CA5 FEEDBACK by ona

WORDS: other/another

onacarreras — 2017-05-10 10:17:57 UTC

DON'T SAY

I want to learn ~~others~~ foreign languages

SAY

I want to learn ANOTHER foreign language

I want to learn OTHER foreign languages

I want to learn OTHERS

WORDS:"ESPERAR"

onacarreras — 2017-05-10 10:20:55 UTC

Don't say:
I hope your call
I hope your answer
SAY:
I'm waiting for your call / answer(Tandem context)

The verb 'esperar' can be translated as four different verbs:
HOPE, EXPECT, WAIT FOR and LOOK FORWARD TO.

If you want to see how to use them, click HERE
If you'd like an extra quiz, click HERE!

THE FUTURE

onacarreras — 2017-05-10 10:24:17 UTC

Remember:
The future simple: Prices will increase
Future perfect: Prices will have increased
Future perf. continuous: Tomorrow I'll be flying to London

PRONUNCIATION

onacarreras — 2017-11-26 15:53:38 UTC

SOCIETY

PRIVATE (cars)

ENVIRONMENT

CLIMATE (change)

RENEWABLE (energy)

TO LIVE (Verb)

(easier if you know what the prominent syllable is)

TO WANT

onacarreras — 2018-05-13 17:33:50 UTC

You always use an infinitive after want/would like/ need
I want to swim
I want YOU to swim (vull que nadis)
~~DON'T SAY: I want that you swim~~
I'd like you to study Maths
I need you to help me
I want you to believe me

WORDS: TO TALK / TO EXPLAIN

onacarreras — 2018-11-19 10:14:44 UTC

I'd like to ~~talk you~~ about this

I'd like to talk (TO you) about this

I'd like to ~~explain~~ you a story

I'd like to TELL you a story

(you explain a Maths problem)

Purpose (finalitat)

onacarreras — 2020-12-08 16:20:25 UTC

DON'T SAY: I want to learn English ~~for to speak~~ with foreign clients

SAY:

I want to learn English TO SPEAK with foreign clients.

Use of the Infinitive

onacarreras — 2022-12-10 17:38:48 UTC

Look at these sentences:

DON'T SAY
~~is important know~~
~~is easy speak,~~
~~is difficult understand~~

IT IS important TO KNOW
IT IS easy TO SPEAK
IT IS difficult TO UNDERSTAND

DON'T SAY

onacarreras — 2022-12-10 18:30:50 UTC

~~I'm agree = I~~ AGREE

~~Start you or me?:~~
Shall I start? Would you like to start? Who starts?

~~You have reason=~~ You are right
~~Do you listen the notice today? :~~ Did you see/hear the news today?

~~I think yes / I think no~~ = I think so / I don't think so

I hope = I hope so (I hope not)

IMPORTANT!

onacarreras — 2023-05-31 09:43:04 UTC

Please note that in the speaking tasks your mark may be affected if....

- The sound/connection is so bad that it's difficult to understand what you're saying

- there's no video

- you are reading from a script and/or there is no real, genuine, natural and spontaneous dialogue/discussion. Please remember that interaction is a key element in the speaking tasks

WORDS: TO BE AWARE OF

onacarreras — 2023-12-17 17:03:55 UTC

People must be aware of the dangers of climate change

We must raise awareness

WORDS: starvation / to starve

onacarreras — 2023-12-17 17:31:30 UTC

Many people starve because they don't have enough food to eat

Starvation is one of the most important problems in some parts of the world

WORDS: 1 child - 2 children

onacarreras — 2023-12-17 17:39:54 UTC

Some words have an irregular plural , like

child - children

man - men

woman - men

foot - feet

tooth - teeth

Words: FOOD, DIET, ETC

onacarreras — 2024-06-03 07:37:08 UTC

Food= fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, etc

meal=any of the regular occasions in a day when you eat (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

lunch = the midday meal

diet= the food consumed by a person or group (a healthy diet, Mediterranean diet). This is the word when you mean 'alimentació.