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Are you ready to have a lot of fun learning real-life English with "Learn English with TV Series?" On this channel, we will practice and improve our listening comprehension, using your favorite TV shows, movies, and talk shows, to learn to understand native English without getting lost, without missing the jokes, and without subtitles.

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¿Esto es inglés?: wanna, gonna, lemme, kinda

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¿Qué significan estas palabras? ¿Esto es inglés? Sí, y así hablan los nativos en la vida real. ‘Wanna’, ‘gonna’, ‘gotta’, ‘lemme’, ‘kinda’, ‘innit’…

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Talk like a native speaker – “gonna”, “haveta”, “wanna”

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Native English speakers talk very fast -- so fast that they change words! Improve your listening comprehension and learn the correct pronunciation of gonna, haveta, and wanna. Youll also learn when to use these slang pronunciations.

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Listen to Luke talking about London life and the best and worst things about living there.

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/ɪ/ vs /i:/ |  Learn English Pronunciation | Minimal Pairs Practice

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Diferencia entre LEND y BORROW en inglés

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La diferencia entre lend y borrow es “prestar”. Dependiendo del uso que le des, cambia cómo se emplea. ¡Veamos unos ejemplos de cómo usarlo!

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Tips

1. Start informal emails with Hi + name instead of Dear + name.

2. An informal email can be like a conversation, so you can start with How are you?

3. If you're replying, you can start with Lovely to hear from you.

4. Say why you recommend those things.

5. You can add something at the end using P.S.

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Learn how to write an email to give holiday advice.

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Cuándo usar TOO, TOO MUCH y TOO MANY en inglés con explicación en español

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English for Emails: Formal and informal language

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In this episode, Stephen and Ashlie have a friend called Jazz visiting from abroad. They take Jazz on a trip around London to see the sights and famous places.

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ed = /t/: walked, stopped, attacked, shopped, ed = /d/: agreed, cleaned, opened, learned, ed = /id/: painted, accepted, applauded, offended.

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Cómo pronunciar 'ed' en inglés - Los 3 Sonidos del Pasado

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Talking about movies – B2 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Expand your B2 English vocabulary with our lesson on Movies! Enjoy pictures, definitions, examples, exercises with feedback, and a fun game.

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1) Have you ever seen a crime? If so, what happened? 2) If you were the mayor, how would you fight crime? 3) Which crimes are common in Bogota? Do you think the crime rate is increasing? 4) Do you think prison sentences are too strict or too lenient in Colombia? 5) Should taking drugs be a crime? 6) If everybody had a gun, there would be less crime. Do you agree with this? 7) What would you do if you witnessed a pregnant woman shoplifting? 8) Do you think security cameras in our cities is a good thing?

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Spin the wheel to see which item comes up next.. 1) Have you ever seen a crime? If so, what happened? 2) If you were the mayor, how would you fight crime?

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Find the match - Tap the matching answer to eliminate it. Repeat until all answers are gone.

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Question tags - aren't you? don't you?

Exercise 1

Choose the correct form to complete the question tags below.

Question tags - Function

Question tags are used at the end of statements to turn the statements into questions. We normally use question tags to check something you think you know or you think is true.

Question tags - Form

Use the same auxiliary verb as in the main sentence. If there is no auxiliary verb, use do for present and did for past. And always use a comma before the question tag and a subject pronoun at the end ( I, you, he, she, it, we, you they)

If the main sentence is negative, use a positive auxiliary. If the main sentence is positive, use a negative auxiliary.

Aren't I?

Note when we have an affirmative sentence with I am, the question tag is aren't I?

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Question tags - aren't you? don't you? - Test-English

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Question tags - does he, isn't it, did she, weren't you? Positive and negative question tags. English intermediate grammar exercises.

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¿Sabes cómo pronunciar las contracciones en inglés?

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¿Quieres hablar inglés como un nativo y dejar de sonar como un robot? En esta clase vamos a aprender a usar y pronunciar las contracciones en inglés.

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Discuss with your partner these controversial statements:

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Diferencia entre IF y UNLESS en inglés con condicionales || Explicación en español y ejercicio

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Speaking cards - Deal out cards at random from a shuffled deck.

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Match up - Drag and drop each keyword next to its definition.

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Complete the sentence - A cloze activity where you drag and drop words into blank spaces within a text.

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Reclaiming Our Canals, One Clean-up at a Time (1)

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find yourself short of - cash, raise - money , share - risk, set up - a business, present - an idea, back - a project, become - an investor, get - funding, take out - a bank loan, increase - in value, give - a guarantee, make - a profit,

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find yourself short of - cash, raise - money , share - risk, set up - a business, present - an idea, back - a project, become - an investor, get - funding.

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Rueda aleatoria - Gira la rueda para ver que elemento aparece a continuación.

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Login to access and create your next design.

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Green Beige Yellow Cute Aesthetic Blob Project Presentation

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In some speaking exams you may have to tell a story that you make up or a true story about something that happened to you. This is sometimes called a personal anecdote.

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Clases de inglés en español. Gramática fácil.

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Past Perfect vs Past Simple, Pasado perfecto vs Pasado simple

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Clases de inglés en español. Gramática fácil.

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Past simple vs Past continuous, Pasado simple vs Pasado continuo

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The Bogotá Post | Your English language voice in Colombia

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The City Paper Bogotá - Colombia’s English-language newspaper

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Colombia news, culture, business, travel, dining, Bogotá info and more from the country’s longest-running English-language newspaper.

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Clases de inglés en español. Gramática fácil.

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Present perfect vs past simple, presente perfecto vs pasado simple

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Tips

1. Start with a short profile to show who you are and what you offer.

2. List your employment history, starting with the present.

3. Explain any gaps, for example time spent travelling or having children.

4. Use bullet points for your main responsibilities and experience in each role. Choose the aspects of your previous jobs that are most relevant to the new job you are applying for.

5. Then give your educational background. List the relevant qualifications that you have, starting with the most recent. Include the title of your qualification, where you studied and the date you successfully completed it.

6. Consider putting Education above Employment if you don't have a lot of work experience yet.

7. List other experience or interests you may have if they are relevant to the job.

8. If you have someone who could support your application, add their contact details or say References available on request at the end.

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Learn how to write a curriculum vitae, often called a CV in the UK or résumé in American English. ﻿

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Job interviews can be a nerve-racking experience, especially when you don't feel prepared for them. And with the variety of interview questions that can be asked these days, it's hard to know what type of questions you should prepare for.

Here are three types of interview questions that you should practise answering before that important job interview.

1. Common interview questions

Tell us about yourself. What are your strengths and weaknesses? Why do you want to leave your current job?

These questions are for the interviewer to get to know you and to see if you're the best person for the job. Don't simply list things like your hobbies, your strengths or your work experience. Instead, give examples and use them to show your personality and the characteristics you have that make you perfect for the job. Your interviewer may want to ask questions about certain areas of your CV, so use this opportunity to link your experience to the job you're applying for.

Avoid: Giving a detailed life history or telling long stories that are irrelevant to the job or to the company.

2. Competency questions

Tell me about a time you had to work as a team. Tell me about a time you had to use your creativity to solve a problem. Tell me about a time when you experienced conflict with a colleague and how you handled that situation.

Here, the candidate is asked questions about situations they have faced in the past that can demonstrate a particular skill they have. These could include skills like critical thinking, influencing, problem solving or flexibility. Interviewers often want to hear about challenges you've had, not just about times when everything went smoothly, so be ready with examples such as how you resolved conflict in your team or dealt with someone who was not working well. This will demonstrate that you can handle difficult situations.

When preparing for the job interview, read the job description carefully for the required skills and abilities and try to recall situations where you had to use these skills. Then use the STAR technique when talking about these examples:

Situation - Give details about the context of your example and what you were trying to do.

Task - Describe your responsibilities and the challenges you faced.

Action - Describe what steps you took to deal with the situation.

Result - Talk about the end result and how you contributed to this outcome.

Avoid: Going in unprepared and having to think up examples, or saying you've never faced any challenges at work.

3. Hypothetical questions

What would you do if you had a different opinion from your boss about how to do something? How would you deal with a large volume of work with several staff members off work? What would you do if you had to introduce a new policy that you knew was going to be unpopular in your team?

Hypothetical interview questions are similar to competency questions except that instead of asking you to talk about an experience you've had in the past, they present you with an imaginary situation that you might face in your new job.

This might seem difficult to prepare for, but remember that your answers are meant to demonstrate the skills needed for the job. When preparing for the interview, consider the qualities that the interviewer might be looking for, qualities like conflict management, time management or people skills. Then think about how you can demonstrate those qualities in a range of situations. Start with situations that you've experienced and move on to other possible situations that you might encounter in the role you're applying for.

Avoid: Going off-topic, changing the subject and not answering the original question.

Whatever type of questions they ask, interviewers want to find the right person and are keen to give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you can do. With some preparation, you can show them that you're the perfect fit for the job.

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Preparation is the key to a successful job interview. Here's how to be ready for some common question types.

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Tips

1. Try to find out the name of the person hiring and address your cover letter to them.

2. Start with a clear statement about who you are and the role you are applying for.

3. Then give information about your current work (or studies if you are still a student).

4. Mention how and why this experience is suited to the new company and role, including any transferable skills (= things you have learned that you will take with you to future jobs).

5. End with a closing statement that suggests further contact.
I look forward to hearing from you.

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Learn how to write a covering email to accompany a job application.

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Describir la personalidad en inglés | Vocabulario y ejemplos

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Describir personalidad en ingles es uno de los recursos más útiles a la hora de enfrentarse a una entrevista de trabajo. ¡Apréndelo aquí!

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Diferencia entre SINCE y FOR con ejemplos y ejercicios

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¿La diferencia entre since y for en inglés está driving you crazy? Dile bye-bye a tus dudas y domina estas preposiciones en inglés forever.

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Main course: chicken curry and rice, four cheese pizza, seafood salad and bread, cheese burger and chips, Potato and Chicken Soup, Chicken/Beef/Fish Soup, Slow-Cooked Barbecue Meat, Seafood Soup, Deep-Fried Maize Pockets, Fish and Pork Stew (Rondon, Stuffed Roast Pig, Dessert: banana cake, three milk cake, apple tart, Wafer Cookie Sandwich with Filling, Colombian Pavlova, Figs with Arequipe, Coconut Sugar cookies, milk pudding, a slice of chocolate cake, Guava Jam, Drinks: a glass of wine, a cup of coffee, a bottle of water, a glass of water, a carton of milk, a can of coke, lulo juice, Hot Chocolate with Cheese and Bread, freshly- squeezed orange juice, coke with ice,

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Main course: chicken curry and rice, four cheese pizza, seafood salad and bread, cheese burger and chips, Potato and Chicken Soup, Chicken/Beef/Fish Soup, Slow-Cooked Barbecue Meat, Seafood Soup, Deep-Fried Maize Pockets, Fish and Pork Stew (Rondon, Stuffed Roast Pig, Dessert: banana cake, three milk cake, apple tart, Wafer Cookie Sandwich

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Countable: sweets, biscuits, cakes, crisps, chips, vegetables, strawberries, apples, grapes, eggs, waffles, pancakes, blueberries, prawns, lobsters, sandwiches, potatoes, bananas, ice lollies, nuts, Uncountable: chocolate, fruit, meat, salt, sugar, butter, bread, cereal, seafood, cheese, noodles, pasta, flour, fish, soup, pork, beef, lamb, passion fruit, corn,

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Countable: sweets, biscuits, cakes, crisps, chips, vegetables, strawberries, apples, grapes, eggs, waffles, pancakes, blueberries, prawns, lobsters, Uncountable:

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What do you think of as typical British food? Roast beef? Fish and chips? Tea and cakes? Or maybe there's more to British food than that? Check out this video to find out about what people in the UK are eating these days.

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Learn how to make delicious miso mushroom coconut noodles with this simple recipe.

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Clases de inglés en español. Gramática fácil.

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How much, how many, a few, a little,  a lot , lots of, many

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Sustantivos contables y no contables en inglés. Countable and uncountable nouns.

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Learn how to make a lemon pavlova - a dessert made of meringue with cream and almonds on top - and amaze your friends and family. Delicious!

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It's Ashlie's birthday and Stephen has promised to cook a Chinese meal for Ashlie and some friends. The brother and sister visit a restaurant in Chinatown looking for some special tips for cooking Chinese food.

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What do people eat in the UK? Do these exercises and learn words for some common foods in Britain.

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Do you have a good diet? (How much / many do you eat / drink / do?)

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Open the box - Tap each box in turn to open them up and reveal the item inside.

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Vocabulario de comida en inglés | Expresiones y ejemplos

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Dale un toque nativo a tu inglés con esta clase de vocabulario y expresiones relacionadas con la comida en inglés. Let’s dig in!

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Vocabulario para ir al médico en inglés | Frases y expresiones

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Esta clase de inglés te puede salvar la vida, my dear student. Aprende todo el vocabulario, frases y expresiones para ir al médico en inglés.

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In this video, Paul and Bob try to help Noelia with a problem. Listen to the language they use for giving advice and practise saying the useful phrases.

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It's autumn in England, and for Ashlie and Stephen that means Hallowe'en! They're holding a fancy dress party for their friends, so first they have to choose their costumes. But will Stephen's magic tricks really be treats?

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La diferencia entre WILL & GOING TO en inglés

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Understanding HOW TO USE ADVERBS will make you a better speaker and writer in English. Adverbs make simple and boring sentences interesting and nuanced. This lesson will teach you what adverbs are, when they are used, and how to use them to communicate more intelligently.

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Many beginners get confused between adjectives and adverbs. After you watch this lesson, the difference will be clear.

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Michael Jackson - Thriller (Letra Español - Ingles)

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This Is Halloween - Marilyn Manson (lyrics//sub español)

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Somebody's watching me | Rockwell ft. Michael Jackson [Sub. Español/Inglés] HQ

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HALLOWEEN ENGLISH LESSON with Modern Family

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Look at these examples to see how will, going to and the present continuous are used.

Oh great! That meeting after work's been cancelled. I'll go to that yoga class instead.
I'm going to try to visit my relatives in Australia this year.
The restaurant is reserved for 8. We're having a drink at Beale's first.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar explanation

We use different verb forms to talk about our plans for the future, depending on what kind of plan it is: a spontaneous plan, a pre-decided plan or an arrangement.

We use will to talk about spontaneous plans decided at the moment of speaking.

Oops, I forgot to phone Mum! I'll do it after dinner.
I can't decide what to wear tonight. I know! I'll wear my green shirt.
There's no milk. I'll buy some when I go to the shops.

We use going to to talk about plans decided before the moment of speaking.

I'm going to phone Mum after dinner. I told her I'd call at 8 o'clock.
I'm going to wear my black dress tonight.
I'm going to go to the supermarket after work. What do we need?

Present continuous

We usually use the present continuous when the plan is an arrangement - already confirmed with at least one other person and we know the time and place.

I'm meeting Jane at 8 o'clock on Saturday.
We're having a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?

We often use the present continuous to ask about people's future plans.

Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

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DIFERENCIA DE USO ENTRE PRESENT CONTINUOUS Y GOING TO - INGLÉS PARA NIÑOS CON MR.PEA

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1) Are you scared of anything? 2) Will you celebrate Halloween this year? If so, what will you do? 3) Have you ever seen anything spooky? Do you believe in the paranormal? 4) Do you like horror movies? What the scariest film you've ever seen? 5) Do you know any scary stories?

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1) Are you scared of anything? 2) Will you celebrate Halloween this year? If so, what will you do?

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When we think of Halloween, we often think of pumpkins, scary costumes and trick-or-treating. But do you know where these traditions come from? Watch the video to find out!

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'The ghost train is for kids!' said Claire. 'You guys go on it if you want, but I'm not paying for a kids' ride.'

'People look pretty scared when they come out,' said Peter, trying to pull her towards the ticket office in front of The World's Scariest Ghost Train. 'Come on, it'll be fun!'

'They're pretending to be scared,' said Claire. 'They know it's not real, so what's there to be scared of?'

'OK, your loss,' Peter called over his shoulder as he went off to buy a ticket for himself and the rest of their friends.

Maybe it was time to go home anyway, Claire thought, though there was one thing left to do at the fair - buy candyfloss. Claire had never, ever managed to finish a whole one. They were just too big and too sweet, yet, at the same time, there was nothing there. It must be possible though, she thought, as the lady at the candyfloss stall handed her a huge, pink sugar cloud. She set herself a challenge. Tonight she was going to eat all of it. For that, she would have to give herself time, and that meant walking home from the fair by the train tracks instead of through the town.

It wasn't very dark yet, and she could see the dust kick up under her sandals as she stepped off the dirt and onto the track. Each wooden sleeper was just the right distance apart so she could step from one to another comfortably. Of course, Claire knew better than to walk on train tracks anywhere else - it was stupid and dangerous. Only last year some boys in the city had died playing on the tracks. But there was nothing dangerous here, as long as she was careful not to fall and break her ankle.

No one in Fellside had any memory of a train ever using the railway tracks that cut across the north-west corner of town. There wasn't even a train station. The tracks suddenly finished at the football stadium as if the engineers had simply run out of wood. The iron rails continued a few metres further, and then ... nothing. Claire always thought of them like those cartoons where the cat chases the mouse and the mouse puts down tracks in front of his speeding carriage until he runs out.

The train tracks were a mystery, but one that was so old nobody wondered about it any more. They were just there, they'd always been there, and that was that. The tracks seemed to buzz as she walked. She could feel the vibration through her sandals and into her feet. And then she could hear it too. She stopped and it got stronger and louder. And then she heard a much louder sound, the screech of metal on metal. She looked behind her. A round light, small but getting bigger, was rushing towards her. It couldn't be ...

A train.

The wheels screeched louder against the rails as the driver braked. There was no way the train could stop before it reached her. Luckily, Claire lost her balance and fell to the right, off the track. She knew she was screaming even though she couldn't hear anything above the old steam train as it slowed. Its carriages passed her, empty.

Where is it going? she wondered. The tracks end in a couple of miles.

A man stuck his head out of the window of the engine and shouted, furious. 'Don't you know it's dangerous on the tracks?'

'But ... but ... there aren't any trains!' Claire said, feeling stupid as the words came out of her mouth. There was clearly a train now, whatever had been true before. The train shouldn't be, couldn't be, there. It's not real, she told herself.

'This isn't real,' she repeated out loud. But the heat coming from the engine certainly felt real enough.

'You can't keep walking on the tracks, so you're going to have to take the train the rest of the way.'

'No!' Claire protested.

'Not scared, are you?' he said. 'If it isn't real, what's there to be scared of?' It was what she had said to Peter.

She found herself climbing the metal stairs up to the train's engine, candyfloss in hand.

'Sit.' He pointed at a pile of wood as the train slowly started moving again.

'Where are we going?' Claire asked.

'End of the line,' he said.

'Oh, OK!' Claire was relieved. That wasn't far at all. The tracks ended not far from here. He said nothing.

She didn't want the candyfloss. It would take forever to eat it all, she decided. Impossible. After a few minutes, she guessed they must be reaching the end of the line, but they weren't slowing down.

'Er ... excuse me?' Claire shouted, because it was as noisy inside the train as outside. 'How long until we get there?'

'As long as it takes to finish your candyfloss,' the driver of the real ghost train said. The pink cloud in Claire's hand looked as big as when she took her first bite.

'How long is that? she asked, but she already knew the answer.

He turned to face her. Except now there was no face. There was nothing there under his cap at all. 'Forever.'
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'The ghost train is for kids!' said Claire. 'You guys go on it if you want, but I'm not paying for a kids' ride.' 'People look pretty scared when they come out,' said Peter, trying to pull her towards the ticket office in front of The World's Scariest Ghost Train.

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Toca clase de gramática inglesa, YAY! Vamos a repasar las 'relative clauses', un tema muy solicitado por nuestros super-motivated students.

Hoy te irás a la cama sabiendo usar los pronombres relativos ' who', ' which' y ' that' .
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Además, distinguirás a la perfección entre una ' defining relative clause' y una ' non- defining relative clause'.
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Ahora te suena un poco a chino, pero ya verás que tiene menos misterio que pelar un plátano. 🍌 Are you ready? Let the class begin!

Defining Relative Clause

Usamos 'defining relative clauses' cuando queremos dar más información sobre la persona o cosa de la que hablamos. Sin esa información, la oración no tendrá sentido. No es lo mismo decir ... "Send me the photo" que "Send me the photo which I took of you yesterday."
Más ejemplos...
That's the woman who stole my coat.
That's the man that I spoke to last week.
Where is the apple that I told you to not to eat?
This is the cat which I adopted.
The hospital where I was born is being knocked down.

Contiene información esencial sobre el sustantivo.

Si eliminamos la oración subordinada la frase no tiene sentido.

Podemos sustituir los pronombre relativos 'which' y 'who' por 'that'.

Se puede omitir el pronombre si se refiere a un objeto.

Non-defining Relative Clause

Usamos las 'non-defining relative clauses' cuando queremos unir dos oraciones en una. Por ejemplo...

The Queen will be 93 in April. She loves skydiving.
The Queen, loves skydiving, will be 93 in April.
Mas ejemplos...

Contiene información adicional sobre el sustantivo.

Usamos comas para separar la oración.

Si eliminamos la oración subordinada la frase sigue teniendo sentido.

No se puede usar 'that'

No se puede omitir el pronombre.

Remember...

Otros pronombres relativos que debes conocer:

whose

The bakery whose owner died has now reopened.

The man whose name is David is my brother-in-law.

The author, whose book will be released tomorrow, is famous for running marathons.

Se refiere solo a personas y lo utilizamos para mostrar posesión.
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👉 de quien, cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas, de que, del cual, de la cual, de los cuales, de las cuales,

whom

Se refiere también solo a personas. La diferencia con ' who', el cual actúa como sujeto, es que ' whom ' se refiere a quién recibe la acción del verbo.

Who is in charge of refunds? (quién)

Whom should I contact about the refund? (a quién)

Who is invited to the party? (quién)

Whom will you invite to the party? (a quién)

👉 a quien, al cual, a la cual, a los cuales, a las cuales.

Es muy formal y un poco anticuado, por lo que casi no se usa hoy en día, a no ser que vaya después de una preposición o después de un cuantificador.

The lady to whom you spoke, is 100 years old.

The students, most of whom were Spanish, passed the test.

Puedes ver más ejemplos en la página de Cambridge Dictionary.
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¡Esperamos que te haya ayudado esta mini clase de relative clauses!

Si te ha sabido a poco, no te pierdas nuestro test de gramática inglesa avanzada. Solo apto para brave students.

Si tienes alguna duda, sugerencia o nos quieres enviar una tarta, champán, flores, un cheque sin fondos ... estaremos encantados de hablar contigo en los comentarios.

We let you off now! 🙂

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¡Gramática inglesa! YAY! Aprender a usar los pronombres who, which y that y a diferenciar entre 'defining' y 'non defining' relative clauses. Let's go!

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We use relative clauses to describe or give extra information about something we have already mentioned. We often use relative pronouns (e.g. who, where, that, which, whose) to introduce relative clauses.
What are relative clauses and why do we use them?

A clause is a group of words containing a verb. Relative clauses are a way of giving more information about a person, thing, place, event, etc. We often use them to avoid repeating information.
The Uros people make fires. Their fires are used for cooking. = The Uros people make fires, which they use for cooking.
OK, so there the relative pronoun is 'which' and it refers back to 'the fires' and 'which they use for cooking' is the relative clause.

That's right, which is used for things (never for people). There are a lot of other relative pronouns: who (for people), that (for a thing or a person), where (for a place), whose (for possession) and when (for a time).

What are defining relative clauses?

They are clauses that you need in the sentence for it to make sense.
The people who live here have had the same kind of lifestyle for hundreds of years.
If I said 'The people have had the same kind of lifestyle for hundreds of years', you wouldn't know which people I was talking about.

There are no commas before and after the clause.

No, not with defining relative clauses.
The islanders pick the tall reeds that grow at the sides of the lake and use them to make the islands.
OK, so what about non-defining relative clauses?

We use those to give extra information, which isn't absolutely necessary. We use commas to separate them from the rest of the sentence, unless they come at the end of the sentence, when we use a comma and a full stop.
That grey thing, which you can see on the roof there, isn't very traditional.
The video's from yesterday,when she was on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca.
This is Sophie,whose blog you've been reading.
OK, got it, I think. Is there anything else that I need to know?

Ah, you just used a relative clause with that. We can use that instead of who or which in defining clauses, not non-defining clauses.

So this grammar snack, which has been very interesting, has taught me everything that I need to know about relative clauses.

OK, it's taught you nearly everything you need to know.

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Sophie decides to post videos on her world-famous travel blog.