Aprender ingles with Reza and Craig

What's the difference between straw and hay? Cattle and poultry? To sow and to plough? You'll learn some farming and agriculture vocabulary in this episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Voice message from Tania from Ukraine living in Spain ("Thank you a million") What is the fastest and easiest way to learn vocabulary? Read! Apps or notebook Memrise (flashcards) - Website: http://www.memrise.com/ Write words on Post-it notes and stick them around your flat or office Duolingo - Website: http://www.duolingo.com/Duolingo (iOS /Android) Use mnemonics (memory tricks) - 'rathaus' Research show that it's better to write down vocabulary and other information by hand rather than digitally. Voice message from Juan from Argentina who's in Australia Farming and Agriculture Barn - a farm building (granero) - Were you born in a barn? - Close the door! Have you ever been to a barn dance? Cattle - animals like cows and oxen (buey) used for meat or milk Poultry - chickens and turkeys, etc. Livestock (ganado) Dairy = made from milk - vaquería (farm), lechería (store, shop), dairy product (producto lacteo) Crops - (cosecha, cultivo) We had a bad corn crop this year. Maize is an important crop. (sweetcorn, corn on the cob) Crop rotation - The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil. Harvest - (cosecha, cosechar) 'A bumper harvest' = a very good harvest Vintage - Cosecha de vino To pick - (escoger, coger) pick flowers, fruit, grapes. You can pick grapes from a vine whick grows in a vinyard. Drought - sequía - Did you know that Spain imported water by ship in 2008? Drought in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia grew so severe in 2008 that Barcelona began importing water by ship from France. Soil (tierra) erosion Fertile land (producing crops) Fertilize (fertilizar) - fertilizer (fertilizante) Irrigation (irrigacíon, reigo) Orchard (fruit trees) an apple orchard, a cherry orchard ripe - maduro Pesticide (chemicals that you spray on crops) Hay - heno (dried grass) Hay bale/bale of hay - paca de heno Straw - paja To plough - arar To plant (plantar, sembrar) - to sow seeds To sow - sembrar. "To sow the seeds of...doubt (duda)/unrest (inquietud)" To reap - segar/cosechar. "To reap the rewards"= to benefit from good work/planning "You reap what you sow" Idioms to farm something out - to send work to someone to be done away from one's normal place of business; to subcontract work. "We farmed the podcasting editing out." a funny farm – a hospital for people who are mentally ill Example: My grandmother had to send my uncle to the funny farm when she couldn't take care of him at home anymore. Note (¡OJO!): This is a humorous or funny expression, but could be considered rude by some people. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse – to be very hungry until the cows come home – for a very long time I could record podcasts until the cows come home! the last (final) straw – the last of a series of events/annoyances/disappointments that lead a person to losing his or her patience/temper/hope "He's been late a few times, but this is the last straw!" "Yesterday my neighbours were partying until 3pm. This was the last straw. I called the police. From the proverb: "It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back" spring chicken – a young person I'm no spring chicken! to make hay while the sun shines – (hay = heno) to take the opportunity to do something when the time and conditions are right - Work was going really well, so I decided to make hay while the sun shines and keep working for another 3 hours. don't put all your eggs in one basket – don't make everything dependent on one thing (same in Spanish) to reap what you sow – every action has a consequence; what you do comes back to you one way or another. If you treat your friends badly, you won't have any friends. 'What goes around comes around) This expression is usually used in a negative sense. (reap = cosechar "to reap the benefits of a situation = see the fruit) to take the bull by the horns – to be brave and confront difficult situations If you're unhappy in your job, perhaps you take the bull by the horns and leave your company. Discussion Have you ever worked on a farm or picked fruit? Have you ever driven a tractor? Would you like to see more organic farming? Why (not)? Are you worried about too much intensive farming? ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Are there any farms in your area? Have you ever worked on a farm like Juan? Do you share Reza's profound dislike and mistrust of GM (Genetically Modified) food? Send us a voice message and tell us about your experience. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Nikolay Dimitrov Ana Cherta Pedro Martinez Maite Palacín Pérez Lara Arlem Maria Gervatti Sara Jarabo Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Corey Fineran Mariel Riedemann Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Agus Paolucci (new sponsor) Manuel Velázquez (new sponsor) Néstor García Mañes (new sponsor) We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. Thank you also to Alberto Gómez from Granada who has kindly transcribed episode 132 on Linking sounds If you would like all of our episodes transcribed, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast If you are a sponsor and have a job interview in English soon, there's a free pdf and mp3 of our How To Pass a Job Interview e-book on the Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

What's the difference between who, who's whose and whom? That's what you'll learn in this episode of…….Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Reza is on top of the world and as fit as a fiddle. Audio Feedback Janete Hernandez from Mexico I love your accent too, Janete! Audio feedback from Ana from Mexico (so many audio messages from Mexico - Thank you! Please keep sending your voice messages. You will hear them eventually!) Who Whose Who's and Whom To understand how to use 'who', 'whom' and 'whose' you first have to understand the difference between subjects, objects and possessives. The subject does the action: She works in a cafe. He likes cooking. They bought a new car. The object receives the action: Everyone likes him. I don't know her. They didn't speak to us. Possessives tell us the person something belongs to: His new mobile phone is really expensive. I like his sunglasses, not hers. We're selling our flat. 'Who' can be a subject pronoun like 'he', 'she' and 'they' or object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us'. We can use 'who' to ask which person did an action or which person is in a certain state (subject): Who wrote the email? Who is that girl over there? Who is getting the drinks? We can also use 'who' to ask which person received an action (object): Who are you going to invite to the wedding? Who did you meet last night? Who has she chosen to go with? 'Whom' is an object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us' used with formal English. We use 'whom' to ask which person received an action. It isn't common to use whom. Most native speakers use 'who' instead. Who(m) are you going to invite to the wedding? Who(m) did you meet last night? Who(m) are they going to choose to manage Arsenal? 'Whom' MUST go after a preposition, NOT 'who', with formal English: The lady with whom Reza was dancing was the Marquise (=Marquesa) 'For whom the bells toll' is Hemingway's famous novel set in the Spanish Civil War. 'To whom it may concern' is typical at the top of a reference. When the pronoun and preposition are separated and/or the pronoun comes first, 'who' MUST be used, NOT 'whom': The woman who Reza was dancing with must have been a bit tipsy! (tipsy=un poquito bebida) Who did they sell their old car to yesterday? Young boy: "Can I go to the cinema tonight, mum?" Mother: "Who with?" 'Whose' can be a possessive adjective, like 'her' and 'our', or possessive pronoun, like 'hers'' or 'ours' . We use 'whose' to find out which person something belongs to. Whose glass is this? Whose is this jacket? I see a book on my chair. Whose is it? Whose are these? Don't confuse whose and who's = who is. They're pronounced the same: Who's(= Who is) that ringing the doorbell? That's the person who's(= who is) coming with me to Brian's party. My Dear friends: This is Edgar Ubaldo from Mexico again. - Question about the Mexican Wall ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/04/03/the-mexican-wall-and-eugenis-pronunciation-airc149/ ) According to Longman - "TOEFL Preparation Course", it is possible to use inversion (V + S) with negative expressions such as: never, hardly ever, etc. Because of that, and following my previous message, I wrote never shall we pa y for that wall. Nevertheless, I won't use this expression in an English Test or a normal conversation. Is this okay? or should I not use inversion in cases like this? Additionally, in a book I'm reading "A Tale of Two Cities", there are some questions that don't follow the right word order: "There are two other points on which I am anxious to be instructed. I may go on?" "You are sure that he is not under too great a strain?" "It would show itself in some renewal of this disorder?" I believe that it was written like that on purpose, but I don't know if there are any difference in meaning or intention. And finally friends, especially Reza, I would like to know the grammar behind this expression (taken from the same book): "He approached his second and last point. He felt it to be the most difficult of all; but, remembering his old Sunday morning conversation with Miss Pross, and remembering what he had seen in the last nine days, he knew that he must face it" Why is it Past Simple + Modal in present to talk about something that happened in the past?. I constantly try to express the same and said: I knew I should have faced it or something like that. (Reza's explanation:"he knew that he had to face it" is the typical, everyday way to say it in modern English, because 'had to' is the past of 'must'. However, it's quite common to use 'must' instead of 'had to', even though it's the past ("he knew that he must face it"), to make the story sound more lively and real, as if it were happening now, in the present, especially in storytelling/literature.) Audio feedback from Evelin Fernandez - advice for TOEFL test - speaking 20 minutes - 6 questions The first two are about familiar topics, and the other four are about short readings, lectures, and conversations. You will have a short amount of time after you read each question to prepare your response. Then you will be given a short amount of time to speak into a microphone. You will be evaluated on "delivery, language use and topic development". We spoke about the TOEFL and IELTS test in episode 68 ( https://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/09/13/the-toefl-and-ielts-test-airc68/ ) TOP TIPS FOR TOEFL - time yourself - take notes (bullet points) - breath deeply - practise speaking in noisy places and recording yourself - image you are speaking to a good friend as you speak into the microphone ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov Agus Paolucci Manuel Velázquez We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Farming and agriculture Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Today we're going to try and give you a complete history of Britain in 20 minutes - without all the boring bits! Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Welcome to Aprender Inglés with Reza and Craig. I'm …..and I'm…. With over 45 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Hello to Gustavo Gonzalo (AKA - also known as - Don Quixote from La Mancha) who sent a lovely email from 'deep Spain' - thanks for listening. An email from Raixa Pérez from Valladolid who's going to Ireland this summer with her family. Hello Reza and Craig, I found your great, funny and incredibly useful podcast some months ago and I listen to you almost every working day, on my way to work. I passed the first certificate exam many years ago, around 20 or maybe more!! Your podcast is helping me a lot to refresh grammar, vocabulary, listening etc I listen to Luke's podcast in order to hear different accents, but your podcast is the most pedagogic.;) Next summer we will go to Ireland (we're going to Ireland), to Cork, for 2 weeks to Learn English in a family. The children play in English and we attend English lessons...in the mornings. Reza, I am afraid we couldn't visit your great country, The North of Ireland (we won't be able to), but could you give us some advice about Cork: What to visit, What dishes to eat...? I haven't written in English for many, many time (a long time/many years).. I am " oxidized" (rusty). Big hugs from Valladolid. And thank you very much in advance. Raixa Pérez Look out for the colourful buildings. Ask for Murphy's Stout, not Guinness in Cork. Seafood like mackerel, mussels and Oysters will be good in Cork, also milk, butter, buttermilk, Irish bread and a good fried breakfast. White pudding is a typical dish in this part of Ireland. Email: Rafael Alba Garcia Hola Craig, estoy oyendo vuestro podcast y alguien (no recuerdo el nombre) ha dado un significado de "carajo" y como yo ya opiné al respecto y como no coincide con lo que yo os dije, te pongo lo que dice el diccionario de la Real Academia de la lengua.....(solo pongo la primero acepción) que coincide con lo que yo os dije...... 1. m. malson. miembro viril. (es malsonante).... ya lo dejo que no me gusta ponerme muy pesado....saludos Voice message from Francisco Espínola - Úbeda A Short History of Britain The Celts settled in Britain around 700 BC The Celts are ancestors to many people in Scotland, Wales and Ireland (and also England). A famous Celt is Boadicea. She fought against the Romans. The Celts often had female leaders. The Romans occupied most of England and Wales in 43 AD. They built a wall along the Scottish border, called Hadrian's Wall (after the Roman Emperor Hadrian) to keep the barbarians in the North. The Romans stayed in Britain for a long time. By the 5th Century, they were losing control and the Angles and the Saxons attacked Britain. Then, in the 9th century the Vikings came from Scandinavia attacking monasteries, killing monks and stealing gold and silver. The Vikings stayed in Britain for almost 300 years. They were finally defeated by the Saxon king, Alfred (Alfred the Great) - the first great Anglo-Saxon King of England. In 1066, the Norman invaders from France, under William the Conqueror, defeated the Anglo-Saxon King Harold and took control of the kingdom, introducing many French words and customs. During the Middle Ages, England became one of the strongest nations in Europe. King Edward l was the first English King who conquered Scotland (to conquer - conquistar). Edward lll conquered Wales and Ireland. In 1509, King Henry VIII took the throne (trono - Game of Thrones). He brought in (introduced) Protestant reform and the Catholic Church lost control over England. He earned a lot of money from the reform and was able to get divorced (from Catherine of Aragon) Henry's daughter, Elizabeth l, was the first Queen of England. She defeated the Spanish fleet/armada and created the first English colonies in America. The English Civil War began in 1642. The parliament beat Charles l and England became a republic. Indeed, many people forget that England was briefly a republic, just like Spain! Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector. The King was executed. On July 4th, 1776, 13 colonies declared independence from Britain. General George Washington broke the British army in 1783 and the US got its independance. Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France in 1805 and declared war on Britain. Britain decisively beat the French at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, after various previous battles against them, including in Badajoz and Salamanca, Spain. Britain's forces were led by The Duke Of Wellington. As we pointed out in more detail in episode 52 of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig: (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/05/24/phrasal-verbs-with-up-england-britain-great-britain-and-the-uk-gerunds-and-infinitives-asking-for-directions-airc52/ ) All of Ireland used to be part of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain & Ireland) until 1922. Then the Republic of Ireland broke away while Northern Ireland remained in the UK. Thus, the historical love-hate relationship between GB and Ireland, whose histories are closely connected. Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We've got a quiz for you about the UK. Send us a voice message or an email with the answers. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Emails: craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. You can find the questions at inglespodcast/153 The first listener who correctly answers all 6 questions gets a special mention on the show. LISTENER QUIZ - 1. Name the UK's first ever female Prime Minister. 2. Which British monarch ruled the longest period of time? 3. Which British king was given the nickname of "the mad king"? 4. Who were the "Roundheads" and "Cavaliers"? 5. When was the Battle of Hastings? 6. Which famous British sailor defeated the Spanish Armada? (Sorry about that, amigos!!) If you would like more detailed show notes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Who, whose, who's and whom The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

'Would' can mean soler. 'Used to' can mean soler also. So, how do you know when to use 'would' and when to use 'used to' when you speak about the past? We're going to tell you in this week's episode of……..Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Voice message from Miguel about when to use would and used to. Past episodes: 'used to', 'be used to' and 'get used to' in episode 6 - 31st Jan, 2014! ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-6/ ) 'Could' and 'would' episode 71 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/10/04/go-and-come-could-and-would-reglas-para-leer-ingles-air71/ ) Pronunciation of 'would' in episode 36 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/11/26/more-clauses-and-phrases-pronunciation-goodwoodwould-vocabulary-the-car-airc36/ ) We use used to and would for past habits. Things that we don't do now or that are not true now. I used to live in London. I used to work in an office and I would get the bus to work every day. What did you used to do in Belfast that you don't do now? We can use 'used to' and 'would' to talk about repeated past actions: When I was growing up in London I used to/would go to the park with my best friend and play football. We'd cycle to the local park and we used to meet up with other kids to play for a couple of hours before lunch. I used to want to stay longer, but Graham would always make sure that we were home in time for lunch. We can use 'would' to talk about repeated past actions. However, only 'used to' is possible when we talk about PAST STATES. I used to live in London (XI would live in London.X) I used to have a beard. (XI would have a beard.X) We can use the past simple in the same way as 'used to' and 'would' to talk about repeated past actions. Thanks to Lenuto69 from Spain for his (or her!) itunes review and 5 stars! Don't forget to subscribe on itunes even if you listen on the website or on our mobile app. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Email from Isabel Soley Bech Dear Craig and Reza, This is just to thank you for your generosity in having this free podcast. I am listening you (I've been listening to you) for at least one year and I enjoy and appreciate your advice very much . I travel a lot for business and you are with me in planes, boats and trains. I am a strong supporter of your programme and I recommended your podcasts to all my friends and acquaintances. Please keep doing it! Isabel PS: Please detail me (Please give me details about) how I can sponsor you) If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: A History of Britain in 20 Minutes The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

In this episode we're going to help you with your news vocabulary. Do you listen to the news? Are you confused with those long words they use on the BBC? We'll help you understand them in this episode. Take your English to the next level with Mansión Inglés audio podcasts: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Hi Reza and Craig , I´m Fancisco from El Ejido, Almeria and a long time fan . There is something that annoys me a lot and I´m wondering if other people feel the same . The thing that annoys me is the bad use of English e.g. gonna instead of going to, wanna instead of want to, (and the most annoying one that we hear in every song these days) ain´t instead of aren't or isn't. Does this annoy you or am I the only one? I am asking this because this is a subject that you haven´t yet covered in your podcasts. I would love if you could speak about this subject. Kind regards, Francisco Gutierrez. Cortado - cortau / cuñado - cunyau - people are lazy! Is it bad use or just different? What about written text messages? 'Yeah' instead of 'yes'? Should language be fossilized or is it constantly evolving and changing? - should there be a committee to protect language? - language police? Voice message from Ignacio from Granada Episode 85 (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/01/10/listening-to-the-news-news-and-currect-affairs-vocabulary-airc85/ ) Vocabulary often heard and read in the news Remember that 'news' is an uncountable noun (some news / a piece of news / I have good news) Revision deadline – fecha límite, fecha tope headlines – titular, cabecera foreign correspondent – corresponsal extranjero, corresponsal en el extranjero researcher – investigador, investigadora (do research, not make!) to bury the lead to cover a story – to report on an event or development eyewitness reports breaking news newsreader (UK) / newscaster (USA) = presentador de noticias More vocabulary To axe - cut, cancel (axe = hacha) - More jobs have been axed at the Toyota plant. To back (respaldar) - support, agree with. Will you back me if I ask for a pay rise? To blast - criticise, condemn - The Prime Minister was blasted over his decision to cut government spending. boost - increase - Huge boost in the economy breakthrough - success - Breakthrough in fight against cancer clash - disagree, fight - Famous author clashes with her publicist crackdown - control, purge - Police crackdown on drugs face (afrontar) - confront - We need to face facts / you have to face the music / Let's face it.... fury/outrage - extreme anger - Fury as police arrest famous footballer / Outrage as killer is set free To go on the rampage - cause chaos, riot - Russian fans go on rampage after soccer match To hit - affect - Elderly hit as temperatures drop Plea (súplica) - request - Students' plea for more government funding pledge - promise - Valencia City Council pledges better transport service probe - Investigate, investigation - Probe into paintings missing from museum To purge - control, crackdown, get rid of - to purge something of - purgar algo de) purge on illegal drug use To quit (dejar) - resign, leave - Politician quits education post To raid / to swoop - attack - Police raid houses looking for terrorists - police swoop on drug den. shake up - reform - Shake-up in police bureaucracy To slam - criticise - Prime Minister slammed for backing the US. To snub - avoid, fail to meet - Spanish Prime Minister snubs president vow - promise - Home Secretary vows to reduce prostitution We post BBC and VOA videos on our Facebook page at facebook.com/mansioningles ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Another video from Mamen. If you want to see Mamen and the lovely view from here room in Biescas, go to inglespodcast.com/152 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_aPyntL6ng&feature=youtu.be ) She's going to do more, like a Vlog - video log. We'll publish them in the shownotes so that all of you listeners can get to know (conocer) each other. Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti Nikolay Dimitrov We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Would and Used To The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Take your English to the next level with Mansión Inglés audio podcasts: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Today you'll learn some English expressions about the sea. First we havea an email from Becky Hello guys! Congrats for your podcasts, very useful!! I'm going straight to the point. I'm really very confused with the use of the apostrophe in this case: 80s - 80's - '80s - 80s' I wanna get a tattoo with the following sentence: - 80s girl at heart- (meaning i'm a big fan of the eighties music, culture, fashion..everything, or that I should have be born in the eighties, feeling of belonging to another decade. And i wanna make sure I dont get it in the wrong way 'cause it'll stay forever on my skin. Could you please help me out here? Thanks a lot!! Becky Voice message from Juan from Jaen (the World Capital of Olive Oil - known by locals as liquid gold.) Comment on the blog from Roberto about episode 141 when we spoke about "Go to hell!" / "Get lost!" / "Get out of here!" - ¡Vete al carajo! "From my point of view, the real meaning of the expression "Vete al carajo" comes from the navy, where "carajo" is that small basket at the top of a main mast. I think, "Crow's nest" is a suitable word for that place in English. Just to add another meaning of the Spanish word "carajo" Not a good place to be for sure! Cheers, Roberto" I think they used to send out crows to find land. (crow - cuervo) Thanks also to Marcelo Fernandez who sent an explanation and a picture of a crow's nest on a ship. It's in the show notes. Other nautical expressions: It'll be smooth sailing from here on (also 'plain sailing') - easy progress. No big waves or rough sea. Rock the boat - to do or say something that will upset people or cause trouble. Don't rock the boat / Don't make waves. Like ships that pass in the night - people who meet for a brief but intense moment and then part, never to see each other again. Has that ever happened to you? That ship has sailed - an opportunity that has passed or a situation that can no longer be changed. - You've missed the boat. "three sheets to the wind" - someone who has had too much to drink. It comes from a term that originally described a ship in a complete mess, with its sails flapping and moving around in the wind. "Taking the wind out of someone's sails" means beating them in an argument, or making them feel less confident in their actions. Originally, the term referred to a naval maneuver. One ship would pass close to its opponent and block its access to the wind. - very useful tactic in battle. Between the devil and the deep blue sea (between a rock and a hard place) - entre la espada y la pared - When you face a dilemma. - Going to the dentist - if you go you suffer, and if you don't go you suffer! "knowing the ropes," - someone is competent at what they do. The statement, printed on a seaman's discharge, indicated that he knew the main uses of the ropes on a ship. Yet rather than indicating that the sailor was a master, the phrase meant that he was a novice who only knew the basics of sailing. Not the only fish in the sea / There are plenty of fish in the sea. (not the only pebble on the beach). Plenty of other suitable people, especially for a romantic relationship. ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Video feedback from Andres, Aarón and Mikel from Costa Rica - Love the pineapples in the background! https://youtu.be/NHxq0VPJgII Difference between 'aware' and 'conscious' (consciente, darse cuenta de) Are you aware of/conscious of the 90 second time limit on Speakpipe? Are you aware that you only have 90 seconds to speak (XAre you conscious that….X) Conscious suggests being generally aware of the world around you. Aware is more specific, you are aware of certain situations or facts. - Are you aware how important this podcast is? Consciousness comes from one or some of the five senses. It's a state (subconscious, unconscious - not awake, passed out - desmayado/a, inconsciente) Awareness has more to do with the mind (self-awareness) - it's the knowledge that something exists somewhere: Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Or send us a video or voice message like Mikel, Aaron and Andres from Costa Rica If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti We want to thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 and 140. On next week's episode: Words in the News The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

In this episode we give Eugeni more feedback on his pronunciation and answer more of your comments and questions. This is Aprender Inglés on Reza y Craig Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Comment on the blog from Mar Hi guys and congratulations for your great podcast. The correct word to translate "milestone" is "hito". This is a word we usually use for business purposes: e.g. Hemos cumplido los principales hitos del proyecto. We don't use "escalón" for that meaning. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Mar "Moving to Spain was a milestone in my life." What were some of the milestones in your life? Voice message from Edgar Ubaldo from Mexico about the wall that Trump wants to build between the US and Mexico. Edgar says that he's from "the place in the middle of the moon" (that's the meaning of Mexico according to some) This is my opinion about immigration and the wall. I forgot to tell that never shall we pay that chingado muro! (we shall never pay - word order) He also apologises for eating popcorn during his recording! Excellent English and wonderful pronunciation! I didn't know that there were ex-pat communities of North Americans and Europeans in Mexico. How dangerous is Mexico? 'Prevent this from happening' Please send us more messages - with popcorn! An email from Javier from Tolosa who sent us a wonderful system for recording, learning and revising vocabulary. "Hi Craig and Reza, how are you? This is Javier González from Tolosa, I would like to share with you and with all your community one good practice that I use to improve my vocabulary. Since I am very absent-minded, I have created this database in access to put the words I want to learn. I explain all the rules of this application in the attached pdf. I will send you too the database (empty) and a sample of the recorder." I couldn't open the Microsoft Access file, but there were some nice examples in a pdf. In Javier's system, you write the word or words you want to learn, the translation, the word family (noun, adverb, adjective etc), the sound (audio file) and example sentences. Example: settle down - phrasal verb - establecerse, sentar cabeza - "I nearly got married, but I wasn't ready to settle down." There is an option to review by double clicking in the "translation" field and then you can write the sentences. You can print out lists from the database. Javier agreed to let us share his email address if you want to contact Javier: jabiergonzalez@yahoo.es For learning vocabulary on your phone, I recommend the memrise app: https://www.memrise.com/ Which apps and methods are you using to learn, revise and remember vocabulary? Audio message from Eugeni from Barcelona "Let's get down to business." - to begin to get serious; to begin to negotiate or conduct business. "All right, everyone. Let's get down to business. There has been enough chitchat." to begin seriously doing what you need to do Is Eugeni pronouncing the diphthong correctly in chair, bare, pair, there, parents, where, I don't care? Bird, flirt, shirt, skirt, nurse, first - this sound is a long schwa. Yes, you pronounce it well. Voiced /z/, and unvoiced /s/ see and /z/ zoo /s/ students, sit, sat, nice, decide, necessary, kiss /z/ does, has, cruise, his, please, is, zebra, was Advice and advise Price and prize Loose and lose Niece and knees Close and close Peace and peas Race and raise Rice and rise Italki ad read: 1­on­1 Native speakers Convenient Affordable Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student For more information: inglespodcast.com/italki/ We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Practice and learn the sounds of English, the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), on the Mansion Ingles website: http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer01_3.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer04_6.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer06_6.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_6.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer10_7.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer08_9.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer12_7.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer14_7.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer17_3.htm http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer19_4.htm ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Manuel Tarazona Mariel Riedemann Maite Palacín Pérez Lorena Pedro Martinez Ana Cherta Maria Gervatti We want thank Arminda from Madrid for continuing to transcribe full transcriptions. There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 138 and 139 On next week's episode: English Expressions from The Sea The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/