LEARNING ENGLISH WITH SMART TV - APRENDIENDO INGLES CON SMART TV

Hace tiempo que no escribo en el blog, la razón es que en vez de buscar videos en youtube para agudizar mi oído, algunos de los cuales luego compartía en este blog, ahora que he cambiado de televisión puedo ver en el smart TV, noticias en inglés y poner dibujos animados a mis hijos también en inglés. La verdad es que es una buena manera de mantener vivo el idioma, y sobre todo para los más pequeños el poder ver los dibujos de clan desde pequeños en ingles es un favor que espero que me agradezcan cuando sean mayores.

La verdad es que debemos aprovechar las oportunidades que nos ofrece la conexión a Internet de la televisión para aprender, mejorar o mantener nuestro inglés.

November 25 - The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

This day is an opportunity to consider the women and girls for whom violence is a daily reality, and to remember those who have died as a result of gender-based violence. And finally, it is a day on which communities can consider concrete actions to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.

LESSON 26: HERO - MARIAH CAREY

There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You'll find the way
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

Mariah Carey - Hero

LESSON 25: DO YOU SPEAK AMERICAN?

LESSON 24: DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

LESSON 23: Compound adjectives for describing people in English

Soft-spoken
Self-conscious
Well-behaved
Left-handed
Right-handed
Middle-aged
Middle-class
Easygoing
Good-looking



Strong-minded. Decidido.
Hard-working(worker. Muy trabajador.
Thick-skinned.Poco sensible.
Soft-hearted.Compasivo,bondadoso,no muy estricto.
Hot-headed. Impetuoso,irascible

Other compound adjectives for describing people.

Cool-headed. Imperturbable.
warm-blooded. De sangre caliente.
cold-blooded. De sangre fria.
old-fashioned. Anticuado, pasado de moda.
Kind-hearted. De buen corazón, bondadoso.
hard-hearted. De corazón duro, despiadado.
hard-headed. Testarudo, cabezota.
hard-hitting. Implacable, feróz.
hard-boiled,hard-bitten. Endurecido,insensible.
strong-willed. Con mucha fuerza de voluntad.

LESSON 22: Motor vehicles. Differences between American and British

Tara lives in England and she has a car. Tammy lives in the USA, and she has an auto. She also sometimes calls this a car, but for her this is also a car. Tara calls it a 'railway carriage'. Though Tara and Tammy are both drivers, there are many differences between their vehicles. Did you notice the real difference? Tammy's steering wheel is on the left, because unlike the English, Americans drive on the right-hand side of the road. But the main difference is in the language that Tammy and Tara use to describe cars and driving - this can be very confusing.

Let's start from the bottom and move up. This vehicle is on the road surface. For Tammy, the road surface is the pavement (here is Tammy walking on the pavement). In England, the pavement is the place on the side where pedestrians walk. Tammy calls that the sidewalk. So Tammy drives on the pavement in the USA, but Tara would be arrested for driving on the pavement in England. There are a few other things for drivers to watch out for. In the USA this is a freeway. In England it is a motorway. Neither freeways nor motorways have what the English call traffic lights, and the Americans call traffic signals; and the middle light is called 'the yellow light' in America but 'amber' in England.

But let's go back to the motor vehicle. Tammy and Tara agree that the wheels have tyres. But Tara spells the word 'tyres' and Tammy spells it 'tires'. Things don't get better as we move up. Look at this part of the vehicle. What does Tara see? She sees a bumper with number plates. Tammy sees something different. She sees a fender with license plates. For Tara, the short form of 'number plates' is 'plates'. when Tammy wants to be brief, her license plates are called 'tags'.

Tammy and Tara agree that their vehicle has an engine. Tara's engine uses petrol, and she gets it from the local garage or petrol station, but Tammy's engine runs on gas, or gasoline, and she gets it at a filling station. Her car has a gas pedal which makes it go faster. (Which is why Americans say 'hit the gas' when they mean 'speed up.') Tara's car has an accelerator to make it go faster. And where is the engine? For Tara it is under the bonnet. Over in America Tammy thinks a bonnet is a good-looking hat, like the one she's wearing now. Her auto's engine is under the hood.

When Tara wants the car to go backwards, she reverses. Tammy backs up. Perhaps this is because things are also different at the back of the car. Tara's car has a boot. Tammy's car has a trunk. And remember,if Tammy is going to stop the car 'momentarily' it means she will stop IN a moment. But for Tara in England, when she stops momentarily, she stops FOR a moment and then carries on driving.

It's just as well that Tammy and Tara don't drive in each other's countries, because there might be a minor traffic accident. Or as Tammy would say, 'a fender-bender'.