24/2/11

Economy and Politics Vocabulary ! wide your knowledge about English.

This is a list of essential and basic vocabulary about Economy and Politics. It is really useful when dealing in English with these abstract topics .

( Esta lista es muy útil para los alumnos de Bachillerato y para preparar los textos y redacciones de Selectividad relacionados con economía y política; constituyendo la base para empezar a comprender y producir textos relacionados con esta temática.)

Economy and Politics Vocabulary

18/2/11

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHOLE and ALL

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHOLE and ALL / Diferencias entre WHOLE y ALL

1.- 'Whole' has the sense of 'complete' and 'all' indicates every part of something.
 For example if we mean from the beginning of the day until the end of the day, we would say: the whole day.

 We can also say: all (the) afternoon, which suggests every part of the afternoon. Briefly the difference is that 'whole' refers to the entirety of something whereas 'all' refers in particular to all the parts/bits that make up the afternoon.
In this sentence: Charlie ate the whole cake, there is simply an indication that the complete cake was eaten. Charlie ate all the cake (all of the cake) suggests that possibly it was surprising that he did that because it was a big cake and he managed to consume every single bit of the cake.


2.- When discussing one object, discussing the object in its entirety, use whole.

Example--The whole airplane shook with the turbulence.
When discussing many of the same object, use all.
Example--All the airplanes were delayed because of the storm.

3.- The word “all” is used with countable or uncountable nouns to refer to 100% of many things.
For example:

All of my furniture is from Ikea. (uncountable)
I bought all of my plates from ABC department store. (countable)
The words “whole” and “entire” mean 100% of one thing. It is used with countable nouns.

For example:

I ate the whole pie by myself. I’m so full right now.
I spent the entire day watching TV and drinking beer. It was great

Spanish Explanation:

(Básicamente usamos WHOLE para hablar de un objeto por completo; y usamos ALL para referirnos a todo de muchas cosas.
WHOLE : Me he leído el libro completo. ( todo de un objeto , el libro)
ALL: Me he comprado todo para esquiar ( todos los elementos necesarios para hacer esquí))

17/2/11

SPEAK SMOOTHLY WITHOUT FILLER WORDS / HABLAR INGLÉS DE MANERA CORRECTA SIN MULETILLAS



This useful video helps us to speak clearly and smoothly in English.

14/2/11

EDWARD'S LULLABY is perfect for VALENTINE's DAY.

LISTEN TO THE SONG CAREFULLY IT'S WONDERFUL, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE ?
SO, DON'T CRY AT BEAUTY! ADMIRE IT!



13/2/11

VALENTINE'S DAY SONG : Just the Way You Are ( Bruno Mars)



WORKSHEET TO WORK THE SONG IN THE CLASS and its translation into Spanish.

Bruno Mars JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

9/2/11

TOP 2010 IDIOM and SLANG searches

The most popular searches in 2010 on Cambridge Dictionaries Online (CDO) show that idioms and slang held the key to learning English as a second language.



Some of the top 2010 idiom and slang searches on CDO were:

'Eat your heart out'

CDO definition: If someone says eat your heart out followed by the name of a famous person, they are joking that they are even better than that person.

'Plus ça change'

CDO definition: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Used when a change does not result in an improvement in a situation.

No mean feat

CDO definition: A great achievement.

'Having said that'

CDO definition: Despite what has just been said.

'Law and order'

CDO definition: When the laws of a country are being obeyed, especially when the police or army are used to make certain of this.

'Right you are'

CDO definition: Said to show that you understand and agree.

'Strike a balance'

CDO definition: If you strike a balance between two things, you accept parts of both things in order to satisfy some of the demands of both sides in an argument, rather than all the demands of just one side.

'Catch a few rays'

CDO definition: to stay outside in the sun for a period of time.

1/2/11

The BODY song , " HEAD SHOULDER KNEES and TOES" for KIDS

Although this song is addressed to Kids, you can use it with Primary or even Secondary education and the students will LOL and have a lot of fun! TRY!And if you're a student try to follow the melody...




LYRICS: HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES
Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
Knees and toes.
Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
Knees and toes.
And eyes and ears
And mouth and a nose.
Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
Knees and toes.
Eyes and ears
Mouth and nose
Mouth and nose.
Eyes and ears
Mouth and nose
Mouth and nose.
And hair, hair, hair
I’ve got it, right up there.
Eyes and ears
Mouth and nose
Mouth and nose.