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Preservatives and constipation

Preservatives and Constipation

Common Mistakes that Spanish Speakers make in English

The English English Podcast S01E21

Glossary (in chronological order)

barn – A farm building where animals live or things are stored

Thai – from Thailand

number 2 – an idiomatic way of saying ‘to defecate’

high-minded – serious or virtuous

implied – suggested but not directly expressed

tricky – difficult, there’s trick to doing it hard-

wired – permanently fixed (like circuits connected with wire rather than software)

tearing their hair out – getting frustrated

getting to grips with – becoming accustomed to or comfortable dealing with something

give up – stop doing something

tickles – idiom meaning ‘makes you laugh’ (literally to touch some in a way to make them laugh – e.g. feet or ribs)

Use the words above to complete the sentences from the listening:

1. ………… is a tonal language.

2. In the end I’d said I’d painted a …………

3. One that always sort of ….……. me is when Spanish people talk about the Puff when they mean Pub.

4. You can’t go to the toilet to do a …………..

5. The subject is often ……..…. with the form of the verb in Spanish.

6. Because your brain is so …….…… into doing that.

7. Just ………….. now, there’s no hope.

8. They’ve been really ……..…. with the prepositions.

9. It’s a ……..… one.

10. If two English people are having a discussion it’s usually very intellectual and …………..

11. Up to intermediate you’re ……………….. the grammar structures.

Comprehension questions

What are the English meanings of these false-friends?

constipation embarrassed pilot preservative discuss What are the irregular plurals in English?

What prepositions go in the spaces?

married ……….

vote ………

……. home

……. work

……. school

……. the house

…… / …… the hospital

…… Monday

…… February

…… night

listen …… music

What do Spanish speakers do well in English?

Correct these mistakes:

I’m agree with you.

I’m engineer.

I have 21 years.

We were 20.

How was the weekend?

It was well. Thanks God!

 

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