Episodio 003 - La notas del episodio Gramática: past simple - Use 'did' for questions in the past simple. Past simple questions: Did you have a good week? When did they arrive? Where did you take them? Did they spend some time on the beach? Did they get the chance to practice some Spanish? DID + the infinitive of the verb (sin "to") Why DID your parents DECIDE to come to Spain? to make a fool of yourself = hacer el tonto You LIVED in London. ¡OJO! - No se pone el DID con el verbo "to be". Where were you born? - I was born in London. Were you a happy child? - I was a bad child. El pasado del verbo modal CAN (poder) es COULD: When you were young could you run fast? When you lived in Belfast could you speak Spanish? Pronunciación: la /h/ Hello - how are you - Harry Potter - Have a cup of tea! - have a beer! - have a beer! Hello - Hello, I'm Henry - Hello, I'm Henry and I'm happy! I'm a hairdresser hairdresser - I'm a happy hairdresser - I'm from Helsinki I'm a happy hairdresser from Helsinki - Hello, how are you? I'm Henry the happy hairdresser from Helsinki. Phrasal verb TO GET ON - to continue (continuar) - to have a good relationship (llevar(se) bien) I get on with my sister. I get on well with my brother. I get on badly with my boss. - to manage (manejar, llevar) How are you getting on with your class? - (subir al autobus, tren, barco, bici etc. Pero GET IN a car and a taxi) To get in/out of -- To get on/off Colocarse con Craig (Vocabulary Corner): TAKE - take care of (cuidar) look after / proud (adj.) pride (noun) - take pride in (Our mothers TAKE PRIDE IN their houses) - to take the mickey (bularse de algn.) - to take a joke - to be taken to hospital (llevar) take to school / take pity on someone (PITY = pena) / To take pleasure (in something) - Reza took great pleasure to ride in Craig's car. To take advice (from somebody) Reza's Top Tip: Use a Thesaurus for a better grammar range (alcance de gramática) Example: ILL (enfermo/a) - sick, infirm, off coour, queasy, unwell / BIG (grande) - huge, enormous, giant, vast, gigantic, titanic Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/ Thesaurus: http://thesaurus.com/ The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called See You Later - licensed by creative commons under a by-nc license at ccmixter.org. Si quieres mandarnos un comentario sobre este podcast o una pregunta sobre la gramática, la pronunciación or el vocabulario de inglés, Mandenos un email a [email protected].

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