English in Madrid

Image created with Chat GPT 1️⃣ - What's Madrid like? - It's funny . You'll have a great time.   Su: It's fun .​ 😍​ I make this mistake hehe Helena: me too😂😂 Graham: It wo n't do any harm to have a look at this: Fun v Funny Common Mistakes with Enjoy and Fun Have a go at this Quizlet: 2️⃣ You'd better take an umbrella because is going to rain later. Su: is going --> it's going (maybe?) 😍​ If it's not that one, I can't spot the mistake Graham: You'd better take an umbrella because it is going to rain later. Who is it? It's me. 3️⃣ I've still got a few things to do. I need about other twenty minutes to finish everything. José:  Could be: I've still got some things to do. I need about another twenty minutes to finish everything. Graham: Only one mistake. Which one is it? José: Other. 😍 Graham: Right . The mistake is other. Another is used with one thing (or if you specify the number of things) e.g. I made anoth...

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 ...

  Here are week four's Word of the Day. Click on the tweets to respond to them and write some of your own example sentences. SPOIL #WOTD spoil (plan, fun) - estropear - The coast has been spoiled by development. - It will spoil your appetite. (children) - mimar - Grandparents like to spoil their grandchildren. (un)spoilt (adj) - He is a spoilt brat . (mocoso) - I love the unspoilt beaches. (prístino) pic.twitter.com/6MOidX4hZG — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) March 18, 2019 Answer any of these questions: Can you give examples of how a parent spoils a child? What is something that has been spoilt for you recently? How did you feel? Have you ever had an important event spoilt by bad weather? What happened? What do you think spoils a good friendship? Can too much money spoil someone's character? Why or why not? What do you think spoils a nice meal at a restaurant? In your opinion, what spoils a good vacation? Do you think people spoil their pets too much? Why or why not? ROUGH...

Here are week two's Word of the Day. Click on the tweets to respond to them and write some of your own example sentences. DUMP - I took all the rubbish to the dump. (vertedero) (towns) - Murcia is a dump. (muy feo) - Let's have a drink elsewhere. This place is a dump. (antro) #idioms - You look down in the dumps. What's wrong? (unhappy) pic.twitter.com/kFOFebiBFR — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) March 4, 2019 Spain tyre dump fire sends up 'toxic cloud' https://t.co/6YxG9DiAT3 — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) May 13, 2016 DRAG #WOTD drag (pull slowly & with effort) - He dragged the chair to the table. (arrastró) - They dragged him out of the car. (sacaron ... a rastras) #idiom - Our boss is dragging her feet. (dando largas) #PV - The film dragged on and on. (hacerse eterno) - What a drag! (Qué lata!) pic.twitter.com/CLY1Dvp8Qj — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) March 5, 2019 Man caught fly-tipping fridge in ravine fined and made to drag it back https://...

Here are week one's Word Of The Day #WOTD. Click on tweets to respond to them and write some of your own example sentences. FINE #WOTD Read the #blog post - Have you ever got a fine?, write a comment and do the #Quizlet to practice #collocations with FINE. https://t.co/YGQlUKumww — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) January 5, 2024 #WTM ? Answer the question 👇🏼 Have a look at and respond to these other fine-related tweets: https://t.co/hXyCQFM87c … https://t.co/jlB7RcU9UM … https://t.co/te3LMWFZmU … https://t.co/dfykK5HpO7 … https://t.co/FNacs5KEiL https://t.co/THtauIKdD9 — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) September 16, 2023 SORE #WOTD Do the SORE #Quizlet and write some of your own examples here. https://t.co/iBQ2e70iro — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) January 5, 2024 HINDSIGHT #WOTD Hindsight is a wonderful thing. What would you do differently WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT? I had to wait in an 8-hour queue to tell Iberia that my case hadn't arrived (happene...

Source: Wikipedia   French history myths: Marie-Antoinette said ‘Let them eat cake’ It's one of history's most famous quotes , synonymous with the French revolution, but there's little evidence that any real-life royal actually said it. The Myth: French queen Marie-Antoinette, on be ing told that an ongoing famine meant that many people did not even have bread to eat, said “Let them eat cake”. It’s the perfect symbol of the out-of-touch French royalty who would shortly be deposed and executed in the French Revolution, but there are two problems with this ‘fact’.  In response to be ing told about the famine, the Austrian queen supposedly answered “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” dismissing the widespread hunger and making it obvious she did not understand the gravity of the situation.  However , even the English translation of ‘Let them eat cake’ on its own might merit a fact check, as brioche is in fact a sweet bread made with butter and egg, so it is not ex...

Source:  Firmbee.com en Unsplash Facebook: Quarter of global population used site daily in December The number of people using Facebook daily grew to an average of two billion in December - about a quarter of the world's population. The bigger - than - expected growth helped drive new optimism about the company, which has been under pressure as its costs rise and advertising sales slump . Shares in parent company Meta surged more than 15% in after-hours trade as boss Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 the "year of efficiency". He said he was focused on cost cuts. "We're in a different environment now," he said, pointing to the firm's revenue , which declined in 2022 for the first time in its history after years of double-digit growth. "We don't anticipate that that's going to continue, but I also don't think it's going to go back to the way it was before." Meta, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, announced a major restru...

Translate the following character adjectives and complete the sentences with one from the list. Then write some sentences of your own that demonstrate the meaning. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - pesado b _ _ _ _ - mandón c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - alegre d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d  - resuelto _ _ _ _ _ e - educado f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - simpático g _ _ _ _ _   - codicioso _ _ _ _ _ _ h - egoista _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ - encantador j _ _ _ _ - feliz k _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - bondadoso _ _ l l _ - bobo m _ _ _ - malo / tacaño n _ _ _ _   - ingenuo _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - seguro p _ _ _ - pijo q _ _ _ _ - callado _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r _ _ r _ - sin complicaciones / sincero s _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ - sensible t _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ t _ _ - de confianza _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - discutidor _ _ v _ _ _ - encantador / adorable w _ _ _ _ - ingenioso / agudo _ x _ _ _ _ _ _ - excitable _ _ _ _ y - gracioso _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s/z _ _ - desorganizado Don't be ...

Actual and actually do not refer to time. actual (ESP) ≠ actual (ENG) and actualmente ≠ actually So be careful when translating sentences like the following: La situación política actual genera preocupación The actual political situation is giving cause for concern.  😡  The present political situation is giving cause for concern.  😍  La tasa de desempleo actual es la más alta de la Unión Europea. The actual rate of unemployment is the highest in the European Union.  😡  The current rate of unemployment is the highest in the European Union.  😍  La juventud de hoy tiene más oportunidades que sus padres? Do actual young people have more opportunities than their parents?  😡  Do young people today have more opportunites than their parents?  😍  Source: Marcin Nowak on Unsplash El Parlamento reformará algunas de las leyes actuales. Parliament will reform some ...