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jueves, 28 de abril de 2011

Royal Wedding




Vocabulary



"Marriages in Britain are heavily tied to tradition. Usually the man proposes to his girlfriend and buys his new fiancée an engagement ring. It is their choice if they want to have a long or short engagement while they plan their wedding. Although it is expensive, many people have a big church wedding followed by a wedding reception (wedding party). On the big day, the bride wears a white dress and walks with her father up the aisle (area in-bewteen the chairs for people to walk) where the groom is nervously waiting. During the ceremony the couple exchange rings and at the end they kiss. People throw confetti over the newly-weds as they leave the church on the way to the reception. At the reception people eat, drink, dance and make speeches. Soon after the wedding, the husband and wife go somewhere special on honeymoon - usually to a romantic place. This is the start of their new life together!
If you discover that you and your wife hate each other, don’t worry! It is pretty simple (and common) for couples to get a divorce!"


(Source:ecenglish.com/learnenglish)

martes, 1 de marzo de 2011

Common Expressions

Bob's your uncle = ¡Eso está hecho!
Boozer = tasca, taberna
Bouncer = gorila, portero
By no means! = ¡De ninguna manera!
Come off it! = Corta el rollo
Chatterbox = bocazas, charlatán
Drain pipes = pantalón estrecho
Fancy meeting you here! = ¡Hombre, tú por aquí!
Flares = pantalón de campana
Get away! = ¡Venga ya!
Get real! = ¡Qué te crees tú eso!
Give me a buzz! = ¡dame un toque!
Give me a ring = ¡dame un telefonazo!
Give me a tinkle! = ¡Llámame!
Goggle box = caja tonta
Hang about! = ¡Espera!
Haven't seen your for donkey's years! = Hace mil años que no nos vemos
Hello stranger! = ¿Dónde te metes?
Hi! / hiya! / Greetings! = ¡Hola! / ¡Buenas!
Hold on a sec! = ¡Espera un momento!
Howaya? (=How are you?) = ¿Qué tal? ¿Qué hay?
How's things? /How's tricks? = ¿Qué pasa?
I don't give a damn = Me importa un pimiento
I feel great! = me siento de maravilla
I haven't got a clue! = No tengo ni la más remota idea
I'm not bothered! = ¡A mí qué me importa! / me da igual
It's (not) my cup of tea = eso (no) me mola
It's new to me! = Me viene de nuevas
It's not my kind of thing = no es mi tipo, mi estilo, no me va
It's not on! = ¡Ni por asomo!
It's out of the question! = ¡Ni pensarlo!
It's right up my street = Me va, me encanta, me chifla
It's unheard of! = Es increíble
Late show = sesión nocturna
No way = ¡Ni hablar!
Nope
= ¡No!
Not all there, off one's trolley / rocker = estar como una regadera
Not by a long chalk! = ¡En absoluto!
Pictures / flicks / pickies / movies = cine, películas
Preview = preestreno
(Source:menuaingles.blogspot.com)

sábado, 6 de noviembre de 2010

viernes, 5 de noviembre de 2010

miércoles, 10 de febrero de 2010

Vocabulary:Books/Literature
















Lyrics to Open Book :


You are not an open book
I can't do nothing 'bout that
But I'm worried, I'm overdrawn
What am I doing up at the witching hour?
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o

Pick up a book, put down a book
Turn on the TV
It's 2 AM, there's nothing on
I just need something to focus on

Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o

Things are going to slide
Slide out of control
I hope that you come back
I can't eat, can't sleep
When I close my eyes
The thought of you denies
Me, the rest, and the air
That I need

The longer you are far from me
The more I drift away
I didn't see the warning signs
I was falling through the cracks

Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o

Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o
Oh-o-oh-o

You are not
An open book


I am worn and torn
I am overdrawn
[ Open Book Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]



Vocabulary

almanac -almanaque, anuario
audiobook - audiolibro
autobiography -autobiografía
best seller - bestseller
biography -biografía
book of fairy tales - libro de cuentos de hadas
children´s literature - libros infantiles
comic book - tebeo
coookbook - libro de cocina de recetas
diary - agenda
dictionary - diccionario
directory - guía de telefónica
ebook - libro electrónico
encyclopedia - enciclopedia
fable - fábula
fiction - ensayo
guidebook - guía
hardcover - libro de pasta dura
magazine - revista
manual - manual
memoirs - memorias
non-fiction - ensayo
novel - novela
paperback - libro de bolsillo
picture book - libro de ilustraciones
reference book - libro de consulta
romantic novel - novela romántica
science fiction - ciencia ficción
textbook - libro de texto
thriller - novela de suspense
whodunnit - novela policíaca

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