26 Mar 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!