make a decision, or take a decision, is to decide. “Have you made a decision about selling your flat?” To do an operation means to operate medically on someone. “Who’s doing the operation?” To take an opportunity is similar to taking advantage of a situation. To make an opportunity means to arrange things to your advantage. And to have an opportunity means to be at the right place at the right time to do something advantageous. In the business English section this month, we practised asking people to do things in the office. When you ask people to do things in English, the intonation is very important. We use rising and falling intonation to be more polite. Listen: Can I phone you later? Repeat: Can I phone you later? Listen: Would you mind phoning me later? Repeat: Would you mind phoning me later? Listen: Please make sure you phone me later. Repeat: Please make sure you phone me later. Listen: Could you phone me later? Repeat: Could you phone me later? Now you try… Listen: Please don’t forget to phone me later.  Repeat: Please don’t forget to phone me later.  Last month, in the advanced section, we practised animal idioms. This month we continue with the animal theme to look at collective nouns. Words used to describe groups of animals. Listen and repeat to practise pronunciation: a swarm of bees a litter of kittens / puppies a pride lions a pack of wolves a flock of birds or sheep a band of gorillas a colony of ants a bed of oysters a school of whales a swarm of insects a herd of cattle a shoal of fish Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. And remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community of students and teachers on our Facebook fan page.  See you next time! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also by Azhrak, the track was Below the Arctic Circle. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com  

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription Hello and welcome to another Mansion Ingles Podcast from mansioningles.com. Recorded for October 2010. We started this month’s Newsletter with some essential English expressions – Hemos empezado el cuaderno de este mes con algunas frases claves - Escucha y repite las expresiones del inglés imprescindibles  Lo siento, no entiendo - Sorry, I don’t understand – Repeat: understand – I don’t understand – Sorry, I don’t understand. ¿Puede repetir eso, por favor? - Can you repeat that, please? - repeat that, please – can you - Can you repeat that, please?  ¿Cómo se dice …x….. en Inglés? - How do you say…..x…..in English? - Repeat: In English – How do you say…? - How do you say billete in English? – billete is ticket. How do you say cambio in English? Cambio is change. How do you say vino in English? Vino is wine. ¿Qué significa ? - What does it mean? Repeat: What does it mean? ¿Qué significa este ? - What does this mean? Repeat: What does this mean?  - ¿Qué significa eso? - What does that mean? Repeat: What does that mean?  ¿Cómo se escribe eso? - How do you spell that? How do you spell that? How do you spell your name? - How do you spell the hotel? - How do you spell the station? - How do you spell the restaurant? ¿Cómo se pronuncia? - How do you pronounce it? - Repeat: pronounce it? - How do you? - How do you pronounce it? - How do you pronounce your name? - How do you pronounce the hotel? – Excuse me. How do you pronounce this?  Let’s move on to our list of irregular verbs. Vamos a seguir con la lista de verbos irregulares.  ¿Qué es el verbo mostrar en inglés? To show Escucha y repite: show – showed – shown – con ‘n’. Can you show me the report? Have I shown you my new mobile phone? She showed me her flat. It’s horrible! Next is the verb  cerrar – to shut repeat: shut – shut – shut. The spelling is the same. Se escribe las tres formas igual S-H-U-T. It’s similar to the verb to close. Es parecido al verbo to close. “Close the door” – “Shut the door” Do you mind if I shut the window? Shut up! - ¡Cállate! Cantar is to sing. Listen; sing – sang – sung. Los mismos sonidos vocales que ring – rang - rung. Repite: /I/ /a/ /u/ - again: /I/ /a/ /u/ - ring – rang – rung.- sing – sang – sung. Do you sing? - ¿cantas? I sang when I was at school. I love singing. I haven’t sung for years. Otro verbo irregular con los mismos sonidos vocales es el verbo hundir – to sink repeat sink – sank – sunk. I can’t swim, I usually sink to the bottom. When did the Titanic sink? El verbo sentarse in English is to sit. What’s the past of the verb to sit? – sat. Repeat: sit – sat – sat. Can I sit here? Do you mind if I sit here? Please sit down. Tal vez es más común decir “have a seat” seat – S-E-A-T - es el sustantivo – a seat. Escucha la pronunciación /eh/ have a – have a seat - Repeat: Have a seat – Please have a seat - please, have a seat – please, sit down. – I sat down and he asked me some questions. Next is the verb to sleep or dormir in Spanish. Repeat: sleep – slept – slept. How many hours do you sleep? Did you sleep well – ¿Has dormido bien? – How did you sleep? ¿Como has dormido? He slept with her! I’ve slept in some very strange places. How do you say hablar in English? To speak – Repite: speak – spoke – spoken. Otra vez – again – speak – spoke – spoken. Do you speak Spanish? I spoke to her yesterday. Have you spoken to him today? I’m sorry, I don’t speak English. El verbo gastar is to spend. Repeat: Spend – spent – spent. How much do you spend on cigarettes? How much have you spent on clothes this month? I spent a lot of money last week. Spend a lot of money. You can also spend time – pasar el tiempo. Do you spend much time with your sister? How do you spend your free time? – your free time – tu tiempo libre. – How do you spend your free time? Next is the verb robar – to steal. Steal – stole – stolen. Repeat: Steal – stole – stolen. He steals cars. - He stole my mobile phone. Have you ever stolen anything? And finally, the verb nadar – to swim. Repeat: Swim – swam – swum. The same vowel sounds as drink – drank – drunk. Sing – sang – sung. Ring – rang – rung etc. Repeat: swim – swam – swum. I swim everyday. I swim in the sea. I love swimming. I swam 2000 metres this morning. I haven’t swum in the sea for years. ¡Muy bien! Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir la segunda y tercera forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listo? show                 showed – shown shut                  shut – shut sing                  sang – sung sink                  sank – sunk sit                    sat – sat sleep                 slept – slept speak                spoke – spoken spend                spent – spent steal                 stole – stolen swim                 swam - swum We also studied questions words this month, using question words like where, who, how many, how much etc. También este mes hemos estudiado como hacer las preguntas en ingles. Escucha y repite – listen and repeat: How often do you speak to your mum? How much did you spend yesterday? Where did you sleep last night? How many metres do you usually swim? Who shut the window? Where exactly did the ship sink? How many songs did he sing? Where did they steal your bike? Who sat on my new Brad Pitt photo? Have you shown your new shoes to Maria? In the intermediate section this month, we looked at strong (or extreme) adjectives. fantastic, wonderful, amazing, enormous, awesome, starving, tiny are strong adjectives. Listen to some strong adjectives and try to say the base, or normal, adjective before I do. Entonces, primero escucha el adjetivo extremo, y luego tú dices el adjetivo base del mismo antes que lo digo yo. Are you ready? 1.      Filthy       - dirty 2.      Freezing   - cold 3.      Enormous - big 4.      Starving   - hungry 5.      Great       - good 6.      Tiny         - small 7.      Awful       - bad  8.      Furious     - angry 9.      Delicious   - tasty 10.  Terrified   - afraid 11.  Boiling      - hot 12.  Exhausted - tired We can only use absolutely with a strong adjective. For example “This video game is absolutely fantastic." We can only use very with a base adjective. For example “This chicken tastes very good.” It’s not correct to say: X"Very fantastic"X or X"absolutely good"X. No se dice. However, we can use really with base and strong adjectives. For example “You look really tired.” Or “That film was really awful.” Listen and repeat The weather was freezing. Her brother is absolutely enormous Your bedroom is absolutely filthy The film was terrible La Mansion del Ingles has become a very big website. It-s huge. The bar was really crowded He was absolutely furious. Your car is really tiny Today’s absolutely boiling outside Also in the intermediate section, we looked at some common collocations. Let’s see what you remember. OK, action. Is it do action, ‘make’ action or ‘take’ action? – take action. We need to take action immediately. We must do something now. When are you going to take action? Is it ‘do’, ‘take’ or ‘make’ advantage of someone or something? – that’s right, take advantage. You should take advantage of these podcasts to improve your English aprovechar algo. You’re taking advantage of the situation. Now, do you ‘do’, ‘make’ or ‘take’ arrangements? – You make arrangements. I can’t see you tonight. I’ve made arrangements. Have you made arrangements for next weekend? The next expression was to make an attempt. To make an attempt means to try to do something. An attempt es un intento.I made an attempt at conversation - intenté entablar conversación. When you apply to do something, you can say that you make an application. I made an application for a job in Dublin. To make amends means reparar el daño - to make amends to somebody – I think in Spanish it’s desagraviar a algn - we must make amends for having scratched his car - debemos compensar por haberle rayado el coche What’s Dar luz in English? Is it ‘make’ a baby, ‘do’ a baby, or ‘have’ a baby? – It’s have a baby. My sister’s having a baby in the spring. My wife just had her first child. Now, is it ‘make’ the bed, or ‘do’ the bed? – Make the bed. Remember, most of the things in the house we do except the bed. We do the shopping, we do the cooking, we do the cleaning, we do the ironing, the dishes etc. but we make the bed. To make a bid for something is pujar en subasta. The word bid – B-I-D is a verb and a noun. To bid for something or to make a bid for something. They bid twenty pounds for a painting - ofrecieron veinte libras por un cuadro. ¿Como se dice hacer negocios en inglés? – Is it ‘make’ or ‘do’? It’s do. We do business and we make money. And, speaking of doing business, this month we looked at some expressions you could use for giving presentations in English. When you start your presentation, the first thing you should say is “hello” and introduce yourself. For example: “Good morning everyone.” Repeat: “Good morning everyone.” Listen: “Let me introduce myself. My name’s Craig.” Repeat: “Let me introduce myself. My name’s Craig” To speak about something the audience may already know, say:  “As you all know…” or “I’m sure you are aware that…” Listen: “As you all know sales have dropped by 13%.” or “I’m sure you are aware that we need a new advertising campaign.” Repeat: “As you all know…….” “I’m sure you are aware that…….” When you show something visual say something like “Could I draw your attention to this graph.” Or “If you look at this diagram, …” or “Looking at this year’s profits, we can see here that…” Repeat: “Could I draw your attention to this graph.”  “If you look at this diagram, …”  “Looking at this year’s profits, we can see here that…” Your audience may want to ask you questions. Make them feel comfortable, by saying: “If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.” Repeat: “If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.”  Now, perhaps you want the questions to be at the end of your presentation. Maybe you don’t want to be interrupted and distracted by questions during your presentation. So, you could say: “I’ll be happy to answer any questions at the end of my presentation. Repeat: “I’ll be happy to answer any questions at the end of my presentation.” When you finish your presentation, don’t forget to thank your audience. Say “Thank you very much. Any questions?” or “Well, that’s all I have to say. Thank you very much for your attention.” Moving on to the advanced section, we practised some animal idioms. We said that if a person is as slippery as a snake, then he, or she, should not be trusted. Slippery means resbaladizo, like a slippery floor, but for a person, it means escurridizo; que no es de fiar. A slippery person is untrustworthy. You cannot trust this person. He, or she, is slippery. As slippery as a snake. Repeat: As slippery as a snake. If you hear the expression it was the straw that broke the camel’s back, it means it was the final thing that pushed someone or something over the edge. Over the edge means sobre el límite or por encima del límite  The straw that broke the camel's back is also the last thing you are willing to accept  For example: "You broke a lot of rules, but stealing money from us was the straw that broke the camel's back." You can also say the last straw or the final straw. If you lead a dog's life, you have a terrible life, an unhappy existence. Her boss leads her a dogs life. And, if you make a monkey out of someone, you make a fool of them. Nobody makes a monkey out of me. If you hear the expression a leopard never changes its spots, it means that people never change. He was a liar at school, and he’s a liar now. A leopard never changes its spots. If you let the cat out of the bag, you tell something that was supposed to be a secret. Sandra and Bob are getting married but don’t let the cat out of the bag. They don’t want anyone to know yet. If you take the lion's share of something, you take or do the biggest bit. My husband does the lion’s share of the housework. I don’t do very much. To be foxed means to be confused. I don’t know why the manager sacked her. I’m completely foxed by it. Donkey work is hard or boring work. Why do I have to do all the donkey work while you get to do the interesting stuff? And finally, a lone wolf is a person who prefers to go without the company or assistance of others. Don’t expect him to work in a team, he’s a lone wolf. He works by himself. Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. Remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community of students and teachers on our Facebook fan page. See you next time! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also by Azhrak, the track was Below the Arctic Circle. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com    

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription  Hi and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansioningles.com, recorded for September 2010. For most of you, September means back to work, back to school and back to the routine. That’s what it means for us here at La Mansión del Inglés. We hope you’ve had a good summer. Esperamos que hubieras pasado muy bien el verano y que estéis listos para practicar ingles de nuevo con nosotros.  The first exercise in this month’s Newsletter – el primero ejercicio en el cuaderno este mes – was about the difference between job and work. – la diferencia entre el nombre contable job – “I have 2 jobs”, y el nombre incontable work .” I have a lot of work”. Work puede ser contable en el caso de una obra de arte. The works of William Shakespeare o the works of Pablo Picasso. Listen and repeat some example sentences. Escucha y repite algunas frases de ejemplo. I’ve got a new job. The mechanic did a fantastic job. He’s got a lot of work this weekend. Nota la pronunciación de a lot of - /e/ /lot/ /ev/ repeat: a lot of – a lot of work – got a lot of work – he’s got a lot of work. Learning English is hard work. Do a good job. Work well. He’s a good worker – es buen trabajador – He works well.- trabaja bien. You’ve never done a hard day’s work in your life! Es lo dice mi padre. Hard work? Hard work? You don’t know what hard work is! You’ve never done a day’s work in your life! She’s always changing jobs. Does your new computer work with Windows 7? – Does it work? Yes, it works. It works very well. - Is it working now? How long does it take you to get to work? Let’s move on to our list of irregular verbs. Vamos a seguir con la lista de verbos irregulares.  ¿Qué es el verbo leer en inglés? To read Escucha y repite: read – read – read. The spelling is the same. Se escribe las tres formas igual, pero no se pronuncia igual. Escucha y repite:  read – read – read. How often do you read the newspaper? I read a good book last week. Have you read the report yet? Next is the verb montar – to ride repeat: ride – rode – ridden. Have you ever ridden a horse? Can you ride a motorbike? I rode home in the rain. Repeat: ride – rode – ridden. Llamar is to ring. Listen; ring – rang – rung. Hay algunos verbos irregulars que siguen estas mismas sonido vocals en las tres formas del verbo. Repite: /I/ /a/ /u/ - ring – rang – rung. El sonido /a/ puede ser difícil por hablantes españoles /a/ - cat – hat – sat. Comparar el sonido con /u/ up – cup / cat – cut – my cat is black – cut (cortar) cut and paste / hat – (sombrero) – hut – cabaña – Pizza Hut. Repite: ring – rang – rung / drink – drank – drunk / swim – swam – swum El verbo leventarse in English is to rise. Repeat: rise – rose – risen. The sun always rises. Rise es un verbo intransitivo - no va con un objecto directo. No se puede decir: “Rise the sun” o “Rise the table”. The sun rises in the morning. What time did it rise yesterday? It rose at 6:38. How much has the dollar risen this month? It hasn’t risen, it’s fallen. Next is the verb to run or correr in Spanish. Repeat: run – ran – run. I run marathons. I ran the New York marathon in 3 hours and 14 minutes. I’ve run 13 marathons. Repeat: run – ran – run How do you say decir in English? ¿Como se dice to say? – That’s it! Say – said – said S-A-I-D said. Repeat: say – said – said. What did you say? I said “hello”. I’ve said all I want to say. What did she say to you? - She said she loves me! El verbo ver is to see. See – saw – seen. Repeat: see – saw – seen.  Have you seen Brad Pitt’s new film? Yes, I saw it last weekend. I see you. Do you see me? Next is the verb vender – to sell. Sell – sold – sold. Repeat: sell –sold – sold. What does he sell? ¿Qué vende él? I sold my car yesterday. How many have you sold? The verb to send means enviar. Repeat: send – sent – sent. Please send the email today. I sent it yesterday. Have you sent mum a birthday card? And finally, the verb disparar – to shoot. Repeat: Shoot – shot – shot. Who shot John F. Kennedy? También se dice to shoot a film – rodar una pelicula. – How many films have you shot? John Lennon was shot in New York. ¡Muy bien! Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir la segunda y tercera forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listo?  read                  read – read ride                   rode – ridden ring                   rang – rung rise                   rose – risen run                   ran – run say                   said – said see                   saw – seen sell                   sold – sold send                 sent – sent shoot                shot – shot We also studied Time expressions this month– Los expresiones del tiempo Listen and repeat – escucha y repite: This month is September. Last month was August. Next month is October Today’s Thursday. Yesterday was Wednesday. What day is tomorrow? Tomorrow’s Friday. I saw her yesterday morning. I sent the email yesterday afternoon. two weeks ago – I rang you two weeks ago – hace dos semanas last Friday – el viernes pasado – I saw the film last Friday. last weekend – I didn’t go out last weekend. the day before yesterday – anteayer – I read the report the day before yesterday. the day after tomorrow – pasado mañana – I’ll see you the day after tomorrow. next weekend next Wednesday – el proximo miercoles – see you next Wednesday! in three weeks time – dentro de 3 semanas - We’re gong on holiday in three weeks time. In the intermediate section this month we looked at countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns are nouns you can count. Hmm that’s obvious; people, dogs, mountains, hamburgers etc.. Of course, uncountable nouns are impossible, or at least really difficult, to count. Liquids like, water, beer, oil, petrol. Salt, sand, rice etc., are all uncountable nouns. So, using the examples of peanuts (for countable nouns) and beer (for uncountable nouns), repeat the following sentences and practise expressions of quantity. There’s a lot of peanuts – There’s a lot of beer There aren’t many peanuts - There isn’t much beer Are there many peanuts? - Is there much beer? There are too many peanuts – There’s too much beer There are far too many peanuts – There’s far too much beer There are few peanuts - There is little beer There are a few peanuts – There’s a little beer There are very few peanuts - There is very little beer There are too few peanuts - There is too little beer There are far too few peanuts - There is far too little beer There are many more peanuts - There is much more beer There are fewer peanuts - There is less beer We also looked at more common uncountable nouns, such as information - I’d like some information. Pasta – Don’t give me too much pasta. Travel – Travel is a wonderful way to meet new people. News – I’ve got some bad news for you. Furniture – I don’t have much furniture in my flat. Advice – Can you give me some advice? and luggage – Why did you bring so much luggage? In the advanced section this month, we studied some idioms. Listen and repeat: To beat about the bush. Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you think. It’s a blessing in disguise. I didn’t want to go anyway. Do you think you can get your hands on a free mobile phone for me? I don’t like be the centre of attention. I generally keep myself to myself We need to clarify the situation. We have no idea where we stand at the moment. I don’t believe you. You’re pulling my leg. We need to put all these problems behind us darling. What’s on your mind? In the business section we looked at 10 more common collocations that are typically found in business English. Listen and repeat: To interview an applicant – we interviewed many applicants for the job. You were the most suitable. If you set up a business you start a business. La Mansión del Inglés was set up about 9 years ago. Another phrasal verb that collocates often with business is to take off. We usually speak about planes taking off - going up. Similarly, if a business takes off it becomes successful. The business took off very soon after we had set it up. Now we employ 12 employees and we’re thinking of taking on more staff. To attend a conference means to go to a conference. He attended a conference on climate change. I’m afraid I can’t meet with you next week, I’m attending a conference. To hold a meeting means tener una reunion – We hold staff meetings once a month. The union is going to hold a meeting to discuss the annual pay increase. To provide a service – ofrecer algo – They provide an excellent catering service. To hire a new employee – to take on a new employee. – to employ a new person – We’ve hired a new secretary. If you ask for a raise you ask for more money. A raise in salary - Una subida/aumento de sueldo – I’m going to ask for a raise at the end of the year. I think I deserve it. – to deserve – merecer develop a product - To develop is desarrollar. He’s a  software devoloper - Es un desarrollador de software. Apple are developing a new product.  To deal with a problem resolver/ocuparse de/hacer frente a/abordar  – Can you deal with this problem, please. I’m very busy. I’ll deal with this problem as soon as possible.- How should we deal with this problem? - ¿Qué hemos de hacer con este promlema? To run a business – is to manage a business. – dirigir a una empresa – Who runs the business? Who runs the marketing side? I’ve been running this company for 47 years. Next month we’ll look at 10 more common business collocations. Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. Remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community of students and teachers on our Facebook fan page. See you next time! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also by Azhrak, the track was Below the Arctic Circle. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com            

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription Hi and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansioningles.com, recorded for August 2010. Most of you are probably on holiday now. Sitting on the beach listening to this podcast, watching the palm trees sway (balancearse, mecerse) from side to side in a gentle breeze. Maybe drinking a cold beer or a cool vodka and tonic with ice and lemon. Ahh! - Where ever you are and whatever you’re doing, I hope you’re well and happy, and ready to practise some more English with La Mansión del Inglés. Hola. ¿Qué tal? Espero que todo va bien. No me gusta hablar en español porque mi español es muy malo, y tengo muchas faltas. Pero debo hacerlo y tú tienes que hablar en inglés. OK? Come on! ¿Animo!  Because it’s holiday time, we practised a lot of holiday vocabulary in this month’s Newsletter (cuaderno). Empezamos, como siempre, con el nivel básico. Voy a decir algunas palabras en español y tú tienes que decirlas el inglés antes que yo. Luego, repite las palabras para practicar la pronunciación. ¿Listos? ola – No ‘Hola’ – hello, ola sin la ‘h’ – wave – el sonido vocal es /ai/ repeat: wave costa – coast – sonido vocal /ow/ coast - repeat: coastnadar - to swim puesta de sol - sunset isla – island – la ‘s’ no se pronuncia escucha: island - repeat: island      puerto – port – sonido vocal /aw/ - port - repeat: port arena - sand playa – beach vowel sound – sonido vocal – /I:/ repeat: beach. No olvides hacer el sonido vocal largo /i:/ - beach. Si no, suena como bitch que es una perra- or worse!. So repeat with me: /i:/  ‘beach’ – beach. I’m looking for the beach. piscina - swimming pool mar - sea pelota de playa - beach ball  sombrilla - beach umbrella gafas de sol - sunglasses toalla - towel – difficult pronunciation. Listen: towel - repeat: towel crema solar - suncream   quemado por el sol - sunburned – suncream, sunburn – hay muchas palabras con sun en la playa. Tomar el sol is to sunbathe – repeat: sunbathe. Be careful – ten cuidado – when you’re sunbathing. The sun is very hot. Put suncream on your body. If you don’t you might get sunburned – quemado por el sol. But if you’re careful, you’ll get a nice suntan bonceado, moreno – Repeat: suntan - to get a suntan - oh and it’s a good idea to wear sunglasses – gafas de sol. Take sunglasses to the beach.  Let’s move on to our list of irregular verbs. Vamos a seguir con la lista de verbos irregulares.  ¿Qué es el verbo dejar en inglés? To leave Escucha y repite: leave– left - left. What time did you leave? I left at 3:30. I’ve left you some chocolate cake in the fridge. Don’t leave me. Please don’t go! Next is the verb prestar – to lend repeat lend – lent - lent. Can you lend me your pen? Los verbos lend y borrow se confunden mucho. Lend es prestar (you lend something to someone) y borrow es tomar prestado (you borrow something from someone). Los dos términos se puede confundir ya que en español se habla de forma diferente "Me prestas tu coche?" = "Can you lend your car to me?" ... nunca se dice "Can you borrow your car to me?"... "Tomé prestado tu coche " = I borrowed your car. So, you borrow money from the bank - The bank lends money to you (er..sometimes!). Repeat: lend – lent – lent. Can you lend me $10? I lent you 10 yesterday! Los verbos permitir, dejar se traducen en ingles a let – Repeat: let – let - let. Easy. No se cambia let – let -let – Let me see! - ¡Déjame ver! Her father lets her smoke – Su padre le déjà fumar. Encender o iluminar is to light – L-I-G-H-T – light – lit – lit. Did you light the fire? – I lit a cigarette. Come on baby light my fire! – ¡enciende mi fuego! El verbo perder en inglés is to lose – repeat: lose – lost – lost. The vowel sound is /oo/ lose. I often lose my keys – mis llaves. Valencia usually loses to Barcelona. Chelsea lost against Manchester United. I want to lose weight. To lose weight – perder peso.– I’ve lost 3 kilos. What’s the opposite of lose weight? – put on weight. That’s easy for Spanish speakers to remember ‘put on’ – I’ve put on weight. To make means hacer repeat: make – made – made. It’s made of wood – Es de madera. - It makes me happy. Me hace feliz. I made a cake yesterday. El verbo significar is to mean. Repeat – mean – meant - meant Repite el sonido vocal /I:/ mean. What does this mean? ¿Qué significa esto? What do you mean? ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)? A student once asked me “Craig, what does mean mean?” ¿Craig, Qué significa mean? To meet is conocer o encontrar. Repeat – meet – met – met - "pleased to meet you" or “nice to meet you” - encantado de conocerte. We met the verb meet last month with the verb to know. Do you remember? To know can also mean conocer. La primera vez que coneces a alguien you meet them. “Nice to meet you.” After you meet them, you know them. I met her at a party. Where did you meet your wife? I met her at a wedding. Have you ever met anyone famous? Pagar in English is to pay. Repeat: pay – paid – paid. Did you pay for the beers? – I paid you last week. Has your boss paid you yet? How much did he pay you? Finally, the verb poner. In English to put. La forma es la misma. Put – put – put. El vocal /u/ repeat: /u/ put –put –put. Put my coffee on the table. Where did you put your jacket? Have you put the air conditioning on? You've put on weight. Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir la segunda y tercera forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listo? leave                left – left lend                  lent – lent let                    let – let light                  lit – lit lose                  lost – lost make                made – made mean                meant – meant meet                 met – met pay                   paid – paid put                   put - put   We also studied some holiday vocabulary at intermediate level this month. Let’s see what you remember. I’ll say the Spanish words and expressions, and you say the English translation before I do. Then, repeat the vocabulary to practise pronunciation.    el balneario What’s that in English? El balneario. I can’t even say it in Spanish! Help! How do I say this? El balneario — It’s a spa, or resort bahía - bay – B – A - Y traje de baño, bañador  - swimsuit or swimming trunks   buceo, bucear - diving, to dive esnorkel, buceo con tubo de respiración - snorkeling – to go snorkeling bloque del sol, crema solar, bronceador - sunscreen, sunblock or suntan lotion vista al mar - sea view océano - ocean tomar el sol - to sunbathe bañista - sunbather salvavidas - lifeguard concha marina - sea shell. That’s difficult. Repeat: sea shell – sea shell nevera - cooler marea alta - high tide marea baja - low tide And now some useful phrases - Frases útiles – say them in English and Repeat them. ¿Dónde está la playa? - Where’s the beach? La entonación es muy importante en la preguntas. Listen and repeat: Where’s the beach? – Excuse me, where’s the beach? ¿Hay algún salvavidas? - Is there a lifeguard? ¿Es seguro para niños? - Is it safe for children? ¿Es seguro nadar aquí? Is it safe to swim here?   ¿Es seguro bucear aquí? Is it safe to dive here?  ¿Podemos nadar aquí? - Can we swim here? ¿Hay que pagar? - Do we have to pay? - ¿Cuánto cuesta alquilar una sombrilla? - How much to rent an umbrella? ¿Cuánto cuesta alquilar una silla? - How much to rent a chair? ¿Cuánto cuesta alquilar una bici? - How much to rent a bicycle? Más frases: Don’t forget to book a hotel. Have you packed your suitcase. My friend is a travel agent. I got a great deal on hotel in London Travelling during peak season can be expensive. We like to stay at bed and breakfast places We had to get a connecting flight. I’m here on business I went sightseeing in Liverpool Is the room air-conditioned? Does the room have a safe? I’d like to make a reservation. Please. Did you buy any souvenirs? In the advanced section this month we practised some sentence transformations. This kind of exercise is typical of the type of exercise found in the Cambridge Advanced English exam. We are developing an advanced English cd at the moment, and we hope to have it finished before the end of the year. Listen and repeat: I wish to express my dissatisfaction with the poor service at your hotel. There is little chance of us going to Italy on holiday this year. Pepito asked if I would give him a lift to the airport. Are you being attended to , madam? Customers are required to give two weeks notice if they intend to change their booking. On no account should your luggage be left unattended.  In our Business English section this month there were two more short exercises on business collocations. Listen and repeat: To make a profit. – What’s the opposite of make a profit? – make a loss. If your company is doing well and makes money, it makes a profit. If it loses money, it makes a loss. If your company employs more workers, it takes on staff. To take on staff. My school took on 6 new teachers last month. – They employed 6 new teachers. Do you remember the expression for despedir from last months podcast? Despedir is to lay off staff. To take on new staff and the opposite to lay off staff. Lanzar in English is to launch. So lanzar un producto nuevo is to launch a new product. To go into partnership is how La Mansión del Inglés got started almost ten years ago. I went into partnership with my friend, and now business partner, and we started a business together. – To go into partnership with someone Llegar a una conclusion can be to come to a conclusion or to draw a conclusion. What conclusions did you draw from the meeting? To bear in mind means to consider, to take into account – considerar, tener en cuenta, tener presente. Bear in mind that we have an enormous amount of money invested in this project. dismiss an offer. – dismiss here means rechazar. The union dismissed the offer of a 3% pay rise. – to dismiss an offer. Next month we’ll look at 10 more common business collocations. Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. Remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community of students and teachers on our Facebook fan page. See you next time! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also by Azhrak, the track was Below the Arctic Circle. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com                    

 Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription  Hi and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansioningles.com, recorded for July 2010. Are you hot? It’s really hot here in Valencia. I’m boiling! ¡Estoy asado! How are you? I hope you’ll be having a holiday soon and I hope you’ll be practising your English, even of you’re not going to an English speaking country. Maybe you can find an English speaking tourist to practise your English with. Intenta, si puedes, practicar inglés este verano con un nativo. Si vas a viajar o hay turistas donde vives, habla con ellos. Speak English! OK, let’s start the podcast with our list of irregular verbs. Vamos a empezarar con la lista de verbos irregulares. ¿Qué es el verbo dar en inglés? To give Escucha y repite: give – gave - given. What did you give your mum for Christmas? I gave her a new sweater. I’ve already given you the money.Next is the verb ir – to go repeat go – went - gone. Again – otra vez: go – went – gone. I go, you go, he goes- G-O-E-S – she goes – it goes. Did you go to work yesterday? I went home at 8 o’clock. My secretary’s gone to lunch.El verbo crecer en ingles is to grow – Repeat: grow – grew – grow. I grew up in London. Where did you grow up? Look how you’ve grown. It’s unbelievable! – Mira como has credido. ¡No lo puedo creer! Repeat: Look how you’ve grown. It’s unbelievable!haber o tener is to have – have or has – had – had. I have, you have, he has, she has, it has. El verbo have es un verbo principal I have an iPhone – Yo tengo un iPhone, y también un verbo auxiliar – I have had a lovely time. Me ha pasado muy bien – Cuando el have tiene función del verbo auxiliar normalmente esta con contración. I’ve had a lovely time. I have – I’ve. He has – he’s, it has – it’s etc.El verbo oìr en inglés is to hear – repeat: hear – heard - heard. The vowel sounds are /ie/ - hear – and /er/ - heard. Repeat: hear – heard – heard. I’m sorry, I can’t hear you. Yes, I heard what you said. Have you heard about Samantha?To hide means ocultar repeat: hide – hid - hidden. Again: hide – hid - hidden. Where did you hide the chocolate? I hid the money under the bed.El verbo golpear is to hit. Repeat – hit – hit – hit. Easy – así de fácil. Repeat the vowel sound. Repite el sonido vocal /I/ hit – hit – hit- Don’t hit the dog!Agarrar o celebrar is to hold. Repeat – hold – held – held. Hold my hand. The meetings are usually held in Simon’s office. Where are the Olympics being held next year?To hurt in Spanish is herir – The vowel sound (el sonido vocal) es /er/. Repeat /er/ - hurt. Como el verbo ‘hit’, el verbo hurt no cambia. Los tres formas son iguales. Repeat: hurt – hurt – hurt. Did you hurt yourself? - ¿te has hecho daño? - Yes, I hurt my leg. I’m sorry if I hurt you. The verb to keep is conservar, guardar o quedarse con. Repeat: keep – kept – kept. Keep the change  - quédese con el cambio. Shhhh.. Can you keep a secret? I’ve kept a diary (un diario) since I was eleven..And finally the verb to know - saber o conocer. Es raro que lleva una ‘k’, porque no se pronuncia - know - K-N-O-W - to know. Repeat: know – knew – known. Do you know this word in Spanish? I knew you when you were a child. How long have you known him? El verbo conocer puede ser to meet or to know. La primera vez que coneces a alguien you meet them. “Nice to meet you”. After you meet them, you know them. Listen: I’ve known him for 5 years. I met him in Madrid. I met him 5 years ago. I’ve known him for a long time. So, to know is conocer a alguien, tenerlo por conocido , but to meet means conocer a alguien por primera vez.Would you rather meet new people or spend time with the ones you already know?Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir el segundo y tercero forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listo? give gave – givengo went – gonegrow grew – grownhave had - hadhear heard – heardhide  hid – hiddenhit hit – hithold held – heldhurt hurt - hurtkeep kept – keptknow knew – known The next exercise in the newsletter (el cuaderno) practised some irregular verbs in the past tense. Vamos a practicar algunas frases que llevan los verbos irregulares en el pasado. Escucha y repite: 1. We got home late. - We got home late. 2. The shop was closed. - The shop was closed. 3. We drove to France last summer. - We drove to France last summer.4. I went to a Chinese restaurant yesterday. - I went to a Chinese restaurant yesterday.5. I forgot to phone the doctor. - I forgot to phone the doctor.  6. They told us to wait. -  They told us to wait.7. I gave you 20 Euros. -  I gave you 20 Euros.8. I had a fantastic time. - I had a fantastic time.9. I grew up in Buenos Aires. - I grew up in Buenos Aires.10. I heard about your problem. - I heard about your problem.11. We had pizza for lunch. - We had pizza for lunch.12. She died in 2003. - She died in 2003.13. How long have you known him? - How long have you known him?14. He’s caught a cold. - He’s caught a cold.15. I've eaten too much. - I've eaten too much.16. We flew to New York. - We flew to New York. The verb GET was the subject in the intermediate section this month. Get tiene muchos significados. Por ejemplo, volverse, recibir, empezar, obtener, llegar, traer y también con adjetivos para expresar estados: get tired, get angry, get drunk etc.Listen and repeat:Where did you get that computer?We get our cheese from the local market.Can you get the phone, please?Your coffee’s getting cold.It is getting late. I should go. What time’s dinner? I’m getting hungry.I’ve just got a text message.When did you get married?What time did you get home?Where can I get a taxi?Have you got a pen? Have you got..? - ¿tienes...? Is more common in British English. Do you have..? Is more common in American English. The meaning is the same. Do you have a pen? Have you got a pen? Let’s practise some adjectives with get. I’ll say the Spanish verb and you say to get and the adjective before I do. Please excuse my bad Spanish pronunciation. Disculpa mi pronunciación tan mala en español. Ready? ¿Listo? mejorar - to get better empeorar - to get worse enfermarse - to get sick enfadarse - to get angry engordar - to get fat oscurecer – to get dark envejecer - to get old enriquecerse - to get rich ponerse frío, enfriarse - to get cold mojarse - to get wet ponerse nervioso - to get nervous mejorar, ponerse bien - to get well disgustarse - to get upset – U-P-S-E-T – to get upsetquedarse calvo - to get bald – B-A-L-D bald - calvoponerse contento - to get happy agarrar sueño – to get sleepy agarrar hambre - to get hungry agarrar sed - to get thirsty llenarse - to get full ponerse caluroso - to get hot hacerse tarde – to get late enojarse - to get mad There are also many expressions using get and a past participle. For example aburrirse is to get bored. Let’s practise some. I’ll say the Spanish verb and you say to get and the past participle before I do. OK?  vestirse - to get dressed preocuparse - to get worried prepararse - to get ready comprometerse - to get engaged casarse - to get married llenarse de gente - to get crowded cansarse - to get tired confundirse - to get confused emocionarse - to get excited deprimirse - to get depressed asustarse - to get scared terminar - to get finished emborracharse - to get drunk perderse - to get lost aburrirse - to get bored Moving on to the advanced section, we looked at prefixes (prefijos). Tell me the opposites of the following verbs using prefixes. For example, the opposite of agree is disagree. Ready?dress - undresslike -  dislikecredit – discredit – to discredit someoneconnect – disconnect – disconnect your mobile phone during the flightlock (cerrar) - unlockzip - unzipprove (probar) - disprovequalify - disqualifybelieve - disbelievefold - unfoldbend - unbend Here are some more examples of prefixes:The prefix micro means small – in Spanish you say micro; micro-computer is a small computer, microscopes look at small things.auto means of or by oneself, so if you write an autobiography, it’s about your life. If you write a biography, it’s about someone else’s life.pro means in favour of. If you are pro-abortion, you are in favour of abortion. If you are a pro-revolutionary, you are in favour of revolution. Pro is the opposite of anti. If you are against the war you’re anti-war. Against abortion – anti-abortion etc.The prefix post means after. So, if you’re doing post-graduate studies, you are studying something after you have graduated. Post is the opposite of pre. Post-war, pre-war, pre-natal is before birth, before the baby. Post-natal is after birth. Some women suffer from post-natal depression after they have a baby.bi means two or twice, bisexual for example, or bicycle – a bicycle has two wheels. Twice a month is bi-monthly, twice a week is bi-weekly. I subscribe to a bi-monthly podcast. I get one podcast every two weeks.ex means former - ex-president, ex-wife, ex-boyfriend etc.The prefix mis - M-I-S - means badly or wrongly. So if I misunderstand you, I understand you badly or wrongly. To misspell something is to spell it incorrectly.mono is one or single. A monologue has only one person talking. A dialogue has two or more people. over is too much. If you oversleep, you sleep to much. If something is overcooked it is cooked too much. The opposite is under. Underpaid – not paid enough. Overpaid – paid too much. Teachers are often overworked and underpaid. Overcook – undercook. My steak is overcooked. It’s completely black!multi means many. A multi-national company does business in many different countries. A multi-function device does many different things. I recently bought a multi-function device for my computer. It’s a printer and a scanner and a photocopier all in one. It’s a multi-purpose machine.sub means under. A submarine goes under the water. If something is substandard it is below an acceptable level or standard. And sub-zero temperatures are below zero. Notice that we say below zero and not under zero. In Alaska, it’s 16 degrees below zero. semi is half. My car is semi-automatic. I can change gears automatically and manually if I want. A semi-detached house is attached on one side to another house and detached on the other side. So it’s half attached – attached on one side only.The prefix re means again or back. If you read something a second time, you reread it. If you charge batteries again, you recharge them. George W Bush was elected president more than once, so he was re-elected. Well, we can’t have everything. In our Business English section this month there were two short exercises on Business Collocations. Listen and repeat: to lay off – despedir por reducciòn de plantilla. It’s similar to the expression to make s.o. redundant – repeat: to lay off – to lay off staff – Ford laid off 2,000 workers yesterday.To close a deal – llegar a un acuerdo o hacer un trato con alguien. Microsoft closed a deal with Apple last week. To close a deal.To come to the point – ir al grano -  Please come to the point. Would you mind coming to the point.To break off negotiations – to stop talking, stop negotiating. The two companies broke off negotiations.To go bankrupt – I think in Spanish this means quebrar, ir a la quiebra, bancarrota. They went bankrupt last year. They went out of business. They owed millions of dollars. To owe is deberThe annual turnover is the amount of business a company does in a year. It is usually measured in income or sales. What was your annual turnover for 2009?To cease trading is to stop trading. Stop doing business. To cease means to stop. They ceased trading when they went bankrupt.A person who chairs a meeting is the person who is in charge of and who controls the meeting.If you draw someone’s attention to something you bring it to their attention so that they notice it. Let me draw your attention to last year’s turnover. I’d like to draw your attention to my last email (I want you to look at or think about my last email)The sales figures are the numbers (las cifras) that represent the products that have been sold. – repeat: sales figures. Last month’s sales figures.OK, next month we’ll look at 10 more common business collocations. Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. Remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community of nearly 5,000 students and teachers on our Facebook fan page. See you next time! The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also by Adult Only, the track was Overlove. And also by Azhrak, the track was Below the Arctic Circle. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com                                          

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises.   Podcast Transcription   Hi and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansioningles.com, recorded for June 2010.   Thank you for all your support on Facebook. We hope you like the competitions and the Skype calls. ¡Bienvenido!Gracias a todos vosotros ya tenemos más que 4,000 fans en nuestra página de Facebook. Espero que os gusten los concursos que hacemos y las llamadas de Skype. A mi me pasa muy bien hablando con vosotros.   Let’s continue with the list of irregular verbs. Vamos a continuar con la lista de verbos irregulares.   ¿Qué es el verbo comer en inglés? To eat Escucha y repite: eat – ate – eaten. What did you eat for lunch? Have you eaten yet? ¿Ya has comido? Next is the verb caer – to fall repeat fall – fell – fallen. Again – otra vez: fall – fell – fallen El verbo sentir en ingles is to feel – Repeat: feel –felt – felt luchar is to fight – F-I-G-H-T – fight – fought – fought We had the same vowel sound last month. Hemos tenido 2 verbos el mes pasado con el mismo sonido vocal /au/ repeat: /au/ buy – bought / catch – caught / fight – fought. A great film with Brad Pitt is Fightclub – El club de la lucha. Have you seen it? encontrar is to find – repeat: find – found – found. The vowel sound is /ow/ - found – found. I’m so happy I found you. I’m so happy I found La Mansión del Inglés! Volar means to fly repeat: fly – flew - flown. Again: fly – flew – flown. I flew to Paris. Have you ever flown business class? El verbo olvidar is to forget – repeat – forget – forgot – forgotten otra vez - forget – forgot – forgotten El verb perdonar is to forgive repeat – forgive – forgave – forgiven. Another wonderful film by Clint Eastwood. Sin Perdon – Unforgiven. Helar o congelar is to freeze – If it’s very cold you say. “It’s freezing!” repeat “It’s freezing!” freeze – froze – frozen. Comida congelada is frozen food. I froze the pizza yesterday. It’s in the freezer. The freezer – el congelador And finally the verb obtener. En inglés to get. Uno de los verbos más comunes en ingles. Listen/escucha get – got – got. Repeat: get – got – got. Easy! - I got drunk last night. Did you get any milk? I’ve got a new car. I got it last month. How much money have you got? You may hear get – got – gotten. A veces se dice gotten. Es más usado en el inglés Americano.   Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir el segundo y tercero forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo. Ready? ¿Listo?   eat                         ate - eaten fall                         fell - fallen feel                        felt - felt fight                       fought - fought find                        found - found fly                         flew - flown forget                     forgot - forgotten forgive                             forgave - forgiven freeze                    froze - frozen get                         got - got / gotten   The next exercise in the newsletter (el proximo ejecicio en el cuaderno) practised the difference between past simple and past continuous. Listen and repeat the sentences to practise pronunciation. Escucha y repite: I saw your mum yesterday. yesterday. - mum yesterday. - your mum yesterday. - I saw your mum yesterday. It wasn’t raining when we got to the city centre. -  city centre  - the city centre. - got to - got to the city centre. - when we got to the city centre. - It wasn’t raining - It wasn’t raining when we got to the city centre. I met your brother when I was walking the dog. - walking the dog. - when I was - when I was walking - when I was walking the dog - your brother - I met your brother - I met your brother when I was walking the dog. I met your brother when I was walking the dog. He didn’t go to the beach with me yesterday. - with me yesterday. - go to the beach - go to - go to the beach - He didn’t - He didn’t go to the beach - He didn’t go to the beach with me yesterday. Was Pepito wearing his new sunglasses when you saw him? - Saw him -when you saw him? - his new sunglasses - wearing his new sunglasses - Was Pepito wearing his new sunglasses when you saw him? Was Pepito wearing his new sunglasses when you saw him? Last year I ran in the New York marathon. marathon - the New York marathon. - I ran in the New York marathon. - Last year I ran in the New York marathon. - Last year I ran in the New York marathon. I wasn’t watching TV when you rang, I was having dinner. - having dinner. - I was having dinner - when you rang - when you rang, I was having dinner. - I wasn’t - I wasn’t watching - I wasn’t watching TV when you rang, I wasn’t watching TV when you rang, I was having dinner. I wasn’t watching TV when you rang, I was having dinner.   In the intermediate section this month we practised some vocabulary connected with cars and driving. For example gearstick – palanca de cambio and seatbelt – cinturón de seguridad. Gearstick and seatbelt are compound nouns. A compound noun (un nombre compuesto) is when two nouns combine to form a single noun. Like bedroom or bookcase or seafood - marisco. The first noun acts like an adjective and gives information about the second noun. In Spanish you say the door of the car – la puerta del coche. In English we say cardoor. In Spanish you say the champion of tennis – el campionato de tennis  - in English tennis champion. In Spanish you say a card of credit – una tarjecta de credito, in English we say credit card. Compound nouns are sometimes written as one word, sometimes as two separate words and sometimes with a hyphen – guíon.   OK, I’ll say the Spanish noun or expression and you say the compound noun before I do. Remember all the words are connected to cars and driving. Ready?   volante - steering wheel bolsa de aire - airbag freno de mano - handbrake parabrisas – windscreen (in British English), windshield (in American English) palanca de cambio - gearstick cinturón de seguridad – seatbelt faros – headlights aparcamiento - carpark (in British English), parking lot (in American English) asiento de coche – carseat teléfono de automóvil – carphone túnel de lavado – Carwash    Here are some more car words and expressions. motor – engine ruedas – wheels maletero - boot (boot – in British English) / trunk (in American English) neumático – tyre – a car has four tyres and a spare tyre. Where is the spare tyre usually kept? In the boot (or in the trunk).   One on the first things you do when you get into a car is you turn on the engine – arrancar el coche You do up or put on your seatbelt and you take off the handbrake. Some cars are automatic. They have an automatic gearbox, especially American cars. European cars tend to have manual gearboxes, so you have to change gears using the gearstick and the clutch – el embrague. We say to put the car in gear. When you are low on petrol (or gas as the Americans say) you fill up with petrol. That was one of the first Spanish expressions I learned here in Spain. “llenalo por favour” Fill it up, please. When it gets dark you turn on the headlights, and when you park the car, you turn the headlights off. Frenar is to brake and if you want to go faster you accelerate. To accelerate – acelerar. You usually accelerate when you overtake - to overtake – adelantar (I think in México they say rebasar) to indicate means indicar, señalizar poner el intermitente. That’s something that Spanish drivers don’t do very often here in Valencia. I often have to guess which way the car in front of me is going to turn. Aparcar (or in Latin America parquear) is to park, and a bend in the road is una curva and to swerve is dar un viraje brusco. To swerve to the right – virar bruscamente a la derecha. to pick (someone) up in your car is buscar, recoger: I'll pick you up at the airport - te iré a recoger al aeropuerto. What’s the opposite of pick someone up? to drop off - dejar: I'll drop you off at your house - te dejaré en casa. Repeat: I’ll pick you up – I’ll pick you up at your hotel. Can you pick me up at the airport? Where does the coach drop us off? Can you drop me off at the nearest restaurant? Llevar a alguien en coche is to give somebody a lift – Repeat: I'll give you a lift. Can you give me a lift to the airport? Listen and repeat: Did you come by car? - Let’s go for a drive - Did you bring the car? - Yes, I drove here.  - Drive – drove – driven. When was the last time you drove? Please slow down – Would you mind slowing down? Could you drive more slowly? Speed up – go faster - Put your foot down – ¡Más rápido!   In the advanced part of the newsletter we practised talking about habits. Listen and repeat the sentences.   A good friend is someone who keeps phoning you even when there’s no real news.   A bore is someone who is always talking about their boring hobbies. A bore is someone who tends not to notice when other people aren’t interested. When I was 11, my best friend and I used to walk home from school together. When I was 11, my best friend would always take my side if there was a problem. My least favourite teacher at school always criticised me in front of the other students.  My least favourite teacher at school tended to treat the girls better than the boys. My least favourite teacher at school kept losing his temper with the class.   In the Business English section there were some useful expressions for telephone English. Listen and repeat the expressions and say your name when you hear the tone.   Good morning, (tone) speaking. Who's calling, please? Good afternoon, (tone)  speaking. How can I help you?   This is (tone) speaking. Hello, this is (tone)   Could I speak to _______ please? I'd like to speak to _______, please. Could you put me through to _______ , please?   I'm afraid he isn't in at the moment. I'm sorry, she’s in a meeting at the moment. I'm afraid he’s on another line at the moment.   Just a moment, please. Could you hold the line, please? Hold the line, please.   I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you repeat that, please? I'm sorry, I can't hear you very well. Could you speak up a little, please? Could you spell that, please?   One moment, please. I'll see if she’s available. I'll put you through. I'll connect you. I'm connecting you now.   Can I take a message? Would you like to leave a message? Can I give him a message? I'll tell her that you called I'll ask him to call you as soon as possible   Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. Remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community off more than 4,000 students and teachers on our Facebook fan page.   See you next time!   The music in this month’s podcast was by Revolution Void, the album was The Politics of Desire and the track was Outer Orbit. Also by Adult Only, the track was Overlove. And also by Azhrak, the track was Below the Arctic Circle. Creative Commons licence from Jamendo.com        

  Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises.   Podcast Transcription Hi and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansioningles.com, recorded for May 2010. Thank you for all your support on Facebook. We really enjoy reading your comments. It’s a lot of fun for me to have students from so many different countries. Gracias por sus amables palabras sobre el cuaderno del mes pasado. Especialmente en nuestra página de Facebook. Si quieres seguirnos y participar en la página, busca La Mansión del Inglés desde tu cuenta de Facebook.   Let’s continue with the list of irregular verbs that we started last month. Vamos a continuar con la lista de verbos irregulares en inglés que hemos empezado el mas pasado.   ¿Qué es el verbo comprar en inglés? To buy Escucha y repite: buy – bought – bought Next is the verb to catch repeat catch –caught– caught escucha el sonido vocal /au/ caught - caught El verbo venir en ingles is  to come - come – came – come costar is to cost the verb to cost doesn’t change in the past or past participle. La forma no cambia escucha: cost – cost – cost Morder is to bite – bite - bit – bitten Otro verbo que no cambia es el verbo cortar – to cut repeat: cut – cut – cut. cortar y pegar = cut and paste. El verbo elegir is to choose – repeat – choose – chose – chosen –again – otra vez -  choose – chose – chosen Hacer is to do repeat – do or does I do, you do, they do, we do – he does, she does, it does. Repeat: do/does – did - done Soñar is to dream – There are two possible forms for the past and participle of dream. Hay dos formas posibles  – dream - dreamt DREAMT dreamt or dreamed DREAMED dreamed– dreamt or dreamed Repeat: dream – dreamt – dreamt or dream – dreamed - dreamed Do you know the verb beber en inglés? ¿Sabes como decir el verbo beber en inglés? It’s to drink repeat: to drink – drink – drank - drunk. And finally the verb conducir. En inglés to drive. Listen/escucha drive – drove – driven. Repeat: drive – drove - driven   Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir el segundo y tercero forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo.   buy -                bought - bought         catch -             caught - caught         come -              came - come              cost -               cost - cost                cut -                 cut - cut                   choose -            chose - chosen          do -                  did - done                 dream -             dreamt - dreamt         drink -               drank - drunk             drive -               drove – driven   Now let’s talk about some verbs we can use to talk about the body and things you do with your body.    To cough in Spanish is toser. The spelling is really strange: COUGH cough. Yeah I know – English spelling is crazy. It’s mad. No tiene sentido – it makes no sense. Anyway, the pronunciation is cough. It’s also a noun – a cough. I’ve got a bad cough. Repeat. I’ve got a bad cough. People who smoke a lot may have a smoker’s cough. Repeat a smoker’s cough. Have you got a smoker’s cough? To breathe- BREATHE -  is respirar. Repeat: to breathe. I can’t breathe in here. The noun is breath – BREATH (sin la E). She’s got bad breath. To yawn is bostezar. If you’re tired and bored during this podcast, you’ll probably be yawning. – to yawn. Atchooo! - Estornudar – is to sneeze. If you have a cold you’ll probably be sneezing. We can say to catch a cold. Repeat: to catch a cold. What’s the past form of catch?.....caught. Very good! I caught a cold last week. Actually, that’s true. When I went on holiday at Easter I caught a cold. I caught a cold in Navarra. To sigh – SIGH - suspirar – It’s also a noun. He gave a deep sigh when he saw her. To snore is – roncar – SNORE. My dad snores really loudly.   OK, I’ll say the Spanish verb and you say the translation before I do. Ready?   toser  - to cough respirar  - to breathe bostezar  - to yawn estornudar – to sneeze suspirar  - to sigh roncar - to snore   The following verbs are often used when we talk about food and eating.   Masticar in English is to chew. Chew your food well. Chicle in English is chewing gum. eructar in English is to burp. In some countries it’s polite to burp after eating. It shows appreciation. Not in the UK though. It’s considered rude (mal educado). That doesn’t stop my sister. She’s always burping. How do we say tragar in English? - to swallow – Drink water when you swallow the pill. A pill is una pastilla lamer in English is to lick. Lick ice cream, lick your lips – tus labios. Whenever I see a good chocolate cake I lick my lips. morder in English is to bite. I’m not going to bite you. No te voy a morder. chupar in English is to suck. Here’s a joke that you can tell your English teacher (if you have one). “I had a friend who drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong current sucked him in.” Ask your teacher to explain that one.     Let’s see what you remember. I’ll say the Spanish verb and you say the translation before I do. OK, here we go.   morder - to bite chupar – to suck tragar – to swallow masticar – to chew lamer – to lick  eructar – to burp    Ok, let’s look at some verbs now that are used in connection with the eyes and the face.   parpadear means  to blink. I blinked in the sunlight when I came out of the cinema. guiñar el ojo – to wink. I winked at a girl in a bar yesterday, but she ignored me. The story of my life. Do you remember suspirar  - to sigh. I have no luck with girls. Maybe I should stop winking at them. Ruborizarse in English is to blush. I’m very shy (timido). I blush easily. Girls put blusher on their face to make their cheeks (sus mejillas) red. Blusher is make-up (maquillaje) sonreír abiertamente is to grin - GRIN. She was so happy to see me that she was grinning from ear to ear. fruncir means to frown. I frowned when I realised we were going to be late again. Why are you frowning? What’s wrong?   Once again, I’m going to say the Spanish verb and I want you to say the English verb before I do. Ready?   parpadear – to blink guiñar el ojo – to wink ruborizarse – to blush sonreír abiertamente – to grin fruncir – to frown And I apologise for my bad Spanish pronunciation.   In the business English section this month, there was an exercise to practise prepositions. Prepositions are difficult in English because they are often different from Spanish, so it doesn’t always help to translate. Listen and repeat the sentences. All of the sentences start with the expression “I’m afraid…” . I’m afraid means Me temo or “I’m sorry, but….”   I'm afraid the manager’s at lunch. I'm afraid Mr. Smith is in New York all this week. I'm afraid she's on the other line. I'm afraid Ms Walker is out of the office at the moment. Can I take a message? I’m afraid he won’t be able to phone you back until this afternoon. I'm afraid Ms Samuels is on holiday until next Wednesday. I'm afraid Mr. Jameson is in a meeting at the moment. I'm afraid you've been put through to the wrong department. I'm afraid he's on a business trip until Thursday. I'm afraid Mrs. Reeves is at our Head Office today.   Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. Remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. Just go to the mansioningles.com webpage and click on the cds on the right side of the home page. You can also follow us on Twitter, just search for MansionTwit, and don’t forget to join our growing community on our Facebook fan page.   See you next time!                    

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription  Hi and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansióninglés.com, recorded for April 2010. Thank you for all your positive feedback and comments on last month’s newsletter. Gracias por sus amables palabras sobre el cuaderno del mes pasado. Especialmente en nuestra página de Facebook. Si quieres seguirnos y participar en la página, busca La Mansión del Inglés desde tu cuenta de Facebook.   OK, let’s practise some irregular verbs. Vamos a practicar algunos verbos irregulares en inglés.   Cuando hablo Español, es muy difícil para mi saber cuando hay que decir el verbo ser o estar. En inglés es más fácil porque solo hay un verbo. Es el verbo to be. Escucha y repite: be – was/were – been El verbo golpear is to beat – beat – beat – beaten El verbo llegar a ser is  to become - become – became – became Empezar to begin – begin - began – begun Morder bite – bite - bit – bitten El verbo soplar blow - blow – blew – blown El verbo romper is to break - break – broke – broken Traer/llevar is to bring - bring – brought – brought Edificar is to build - build – built – built Quemar is to burn. There are two possible forms for the past and participle of burn. Hay dos formas posibles – burnt – BURNT or burned – BURNED. Repeat: to burn – burn - burnt / burned - burnt / burned   Ahora escucha de nuevo y intenta decir el segundo y tercero forma del verbo antes que lo digo yo.   be –                                 was / were – been beat –                              beat – beaten become –                         became – became begin –                             began – begun bite –                               bit – bitten blow –                              blew – blown break –                            broke – broken bring –                             brought – brought build –                              built – built burn –                              burnt / burned – burnt / burned       Now let’s practise some idioms. Idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not always obvious from the individual words used.   For example, My hands are tied means I have no choice. I can’t help you my hands are tied. Repeat: I’m sorry, my hands are tied. Tied – atado - to tie. Repeat: I’m sorry, my hands are tied. I’m afraid my hands are tied.   Hold your horses means that you are doing something too fast and they would like you to slow down. Hold your horses, will you! Just wait a minute. Repeat: Wait a minute, just hold your horses.   If you swallow your pride, you admit that you have been wrong about something or someone. You accept that you have to do something that is embarrassing. Swallow means tragar in Spanish and pride is orgullo. Repeat: Swallow your pride and apologise to her. I had to swallow my pride.   People who burn the candle at both ends work all hours of the day and night. They get little sleep or rest because they are busy until late every night and then get up early every morning. Repeat: She's burning the candle at both ends studying for her exams.   If something fishy is going on, then something suspicious is happening. If something is going on, algo esta pasando What’s going on? ¿Qué ocurre? Fishy can mean suspicious. For example: There are strange noises coming from David’s bedroom. Something fishy’s going on in there. Repeat: There’s something very fishy going on.   If someone is a dark horse, they are secretive and might surprise you. Like a dark horse in a horse race. Repeat: She’s a dark horse that one!   If you kill two birds with one stone you do two things at once. To kill is matar and a stone is una piedra.I saw some friends when I was in Madrid visiting my parents. I killed two birds with one stone. Repeat: I killed two birds with one stone.   A can of worms is a situation which causes a lot of trouble for you when you start to deal with it. A can is una lata and worms are gusanos. So, if you open up a can of worms, you cause a lot of trouble for yourself. Repeat: If you do that, you open up a can of worms. You’re opening a can of worms, you know.   If you let the cat out of the bag, pones en el aire lo que esta escondido. You reveal a secret or a surprise by accident. I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Sarah went and let the cat out of the bag. Repeat: Don’t say anything. Don’t tell anyone. Don’t let the cat out of the bag.   If someone looks like a million dollars, they look fantastic. Wow! I love that dress, you look like a million dollars. Repeat: You look like a million dollars. It’s officially spring now - estamos ya en la primavera oficialmente - and maybe you’re starting to think about your holidays. I know I am. So, let’s practise some holiday vocabulary.   When you travel by ship and stop at different places you go on a cruise. C-R-U-I-S-E. Be careful of the pronunciation. Listen: cruise, like Tom Cruise. Repeat: cruise. I’m going on a cruise. Notice the expression to go on. We go on holiday, we go on a trip, on a business trip. Repeat: I’m going on a trip to Barcelona. When are you going on your Mediterranean cruise? How often do you go on business trips?   Going on a trip is when you go somewhere, stay there and come back (on business or on holiday). It’s probably more common to say “go on a trip” than “travel”. Trip is a countable noun, travel is uncountable. “I went on a trip to Paris” – no se dice XI went on a travelX)   When you travel by plane you take a flight. Flight is a noun. The verb is to fly. Repeat: What time’s your flight? Did you find a cheap flight? Who are you flying with?   A tour is when you visit several places following an organised plan. Last year we went to Egypt on a package tour. A package tour is when the flights, hotels, transportation etc are included in the price.   When you travel a long way by sea, or in space, it’s called a voyage. “They embarked on a voyage across the sea.” – se fueron de viaje por mar.   When you travel from place to place by road, train etc. you go on a journey. Un viaje en train is a train journey. How long is the journey from Barcelona to Valencia? Repeat: How long is the journey from Barcelona to Valencia? Is it a long journey?   Now listen to, and repeat, the following holiday collocations:   Sea - deep blue sea, calm sea, cold sea, rough sea (a rough sea is agitado, picado the opposite of a rough sea is a calm sea)   tour - coach tour, sightseeing tour, package tour , guided tour (if you go sightseeing, haces turismo. – I went sightseeing in Paris. The sights are the famous and interesting things in a city. What are the sights in Paris? The Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Champs-Elysees. To see them is to go sightseeing. Repeat: go sightseeing. I went sightseeing in London. I saw all the sights. What are the sights in London? What’s the name of that big clock? Big Ben. What’s the name of that famous department store where the Queen goes shopping? Harrods. What’s the name of that big house where the Queen lives? Buckingham Palace. Where do David and Victoria Beckham live? Beckingham Palace!   holiday - summer holiday, package holiday, beach holiday, adventure holiday   trip coach trip (what’s the difference between coach and bus? A coach is usually for longer journeys, maybe from one city to another city. A bus is for travelling inside a city, for shorter journeys. A coach is usually more comfortable than a bus.) Repeat: We’re going on a coach trip. It’s cheaper to take a coach than a train, boat trip – a boat trip on the River Thames, day trip, business trip   resort (a resort is un centro turístico) - holiday resort, tourist resort, seaside resort, popular resort (seaside means playa, costa. I love going to seaside resorts – but not in England, the weather’s terrible!)   beach – a crowded beach (a crowded beach es una playa llena de gente Repeat: It’s crowded. The beach is crowded. It’s a crowded beach.) golden beach, sandy beach (sand is arena, so the adjective sandy means arenoso) repeat: a sandy beach, deserted beach (deserted means desierto o abandanado)     In the advanced section this month, we practised writing cleft sentences. Listen to the examples and repeat the sentences.   It was Bram Stoker who wrote Dracula in 1897. It was in 1897 that Bram Stoker wrote Dracula. It was Dracula that Bram Stoker wrote in 1897.   What people really love is Baloo the bear. Baloo the bear is what people really love. It is Baloo the bear that people really love.   What this bear is called is Baloo. Baloo is what this bear is called. This bear is called Baloo.   Most sightings have been reported in the Indian Jungle. It is (in) the Indian Jungle where most sightings have been reported. The Indian Jungle is where most sightings have been reported.   Suddenly the bear appeared out of nowhere. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, the bear appeared.   Right there in front of me danced the cuddly bear. It was the cuddly bear that danced right there in front of me.   What I didn’t expect to see in the jungle was a dancing bear. A dancing bear was the last thing I expected to see in the jungle.   In the business English section this month, there was an exercise to practise abbreviations in business English. Listen to the abbreviations and try to say what they stand for before I say them.   AGM - Annual General Meeting CEO - Chief Executive Officer COB - Chairman Of the Board a/c account ASAP - as soon as possible ATM - automated teller machine (Am. English - cash dispenser, Br. English – cashpoint) Attn - for the attention of cc - copy to Co - company COD - cash on delivery dept - department ETA - estimated time of arrival GDP - gross domestic product GNP - gross national product Inc - incorporated Jr - junior Ltd - limited company N/A - not applicable NB - Nota Bene (Latin - it is important to note) PA - personal assistant p.a. - per annum (Latin - per year) p.w. - per week Plc - public limited company p.p. - per pro (Latin - used before signing in a person's absence) PR - public relations p.s. - post scriptum (Latin – in Spanish posdata P.D.) pto - please turn over qty - quantity R & D - research and development re - with reference to RSVP - repondez s'il vous plait (French - please reply) VAT - value added tax VIP - very important person   Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening. Remember to visit our online shop where you can find our business English cd, our First Certificate cd for the Cambridge FCE exam, our audio cds and many more. 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Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios.Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises.   Podcast Transcription   Hi and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansióninglés.com, recorded for March 2010. And a big thank you to everyone who sent us suggestions and ideas to improve our monthly newsletter, our cuaderno mensual. One of the things you asked for was more grammar, especially verbs. Listen to these 8 verbs in Spanish and try to say the English translation before I do. Then repeat the verb and the sentences to practise pronunciation. Escucha y repite:   ser/estar – to be – I am, you are, we are, he, she and it is, they are. En el pasado - I was, you were, we were, he, she and it was, they were   hablar ¿Qué es hablar en ingles? = to speak – it’s an irregular verb - es un verbo irregular - speak, spoke, spoken – I spoke to him, he spoke to me. Have you spoken to her? No? Haven’t you spoken to her yet? My God! Are you speaking to me? I’m speaking to you.   tener – tener means to have – it’s an irregular verb, listen - have, had, had – I have, he, she, it has, we have, they have - I had a dream, he had a great idea. Have you had lunch yet? I haven’t had a hamburger for ages. Repeat: a hamburger – had a hamburger – haven’t had a hamburger - I haven’t had a hamburger for ages. - I haven’t had a hamburger for ages.   escuchar - to listen – a regular verb – es un verbo regular – I listen, you listen, we listen  he, she, it listens, they listen. I listened to the mansión Inglés podcast last month. It was fantastic! Have you listened to this podcast yet? My sister always listens to the podcast.   levanter(se) - to get up – get up is a phrasal verb – to get up – el pasado es - got up. I always get up early, My mum gets up late. What time did you get up this morning? Yesterday I got up at 7.   leer - to read - an irregular verb – read, read, read. – I love reading - I’m reading a great book at the moment, How often do you read? Have you read any good books lately? I read your email this morning.   ir(se) - to go – go is an irregular verb – go – went – gone, I go to work by train. She goes on holiday once a year. I went to the cinema last night. My neighbour’s gone to Italy for a week. Have you gone mad?   Conducir - to drive – another irregular verb – another means uno más. - another irregular verb - drive, drove, driven. Repeat: drive, drove, driven.  I don’t like driving in traffic. She drove to France last summer. Have you ever driven on the left?     Ok, let’s practise some phrasal verbs. Listen to the Spanish and try to say the English translation before I do. Then repeat the verb and the sentences to practise pronunciation. Escucha y repite:   dejar - give up – you should give up smoking. darse prisa - hurry up! – Hurry up or we’ll be late. fregar - wash up – I’ll wash up crecer - grow up – I grew up in London continuar, aguantar - carry on – Don’t stop, carry on. esperar - hold on – please hold on a minute. tener ganas de algo/de hacer algo - look forward to – I’m really looking forward to the weekend. tirar algo a la basura - throw away – Did you throw away my red T-shirt? encender/apagar - turn on/off, switch on/off – Can you turn off the light? hablar - talk about – What are you talking about? buscar - look for – I’m looking for my other sock.  estropearse - break down – My car’s never broken down.   Recuerdas que cuando el phrasal verb tiene un objeto, se va entre el verbo y la partícula, o después.   For example: I threw away the chicken.  or  I threw the chicken away. El objeto tambien puedo ser un pronombre. For example: I threw it away. (‘it’ is the chicken)   Por lo cual, existe phrasal verbs que no se puede insertar el objecto entre el verbo y su partículo. For example I’m looking for a flat.  No se dice: XI’m looking a flat for.X Give up smoking. Can we say “give smoking up”? yes. Wash up the dishes. Can we say “wash the dishes up? Yes Talk about the weather. Can we say “Talk the weather about?” No I’m looking forward to the weekend. Can we say “I’m looking the weekend forward”? No.      Collocations – las colocaciones – some words like to go together. We say do business not Xmake businessX, for example and we say make money not Xdo moneyX. Let’s practise some. To have a feeling - I had a feeling that she was trying to trick me into lending her money. To pay attention - prestar atención – Please pay attention and listen to what I’m saying. To pay someone a compliment – I can’t remember the last time someone paid me a compliment. To take action – We must do something now. Take action immediately. To have a drink – Do you fancy having a coffee after class? Do you fancy? means ¿Tienes ganas? o ¿Te apetece? -  Do you fancy having a beer? We can say “Do you fancy drinking a beer? But it’s more common to use have for food and drink than the verbs to eat and to drink. For example: I had a pizza. I’m having chicken for dinner. Shall we have a cocktail? What will you have? I’ll have a vodka and coke. To pay your respects to someone – After the funeral we paid our respects to her family. To take a liking to someone - I took a liking to our new boss as soon as he introduced himself. To take a chance – I won’t marry her. I can’t take that chance.   Business Vocabulary If you’ve read the newsletter, the cuaderno, you should know these business expressions. Try to say them after the description.   When two companies decide to join together, this is called a merger. If a company employs more workers, we can say that it has taken on more staff. The organisation that negotiates with the management for the workers is the union             If a company "cuts jobs" it has fewer workers                   Extra money for doing extra work is called overtime Until a company needs something, it stores it in a depot  A company that has a specialised product or service has a market niche When one company takes control of another it’s called a takeover       A company which has a lot of money in the bank has a cash pile            One way for a company to raise a lot of money is to issue shares Well, that’s it for this month. Thanks for listening and take care.   That was a mansion Ingles podcast from mansioningles.com.                

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios.Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription Good morning and welcome to another Mansión Inglés podcast from mansióninglés.com, recorded for February 2010. Is it two thousand and ten or twenty ten? I don’t know. Twenty ten has fewer syllables and it’s easier to say, but two thousand and ten seems more natural to me. I think we’ll have to wait and see what the majority of English speakers decide to say. Why not “two zero, one zero” just to be different? Anyway, here’s where we talk about English. English vocabulary, English grammar, English expressions, pronunciation; “pronunciation” British English, American English, Spanglish English. All hopefully, to improve your English a little. This month in our monthly newsletter – el cuaderno mensual, you probably saw a few general expressions in the basic section of the newsletter – la parte básico. If you did the exercise (and even if you didn’t) I want to test you. So I’m going to say the Spanish with my really bad Spanish pronunciation, and I want you to say the English translation before I do. So speak after you hear the tone. Di la traducción de las siguientes frases antes que las digo yo y después del tono. OK are you ready? ¿Listo? Gracias – Thank you. De nada - You’re welcome. ¿Qué tal? - How are you? No entiendo - I don’t understand. Tengo una reserva - I have a reservation ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much is it? Quisiera un café - I’d like a coffee. ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono? - What’s your phone number? ¿Te puedo dar un beso? - Can I kiss you? - Can I kiss you?  Tomaré lo mismo que ellos - I’ll have what they’re having. Now listen to the English again and repeat. Escucha y repite.  Thank you You’re welcome How are you? I don’t understand I have a reservation How much is it? I’d like a coffee What’s your phone number? Can I kiss you? I’ll have what they’re having Good. Now let’s move on to the intermediate and advanced part of the newsletter where you saw vocabulary connected to the five senses – los cinco sentidos. Do you remember what the five senses are in English? oído - hearing vista - sight tacto - touch gusto - taste olor - smell We can use five basic verbs to talk about the five senses. Listen and repeat: to sound ; to look ; to feel ; to taste ; to smell These verbs are usually modified by an adjective, not an adverb. For example: My new iPod sounds fantastic. Repeat: My new iPod sounds fantastic. She looks really sexy. Repeat: She looks really sexy It felt weird (weird means raro o extraño). Repeat: It felt weird This chicken tastes wonderful. Repeat: This chicken tastes wonderful. The cake smelt delicious. Repeat: The cake smelt delicious. In the hearing exercise there were six adjectives to describe sound. Listen and repeat:  noiseless – a noiseless environment. silent – a silent prayer. A prayer, P-R-A-Y-E-R is oración in Spanish. Repeat- a silent prayer. quiet – a quiet person noisy -.  A noisy bar loud – loud music deafening – a deafening noise. Sordo is deaf, so we say a deaf person. “Can you hear me? Are you deaf?” - The verb is to deafen. And the adjective is deafening. Repeat: a deafening noise. Do you remember the sight vocabulary? Maybe there are some words here that you haven’t heard before. For example: to glimpse – vislumbrar. Glimpse is a verb and a noun. The noun glimpse likes to go together with the verb to catch. To catch a glimpse of something. What’s the past of the verb to catch? …….caught. ¡OJO! - Be careful of the pronunciation of caught C-A U-G-H-T. I caught a glimpse. Repeat..I caught a glimpse. I caught of glimpse of Penelope Cruz - I caught of glimpse of Penelope Cruz in a restaurant in Madrid last week. To catch a glimpse of someone or something. Then we had the verb to gaze - mirar fijamente I can gaze out of the window for hours just thinking of nothing. Actually I’m lucky to have a flat with a view of the sea, so I do gaze out of the window quite often. Just gazing out to sea and daydreaming – when I should be working! To daydream is soñar despierto/a. to stare also means mirar fijamente, but I think it is with more intensity - más intensidad - than to gaze. “Who are you staring at?” ¿A quién estás mirando? It’s staring you right in the face – Salta a la vista. “She was staring into the distance” - tenía la vista fija en la distancia o miraba fijamente a lo lejos. The verb to peer P-E-E-R means tratar de ver, esforzarse por ver. To look at something with difficulty.”He peered into the fog, but he couldn’t see anything.” “My grandmother peered at me over the top of her glasses.” to glance means to look quickly - echarle una ojeada o un vistazo a algo. “She glanced at me as I walked past her desk.” “We glanced at each other discreetly.” to notice is notar, o darse cuenta, o fijarse – “I didn't notice what he was wearing that day.” no me fijé en lo que llevaba ese día – “I noticed some words painted on the wall.” Me fijé en algunas palabras pintadas en la pared. Sight verbs often have the preposition at. To look at, to gaze at, to stare at, to glance at etc. The next group of words was connected to the verb to touch. Listen and repeat: to snatch – arrebater, arrancar – A thief snatched her handbag. to press – apretar – press the button to turn it on to grab – agarrar – Can you grab that box for me? to stroke – acariciar – My cat loves to be stroked. to tap – dar un golpecito a – The screen is touch-sensitive. Just tap on an icon to open an application. Next we had the verb to taste with some taste adjectives. How does a lemon taste? A lemon tastes sour. And sugar? Sugar tastes sweet Black coffee? Black coffee tastes bitter. Crisps are papas. In British English, we say crisps for papas. In American English, papas are chips or potato chips. Of course, chips in British English are patatas fritas. How do you say patatas fritas in American English? Fries or French fries. Well they used to say French fries before the Gulf War, and when France refused to support America against Iraq, French fries became Freedom Fries. So I don’t know what they are called in America now. Probably just fries. Anyway, how do crisps usually taste? Crisps or chips in the USA taste salty. Indian food, Mexican food, some Thai food taste very spicy. Repeat Spicy. I love spicy food, especially curry. One of the best things in the world is to go to the pub, drink 6 or 7 pints of good English beer and then go for a Curry in a good Indian restaurant. You should try that sometime. It’s good for your English. And finally, we had four adjectives connected to the sense of smell. Listen and repeat: scented – perfumado - repeat: scented – a scented candle fragrant – fragante - repeat: - a fragrant perfume smelly – que huele mal, maloliente - repeat: smelly feet stinking – apestoso/a, pestilente - repeat: stinking rubbish Listen and repeat: I feel great It tastes delicious That smells fantastic It sounds brilliant Hey, you look great He smells disgusting I never put vinegar on salads. It tastes too sour for me. She smiled at me, gazed into my eyes and I fell in completely in love with her. Strong cheese gets really smelly if you leave it out of the fridge too long in the summer. If I’m too noisy while my dad’s reading the newspaper, he peers over his glasses at me and stares at me until I’m quiet. To turn on the computer, press the silver button until you see a green light. You forgot to put the milk back in the fridge. It tastes sour. It must have gone off. Get your smelly feet off the table immediately! Would you mind if we went to a different pub? This one’s too noisy. I can’t hear myself think. Here’s some more vocabulary with the word ‘sense’. Listen to the Spanish and try to say the English word or expression before I do, then repeat to practise pronunciation. un sentido del oído - a SENSE of hearing un sentido del olfato - a SENSE of smell un sentido del gusto - a SENSE of taste un sentido del tacto - a SENSE of touch entrar en razón - to come to one's SENSES un sentido de la orientación – a SENSE of direction un sentido del humor – a SENSE of humour no tiene el más mínimo sentido del humor - He's got absolutely no sense of humour. perdí completamente la noción del tiempo - I lost all SENSE of time sentido común - common SENSE Tuvo la sensatez de dejar su número de contacto - She had the SENSE to leave her contact number no puedo hacerlo entrar en razón - I can't make him see SENSE ser comprensible, tener sentido - To make sense en cierto modo ambos tienen razón - In a SENSE they're both correct" - Esto no tiene sentido - That doesn't make SENSE lo que dijo era muy razonable - What he said made a lot of SENSE un sentido de la justicia - A SENSE of justice  un sentido del ritmo - A SENSE of rhythm  un sentido de la orientación - A SENSE of direction  un sentido de satisfacción - A SENSE of satisfaction  no tiene sentido ser violento - There is no SENSE in being violent dar un sentido de responsabilidad - to give a sense of responsibility  buen juicio - good sense  de cierto modo  - in a sense    dar sentido – to make sense   sentido metafórico - metaphorical sense buen sentido al conducir  - road sense   sentido del deber - sense of duty  sentido del bien y el mal - sense of right and wrong   sexto sentido - sixth sense   That was a podcast from mansioningles.com. Thanks for listening and see you next month.    

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del inglés. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios.Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Podcast Transcription You’re going to listen to a text about the Simpsons. Before you listen, here is some vocabulary from the text. careless = descuidado, despreocupado precocious = precoz to suck = chupar pacifier (US) / dummy (UK) = chupete role = papel Now listen to the text The Simpsons are a typical family who live in the fictional "Mid-American" town of Springfield. Homer, the father, works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant - a job which doesn’t really fit his careless, clown-like personality. He’s married to Marge Simpson, a typical American housewife and mother. They have three children: Bart, who is ten years old; Lisa, who is eight years old; and Maggie, a baby who rarely speaks, but communicates by sucking on a pacifier. The family has a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball II. Both pets have had starring roles in several episodes. The first Simpsons episode was shown in 1987. Despite the passing of the years and celebrations such as holidays or birthdays, the Simpsons do not physically age and still look the same as they did at the end of the 1980s. Listen to some answers to questions about the text. Try to ask the questions BEFORE you hear them. Ask the questions after the tone. 1. Springfield              Where do the Simpsons live? 2. Homer       What’s the father’s name? 3. At the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Where does Homer work? 4. He’s a safety inspector What does he do? 5. Marge Simpson Who is he married to? What’s his wife’s name? 6. Three How many children do they have? How many children have they got? 7. Bart, Lisa and Maggie. What are the children’s names? 8. He’s 10. How old is Bart? 9. Yes, A dog and a cat. Do they have any pets? 10. Snowball II What’s the cat’s name? 11. In 1987 When was the first Simpsons episode? 12. No, they look the same as they did at the end of the 1980’s. Do the Simpsons physically age? Listen and repeat the questions. Copy the intonation. 1. Where do the Simpsons live? 2. What’s the father’s name? 3. Where does Homer work? 4. What does he do? 5. Who’s he  married to? /What’s his wife’s name? 6. How many children do they have? / How many children have they got? 7. What are the children’s names? 8. How old is Bart? 9. Do they have any pets? 10. What’s the cat’s name? 11. When was the first Simpsons episode? 12. Do the Simpsons physically age? During the interviews on last month’s podcast you heard some adjectives that are used to describe people (nice, lovely, kind, friendly etc.) What are the English adjectives for these Spanish ones? Say the English translation before I do. They are all similar translations. tolerante - tolerant paciente - patient sociable - sociable aventurero/a - adventurous maduro/a - mature sincero/a - sincere decidido/a, resuelto/a -  decisive práctico/a – practical Listen and repeat the adjectives. tolerant patient sociable adventurous mature sincere decisive practical Here are some more adjectives for you to translate. Say the English translation before I do. educado/a - polite                          tacaño/a, malo/a  -  mean egoísta  - selfish perezoso/a - lazy sensible - sensitive sensato/a - sensible malhumorado/a, de humor variable - moody   de fiar, de confianza - reliable  de mal humor, mal genio - bad-tempered alegre - cheerful Listen and repeat: polite mean selfish lazy sensitive sensible moody reliable bad-tempered cheerful Do you know the opposites of the following adjectives? Some have the prefix un- (u-n), for example selfish – unselfish. Some have the prefix in- (i-n), for example intolerant.  Some have the prefix im- (i-m), for example impolite, and some have a different word to make the opposite, for example lazy and hard-working. Try to say the opposite before I do, and then repeat the word to practise pronunciation. reliable - unreliable – repeat - unreliable mature – immature – repeat - immature lazy – hard working – repeat - hard working sincere - insincere – repeat - insincere practical - impractical – repeat - impractical selfish - unselfish – repeat - unselfish sensitive - insensitive – repeat - insensitive patient - impatient – repeat - impatient sociable - unsociable – repeat - unsociable sensible – foolish / silly – repeat - foolish / silly polite - impolite / rude – repeat - impolite / rude decisive - indecisive – repeat - indecisive adventurous - unadventurous – repeat - unadventurous mean – generous – repeat - generous moody – even-tempered – repeat - even-tempered practical - impractical – repeat - impractical tolerant - intolerant – repeat - intolerant cheerful – miserable – repeat - miserable bad-tempered – sweet-tempered, calm – repeat - sweet-tempered, calm Now listen to some sentences and guess the missing adjective from the previous list. Say the adjective after the tone. Thank you so much for lunch in this lovely restaurant. It was very (tone) of you. generous A person who doesn’t like to meet and spend time with other people is (tone) unsociable He’s 43 years old and he behaves like a child. He’s so (tone)  immature I like trekking, skiing, climbing and exploring different countries, but my wife only wants to sit next to a swimming pool all day. She’s so (tone) unadventurous / lazy The opposite of selfish is (tone)  unselfish My sister is always smiling, laughing and in a good mood. I don’t know what makes her so (tone) all the time. cheerful The waiter will bring your dessert in a moment, darling. Don’t be so (tone) impatient It takes me such a long time to make up my mind whenever I go shopping. I’m so (tone) indecisive Don’t believe a word he says. He never tells the truth and he cannot be trusted. He’s so (tone) insincere You left your wallet on the table outside, and went inside the café to go to the toilet! That wasn’t very (tone) was it? I’m not surprised it was stolen. sensible Listen and repeat That’s very generous of you.   Don’t be so unsociable.  He behaves like a child. He’s so immature.  My wife’s so lazy and unadventurous The opposite of selfish is unselfish  My sister is always so cheerful.  Don’t be so impatient darling. I’m so indecisive, I think. No I’m not. Yes, I am! Don’t believe him he’s so insincere.  That wasn’t very sensible was it? That was bloody stupid!