Three phrases that are often confused in Business English, explained with examples.

The English Toolbox

According to, In Accordance with & Based on

Joy to Our World

The blind leading the blind. Can it get any worse?

Después de una noche en un autobús, finalmente llego a Ciudad de México. La gran ciudad, origen de aztecas y capital de españoles. Acompáñame en este primer día en la segunda ciudad más grande de América.
¿Te vienes?


La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Visitando Ciudad de México (I)

Quienes tenemos relación con los idiomas sabemos que el aprendizaje de estos está constituido por todo un engranaje de procesos y habilidades y se consolida con la práctica verbal que, desde mi experiencia, es el último eslabón, es decir, hay un orden más o menos natural. A continuación, conozcamos los diferentes tipos de grupos que pueden existir y los beneficios que pueden proporcionar cuando aprendemos un idioma, en nuestro caso: español. Centrándonos, al final, en un asunto que me apasiona particularmente: los clubes de lectura.

Español con todo 

Papel de la comunidad en el aprendizaje de español

Speaker one: I’ve had many language lessons over the years. My lessons at school were mundane and a waste of time. They involved rote learning which meant we just repeated everything the teacher said, and we had a lot of grammar lessons! However, when I started university, everything changed. The classes were engaging and practical. I remember a grammar lesson about conditionals in my first term. The teacher introduced the language through a funny picture story and included many engaging activities to help us work out the rules for ourselves and practice the language in a meaningful way. Not only was it enjoyable, but it was also effective as I left the class feeling like I’d really learned something.


Speaker two: Honestly, I think my most enjoyable English classes were at primary school. Our teacher, Miss Hinker was wonderful and very musical. She loved singing and taught us new songs all the time. She gave us musical instruments that we could use too. I’ll never forget the time she taught us a new song called ‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.’ I must have been around eight at the time. It was a song about a lady who ate many animals, finishing with a horse. It was hilarious. First, she showed us all the actions and then we sang the song many times and played the instruments. We laughed a lot, and I still remember the words to this day. I never wanted those lessons to end.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Enjoyable Lesson

В этом подкасте я рассуждаю о дружбе. Где мы встречаем своих друзей? Почему мы дружим?  Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

Дружба

We are continuing with the topic of persuasion, this time in the context of giving advice. We will be looking at some examples of phrasal verbs as well as persuasive expressions to help you give the best advice and recommendations. To assist us with this topic, Miss Finesstocrat will be hosting her very own radio programme as an agony aunt, doing her best to solve her listeners' problems.

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

EP3: THE ART OF PERSUASION PART 2

ながいあいだ、お会（あ）いしていませんでしたね。
I haven't seen you for ages.

今日（きょう）のお昼（ひる）、いっしょに食事（しょくじ）でもどうですか？
How about having lunch with me this afternoon?

いいですね。
That sounds great！

あとで電話（でんわ）してください。そして時間（じかん）と場所ばしょ）をきめましょう。
Give me a call later and decide the time and the place.

いいですよ、あとではなしましょう。
Fine, I'll talk to you later.

さようなら
Goodbye.