Today it is the 29th of February which means that this is a LEAP YEAR.
Hoy es el 29 de febrero lo que quiere decir que estamos en un año bisiesto.
A year that is not a leap year is called "a common year".
A tradition says that in a leap year a woman can propose marriage to a man....so go for it!
Una tradición dice que en los años bisiestos las mujeres pueden pedir matrimonio a los hombres...así que ánimo!
29/2/12
26/2/12
19/2/12
Preposiciones de movimiento
Aprender las preposiciones en inglés es una ardua tarea, pero poco a poco hay que aprenderlas para que nuestro inglés suene más natural.
Hoy vamos a ver las "Prepositions of movement":
BY: by train, by car, by ship, by ferry, by boat, by plane
"We went to Liverpool by plane"
(Fuimos a Liverpool en avión)
A veces cambiamos la preposición cuando usamos "with, a, his, the, etc..."
Examples: It was very cold on the plane (hacía mucho frio en el avión)
I saw her in a taxi (la ví en un taxi)
He usually goes to school on his bike (normalmente va al colegio en bici)
OJO: Nunca diremos "by foot" NO!
Usaremos "on foot " YES!
" The car broke down and we had to go on foot"
"El coche se averió y tuvimos que ir andando/ a pie"
OJO (también): in the car / on the bus
"I can't talk to you now because I am on the bus"
"No puedo hablar ahora porque estoy en el autobús"
" She decided to go in her car"
"Decidió ir en su coche" (de ella)
Hoy vamos a ver las "Prepositions of movement":
BY: by train, by car, by ship, by ferry, by boat, by plane
"We went to Liverpool by plane"
(Fuimos a Liverpool en avión)
A veces cambiamos la preposición cuando usamos "with, a, his, the, etc..."
Examples: It was very cold on the plane (hacía mucho frio en el avión)
I saw her in a taxi (la ví en un taxi)
He usually goes to school on his bike (normalmente va al colegio en bici)
OJO: Nunca diremos "by foot" NO!
Usaremos "on foot " YES!
" The car broke down and we had to go on foot"
"El coche se averió y tuvimos que ir andando/ a pie"
OJO (también): in the car / on the bus
"I can't talk to you now because I am on the bus"
"No puedo hablar ahora porque estoy en el autobús"
" She decided to go in her car"
"Decidió ir en su coche" (de ella)
15/2/12
Dory Previn
Dory Previn is one of my favourite singers and she has died today.
News from the BBC to practise your reading:
She married Andre Previn in 1959 and worked with him on the theme to 1967's Valley of the Dolls.
After he left her for Mia Farrow, she recorded such albums as On My Way to Where and Mythical Kings and Iguanas.
Award success came at last in 1983, when she received an Emmy for co-writing the theme song to TV show Two Of A Kind.
More information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17041329
yada yada yada yada yada
let's stop talking talking talking
wasting precious time
just a lot of empty noise
that isn't worth a dime
words of wonder
words of whether
should we shouldn't we
be together
yada yada yada yada yada yada
let's stop talking talking talking
taking up our lives
saying things that don't make sense
hoping help arrives
curse my questions
damn your qualms
tomorrow they could be
dropping bombs
and we go yada yada yada yada yada
so we sit
at a restaurant table
discussing reasons
we're unable to commit
that's not it
all i want
is to please and enjoy you
what makes you think
i'll be out to destroy you
if you commit
that's not it
is it something you sense
underneath my defenses
that makes me a threat
that's not it
and yet
suppose that's it
I don't want to
think about that now
let's stop talking talking talking
every lame excuse
justifying alibying
listen what's the use
the sparrow chirps
the chipmunk chatters
and we go on as mad as a hatter
and nothing at all gets said
talk to me please
in bed
where it matters
yada yada yada yada yada
News from the BBC to practise your reading:
Dory Previn, the US singer and composer who collaborated with former husband Andre on two Oscar-nominated songs, has died in Massachusetts at the age of 86.
Born Dorothy Veronica Langan in 1925, she began as a lyricist before finding success as a solo artist in the 1970s.She married Andre Previn in 1959 and worked with him on the theme to 1967's Valley of the Dolls.
After he left her for Mia Farrow, she recorded such albums as On My Way to Where and Mythical Kings and Iguanas.
Award success came at last in 1983, when she received an Emmy for co-writing the theme song to TV show Two Of A Kind.
More information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17041329
yada yada yada yada yada
let's stop talking talking talking
wasting precious time
just a lot of empty noise
that isn't worth a dime
words of wonder
words of whether
should we shouldn't we
be together
yada yada yada yada yada yada
let's stop talking talking talking
taking up our lives
saying things that don't make sense
hoping help arrives
curse my questions
damn your qualms
tomorrow they could be
dropping bombs
and we go yada yada yada yada yada
so we sit
at a restaurant table
discussing reasons
we're unable to commit
that's not it
all i want
is to please and enjoy you
what makes you think
i'll be out to destroy you
if you commit
that's not it
is it something you sense
underneath my defenses
that makes me a threat
that's not it
and yet
suppose that's it
I don't want to
think about that now
let's stop talking talking talking
every lame excuse
justifying alibying
listen what's the use
the sparrow chirps
the chipmunk chatters
and we go on as mad as a hatter
and nothing at all gets said
talk to me please
in bed
where it matters
yada yada yada yada yada
LADY WITH THE BRAID
would you care to stay till sunrise
it's completely your decision
it's just that going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a low and lonely ride
would you hang your denim jacket
near the poster by picasso
do you sleep on the left side or the right
would you mind if i leave on the light
would you mind if it isn't too bright
now i need the window open
so if you happen to get chilly
there's this coverlet my cousin hand crocheted
do you mind if the edges are frayed
would you like to unfasten my braid
shall i make you in the morning
as cup of instant coffee
i will sweeten it with honey and with cream
when you sleep
do you have dreams?
you can read the early paper
and i can watch you while you shave
oh god the mirror's cracked
when you leave
will you come back?
you don't have to answer that at all
the bathroom door is just across the hall
you'll find an extra towel on the rack
on the paisley patterned papered wall
there's a comb on the shelf
i papered that wall myself
that wall
myself
would you care to stay till sunrise
it's completely your decision
it's just the night cuts through me like a knife
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
i don't know what made me say that
i've got this funny sense of humor
you know i could not be downhearted it i tried
it's just that going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
isn't going home is such a low and lonely ride?
it's completely your decision
it's just that going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a low and lonely ride
would you hang your denim jacket
near the poster by picasso
do you sleep on the left side or the right
would you mind if i leave on the light
would you mind if it isn't too bright
now i need the window open
so if you happen to get chilly
there's this coverlet my cousin hand crocheted
do you mind if the edges are frayed
would you like to unfasten my braid
shall i make you in the morning
as cup of instant coffee
i will sweeten it with honey and with cream
when you sleep
do you have dreams?
you can read the early paper
and i can watch you while you shave
oh god the mirror's cracked
when you leave
will you come back?
you don't have to answer that at all
the bathroom door is just across the hall
you'll find an extra towel on the rack
on the paisley patterned papered wall
there's a comb on the shelf
i papered that wall myself
that wall
myself
would you care to stay till sunrise
it's completely your decision
it's just the night cuts through me like a knife
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
i don't know what made me say that
i've got this funny sense of humor
you know i could not be downhearted it i tried
it's just that going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
isn't going home is such a low and lonely ride?
9/2/12
Escuela Oficial Idiomas Valencia
¡Atención!
Ya se ha abierto el plazo de matrícula para inscribirse por libre a los exámenes de la EOI Valencia.
El link: http://www.eoivalencia.es/es/secretaria/pruebas-certificacion/1172-matricula-libre-2012.html
Información sobre los exámes oficiales:
http://tanitips.blogspot.com/2011/11/examenes-oficiales-y-marco-comun.html
Clases de preparación para hacer el B1 por libre:
http://tanitips.blogspot.com/2011/11/grupo-preparacion-examen-b1.html
Ya se ha abierto el plazo de matrícula para inscribirse por libre a los exámenes de la EOI Valencia.
El link: http://www.eoivalencia.es/es/secretaria/pruebas-certificacion/1172-matricula-libre-2012.html
Información sobre los exámes oficiales:
http://tanitips.blogspot.com/2011/11/examenes-oficiales-y-marco-comun.html
Clases de preparación para hacer el B1 por libre:
http://tanitips.blogspot.com/2011/11/grupo-preparacion-examen-b1.html
5/2/12
2/2/12
¡Salud!
How do you say....."estornudar" in English? The verb is "To sneeze"
Example "She is sneezing because she has a cold"
"Ella está estornudando porque está constipada".
¿Y qué podemos decir cuando alguien estornuda?
Lo normal es decir "bless you" que significa "bendiciones".
A legend holds that it was believed that the heart stops beating and the phrase "bless you" is meant to ensure the return of life.
Example "She is sneezing because she has a cold"
"Ella está estornudando porque está constipada".
¿Y qué podemos decir cuando alguien estornuda?
Lo normal es decir "bless you" que significa "bendiciones".
A legend holds that it was believed that the heart stops beating and the phrase "bless you" is meant to ensure the return of life.
22/1/12
El nivel más bajo de Europa
Noticia que habla sobre el nivel de inglés de los españoles en comparación con otros países europeos.
http://www.que.es/ultimas-noticias/espana/201201191954-espanoles-somos-menos-ingles-sabemos-cont.html
http://www.que.es/ultimas-noticias/espana/201201191954-espanoles-somos-menos-ingles-sabemos-cont.html
Irregular plurals - Plurales irregulares
Hoy vamos a ver las reglas de los plurales irregulares más comunes:
* Normalmente cuando el nombre termina en -f , cambiamos esta letra por la v y añadimos -es:
half - halves (mitad - mitades)
wolf - wolves (lobo - lobos)
* Si termina en -fe, cambiamos la f por la v y añadimos -s:
life - lives (vida - vidas)
knife - knifes (cuchillo - cuchillos)
* Si termina en -o, añadimos -es:
tomato - tomatoes (tomate - tomates)
potato- potatoes (patata - patatas)
* Si termina en -on, lo cambiamos por -a:
phenomenon - phenomena (fenómeno - fenómenos)
* Si termina en -is lo cambiamos por -es:
crisis - crises (crisis - crisis)
* Si termina en -us lo cambiamos por -i:
cactus - cacti (cacto - cactos o cactus)
Otros plurales irregulares muy comunes son:
child - children (niño - niños)
foot - feet (pie - pies)
tooth - teeth (diente - dientes)
goose - geese (ganso - gansos)
man - men (hombre - hombres)
woman - women (mujer - mujeres)
mouse - mice (ratón - ratones )
die - dice (dado - dados)
person - people (persona - personas /gente)
* Otros nombres no cambian:
sheep - sheep (oveja - ovejas )
deer - deer (ciervo - ciervos)
aircraft - aircraft (avión - aviones)
fish - fish (pez - peces) (a veces puede ser fishes, lo veremos en otra entrada)
** Como curiosidad, deciros que "masaje de pies" en inglés es FOOT MASSAGE y no "feet massage".
* Normalmente cuando el nombre termina en -f , cambiamos esta letra por la v y añadimos -es:
half - halves (mitad - mitades)
wolf - wolves (lobo - lobos)
* Si termina en -fe, cambiamos la f por la v y añadimos -s:
life - lives (vida - vidas)
knife - knifes (cuchillo - cuchillos)
* Si termina en -o, añadimos -es:
tomato - tomatoes (tomate - tomates)
potato- potatoes (patata - patatas)
* Si termina en -on, lo cambiamos por -a:
phenomenon - phenomena (fenómeno - fenómenos)
* Si termina en -is lo cambiamos por -es:
crisis - crises (crisis - crisis)
* Si termina en -us lo cambiamos por -i:
cactus - cacti (cacto - cactos o cactus)
Otros plurales irregulares muy comunes son:
child - children (niño - niños)
foot - feet (pie - pies)
tooth - teeth (diente - dientes)
goose - geese (ganso - gansos)
man - men (hombre - hombres)
woman - women (mujer - mujeres)
mouse - mice (ratón - ratones )
die - dice (dado - dados)
person - people (persona - personas /gente)
* Otros nombres no cambian:
sheep - sheep (oveja - ovejas )
deer - deer (ciervo - ciervos)
aircraft - aircraft (avión - aviones)
fish - fish (pez - peces) (a veces puede ser fishes, lo veremos en otra entrada)
** Como curiosidad, deciros que "masaje de pies" en inglés es FOOT MASSAGE y no "feet massage".
15/1/12
Amy Macdonald
Amy Macdonald, born 25 August 1987 is a Scottish recording artist. Macdonald rose to fame in 2007 with her debut album, This is the life (2007). The single charted at number one in six different countries worldwide, and charted inside the top ten in another eleven countries worldwide.
LYRICS
A poetic genius is something I don’t see
why would a genius be trippin on me
And he's looking at me now
But what he can’t see
Is that I’m looking through his eyes
So many lies behind his eyes
And tell me stories from your past
Sing me songs you wrote before
I tell you this my poison prince
You'll soon be knockin’ on heaven’s door
Some kinda poison prince with your eyes in a daze
Some kinda poison prince your life is like a maze
And what we all want, and what we all crave
is an upbeat song so we can dance..
The night away
Oh who said life was easy
who said life was fair
who said nobody gives a damn and nobody even cares
The way you’re acting now like you left that all behind
You've given up, you've given in
Another sucker of that slime
Some kinda poison prince with your eyes in a daze
Some kinda poison prince your life is like a maze
And what we all want, and what we all crave
is an upbeat song so we can dance..
The night away
...Y ahora es el turno de buscar las palabras y verbos que no conoces en el diccionario!
12/1/12
10/1/12
Kinny Gardner
Kinny is the artistic director of The Krazy Kat Theatre Company. He studied clasical ballet, mime, dance, kabuki, butoh....
They do unusual and brilliant shows for children and young people. They offer innovative and imaginative theatrical productions.
They do unusual and brilliant shows for children and young people. They offer innovative and imaginative theatrical productions.
6/1/12
Par e impar
Después de las vacaciones es hora de volver al trabajo!
Hoy veremos un par de expresiones muy sencillas.
How do you say...número par? An even number.
2, 4 and 6 are even numbers.
How do you say...número impar? An odd number.
1, 3 and 5 are odd numbers.
Hoy veremos un par de expresiones muy sencillas.
How do you say...número par? An even number.
2, 4 and 6 are even numbers.
How do you say...número impar? An odd number.
1, 3 and 5 are odd numbers.
24/12/11
15/12/11
Las partes del cuerpo
En inglés las partes del cuerpo siempre son mías!
My head (mi cabeza)
My knees (mis rodillas)
My elbow (mi codo)
My eyes (mis ojos)
Por eso, las personas de habla inglesa cuando traducen al español dicen "Me duele mi cabeza" y no "me duele la cabeza" (como decimos nosotros).
A partir de ahora, recuerda que antes de decir cualquier parte de tu cuerpo tienes que usar el adjetivo posesivo.
Examples:
MY knees are sore because I fell down the stairs.
Me duelen las rodillas porque me caí por las escaleras.
She's going to have HER eyes tested this afternoon.
Ella va a hacerse una revisión de la vista esta tarde.
My head (mi cabeza)
My knees (mis rodillas)
My elbow (mi codo)
My eyes (mis ojos)
Por eso, las personas de habla inglesa cuando traducen al español dicen "Me duele mi cabeza" y no "me duele la cabeza" (como decimos nosotros).
A partir de ahora, recuerda que antes de decir cualquier parte de tu cuerpo tienes que usar el adjetivo posesivo.
Examples:
MY knees are sore because I fell down the stairs.
Me duelen las rodillas porque me caí por las escaleras.
She's going to have HER eyes tested this afternoon.
Ella va a hacerse una revisión de la vista esta tarde.
Lavarse....
Hello friends!
How do you say lavarse los dientes? To clean your teeth or to brush your teeth.
How do you say lavarse las manos? To wash your hands.
Examples:
Do you normally clean your teeth after having lunch?
¿Te lavas normalmente los dientes después de comer?
You should wash your hands before eating.
Deberías lavarte las manos antes de comer.
¿Podríamos decir "to clean your hands"? Podríamos, pero no sonaría natural.
Para que nuestro inglés suene de forma natural, usaremos las expresiones que usan los nativos como "wash your hands" and "clean your teeth". Estas expresiones se llaman collocations y no tienen ninguna explicación lógica. Una collocation en español podría ser "fumador empedernido", que en inglés sería "heavy smoker". Son palabras que normalmente van juntas. Poco a poco iré poniendo más ejemplos, pero de momento ya tenéis un par para recordar.
How do you say lavarse los dientes? To clean your teeth or to brush your teeth.
How do you say lavarse las manos? To wash your hands.
Examples:
Do you normally clean your teeth after having lunch?
¿Te lavas normalmente los dientes después de comer?
You should wash your hands before eating.
Deberías lavarte las manos antes de comer.
¿Podríamos decir "to clean your hands"? Podríamos, pero no sonaría natural.
Para que nuestro inglés suene de forma natural, usaremos las expresiones que usan los nativos como "wash your hands" and "clean your teeth". Estas expresiones se llaman collocations y no tienen ninguna explicación lógica. Una collocation en español podría ser "fumador empedernido", que en inglés sería "heavy smoker". Son palabras que normalmente van juntas. Poco a poco iré poniendo más ejemplos, pero de momento ya tenéis un par para recordar.
4/12/11
Mel
Mel is going to tell us some tips to give up smoking (dejar de fumar).
Otra expresión útil para decir dejar de fumar is "to kick the habit" y "quit smoking" Some examples:
If you give up smoking I will buy you an ice-cream every day.
(Si dejas de fumar te compraré un helado todos los días)
She kicked the habit one year ago.
(Ella dejó de fumar hace un año)
He wants to quit smoking but he doesn't know how.
(Él quiere dejar de fumar pero no sabe cómo)
Otra expresión útil para decir dejar de fumar is "to kick the habit" y "quit smoking" Some examples:
If you give up smoking I will buy you an ice-cream every day.
(Si dejas de fumar te compraré un helado todos los días)
She kicked the habit one year ago.
(Ella dejó de fumar hace un año)
He wants to quit smoking but he doesn't know how.
(Él quiere dejar de fumar pero no sabe cómo)
26/11/11
Grupo preparación examen B1 en Valencia
Clases de preparación para el examen nivel B1 (PET de Cambridge, Escuela Oficial de Idiomas y TASC).
El horario es:
lunes de 11 a 12.30 h
viernes de 17.30 a 19 h.
Los grupos son de máximo 3 personas.
Si estás interesad@ o necesitas más información puedes contactar conmigo en tanitips@yahoo.es
El horario es:
lunes de 11 a 12.30 h
viernes de 17.30 a 19 h.
Los grupos son de máximo 3 personas.
Si estás interesad@ o necesitas más información puedes contactar conmigo en tanitips@yahoo.es
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24/11/11
No comment!!
Atención a las caras del Secretario de Estado de Comunicación y la subsecretaria de interior cuando les hacen una pregunta en inglés....
20/11/11
Expresiones con "have"
El verbo have se usa para muchas expresiones del día a día. Veamos algunos ejemplos:
Desayunar > to have breakfast
Comer > to have lunch
Cenar > to have dinner
Tomar un café > to have a coffee
Darse una ducha > to have a shower (también to take a shower)
Pasarlo bien > to have a good time
Estar encaprichado de alguien > to have a crush on someone
Estar resfriado > to have a cold
OJO!!! Nunca diremos nuestra edad con el verbo "to have"
I have twenty years-old > NO!
I am twenty years-old > YES!
More examples:
Tonight I am having a pizza at the restaurant.
Esta noche me voy a comer una pizza en el restaurante.
It's so hot! I need to have a shower!
¡Hace tanto calor! Necesito darme una ducha!
If I have a coffee now I won't be able to sleep, so I will have a beer.
Si me tomo un café ahora no podré dormir, por eso me tomaré una cerveza.
We really had a good time at the party!
Nos lo pasamos muy bien en la fiesta!
Sonia told me that she had a crush on her neighbour. He is only eighteen!
Sonia me dijo que le gustaba su vecino. Sólo tiene dieciocho años!
Steven has a cold and he cannot go to the beach.
Steven está resfriado y no puede ir a la playa.
Desayunar > to have breakfast
Comer > to have lunch
Cenar > to have dinner
Tomar un café > to have a coffee
Darse una ducha > to have a shower (también to take a shower)
Pasarlo bien > to have a good time
Estar encaprichado de alguien > to have a crush on someone
Estar resfriado > to have a cold
OJO!!! Nunca diremos nuestra edad con el verbo "to have"
I have twenty years-old > NO!
I am twenty years-old > YES!
More examples:
Tonight I am having a pizza at the restaurant.
Esta noche me voy a comer una pizza en el restaurante.
It's so hot! I need to have a shower!
¡Hace tanto calor! Necesito darme una ducha!
If I have a coffee now I won't be able to sleep, so I will have a beer.
Si me tomo un café ahora no podré dormir, por eso me tomaré una cerveza.
We really had a good time at the party!
Nos lo pasamos muy bien en la fiesta!
Sonia told me that she had a crush on her neighbour. He is only eighteen!
Sonia me dijo que le gustaba su vecino. Sólo tiene dieciocho años!
Steven has a cold and he cannot go to the beach.
Steven está resfriado y no puede ir a la playa.
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