English in Madrid

Source: You Tube (Fane Productions) Key words: Judi Dench Owl Pussycat The Owl and the Pussy-Cat By Edward Lear I The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea    In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money,     Wrapped up in a five-pound note . The Owl looked up to the stars above,    And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,     What a beautiful Pussy you are,          You are,          You are! What a beautiful Pussy you are!" II Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl !    How charmingly sweet you sing! O let us be married! too long we have tarried :    But what shall we do for a ring?" They sailed away , for a year and a day,    To the land where the Bong-Tree grows And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood    With a ring at the end of his nose,              His nose,   ...

  Image generated by Chat GPT Match the French words that we use in English to the definitions. He spent the afternoon working in a cosy café . The private detective had a * rendezvous in front of the library with the woman. Walking into that room gave me a strong sense of déjà vu . My daughter takes * ballet classes every Saturday. The movie was full of * clichés , but I still enjoyed it. Wearing white to a wedding is considered a major faux pas . The CEO gave her carte blanche to manage the project as she saw fit . The gallery featured avant-garde art that challenged traditional ideas. She looked incredibly chic in her black dress. She introduced her * fiancé at the party. The government was overthrown in a sudden coup (d'état) . We are currently en route to the airport. He is so blasé about his success, as if he doesn’t care. When she pointed out my mistake, I had to say, ' Touché . They had a private tête-à-tête in the corner of the room. Could you * RSVP b...

Youglish is a website where you can hear the pronunciation of words in context. You can also discover interesting videos to watch. First choose the accent(s):   Then think of a word that you want to learn #WOTD thorough /ˈθʌrə/ (riguroso, a fondo) The police carried out a thorough search of the area. (meticuloso) Anne is very thorough. She'll do a good job. (total) It was a thorough waste of time. (completamente) I thoroughly recommend it. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) March 15, 2019 Put the word into the search engine to find all the videos in which it is spoken: You can click  on any word in the subtitles to discover its meaning and more information about it: You can discover collocations that use the word (e.g. take thorough notes, have a thorough understanding of sth): You'll find these symbols on the bottom left of the video. Click on the one in the middle to listen to the word again,, the symbol to the right to listen the same wor...

Comment adverbs express the speaker's feelings, judgement, or opinion about what they are saying. They help add emotion, emphasis, or evaluation to a statement. Types of Comment Adverbs: Expressing certainty/uncertainty Undoubtedly , she is the best candidate. (Strong certainty) Presumably , he got lost on the way . ( Likely but not confirmed) Expressing evaluation/judgement Luckily , we found a taxi just in time. (A positive situation) Regrettably , the event was cancelled. (A negative situation) Expressing personal opinion Frankly , I don’t like your tone. ( Blunt honesty) To be honest , I expected better. (Personal disappointment ) Expressing generalisation Generally speaking , people prefer summer over winter. (A broad truth) By and large , the project was successful. ( Overall assessment ) They are often used at the beginning , but they can also appear in the middle or end of a sentence. ✅ At the beginning: Honestly , I don’t understa...

I' m into my fourth week of the gym and I'm doing pretty well . It 's been five years since I was last at a gym for any length of time . I have noticed that almost everybody is glued to their phone in between exercise. Even while lifting weights or on the treadmill , they can be on the phone . You go to the changing rooms and you'll find someone taking up the limited space staring down at a screen. This need to be with your phone the whole time has become a pet peeve of mine. You won't catch me around the gym with my mobile in hand.  The gym can often be busy, making it even more important to be considerate to others. Unfortunately, there are those who only think about themselves . If I want to use a particular piece of equipment but somebody is using it, I'll say hello and ask if they have many sets left . Some do  offer to share (me included), but the majority don't . So I either use some other machine or ask if they mind shar ing . Most...

Source: You Tube (nzoz1978) Key words: Love Air John Paul Young Love is in the Air (John Paul Young) Love is in the air Everywhere I look around Love is in the air Every sight and every sound And I don't know if I'm being foolish Don't know if I'm being wise But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when I look in your eyes Love is in the air In the whisper of the trees Love is in the air In the thunder of the sea And I don't know if I'm just dreaming Don't know if I feel sane But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when you call out my name Love is in the air Love is in the air Oh-oh-oh Mm-ooh, ooh-ooh Love is in the air In the risin' of the sun Love is in the air When the day is nearly done And I don't know if you're an illusion Don't know if I see it true But you're something that I must believe in And you're there when I reach out for you Complete sentences 1 - 10 with one of ...

Image created by Chat GPT As I've started the gym again for the umpteenth time , I thought I'd look back at my history through my tweets. With the help of Chat GPT, I have translated some of them into Spanish (so don't blame me if you find mistakes). I would like you to translate them back into English and let's compare them to the original tweets. If you click on the red expression, you'll see the original tweet. You can reply to some in Twitter. Todavía estoy lleno después de la comida de hoy. De verdad tengo que ponerme a dieta y volver al gimnasio. Mi barriga solo crece y crece… No he ido al gimnasio en unos 4 años, pero hoy superé mi reticencia y me apunté otra vez. Estoy orgulloso de mí. Conseguí una buena oferta para el gimnasio. Incluso hay una pista de atletismo. Es interesante observar la diferente etiqueta del gimnasio aquí.  http://t.co/bdMliptS   Del 8% al 21% de IVA: ir al gimnasio ahora es un lujo. Aun así, nos mantendremos en forma caminando a ...

Who was Robert Burns and why do we celebrate Burns Night? https://t.co/LSFLKVV02a — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 22, 2024 Six-minute English - Burns Night Here are  three examples of his works: To A Mouse Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie,                   O, what a panic's in thy breastie!  Thou need na start awa sae hasty,  Wi' bickering brattle!  I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,  Wi' murd'ring pattle!  I'm truly sorry man's dominion,  Has broken nature's social union,  An' justifies that ill opinion,  Which makes thee startle  At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,  An' fellow-mortal!  I doubt na, whiles, but thou may thieve;  What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!  A daimen icker in a thrave  'S a sma' request;  I'll get a blessin wi' the lave,  An' never miss't!  Thy wee bit housie, too, in ruin!  It's silly wa's the win...