Aprender ingles with Reza and Craig

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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.ingle

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

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 h

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

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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

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 perh

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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. Clause

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_04WT8

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 call

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

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected], 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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

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 ;) Rez

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 tes

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 [email protected] or to Reza at [email protected], 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 P

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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.inglespod

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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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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