Today starts a new series of lessons focussing on how to get the British accent, the first lesson focuses on the "Glottal T" and "True T", a very important part of British pronunciation!
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Monday 18 November 2013
English lesson for Spanish speakers!
Hola a todos! Aprende Ingles, mejora tu acento, y disfruta esta clase muy especial de hoy!
Estamos acompañados de Patricia Rodriguez de Antena 3 en España!
Friday 15 November 2013
How to debate in English
How to debate in English - New YouTube English class!
Join these debates:
Abortion - Should it be legal? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt4id7l99UACan a person be moral without religion? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPz9pPPwRlA
Is animal testing necessary? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4N7xZ5-7q4
Should we tougher on drugs? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWMKQ2EKUPo
Should there be more gun control? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o3_1m94hYg
Does gender equality exist in the workplace? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpSElTHtYXs
Reference for debating vocabulary
Ways to give your opinion:
I think that...
In my opinion...
I'm of the opinion (that)..
I like to think (that)...
I'm convinced (that)...
To emphasise a point:
I must stress (that)....
To repeat an important statement:
Just to reiterate...
To ask for opinion:
Where do you stand on...?
What's your opinion on...?
How to agree with someone:
You've got a point.
I see your point.
To say that you agree with/support a general idea:
I'm for...
I'm pro-...
How to disagree with someone:
I'm afraid I have to disagree (with...)
I'm not persuaded (that)...
I can't agree with you.
It's against what I believe.
I have to take issue with...
To disagree with a general idea:
I'm against...
I'm anti-...
To encourage further discussion:
Is it not therefore more beneficial to....?
Does it not make more sense to....?
Have you considered...?
Your opinion is biased.
Saturday 9 November 2013
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Phrasal Verb - Go Off
Definition:
A device (Alarm, phone...) makes an alert noise
Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable
Examples:
"I woke up late because my alarm didn't go off"
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"I was in the interview and my phone went off, I forgot to put it on silent!"
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"I set my alarm to go off at 6am"
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"We have to leave! The fire alarm's going off!"
Phrasal Verb - Come over
Definition:
A casual visit/Approach
Rules:
Intransitive, Inspeparable
Examples:
"Do you want to come over later? We're gonna order pizza and watch 'Mean Girls'"
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"When I called the donkey, he came over really quickly"
Phrasal Verb - Put Off
Definitions:
1) Repel/Repulse from bad manners/behaviour
2) Delay an event
Rules:
Transitive, Separable
Examples:
"Tomorrow's quite busy for me, can we put off the meeting until friday?" (2)
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"I was quite attracted to him, but the way he eats his food with his mouth open... urgh! it really puts me off! (1)
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"The smell was so bad in the restaurant that it put me off my food!" (1)
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"We were going to play tennis today but the rain was so bad we decided to put it off until next weekend" (2)
Sunday 3 November 2013
Phrasal verb - put down
Phrasal verb - Put Down
Definitions:
1) End an animal's life in a humane way
2) make someone feel bad by insulting them
Rules:
Transitive, separable
Examples:
"He always puts me down, and in front of everyone else, I don't know why, he's so nice with everyone else" (2)
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"Our dog got really sick, and he was old so we had to put him down" (1)
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Phrasal Verb - Take After
Definition:
Resemble in appearance or personality
Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable
Examples:
"I take after my mum more in looks, but I have more of my dad's personality and mannerisms"
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"I hope our kids don't take after you, you're quite ugly"
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