This Week's Mistakes
All people go on holiday in August. 😡
Everyone/everybody goes on holiday in August. 😍
everyone/everybody = singular (present: verb + "s")
person (sing), people (plural) so:
People are ... 😍, people go ... 😍
I watch too much horror films. 😡
I watch too many horror films. 😍 (They give me nightmares)
Too, too much and too many are negative concepts:
It is too hot in here. (I don't like it - open the window)
She talks too much. (It annoys me - she should talk less)
We bought too much food. (We didn't need to buy so much - it's a waste!)
There are too many people in this class. (I won't learn so much with so many classmates)
If we simply talk about the degree/quantity without the negative concept , we'd say:
It is very hot in here.
She talks a lot.
We bought a lot of food.
There are a lot of people in this class.
Using the above ideas tell me:
what you don't like about living in Madrid / about other places
what you don't like about the Spanish or other nationalities
what you don't like about some people you know/ famous people
some defects that you have
some mistakes that you have made
Everyone/everybody goes on holiday in August. 😍
everyone/everybody = singular (present: verb + "s")
person (sing), people (plural) so:
People are ... 😍, people go ... 😍
I watch too much horror films. 😡
I watch too many horror films. 😍 (They give me nightmares)
Too, too much and too many are negative concepts:
It is too hot in here. (I don't like it - open the window)
She talks too much. (It annoys me - she should talk less)
We bought too much food. (We didn't need to buy so much - it's a waste!)
There are too many people in this class. (I won't learn so much with so many classmates)
If we simply talk about the degree/quantity without the negative concept , we'd say:
It is very hot in here.
She talks a lot.
We bought a lot of food.
There are a lot of people in this class.
Using the above ideas tell me:
what you don't like about living in Madrid / about other places
what you don't like about the Spanish or other nationalities
what you don't like about some people you know/ famous people
some defects that you have
some mistakes that you have made
Comments
Spanish people are very funny (usually) but very often we are inpolite, above all when we are abroad. We don´t notice there are other habits/customs, and sometimes we don´t show respect.
About famous people, I don´t remember to have talked to you about it, anyway, what a don´t like about famous peope is that they usually have more money than me (it´s a joke).
Defects: a lot, too many.
Mistakes: another time, a lot. May be not too many. This is the reason why I try to get better each day.
See you in two weeks and thanks for your comments.
I don´t like TRAFFIC JAMS (there is TOO MUCH TRAFFIC) ...it takes you too long to GET TO a lot of places, ...
Spanish people are *very funny (don't you mean "good fun") but very often we are IMPOLITE, **above all when we are abroad.
About famous people, I don´t ***REMEMBER havING TALKED to you about it, anyway, ... (it's a joke = I AM JUST KIDDING)
Mistakes: AGAIN, a lot. MAYBE...
* See fun v funny: http://madteachergraham2.blogspot.com/2009/11/fun-v-funny.html
** above all is more formal than "especially"
*** remember + verbING v remember + to + verb:
http://madteachergraham2.blogspot.com/2011/03/verb-patterns-tricky-ones.html
Enjoy your week in Holland.
Let me know if you want to try a lesson on skype.