MY ENGLISH COURSE

         I've just finished an English course with John, an Irish teacher. There are some of the contents and tips I've learned from it.

        The words with a difficulty in pronunciation, have a link, to listen to the pronunciation and understand the meaning.

A-Words of difficult pronunciation

1.  Utter clearly the last consonant of a word, such as SUBJECT, 3 years OLD , SPORT,  OCTOBER.
2. Words beginning  with S, such as:
1. SPORT, SPECIAL
3. Words beginning  with  "H". It is like a Spanish "J" but in a sweeter way: 
1. Hobby
4. Words  with  "TH", such as... 
1.  the, them, mother
5. Other words
1. Celtic music 
2. heart (corazón)
3. Country (país)
4. Bisexual
5. Generosity
6. Decision
7. Miraculous
8. To restore
9. An achievement

B-The alphabet

1. We have revised the alphabet. Z: "zed", X: "ecs",  G "gi",  J "jei". 
2. We have  played to spell words with the hangman word-guessing game.

C- Words with similar pronunciation

1. Words with similar pronunciation such  as:
1. You - Jew- due -dew ( difference between  Y and J)
2. Bowel (intestino) (con  au") which  is different from  bowl (bol de cereales)( con  una  "u"), ball ( sin "u") and bald (calvo) (con una  "d")
3. Sever- severe. 
1.  To  sever a head ( behead a person)
2.  a severe teacher / severe brain injury
4. Raise - rays  which  have the same pronunciation and the last sound  is and "z"
1. race (raza /  human  race - carrera/ horserace) (it's the  same as "raise but the last sound is "s") 
2. rice.
5. Fur (piel- pelaje de un animal) is different from  
1. four / fore/ for
6. Record  (Verb: to record a C.D  /ricórd) )/ record (Noun: to have a  new record/ˈrɛk ərd/)
7. Vane (a vane weather / vanidoso-presumido ) Vein ( vena del cuerpo)
8. Peace- piece  ( con "s" sorda)  / peas ( con "s" sonora) / piss ( la "i" corta)
2. Tongue  twisters
1. She sells sea shells by the sea shore
2. Mary had a  bit of butter but the butter that Mary had was bitter so Mary bought a bit of the better butter.
3. Here  you can find more tongue twisters to amuse yourself.

D. Vocabulary

1. Synonymous or  almost  synonymous
1. To wind the window
1. The  blinds (persianas).  A  blind ( ciego).
2. To lift  ( elevar /ascensor)
3. to  Rise / rose /risen:  
1. the sun rises  in the  morning
2. Christ  rises
4. Raise
1. The people  raise founds/money for transplants.
2. You  raise your  hand to  ask something to the teacher.
3. To raise awareness
2. False friends
1. Anthem = himno  / hymn (church song)
2. Attend (asistir /acudir /ir) / Assist (atender a  alguien para curarle...)
3. Life
1. A middle aged woman
2. When I was younger / when  I was a  kid / As a child / when I was little (there is a song by James Morrison with  this title)/ when I was a little girl (there is a song too)
3. Your life expectancy (esperanza de vida)
4. The average life expectancy
4. Family
1. To have a  partner =  they have not been married
2. to be bisexual
3. The child was born out of weddlock
4. My eldest son  / my first/second son
5. I have two  children. 
6. What are they? They are a girl and a  boy.
5. Body:
1. Small bowel
2. tissue
3. heart valves
4. brain injury
5. Sole ( planta del pie)
6. heel  (high heels = zapatos de  tacón alto)
7. Calf ( gemelo- ternero)
8. hamstring ( detrás del muslo)
9. tigh ( muslo)
10. bum= buttocks
11. hip (cadera)
12. Chest  / breast /thorax
13. the  belly button
14. Spine
15. Adams's apple
16. knuckles (nudillos)
17. finger prints (huellas dactilares)
18. finger nail (uñas)
19. a  thumb (pulgar)
20. toes
21. fingertoes (uñas de los dedos de los pies)
22. jaw (mandíbula)
23. Chin (barbilla)
24. cheek (mejilla)
25. cheekbone (pómulo)
26. Eyelids (párpados)
27. eyebrow (cejas)
28. eyelashes (pestañas)
29. forehead = brow
30. earlobe
31. bald (calvo)
32. scalp (cuero cabelludo)
33. dandruff (caspa)
34. waist  (cadera  different  from  waste (malgastar / basura)
6. Medical vocabulary
1. dizziness
2. a rash
3. a cramp
4. brain injury
5. ICU: Intensive Cure Unit
6. a life saving gift
1.  Remember   LIFE (vida)  / to LIVE (vivir)
7. transplant donor
8. a donor card
9. a shortage of organs
7. Coulours
1. Amber
2. Indigo
3. Cyan
4. Crimson
5. Lilac
6. Turquoise
8. Playground
1. Slide (tobogán)
2. swing (columpio)
3. See-saw (balancín)
4. A climbing frame
9. Royal Court
1. King - prince- princess
2. Lords- Bishop - Cardinal
3. Knight
4. Baron
5. Mayor- mayoress
10. Food
1. Fruits and  vegetables
1. Lettuce
2. A figue
3. Tangerine
4. Artichoke
5. A bunch of bananas / grapes
2. Scambled eggs
3. Spicy food
4. black or  white pudding
5. Pudding= fruit dessert
6. Meat
1. Red meat
2. A fillet of steak
3. A lamb chop
4. A slice of ham
5. The ox tail ( rabo de toro)
7. Fish
1. Cuttlefish
2. swordfish  ( la "w" no se pronuncia)
3. salmon ( la "l" no se pronuncia) 
4. shellfish
5. tuna,
6. sardine
7. carp
8. prawns
8. Jam  (mermelada) / marmalade (mermelada de naranja)
9. It's  healthy =  It's good for your health
10. batter =  rebozar
11. School
1. They attend at a primary school
1. Attend (asistir /acudir /ir)  /  Assist (  atender a  alguien  para curarle...)
2. "a" because  there are more  than one school in the village.
2. The college = the  university
3. My  major  was...  ( mi especialidad)
4. Subjects
1. Mathematics
2. Physics
3. Chemistry
4. French
5. English
6. Biology  (cuidado, es como si  hubiera  una doble "L")
7. Didactics
8. History
12. Professions
1. To  work half  time /full time
2. My  job  is very  rewarding
3. I feel I'm doing  something worthwhile
4. To join a company
5. An electric apprentice
6. A hospitality trade
7. Culinary trade
8. Civil servant (funcionario)
9. Shopkeeper
10. Nurse
11. singer /singwringter /composer
12. Veterinarian
13. A designer
14. A  police  officer / a patrol car / to break  the law
13. The weather
1. Some expressions
1. What's the weather like?
2. The weatherman
3. The weather forecast
4. The snowman
5. The vane weather
6. The lowering of temperatures
7. I'm freezing
8. The weather is changeable and impredictable
9. Avery hot, humid day
2. Describe the weather
1. Lovely, sunny, pleasant, mild, warm, hot, clear, calm, fine
2. Dry, cloudy, humid, wet,  rainy, foggy, snowy
3. Cool, cold, icy, frosty
4. Unpleasant, dull, miserable, bad, nasty, awful, terrible, terrific
3. Some quotations
1. Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul (Emily Logan Docens)
2. When snow falls, nature listens (Antoinette van Kleeff)
3. Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain (author unknown)
4. Rainbows apologize for angry skies (Sylvia Voirol)
14. Music
1. Musicals
2. A Hit
3. A songwriter
4. A composer
5. A solo career
6. To be widely recorded
7. To receive  a number of awards
8. The greatest  artist in the world
9. To launch his career
15. Countries and cities  and  nationalities
1. United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. Palestine
3. Hungary
4. Hiroshima
5. Copenhagen
6. British  /Welsh /Irish /Scottish /English

E-Introduce ourselves

1. The date of  birth :  My  birthday  is  ON the elevenTH of June.
2. My  favourite food / drink/ month/ subject/sport  is...

F-Filling out forms

1. Print=  escribir en  letras mayúsculas
2. Post code=  código postal
3. Date of  birth  (firstly the  month, and then the day)
4. Marital status
5. Driver's licence
6. Social security number
7. Occupation

G- Expressions

1. Anything will do
2. I'm good at + doing something. 
1. Ex) I'm  good at foreign languages.
3. It's  good for + something. 
1. Ex) Orange juice  is  good  for your health.
4. My glasses are two years old ( in the same way as with people)
5. To live in sin = to live over the brush
6. You are grating on me  /  you  are getting on my nerves
7. To be  full of beans (full of energy)
8. To be young at heart
9. To have  your hair done
1. Have you had your hair done  ( it's more like a compliment)
2. did you get your  hair done /cut?
3. You need to have your hair done
10. To join an association  (apuntarse, inscribirse)
11. To meet the need for transplants  ( cubrir la necesidad...)
12. Let your family  know  about  your decision
13. Cut - hurt
1. I hurt myself with scissors  ( voluntarily)
2. I cut myself with scissors ( accidentally)

H-Music 

1. The  Archies
1. Sugar sugar
1. You got me wanting you.
2. Robbie Williams
1. The group  TAKE THAT
2. The  Road to Mandalay
3. Love my love  
3. Andrew Lloid Weber
1. Musicals
1. Cats
2. The Phantom of the Opera
1. Magnific this part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77umP7IRxD
3. Evita
1. Don't Cry for me Argentina
2. You must love me
4. Any Dream will do
4. Bill Whelan
1. River Dance  and if you like to see the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tQhNuaLKv4
5. John Denver
1. Country Roads 

I- Culture

1. Mary Quant designed the mini skirt
2. Pithagoras
3. Four people were arrested  for match fixing
4. Bets were placed to rob betting agencies

J-Games

1. Jokes
1. Elena is 12. Her sister is 6. Now Elena is 40. How old is her sister?
2. The hanging word-guess game
3. The Pictionary
4. Scattergories