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In this episode: Speaking about Future Plans

Listener Feedback: Antonio: Hello Reza and Craig, I would like to convey you (tell you) that this is, in my humble opinion, one of the best podcasts ever on your site.
I really appreciate your help and having said that, I'm not underestimating the rest of your podcasts at all, they are all awesome too.
I wish you staying with us your listener much longer (I hope to be listening to you more in the future).
Thank you.
Antonio

Episode 80 - Confusing words ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/12/06/confusing-verbs-like-say-tell-remember-remind-win-earn-etc-airc80/ )

Speaking about the Future

We spoke about the future: present continuous / going to / will in episode 21
( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/04/28/craigs-going-to-have-steak-rezall-have-the-fish-airc21/ )

to recap = to summarize (resumir) / a recap = un resumen

PRESENT SIMPLE:

We use the present simple for something scheduled or arranged (bus, train and plane timetables, school and college timetables, shop opening times etc):

The train to Barcelona leaves tomorrow at 9 o'clock.

What time does the bank open tomorrow? - It opens at 9.

When do you study French? My class starts at 2 o'clock.

What time does your plane leave when you go to Belfast? - It leaves at about half past five.

When's your birthday?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

We can use the present continuous for future plans or arrangements:

We're having a podcaster's Meetup tomorrow. Are you going?

I'm going away for Christmas this year.

What are you doing for Christmas? (Not: XWhat will you doX) - Reza is visiting his mother in Ireland.

We can use "(be) going to" to talk about our future plans and intentions:

"We're going to have a podcaster's Meetup tomorrow." / "We're going to go away for Christmas this year." /

"Reza's going to visit his family." / "What are you going to do?"

"Bob is a medical student. He's going to be a doctor." (You CANNOT say X"He's being a doctor."X) - It's a future INTENTION which hasn't been arranged yet).

We also use "(be) going to" When we can see that something is likely to happen:

Look at those clouds in the sky. I think it's going to rain.

Look at that idiot on the bike. He's going to fall off in a minute!

Be careful! You are going to spill your coffee. (to spill = derramar, verter)

PRESENT PERFECT:

You can also use the present perfect tense to speak about your plans:

We've decided to go to Taiwan for Christmas.
We've settled on Taiwan, after all. (to settle on = decidirse por)
We've opted for a holiday in Taiwan. (to opt for = optar por )
We've booked a trip to Taiwan.

WILL:

We use will to talk about the future in specific situations:

When we make predictions:
Do you think it will rain next week?
It will (It'll) be a nice day tomorrow. (It'll be sunny)
Next week it'll be windy.
I’m sure you will enjoy the film.

To make offers and promises:
I promise I'll help you later.
I'll see you tomorrow. (I promise to see you tomorrow)

Use will to express facts and talk about things that are true.
In a few days it'll be 2016.
If you don't drink water, you will die.

We can use will to mean 'want to' or 'be willing to' (willing to = dispuesto a):
I hope you'll come to the Meeting tomorrow night. (Meetup.com - http://www.meetup.com/Valencia-Podcasting-Meetup/events/226862315/ )
Martin said he will help us record a future podcast.

Use will to talk about decisions made at the time of speaking:
I'll have the fish.

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We often use verbs like "would like", "plan", "want", "intend", "mean", "hope", "expect" to talk about the future:

I’d like to go to a conference in Birmingham next year.
Is there anything you hope to do this year? - Reza hopes to lose some weight. Craig plans to lose weight also.
Do you expect anything to change regarding your flat this year?
Is there anything that you intend to buy this year?.

We use modals "may", "might", and "could" when we are not sure about the future:

Reza might change many things in his flat.
He could re-wire the flat.
He might meet his friends at the cinema tomorrow.
Craig may get more organised next year. He might continue the same way as this year.

We can use "should" if we think something is likely to happen:

We should have finished recording these podcasts by lunchtime.
We should be home before midnight tomorrow.

Clauses with time words:
CAREFUL!!!In clauses with words like "when", "after", "before" and "until" we often use a present tense to talk about the future:

I’ll phone you when I get home. (not Xwill getX)
I won't order the product until I know the price.
They are signing the contract after they have spoken with their lawyer.
Remember to clean behind your ears before you visit your grandmother tomorrow.

We can use the future continuous instead of the present continuous or going to for emphasis when we are talking about plans, arrangements and intentions:

We’ll be eating at 2 o'clock.
What do you think you'll be doing this time next year? Craig will be recording another Christmas podcast?

How to ask people about their plans:

What are your plans for next year?

Have you decided what you're doing for Easter or Fallas?

What are you up to next weekend?

Are you going to carry on podcasting with me next year, Reza?

...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to tell us about your future plans and goals. What do you intend to do in 2016?

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On next week's episode: Getting Married and Wedding vocabulary

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In this episode: It's Christmas time!!

Feedback:
From Gustavo (email)
Hi Craig and Reza, it has been an amazing discovering for me your podcasts. I listen to them when I go and come to work by car - almost everyday- and they have the perfect length for my route.
(A question: can I use the pronoun "they" with the noun "podcasts"? Is it correct?).
On the other hand, (Another thing is, also, By the way) the content of the programs is very interesting and useful, your pronunciation is clear and your sense of humour quite funny.
Congratulations on the program and thank you for your educational work.
A big hug for the both of you.

Feedback from Mr. S. Claus (letter down the chimney)
Mr. Claus says: Ho Ho Ho Ho! Thank you for your podcasts.
My reindeers really like listening to Reza and Craig as they pull the sleigh through the snow here in Lapland. Rudolph would like to ask
if you can sing one verse of the song 'Rudoph the red nose reindeer'. It would make his Christmas very happy and full of good cheer.
Keep up the good work in 2016.
Un abrazo. Your red-nosed friend Santa Claus.

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games."

Christmas vocabulary in Episodes 10 and Christmas customs in episode 39
( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/31/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-10/ )
( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/12/25/it-seems-to-be-the-verb-to-get-and-merry-christmas-airc39/ )

Vocabulary Review:

December 24th – Christmas Eve
December 25th – Christmas Day
Boxing Day = el 26 de diciembre, día festivo en Gran Bretaña
January 1st – New Year’s Day
December 31st – New Year’s Eve
January 6th – The day of the (three) Kings, or “Epiphany”
wrapping paper = papel de envolver/papel de regalo
¡Feliz Navidad! – Happy Christmas! / Merry Christmas! - "We wish you a merry Chrismas and a happy New Year."
¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! – "All the best for the coming year."
¡Felices fiestas! – Season’s greetings! Happy holidays!
Salud! – Cheers! (“Slancha” in Ireland)

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More vocabulary:

Father Christmas (Santa Claus)
Christmas card (list) - We spoke about sending Christmas cards in episode 79 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/11/29/what-to-write-in-greeting-cards-airc79/ )
Christmas collocations: Christmas tree, Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, Christmas presents, Christmas carols, Christmas stocking, Christmas lights, Christmas ornaments, Christmas crackers
Christmas candle (Vela de navidad). Candle = vela (la vela de un barco se llama "sail")
tinsel (oropel, espumillón)
mistletoe - muérdago
holly - acebo
manger - pesebre, comedero
sleigh - trineo
shepherd (a keeper of sheep) - pastor, pastora

A Christmas Poem

Christmas comes only once a year,
And before you know it it’s already here.
Family fights and Christmas Eve stress,
Leaves me exhausted and praying for rest.
Thinking what presents to buy is quite hard,
But worse is the damage to my credit card.
I’m not complaining, I like wrapping presents,
But let’s forget turkey and start stuffing pheasants.
Turkey is dry and not very nice,
Why not paella at a much better price?
Tradition is fine, if it give satisfaction,
But the best thing about Christmas is human interaction.

Chistmas Riddles – Adivinanzas de Navidad
• Whats the best thing to put into a Christmas cake ?
- Your teeth

• What comes at the end of Christmas Day?
- The letter "Y"!

• What sort of ball doesn't bounce?
- A snowball!

• How do you know when there is a snowman in your bed?
- You wake up wet!

• How do snowmen greet each other?
- Ice to meet you!

What do you call a deer with one eye?
No idea (no eye deer)

What do you call a dead deer with no eyes?
Still no idea (still no eye deer)

What's your favourite CHristmas song?

I'll put links to some popular Christmas songs with lyrics in the shownotes to this episode on the website at inglespodcast/82

Idina Menzel Ft. & Michael Buble - Baby It's Cold Outside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnH_RGyzbSU

8 Days of Christmas - Destiny's Child http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_YXAe3_Ie8

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w

Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_04WT87e8s

Christmas Day - Dido http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=numk7Aa8o7o

All I want for Christmas is You - Maria Carey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL6f6HqrHZY

Happy Christmas (War is Over) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4u489MkaV4

Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AcD7hho9fs

We Are The World - USA for Africa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2W4-0qUdHY&feature=related

Christmas is All Around - Billy Mack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFqlozV4zU

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsh_Hk_D6z8

Thank God It's Christmas - Queen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMpg8vNRZHg

It's Christmas Time Again - Backstreet Boys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUZyWKeh_Y

Jingle Bells (to be sung when drunk!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2EZrsB5a2I

We Wish You A Merry Christmas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVKRVM1guP0

Nat King Cole- The Christmas Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucYNMkjxSto

...and now it's your turn to practise your English.

Tell us about your Christmas and practise your speaking. What's your favourite Christmas song? Does it hold any special memories for you?
Go to https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast and record your voice (only 90 seconds)

Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com.

We'll put a collection of Christmas pop songs with lyrics in English on our website at inglespodcast.com/82
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On next week's episode: Speaking about the future and future plans

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In this episode: British and American English pronunciation differences

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Listener Feedback: Elisa, Finland:
Hi again,
I hope you are both well!
Really interesting topic and you gave us many fantastic tips and examples. Thanks. (How to start a conversation and make small talk - inglespodcast.com/77)
And I'll attempt to remember not trying (to try) to brake the ice by saying " Hi, nice day for it ;) Sorry, but have I met you before? " It definitely would be skating on thin ice ;)

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Email from Ainhoa
What does TO FIGURE OUT mean?
To ‘figure it out’ means to “solve or discover the cause of a problem.”
In British English, I would say ‘work it out” Example: “Don’t worry about lunch tomorrow when your family comes to visit. We’ll figure it out/work it out. We can get a Chinese takeaway.”

“Why are we paying so much money for the electricity bill? I can’t figure it out!” (to figure out = resolver, solucionar)

Hi Reza and Craig,
congratulations for your great job (on your great work)! you've found the perfect combination of learning English and entertainment; I really love your podcasts.
I have pronunciation doubts about the words "tomatoes" and "potatoes" because I've heard different ways of pronunciation of both words, which is the correct one?.
Finally, I send you (I'm sending you) a proverb in English that I've learned in English class when I was at school, it says: "It takes two to make a quarrel".
Thank you again and please, keep on podcasting,

(It takes two to tango - this cannot happen without more than one person)
- When you want to emphasize that both people involved in a difficult situation must accept the blame.
"My friends are getting a divorce and there's a really bad atmosphere between them. It takes two to tango.

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British and American English pronunciation differences

We spoke about British American English in Episode 16 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/03/05/craig-said-that-he-would-make-the-tea-airc16/ )

Vitamin - VIT-a-min (UK); VITE-a-min (US)
Aluminium - al-loo-MIN-ee-um (UK); al-LOO-min-um (US)
Privacy - PRIV-a-see (UK); PRIAV-a-see (US)
schedule - SHED-ual (UK); SKED-ual (US)
Garage - GARE-idge (UK); ga-RAHJ (US)
Advertisement - ad-VERT-iz-ment (UK); AD-ver-tize-ment (US) Brits often shorten this to ADVERT
(Change in stress sometimes: GARE-idge (UK); ga-RAHJ (US), ad-VERT-iz-ment (UK); AD-ver-tize-ment (US), BA-llet (US); baLLET (US), AD-ult (UK); ad-ULT (US)
Herb - HERB (UK); ERB (US)
Oregano - o-re-GA-no (UK); o-RE-ga-no (US)
Water - WAH-ta (UK); WODDER (US) - 'T' in the middle of the word sounds like a 'D' in American English: better, writing, bottom
The 'R' sound at the end of words is stronger in American English: water, mother, teacher, bar, were, chair etc

Sometimes, the letter 'A' is pronounced differently: class, after, example, laugh, can't

...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to practise your pronunciation. Go to https://www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast and record the list of words in this episode.
It can be in American English or British English pronunciation - or both. We don't mind, as long as you practise your speaking.

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On next week's episode: Reza and Craig's Christmas Special

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In this episode: Confusing verbs (say-tell, speak-talk, listen-hear)

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Listener Feedback:

RAUL (from Valencia)
when do you use "realize", "notice" " find out" I think all of them mean the same. Realize and notice es darse cuenta, find out puede ser averiguar o darse cuenta. It's a mess!

"Realize" means to know and understand something in your mind. It's a cognitive event. "I realized she didn't love me anymore."

"Notice" means to see, hear or feel something. It's more of a physical event. "Reza, I notice you're wearing a new shirt today." / "I notice you've had your hair cut." / I notic you've added more salt than normal to the soup."

Find out = to obtain information. "I need to find out what time the train leaves for Madrid tomorrow." / "I was the last one to find out that my girlfriend was cheating on me."

Joaquin Ruiz Rufo (email)
Hi,
I´m looking for information about the use of these sentences, Could you help me?

Look like, like and Look - What's the difference?

TO LIKE: "I like paella, I like the weather and the people in Valencia."

TO LOOK: "That new T-shirt looks great."

TO LOOK LIKE = to be similar to: "That shirt looks like a shirt I used to have." / "He looks like his brother." (He and his brother have a similar appearance.)

"Reza doesn't like getting up early." (the ACTIVITY of getting up)

"Craig likes to get up early because he can have a slow breakfast, get ready slowly, have a shower." (he likes the RESULT)

TO BE LIKE: "I've never been to Toledo. What's it like?" / "I don't know John's brother. What's he like?" (¿Cómo es?)

"How's John's brother?" (¿Cómo está? - Asking about health)
- He was sick, but he's better now."

Jorge Jimenez - Confusing verbs:
I have a question, What is the difference between to say and to tell (decir)?

You say something and you tell a person

"He said hello." / "He said he wanted to help me." / "He said something in Spanish."

"He told my brother to help him." / "He told the teacher that he had done his homework."

TELL the truth
TELL a lie
TELL a joke
TELL a story

"Tell me to shut up."
"Tell John." - "Say to John."

Prevent/avoid

By avoiding something, you take an action to "go around" the problem. Preventing something means actively interfering to stop something happening.

"I avoided going to the party by saying I was sick."
"I prevented Reza from coming into the room by closing the door."

Listen to/hear

"To hear a noise" / "Hear people speaking."

remember/remind

Remind + direct object: "Remind ME to buy milk."

You remind SOMEONE TO DO something - "Remind me to write the shownotes to this episode."

I've got to leave at 5 p.m. don't forget to remind me. - Tengo que irme a las 5 de la tarde; no te olvides de recordármelo. (make me remember)

Remember

I remember the day you were born. - Me acuerdo del día en que naciste. / Recuerdo el día en que naciste.

Remember is when you think of a memory (a past experience): I remember the first time I met you.
Remind is when a person or thing makes you think about something. Our show notes remind us what we need to talk about.

look/see/Watch

When you look at something you make an effort - "Look at that man over there!"
When you see something you do not make an effort - "I can't see you." / "Did you see John yesterday?"
When you watch something (the TV, a film, a football match) you make an effort to engage in it. - "I'm watching the film" (Watch = to look with attention)

argue/discuss

Argue - discutir (to have a row with someone)
Discuss - hablar (to have a discussion with someone)

fit/suit

Suit - to look good "That shirt really suits you."
Fit - to be the correct size "This shirt doesn't fit me anymore. It's too small."

meet/know (conocer)

"Reza and Craig MET each other in 1998. They have KNOWN each other for many years."

Meet (quedar)
"Shall we meet tomorrow?"
- "Yes, let's meet for a beer."

do/make

Reza and Craig spoke about 'do' and 'make' collocations in Episode 1 and Episode 2

http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-1/

http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-2/

Raise/Rise

Rise does not take an object. It's an intransitive verb - "The sun rises."
Raise does take an object so it's a transitive verb - "Raise your hand." / "Ask your boss to raise your salary." / "Ask your boss for a RAISE." (noun)

'Rise' can also be a noun - "The rise of the Roman empire."

Manage/succeed

Succeed IN + gerund - tener exito "John is a lucky guy. He succeeds in everything in life."
Manage + infinitive - conseguir, lograr (You manage something WITH DIFFICULTY) "Although it was very difficult, I managed to pass my First Certificate exam."

win/earn (ganar)

WIN: a competition, a game, the lottery money at a casino, a prize, an award
EARN: a salary, money at work, earn respect

bring/take

Bring it HERE
Take it THERE

lend/borrow

LEND TO: "The bank lends money to you."
BORROW FROM: "You borrow money from the bank."

"Can I borrow your pen?" - ¿Puedo pedirle prestada tu boli?
"Can you lend me your pen?" - ¿Puedes prestarme tu boli?

allow/let/permit

"Let me help you."
"Allow me to help you."
"This contract does not permit you to charge a lot of money."

wear/carry
"What are you wearing?" / Reza's wearing smart clothes."
"When you came in you were carring a briefcase."

wear/dress - to get dressed/put on

"I get up and put on my clothes. After I put on my clothes I'm wearing them."
"I get dressed in the morning."
"Put on your glasses."

lose/miss

"Reza often misses the bus."
"Craig sometimes misses English pubs."

"Reza's losing his mind."
"Craig lost 10 euros."

advise/warn
Advise - aconsejar - "We advise you to listen to this podcast."
warn - avisar - "Reza warned Craig not to drink that eighth whisky." / "He warned me against drinking it."

dismiss/resign

"I resigned from my company." (I handed in my notice)
"I was dismissed from my company." (I was sacked/I was fired)

...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to send us a voice message and practise some of the confusing verbs in this episode.

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