Mi Teacher de Centro

Mi Teacher de Centro

martes, 1 de septiembre de 2015

224: "Such" and "So:" How to Use?

"Such" and "So:" How to Use?

Students sometimes have trouble understanding the difference between these two words.

How can you use them correctly? Read the following infographic and pay close attention to the rules. And if you are still unclear about them, discuss the rules with your teacher in class.



223: Difference between CAN and COULD

Difference between CAN and COULD

The following infographic explains quite well what the difference between "can" and "could" is. 

Study it carefully so you can see how they are used to formulate requests, to express politeness and possibility, to sound theoretical, to express ability, to ask for permission, etc.



222: What's the Difference? SEE / LOOK / WATCH

What's the Difference? SEE / LOOK / WATCH

At the beginning the verbs "see," "look," and "watch" seem to have similar meanings, but not. They are related but they have different uses in English.

Take a look!


221: A Dog's Tale

A Dog's Tale
"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail."

This is what we call proverbs or sayings. The following podcast, or audio, explains to you what the expression means.

This is a great exercise to test your understanding.


Taken from Audio Boom at https://audioboom.com/boos/3517794-a-dog-s-tale?playlist_direction=reversed

220: Beard Style Guide

Beard Style Guide

For sure all of us know what a beard is, but do you know all the types of beards that there are?

Study the chart below and see -if you are a man or if you know someone with a beard- the kind he has.


219: More about Suffixes

More about Suffixes

To continue developing your understanding of suffixes, here you have a detailed chart with suffixes for adjectives, nouns, and more.


218; Well Blow Me Down!

Well Blow Me Down!



How good are you at understanding jokes in English? There are many good ones in connection to idioms and other colloquial language.

Enjoy this podcast. It is quite good!

Taken from https://audioboom.com/boos/3525851-well-blow-me-down#collapseOne