Aprender ingles with Reza and Craig

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you take it to the next level. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. In this episode: the TOEFL and IELTS test Feedback: email from Antonio Tenorio (who also nominated us for the UK podcasters’ award. I've been looking for a way to learn English through listening to podcasts and I found this one which is helping me a lot because it's the best I ever met (heard). Reza and Craig are very skillful in (at) teaching English and they create all their podcasts in order to convey the best to their listeners. I send you a big hug and please keep pushing and helping us to learn your greats language. Thank you. We spoke about IELTS in Episode 15, ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/02/21/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-15/) and compared IELTS to Cambridge exams (FCE, CAE etc) in Episode 24. (http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/06/05/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-the-rich-mans-world-airc24/ ) IELTS IELTS is the International English Language Testing System A collaboration between the British Council (the UK govt.’s cultural body and most important English language teaching org.); IDP: IELTS Australia ( Australian universities and recruitment/employment agency); Cambridge English Language Assessment. Test overview In IELTS, there are four papers: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. There are two different IELTS modules: Academic and General Training. The Speaking and Listening tests are the same in both modules, but the Reading and Writing tests are different. Academic module Choose this if you wish to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, or if you are seeking professional registration, e.g. doctors and nurses. General Training module Choose this if you wish to migrate to an English-speaking country, (e.g. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, or also USA) or if you wish to train or study at below degree level. IELTS FORMAT - ON PAPER, not computer Each skill is tested separately. Listening - 40 questions, 4 sections, a variety of question types - 30 mins. approx. Reading - 40 questions, 3 texts, a variety of question types - 60 mins. Academic module has more academic texts, whereas General module has non-academic texts. Writing - 2 tasks, 60 mins. Academic Q1: write about a diagram(s) incl. some statistics. General Q1: letter responding to a situation. Q2: an essay giving your opinion on a topci. Speaking - 3 parts: personal info; responding to a prompt card about a topic with three bullet points to talk about; conversation with examiner connected to prompt card topic - 11-14 minutes. One examiner talks to one candidate in a room. It is recorded. Price: approximately £115 (€190, $200) IELTS Links: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/ielts/why-take-the-test/ http://www.ielts.org/ http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/ Free or longer paid version for practice: http://www.roadtoielts.com/testdrive/ Free apps: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-your-test/1001-ways-app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubl.ielts&feature=search_result TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL iBT (computer) test. There is also a pBT (paper) version, but only available in very very few countries. Who accepts TOEFL? More than 9,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL scores. Other organizations rely on TOEFL scores as well: Immigration departments use them to issue residential and work visas Medical and licensing agencies use them for professional certification purposes Individuals use them to measure their progress in learning English TOEFL FORMAT - ON COMPUTER, not paper During the test, you are asked to perform tasks that combine/integrate more than one skill, such as: Read, listen and then speak in response to a question Listen and then speak in response to a question Read, listen and then write in response to a question Reading - 60–80 minutes - 36–56 questions Read 3 or 4 passages from academic texts and answer questions. Listening - 60–90 minutes - 34–51 questions Listen to lectures, classroom discussions and conversations, then answer questions. Break - 10 minutes Speaking - 20 minutes - 6 tasks Express an opinion on a familiar topic; speak based on reading and listening tasks about campus situations & academic situations. Writing - 50 minutes - 2 tasks Question 1: Write essay response based on reading and listening tasks; Question 2: support an opinion on a topic. It takes approximately 10 days to get the results from the TOEFL test. It can cost between $150 - $225, although it usually costs about $160 - $180. Links: General info: http://www.ets.org/s/toefl/flash/17494/TOEFL_Resources_Web_Video.htm Test overview: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about/content/ What happens at test centre: http://www.ets.org/s/toefl/flash/15571_toefl_prometric.HTML Overview of each part of test, with a few simple questions: http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/tour/highrez/start-web_content.HTML Writing & Speaking video tutorial: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about/video_library/ DOWNLOADBALE OFFICIAL free test practice: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/prepare/toefl_interactive_sampler/ There's some free practice here, inc. Speaking, (and a lot more if you pay): TOEFL NETWORK- http://www.toeflnetwork.com/#/page/5 Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Telephone English The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you take it to the next level. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. In this episode: Common mistakes made by Spanish speakers Listener Feedback: A huge thank you to sara Jarabo for becoming a Patron of the show on Patreon. You can support us at www.patreon.com/inglespodcast. And thank you to all our sponsors on Patreon, Mamen, Corey, Sara and Manuel. Olga (Sevilla) Una duda que tengo es el significado de "QUE". Normalmente significa 'What', pero en la frase ¡que barato¡ se escribe con 'that´s' "that´s cheap". ¿Porque? You're right, Olga - "Qué" is often translated to "what" (¿Qué hora es? - What time is it? ¿Qué es eso? - What's that?), but 'what' can also be translated as "How" or "That" in some specific expressions. ¡Qué cara! - What a cheek! How cheeky! 'He's taking a liberty!' Así que "¡Qué barato!" en inglés es "That's cheap" o "How cheap!". How fantastic! How wonderful! That's amazing! That's terrible! How frustrating! It's true that quite often you'll get into problems if you try to translate directly from Spanish to English. It isn't always possible. What's 'Tengo 20 años' - I'm 20 'Vamos a tomar una cerveza. - Let's go for a beer / Let's have a beer Tengo hambre / sueño - I'm hungry / sleepy Perdí el autobus - I missed the bus It's normal to translate when you first start learning a language, but try to stop doing it as soon as possible and start thinking in English. Common mistakes made by Spanish speakers: I like you - tu me gustas cocky, big-headed - arrogante, creído, engreído 'tener' is a problem, isn't it? - it doesn't necessarily translate to 'I have' tengo calor - I'm hot tengo sed - I'm thirsty (pronunciation /thirstee) ¡Ten cuidado! - Be careful! (Take care? - Cuídate) tienes suerte - you're lucky tengo frío - I'm cold tengo prisa - I'm in a hurry tengo miedo de/a - I'm afraid of... What are you afraid of? tienes razón - you're right (the 3 most useful words in any marriage!) Yes dear, you're right! I'm bored / I'm boring The film is boring - I am bored (by the film) - 'ed' adjectives are passive. 'ing' adjectives are active. This podcast is interested or interesting? You are interested by the podcast. XThe people is very kind.X - a person IS... / people ARE.... 'people' is the plural noun. 'person' is the singular noun. 'I brought my books here to help you.' NOT....Xto helpingX NOT Xfor to helpX It's the 'infinitive of purpose' (WHY?) : I brought my books here. - Why? to help you. I took a pen - Why? to write something. I took a chair. - Why? to sit down. I opened the door. - Why? to go out. Why did you listen to Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig? to improve my English Why did Reza go there today? To podcast with Craig. TAKE and LAST It TAKES Reza 40 minutes to get to Craig's house. A podcast LASTS about 30 minutes. (the duration of the podcast is about 30 minutes) X"Can you explain me how to use the verb get?X Can you explain how to use... OR Can you explain TO ME how to use....OR Can you TELL ME how to use... TELL and SAY You usually SAY SOMETHING but you TELL SOMEONE ...but there are exceptions: TELL the truth TELL a lie TELL a story TELL a joke etc. "I SAID TO my boss..." OR "I TOLD my boss." XThere are much differents things to do in my town.X - There are many different things to do in my town. Adjectives do not agree with the noun in English. - No 'S'!! XI didn’t write nothing.X - "I didn't write anything." or "I wrote nothing." Can you think of more common mistakes? Send us an email to craig@inglespodcast.com or to Reza at belfastreza@gmail.com, or send us a voice message through our website. Just click the orange button on the home page. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' There are more podcasts to improve your English on our website at http://www.inglespodcast.com/

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This lesson: professions We spoke about work vocabulary in Episodes 9, 32 and 43 Listener Feedback: DAvo9042 on iTunes Mexico: Excellent option to learn English. Simplemente el mejor método para aprender que he encontrado, incluyendo clases pagadas. Vocabulary: Abogado/a - Lawyer (pronunciation) Granjero/Agricultor - Farmer Arqueólogo - Archaeologist Arquitecto/a - Architect Basurero/a - Dustman (U.K.) / Garbage collector (U.S.A.)., Also 'refuse collector' and 'binman'. Biólogo - Biologist Cajera/0 - Cashier Camionero/a - Lorry driver (U.K.) / Truck driver (U.S.A.) Carnicero/a - Butcher Cirujano/a - Surgeon Electricista - Electrician Enfermero/a - Nurse Farmacéutico - Pharmacist / chemist Físico - Physicist Fontanero/a - Plumber Ingeniero - Engineer monje - monk monja - nun Niñera - Nanny / Nursemaid Panadero/a - Baker Peluquero/a - Hairdresser Periodista - Journalist Psicólogo/a - Psychologist Psiquiatra / Siquiatra - Psychiatrist Sacerdote - priest Veterinario - Veterinary surgeon; vet (U.K.) ; Veterinarian (USA) Thank you to our sponsor italki traductor/a - translator mensajero/a - courier albañil - bricklayer, builder banquero/a - banker político/a - politician cocinero/a - cook, chef masajista - masseur (male), masseuse (female), massage therapist esteticista - beautician, beauty specialist torero, matador - bullfighter musico/a - musician peón - labourer obrero/a - worker obrero/a de fábrica - factory worker peón agrícola, trabajador/a del campo - farm worker, farmhand taxista - taxi driver Think of 2 jobs that........ ...can be done from home: podcasting, writer, administrative work, translators ...do not exist anymore: typist, street gas-lighter, town crier ...young children typically want to do: police officer, firefighter, model, footballer ...are overpaid: footballers, models, bankers ...can be done by robots: production line (car manufacture), some farm work ...require absolutely no intelligence: model, fruitpicker ...will be most needed in the future: IT specialists, psychologists ...you would really hate to do: binman/dustman, prison warden, bathroom attendent Do you think that having ‘a job for life’ is a thing of the past? Is the most important thing about a job the salary? If you won the lottery, would you stop working? Is it possible to have a good family life and a successful career, or do you have to choose? What's your opinion? Are you looking for a job at the moment? What's your dream job? Practise your speaking and send us a comment, or a question, at inglespodcast.com. We'd love to hear from you. On next week's episode: Common mistakes made by Spanish speakers The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' More podcasts on our webpage: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Vocabulary Review - Vegetables - AIRC65 If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Vocabulary Review - Vegetables - Verduras Listener Feedback: Rafa D on iTunes: Los podcasts son entretenidos y variados. Un recurso muy útil para reforzar el aprendizaje. 23bistadon (iTunes) Hello, your job is excellent and generous (you do excellent work). This is really a new era regarding the learning of languages. Thanks to the internet and people like you, giving your time and effort in such an unselfish manner. Thank you very much. These reviews are on the Spanish iTunes. I don't know how to see comments and reviews from other countries. If you know, please tell me. I'd like to see all of your reviews. Vocabulary: Vegetables (pronunciation) Ajo - Garlic Alcachofa - Artichoke Apio - Celery Batata / Moniato - Sweet potato Berenjena - Aubergine / Eggplant Berro - Cress, Watercress Brécol - Broccoli Calabacín - Courgette (UK), zucchini (US) Calabaza - Pumpkin Cebolla - Onion Cebolleta - Chive Col, repollo - Cabbage Coles de Bruselas - Brussel sprouts Coliflor - Cauliflower Endivia - Endive Escarola - Curly endive ; Chicory Espárrago - Asparagus Espinacas - Spinach Guisante - Pea Haba - Broad bean Judía verde - French bean Lechuga - Lettuce Nabo - Turnip Pepino - Cucumber Perejil - Parsley Pimiento - Pepper Puerro - Leek Rábano - Radish Rábano picante - Horseradish Remolacha - Beet, Beetroot What are you favourite vegtables? Reza: garlic, onion, aubergine, asparagus, red and green peppers and chilli peppers Craig: tomatoes, broccoli, onions, garlic, eggplant, mushrooms Which do you hate? Reza: celery, Craig: celery, radishes Reza's salad recipe: kale - col rizada spinach cress rocket onion olives anchovies tuna seaweed - algas carrot - zanahoria Reza's secret dressing - el aliño extra virgin Spanish olive oil Italian balsamic vinegar lemon juice a clove (of garlic) - un diente (de ajo) (leave for 20 minutes then remove) honey French mustard cumin seeds - comino or aniseed - anís On next week's episode: Professions The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. We are English teachers With over 40 years of teaching between us, and in this podcast we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. For more podcasts to improve your English, go to inglespodcast.com In this episode: False Friends (falso amigo/falso cognado - amigo fingido) - "A word that appears to be related to another, but it isn't." Listener Feedback: Manuel (email) Friends Craig and Reza I am a lifelong student of the English language. In the future perhaps I'll go to an English-speaking country to finally learn it. -I have been to many academies, met many professors, and different methods and none of them satisfied me. -But now I'm happy because I found the duet "Craig and Reza", who represent the autentic way of teaching English, listening and grammar at the same time. CONGRATULATIONS. You are magnificent. I hope quickly a section for Pronunciation.(I hope you will have a section on pronunciation) -I am a new follower through the monthly newsletter INGLESPODCAST, perhaps the most veteran student - eight two years old-but with great enthusiasm. -In conclusion, I ask several questions. 1. Where (day and Time) I may hear directly inglespodcast? - We do not broadcast the podcast live, but we publish a new episode every Sunday evening at about 8pm (Spanish time). 2. What is the actual translation of Podcast? - It is a combination of the words POD (from Apple's 'ipod' and CAST from the word 'broadcast' (emisión, transmisión) 3. What is the translation of the word PATREON? - Patreon is a company on the internet that helps people create art, music, film, dance ect (and, in our case, podcasts). It has a conection with the word 'patron' (patrocinador o rsponsor) 4. About Patreon I agree with the payment of 1 euro monthly - If you would like to sponsor us, you can go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast and sign up for the Patreon program. 5. How is the payment made? - On the Patreon webpage, you write your name, email address and credit card details. You can also donate with the PayPal system. 6. After ALL the prepositions with OF, the verb in gerund going? (Does the gerund always follow the preposition 'of'?) The verb is always in the gerund form after EVERY PREPOSITION. This is one of the rules in English. - Thank you very much for your attention. Don't falter - Many people trust in you - DO A GOOD JOB" Manuel, it's a pleasure for us to have you as a listener and Reza and I are very happy that we can help you improve your English a little (and maybe entertain you as well!). Vocabulary: False Friends What's a false friend? Words in two languages that look or sound similar, but are different in meaning. An example is "embarrassed" (avergonzado) and "embarazada" (pregnant), sensible - sensitive librería - bookshop propaganda - advertising (propaganda in English is biased information to promote certain ideas) beneficio - profit blando - soft (soso - bland) reclamar - to complain recuperar - to reclaim carrera - race, degree course (NOT a career) actual - current, present, contemporary - The current (or present) economic situation is a disaster. - La situación económica actual es desastrosa. (actual in English means real - "This film is based on actual events") actualmente - presently, currently, these day de hecho - actually, in fact discutir - argue (not discuss) (estar constipado) - (to have) a cold - constipation in English is estreñimiento. If you're constipated you are blocked. embarazada - pregnant (embarrassed - avergonzado , I'm embarrassed - Me da vergüenza) éxito - success (not the way out - salida) sucesos - incidents, events extranjero - foreign/foreigner - not strange or stranger (although a lot of foreigners are strange, especially the British who live on the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol!) tiempo - time/weather pretender - intend (tener la intención de) I intend to go on a diet, starting tomorrow. - Tengo la intención de hacer regimen a partir de mañana. pretend (to do something) - to act like - hacer parecer que, simular, fingir - "He pretended to eat her ice cream." - Hizo parecer que se comía el helado. reunión - meeting (a reunion in English is a meeting of friends or family after a long time - ¿reencuentro?) - a school reunion, a family reunion la moto - the motorbike, el motor - the motor, the engine simpático - pleasant, likeable - Reza es un hombre muy simpático. - He's a very likeable man. (sympathetic in English means compasivo, empático) - They were sympathetic but could not help." Estaban de nuestra parte pero no podían ayudarnos. / He wasn't in the least sympathetic." - No mostró compasión alguna. cook - cocinero/a cooker - estufa, fogón, cocina, horno un militar - a soldier (the military - fuerzas armadas) un uniforme militar - a military uniform If you want to get in touch (contact us) go to inglespodcast.com. On next week's episode: Vegetables The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! We are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: Uses of GET You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com Vocabulary: Uses of GET (Tweet from Wiliam) "Can you explain (me) how to use the verb get?" Phrasal verbs with GET to get your head around = to understand to get by - manage (financially) English teachers don't earn very much money, but we get by. (arreglarse) to get on/off a train/boat/plane/bike (subir/bajar) - get in/out of a car/taxi (salir) get out of doing something - get out of doing the washing up (to avoid) to get off with something (escapar, zafar, evitar una tarea, compromiso) - "The criminal commited a crime but no one caught him. He got off with it." - get away with to get on with - (seguir con) "Get on with your homework!" to get on with - (llevarse bien) "Do you get on well with your brothers and sisters?" to get away with - escape punishment for a crime or bad action (salirse con la suya, zafarse de la cárcel) "I can't believe you got away with cheating on that test!" to get over - to recover (from an illness, a surprise)Have you got over your cold yet? (recuperarse) to get up - levantarse What time do you get up in the summer? Do you go to bed and get up later because of the heat? to get through (to someone) - to communicate "It's difficult to get through to my wife. We always argue." More phrasal verbs with Marie Episode 54: http://www.inglespodcast.com/marie GET + object + -ED FORM (CAUSATIVE) "Craig has just got his hair cut." "Reza got/had his temperature taken by the doctor." With GET we can say that we cause something to happen or to be done. It is a less formal way of saying 'have something done': "I’m getting my car serviced tomorrow." "Did you notice that I got my hair cut?" We also use get to mean that we cause something to happen: Sorry to keep you waiting, Sir. We’re just getting the room cleaned for you. They got me to make a presentation at work, but I hate speaking in front of people. (They persuaded me to do it) Can you help me get this photocopier working? I want to get this podcast edited today. TO GET + PLACE = REACH, ARRIVE AT A PLACE How are you getting to Belfast? What time did you get here? If you leave here at 3pm, what time will you get to your flat? (get home) Reza gets home an hour after he leaves here. TO GET + DIRECT OBJECT = TO OBTAIN, TO RECEIVE, TO BUY How old were you when you got your driving licence? (obtain) How many emails do you get per day or per week? Would you rather get a letter or an email? I need to get a new pair of shoes in the sales. Are you getting anything? When are you getting your flat done up? (to do up = reformar, renovar, redecorar) - to decorate una reforma = alterations, changes, remodeling, refurbishment to get your act together = to do what you are supposed to do, to organise yourself to get engaged, get married, get separated, get divorced, get over it! catapult - tirachinas, honda, resortera, gomera, tirador to get into trouble, to get arrested, to get caught to get in dept Get real! (get a grip) - ¡abre los ojos! Be honest, don't lie. TO GET + ADJECTIVE = BECOME to get drunk to get lucky Get a life! It's getting hotter every day here in Valencia. I am getting old. Are there any advantages in getting old? Do you ever get tired of teaching? Thanks to Manuel, Mamen, Sara and Corey who are patrons of this show. Go to: Patreon.com/inglespodcast Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Sign up to our email list at inglespodcast.com because we'll send you an email ever month with all the podcasts we've made and published. On next week's episode: False Friends The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' and by Kevin MacLeod the track was 'Your Call' available at incompetech.com You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Find more podcasts at inglespodcast.com In this episode: Cinema vocabulary Listener Feedback: (email from Javier from Scotland) Hello Craig and Reza, This is Javi I don't know if you remember me, I emailed you about 1 month ago. I listen to your postcast every morning while I'm working as housekeeper in a hostel in Scotland. Personally, I don't find them so difficult to understand but I still find (it) quite difficult to understand native English speakers when they have a normal conversation. Most of the time I get lost. It's true that my English's gotten much better since I came here, but I know is not enough. I know that you've been teaching for years so if you didn't mind, I would be greatful if you could give some advice, which could help me to improve my English faster. I hope you're enjoying the weather in valencia, Best regards from Fort William. Thank you so much, Javier Trimiño I'm not enjoying the weather in Valencia, Javi, and I wish I was in Scotland! I hate the heat and humidity. Time and practice! - go to pubs, start conversations, smile and be friendly. Speak to anyone who will listen. You're listening to podcasts in English, which is great! - Make friends, socialise as much as possible. Go out with people. Speak to people in the hostel. Ask lots of questions - Ask where the baked beans are. Elemental English: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2zQDH2yG55rf3kU8cYXQSQ Vocabulary: Cinema vocabulary The music of a film - soundtrack The people who watch a film - audience (sport - spectators) When actors and actresses practise for a film or a play - rehearsal / to rehearse The person who makes the film and tells the actors what to do - director (pronunciation) The person who pays the money to make the film - producer The dialogue of a film - script Someone who does the dangerous things in a film - stuntperson All of the actors and actresses in a film - the cast The building where films are made - studio The places where the film is shot outside the studio - on location The continuation of a story in a book or a film - sequel The part that an actor or actress plays in a film or a play - role Images which are made by computer - special effects When somebody writes an opinion of a film, play or book - review (the person is a critic) The way an actor or an actress acts - performance A successful film which earns a lot of money - a box office success, blockbuster (Jurassic World - grossed $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend - estreno = premiere, opening release, first release) More vocabulary: dubbed = doblado subtitles = subtítulos plot = argumento the leading man/lady = the stars the supporting actors/cast - "WHo's in it? / Who's in the film? good guys and bad guys = the goodies and the badies a cameo role = aparición breve femme fatale to take place - The action takes place.... to be set (in)... Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes. If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love. On next week's episode: Uses of GET The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Find more podcasts at inglespodcast.com

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. Hello Mamen. This lesson's for you. In this episode: Adjectives of Character Listener Feedback: A huge thank you to Sara Jarabo for becoming a Patron of the show on Patreon. You can support us at www.patreon.com/inglespodcast In September there's a podcasting conference in Manchester, Uk (12th and 13th September) This year they are having the first UK podcasts awards there. Please nominate Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig for an award in the education category. We would love to be nominated and maybe, with your help even win! go to inglespodcast.com/ and nominate us. Follow the link, give your name and email and then confirm the nomination in your inbox (if you don't see the email, check your spam folder). inglespodcast/award Thank you so much. I hope with your help we can get to the final of the awards. Vocabulary: Adjectives of Character How would you describe Mamen? - cool, laid-back, generous and kind and friendly. Use 'a bit...' to moderate a negative adjective. "She's a bit unfriendly." 'Quite' before an adjective can mean 'very' or 'a little', depending on the stress adn intonation. "Reza's QUITE friendly." - He's very friendly. "Reza's QUITE friendly." (rising intonation) - He's a bit friendly, but not very. despistado - forgetful, absent-minded ambicioso - ambitious pesado - annoying, irritating, boring, tiresome(a pain in the neck!) discutidor - argumentative malhumorado- bad-tempered creído - big-headed de mala leche, venenoso - bitchy valiente - brave descuidado, poco cuidadoso - careless prudente - cautious presumido - conceited, full of oneself cobarde - cowardly encantador - charming alegre, jovial - cheerful soso, aburrido - dull, boring coqueta - flirtatious amigable, simpático, agradable - friendly, amiable (formal) amable - kind tranquilo, relajado - laid-back perezoso, vago - lazy fiel - loyal tacaño - mean, tight, stingy de humor cambiante - moody ingenuo, inocentón - naive malo, travieso (niños) - naughty (children) de actitud abierta, sin prejuicios - open-minded, broad-minded de mentalidad cerrada, intolerante - narrow-minded cortés, educado - polite orgulloso - proud fiable, confiable - reliable, trustworthy seguro de sí mismo - self-confident egoísta - selfish sensato - sensible sensible - sensitive tímido, vergonzoso - shy estricto, severo, riguroso - strict terco, testarudo, tozudo - stubborn, obstinate ("as stuborn as a donkey") comprensivo - sympathetic (understanding) conversador, hablador - talkative, chatty digno de confianza - trustworthy raro, extraño - weird, strange, odd Prefixes: ambitious - un - unambitious Careless - careful cheerful - cheerless friendly - unfriendly kind - unkind polite - impolite loyal - disloyal reliable - unreliable sensitive - insensitive selfish - unselfish, selfless sympathetic - unsympathetic talkative - shy, untalkative trustworthy - untrustworthy Choose 3 positive and 3 negative that describe Reza and Craig. Reza thinks that Craig is friendly, kind and trustworthy. Craig thinks that he's laid-back, polite and kind. Reza thinks that Craig is also overgenerous and fanatical about Mickey Mouse. Reza thinks that he is also trustworthy, talkative and sensitive. Craig thinks that Reza is trustworthy, kind and cheerful. Reza thinks that he is annoying, selfish and unambitious. Craig doesn't think that Reza is lazy and stubborn, but he thinks that of himself. He thinks Reza can sometimes be naive, but in a good way. What's Craig's least favourite trait/characteristic in: a) a friend - untrustworthiness, dishonesty b) a lover - untrustworthiness, dishonesty c) a work colleague - selfishness, dishonesty What's Reza's least favourite trait/characteristic in: a) a friend - untrustworthiness b) a lover - unfaithfulness c) a work colleague - reliablity What charateristics does Craig lack: consistency Reza would like to be irresistible to women What are the main characteristics of Martin Luther King - perserverance James Bond - irresistible, cool. cold-blooded Mickey Mouse - big-eared, humourous, funny, entertaining, magnetic, charming, friendly, laid-back Thanks to Manuel, Mamen, Sara, Corey, Armando and Noemí who are patrons of this show. Go to: Patreon.com/inglespodcast Send us an email, or record your voice and send us a sound file, with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Please show us some iTunes love. Write a review, give us some stars on iTunes. If you do that, we become more visible and more people can find us. Show us some love. In next week's episode we'll be talking about Cinema vocabulary The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' You can find all of our podcasts at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Mansion Interviews, a podcast which gives me an excuse to talk to interesting people while at the same time improving your English. Today we're speaking to Jason Keiles from busuu.com to find out how busuu can help you improve your English and take it to the next level. You can improve your listening with comprehension questions and find some help with difficult words from this interview at inglespodcast.com/Jason 1.What does Jason say makes busuu different from other language learning websites 2. What is the average number of subscribers to busuu on a daily basis? 3. When you first sign up with busuu to learn a language you 4. If you pay 5 euros per month for a one-year subscription, you get 5. The main difference between the mobile apps and the busuu desktop software is a) the course content and exercises b) the navigation c) the price 6. What's the youngest age a child can study a language on the busuu iPad app? 7. What is the GSET test? 8. What does Jason say he misses about the US Vocabulary to register = inscribir, registrar subscribers = suscriptores to set up (a profile) = montar unlock = liberar, abrirse to sign up = inscribir, registrar feature = aplicación, característica to log in = iniciar sesión, acceder al sistema a game changer = punto de inflexión, algo revolucionario, algo que cambia las reglas del juego growth = crecimiento uptake = aceptación, consumo in the pipeline = en proyecto resources = recursos to enhance = mejorar engaging = atractivo, interesante, cautivador to launch / roll out = lanzar, introducir emerging markets = mercados emergentes vast = grande, amplio, enorme melting pot = crisol a pint of lager = una pinta de cerveza rubia A huge 'Thank you' to Jason for spending time with us. You can check out busuu's website at: busuu.com And thank you to you for listening to this Mansion Interview. You can find more podcasts to improve your English at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please go to iTunes and show us some itunes love with some stars and maybe a short review so that we become more visible and more people can find our podcasts.

If you are a new listener to this podcast, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza, and we are going to help you grow your grammar, vocalize your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: The ‘-ed’ ending on past regular verbs Listener Feedback: Anonymous (audio feedback) Hola. Mucho gusto estar normalmente en el aire. We are the champions. We...Come on baby. Yes. Goodnight! Franz Jhonny Jallasi Hello Craig and Reza. I would like to ask something. How can I pronounce these words in the past tense? to change, to follow, to play, to kidnap (secuestrar, raptar) , to murder, to peek (to look quickly - dar un vistazo, a peek=ojeada, vistazo - echar una ojeada or miradita) "The baby was sleeping so we just peeked in the window." "No peeking!" - ¡Sin mirar! I live in Bolivia, La Paz Ive been working like (as) a locksmith and studing English for two years and a half (two and a half years) I always follow you in your podcasts, I would like it very much if you never stop your grammar explanations. Please go on with your help (it) is very kind of you. Good bye and please continue with your podcasts. Pronunciation – The ‘-ed’ endings on past regular verbs The –ed ending is added to regular verbs in the simple past and the past participle. It can be difficult to pronounce correctly, even at advanced level. Luckily, there are some guidelines to help you pronounce this correctly. There are three different ways to pronounce the –ed ending. However, the majority of endings have the 'e' as silent. It is not often pronounced. Two words in which the 'e' is pronounced are 'started' and 'collided'. If the final sound of the infinitive is a /t/ or a /d/ sound, the 'e' is pronounced. For example, want - wanTED. Need - neeDED. 1./t/ after voiceless sounds (you can identify a voiceless sound by putting your hand on your head or your throat and checking for vibration. If there’s no vibration, it’s a voiceless sound). Examples of voiceless sounds are: /p/ - play /s/ - say /th/ - three /ch/ - chips /h/ - hello /sh/ - wash Here are some verbs that end with the /t/ sound after a voiceless sound: helped boxed asked impressed pushed laughed 2./d/ after a voiced sound (voiced sounds can be identified by feeling vibration when you place your hand on your head or your throat). Here are some examples: /j/ - July /d/ - dad /g/ - give /b/ - baby /th/ - these /n/ - nine Here are some verbs that end with the /d/ sound after a voiced sound: poured explained tried robbed required stayed 3./Id/ after the sounds /d/ and /t/: added wanted needed ended confided inflated acted Listen and repeat the 3 groups with Reza and I. Now choose the correct –ed sound for the words that Franz suggested: to change - changed to follow - followed to peek - peek to play - pleyed to kidnap - kidnapped to murder - murdered try some more: start - started live - lived watch - watched kiss - kissed visit - visited laugh - laughed end - ended edit - edited love - loved park - parked record - recorded Thanks to Manuel, Mamen and Corey who are patrons of this show. Go to: Patreon.com/inglespodcast Send any comments or questions about this show to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. Or, better still, send us a voice message at inglespodcast.com In next week's episode we'll be talking about common mistakes made by Spanish speakers. The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'