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...