What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in London?
31/8/11
28/8/11
Huracán "Irene" en Nueva York
Aquí teneis un artículo del New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/ ) sobre el huracán que azota Nueva York en estos momentos.
Para aprender nuevo vocabulario y verbos, completa los huecos con las palabras de la lista:
Para aprender nuevo vocabulario y verbos, completa los huecos con las palabras de la lista:
Tropical storm Irene swept through the New York City area on Sunday morning lacking anywhere near the force that had been feared, but still power to more than a million people, toppling trees and causing sporadic flooding in some parts of the city.
Though the storm packed winds and heavy rain, it never dealt the kind of punch that forecasters had feared. There were no reports of major to skyscrapers, for instance, and officials said the flooding appeared to be limited. People anxious that they would see destruction out their windows, only to find a scene more typical after a major summer storm.
Still, even after the storm was downgraded to a tropical storm as it the Eastern Seaboard, it tossed floodwater onto the coastline of New Jersey and New York. The National Hurricane Center said the storm made landfall near Little Egg Inlet, north of Atlantic City, shortly after 5:30 a.m., and made it to New York City by about 9 a.m.
Flooding was reported around the five , with the storm surge overcoming sea walls in several places around the city. In Staten Island, several dozen people had to be from homes that had filled with water.
In New Jersey, more than half a million customers were power on Sunday, and the state’s largest utility, the Public Service Electric and Gas Company, that it could take as long as a week to restore electricity to all its customers. Connecticut Light & Power said 267,000 had lost power.
awoke | boroughs | without | cutting | estimated |
Customers | strong | damage | rescued | Moved up |
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Times Square. NY. Tania 2010 |
25/8/11
Pronunciación
Pronunciar ciertas palabras en inglés puede ser misión imposible especialmente si nunca las has escuchado. Los propios nativos a veces no saben cómo pronunciar las palabras nuevas que sólo han visto escritas.
En esta web podrás comprobar y practicar la pronunciación de las palabras que no sepas o tengas duda:
En esta web podrás comprobar y practicar la pronunciación de las palabras que no sepas o tengas duda:
Good luck!
21/8/11
Personajes de cuentos y de la cultura popular
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado como se dirá "Caperucita Roja" o "El Ratoncito Pérez" en inglés? Aquí tienes una lista de personajes de algunos los cuentos más conocidos:
Little Red Riding Hood / Little Red Cap > Caperucita Roja
Tooth Fairy > El Ratoncito Pérez
The Three Little Pigs > Los tres cerditos
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs > Blancanieves y los siete enanitos
The Pied Piper of Hamelin > El flautista de Hamelin
The fairy godmother > El hada madrina
Cinderella / The Little Glass Slipper > Cenicienta
Alice in Wonderland > Alicia en el País de las Maravillas
Sleeping Beauty > La Bella Durmiente
One hundred and One Dalmatians > 101 dálmatas
The Little Mermaid > La Sirenita
Ali Baba and the Fourty Thieves > Ali Baba y los 40 ladrones
Little Red Riding Hood / Little Red Cap > Caperucita Roja
Tooth Fairy > El Ratoncito Pérez
The Three Little Pigs > Los tres cerditos
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs > Blancanieves y los siete enanitos
The Pied Piper of Hamelin > El flautista de Hamelin
The fairy godmother > El hada madrina
Cinderella / The Little Glass Slipper > Cenicienta
Alice in Wonderland > Alicia en el País de las Maravillas
Sleeping Beauty > La Bella Durmiente
One hundred and One Dalmatians > 101 dálmatas
The Little Mermaid > La Sirenita
Ali Baba and the Fourty Thieves > Ali Baba y los 40 ladrones
18/8/11
A book for the summer
Cuando lees en inglés aprendes nuevo vocabulario y expresiones, además de acostumbrarte a entender textos largos (hecho que puede ayudarte a la hora de hacer exámenes). En este listening, John nos recomienda un libro muy divertido para el verano.
Now, pay attention to the video and answer the questions:
How many books is John reading?
What's the title of the book that he recommends?
Where does Reginald Perrin work?
What does "yummy" mean?
What's Reginald Perrin's main problem?
Now, pay attention to the video and answer the questions:
How many books is John reading?
What's the title of the book that he recommends?
Where does Reginald Perrin work?
What does "yummy" mean?
What's Reginald Perrin's main problem?
9/8/11
Algunos de los acrónimos y abreviaturas más comunes en inglés
Las abreviaturas que encontrarás a continuación se forman con la inicial de cada palabra a la que representan:
- ASAP: as soon as possible (lo antes posible)
- RSVP: répondez s'il vous plait (del francés), please reply (por favor, contesta)
- LOL: laughing out loud / lots of love/ lots of luck
(reirse en voz alta/ mucho amor/ mucha suerte)
- OMG! : oh my God! (oh Dios mio!)
- PTO: please turn over (por favor, dar la vuelta, girar la página)
- PS: postscript (postdata en las cartas)
-FYI: for your information (para tu información)
- E.G.: for example (del latín "exempli gratia", por ejemplo)
- PIN: personal identity number (número personal en una cuenta bancaria, por ejemplo)
-BRB: be right back (vuelvo enseguida)
-BBL: be back later (luego vuelvo)
-AKA: also known as (también conocido/a como)
-DIY: do it yourself (házlo tú mismo)
-BTW: by the way (a propósito)
- NP: no problem/ no protest (sin problema)
-VIP: very important person (persona muy importante)
- TBC: to be confirmed (pendiente de ser confirmado)
-UFO: unidentified flying object (ovni: objeto volador no identificado)
- ASAP: as soon as possible (lo antes posible)
- RSVP: répondez s'il vous plait (del francés), please reply (por favor, contesta)
- LOL: laughing out loud / lots of love/ lots of luck
(reirse en voz alta/ mucho amor/ mucha suerte)
- OMG! : oh my God! (oh Dios mio!)
- PTO: please turn over (por favor, dar la vuelta, girar la página)
- PS: postscript (postdata en las cartas)
-FYI: for your information (para tu información)
- E.G.: for example (del latín "exempli gratia", por ejemplo)
- PIN: personal identity number (número personal en una cuenta bancaria, por ejemplo)
-BRB: be right back (vuelvo enseguida)
-BBL: be back later (luego vuelvo)
-AKA: also known as (también conocido/a como)
-DIY: do it yourself (házlo tú mismo)
-BTW: by the way (a propósito)
- NP: no problem/ no protest (sin problema)
-VIP: very important person (persona muy importante)
- TBC: to be confirmed (pendiente de ser confirmado)
-UFO: unidentified flying object (ovni: objeto volador no identificado)
¿Encuentras alguna abreviatura que acabas de estudiar en esta foto?
Tania. Berlin. |
7/8/11
De momento, todo bien - So far so good
Cuando queremos indicar que algún proceso o situación va bien (hasta el momento presente), usamos la expresión:
So far so good
Some examples:
How's he doing? So far so good. He just needs to keep improving.
(Qué tal le va? De momento, todo bien. Sólo necesita continuar mejorando).
How's your new job? Well, the company is making deals. So far so good.
(Qué tal tu nuevo trabajo? Bien, la empresa está haciendo negocios/tratos. Hasta ahora, todo bien).
5/8/11
Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King
El inglés de Gogol Bordello no es el mejor del mundo y dista mucho de ser académico, pero este grupo compuesto por inmigrantes de Europa del Este ha conseguido tocar conciertos por todo el mundo y comunicar sus mensajes en el idioma internacional con muchísima energía!
Back in the day yo" as we learned
A man was not considered to be
Considered to be fully grown
Has he not gone beyond the hills
Has he not crossed the 7 seas
Yeah, 7 seas at least!
Now all them jokers kept around
Just like the scarecrows in hometown
Yeah, scarecrows in hometown
From screen to screen they're travelin'
But I'm a wonderlust king
I stay on the run
Let me out
Let me be gone
In the world's beat up road sign
I saw new history of time...
New history of time!!!
Through Siberian woods
Breaking up their neck
Chinese moving in building discoteques
Transiberian sex toys and what a nut
Yeah, and why not?
Well at least it's something different
From what they got in every other airport
Ja ne evrei, no koje-chto pohozge
sovrat ne dast ni Yura ni Seryozga!
Simple because I'm not a total gadjo
Da ja shut, ja tziratch, nu tak stozge?
I traveled the world
Looking for understanding
Of the times that we live in
Hunting and gathering first hand information
Challenging definitions of sin
I traveled the world
Looking for lovers
Of the ultimate beauty
But never settled in
I'm Wonderlust King!
And presidents
And billionaires
And generals
They'll never know
What I have owned!
What I have owned...
I'm a wonderlust king!
Back in the day yo" as we learned
A man was not considered to be
Considered to be fully grown
Has he not gone beyond the hills
Has he not crossed the 7 seas
Yeah, 7 seas at least!
Now all them jokers kept around
Just like the scarecrows in hometown
Yeah, scarecrows in hometown
From screen to screen they're travelin'
But I'm a wonderlust king
I stay on the run
Let me out
Let me be gone
In the world's beat up road sign
I saw new history of time...
New history of time!!!
Through Siberian woods
Breaking up their neck
Chinese moving in building discoteques
Transiberian sex toys and what a nut
Yeah, and why not?
Well at least it's something different
From what they got in every other airport
Ja ne evrei, no koje-chto pohozge
sovrat ne dast ni Yura ni Seryozga!
Simple because I'm not a total gadjo
Da ja shut, ja tziratch, nu tak stozge?
I traveled the world
Looking for understanding
Of the times that we live in
Hunting and gathering first hand information
Challenging definitions of sin
I traveled the world
Looking for lovers
Of the ultimate beauty
But never settled in
I'm Wonderlust King!
And presidents
And billionaires
And generals
They'll never know
What I have owned!
What I have owned...
I'm a wonderlust king!
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