2016/03/18

2016/03/14

As noun:

1. A short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people: The commandos made/staged/carried out a daring raid (on the enemy.

2. The act of entering a place by force in order to steal from it: Millions of dollars were stolen in a bank raid last night.

3. An occasion when the police enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something: The drugs were found during a police raid on the house.

As verb:

1. Attack a place suddenly: The nomads raide the enemy camp and captured over 100 camels.

2. (of the police) To enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something: Police officers from the organized crime division raided businesses in central London.

3. (informal) To take something from a place, usually secretly: I caught Tony raiding the fridge.

Info taken from the Cambridge Online Dictionary:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raid

2016/03/10

BIOGRAPHY: Barack Obama, by Ageda Lopez

2016/02/24

Uncountable Nouns

Information taken from http://ieltsliz.com/

To read and download the whole explanation PDF click HERE

2016/02/18

BIOGRAPHY: Amelia Mary Earth, by Pili Azkarateazkazua

$C:\Users\kepa\Desktop\Nueva carpeta\amelia_earhart_1.jpg$ Amelia was an American aviator who disappeared in the Pacific Ocean, famous for being the first woman to fly around the world.

She was born in Atchison, Kansas, on 24th July 1897.

She received her first flying lesson from Neta Suak, another pioneering pilot. In 1922 she got her first record, flying at 14,000 feet and in 1923 she obtained a pilot's license.

$C:\Users\kepa\Desktop\Nueva carpeta\02_amelia-earhart-y-alfred-noonan1.jpg$ In 1935 she began to plan a trip around the world.

Fred Noomar was chosen as accompanist for his experience on the Pacific Ocean. She went from Miami on June 1937 to Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Africa, the Oriental Indies and Australia.

What happened to Amelia is an unsolved mystery. Although there are three theories of what happened:

The first theory says that In 1939 there was a plane crash on the island of Nikumaro in the Pacific Ocean with two survivors, a man and a woman that fit with the descriptions of Amelia and her co-driver.

$C:\Users\kepa\Desktop\Nueva carpeta\recorte periodico.jpeg$ The second theory says that Amelia crashed near her destination, in Howland island. And the third theory says that they didn’t find Howland island and they went to Marshall islands, at that time occupied by the Japanese. There they were accused of being American spies.

Other theory says that they didn’t find Howland island and returned to the US with false names.

The official US version is that the plane ran out of fuel and crashed in the Pacific Ocean.

Pili Azkarateazkazua

2016/02/17

Adele - Hello

2016/02/11

Prepositions of place

There is / There are

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2016/01/13

List of Top 100 Famous People

A list of famous people, chosen mainly from the Nineteenth, Twentieth or Twenty First Century. This list includes famous actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, writers, artists and humanitarians.
(click HERE to go to the list)

2016/01/04

Dire Straits - So Far Away

2015/12/12

The United Kingdom

Picture taken from Wikipedia

The UK is made up of three different countries: Wales, England and Scotland and one province: Northern Ireland.

The capital city of Wales is Cardiff. The capital city of England is London. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh and the capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

Other large cities in the UK are Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Southampton, Leicester, Coventry, Bradford and Nottingham.

Around 65 million people live in the UK. Most people in the UK speak English. There are five native languages other than English. They are Welsh in Wales, Gaelic and Scots in Scotland and Northern Ireland, Irish in Northern Ireland, and Cornish in Cornwall

The UK is north-west off the coast of mainland Europe. Around the UK are the North Sea, the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.

The UK also rules, usually indirectly, a number of smaller places (mostly islands) round the world, which are known as overseas territories. They are remnants of the British Empire.

The weather of the United Kingdom is changeable and unpredictable. Summers are moderately warm, winters are cool to cold. Rain falls throughout the year.

(Source: Wikipedia https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)

2015/12/06

The Months of the Year

Writing the Date

There are several different ways to write the date in English. They vary from formal to informal, and there are differences between British and American English.

The following table shows some typical formats:

Format	British: day-month-year	American: month-day-year
A	the Fourteenth of March, 2011	March the Fourteenth, 2011
B	14th March 2011	March 14th, 2011
C	14 March 2011	March 14, 2011
D	14/3/2011	3/14/2011
E	14/3/11	3/14/11
F	14/03/11	03/14/11

Note: which format to use is a question of formality, politeness and personal choice. Generally, the longer formats, such as B or C, are more polite (since they show more respect for the reader). Shorter formats, such as D or E, are used in less formal situations, for example a memo, a letter between friends or an impersonal business letter. Format F is rather official and is typically seen on an invoice or an official or technical document. Format A is extremely formal and mainly used on printed items, for example a wedding invitation. The numerical formats may use a full stop (.) or hyphen (-) instead of a slash (/), for example: 14.3.2011 or 03-14-11.

Ordinal numbers

Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000
1	st	first	11	th	eleventh	21	st	twenty-first			31	st	thirty-first
2	nd	second	12	th	twelfth	22	nd	twenty-second			40	th	fortieth
3	rd	third	13	th	thirteenth	23	rd	twenty-third			50	th	fiftieth
4	th	fourth	14	th	fourteenth	24	th	twenty-fourth			60	th	sixtieth
5	th	fifth	15	th	fifteenth	25	th	twenty-fifth			70	th	seventieth
6	th	sixth	16	th	sixteenth	26	th	twenty-sixth			80	th	eightieth
7	th	seventh	17	th	seventeenth	27	th	twenty-seventh			90	th	ninetieth
8	th	eighth	18	th	eighteenth	28	th	twenty-eighth			100	th	one hundredth
9	th	ninth	19	th	nineteenth	29	th	twenty-ninth		1,000		th	one thousandth
10	th	tenth	20	th	twentieth	30	th	thirtieth	1,000,000			th	one millionth

Form

Spelling of Ordinal Numbers

Just add th to the cardinal number:

four - fourth
eleven - eleventh

Exceptions:

one - first
two - second
three - third
five - fifth
eight - eighth
nine - ninth
twelve - twelfth

In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number:

421st = four hundred and twenty-first
5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh

Figures

When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number:

first = 1st
second = 2nd
third = 3rd
fourth = 4th
twenty-sixth = 26th
hundred and first = 101st

Titles

In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:

Charles II - Charles the Second
Edward VI - Edward the Sixth
Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth

2015/12/03

Christmas in Great Britain

In Great Britain, families often celebrate Christmas together, so they can watch each other open their presents!

Most families have a Christmas Tree (or maybe even two!) in their house for Christmas. The decorating of the tree is usually a family occasion, with everyone helping. Christmas Trees were first popularised the UK by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. Prince Albert was German, and thought that it would be good to use one of his ways of celebrating Christmas in to England.

Most villages, towns and cities are decorated with Christmas lights over Christmas. Often a famous person switches them on. The most famous Christmas lights in the UK are in Oxford Street in London. Every year they get bigger and better. Thousands of people go to watch the big 'switch on' around the beginning of November.

Children believe that Father Christmas or Santa Claus leaves presents in stockings or pillow-cases. These are normally hung up by the fire or by the children's beds on Christmas Eve. Children sometimes leave out pies and brandy for Father Christmas to eat and drink when he visits them. Now, some people say that a non-alcoholic drink should be left for Santa as he has to drive!

2015/12/02

Today, another list, but this time one of REGULAR verbs and their Past Simple form (and their Spanish translation)

Please, click HERE to go to the list of REGULAR verbs

2015/12/01

A short list of IRREGULAR verbs and their Past Simple form (and their Spanish translation)

Please, click HERE to go to the list of irregular verbs

The Simple Present & The Simple Past at a glance

The Simple Present

The Simple Past

2015/11/23

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song

2015/11/18

The Simple Past

2015/11/07

The use of AT-ON-IN prepositions (PLACES)

We use AT:

COMMON PLACES

· At home - En casa

· At school - En la escuela

· At work - En el trabajo

· At university - En la universidad

· At the dentist's - En el dentista

· At the movies - En el cine

· At the theater - En el teatro

· At the airport - En el aeropuerto

· At the library - En la biblioteca

· At the doctor's - En el doctor

· At the bank - En el banco

· At a concert - En el concierto

· At a meeting - En la reunión

· At a party - En la fiesta

SPECIFIC PLACES

· At Madison Square Garden

· At Kennedy Airport

· At Buckingham Palace

· At the University of Florida

ADDRESSES

· At 2354 Rivadavia Avenue

· At 3456 Belgrano Street

SOME POSITIONS

· At the top - En la cima / arriba de todo

· At the bottom - En el fondo / debajo de todo

· At the side - A un lado/costado

· At the front - En el frente

· At the back - En la parte de atrás

· At the end - Al final

· At the door - En la puerta

· At the window - En la ventana

· At the reception - En la recepción

We use ON:

SURFACES

· On the floor - En el piso

· On the ceiling - En el techo

· On the table - En la mesa

· On the chair - En la silla

· On the list - En la lista

· On the map - En el mapa

· On the beach - En la playa

· On the shelf - En el estante

TRANSPORT

· On a ship - En un barco

· On a train - En un tren

· On a plane - En un avión

· On a bus - En un autobús

· On a bicycle - En una bicicleta

· On a motorcycle - En una motocicleta

· On a horse - A caballo

· On a ferry - En un transbordador

PARTS OF THE BODY

· On my leg - En mi pierna

· On your arm - En tu brazo

· On his shoulder - En su hombro

DIRECTIONS

· On the left - A la izquierda

· On the right - A la derecha

· On the way - En el camino

SOME OBJECTS AND PLACES

· On the radio - En la radio

· On television - En la TV

· On a farm - En una granja

We use IN

COUNTRIES

· In Argentina

· In Spain

· In Mexico

CITIES

· In New York

· In Madrid

· In Mexico City

ROOMS

· In the bathroom - En el baño

· In the kitchen - En la cocina

· In the bedroom - En el dormitorio

WATER

· In the sea - En el mar

· In the water - En el agua

· In a river - En un río

· In the ocean - En el océano

WEATHER

· In the rain - En la lluvia

· In the sun - En el sol

· In the wind - En el viento

· In the fog - En la neblina

SOME PLACES AND EXPRESSIONS

· In prison - En prisión

· In hospital - En el hospital

· In bed - En la cama

· In Oak Street - En la calle Oak

· In a line - En una cola

· In a row - En fila

· In a queue - En una cola

· In the sky - En el cielo

· In a book - En libro

· In a magazine - En una revista

· In a letter - En una carta

· In a mirror - En un espejo

· In a car - En un auto

· In a taxi - En un taxi

In a helicopter - En un helicóptero

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