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In this episode we look at the difference between too and enough and vocabulary connected to religion.


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Listener Feedback: Wesling Rojas
"I want to improve my speaking but I don't know how to do it. Please just give me some advices (advice/pieces of advice/some advice)."

You must speak! 'You can´t make an omelette if you don't break a few eggs!' Practice, practice, practice!


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1. Go to an English-speaking country.

2. Find English native speakers in your area.

3. Go to a language exchange (un intercambio) in a bar or cafe.

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7. Speak English at home to your family and friends.

8. Record yourself speaking English on your mobile phone and play it back.


Too and Enough

too - demasiado
enough - no bastante


Reza's TOO poor to buy designer clothes.

Designer clothes are TOO EXPENSIVE. (TOO + ADJECTIVE)

Reza doesn't have ENOUGH MONEY. (ENOUGH + NOUN)

TOO goes before an adjective or an adverb. 'It's too expensive' / 'She speaks too quickly.'
ENOUGH goes before the noun. - 'I don't have enough money.'

ENOUGH goes after adjectives - 'Are you warm enough?' / 'Is your coffee strong enough?'

ENOUGH often goes with the negative NOT. 'I'm NOT warm ENOUGH.'

You can use ENOUGH AFTER a verb - 'Podcasters do NOT get paid ENOUGH money.' / 'You're NOT studying ENOUGH.'

RELIGION

Religious (noun) - a religious person
Christian religion - Catholics and Protestants
Greek Orthodox
Jews follow the Jewish religion called Judaism.
Muslims (Moslem) follow the Islamic religion called Islam.
If you are a religious person, you have faith.
to pray - rezar
Hindus pray in a temple
Jews pray in a temple (US) / Synagogue (UK)
Hindus follow hinduism
Buddhists follow Buddhism
Agnostic - Does not know if there is a God or not.
Atheist - Does not believe in God.
Christians pray in a church
Muslims pray in a mosque
Buddhists pray in a temple
Sikhs wear a turban on their heads
A catholic priest (priest - cura, sacerdote
vicar (in the Anglican church) - pastor, vicario
monk - monje - monks live in a monastery
nun - monja - nuns live in a convent
to take a vow of silence - voto de silencio
holy - santo
the symbol of Christianity is the cross


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On next week's episode:

The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

Direct download: AIRC122_FinalCut.mp3
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My friend Innes is a keen fisherman, and when he came to visit me last summer I asked him about fishing and if he goes fishing in the rain.

 

There are comprehension questions and translated vocabulary from this interview at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/Innes 

Direct download: MansionInterviews_Innes.mp3
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In this episode we're going to help you improve your collocations with the verbs keep, save and go.

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Listener Feedback: Adriana Salazar

KEEP (guardar, conservar)

“Don't drink all the water. We need to keep some for tomorrow.”
Quedarse con - “I’ve decided to keep this microphone and not return it to the shop.”
Guardar, almacenar - “Where do you keep the sugar?’
Criar - “My aunt Mary has kept bees for over forty years.”
Seguir (continue) - ‘He kept working until six o'clock.’ / ‘Keep walking until you get to the beach.’

keep a promise (make and break)
keep a secret - Are you good or bad at keeping secrets?
keep an appointment (make and cancel)
keep calm (and carry on) - mantener la calma / tranquilizarse
keep in touch (with) - seguir en contacto / get in touch
Keep in mind - no olvidar, tener en cuenta
keep quiet
keep the change
keep it real! - ¡sé sincero!
keep your chin up
keep taking the tablets!
keep your nose out of someone’s business
keep your hair on! = Don’t get angry!
keep well out of it/something

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SAVE
save money
save someone a seat - Would you mind saving me a seat? / Would you like me to save you a seat?
save someone's life
save space - that’s very important in my flat
save time
save someone the trouble
save something to the hard disk/a USB

GO
go somewhere physically - go to the supermarket (remember the preposition TO - Have you been to Paris?), go abroad / overseas
go jogging, skiing, sailing, snowboarding, trekking, fishing etc
go bald - quedarse calvo
go grey - encanecerse
go out of business / go bankrupt - ir a la quiebra, bancarrota
go blind - ciego/a / deaf - sordo/a
go crazy / mad - He’s gone completely mad!
go wild - enloquecer
go dark - oscurecer
go missing - My phone’s gone missing
go online - I’ll just go online and check my emails
go to war - Would you go to war to defend your country?

...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode?
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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 


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Lara Arlem
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Mamen
Juan Leyva Galera
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Jorge Jiménez
Raul Lopéz
Rafael
Daniel Contreras Aladro
Manuel Tarazona
Carlos Garrido
Manuel García Betegón


On next week's episode: Too, Enough and Religion Vocabulary

The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

 

Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct download: AIRC121_FinalCut.mp3
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In this episode we're going to help you with some common collocations with the verbs BREAK, CATCH & PAY

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Revise collocations with Make and Do in Episode 2: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-2/ 

Listener Feedback: Hi excelente podcast, this is my first time writing, I know this podcast will help me to improve my English. Could you please help me with collocations.
Thanks
Adriana Salazar

BREAK - smash, fracture a bone, shatter, stop functioning, descansar, hacer pausa
To physically break something: break a glass / break a limb (arm or leg)
break someone's heart
break a habit - to break a bad habit, replace it with a good one
break a promise (make, keep a promise)
break a record - Have we broken the record for the most podcasts recorded in 3 days?
break the ice - What are your favourite ‘ice-breakers’?
break the law - Have you ever broken the law?
break the news to someone
break the rules ‘Rules are made to be broken’
break wind = to expel air via the anus (to fart)

CATCH
coger, pillar (por sorpresa-he was caught stealing a car), atrapar, agarrar, pescar (to catch a fish),
catch a ball - coger
catch a bus/train - coger/tomar (in Argentina)
catch a/the cold/flu/your death
catch a thief
catch fire
catch sight of
catch your breath - recuperar el aliento
catch someone's eye/attention - a waiter in a restaurant
catch someone red-handed/at it
Where's the catch? - ¿Cuál es la trampa?
There must be a catch here somewhere - Aquí debe de haber trampa
(I'll) catch you later! (informal) ¡nos vemos!
You can catch me at my office.

PAY
Pay with money: pay a fine / pay the bill / pay cash/by credit card
You can also pay a/the price (as a consequence of something)
pay attention - presta atención
pay someone a compliment - hacer cumplidos a algn (to return the compliment)
pay someone a visit
pay your respects (when someone dies / passes away)
pay for your mistakes

...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode?
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Rafael
Daniel Contreras Aladro
Manuel Tarazona
Carlos Garrido
Manuel García Betegón


On next week's episode: Common Collocations with KEEP, SAVE and GO

The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct download: AIRC120_FinalCut.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:49am CET

Getting Dressed and Undressed - AIRC119

In this episode we're going to help you get undressed (and dressed)! They’ll be a live unzipping by Reza and a live unbuttoning by Craig. If you don’t know what that means, you need to listen to this podcast?

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Feedback: Elisa from Finland
Hi,
After the last episode I had my palm read ;) And guess what, my future seems to be brilliant. The lady told me that she can see two men and probably one dog ...
Both men were bald but the dog was hairy... One of the men had a tattoo on the top of his head... something like Mickey Mouse..
But the main thing was that they had a big announcement in their hands: We are podcasting forever!
Elisa

We spoke about clothes on Episode 7 http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-7/ 

More vocabulary on mansioningles.com http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario10.htm  

To get up, get dressed, get undressed How long does it take you to get dressed? Do you get dressed as soon as you get up?
To put on your clothes/ to take off your clothes
To do up/undo... buttons, a zip, your coat, shirt etc.
To button/unbutton a coat, shirt, (or anything with buttons)
To zip up/unzip
To tie/untie (a knot)
To buckle/unbuckle (a belt, shoes with a buckle - hebilla)
To do up = to tie your shoelaces
Underwear: pants (shorts US - calzoncillos), knickers (panties US), tights (panty hose US), vest (camiseta sin mangas in the UK, chaleco in the US), socks, bra
Stockings (medias) and suspenders (garters US)
High heel(ed) shoes = high heels - tacones
To get dressed up - arreglado/a
To wear clothes -
What are you wearing? (now)
What did you wear yesterday? (past)
What do you wear for work (usually - as a habit)

Collar - cuello, cuff - puño, fly - bragueta ‘Your fly is down. Zip it up.’, ‘You’re flying low’, seam - costura, strap - correa, v-neck, inside pocket, sleeveless

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Discussion
Which sock/shoe do you put on first, left or right?
What’s your favourite material? Wool, silk, cotton, linen, leather, synthetic (nylon, polyester)
What’s the last item of clothing you bought? Do you wait for the sales?
What’s your favourite item of clothing?
Do you judge people by their clothes?
Zips or buttons, which do you prefer?
Belts or braces (suspenders US) - tirantes?
How many pairs of shoes have you got?
Boxers or Y-fronts?
What’s the best length for a gentleman’s sock?
Do you think that the clothes we wear reflect what is inside us ?

...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. 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
Zara Heath Picazo
Mamen
Juan Leyva Galera
sara Jarabo
Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast
Jorge Jiménez
Raul Lopéz
Rafael
Daniel Contreras Aladro
Manuel Tarazona
Carlos Garrido

On next week's episode: Common Collocations with BREAK, CATCH and PAY

The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

 

Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

 

 

 

Direct download: AIRC119_FinalCut.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:14pm CET