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viernes, 29 de julio de 2016

An informal letter describing a house for rent

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We start our letter with Dear + our friend's first name . Introduction First paragraph = opening remarks and the reason for wri...
viernes, 22 de julio de 2016

Idiom of the day (15)

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A chip off the old block. De tal palo tal astilla.
viernes, 15 de julio de 2016

Vocabulary (5) - young people in society

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co-educational classes/schools segregated classes/schools single sex classes/schools literacy strict/lax discipline teacher-led ...
viernes, 8 de julio de 2016

Idiom of the day (14)

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To catch somebody red-handed. Coger a alguien con las manos en la masa. Example: They caught me red-handed.
viernes, 1 de julio de 2016

The future seen from the past

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You can use the following phrases to talk about an event or action that was expected to happen in the past, but didn't.            ...
viernes, 24 de junio de 2016

Idiom of the day (13)

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Don't put the cart before the horse. No empezar la casa por el tejado.
viernes, 17 de junio de 2016

Vocabulary (4) - environment

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bumper-to-bumper traffic congestion an open dump piles of rubbish bleaches/detergents/cleaning products toxic (to) discard (t...
viernes, 10 de junio de 2016

Idiom of the day (12)

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To call a spade a spade. Llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino.
jueves, 2 de junio de 2016

Patterns with get

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get + adjective = become     Things started to get exciting towards the end. get + noun = obtain/receive     I  got my deegre ...
viernes, 27 de mayo de 2016

Idiom of the day (11)

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To pass the buck. Pasar la pelota.
viernes, 20 de mayo de 2016

Unreal conditions

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An unreal condition is a type of conditional. Related link: conditionals . The if clause (describing an unreal situation) When you want...
lunes, 16 de mayo de 2016

Idiom of the day (10)

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Bottoms up! ¡Al centro y pa'dentro!
viernes, 13 de mayo de 2016

Writing (3) - Tips to write an essay

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Cuando escribimos una redacción ( essay en inglés) es muy importante tener en mente dos cosas: 1) Qué estilo, formal o informal, tenem...
viernes, 6 de mayo de 2016

Idiom of the day (9)

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Blood is thicker than water. La sangre tira.
viernes, 29 de abril de 2016

Negative and limiting adverbials

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Sometimes you can place a negative or limiting adverbial in the front position in a sentence to create emphasis. This effect is most frequ...
viernes, 22 de abril de 2016

Idiom of the day (8)

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It's not my cup of tea. No es lo mío.
viernes, 15 de abril de 2016

The

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Post de este blog sobre el artículo definido the :  The (definite article) The  puede ser usado con algunos adjetivos para describir gr...
viernes, 8 de abril de 2016

Idiom of the day (7)

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To beat around (about) the bush. Andarse con rodeos.
viernes, 1 de abril de 2016

Vocabulary (3) - Household chores

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household chores = housework       wash the dishes       dust the furniture      make the beds       iron the clothes       ...
miércoles, 23 de marzo de 2016

Idiom of the day (6)

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...a diamond in the rough. ...un diamante en bruto.