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English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTRhave against tener en contra I have nothing against you, but I dont like what youre saying. No tengo nada en con-tra de ti, pero no me gusta lo que ests diciendo.have around/round tener cerca, tener alrededor Laura hasnt been around in a long time. Laura no ha venido poraqu en mucho tiempo. have down as tener hecha una idea acerca de alguien sin conocerlo Are you working? Ihad you down as an eternal student. Ests trabajando? Crea que eras un estudiante etern.ohave in llamar a alguien para que venga a tu casa We had to have the electrician in to x the short circuit. Tuvimosque llamar al electricista para que viniera a arreglar el cortocircuito .have off librar en el trabajo Don't call me, please. I have the afternoon off so I'll be having a siesta. No me llames,por favor. Tengo la tarde libre as que me estar echando la siesta.

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreakingBlasts in northern Nigerian city of Kano hit Christian area previously targeted by Islamic militants - witnesses sayPrison housing hundreds of Taliban is attacked by militants, Pakistani ofcials say At least 40 people injured, fourseriously, after trains collide in Switzerland Huge explosions as militants attack prison in northwest #Pakistan inapparent attempt to free colleagues At least 7 dead as coach carrying about 40 passengers crashes near Avellino,southern Italy Death toll in Italian coach crash rises to at least 24, rescuers say Spanish train crash driver FranciscoGarzon provisionally charged with negligent homicide Iraqi capital Baghdad rocked by series of car bombs which

kill at least 20 people, police and medical ofcials say At least 29 killed & 100 wounded by blasts in mostly Shiaareas of Baghdad Two men die & 13-year-old girl critically ill in Manchester after stabbing at house & car crash,which police are linking At least 44 killed in attacks on mainly Shia areas around Iraq, ofcials say Syrian govern-ment forces have recaptured key district in country's third city Homs after erce ghting, state TV saysKey district in #Homs recaptured by Syria government forces after erce ghting, state TV says NHS Direct seekingto pull out of 111 non-emergency telephone service in England due to severe problems Several carbombs targetmostly Shia areas of Baghdad, killing at least 48 people Pope Francis tells reporters: Who am I to judge gay people?Pope Francis (@Pontifex) on women priests: "The Church has spoken and says 'no' ... that door is closed."Jewels stolen in #Cannes on Sunday were worth $136m - more than double original estimate, French prosecutor saysJuror jailed for 2 months in London for Facebook post describing man on trial as "a paedophile" Man arrested in

Manchester after female campaigner received rape threats on Twitter is bailed until September Head-on collisionbetween trains in western Switzerland leaves several people injured, fatalities possible Reports ofat least 30 peopleinjured in train collision in Granges-pres-Marnand, Switzerland At least 12 Egyptians die in a brawl between streetvendors over spaces in Cairo, reports say

English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR"No doubt" signica "seguramente, probablemente, supuestamente". Para decir que algo va a ocurrir con seguridad,o que algo es cierto, que no hay duda de ello se usa "without any doubt" o "there is no doubt that" .No doubt it'll be a dry year. Supuestamente este ser un ao seco. There is no doubt that this year is being dryer thanothers. No hay duda de que este ao est siendo ms seco que otros. Jane will be late, no doubt. She says there's ahuge trafc jam. Jane llegar tarde, seguramente.Dice que hay un gran atasco. Without any doubt we will be late for

dinner. We're in a huge trafc jam. Sin duda alguna llegaremos tarde a la cena. Estamos en un atasco enorme.go back (a) on - volverse atrs en, incumplir (b) over - examinar o pensar en algo de nuevo o una vez que haya su-cedido (c) to - datar (d) to - recordar (e) to - volver a tener una relacin romntica con alguienShe promised she was going come with me and now she's gone back on what she said. Ella prometi que iba acasarse conmigo y ahora se ha echado atrs en lo que dijo. We should go back over the plan, our results aren't goodenough. Deberamos volver a pensar el plan, nuestros resultados no son sucientemente buenos. This book goesback to 1900 and was found in a monastery. Este libro data de 1.900 y fue hallado en un monasterio. My grandfatheris always going back to his days in the army. Mi abuelo siempre est recordando los das en el ejrcito. James wentback to Rose after their argument. James volvi con Rose despus de su discusin.go before enjuiciar If we don't agree after this meeting, we'll go before a judge. Si no nos ponemos de acuerdodespus de esta reunin, nos pondremos delante de un juez. go by (a) pasar por (b) guiarse por (c) transcurrir We'll

have to go by the petrol station before taking the motorway. Tendremos que pasar por la gasolinera antes de coger laautopista. I don't know how to do it either so let's go by common sense. Yo tampoco s cmo hacerlo, as que vamosa guiarnos por el sentido comn. As time goes by, wrinkles appear on your face. Segn va pasando el tiempo, lasarrugas van apareciendo en tu cara.


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English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTRgo down (a) descender, bajar (b) pasar a la historia (c) on - arrodillarse I'm going down to the cafe, do you want meto fetch you a tea? Voy a bajar a la cafetera. quieres que te traiga un t? English on the Rocks will go down inhistory because of its phrasal verbs' articles. English on the Rocks pasar a la historia por sus artculos de phrasalverbs. He went down on his knees apologizing for being such a bad son. l se arrodill disculpndose por ser tanmal hijo.itchy - itchier - the itchiest : que pica Do you have a cream that will help soothe an itchy rash? Tienes algunacrema que ayude a calmar un sarpullido que pica? The more you scratch the itchier it'll get. Cuanto ms te rasquesms picar. My grandmother knits the itchiest jumpers in the Universe. Mi abuela teje los jerseys que ms pican delUniverso.to cast pearls before swine echarles margaritas a los cerdos You're casting pearls before swine , she'll never takeyour advice.

Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones1.ERROR COMN: Ten cuidado con el uso correcto de he/she, him/her, his/her. Causa mucha confusin si teequivocas 2.Ejemplos de errores tpicos: My GIRLfriend is very beautiful; HE's a model. SHE works a lot and HISfriends are models too.

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Tanto "each", como "every", signican todo, pero "each" enfatiza cada uno individualmente o por separado, como en"uno por uno"."Each" se puede utilizar delante de un verbo y se usa cuando se reere a dos cosas.Each student will receive a different theme for their nal project. Cada estudiante recibir un tema diferente para suproyecto nal. We each took turns making dinner while our mother was away. Cada uno de nosotros nos turnamospara hacer la cena, mientras que nuestra madre estaba ausente. There are holes in each sock. Hay agujeros en cadacalcetn."Each" se puede usar con la preposicin "of". En esta construccin, "each of" va seguida por un pronombre o unsustantivo con un determinante.Each of them is expected to do well on the exam. Cada uno de ellos se espera hacerlo bien en el examen. Each of

his sisters received a new car for their graduation, so he expects one too. Cada una de sus hermanas recibi un cochenuevo para su graduacin, por lo que l espera uno tambin."Each", a diferencia de "every", puede utilizarse tambin como un pronombre indenido.The whole ofce is playing the lottery this week and each has an equal chance of winning. Toda la ocina juega a lalotera esta semana y cada uno tiene la misma oportunidad de ganar. I like both dresses, but each costs more than Iwant to spend. Me gustan los dos vestidos, pero cada uno cuesta ms de lo que quera gastar.Mediante el uso de "every", destacamos el grupo y slo se puede utilizar con grupos de tres o ms personas o cosas."Every" se utiliza para generalizar o para expresar la frecuencia con que algo suceda y siempre va seguida de unsustantivo.Every student will be given a project to complete by the end of the semester. Cada estudiante recibir un proyecto

para completar al nal del semestre. I don't know, but every summer it just seems to get hotter and hotter. No s,pero cada verano parece ms y ms caliente. We have practice every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during theschool year. Tenemos entrenamientos todos los lunes, mircoles y viernes durante el ao escolar.They suggest you have your teeth cleaned once every six months. Sugieren que hagas una limpieza de boca una vezcada seis meses."Every" se puede utilizar con sustantivos abstractos. I have every reason to believe that it will happen. Tengo mu-chas razones para creer que ocurrir.) no I have each reason to believe that it will happen."Every" se usa con adverbios. Almost every answer was incorrect. Casi cada respuesta era incorrecta.We go to California to visit our grandparents nearly every summer. Vamos a California para visitar a nuestros abue-los casi todos los veranos.

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"A fool and his money are soon elected." To whinge ser un quejita Stop whinging and be positive for a changeRANDY - feeling sexual desire caliente "I'm randy" Estoy caliente.

Nostalgia isnt what it used to be. SPLIT (on someone) to inform on somebody chivarse de alguien. Whydid you split on him?

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English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTRgo back (a) on - volverse atrs en, incumplir (b) over - examinar o pensar en algo de nuevo o una vez que haya su-cedido (c) to - datar (d) to - recordar (e) to - volver a tener una relacin romntica con alguienShe promised she was going come with me and now she's gone back on what she said. Ella prometi que iba acasarse conmigo y ahora se ha echado atrs en lo que dijo. We should go back over the plan, our results aren't goodenough. Deberamos volver a pensar el plan, nuestros resultados no son sucientemente buenos. This book goesback to 1900 and was found in a monastery. Este libro data de 1.900 y fue hallado en un monasterio. My grandfa-ther is always going back to his days in the army. Mi abuelo siempre est recordando los das en el ejrcito.James went back to Rose after their argument. James volvi con Rose despus de su discusin.go before enjuiciar If we don't agree after this meeting, we'll go before a judge. Si no nos ponemos de acuerdodespus de esta reunin, nos pondremos delante de un juez. go by (a) pasar por (b) guiarse por (c) transcurrir We'llhave to go by the petrol station before taking the motorway. Tendremos que pasar por la gasolinera antes de cogerla autopista. I don't know how to do it either so let's go by common sense. Yo tampoco s cmo hacerlo, as quevamos a guiarnos por el sentido comn. As time goes by, wrinkles appear on your face.Segn va pasando el tiempo,las arrugas van apareciendo en tu cara.go down (a) descender, bajar (b) pasar a la historia (c) on - arrodillarse I'm going down to the cafe, do you want meto fetch you a tea? Voy a bajar a la cafetera. quieres que te traiga un t? English on the Rocks will go down in his-

tory because of its phrasal verbs' articles. English on the Rocks pasar a la historia por sus artculos de phrasal verbs.He went down on his knees apologizing for being such a bad son. l se arrodill disculpndose por ser tan mal hijo.to turn on the waterworks echarse a llorar como una magdalena Don't turn on the water works , I said "no" andthats nal!

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreakingThird Army reservist dies of injuries sustained in training exercise in Brecon Beacons, UK Ministry of Defence saysWikileaks founderJulian Assange condemns Bradley #Manning verdict, calling him a "hero" UK police investiga-ting Twitter abuse aimed at Caroline Criado-Perez and MP Stella Creasy arrest 25-year-old man Bradley Manningfaces more than 100 years in prison after being found guilty in #Wikileaks case. Live updates: Second man arrestedon suspicion of harassment as part of investigation into Twitter abuse, UK police conrm Bradley Manning found

guilty of 20 charges, but acquitted of most serious charge of aiding the enemy US army private Bradley Manningconvicted of all but two charges in Wikileaks case Peer apologises over saying fracking should happen in NorthEast of England because there are 'desolate' areas Mid-East negotiators to meet in two weeks - the aim to reachnal status agreement in nine months, John Kerry says Spanish driverwas on the phone at the time of last week'scrash that killed 79 people, data recorder suggests Train that derailed in Spain last week killing 79 people was trave-lling at 192km/h (119mph) - data recorder Economist Vicky Pryce, jailed for taking speeding points for ex-husbandChris Huhne, is stripped of ofcial honour US President BarackObama is to meet Israeli and Palestinian negotiatorsat the White House Twitter likely to be summoned by UK MPs as they investigate online abuse, senior Tory JohnWhittingdale tells Disabled families lose court challenge against social housing benet cuts for UK residents withspare bedrooms EU Foreign Policy Chief Ashton says ousted Egypt President Morsi is well, but does not knowwhere he is being held Nelson Mandela "continues to show improvement" & remains in critical but stable condition,South African presidency says Series of explosions at propane gas plant in US state of Florida leaves 15 workersunaccounted for 15 of 24 workers unaccounted for in gas plant explosion in Florida as people living within 1 mile(1.6km) evacuated All workers now accounted for at propane gas plant hit by explosion in Florida, ofcials sayEU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton meets ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi EU foreign policychief Baroness Ashton has "in-depth" talks with Egypt's ousted President Morsi at unknown location

cursoingles ?@curso_de_inglesTo getTo Receive Recibir Did you get my email yesterday? Recibiste mi email ayer? I got my drivers license in themail this morning. He recibido el carnet de conducir por correo esta manaa.To Obtain Conseguir/Obtener Peter got his Master's degree from Boston University in 2005. Peter obtuvo su Mas-

ter de la Universidad de Boston en 2005. We got permission to build the extension on our house. Conseguimos laautorizacin para construir la ampliacin de nuestra casa.To Buy Comprar Can you get some milk while you are at the supermarket? Podras comprar leche mientras queests en el supermercado?

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cursoingles ?@curso_de_inglesCarrie is getting a new car next week. Carrie comprar un nuevo coche la semana que viene.To Earn/Charge Ganar/Cobrar How much do you think I can get for my old car? Cunto piensas que podra cobrarpor el coche antiguo? I get overtime pay when I work more than 8 hours a day. Gano pagos extras cuando trabajoms de 8 horas al da.To Fetch Traer/Recoger/Ir a buscar/Llamar Can you get my jacket for me? Puedes recoger mi chaqueta por m?She got a cup of coffee and sat down to talk. Se sirvi una taza de caf y se sent para hablar.To Arrive Llegar Cuando utilizamos "to get" con el signicado de "llegar", hace falta la preposicin de direccin omovimiento "to". What time do you get to work in the mornings? A qu hora llegas al trabajo por las manaas?Greg didn't get to the party until 11 o'clock. Greg no lleg a la esta hasta las 11.To Reach Alcanzar Oliver can you help me? I can't get the book, the shelf is too high. Podrias ayudarme, Oliver?No puedo alcanzar el libro, el estante es demasiado alto."To get" + adjective ("To get" + adjetivo) To become (Ponerse, hacerse, volverse) En este sentido, "to get" indica unproceso o un cambio de estado.Don't get angry, I was just joking! No te enfades, slo estaba bromeando. We better go inside, it's getting dark. Me-or nos vamos dentro, est oscureciendo. Winter is almost here, it's getting colder every day. El invierno se acerca,

est haciendo cada da ms fro. I'm getting tired, I think I will go to bed. Me estoy cansando. Creo que voy a acos-

tarme. I heard you are sick. I hope you get better soon. He odo que ests enfermo. Que te mejores pronto.Brad jumped out of bed and got dressed quickly because he was late for work. Brad salt de la cama y se puso laropa rpidamente porque era tarde para ir al trabajo. When did you get married? Cundo te casaste?"To get on" / "To get in" Subir Cuando hablamos de subir, en ingls utilizamos "to get on" con autobuses, trenes,aviones, pero "to get in" con coches y casas.Where do you get on the train? "The Broadway/Lafayette stop." Dnde te subes al tren? "En la parada Broadway/Lafayette." The ight was delayed. We didn't even get on the plane until 11:30. El vuelo se retras. No subimos alavin hasta las 11:30. Get in the the house, it's raining! Entra en la casa, est lloviendo! She got in the car andimmediately started crying. Subi al coche e inmediatamente se puso a llorar."To get off" / "To get out of" Bajar En ingls" utilizamos "to get off" con autobuses, trenes, aviones, pero "to get

out of" con coches, casas y habitaciones.We have to get off the bus at the next stop. Tenemos que bajar del autobs en la siguiente parada. John got off theplane at 6 o'clock. John baj del avin a las 6 de la tarde. Get out of my room immediately! Vete de mi habitacinde inmediato! She got out of the car and slammed the door. Baj del coche y cerr la puerta con mucha fuerza."To get by" Sobrevivir How are you getting by right now without a job? Cmo ests sobreviviendo ahora sin em-pleo? We can't get by on just one salary. No podemos sobrevivir con un solo sueldo."To get over" Recuperar/Superar Alice still hasn't gotten over her ex-boyfriend. Alice todava no se ha recuperadode la separacin con su ex novio. Has your mother gotten over the u yet? Tu madre se ha recuperado ya de lagripe?"To get up" Levantarse The children get up at 7 o'clock every morning. Los nios se levantan a las 7 de la manaa.I didn't get up until 11 o'clock this morning. No me levant hasta a las 11 de esta manaa.Other Uses of "To get" Otros usos de "to get"To Understand Entender/Comprender I don't get it, can you repeat what you just said? No entiendo, Puedes re-petir lo que acabas de decir? Henry didn't get the joke and so was the only one not laughing. Henry no entendi labroma, as que fue el nico que no se ri.To Persuade Convencer I tried to get Jane to come to the party, but she just wouldn't be convinced. Intent con-vencer a Jane para venir a la esta, pero no se convenci. Can I get you to change your mind? Puedo hacer quecambies de opinin?

GraspEnglish ?@GraspEnglishmerecer (verbo transitivo) deserve He doesnt deserve it No se lo merece The team deserved to win El equipomereci ganar a much/well-deserved holiday unas vacaciones bien merecidas They got what they deserved Les

dieron su merecido merecer/valer la pena to be worth (doing sth) It was worth waiting La espera mereci la penaIts worth reading/seeing Vale la pena leerla/verla Its worth trying Merece la pena que lo intentes Its not worth itNo merece la pena

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El blog para aprender inglsDSERT. DESIERTO. Se escribe con una "ese". Me gusta el desierto. I like the dsert. Nunca he estado en eldesierto. I have never been in the dsert Has estado alguna vez en el desierto?. Have you ever been in the dsert?Nunca llueve en el desierto. It never rains in the dsert. El desierto de Atacama es el ms seco del mundo. Atacama'sdsert is the driest in the world.DESSRT: POSTRE.Se escribe con dos "eses". Cul es tu postre favorito? What is your favorite dessrt?Mi postre favorito es el helado de chocolate. My favorite dessrt is chocolate icecream. Quiero tomar un postre.I'd like to have dessrt? Ella nunca toma postre porque est a dieta. She never has a dessrt because is on a diet.

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English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTRTo lay - laid - laid : Poner, colocar, tender sobre I should lay a blancket on the oor so the baby could play there.Debera poner una manta en el suelo para que el beb pudiera jugar ah. The dog pissed on the checkered tableclothwe laid on the grass. El perro me en el mantel de cuadros que tendimos en la hierba. We've just laid all the cablesfor the concert. Acabamos de tender todos los cables para el concierto.to go bad echarse a perder Don't buy from that shop, most of their fruit goes bad as soon as you get it home.

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreakingSyria allows UN inspectors to visit three sites where chemical weapons allegedly used UN to send chemical we-apons inspectors to Syria 'as soon as possible' Syria allows UN inspectors to visit three sites where chemical we-apons allegedly used Libyan court sentences former Gadda minister to death for inciting violence during thecountry's civil war Egypt charges Muslim Brotherhood leader with inciting violence and orders police to endsit-in protests Mother and partnerfound guilty of murdering four-year-old Daniel Pelka in Coventry, UK Egypt'smilitary-backed cabinet orders police to end sit-in protests by ousted President Morsi's supporters Facebooksharesrise above their $38 launch price for rst time Third soldierwho died from injuries sustained during SAS training inSouth Wales named as Corporal James Dunsby The scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust should be dissolved,administrators say The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter of the year, ofcialgures show Unemployment total in eurozone falls for rst time since 2011 but proportion out of work stays atrecord 12.1% "Substantial" donation to @Soldierscharity from law rm which leaked JK Rowling's pseudonymJudge quashes UK government decision to cut services at Lewisham Hospital in south-east London British man

Paul Lamb, who wants to be helped by doctors to die, loses case at Court of Appeal UK man identied as "Martin",who has locked-in syndrome, told he can challenge ofcial policy on assisted suicide Widow of Tony Nicklinson,who also lost UK right-to-die challenge, tells BBC News Channel she plans further appeal Singer @rihanna winsUK court case ordering Top Shop to stop selling T-shirts featuring her picture TV chef Nigella Lawson and artcollector Charles Saatchi granted decree nisi at High Court in London JK Rowling accepts "substantial donation"from UK law rm which revealed she'd written book as Robert Galbraith People with history of domestic violenceto be banned from owning rearm or shotgun in England & Wales

lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwitTO PICK (s.o.) UP phrasal verb) Ligar con algn. "A guy tried to pick me up in the pub last night."Won't be long! Enseguida acabo! Wait for me in the car. I wont be long.

cursoingles ?@curso_de_inglesWe can go to either the beach or the swimming pool. Podemos ir a la playa o la piscina. Either we wait for the rainto stop or we must change our plans. Esperamos que pare de llover o debemos cambiar nuestros planes. NeitherHenry nor Chris want to go to the beach. Ni Henry ni Chris quieren ir a la playa. Neither the school nor the parentswant to take responsibility for the problem. Ni la escuela ni los padres quieren asumir la responsibilidad del proble-ma. Neither of the students studied very hard. Ninguno de los estudiantes estudi muy duro.Either of my assistants can do it. Who do you prefer? Cualquiera de mis ayudantes lo puede hacer. A quin pree-re? Greg can't eat sh because he is allergic and neither can I. Greg no puede comer pescado porque es alrgico yyo tampoco puedo. Greg can't eat sh because he is allergic and I can't either. Greg no puede comer pescado porquees alrgico y yo no puedo tampoco. I don't know, neither color really suits you. No s, ningn color realmente tequeda bien.Either job could be interesting. Cualquier trabajo podra ser interesante. Either my sister or my brother is going toget their own bedroom, but I still have to share. Mi hermana o mi hermano va a conseguir su propio dormitorio,pero todava tienen que compartir.Neither the dress nor the shoes are appropriate for the party. Ni el vestido ni loszapatos son apropiados para el partido.)

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Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jonesto be over acabarse, que algo ha terminado The games over. El juego / partido se acab. The relationship was overlong before they actually separated. La relacin se acab mucho antes de que se separaran de verdad. The war willbe over soon. La guerra se acabar pronto. After losing the rst leg 4-0, the tie was practically over for BarcelonaFC even before the home leg. Despus de perder la ida 0-4, la eliminatoria prcticamente se acab para el FC Bar-celona incluso antes de la vuelta en casa.to overbook reservar demasiado, hacer demasiadas reservas We werent able to get on the plane because the ightwas overbooked. No pudimos subir al avin porque haban aceptado demasiadas reservas para el vuelo.to overwork trabajar demasiado, hacer trabajar demasiado Our company overworks us. Nuestra empresa nos hacetrabajar demasiado. Were overworked. Tenemos demasiado trabajo.to overprice jar un precio excesivo, ser demasiado caro The food was good but a little overpriced. La comida esta-ba buena pero un poco cara / demasiado cara para lo que era.over the weekend durante el n de semana over the summer durante el verano over Christmas durante la Navidadover dinner durante la cenaWe can discuss it over dinner. Podemos abordarlo durante la cenaovernight durante la noche It snowed a lot overnight. Nev mucho durante la noche.It cost over 1000. Cst ms de 1000. There were over 200 people at the presentation. Haba ms de 200 per-

sonas en la presentacin. The BBC received over 300 complaints related to a joke made by a TV presenter whichwas considered by many to be sexist. La BBC recibi ms de 300 quejas relacionadas con una broma que hizo unpresentador de televisin que muchas personas consideraron machista. They hung the painting over/above the re-place. Colgaron el cuadro encima de la chimenea. Theres a cold front over the UK at the moment.. Hay un frentefro sobre Reino Unido en este momento. The government built a new bridge over the river. El gobierno construyun nuevo puente sobre el ro. Planes y over our house all day every day. Los aviones vuelan por encima de nuestracasa todo el da, todos los das. The burglar jumped over the fence and got away. El ladrn salt por encima de lavalla y se escap.We walked over the bridge. Caminamos por encima del puente. He looked over his shoulder. Mir por encima delhombro. The army advanced over the mountains. El ejrcito avanz por las montaas. The safety announcement

was made over the loudspeakerEl anunci de seguridad se hizo por el altavoz. overland por tierraThey live over the road from us. Viven al otro lado de nuestra calle. We crossed over the road. Cruzamos la calle(de un lado a otro). They walked hand in hand over the bridge. Cruzaron el puente caminando cogidos de la mano.over the other side por el otro lado over here por aqu over there por all to fall over caerse Babies always fallover a lot while they learn to walk. Los bebs siempre se caen mucho mientras aprenden a caminar.to knock over tirar, volcar He accidentally knocked over his glass of wine and stained his trousers. Volc / Tir sinquerer su copa de vino y manch su pantaln.overall en general, en total, en global over and over una y otra vez to overcome (formal) superar to get over su-perar, recuperarse de, pasar por encima to be over the hill ser muy mayor

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Carlos - InglesTotal @InglesTotal13.Behind (Detrs) Where is Peter? He is behind you. There is a person behind the tree.14.In front of (En frente de) lo opuesto de behind, una posicin en la parte frontal de algo. There is a car in frontof the house. Wait for me in front of the supermarket.15.Along (A lo largo de) que se mueve en una direccin constante o de forma paralela. Go ahead along this street..16.Across / Across from (Al otro lado de de un lado al otro) The park is across from the park. Diana ran acrossthe park.17.Up hacia ms arriba. David went up the stairs.18.Down hacia ms bajo. They drove down the road to get Marcia.19.Opposite Opuesto, en el otro lado. Sheila lives opposite my house. Karl is the one sitting opposite Ramon.20.onto mover a una ubicacin (la supercie de algo). He jumped onto a rock.21.off lo apuesto de onto Move the cat off the table.22.into en (movimiento) It golf you have to put the ball into the hole.23.out of lo apuesto de into He walked out of the cinema because he was feeling ill.24.Past (pasado) He drive past the stop sign.25.Next to / by / beside al lado de Put the box beside the table.26.Against (Contra) en contacto fsico con algo I was so tired I sat down and slept against the wall.

27.Over expresando paso o movimiento a travs de la parte de algo.superior The ball went over the net.28.From to desde el punto en el espacio donde se inicia algo hasta el punto en el espacio donde algo termina.He drove from his house to the airport. The class is from 8 to 10am.29.Towards (Hacia) en la direccin de. Please walk towards me.

English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTRset in establecerse, empezar We should leave now, before the snow sets in. Deberamos irnos ahora, antes de queempiece la nieve. set off (a) provocar, desencadenar, hacer estallar (b) salir de viaje The bomb was set off in thebank. La bomba fue estallada en el banco. We'll be setting off on Monday, and we won't be back until September.Saldremos de viaje el lunes y no volveremos hasta septiembre.set on agredir, atacar George was set on by a a group of angry teenagers. George fue atacado por un grupo de

adolescentes cabreados. Set out (a) exponer, presentar, exponer (b) salir, partir She set out her vacation photogra-phs on the table to her guests could see them. Ella expuso las fotografas de sus vacaciones en la mesa para que susinvitados pudieran verlas. We are setting out next week, would you like to come? Nos vamos la semana que viene,te gustara venir?set to empezar, ponerse a trabajar If you set to work right now you will have nished for the summer. Si empiezasa trabajar ahora mismo habrs acabado para el verano. set up colocar, construir, establecer They set up the busi-ness a year ago. Ellos empezaron con el negocio hace un ao.to go to waste echarse a perder Would you like a slice of cake? If you don't eat it it will go to waste.

GraspEnglish ?@GraspEnglishdepender (verbo intransitivo) - 1 (estar condicionado por) to depend on sth/sb/whether It depends on the weatherDepende del tiempo que haga Will you be coming? That depends. Vendrs? Depende It depends on whetherwe get the grant or not Depender de si nos conceden la subvencin o no That depends on whether I get permissionor not Eso depende de que me den permiso o noDepender - 2 (estar en manos de) to be up to sb (whether), to depend on sb (whether) (ms formal)Its not up to me No depende de m Whether we go on holiday or not is up to you Depende de ti el que nos vaya-mos de vacacionesDepender - 3 (necesitar) to be dependent on sb Babies are dependent on their parents Los bebs dependen de suspadres

Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jonesSimon failed the exam and to rub salt in the wound, his teacher told him that all his friends had passed.Simon suspendi el examen y metiendo el dedo en la llaga, su profesor le dijo que todos sus amigos lo haban apro-

bado. Take Uncle Alberts old war stories with a pinch of salt; he doesnt remember everything very clearly and hehas a tendency to exaggerate. No te tomes al pie de la letra las historias de guerra del to Albert; no recuerda todomuy claramente y tiene tendencia a exagerar. No wonder Rachel got the promotion; shes always buttering up herboss. No me extraa que Rachel consiguiera un ascenso; siempre le dora la pldora al jefe.

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Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jonesAlthough I knew that Natalia had written on the wall, she just looked at me with her innocent eyes which seemedto ask: What? Me?. Butter wouldnt melt in her mouth. Aunque saba que Natalia haba escrito en las paredes,simplemente me mir con sus ojos inocentes que parecan preguntar: Qu? Yo?. Es una mosquita muerta.Dont let her carry the vase; shes such a butterngers. No dejes que lleve el jarrn; es tan manzanas.NO CONFUNDAS! apart from aparte de; a part of una parte de

lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit"When you realise that there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. " (to lackfaltar)FRUITCAKE - a mad, eccentric person "he's a fruitcake" Es un locatis.

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking"People are trying to paint me as a monster and I'm not a monster" Police investigating rape of 12-year-old girl ineast London on Saturday arrest 17-year-old boy US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden leaves Moscow airport,his lawyer tells the BBC Eurozone interest rate held at 0.5% by European Central Bank More than 1,000 killed inviolence in Iraq in July, UN mission says - highest monthly toll in years Bank of England keeps UK interest ratesat 0.5% John Downey, accused of killing four soldiers in IRA bombing in London's Hyde Park in 1982, grantedconditional bail There was a 25% rise in the number of drink-drive deaths on Britain's roads in 2012, provisionalgures show Zimbabwe election "seriously compromised", largest group of poll observers says Spanish Pri-

me Minister Mariano Rajoy tells parliament corruption claims have "started to damage the image of Spain" UKbanking group Lloyds back in prot in rst half of 2013, making 2.1bn, compared with 456m loss a year earlierUruguay's lowerhouse approves bill to legalise sale of marijuana UK police investigate bomb threats on Twitteragainst female journalists from Guardian, Independent and Time magazine British Gas plans to offer free power atweekends to one million UK customers "You made a calculated decision to do wrong" - Judge Michael J Russo atAriel #Castro sentencing Judge tells Ariel Castro he is imposing maximum sentences because "these are the worstforms of the offences" Ohio kidnapperAriel Castro sentenced to life without parole, plus an additional 1,000 yearsItaly's supreme court conrms prison sentence for ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi New York jury rules againstex-Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre in fraud case US stocks close at record highs, S&P 500 rises above 1,700for rst time

Vaughan Classroom"When" en el futuro Cuando hablamos del futuro empleando la palabra "when" es imprescindible emplear el pre-sente simple inmediatamente despus y no el futuro. "Will" siempre va en la otra clusula.Cuando me jubile, ir a pescar todos los das. When I retire, I will go shing every day. Cuando ella llegue, estarcansada. When she arrives, she'll be tired. Cuando tenga 40 aos, estar ms gordo que ahora. When I'm forty, I'llbe fatter than I am now. Cuando empiecen, me avisars? When they start, will you let me know? Cuando deje dellover, vendrs a dar un paseo? When it stops raining, will you come out for a walk?Por supuesto, como en espaol, se puede invertir este tipo de frase. Lo importante es que despus de "when" hay queusar el presente simple.Te lo dir cuando te necesite. I'll tell you when I need you. Ella te echar una mano cuando pueda. She'll give youa hand when she can. Ser demasiado tarde cuando tengas 50 aos. It will be too late when you are fty. Bajarcuando termine. I'll come down when I nish. Maullar cuando tenga hambre. He'll miaow when he's hungry.Key learning: Cuando subimos a un coche o entramos en un ascensor decimos "to get into / in", mientras que paramedios de transporte ms grandes (autobuses, aviones, trenes) decimos "to get on".Don't get into the car. No entres en el coche.One expression: To make ends meet. Llegar a n de mes.One phrasal verb: To settle down calmarse / tranquilizarse Wait for the audience to settle down before you startyour speech. Espera a que la audiencia se calme antes de empezar tu discurso.One adjective: Face-up boca arriba Place the card face-up. Coloca la tarjeta boca arriba.

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English on the Rocks @EnglishOTRlook back on recordar el pasado My grandfather always looks back on his days in the army fondly. Mi abuelo

siempre recuerda sus das en el ejrcito con cario. look for buscar I'm looking for a job and I'll get it if I impro-ve my English. Estoy buscando un trabajo y lo conseguir si mejoro mi ingls. look into estudiar, investigar She'slooking into Egyptian civilization for her thesis. Ella est estudiando la civilizacin egipcia para su tesis.look around buscar, visitar recorer
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English on the Rocks @EnglishOTRWe looked around a thousand apartments before nding the one we liked. Nos recorrimos mil apartamentos antes deencontrar el que nos gustaba.hairy - hairier - the hairiest : peludo My dad has hairy nostrils... I hope mine aren't like that when I'm older. Mipadre tiene las fosas nasales peludas...espero que la mas no sean como esas cuando sea mayor. Shaving will notmake you hairier, it's a myth. Afeitarte no te har ms peludo, es un mito. There's a guy at the gym with the hairiestback I have ever seen. Hay un tipo en el gimnasio con la espalda ms peluda que he visto nunca.to go to pot echarse a perder, venirse abajo If you don't take this project seriously it could all go to pot

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreakingUK Foreign Ofce "particularly concerned" about security in Yemen at end of Ramadan - embassy to close 4-5 Au-gust Conservatives hire @BarackObama's campaign manager @messina2012 for UK general election teamPresident Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has won two-thirds of seats in parliament in Zimbabwe's elections, the electo-ral commission announces US state department issues worldwide travel alert for US citizens, warning of threat ofal-Qaeda attack in August Mother and stepfatherof murdered Daniel Pelka, 4, jailed for life in UK, with minimumterms of 30 years Energy company #Cuadrilla starts its exploratory oil drilling in West Sussex amid anti-frackingprotests Incidents could have been avoided but will not change outcome of #Zimbabwe election - African Unionobserver mission Zimbabwe's election was "free and fair" unless proved otherwise, says African Union observer

mission head Royal Bank of Scotland announces that Ross McEwan will be its new chief executiveRoyal Bank of Scotland reveals pre-tax prot of 1.4bn for 6 months to 30 June, against loss of 1.7bn year earlier

lamansiondelingles @mansiontwitKNACKERED - very tired "I'm knackered" Estoy hecho/a polvo. You must be joking! Ests bromeando!

cursoingles @curso_de_inglesbad line mala seal caller interlocutor collect call cobro revertido directory gua telefnica directory enquirieinformacin telefnica switchboard operator telefonista to call/ring back volver a llamar to cut off cortarto dial marcar to hang up colgar to hold [on] esperar Pto pick up descolgarto put through pasar la llamada to transfer call pasar/conectar la llamadaAnswering the telephone (Contestar al telfono) Good morning/Good afternoon, Susan [your name] speaking.

(Buenos das/Buenas tardes. Le habla Susan [su nombre].) XY Company [Company name], this is Susan [yourname] speaking, how can I help you? [Nombre de empresa], mi nombre es [su nombre], cmo le puedo ayudar?Asking to speak with someone Preguntar por alguien May I/Could I speak with Mrs. Swanson please. Podrahablar con la Sra. Swanson, por favor? I'd like to speak with Mrs. Swanson, please. Me gustara hablar con la Sra.Swanson, por favor. I'm trying to contact Mrs. Swanson. Estoy intentando contactar con la Sra. Swanson.Asking for caller's name Preguntar el nombre del que llama May I get your name, please? Podra darme su nom-bre, por favor? May I say who's calling? Puedo decirle quin est llamando? With whom am I speaking? Conquin hablo por favor? Who's calling, please? Quin llama, por favor?Explaining the reason we're calling Explicar el motivo de la llamada I'm calling to ask about... Llamo referente...I'm calling in regards to... Estoy llamando en cuanto a.. I'm phoning to tell you about... Estoy llamando para explicarle...Asking to wait Poner a alguien en espera Can you please hold a moment? Puede esperar un momento, por favor?One moment, please. Un momento, por favor. Hold the line, please. Mantngase en lnea, por favor. Please hold.Espere por favor.Transferring a call Conectar/Pasar la llamada Thank you for holding. Gracias por esperar. I'll transfer you now.Ahora le paso. I'll put you through now. Ahora le paso. I'll connect you now. Ahora le conecto. I'm sorry, but he/she is not available right now. Lo siento, pero no est diponible ahora. I'm sorry, his/her line is busy. Lo siento, perosu lnea est ocupada. He/she is in a meeting at the moment. Est en una reunin en este momento. Could you callback later? Podra volver a llamar ms tarde?We don't understand or we can't hear the callerNo entender o no or bien al interlocutor I'm sorry, I don't unders-tand. Could you repeat that, please? Lo siento, no he entendido. Me lo podra repetir, por favor? I'm sorry, I can'thear you very well. Could you speak up a little, please? Lo siento, no le oigo bien. Podra hablar ms fuerte, por

favor? Could you spell that, please? Me lo podra deletrear, por favor?Messages Mensajes Would you like to leave a message? Quiere dejar un mensaje? May I leave a message, plea-se? Puedo dejar un mensaje por favor? Could you give him/her a message? Puede darle un mensaje? Coud youtell him/her that I called? Podra decirle que he llamado?

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cursoingles @curso_de_inglesCould you ask him/her to call me back, please? Podra pedirle que me llame, por favor? What's your name, plea-se? Cmo se llama, por favor? What's your number, please? Cul es su nmero de telfono de contacto, porfavor? When is a good time to call back? Cundo es un buen momento para volver a llamar?Ending a call Cierre de la llamada Thank you very much for your help. Gracias por su ayuda. Thanks for the infor-mation. Gracias por la informacin. Thank you for calling/your call. Gracias por su llamada. Good-bye/Bye. AdisTake care. Tenga cuidado. Have a nice day! Que le vaya bien!/Que tenga un buen da!Conversation 1Receptionist: Good morning, XY Company, Susan speaking. How can I help you? Recepcionista: Buenos das,Compaia XY, le habla Susan. Cmo puedo ayudarle?Mr. Smith: Hello, my name is Mr. Smith and I'm calling for the Purchasing Department please. Sr. Smith: Hola, minombre es Sr. Smith y llamo para hablar con el Departamento de Compras por favor.Receptionist: Okay, which company do you represent? Recepcionista: Vale, a qu empresa representa Ud.?Mr. Smith: Smith Ofce Materials. Sr. Smith: Materiales de Ocina Smith.Receptionist: I will transfer you now. Recepcionista: Le transero ahora.Mr. Smith: Thank you. Sr. Smith: Gracias.Conversation 2

Sarah:Purchasing Department, this is Sarah speaking. Sarah: Departamento de Compras, le habla Sarah.Mr. Smith: Hello Sarah. My name is Mr. Smith and I am calling from Smith Ofce Materials. You have ordered ma-terials from us in the past. Sr. Smith: Buenos das, Sarah. Mi nombre es Sr. Smith y llamo de Materiales de OcinaSmith. Uds. han comprado materiales nuestros en el pasado.Sarah: Yes, of course. I'm familiar with the company. Sarah: S, claro, les conozco.Mr. Smith: We have just printed our new catalog of ofce materials and I would like to make an appointment toshow it to you and tell you about some of our new products. Sr. Smith: Acabamos de editar un nuevo catlogo connuestro material de ocina y quisiera programar una visita con Uds. para ensearselo y comentarles sobre algunosde nuestros nuevos productos.Sarah: Okay, let's see. Can you come on September 15th at 9:00am? Sarah: Bien, vamos a ver. Puede venir el 15 de

septiembre a las 9:00 de la maana?Mr. Smith: Yes, that'd be great. I'll see you on the 15th then. Sr. Smith: S, estara muy bien. Les veo el da 15 enton-ces.Sarah: Okay, great. See you then. Sarah: De acuerdo, muy bien. Hasta entonces.Conversation 3Receptionist: Good morning, XY Company, Susan speaking. How can I help you?Recepcionista: Buenos das, Compaia XY, le habla Susan. Cmo puedo ayudarle?Mr. Jones: Hello, my name is Mr. Jones from Jones Computer Service and I'm calling for Mr. Kendall please.Sr. Jones: Hola, me llamo Sr. Jones, de Servicios Informticos Jones y llamo para hablar con el Sr. Kendall porfavor.Receptionist: One moment, please. Recepcionista: Un momento, por favor.Receptionist: I'm sorry. His line is busy right now. Would you like to leave a message? Recepcionista: Lo siento. Sulnea est ocupada ahora mismo. Quiere dejar un mensaje?Mr. Jones: Yes, please tell him that Mr. Jones called and to call me back when it's convenient. Sr. Jones: S, porfavor digale que ha llamado el Sr. Jones y que me llame cuando le sea ms conveniente/posible.Receptionist: Can I get your phone number, please? Recepcionista: Puede decirme su nmero de telfono, porfavor?Mr. Jones: PlayYes, it is 888-564-7781. Sr. Jones: S, es 888-564-7781.Receptionist: PlayOkay, thank you. I'll give him the message. Recepcionista: Muy bien, gracias. Le dar el mensaje.Mr. Jones: PlayThank you. Good-bye. Sr. Jones: Gracias. Adis.Receptionist: PlayHave a nice day! Recepcionista: Que tenga un buen da!

Aprentias @AprentiasAdjectives ending in -ed or-ing.-ed: excited, interested, bored, annoyed, surprised. -ing: exciting, interesting, boring, annoying, surprising.The words above are a few of the adjectives that end in -ed or -ing. Their meaning can sometimes be confusing.

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Adjectives ending in -ed show what has happened to a person or thing. He was surprised by the result of his test.Adjectives ending in -ing show the effect which something has on a person or thing. The test results were surprisingto him.If you are watching a lm on television and the lm is good it will be interesting. You will be interested in it. If thelm is boring then you are bored.If you meet someone who makes you laugh then he is amusing. You are always amused when you speak to him.There/here/where is/are Here is the book you asked me for. Here are the books you asked me for.There is a policeman at the door. There are two policemen at the door.Every After every we use a singular noun and verb. Every dog has his day. Every individual has the right to a goodeducation.None With none it is correct to use both a singular or plural verb. None of them are coming to the party. None ofthem is coming to the party.A lot of If a lot of refers to a plural then is requires a plural verb; if a singular then use a singular verb.A lot of the spectators were disappointed by the result. A lot of time is wasted commuting from home to work.One of the/more than one Use a singular verb with one of the and also with more than one even though the me-aning is plural. One of the neighbours in these ats is German. There is more than one way of doing this.The of the In this expression the subject is the rst noun and the verb agrees with this. Look at these examples:

The results of the survey were interesting. The decision of the board members was interesting.There/here/where is/are In expressions like There are the shops, the subject (shops) comes after the verb. Thismust still agree with the verb. Here is the book you asked me for. Here are the books you asked me for.There is a policeman at the door. There are two policemen at the door.

Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones OJO! terrible (Eng) = terrible (esp); terrifying espantoso, aterrador. PEROterric formidable, estupendo, fantstico, genial

English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTRto put to death ejecutar The prioner was put to death for comiting murder.English has borrowed words from almost 150 languages: Everything from "ivory" to "banjo" and hundreds of otherwords started out in other languages. El ingls ha adoptado palabras de casi 150 idiomas: desde ivory (marl) a

banjo (banjo) y cientos de palabras ms se crearon en otros idiomas.bring to reanimar Frank came to the hospital unconscious, but the nurses brought him to. Frank lleg inconscienteal hospital, pero las enfermeras lo reanimaron. bring along traer, llevar consigo If you come to the wedding, don'tbring your friends along. Si vienes a la boda, no traigas a tus amigos.bring in (a) traer, servir (b) presentarNow that all the guests are here you can bring the cake in. Ahora que todoslos invitados estn aqu puedes servir la tarta. You will be paid only if you bring in your invoice. Se te pagar slosi presentas tu factura. bring on producir, causar, estimular, hacer crecer Smoking can bring on many illnesses.Fumar puede causar muchas enfermedades.to get cold feet echarse atrs It's very common for grooms to get cold feet before the wedding.let down decepcionar My sister let me down when I counted on her. Mi hermana me decepcion cuando cont conella. let in dejar entrar (b) on - revelar Let me in, please! It's pissing down! Djame entrar, por favor! Estlloviendo a cntaros!. Don't let me in on the secret. I don't want to be your accomplice. No me reveles el secreto.No quiero ser tu cmplice.let into abrir la puerta para permitir entrar The bouncer let us into the club for free. El portero nos dej entrar en ladiscoteca sin pagar. let off (a) liberar (b) explosionar The judge let the murderer off by mistake. El juez dej alasesino en libertad por error. At the end of the wedding, the guests let off beautiful reworks. Al nal de la boda,los invitados hicieron explotar bonitos fuegos articiales.let on revelar un secreto Rose let on to Lucy that she was going to be red. Rose le cont a Lucy que iba a serdespedida. let out (a) dejar salir (b) contar, revelar Let me out, mum! I want to meet my friends! Djame salir,mam! Quiero ir con mis amigos! Do what I want or I'll let your secret out. Haz lo que digo o contar tu secreto.let up (a) mejorar el tiempo (b) no dejar de hablar When the storm lets up I'll drive home. Cuando pare la tormenta

conducir a casa. Jane never lets up when she drinks beer. Jane nunca deja de hablar cuando bebe cerveza.to break wind echarse un gas Rule no. 1: don't break wind in an elevator.

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BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreakingActor PeterCapaldi is the new Doctor in BBC sci- series Doctor Who, replacing Matt Smith Australian PM KevinRudd calls election for 7 South African President Zuma congratulates Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe on re-election in"successful" vote Bishop of Aberdeen Hugh Gilbert, one of Scotland's most senior Catholics, expected to apologisefor 3 decades of abuse at a boarding school UK roadside restaurant chain Little Chef has been sold to a Kuwait-owned business UK restaurant chain Little Chef sold to Kuwaiti-owned business for 15m Public inauguration of

new President Hassan #Rouhani is taking place in Iran's parliament Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes oathof ofce before parliament "The great Iranian nation has voted yes to moderation & to reason" - President Has-san Rouhani's inauguration One of biggest priorities will be "to further women's rights & freedoms", says Iran'snew President "Iran is seeking peace and stability in the region", says new President White House says PresidentRouhani will nd a 'willing partner' in US if he seeks serious engagemen Explosion strikes near Indian consulatein eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, followed by reports of shooting 8 killed in attackon Indian consulate in #Jala-labad, Afghanistan, but most victims thought to be from nearby mosque Twenty-ve police given life sentences fortheir part in 1992 Carandiru jail massacre that left 111 prisoners dead Hassan Rouhani ofcially installed as newIranian president Cleric Hassan Rouhani ofcially replaces Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran PresidentRobert Mugabe's Zanu-PF wins more than two-thirds of seats in #Zimbabwe's parliament, electoral commissionconrms Germany and France join the UK in closing their embassies in Yemen on Sunday, after US issued a terror

alert Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai says President Mugabe's Zanu-PF has stolen parliamentary election, claimsvictory in his own right Zimbabwe's President Mugabe wins seventh term in ofce, ofcials say, amid claims ofelectoral fraud

SELVA ingls ?@SELVAingles"Quiero que aprendas ingles!" This lesson will help you more than you may think!

cursoingles @curso_de_inglesEl pasado simple: Did you eat breakfast this morning? [*Signica: La maana ya ha terminado]I had three exams this week. [*Signica: Como en el ejemplo anterior, el uso del pasado simple signica que estasemana acaba de terminar]El presente perfecto: Have you eaten breakfast yet this morning? [*Signica: La maana an no ha terminado.]

I have had three exams already this week. [*Signica: Como antes, el uso del presente perfecto implica que estasemana an no ha terminado.]El pasado simple: I went to Cuba last year. (Fui a Cuba el ao pasado.) They saw a movie yesterday. (Vieron unapelcula ayer.)El presente perfecto: I have been to Cuba in the last year. (He estado en Cuba este ltimo ao.)They have seen a movie. They have seen a movie yesterday.

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BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreakingRussia's supreme court cuts jail term for former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky by two months US says Ye-men security threat level is "extremely high" as it tells citizens and non-emergency govt staff to leave: US StateDepartment orders citizens and non-emergency government staff to leave Yemen due to security threats Gunmen

abduct & kill 13 bus passengers at fake checkpoint in south-west Pakistan, ofcials say Pakistan denies any unpro-voked gunre as 5 Indian soldiers killed in disputed Kashmir region Five Indian soldiers killed in Jammu & Kas-hmir state, its chief minister says Australia's main interest rate at record low of 2.5% after quarter-point cut bycentral bank US paper Washington Post (@washingtonpost) & afliated publications to be sold to Amazon founderJeff Bezos for $250m (163m) "in cash" Flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong lands safely after heading back toLondon because of technical problems Flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong heading back to London after tech-nical problems, #BA conrms London's police force apologises to family and agrees settlement over death of IanTomlinson at G20 protest in 2009 "We got it wrong" - Met Police Dep Asst Commissioner Maxine de Brunner inapology over Ian Tomlinson's death HSBC reports 10% rise in prots to 9.2bn for rst half of the year. Thankslargely to programme of cost cutting & restructuring Ian Tomlinson's widow Julia says police apology over G20protest death is "as close as we're going to get to justice" Former England football star Paul Gascoigne admits twocharges of assault and one of being drunk and disorderly One of the assault charges against Paul Gascoigne wi-thdrawn; awaiting sentence on other charges Paul Gascoigne ned 600 for assault, 400 for drunk & disorderlycharge and ordered to pay court costs: Admiral Sandy Woodward, who led the UK's Falklands Task Force, has diedafter a long illness, his daughter tells BBC
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BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreakingFormer Turkish army chief General Ilker Basbug sentenced to life in jail over plot aimed at toppling the governmentWorld's rst lab-grown burger is being cooked in London as part of project funded by Google's co-founder Serge-yBrin Sergey Brin says if research behind articial burger created by Dutch scientists works, it can transform theworld: "A truly courageous and decisive leader" - UK PM @David_Cameron pays tribute to Adm Sir Sandy Wood-ward The match at Old Trafford has been abandoned as a draw. England have retained the #Ashes England retain

cricket's prized #Ashes trophy after third Test against Australia at Old Trafford ends in a draw Spanish child rapistDaniel Galvan Vina arrested in Spain after Moroccan king revoked a controversial royal pardon Australian entertai-nerRolf Harris arrested by Operation Yewtree police over further allegations of sexual offences

English on the Rocks @EnglishOTRto get off to a good start empezar con el pie derecho Read up on the subject before class, then you'll be off to a good starthave on (a) llevar puesto (b) llevar algo consigo (c) tener informacin de (d) have somebody on, tomarle el pelo aalguien I have on the dress he gave me for my birthday. Llevo puesto el vestido que l me regal en mi cumpleaosDo you have your keys on you? I think I left mine at home. Tienes tus llaves? Creo que me dej las mas en casa.I've been asking people and I have something on your new friend that you're not gonna like. He estado preguntandoa la gente y s algo sobre tu nuevo amigo que no te va a gustar. Aren't you realizing that he's having you on? Note ests dando cuenta de que l te est tomando el pelo?

have out with intentar hacer las paces I'm gonna have it out with my sister to solve our problem. Voy a hablar conmi hermana para resolver nuestro problema. have down as tener hecha una idea acerca de alguien sin conocerloAre you working? I had you down as an eternal student. Ests trabajando? Crea que eras un estudiante eterno.have in llamar a alguien para que venga a tu casa We had to have the electrician in to x the short circuit. Tuvimosque llamar al electricista para que viniera a arreglar el cortocircuito .have over tener visita I'm gonna cook for dinner. I have my parents over tonight. Voy a cocinar para la cena. Mispadres vienen a visitarme esta noche. have up llevar a alguien a juicio Winona Ryder was had up for shop-lifting.Winona Ryder fue llevada a juicio por robar en tiendas.crispy - crispier - the crispiest : crujiente There is nothing as delicious as crispy bacon. No hay nada ms deliciosoque un bacon crujiente. Don't order a pizza from there, I know a place that makes pizzas with a crispier crust. No

pidas una pizza all, conozco un sitio en el que hacen pizzas con el borde crujiente. Those are the the crispiest frenchfries I have ever eaten. Esas son las patatas fritas ms crujientes que he comido nunca.

GraspEnglish How many hours does it take to be uent in English?InglesParaUsted @InglesParaUsted

"Crees que podemos vender esto?":"You think we can sell this?" "Por qu tan serio?":"Why so serious?"BBC News (UK) @BBCNews

Foreign Ofce says all staff at Yemen embassy have been own home to UK due to increased security concernsReport into patient safety at English hospitals calls for new criminal offence of "wilful or reckless neglect"Prof Don Berwick's report on English hospitals says patient safety must become the top priority for the NHSTwo men die and another is injured in shooting at a farm in South Lanarkshire Iran's new president Hasan Rouhani

says Iran prepared to enter "serious" negotiations on #nuclear issue, speaking at rst media conference Former USPresident George W Bush has successfully undergone a heart procedure after blockage was found in an arteryIran's new President Hassan Rouhani says #nuclear concerns can be resolved, but "solely through talks, not threats"US senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain, visiting Cairo, call for the release of political prisoners in EgyptLawyers acting forhoneymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani launching bid to take his case to UK's Supreme CourtAsk.fm say they're co-operating with police after UK father blamed death of teen daughter on bullying on the web-site Bombings in Iraq, mostly targeting markets in #Baghdad, kill 31 people on Tuesday Tunisia's constitutionalassembly suspends work until government & opposition begin talks, amid crisis sparked by killing of politician10 killed as carbomb explodes in #Baghdad, taking day's death toll from blasts in Iraq's capital to more than 40US government sues Bank of America for civil fraud over sale of $850m (553m) of mortgage bonds in 2008US actor Dustin Hoffman treated for cancer & is now "feeling great & in good health", spokeswoman says

Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones hace dos aos two years ago haca dos aos two years before Life goes on.cursoingles @curso_de_ingles

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cursoingles @curso_de_inglesmedium mediano narrow estrecho oval ovalado pointed puntiagudo rectangle rectngulo round redondoshape forma short corto size tamao / talla small pequeo square cuadrado straight recto thick grueso/gordothin delgado / no tiny diminuto triangle tringulo wide ancho

InglesParaUsted @InglesParaUsted"Este ao va ser fabuloso" "This year is going to be fabulous" "Es un nuevo ao, es un nuevo comienzo" "It's anew year, it's a new start" "Maana ser un da mejor" "Tomorrow will be a better day" "Yo aprender Ingls este

ao" "I will learn English this year" "Sabes lo que eso signica?" "Do you know what that means?" "Regreso alcolegio maana." "I go back to school tomorrow." "Tienes suciente dinero?" "Do you have enough money?""Aceptamos el amor que pensamos que merecemos" "We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve""Tal vez deberamos correr." "Maybe we should just run." "Est estresado?" "Are you stressed out?" "No puedodormir." "I can't sleep." "No seas honesto." "Don't be honest" "Todos estamos conectados" "We are all connec-ted." "Puedes ayudarme?" "Can you help me?" "Djame quitarte la ropa" "Let me take your clothes off""No me hables de esa manera." "Don't talk to me that way." "Quin tiene hambre?" "Who is hungry?""Deberamos tener una cita?" "Should we go on a date?" "Tienes una llamada." "You have a call." "Qu es unplaneta?" "What is a planet?" "Mira las estrellas." "Look at the stars." "Enfrntate a tus miedos." "Face yourfears." "no me olvides" "don't forget me" "No me toques" "Don't touch me" "Hoy fue mi ltimo da." "Today

was my last day." "No quiero manejar." "I don't want to drive." "Sonre" "Just smile" "No lo creo." "I don'tthink so." "Creo que estoy sordo" "I think I'm deaf" "Suenas tan aburrido." "You sound so boring.""Qu tan bien lo conoces?" "How well do you know him?" "Imperialismo" "Imperialism" "Quiero el poder." "Iwant the power." Cambien Brazil" "Change Brazil" "No s qu hacer con mi vida" "I don't know what to do withmy life" "Guerra" "War" "Vamos a terminar esto juntos.." "Let's nish this together." "Economa" "Economics""Haz cosas pequeas con gran amor." "Do small things with great love." "No tengas miedo" "Don't be afraid""Yo no soy culpable" "I'm not guilty" "Por qu tiemblas?" "Why are you shaking?" "Quieres un helado?" "Doyou want ice cream?" "Feliz da de la Independencia!" "Happy Independence day!" "Come tu desayuno" "Eatyour breakfast" "Tengo que ver Mad Men." "I need to watch Mad Men." "Odio clases por la maana." "I hatemorning classes." "Yo no he hecho nada hoy" "I haven't done anything today"

"Tienes que conar en m." "You have to trust me." "Nadie te quiere." "Nobody like you" "Quit your job, andstart doing what you love." "Renuncia tu trabajo, y empieza a hacer lo que amas." "Crees que podemos venderesto?" "You think we can sell this?" "Mi cumpleaos se acerca." "My birthday is coming up.

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreakingEgyptian presidency says foreign efforts to mediate with the Muslim Brotherhood have failed Spanish PM Rajoyoffers to reduce Gibraltar border controls after "constructive" call with UK's Cameron, No10 says Fire completelycloses main international airport in Kenya's capital, Nairobi "Smoke billowing out of departures & arrivals" - listenas BBC reporter describes re at Nairobi airport Fire crews "dangerously low on water", Kenya government says,as blaze badly damages Nairobi airport Fire shuts Nairobi airport, East Africa's busiest. Cause not clear UK policearrest man, 32, in connection with investigation into threats made on Twitter At least 62 rebel ghters are reportedkilled in ambush by the Syrian army east of Damascus, monitoring group says UK PM David Cameron has called

Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy to raise serious concerns about situation at Gibraltar border, No 10 says Interestrates will remain at 0.5% until the unemployment rate has fallen to 7%, Bank of England governor announces

English on the Rocks @EnglishOTRto get a kick out of something encontrar placer en algo I enjoy cooking, I get a kick out of people complimentingmy food.

cursoingles @curso_de_inglesAre you going to stay at a hotel this summer?reservation reserva reception recepcin lobby vestbulo full board pensin completa half board media pensinsingle/double room habitacin individual/doble vacancies habitaciones libres no vacancy completoporter, bellhop (US) portero to check in registrarse to check out pagar e irse del hotel to stay quedarse

I have a reservation. Tengo una reserva. I would like a room for the night. Quisiera una habitacin para la noche.Are there any rooms available? Hay habitaciones disponibles? Would you like a single or double room? Le gus-tara una habitacin individual o doble? How long will you be staying? Cunto tiempo va a quedarse? Does theroom have a private bath? La habitacin tiene un bao privado? Is breakfast [dinner] included? El desayuno [lacena] est includo? What time is breakfast [dinner] served? A qu hora sirven el desayuno [la cena]?

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cursoingles @curso_de_inglesPlease charge it to my room [bill]. Por favor crguelo a mi habitacin [cuenta]. Is there parking? Hay aparcamien-to? How much is the room? Cunto cuesta la habitacin? What time is check out? Cundo hay que dejar delhotel? Do you need the porter to assist you with your bags? Necesita al portero para que le ayude con su equipaje?Here is your room key. Your room number is... Aqu est su llave. Su habitacin es... My room key, please. La llavepor favor. If you need anything, dial 0 for reception. Si necesita cualquier cosa, marque el 0 para contactar con re-cepcin. Can you please call me a taxi? Puede llamarme un taxi por favor? May I have some more towels? Pue-do tener algunas toallas ms? Please clean the room. Por favor, limpie mi habitacin.Please do not disturb. Por favor, no molestar. Is there a safe in the room? Hay una caja fuerte en la habitacin?

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Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jonesThank you very much! I'm very glad it's nally underway (en marcha). Correction: Congratulations on NOT forThe answer to the weekend's question coming up: diferencia "to go out", "to go away" & "to go abroad"to go out salir, normalmente en el sentido de "salir con alguien" o "salir a divertirse", por la noche, a un bar/restau-rate, etc to go out apagarse, cuando se reere a un fuego o una vela The candles went out due to the strong wind.to go away irse fuera (de la ciudad), alejarse, marcharse. Implica poner una distancia entre una persona y otrapersona o un lugar I'm going away for the weekend Me voy de n de semana. He went away and never returned Semarch y nunca volvi

to go abroad irse al extranjero, They're going abroad on holiday this year Van de vacaciones al etranjero este aoest a la derecha it's on the right est al lado derecho / a la mano derecha it's on the right-hand sideest a la izquierda it's on the left est al lado izquierdo / a la mano izquierda it's on the left-hand sidepaso a paso step by step poco a poco little by littleI'll have a tea please Tomo un t por favor. Utiliza la forma "will"+"have" para pedir algo en un bar/restaurante1.una taza de t "a cup of tea" si te reeres al contenido de la taza pero "a tea cup" si te reeres al tipo de taza.2.De la misma manera: una copa de vino "a glass of wine" (contenido) o "a wine glass" (tipo de copa/vaso)3.una taza de caf "a cup of coffee" (contenido) o "a coffee cup" (tipo de taza), I'll have a cup of coffee in a coffeecup pleasevoy a buscarlo I'm going to look for it slo si no sabes donde est. Si lo sabes, se dice: I'm going to get/fetch it

voy a buscarlo (en el sentido de "voy a recogerlo") I'm going to pick it up / pick him upQu quieres decir? (en el sentido de "Qu tienes ganas de expresar?") What do you want to say?Qu quieres decir? (en el sentido de "Qu quieres decir con eso?" o "Qu signica eso?") What do you mean?"What do you mean?" could be used for Qu dices? although "What are you saying?" is also used.Qu ms? What else? Algo ms Something else Algo ms? Anything else? Nada msNothing else.Welcome to Twitter Gabriela! Make sure you check it on a regular basis! Enjoy!Frases negativas: No quiero nada ms I don't want anything else. La "no" cambia a "any" para evitar una doble negacin1.Use "will" for future predictions: Who do you think WILL win the European Championships? Quin crees queganar la Eurocopa 2.I think Spain WILL win the European Championships (Creo que Espaa ganar la Eurocopa)3.I don't think England WILL win the European Championships (No creo que Inglaterra gane / Creo que Inglaterrano ganar la Eurocopa)4.FIJATE: No se suele decir: I think it won't... Si es negativo, haz que "think" sea negativo: I don't think it will ...Thank you very much Raul. I'm glad you like the blog; I hope you nd it helpful.The Liberty lesson went down well with both a group and an individual class. Thanks a lot!to be in your shoes estar en tu lugar I wouldn't like to be in your shoes when the boss nds out you missed themeeting Si yo estuviera en tu lugar If I were in your shoes. Usa "were" y no "was" para estuviera/estuviese ofuera/fuese despus de "if" If I were a rich man.... (Si yo fuera un hombre rico....)muy conocido well-known (literalmente: bien conocido) It's a well-known song (Es una cancin muy conocida)"It sounds funny to me" would be ok. It sounds..... to me but NOT It sounds me .....to put it on a plate for ponrselo en bandeja a He put it on a plate for you Te lo puso en bandejaantes de ayer / anteayer the day before yesterday (literalmente: el da antes de ayer) pasado maana the day after

tomorrow (literalmente: el da despus de maana)the icing on the cake la guinda del pastel The 4th goal was the icing on the cake El 4 gol fue la guinda del pastelexiste un coche que a car exists that (sujeto + verbo). O ms comn en ingls There is a car that hay un coche queI send him it Se lo envo a l I sent him it Se lo envi I've sent him it Se lo he enviado
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Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jonesI spend gasto I spent gast I've spent he gastado I lend presto I lent prest I've lent he prestadopronto (dentro de poco tiempo) soon pronto (temprano) early I must go to bed soon because I have to get up earlytomorrowThank you for helping - preposition + verb+-ing worse than bad English. worse peor the worst lo peor.1.preposicin + innitivo (Esp) = preposition + verb+-ing (Eng), e.g. Thanks for coming Gracias por venir

2.After eating Despus de comer interested in seeing interesado en ver without paying sin pagarHey Jacobo! Thanks for following me! Try and check Twitter regularly and I hope my tweets will be useful for you.1.to increase /inkrs/ aumentar, subir acento en la segunda slaba. The government is increasing /inkrsin'/ taxes2.an increase /ncris/ un aumento, incremento acento en la primera slaba. There's an increase /nkris/ in unemployment.3.pasa lo mismo con "to decrease" /dikrs/ disminuir, bajar y "a decrease" /dkris/ una disminuicin, un descensoverbo "jugar" "to play". Pero para "un juego" normalmente se dice "a game". Y "un juguete" "a toy"Clear explanations and good examples of useful English expressions, verbs and vocabularySe/Te lo agradecera si pudieras... I would appreciate it if you could... Para "Se/Te lo agradecera" di "Lo apreciara")You too! Let's see if I can help you with your English, although you both speak well!WANT /uont/ ("o" como en "hot") and WON'T /uohnt/ ("o" como en "Oh" My God o "Hotel") Similar sounds but differentThe grammar is key, the TO or lack of TO: I want TO go /ai wona goh/ o /ai wonta goh/ v I won't go /ai wohnt go/

only slo, solamente, nico.just slo, solamente, justo, extacto/exactamente/precisamente, simplemente, un poco,Thanks for the questions. You've given me an idea for a post on how to use JUST and ONLY.We think more rationally in a foreign languageimprevisto unforeseen. im-pre-visto un-fore-seen. im un (para negar) pre before = fore visto seen.Good morning. Actually, it's gone midday so Good afternoon! Pleased to meet youAs the European Championships are currently taking place (teniendo lugar actualmente), it's time for some football-based tweetsganar un partido to win a match ganar A alguien / un equipo to beat "to win England" "to beat England"Italy won their quarter-nal beating England on penalties Italia gan su partido de octavos ganado a Inglaterra en los penaltisI imagine you have more passion for football than for other subjects so that interest motivates you more and makes it

easier. Thanks for following me; I hope you nd my tweets usefulperder un partido to lose a match el innitivo y el presente (yo pierdo) es "lose"; el pasado y "perdido" es "lost"England lost to Italy in the quarter-nal Inglaterra perdi contra Italia el los cuartos perder contra to lose to/againstI've just realised that Spain are playing Portugal tonight! Acabo de darme cuenta de que Espaa juega contra Portu-gal esta noche! I hope Spain don't lose against Portugal tonight Espero que Espaa no pierda contra Portugal estanocheun delantero a striker /straika/ un centrocampista a midelder un defensa a defender un portero a goalkeepeun arbitro a referee asistentes assistant referees.to miss a chance fallar una oportunidad de gol If you miss too many chances, you're likely to lose the match.to miss a chance fallar una oportunidad de gol Bayern Munich lost the Champions League nal because they mis-

sed a lot of chancesto look to shoot buscar el disparo The German striker looked to shoot at every opportunity.to look forward to (+ verbo+-ing) esperar con ilusin I'm looking forward to watching the European ChampionshipFinal on Sunday I look forward to hearing from you Espero tus/sus noticias I wait for your news!!!!!to get away from escaparse de The criminals got away from the police Los criminales se escaparon de la policaI'm looking forward to getting away from the city this weekend Espero con ilusin escaparme de la ciudad este nde semana

GraspEnglish @GraspEnglishI've had enough to eat He comido (lo) suciente Open up abrir, abrirse, desinhibirse, surgir There's a new Thairestaurant opening up in town Van a abrir un nuevo restaurante tailands en la ciudad The country is now openingup to foreign investment El pas se est abriendo a la inversin extranjera A whole range of possibilities opened upSe nos abri toda una gama de posibilidades After a few drinks he began to open up Empez a desinhibirse despusde unas copas A clear gap had opened up between the two leaders Una clara diferencia haba surgido entre los doslderes He opened up the boot of the car Abri el maletero del coche Cutting down the trees opened up the viewfrom the house Al talar los rboles, la vista desde la casa se abri


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GraspEnglish @GraspEnglishThe department store is opening up a branch in the town Los grandes almacenes van a abrir una sucursal en la ciu-dad United have opened up a three-point lead at the top El United va en cabeza por tres puntosUninterested (in sb/sth) indiferente (a algn/algo), no interesado (en algn/algo) Disinterested desinteresadoShe is uninterested in eating No tiene inters en comer He was disinterested in the lm No le interesaba la pelculaLos votantes tambin parecan ir perdiendo el inters en el proceso electoral The voters, too, seemed increasinglydisinterested in the electoral process She was uninterested in our plans No tena ningn inters por nuestros planesA mailing to 200 interested clients is better than one to 20000 uninterested Un envo a 200 clientes interesados esmucho mejor que un envo a 20.000 clientes no interesadosUsed to + innitivo se utiliza para describir hbitos y situaciones del pasado que no se dan en la actualidadYou used to smoke a pipe, didnt you? Antes fumabas en pipa, no? I used to live in London Antes viva en Lon-dres Life isnt what it used to be La vida no es lo que era They used to spend their holidays with us Solan pasarlas vacaciones con nosotros We used to come here often Venamos aqu a menudo He used to go for a walk everymorning Sola dar un paseo cada maanaLas oraciones interrogativas y negativas se construyen generalmente con did... Didnt you use to go out with Mary?No salas antes con Mary? He didnt use to be fat Antes no estaba gordo He didn't use to drink coffee Antes nun-ca tomaba caf Where did they use to live? dnde vivan antes? She never used to smoke Antes no fumaba nunca

Did he use to like it? le gustaba?1.move on seguir Let's move on before somebody sees us Sigamos antes de que nos vea alguien Shall we moveon? Seguimos? 2.move on (ideas, creencias) cambiar, progresar Things have moved on a lot since those daysLas cosas han cambiado mucho desde aquella poca This debate does not seem to have moved on much Esta pol-mica no parece haber progresado mucho 3.move on (to sth) pasar a otra cosa, pasar a algo If we're agreed on thatpoint, shall we move on? Si estamos de acuerdo en ese punto, podemos pasar a otra cosa? Let's move on to thenext item on the agenda Pasemos al siguiente punto del orden del da 4.move on cambiar de trabajo/actividadShe moved on to become senior editor of a magazine Cambi de trabajo y se convirti en jefa de redaccin de unarevista 5.move on (tiempo) transcurrir, pasar As time moved on, his strength grew Con el paso del tiempo, sefortaleci

Cundo usamos "do" y "make"? Usamos "Do" para referirnos a actividades y a ideas generales Usamos "Make"cuando se trata de construir, crear, fabricarHe has to do the shopping El tiene que hacer las compras She has to make breakfast Ella tiene que hacer el de-sayuno John doesn't like to do his homework A John no le gusta hacer sus deberes He is making a lot of moneyEst haciendo un montn de dinero I'm not doing anything today No estoy haciendo nada hoy Mark doesn't liketo make mistakes Mark no le gusta cometer errores She does her best to improve her company Hace lo mejor quepuede para mejorar su empresa. His employees make fun of him Sus empleados se burlan de l "Can you do me afavor?" Me puedes hacer un favor? They were making love in the back seat of their car Ellos estaban haciendo elamor en el asiento trasero de su auto "What are you doing here?" Qu ests haciendo aqu? Some of his decisionsdon't make sense Algunas de sus decisiones no tienen sentido1.sign in rmar (al llegar a un sitio) All visitors must sign in on arrival Todos los visitantes deben rmar cuandollegan 2.sign in char Staff should sign in on arrival El personal debe char a su llegada 3.sign sb in rmar paraque permitan la entrada de algn You have to be signed in by a member Para que te permitan la entrada, un miembrotiene que rmarEver Alguna vez Have you ever been to India? Has estado alguna vez en India? Has it ever happened before?Ha pasado ya alguna vez? Would you ever go parachuting? Te tiraras en paracadas? Ive tried it once or twiceLo he probado en alguna ocasin Have you ever been there? Has estado all alguna vez? Do you ever see him?Le ves alguna vez? If you ever go there Si vas all alguna vez1.sign sth away rmar la cesin de algo Without realizing it he had signed away his rights Sin darse cuenta habarmado la cesin de todos sus derechos 2.sign for sth rmar el recib de algo The postman asked me to sign forthe parcel El cartero me pidi que rmara el recib del paquete 3.sign off (GB) despedirse (en una carta) I'll sign

off now and post this Me despido ahora para echar la carta al correo She signed off with Lots of love, Janet Sedespidi con Con todo cario, Janet. 4.sign sb off (GB) (mdico) dar la baja (por enfermedad) a algnThe doctor signed him off for a week El mdico le dio una semana de baja 5.to sign on (GB, coloq) apuntarse alparo, rmar en la ocina de desempleo He signed on the day the factory closed Se apunt al paro el da que cerr la fbricI


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