How do you say that it is your turn to act and you must do something?
Communication and action can be the same way; one party acts, or speaks, then the other party is expected to respond. When it is your turn to act, "the ___ is in ______".
Example: "My uncle helped me to get an interview at his company, now ________" The responsibility for action is now yours when the __________________.
key to NO JUZGES A ALGUIEN/ALGO POR LAS APARIENCIAS
DO NOT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Showing posts with label word of the week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label word of the week. Show all posts
Monday, 26 March 2012
Sunday, 11 March 2012
TO JUDGE
You can judge something, you need to take a deeper, closer look at it. Example: "He dresses in plain clothes and drives an old car. Who would know he is the richest man in town?" "You can't judge .......
The value of something is not always obvious from what we see on the surface, so we should save our judgments until we have more experience. Example: "That professor may seem slow and awkward, but don't judge ....... He is one of the brightest minds in his field."
When you have only seen the surface of something, you cannot know what is on the inside. Example: "Don't go falling in love with that girl so fast. Wait until you get to know her better. You can't judge......"
How do you say in English NO JUZGES A ALGUIEN/ALGO POR LAS APARIENCIAS??
AND REMEMBER ...YOU TOSS A PANCACKE... AND THEN YUMMY!!! YOU ENJOY IT!!
The value of something is not always obvious from what we see on the surface, so we should save our judgments until we have more experience. Example: "That professor may seem slow and awkward, but don't judge ....... He is one of the brightest minds in his field."
When you have only seen the surface of something, you cannot know what is on the inside. Example: "Don't go falling in love with that girl so fast. Wait until you get to know her better. You can't judge......"
How do you say in English NO JUZGES A ALGUIEN/ALGO POR LAS APARIENCIAS??
AND REMEMBER ...YOU TOSS A PANCACKE... AND THEN YUMMY!!! YOU ENJOY IT!!
Friday, 24 February 2012
PANCAKES
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
TO BROWN ON BOTH SIDES YOU NEED TO ____ THE PANCAKE,
HOW DO YOU SAY LANZARLO AL AIRE PARA DARLE LA VUELTA?
Monday, 20 February 2012
WORD OF THE WEEK: VALENTINE'S DAY
St. Valentine's Day (14th February)
February 14th is a day when close friends or loved ones send each other gifts to express their friendship or love. St Valentine's Day is believed to come from both Christian and Ancient Roman traditions - the Catholic church recognizes three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus. One legend says that a man named Valentine fell in love with a young girl who visited him when he was in prison. Before his death, it is thought that he wrote her a letter, which he signed "from your Valentine", an expression still in use today.
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
LEG
Are you sitting exams this week?
If so, BREAK A LEG!!!
If someone says this to you, he means .....
Last week word:
NO JUEGUES CON FUEGO
Of course you can say DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE,
but I was thinking about
you are flirting with disaster
Have you ever heard this one?
Monday, 30 January 2012
FUEGO
When you do something that you know you should not do and that may cause you serious trouble or risk, you say JUGAR CON FUEGO in Spanish.
In English you do not use the verb play, not even the word fire.
How do you say NO JUEGUES CON FUEGO in English?
Last week word: CHUPAO,
I was thinking of IT IS A PIECE OF CAKE,
but you did a great job with your answers, CONGRATULATIONS!
Sunday, 22 January 2012
"CHUPAO"
"estaba chupado", but you do not say that in English. You do not even use the same verb.
How do you say "el examen estaba chupado", meaning that it was very easy?
Sunday, 4 December 2011
THROAT
Sometimes, when you are speaking to someone, you feel you are unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked.
You have something in your throat.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
HAVE A GO.
You have something in your throat.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
HAVE A GO.
Thursday, 3 March 2011
WORD OF THE WEEK: NAG
Verb [intransitive/transitive] /næɡ/
1 to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not want to do
Stop nagging!
My mum keeps nagging me to tidy my room.
2 to frequently criticize someone, often for qualities or habits that are difficult to change
Larry was always nagging her about her weight.
3 if a doubt, worry, or fear nags you or nags at you, you cannot stop thinking about it for very long
nag at: The feeling that I shouldn’t have given up nagged at me.
1 to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not want to do
Stop nagging!
My mum keeps nagging me to tidy my room.
2 to frequently criticize someone, often for qualities or habits that are difficult to change
Larry was always nagging her about her weight.
3 if a doubt, worry, or fear nags you or nags at you, you cannot stop thinking about it for very long
nag at: The feeling that I shouldn’t have given up nagged at me.
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
WORD OF THE WEEK: WEIRD
Ever wondered about weird noises in the middle of the night or encountered a bit of a weirdo on the bus? Tim Bowen explains the history of this wonderfully weird word of the week.
This word has an interesting history. In medieval English it meant ‘controlling the destinies of men’ and was related to the German verb werden, meaning ‘to become’. It appears in Nordic mythology as the representation of fate. One possible explanation for its radical change in meaning to ‘mysterious’ or ‘uncanny’ is its appearance in Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the form of the Weird Sisters. Perhaps later audiences of the play simply interpreted them and their actions as strange or mysterious and the modern-day use of weird stems from this.
Today it can have associations with strange or even supernatural events, as in ‘I heard some weird noises in the middle of the night’, but is more often used to mean ‘unusual’ or ‘odd’, as in ‘What a weird thing to say!’ or ‘This wine tastes a bit weird’. This meaning has also given rise to an associated noun weirdo, used to describe a strange or eccentric person, usually with a negative connotation, as in ‘Watch out for him. He’s a bit of a weirdo’.
This word has an interesting history. In medieval English it meant ‘controlling the destinies of men’ and was related to the German verb werden, meaning ‘to become’. It appears in Nordic mythology as the representation of fate. One possible explanation for its radical change in meaning to ‘mysterious’ or ‘uncanny’ is its appearance in Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the form of the Weird Sisters. Perhaps later audiences of the play simply interpreted them and their actions as strange or mysterious and the modern-day use of weird stems from this.
Today it can have associations with strange or even supernatural events, as in ‘I heard some weird noises in the middle of the night’, but is more often used to mean ‘unusual’ or ‘odd’, as in ‘What a weird thing to say!’ or ‘This wine tastes a bit weird’. This meaning has also given rise to an associated noun weirdo, used to describe a strange or eccentric person, usually with a negative connotation, as in ‘Watch out for him. He’s a bit of a weirdo’.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Word of the week: Freak | Onestopenglish
Ever encountered something unnatural or out of the ordinary? Well you may just have witnessed a freak show! Let our resident language freak, Tim Bowen, freak you out with this Word of the week!
The word freak is said to derive from a Middle English adjective meaning ‘quick’. Its current use, both as a noun and an adjective, appears to have little or no connection with its origins. The underlying meaning of freak in modern use generally relates to ‘out of the ordinary’ or even ‘unnatural’, as in ‘He was regarded as a freak at school because he took no interest in sport’. In this sense freak was also used to refer to people with physical deformities, people who appeared in freak shows at circuses or funfairs, for example.
The idea of something out of the ordinary also applies to the adjectival use of freak as in ‘a freak snowstorm in the middle of July’ or ‘she was injured in a freak accident when her dog chewed through the electric cable’.
A relatively new use of freak is to refer to someone who is obsessively interested in a particular subject or activity, as in ‘She’s a fitness freak’ or ‘Alan’s a bit of a health freak’. The verb to freak (often freak out), meaning to be so angry, surprised, excited or frightened that you cannot control yourself, is also a fairly recent, and probably unrelated, use: ‘I just freaked when I saw the police coming’. All in all, quite a freaky (strange and possibly a little frightening) word.
By Tim Bowen
The word freak is said to derive from a Middle English adjective meaning ‘quick’. Its current use, both as a noun and an adjective, appears to have little or no connection with its origins. The underlying meaning of freak in modern use generally relates to ‘out of the ordinary’ or even ‘unnatural’, as in ‘He was regarded as a freak at school because he took no interest in sport’. In this sense freak was also used to refer to people with physical deformities, people who appeared in freak shows at circuses or funfairs, for example.
The idea of something out of the ordinary also applies to the adjectival use of freak as in ‘a freak snowstorm in the middle of July’ or ‘she was injured in a freak accident when her dog chewed through the electric cable’.
A relatively new use of freak is to refer to someone who is obsessively interested in a particular subject or activity, as in ‘She’s a fitness freak’ or ‘Alan’s a bit of a health freak’. The verb to freak (often freak out), meaning to be so angry, surprised, excited or frightened that you cannot control yourself, is also a fairly recent, and probably unrelated, use: ‘I just freaked when I saw the police coming’. All in all, quite a freaky (strange and possibly a little frightening) word.
By Tim Bowen
Monday, 24 January 2011
WORD OF THE WEEK: RAINY DAY
PHRASE
for a rainy day
If you save something or put something away for a rainy day, you save it for a time in the future when you may need it, usually for a possible time of financial difficulty in the future
The older you get, the more you begin to think about saving for a rainy day.
for a rainy day
If you save something or put something away for a rainy day, you save it for a time in the future when you may need it, usually for a possible time of financial difficulty in the future
The older you get, the more you begin to think about saving for a rainy day.
Monday, 17 January 2011
WORD OF THE WEEK: CIVIL RIGHTS
Sunday, 12 December 2010
WORD OF THE WEEK: SHIVER
SHIVER
Verb [intransitive] /’ʃɪvə(r)/
1.if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for example because you are cold or frightened
We stood shivering in the icy wind.
shiver with cold/fear/surprise etc:
She shivered with fear at the thought of seeing him again.
Verb [intransitive] /’ʃɪvə(r)/
1.if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for example because you are cold or frightened
We stood shivering in the icy wind.
shiver with cold/fear/surprise etc:
She shivered with fear at the thought of seeing him again.
Sunday, 5 December 2010
WORD OF THE WEEK: Mini saga
Mini Saga - stories in exactly 50 words
50 words is not a lot. With some discipline and creativity, you can say a lot in 50 words.
A mini saga is a story that is told in exactly 50 words - not 49 or 51 but exactly 50 words. This is a great exercise for the brain. I was first introduced to this by Daniel Pink via his book "A Whole New Mind".
Benefits of Writing a Mini Saga
I hope this lens inspires you to write your own mini saga. Here are a few benefits of writing a mini saga:
Benefit #1: Writing a mini saga expands your creativity. Constraints typically expand creativity or induce flight. When you have to put everything in 50 words, you have to 'leave behind' a lot. That's where the creative juices start flowing.
Benefit #2: Writing a mini saga stretches your thinking. What will you write about? You have to think about topics that will fit in 50 words or squeeze them to fit in 50 words. That puts thinking on overdrive mode.
Benefit #3: Writing a mini saga enhances your discipline. Deciding what to write about, deciding what to leave behind and putting it in 50 words requires discipline throughout."
Do you dare to write a mini saga?
Some of your classmates have already done it. You can find some examples in your students book pg 28
50 words is not a lot. With some discipline and creativity, you can say a lot in 50 words.
A mini saga is a story that is told in exactly 50 words - not 49 or 51 but exactly 50 words. This is a great exercise for the brain. I was first introduced to this by Daniel Pink via his book "A Whole New Mind".
Benefits of Writing a Mini Saga
I hope this lens inspires you to write your own mini saga. Here are a few benefits of writing a mini saga:
Benefit #1: Writing a mini saga expands your creativity. Constraints typically expand creativity or induce flight. When you have to put everything in 50 words, you have to 'leave behind' a lot. That's where the creative juices start flowing.
Benefit #2: Writing a mini saga stretches your thinking. What will you write about? You have to think about topics that will fit in 50 words or squeeze them to fit in 50 words. That puts thinking on overdrive mode.
Benefit #3: Writing a mini saga enhances your discipline. Deciding what to write about, deciding what to leave behind and putting it in 50 words requires discipline throughout."
Do you dare to write a mini saga?
Some of your classmates have already done it. You can find some examples in your students book pg 28
Saturday, 20 November 2010
WORD OF THE WEEK: Stereotype
Noun [countable] /steriətaip/
1. A very firm and simple idea about what a particular type of person or thing is like
stereotype of: He certainly doesn’t fit the stereotype of the emotional Italian.
2. Someone who is exactly what many people expect a person of their particular class, nationality, profession etc to be like
1. A very firm and simple idea about what a particular type of person or thing is like
stereotype of: He certainly doesn’t fit the stereotype of the emotional Italian.
2. Someone who is exactly what many people expect a person of their particular class, nationality, profession etc to be like
Thursday, 11 November 2010
WORD OF THE WEEK: Armistice Day
NOUN
WORD FORMS Singular:Armistice Day Plural:Armistice Days
11 November, the anniversary of the date in 1918
on which the First World War ended
WORD FORMS Singular:Armistice Day Plural:Armistice Days
11 November, the anniversary of the date in 1918
on which the First World War ended
Friday, 21 May 2010
Thursday, 6 May 2010
WORD OF THE WEEK
DRAMATIC
adjective /drəˈmætɪk/
1 sudden and surprising or easy to notice
a dramatic increase in sales
The change in him was dramatic.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: surprising, amazing, astonishing, sensational, remarkable...
2 exciting and impressive
a dramatic game a dramatic cliff
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: exciting, alive, fast, exotic, compelling...
3 dramatic behaviour is done to impress other people
Don’t be so dramatic!
She put a hand to her head with a dramatic gesture.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: grand, flamboyant, grandly...
4 relating to the theatre or plays
dramatic techniques
adjective /drəˈmætɪk/
1 sudden and surprising or easy to notice
a dramatic increase in sales
The change in him was dramatic.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: surprising, amazing, astonishing, sensational, remarkable...
2 exciting and impressive
a dramatic game a dramatic cliff
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: exciting, alive, fast, exotic, compelling...
3 dramatic behaviour is done to impress other people
Don’t be so dramatic!
She put a hand to her head with a dramatic gesture.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: grand, flamboyant, grandly...
4 relating to the theatre or plays
dramatic techniques
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Word of the week - CAPTIVATING
captivating ADJECTIVE /ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ/
Related dictionary definitions
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of captivating: lovely, delightful, appealing, stunning, eye-catchingAnother definition
captivate verb
/ˈkæp.tɪ.veɪt/ [T]
to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant or attractive
With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.
captivating adjective
/ˈkæp.tɪ.veɪ.tɪŋ/
/-t ̬ɪŋ/
/-t ̬ɪŋ/a captivating performance
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