Aprender ingles with Reza and Craig

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Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

Puedes ver las trascripciones y las notas de los episodios de nuestros podcasts en inglespodcast.com You can see the show notes and transcriptions of all our podcasts at inglespodcast.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 68 recorded for December 2013. En el nivel básico practicamos el gerundio, las palabras que terminan en ing y también los grupos o familias de palabras - Word families. Tenemos un poco de gramática en el nivel intermedio y también algunas colocaciones con los verbos. We practise some collective nouns at advanced level, and also we help you with what to say in English in certain social situations There's also business vocabulary, as usual, and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podéis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, ve a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, vamos a empezar con el nivel básico y el gerundio - The gerund, en inglés. ¿cómo se dice el verbo gustar en inglés? - to like; I like, he likes, she likes, we like etc. Cuando empleas otro verbo después del verbo like, puede ser de forma gerundio o de forma infinitive, pero normalmente, cuando hablamos de las actividades y no del resultado de las actividades, usamos el gerundio. Eschucha y repite: jugar - to play - playing - playing video games. Do you like? Do you like playing video games. I don't like playing video games. Ver - to watch - repite - to watch - Watching TV. I like watching TV. I like watching sport on TV. I like watching football on TV. Do you like watching TV? - Do you like watching football on TV? Do you like studying? - to study - estudiar - repite: studying - I don't like studying - Do you like studying? ¿Cómo se dice comprar? - to buy - repite: buy - buying - Do you like buying books? - Do you like buying clothes - Do you like buying shoes? To camp - acampar - camping. to go camping - Do you like going camping? ¿Cómo se dice leer en inglés? to read - Repite: to read. reading - reading books - Do you like reading books? - I like reading - I like reading books - My girlfriend likes reading - she likes reading books - she likes reading detective books. Ducharte - to have a shower - Repite: to have a shower. - having a shower - I like having a shower. I like having a shower in the morning. It wakes me up. Me despierta - It wakes me up. - Repite: It wakes me up. A shower wakes me up. A shower in the morning wakes me up. I like having a hot shower in the morning. Board games son juegos de mesa. Repite: board games - to play - to play board games - playing board games - I like playing board games. Do you like playing board games? ¿Cómo se dice acostarte? - to go to bed. Repite: to go to bed - going to bed - I like going to bed. I like going to bed early - Do you like going to bed early? I always go to bed early during the week. Well done! - !Muy bien! También en el nivel básico este mes hemos estudiado algunas palabras en grupo. Las familias de palabras o Word Families. Por ejemplo, si digo short y tall, tal vez das cuenta que tall (o sea, alto) es el antónimo de short - bajo: alto-bajo, tall-short. Entonces, si digo easy, ¿Qué me vas a decir? ¿Cuál es el antónimo de easy? Pues, difficult. ¿y cheap? - expensive. A ver si puedes identificar la familia de las siguientes palabras y decir qué palabra en inglés viene despues de las palabras que voy a decir. Luego, repite las palabras conmigo para practicar la pronunciación. ¿Listos? Ready? football - play work - do TV - watch father - son mother - daughter brother - sister apples, oranges, bananas - fruit shirts, socks, dresses - clothes chairs, tables, sofas - furniture 1st - first 2nd - second 3rd - third Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section, and in this month's cuaderno we looked at some general grammar. For example, the word 'yet' with the present perfect when it means todavía o aún - She isn't here yet. - Todavía no llega. o Aún no llega. Repeat: She isn't here yet. I haven't done it yet. Have you finished yet? - ‘Has the film finished?’ ‘No, not yet.’ ¡Ojo! - Don't confuse yet with already. Both these words are often used with the present perfect. Already means 'so soon' or ya, in Spanish. For example, Have you eaten your dinner already? - ¿Ya has cenado? - I have already been to Paris. - Ya he estado en París. Repeat: I've already been to Paris. Have you eaten lunch yet? Yes, I've already eaten lunch. I've already done it. Phrases like so do I and neither do I are used as responses to show a similar attitude or opinion. You can show that you agree or disagree with someone by using So do I neither do I , me too, me neither etc. Listen and repeat: I'm a student- So am I. I'm not married - neither am I - I like football - So do I - I don't like golf - neither do I. I'm not very hungry - Neither am I. Nota que se repite el verbo auxiliar cuando se responde. I'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 67 recorded for November 2013. En el nivel básico practicamos los pronombres y los antónimos En el nivel intermedio estudiamos los tiempos verbales y el vocabulario del cuerpo (parts of the body). We practise some general vocabulary at advanced level, and also we help you with what to say in English in certain social situations There's also business vocabulary and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podéis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, ve a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Hemos recibido un comentario en iTunes de Carlos G - "Mil gracias por vuestro fantástico podcast, pero no hemos transcrito el contenido de los últimos podcasts. Os animo a que lo hagais para poder seguir aprendiendo. Gracias a vosotros. Un abrazo." Bueno Carlos, gracias por tu comentario. Si que publicamos la transcripción en los cuadernos mensuales, siempre los publicamos el mes siguiente. Es decir, puedes leer la transcripción de este podcast de noviembre en diciembre. Y no olvides que todos los cuadernos pasados están disponibles en www.cuadernodeingles.com/. También puedes ver las trascripciónes en mansioningles.libsyn.com/ Ok, vamos a empezar con el nivel básico y los pronombres de objeto. Do you remember the object pronouns in English? Vamos a repasarlos. me - me repite: me te - you - repite: you lo - him - repite: him la - her - repite: her lo - it - repite: it nos - us - repite: us os - you - repite: you los/las - them - repite: them Escucha y repite las siguientes frases de ejemplo Escucha: You're lovely! I really like you. repite: You're lovely! I really like you. Escucha: He's not very friendly. I don't like him. repite: He's not very friendly. I don't like him. Escucha: Are they talking to us? repite: Are they talking to us? Escucha: Football's great! I love it. repite: Football's great! I love it. Escucha: She's horrible. I don’t like her. repite: She's horrible. I don’t like her. Escucha: I don't like vegetables. I hate them! repite: I don't like vegetables. I hate them! Escucha: Homework? I hate it. repite: Homework? I hate it. Escucha: Please give it to me. repite: Please give it to me Escucha: Did they invite us? repite: Did they invite us? Escucha: My neighbours are nice. I really like them. repite: My neighbours are nice. I really like them. ¡Muy bien! - Very good! Ahora practicamos los antónimos. Escucha y intenta decir los antónimos antes que los digo yo. Luego, repítalos para practicar la pronunciación. Ready? - ¿Listo? expensive - cheap repite: cheap tall - short - repite: short young - old - repite: old empty - full - repite: full fat - thin - repite: thin happy - sad - repite: sad Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section, and in this month's cuaderno we looked at verb tenses. I'm going to read the examples we had and I want you to think which verb tense I'm using. For example, "I live in Valencia", which tense is live? Yes, present simple. What about, "I've been living in Valencia since 1997?" Well, that's present perfect continuous. Listen : Take your umbrella with you in case it rains. - Present simple. The weather forecast said it'll get colder today. Listen : I'm really sorry we haven't been in touch for so long. Since we moved to Barcelona, we've been very busy doing up our flat here. We tried to send you an email last month, but it came back to us so you must have changed your address. Listen : We were going out to a pub quiz tonight, but we have just heard that it's been cancelled, so I think we'll just stay at home and watch a film instead. Listen : Hey Maria! How are you? I haven't seen you for ages. You look great! What have you been doing since we last met? Listen : We intended to go around Europe this summer, but my mother-in-law is sick, so I suppose we'll be staying at home. Listen : I wish you had told me that you don't eat seafood. Let me make something else for you. Moving on to the vocabulary part of the intermediate section, and we talked about parts of the body and what you did with them. For example, what do you do with your eyes? You see with your eyes. You can also look and watch. Look at something (look at that beautiful girl over there). And you can watch a game, watch TV, watch a film etc. What do you do with your ears? You hear with your ears. You can also listen. Listen and look and watch are more active verbs. You actively listen to music or to another person. You actively watch a game of football. But hear and see are senses, sentidos. So, what do you do with your nose. It's a verb and a noun, and another sense. You smell with your nose. You have a sense

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

Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 66 recorded for October 2013. En el nivel básico practicamos las colacaciones de los verbos, y también un poco de vocabulario general. En el nivel intermedio estudiamos el uso de los verbos GET, GO y HAVE y también una selección de preguntas sobre la gramática. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podéis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, ve a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Antes de empezar, quiero dar las gracias a todos nuestros seguidores en Facebook. Ya tenemos más de 30,000 fans y seguimos creciendo cada día. Si tienes alguna pregunta, comentario o duda sobre el inglés o simplemente quieres hacer ejercicios adicionales, puedes encontrarnos en facebook.com/mansioningles Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico to make a noise - hacer un ruido - hacer se puede traducir como to make o to do, pero cuando va con el sustantivo a noise, decimos make a noise. Repite: make a noise. Shhh...don't make a noise they're sleeping. Who was making all that noise last night? También decimos take photos Repite: take photos - How many photos did you take? I took hundreds of photos. Estoy seguro que sabes que en inglés decimos drive a car or drive a bus or a taxi. Pero cuando hablamos de las motos, las bicicletas y los animales decimos ride - R-I-D-E Repite: to ride a bike, ride a horse, ride a motorbike. Can you ride a motorbike? Have you ever ridden a horse? I would love to ride an elephant. I rode a camel in Egypt. ¿Cómo se traduce 'llevar gafas'? to wear glasses Repite; wear -wear glasses. I wear glasses - I've been wearing glasses for years. He's wearing a jacket - Are you wearing jeans? Luego tenemos la expresión to run for the bus. Repite: the bus - run for - run for the bus. I ran for the bus this morning. ¿Como se dice suerte en inglés? - luck - Repite: luck - Luck es un sustantivo. ¿Cuál es el adjetivo? - lucky. Repite: Lucky. I'm lucky! Are you lucky? Are you a lucky person? I am. I think I'm very lucky. El verbo to book significa reservar. For example you can book a room in a hotel. Repite: to book - to book a room. Can I book a room, please? I'd like to book a room. También puedes book a table in a restaurant. Repite: to book a table. Can I book a table, please? I'd like to book a table for two, please. If you book a room in a hotel, you stay in the hotel. Repite: stay in the hotel. Where are you staying. Are you staying in a hotel? ¿Cómo se dice mandar un correo electrónico en inglés? - to send an email. Repite: send an email. Did you send me an email? I'll send you an email. I'll send you an email next week. Very good! - ¡Muy bien! También en el nivel básico este mes hemos practicado un poco de vocabulario. Vamos a ver si te acuerdas de las palabras. A dress, skirt, trousers, shirt, socks are all examples of.....clothes. Repite: clothes. I like your clothes. I need new clothes. What do you cut your food with? You cut your food with a...... knife - K-N-I-F-E. Repite: Knife. knife and fork - knife, fork and spoon. Can I have a knife, please? Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four....seasons. Repite: seasons. What's your favourite season? I like spring and autumn. I think autumn is my favourite season. En el inglés americano, autumn se dice fall - F-A-L-L because the leaves, las ojas, caen de los arboles. What do you usually drink tea and coffee and hot chocolate from? You drink tea and coffee from a ....cup. Not a glass, a cup. You drink Coca Cola from a glass, you drink beer from a glass. You drink tea and coffee from a cup. Repite: cup - a cup - a coffee cup - a tea cup. A cup of coffee. A cup of tea. Now, what is the name of the part of the house where you cook? You cook in the ....kitchen. Repite: kitchen. Ten cuidado con la diferencia entre kitchen and chicken. Chicken is pollo. Repite: kitchen - chicken - kitchen. We cook in the kitchen. The chicken's in the kitchen. What's the name for the room where you usually have a shower, clean your teeth or wash your face? It's the bathroom. Repite: bathroom. Excuse me, where's the bathroom? Ok good, now moving on to the intermediate section, Listen: 'Have you ever been to this restaurant?’ - ‘No, this is the first time.’ 'Have you been' is the present perfect tense. Listen: Have you been to New York? Has estado una vez en Nueva York? Repite: Have you been to New York? Have you been here before? Have you ever eaten Japanese food? Listen: We don’t have to be at the meeting. 'Have to' is similar to 'must' for obligation. The differ

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

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

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

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

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

Aprender ingles y mejora tú gramatica, vocabulario y pronunciacion con lecciones, ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English with La Mansion del Ingles. Lessons to improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 65 recorded for September 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos algunas frases con el gerundio, y también tenemos vocabulario de los grupos de palabras - word families. En el nivel intermedio tenemos más ejemplos del uso de could, can y be able to y por vocabulario tenemos más confusing words; las palabras que se puede confundir. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Many thanks to Humberto Cordero for your email. Humberto vive en Chile y es aficionado a nuestros podcasts. Dice que ha aprendido mucho con La Mansión del Inglés y quiero decir muchas gracias a Humberto por su email y sus amables palabras. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico y las frases que llevan el gerundio, es decir el verbo con I-N-G. ¿Cómo se dice el verbo ver en inglés? - to see. ¿Y cuál es el gerundio del verbo see? - seeing. Repite; seeing también puede ser watch. La diferencía entre see y watch es que "watch" es mirar cosas o personas en movimiento. Entonces decimos watch a football match, watch TV etc. Puedes watch a film or see a film - ver una pelicular., pero si quieres preguntar a alguien si ha visto una peli, se pregunta con el see. Have you seen any good films recently? Did you see the film yesterday? Pero si estás mirando una pelicular ahora mismo, se dice watch. I'm watching a film. Repite: I'm watching a film. What film are you watching? Do you like watching horror films? (Nota que decimos horror films y no terror films.) ¿Cómo se dice escuchar en inglés? To listen. Repite: to listen. I'm listening to music. Nota la preposición TO con el verbo to listen. To listen TO something. Repite: listen to music. Listen to the radio. I'm listening to the radio. - I'm listening to a podcast - Do you like listening to rap music? ¿Cómo se dice jugar en inglés? - to play. ¿Entonces, qué es el gerundio del verbo play? - playing - Repite: playing. Do you like playing cards? Do you like playing tennis? I like playing football. Se puede traducir el verbo hacer a make o do. Pero cuando preguntamos por las actividades y los deportes, usamos el verbo to do. Escucha: What do you like doing at the weekend? Tenemos dos verbos DO en este ejemplo. El primero es el verbo auxiliar do que necesitamos para hacer la pregunata en el timepo presente simple. Repite: What do you.....? What do you like doing? What do you like doing in the summer? Do you like going to the beach? Do you like doing sport? What do you like doing? ¿Cómo se dice nadar en inglés? to swim. ¿Y el gerundio? swimming. Repite: swimming. Do you like swimming? Do you like swimming in the sea? ¿Cómo se dice salir en inglés? to go out. ¿Y cuál es el gerundio? going out. Repite: going out. Do you like going out? Do you like going out at night? Do you like going out to restaurants? Do you like going out with friends? Of course you do! I love going out. ¿Cómo se dice viajar? - to travel. ¿Y Cuál es el gerundio? travelling. Repite: travelling. Do you like travelling? Do you like travelling by train. Otro verbo que puedes emplear aquí en vez de like es enjoy (disfrutar). La gramática con el gerundio es lo mismo. Escucha: Do you enjoy travelling? Repite: Do you enjoy travelling? Do you enjoy travelling by train? Do you enjoy travelling by plane? I love travelling by plane, but I don't enjoy being in airports very much. ¿Cómo se dice levantarte en inglés - to get up. ¿Y cuál es el gerundio? - getting up. Repite: getting up. Do you like getting up early? I hate getting up early. I like getting up late. Especially at weekends. Very good! ¡Muy bien! Ahora, continuamos con las familas, los grupos de palabras - Word families. Creo que te he dicho una vez que es un buen idea aprender el vocabulario en grupos, en familias. Es más fácil recordarlas. Escucha algunas palabras en grupos y repitelas. twenty - thirty - forty - fifty - sixty - seventy - eighty - ninety teach - teacher - football - footballer - compose -composer - clean - cleaner - sing - singer - law - lawyer - drive - driver - write - writer January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December have - had - buy - bought - read - read - write - wrote - speak - spoke - se

Aprender ingles y mejora tú gramatica, vocabulario y pronunciacion con lecciones, ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English with La Mansion del Ingles. Lessons to improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 64 recorded for August 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos los negativos de las frases en la gramática y los contrarios (opposites) en el vocabulario. En el nivel intermedio enfocamos en could, can y be able to y por vocabulario tenemos una seleción de confusing words; algunas palabras que se puede confundir. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. y las frases negativas. Voy a decir algunas frases en afirmativo y tú tienes que decirlo en negativo. Por ejemplo, si digo "He likes football", tú dices "He doesn't like football". OK? Luego, y como siempre, repite la frases para practicar la pronunciación. Ready? - ¿Listo? They speak English very well. - They don’t speak English very well. También puedes decir They do not speak English very well, pero en el inglés informal y en el inglés hablado es mucho más común hacer la contracción don't - do not = don't. Repite: don't - they don't - They don't speak English. She smokes cigars. - She doesn’t smoke cigars. Recuerda que la tercera persona he, she y it, el negativo es doesn't o sea does not. La contracción es doesn't - Repite: doesn't - She doesn’t smoke cigars. He works in a hotel. He doesn’t work in a hotel. - Repite: He doesn’t work in a hotel. She has three jobs. She doesn’t have three jobs. - Repite: She doesn’t have three jobs. He goes to work by bus. He doesn't go to work by bus. - Repite: He doesn't go to work by bus Very good! ¡Muy bien! Ahora, continuamos con los contrarios de algunas palabras en inglés. Voy a decir las palabras y tú intenta decir los contrarios antes que los digo yo. Luego, repitalos para practicar la pronunciación. win - lose lend - borrow go - come win - lose leave - arrive miss (a bus, a train etc) - catch learn - teach open - close buy - sell Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised the grammar of can, could and be able to. 'Can' and 'could' are modal verbs and are often used to speak about ability, in the case of can, and past ability in the case of could. 'Be able to' is also used to talk about ability, and with 'be able to' you can talk about ability and possibility in the future. For example, "Next year we'll be able to go on holiday", or "Will you be able to come for dinner with us on Saturday?" Listen and repeat some more examples with can, could and be able to. We won't be able to go, I'm sorry. Repeat: I'm sorry. - able to go - We won't be able to go - We won't be able to go, I'm sorry. I could speak French when I was younger. Repeat: younger. - when I was - when I was younger. - I could speak French - I could speak French when I was younger. I can't now. Repeat: I can't now. Fíjate que con el negativo can't, no se oye muy bien la 't' final. can't - I can't now. Pues, es más efectivo enfocar en el sonido vocal /ɑ:/ el la palabra can't. Es más largo que el sonido vocal en la forma positiva can /æ/. Escucha: /ɑ:/ can't /æ/ can. Cuando el can está en el principio de una frase o en medio, el sonido vocal es más débil aun. Muchas veces se oye /ə/ /kən/ Repeat: Can you hear me? Yes, I can hear you, and I can see you. Repeat: Can you hear me? Can you see me? Can you speak Spanish? Pero cuando el can está en una respuesta corta, normalmente lleva el sonido /æ/ can - Yes, I can. Repeat: yes, I can. Can you speak Spanish? Yes, I can. Can you speak German? No, I can't. can - can't. Can you swim? Repeat: Can you swim? Yes, I can. I couldn't speak to him. Repeat: speak to - speak to him - I couldn't - I couldn't speak to him. I'm sorry, I can't help you. Repeat: help you. - I can't help you. - I'm sorry, I can't help you. Were you able to see her? Repeat: see her - able tə - able to see her - Were yə - were - yə - Were yə - Were you able to see her? I couldn't agree with you more. Repeat: couldn't - couldn't agree - I couldn't agree - I couldn't agree with you more. Can you do me a favour? Repeat: favour - a favour - do me a favour - Can you do me a favour? - could you - Could you do me a favour? 'Could' is a bit more polite than 'can', but the intonation often shows more politeness than the words you use. Listen: Can you do me a favour? That's polite because of

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 63 recorded for July 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos los adverbios de frecuencia como always sometimes, never etc. En el nivel intermedio enfocamos en las frases condicionales, los 'if' sentences y tenemos más ejemplos del vocabulario de la personalidad - character and personality. In the advanced section, we practise more advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. y los adverbios de frecuencia - adverbs of frequency. Voy a decir algunos adverbios en español, y tu dices la traducción en inglés antes que lo digo yo. Luego, repite la palabra en inglés para practicar la pronunciación. Ready? - ¿Listo? siempre - always casi siempre - almost always a menudo, frecuentemente - often generalmente, normalmente - usually (normally) a veces - sometimes pocas veces, casi nunca - rarely (hardly ever) nunca - never Very good! ¡Muy bien! Ahora, escucha y repite algunos ejemplos con los adverbios anteriores: Escucha: I always have breakfast. Nota como el I y el always se juntan con un sonido en medio - I always. es el sonido /y/ como en las palabras yes, yesterday, yellow. Escucha y repite: always - yalways - Iyalways - I always have breakfast - I always have breakfast. Escucha: I never go shopping by bus. Repite: by bus - go shopping - go shopping by bus - I never go shopping by bus - I never go shopping by bus. Escucha: I sometimes read magazines. Repite: magazines - read magazines - I sometimes read magazines - I sometimes read magazines. Escucha: I rarely see English films. Repite: English films. - see English films - rarely - rarely - I rarely see - I rarely see English films. - I rarely see English films. Escucha: I often do exercise. Repite: do exercise. - often - often - I often do exercise. - I often do exercise. Escucha: I almost always have lunch at home. Repite: at home. - have lunch - have lunch at home. - almost always - almost always - I almost always have lunch at home. Nota que aquí también entre el I y el almost existe otra sonido /y/ Escucha: Iyalmost - Repite: Iyalmost - I almost always - I almost always - I almost always have lunch at home. Escucha: I hardly ever go to the cinema. Repite: the cinema. - go to the cinema. - hardly ever - la /h/ no se dice desde la garganza. No se dice "ch" hardly se dice /h/ hardly imaginate que estas limpiando las gafas. Escucha. /h/. Repite. /h/ hardly - hardly - hardly ever - hardly ever - I hardly ever go to the cinema. - I hardly ever go to the cinema. Escucha: I don't usually have coffee. Repite: have coffee. (nota que se dice have coffee y no take a coffee. Tomar un cafe en inglés es have coffee.) Repite: have coffee - usually have coffee - I don't - I don't usually have coffee. - I don't usually have coffee. Escucha: I sometimes speak English. Repite: speak English. - I sometimes speak English. - I sometimes speak English. Escucha: I never speak French. Repite: speak French.- I never speak French - I never speak French Escucha: I rarely leave home before 8. Repite: rarely - rarely - I rarely - I rarely leave home - I rarely leave home before 8.00. - before 8.00. - I rarely leave home before 8.00. - I rarely leave home before 8.00. Escucha: I often get up before 7. Repite: before 7 - get up - get up before 7. - I often (también aquí hay este sonido raro en medio). Escucha: Iyoften. Repite: Iyoften - I often get up - I often get up before 7. - I often get up before 7. Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised some conditional 'if' sentences. Listen: If I get home before 6, I’ll start making the dinner. Repeat: making the dinner. - I’ll start making the dinner. - If I get home before 6, - If I get home before 6, I’ll start making the dinner. - If I get home before 6, I’ll start making the dinner. Listen: If it doesn’t stop snowing, the flight might be cancelled. Repeat: might be cancelled. - the flight might be cancelled. - If it doesn’t stop snowing, the flight might be cancelled. - If it doesn’t stop snowing, the flight might be cancelled. Listen: If we don’t hurry, we’ll miss the last train. R

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 62 recorded for June 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos el afirmativo y el negativo del pasado simple y las preposiciones. En el nivel intermedio enfocamos en la diferencia entre any, some, either and neither y el vocabulario de la personalidad - character and personality. In the advanced section, we practise vocabulary with some advanced collocations, and there's business vocabulary as usual, and a translation exercise all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. Voy a decir algunas frases en el afirmativo, y tú tienes que cambiarlas al negativo. Por ejemplo, yo digo "She is a teacher." Tú dices: "She isn't a teacher." OK? Luego repitas la frase negativa para practicar la pronunciación. Ok. 1. I like classical music - I don't like classical music. Repite: I don't like classical music. 2. He plays tennis - He doesn't play tennis. Repite: He doesn't play tennis. 3. She is divorced - She isn't divorced. Repite: She isn't divorced. 4. They are students - they aren't students. Repite: They aren't students. También puedes decir they're not students. Depende como se hace la contración del They are not. Puede ser they're not o they aren't. Repite: they're not students - they aren't students - They're not Spanish. They aren't Spanish. 5. She likes photography - She doesn't like photography. Repite: She doesn't like photography. Very good! Now, también hemos practicado algunas preposiciónes. Las preposiciones son difíciles en inglés por que muchas veces son diferentes al traducir las al español. Pero no te preocupes demasiado porque si haces una falta con una preposicion la gente van a entender lo que quieres decir. No es una falta grave. Pero, hay que intentar aprender las poco a poco - little by little - poco a poco. Escucha: They sometimes go snowboarding in December. In december. Cuando hablamos de los meses en inglés, decimos la preposición in. Repite: in December. We go in December. In June - I never go in June. - In March - My birthday's in March. Escucha: The Tourist Information Office closes at five o’clock. Cuando hablamos de la hora en inglés, empleamos la preposición at. Repite: at five o'clock. It closes at five o'clock. At 8.30 - I finish work at 8.30. - at 7 - I have breakfast at 7. Escucha: She was born on May 12th. - Ella nació el 12 de mayo. Cuando hablamos de los días, utilizamos la preposición on. Repite: on May 12th - born on May 12th. She was born on May 12th. - On Monday. I work on Monday. - On Saturday. I don't work on Saturday. On Thursday. See you on Thursday! Escucha: My keys are in my coat pocket. Muchas veces la preposición in se traduce como 'en'. Escucha: In my pocket. - en mi bolsillo. My keys are in my coat pocket. - Mis llaves están en el bolsillo de mi abrigo. Repite: In my pocket. In my car. It's in my car. In the house. It's in the house. In the office. They're in the office. Escucha: Where can I try on this shirt? - ¿Dónde puedo probar esta camisa? to try on es un phrasal verb (un verbo compuesto) Los phrasal verbs llevan un verbo y una preposición o un adverbio o a veces ambos. To try on significa probar ropa. Repite: try on - try on clothes - try on a shirt - try on shoes - Please try on the jacket. Do you want to try on the dress? Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised the difference between any, some, either and neither. Let's look at either and neither first. There are two possible pronunciations. Listen: either/either - neither/neither. Repeat: either/either - neither/neither. either se puede traducir como: cualquiera de los dos y neither como ninguno (de dos) Either student can take the test. - (Uno de los estudiantes puede tomar el examen.) Neither student can take the test. - (Ninguno de los estudiantes puede tomar el examen.) A veces el neither va con el nor y sirve para unir dos oraciones. En este caso significa: “ni” Por ejemplo: “Ni cafe ni té”. “Neither coffee nor tea”. Neither puede también significar “tampoco”. Por ejemplo: “I don't want to go. Neither do I.” - Yo no quiero ir. Yo tampoco (ni yo). Escucha y repite algunos ejemplos: I don't like Lady Gaga. Neither do I. Neither the Towe

Aprender ingles gratis con La Mansion del Ingles. Un podcast para mejorar la gramatica, el vocabulario y la pronunciacion del ingles. Una leccion del ingles con ejemplos y ejercicios. Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises. Hello once again and welcome to another Mansion Ingles podcast. This is podcast number 61 recorded for May 2013. Este mes, en el nivel básico practicamos el presente simple en un historia sobre un día en la vida de Alex. En el nivel intermedio, practicamos los adjetivos y los adverbios y hay vocabulario del tema crime and punishment. There are more animal idioms in the advanced section and we practise gerunds and infinitives. We have business vocabulary, a translation exercise and we've included new listening exercises at three different levels, all to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. En los podcasts mensuales hablamos de los temas, vocabulario y ejercicios que salen en nuestro cuaderno mensual. Así podáis practicar la pronunciación y repasar el material del cuaderno. Si quieres recibir gratis el cuaderno cada mes, ver la trascripción de este podcast o leer los anteriores, vete a mansioningles.com y sigue los enlaces en la página principal. Ok, let's start then with el nivel básico. Escucha el texto sobre un día en la vida de Alex: A Day in the Life of Alex Alex gets up late every day, at about 8.30. He has a shower but he doesn't have breakfast because he hasn’t got time. He goes to work by bike. He gets to work at 8.55. He turns on his computer and starts work. At 11 o’clock he has a coffee and a sandwich in the local bar. He works until 1.30 and then he has lunch. When Alex finishes work he goes to the gym. He gets home late and he is usually very tired. He has dinner about 8.30 and then he watches TV or reads a book. Alex usually goes to bed at about 11 or11.30. Ahora, escucha y repite algunas frases del texto: He gets up late - Repite: He gets up late He has a shower- Repite: He has a shower He doesn't have breakfast - Repite: He doesn't have breakfast He hasn't got time - Repite: He hasn't got time He goes to work - Repite: He goes to work He turns on his computer - Repite: He turns on his computer He starts work - Repite: He starts work He has coffee. He has coffee at 11 o'clock. - Repite: He has coffee - at 11 o'clock. - He has coffee at 11 o'clock He works until 1.30- Repite: He works until 1.30 He has lunch - Repite: He has lunch He finishes work- Repite: He finishes work He goes to the gym - Repite: He goes to the gym He gets home late - Repite: He gets home late He has dinner - Repite: He has dinner He watches TV - Repite: He watches TV He reads a book - Repite: He reads a book He goes to bed - Repite: He goes to bed Ahora escucha y repite las preguntas. What time does he get up? - Repite: What time does he get up? Does he have breakfast? - Repite: Does he have breakfast? Does he have a shower? - Repite: Does he have a shower? How does he go to work? - Repite: How does he go to work? What time does he get to work? - Repite: What time does he get to work? What does he turn on? - Repite: What does he turn on? When does he have coffee? - Repite: When does he have coffee? When does he have lunch? - Repite: When does he have lunch? What does he do after work? Where does he go? - Repite: What does he do after work? What does he watch? - Repite: What does he watch? What does he read? - Repite: What does he read? What time does he go to bed? - Repite: What time does he go to bed? Ok, moving on to the intermediate section, we practised some adjectives and adverbs. Listen and repeat the sentences to practise pronunciation. That soup smells good. Nervous - repeat: nervous - Did you feel nervous? Did you feel nervous before the interview? Were you nervous? Were you nervous before the interview? She looked at me angrily. Anger is the noun, angry is the adjective and angrily is the adverb. Repeat: Why are you angry? You have so much anger inside you. He banged the table angrily. Please leave the room quietly. If quietly is the adverb, what's the adjective? - quiet. He's a quiet boy. Please be quiet, your dad's asleep. He plays the trumpet very well. Repeat: He plays well, he's a good musician. She sings well, she's a very good singer. I swim well, I'm a good swimmer. What's the opposite of well? - badly - repeat: badly. He speaks English very badly. Don't get on that motorbike, it doesn't look safe. Repeat: safe. - It's not safe. Is it safe? Is that bike safe? And the opposite of safe is..........dangerous (you knew that!) It's a dangerous game. If safe is the adjective, what's the adverb? safely. Repeat: safely - Did you arrive safely? Don't forget to drive carefully! carefully is the adverb. Repeat: carefully - The adjective is careful. He's a very careful driver. He drives carefully. Do it carefully - Do it with care. The paella tastes