The
use and omission of articles in English and Spanish follow different patterns,
so practice and frequent revision will be required in order to master their use.
1.Read the explanation
2.And do lots of exercises
3.And revision of course!
Sunday, 26 February 2017
WILL ENGLISH ALWAYS BE THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE?
Interesting question, isn't it? As interesting as this answer from Professor David Crystal, don't miss this video where he answers and give details about other issues such as what English will dominate in the near future and other aspects on language evolution and dominance:
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS.
Thursday, 23 February 2017
INTERESTING VIDEOS OF ENGLISH FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS!
When you are really interested in English and become an advanced student, your curiosity has no limits.
In this website, called Learnex there are interesting videos and other activities to quench your thirst for knowledge!
For example, this one about expressions with the word " no".
In this website, called Learnex there are interesting videos and other activities to quench your thirst for knowledge!
For example, this one about expressions with the word " no".
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LISTENING AND MUCH MORE ALL LEVELS
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE FOR LEVEL 1
Purpose in English can be expressed in different ways, but depending on the grammar structure chosen there are restrictions, for example, when you use a verb, you should use the infinitive.
1.Read this short explanation and do the exercise.
Apart from a verb, you can use the preposition for+ a noun phrase or, the connector so that+sentence.
Now that you know the different forms, practice with the next activity.
Finally, you can do the following activities for more practice.
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LEVEL 1 GRAMMAR
Thursday, 16 February 2017
MIXED CONDITIONALS AND CONDITIONALS WITHOUT IF? IS THAT POSSIBLE?
Yes, it is. Sometimes conditional sentences do not follow the standard first, second and third conditional patterns but can include different verb forms. Sometimes you can even see conditional sentences "without"! if of another conditional word, such as "in case" or "unless".
For more information and practice:
1 read the following explanation
2 do this exercise
3 and then this one
4after that look at the explanation for conditional sentences without if
Finally, read the information and do the exercise!
For more information and practice:
1 read the following explanation
2 do this exercise
3 and then this one
4after that look at the explanation for conditional sentences without if
Finally, read the information and do the exercise!
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LEVEL 3 GRAMMAR
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
HOW LANGUAGES EVOLVE
How do languages evolve? What's a language family? How do we know if languages are related? What do languages tell us? What is a language family tree? Watch this interesting video to have an introduction to this interesting topic!
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS.
Monday, 13 February 2017
LEARNING WORDS AND GRAMMAR ISN'T ENOUGH!: PRAGMATIC AWARENESS
Understanding any language does not only have to do with understanding words and knowing its grammar, it is about language use too. In this video, Professor Pinker explains this with different examples:
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS.
WHAT IS TRANSLATION? WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?
The traditional ideal people have about what translation is an what it involves and also about translators and their job, has changed a lot in recent years. If you are interested in this topic, don't miss Professor Jeremy Munday's introduction to his book An Introduction to Translation Studies.
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS.
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