English by Pamela

sábado, 20 de junio de 2020

¿CÓMO PRACTICAR LISTENING EN INGLÉS?

Hola!!! Me están preguntando como pueden practicar listening en inglés.

Uno de los modos para practicar y entender mejor cuando escuchas mensajes en inglés es mediante canciones o diálogos.

Si de canciones se trata, sólo debes colocar el nombre de la canción en youtube seguido de la palabra "lyrics" y tendrás la letra de la canción para que practiques el listening y reading al mismo tiempo.

Otra opción es acceder a textos en inglés donde puedas leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo. Aquí les comparto algunas páginas web que les pueden servir para escuchar diálogos y textos en inglés. Disfrútenlo y practiquen todo lo que puedan. Recuerden, "la practica, hace al maestro".

https://www.timeforkids.com/

https://agendaweb.org/listening/intermediate_advanced.html

http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/

http://esl-bits.net/listening/ESL.English.Listening.htm

http://esl-bits.net/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fVajIYjEO2jfLM-ewSXWQ/featured

https://spotlightenglish.com/listen/cats#transcript

http://www.pearltrees.com/telegdy/audio-text/id1285093

https://www.talkenglish.com/speaking/basics/speaking_basics_i.aspx

https://www.talkenglish.com/

ver:
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/

viernes, 19 de abril de 2019

SEMANA SANTA VOCABULARIO EN INGLÉS

Ya estamos en Semana Santa y muchos de mis alumnos me han estado preguntando cómo se dice domingo de ramos, semana santa, etc, etc, etc... Así que me pareció muy buena idea crear este post para aquellas personas que quieran ampliar su vocabulario con palabras y frases referente a esta fecha. Espero les ayude mucho.

Vamos a empezar!!!

1. Semana Santa = Holy Week.
2. Pascua = Easter.

3. Ash Wednesday = Miércoles de ceniza

On Ash Wednesday, Catholics go to church to repent from their sins and get an ash cross marked on their forehead.

4. Palm Sunday = Domingo de Ramos
This is also called Passion Sunday. This is the Sunday when the Holy Week begins. Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.

Palm Sunday

5. Maundy Thursday: Jueves Santo

This is also called Thursday of Holy Week. The day when the Last Supper is commemorated.

6. Good friday: Viernes Santo

Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and his subsequent death. The cross is the symbol of this day.

7. Holy Saturday: Sábado Santo

Also called Black Saturday. It is the day between the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection.

8. Easter Sunday: Domingo Santo
On this day the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. It's followed by the Easter week.

PHRASES:

Les dejo 10 oraciones que pueden utilizar en estos días.

1. Jesucristo tiene doce apostoles.
Jesus Christ has twelve apostles.
2. El sacerdote da la bendición.
The priest gives the blessing.

3. El pascua es la resurrección de Jesucristo.
Easter is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

4. Rezamos juntos cada noche.
We pray together every night.

5. Todos vamos a la iglesia en el pascua.
We all go to church on Easter.

6. La semana santa viene antes del pascua.
Holy Week comes before Easter.

7. Voy a prender una vela.
I am going to light a candle.

8. ¡El pascua es este domingo!
Easter is this Sunday!

9. La misa empieza a las diez de la mañana.
Mass starts at ten o’clock.

10. A: ¿A dónde vamos el domingo?

Where are we going on Sunday?

B: Vamos a la misa. = We are going to the mass.
Espero pasen una bonita Semana Santa.

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viernes, 15 de marzo de 2019

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

WH QUESTIONS + TO BE:

1. What is this? = Can you tell me what this is?

2. When is the party? = Can you tell me when the party is?

3. Who is she? = Can you tell me who she is?

4. Where is the bus station? = Can you tell me where the bus station is?

5. Where is the nearest supermarket?= Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is?

6. How was the film? = Do you know how the film was?

7. What was the problem? = Do you know what the problem was?

8. Where was the class? = Do you know where the class was?

WH QUESTIONS + GENERAL VERBS:

1. Where does she play tennis? = Can you tell me where she plays tennis?

2. When do John and Luke meet? = Can you tell me when John and Luke meet?

3. What does he do at the weekend? = Can you tell me what he does at the weekend?

4. Why do you like travelling so much? = Can you tell me why you like travelling so much?

5. Where do you study Chinese? = Can you tell me where you study Chinese?

6. Who did we see at the party? = Do you know who we saw at the party?

7. Where did she meet her brother? Do you know where she met her brother?

8. Why did they arrive so late? = Do you know why they arrived so late?

YES/NO QUESTIONS:

1. Does he live in Paris? = Can you tell me if he lives in Paris?

2. Is she hungry? Can you tell me if she is hungry?

3. Do they work in Canada? = Can you tell me if they work in Canada?

4. Is he a lawyer? = Can you tell me if he is a lawyer?

5. Do they often go out? = Can you tell me if they often go out?

6. Are the children on holiday this week? = Can you tell me if the children are on holiday this week?

7. Does Lizzie like ice cream? = Can you tell me if Lizzie likes ice cream?

8. Are they from Brazil? = Can you tell me if they are from Brazil?

9. Do you drink coffee? = Can you tell me if you drink coffee?

10. Is Richard always late? = Can you tell me if Richard is always late?

11. Did she go out last night? Do you know if she went out last night?

12. Was David the first to arrive? = Do you know if David was the first to arrive?

13. Did Lucy work at home yesterday? = Do you know if Lucy worked at home yesterday?

14. Did Peter call his dad yesterday? = Do you know if Peter called his dada yesterday?

15. Were they at the beach? = Do you know if they were at the beach?

16. Were they in the garden? = Do you know if they were in the garden?

17. Did they arrive late? = Do you know if they arrived late?

18. Can she swim? = Could you tell me if she can swim?

19. Can he work on Monday? = Could you tell me if he can work on Monday?

20. Can he come to the restaurant? = Could you tell me if he can come to the restaurant?

21. Can they arrive before 6? = Could you tell me if they can arrive before 6?

BECAUSE OR BECAUSE OF

BECAUSE: SENTENCES

BECAUSE OF: NOUN

Write “because” or “because of”

1. She quit her job ................................. she was unhappy.

2. It was ............................... his stupidity that we got into trouble.

3. We rushed indoors .................................. it started raining.

4. She was late ..................................... she missed the train.

5. I was tired ..................................... I hadn't eaten anything.

6. He can't walk .................................... his disability.

7. He lost his job ................................... the financial crisis.

8. He found it difficult to work in China .................................. he could not understand Chinese.

9. She quit her job ................................. she wanted to be with her children.

10. The boy was reprimanded .................................... he had not done his homework.

11. She was worried ……………………………………. she had not heard anything from her son.

12. I could not enjoy the movie ………………………………. I had a headache.

CONNECTORS

Contrast

. but / yet: followed by a noun phrase or a sentence.

‘The book is short but / yet interesting’

. in spite of / despite: It is placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.

‘He arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late’

although / though/ even though / in spite of the fact that: followed by a complete sentence. They can be placed at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. If it is placed at the beginning we need to use a comma after the clause.

‘Although / though / even though / in spite of the fact that the pupils had not studied, they all passed their exams’.

. however, nevertheless, even so, on the one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary:

‘He was quite ill however/ nevertheless/ even so, he went to school’

. while, whereas

‘This film is very interesting, while/whereas that one is quite boring’

Reason and cause

. because, as since, seeing that:

‘Because / as / since / seeing that it’s late, we should go home’

. because of, on account of, owing to, due to:

‘Because of / on account of / owing to / due to the weather, we stayed at home’

. in order to, so as to, to:

‘She uses her video in order to / so as to / to record TV programmes’

Add information

. for example, for instante, such as:

‘Vegetables are a good source of vitamins: for example / for instance, oranges have vitamin C’

. more over, furthermore, besides, in addition to:

‘In addition to soul music, she likes rap’

. apart from, except for:

‘Apart from English, she speaks French’.

Succession

. - First of all / Firstly / To begin with / First ….

- Second / Secondly / Then …

- Third / Thirdly / After that...

- The next stage …

- Finally / in short / to sum up / in conclusion / lastly / last but not least…

Result

. As a result of:

‘As a result of his brave action, he was awarded a military medal.

Therefore, as a result, consequently, for this reason:

‘Consequently / for this reason, it always passes its annual road test’.

Order

First parragraph

At first sight: A primera vista
First: En primer lugar
First of all: Antes que nada
In the first place: En primer lugar
To start with: Para empezar

Second parragraph

In the second place: En segundo lugar
Second: Segundo
Secondly: En segundo lugar
Third: Tercero
Thirdly: En tercer lugar

Conclusion

Finally: Por último
In conclusion: Para concluir
Lastly: Por último
And eventually: Y finalmente

Adding information

apart from: Aparte de
in addition: Además
in addition to: Además de
What’s more: Además; lo que es más
moreover: Además
on top of that: Además
besides: Además
On the one hand: Por una parte
On the other hand: Por otra parte
and eventually: Y finalmente

Contrast

all the same: a pesar de todo
however: sin embargo
instead of: en vez de
in spite of / despite: a pesar de
nevertheless: no obstante
on the contrary: por el contrario
whereas / while: mientras
though / although: aunque

Reason

because of + noun: a causa de
due to + noun: debido a
due to the fact that + sentence: debido a que
for this / that reason: por esta / esa razón
owing to + noun: debido a
owing to the fact that + sentence: debido a que

Result

as a result: como resultado
because of: a causa de
consequently: en consecuencia
so: por lo tanto
that's why: por eso, por esa razón...
therefore: por lo tanto

Expressing facts
actually: en realidad
as a matter of fact: de hecho
in fact: de hecho
really: en realidad

Expressing a personal opinion
as far as I am concerned por lo que a mí respecta
from my point of view desde mi punto de vista
I agree estoy de acuerdo
I disagree no estoy de acuerdo
in my opinion en mi opinión
in my view según lo veo
I think that creo que
it is true that es verdad que
personally personalmente
to be honest, para ser honesto
to tell the truth, a decir verdad

Explain

that is (to say): es decir
in other words: en otras palabras
in short: en resumenabove all: sobre todo

all in all: en general

at least: al menos

basically: básicamente, fundamentalmente

especially: especialmente, sobre todo

essentially: esencialmente

in general: en general

in particular: en particular

more or less: más o menos

on the whole: en general

to a certain extent: hasta cierto punto

Exemplifying
and so on: etcétera

for example: por ejemplo

for instance: por ejemplo

such: as tal(es)como

Summarizing
all in all: en suma

in brief: en resumen

in conclusion: Para concluir

in short: en resumen

on the whole: en general

to sum up: Para resumir

Sequencing
after that: después de eso

all of a sudden: de repente

Finally: Finalmente

First of all: En primer lugar

in the end: al final

in the meantime: mientras tanto

meanwhile: mientras tanto

next: luego

suddenly: de repente

then: entonces, después

while: mientras

LINKERS

Contrast

. In spite of / Despite Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.

. Although / (Even) though Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a sentence.

. However / Nevertheless / Still / Yet / Even so / On the contrary / In contrast. Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas. Introduced by a comma.

. On the one hand ... On the other hand. Links two contrasting ideas / paragraphs.

. In contrast to / Contrary to. Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase.

. Whereas Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.

Reason and cause

. Because / As / Since / Seeing that Introduce a sentence. Subordinate sentences introduced by because always appear in final position.

. Because of / On account of / Owing to / Due to. Introduce a noun phrase.

Purpose

. In order to / So as to Introduce an infinitive of purpose.

. In order that / So that Introduce a sentence.

Consequence

. Consequently / As a consequence / As a result / Therefore

. As a consequence of / As a result of Followed by a noun phrase.

. So Introduces a sentence. No commas.

Addition

. Moreover / Furthermore / In addition / Besides / What's more Used after a strong pause and separated from the sentences. They are introduced by a comma.

. As well as / In addition to / Besides Used to add one more piece of information. Followed by a noun phrase.

. Exemplification

For example / For instance Introduces an example referring to previously stated ideas.

. Such as Introduces an example referring to the last idea.

martes, 12 de febrero de 2019

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Los llamados frequency adverbs son aquellos adverbios que sirven para expresar con que frecuencia realizas una acción.

Existen dos reglas para la posición de estas paalabras:

1. Before a general verb.

Recordemos que los verbos generales son todos aquellos que existen menos el verbo To be. Algunos ejemplos son: study, cook, eat, play, etc.

Sujeto + frequency adverb + verbo general + (complemento)

I always have breakfast.
He sometimes goes to the gym.

2. After the verb to be.

El verbo to be es el verbo más importante de la lista de verbos en Inglés, es por ello que cualquier adverbio de frecuencia tendrá que ir después del verbo to be.

Sujeto +TO BE + frequency adverb + (complemento)

I am always happy.
He is never late.

EXAMPLES: