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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.
Cuando conoces a gente en el trabajo o vas a una entrevista, tienes que hablar a menudo acerca de tu situacion laboral y escuchar como otros describen la suya. En este podcast podras escuchar el vocabulario para poder hacerlo con seguridad.
Cuando conoces a gente en el trabajo o vas a una entrevista, tienes que hablar a menudo acerca de tu situacion laboral y escuchar como otros describen la suya. En este podcast podras escuchar el vocabulario para poder hacerlo con seguridad. Este pack especial de vocabulario en ingles con diez clases de comprension oral y conversaciones reales trata de profesiones, trabajo y empleo. Descargar los eBooks en http://ingles.fm.
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
Repeat: I've already been to
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
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
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
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
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!,
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
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:
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.
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Ver el video y contesta las preguntas de comprensión aquí: http://www.mansioningles.com/practica/practicar_ingles04.htm
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