domingo, 21 de enero de 2018

C1 WHAT WE LEARN FROM OUR SPEAKINGS

MISTAKES REGARDING
PRONUNCIATION: 

CONTROL
CONFORTABLE
FIXED
JAMAICAN
ESTABLISH
BUILDING
SUPERMARKET
DIRECTLY (AGAIN)
MINUTE
CLOTHES
MALL
EXHAUSTED
EXACTLY (ends in KLY)
PREFECTLY (the same)
MONEY (WITH "A")
NOT SATISFIED = UNSATISFIED
BASED ON, NOT "IN"
DEVELOPMENT
REASONING
FOREHEAD
OVERSHADOWED
DICTATORIAL
SHINING
SURFACE
SCARCELY
CARRIAGE
SQUARE
INSTRUCTED
SUITED
TOUCH
TRUE
ORIGINATED
VALUE
ASSESS
AGILE
ENHANCE
DIRECT
ASSOCIATE
OUTDOORS
COMBINED
RESPONSABILITY
LOSE
INHIBITION
ENTREPRENEUR
IMMEMORIAL
TECHNOLOGY
FUNCTIONALITY
VIRTUAL
KNOWLEDGE (-ABLE)
PURSUIT
ENDEVOUR
PUBLICITY (better, "ADVERTISING")
JOB  (THE "g" SOUND)
INJURED  (THE "g" SOUND)
COMFORTABLE (M, STRESS ON THE FISRT SYLLABLE)
 IMAGINE (THE "g" SOUND)

MISTAKES REGARDING
VOCABULARY:

*PERJUDICIAL (PREJUDICIAL); DAMAGING, HARMING
CONSUMER SOCIETY (without "s")
TO FOCUS ON STH.
"COMPAREITONS" DOESN'T EXIST. COM 'PARISONS IS RIGHT.
THE TEAM WAS ELIMINATED (didn't QUALIFY, failed to qualify for)
NOTICE for NEWS
QUANTITY (AMOUNT)




MISTAKES REGARDING
GRAMMAR: 

*MORE CHEAPER PRODUCTS

IT *HAVE

EVEN *IS NOT THE SAME (EVEN IF IS NOT)
YOU HAVE TO THINK *IN YOUR BALANCED DIET (ABOUT YOUR DIET BEING BALANCED)

CERTIFICATE VS CERTIFICATED
THIS *NOT EXIST (DOESN'T EXIST)
PEOPLE *GOES
GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET I DON'T LIKE AT ALL (I DON'T LIKE GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET; MORE "C1": DISLIKE
"CHILDRENS" OR "CHILDS" FOR PLURAL. CORRECT IS "CHILDREN". YOU CAN USE "CHILD'S" OR "CHILDREN'S" TO EXPRESS POSSESSION)
MORE CHEAP, MORE CHEAPER THAN THOSE YOU CAN BUY AT... (JUST "CHEAPER")
THEY MAY DON'T TELL YOU (MAY NOT TELL YOU)

"NEVER HAVE I SEEN" (INVERSION), OR "I HAVE NEVER SEEN" (ADVERB BETWEEN AUXILIARY AND MAIN VERB)

"WE WOULD NEVER HAVE FINISHED ON TIME":

IN THIS CASE, THE ADVERB GOES IN FRONT OF THE AUXILIARY VERB, SINCE "HAVE FINISHED" IS A UNIT (PERFECT INFINITIVE). IN FACT, THE WHOLE UNIT IS "WOULD HAVE FINISHED", A PERFECT CONDITIONAL; THAT'S WHY IN THIS CASE THE RULE IS OBSERVED AS WELL: THE ADVERB GOES BETWEEN THE AUXILIARY AND THE PERFECT INFINITIVE, THAT FORM THAT BIGGER UNIT.


ON MY POINT OF VIEW,
(OR VIEWPOINT),
IN MY VIEWPOINT, 
 BUT:
IN my point of view, 
IN my view,
IN my humble opinión,
FROM my point of view.

THE MONEY HE MAKES EARN THE CLUB (THE CLUB EARN)

HE DON'T PAY TAXES (DOESN'T)

THE CLUB DON'T PAY HIM FOR HE PLAYS GOOD OR NOT
(DOEN'T, DEPENDING ON HOW GOOD OR BAD HE IS/ MAY BE)

TO FOCUS IN SOMETHING (ON)

VOCABULARY THAT TURNS (OR POPS) UP IN THE COURSE OF OUR SPEAKINGS:

TROLLEYS
PACKED WITH PEOPLE
GAMES LIBRARY OR PLAYROOM
GET SICK OF DOING STH.
TO BE FOND OF (WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM TO BE KEEN ON)
MEANWHILE DOESN'T MEAN WHEREAS OR WHILE (in the meanwhile, ...)
FISHMONGER, IRONMONGER
BUTCHER
THE SUFFIXES -WRIGHT AND -SMITH REFER TO MEDIEVAL PROFESSIONS: E.G., LOCKSMITH, PLAYWRIGHT
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
PUT UP WITH (bear or stand someone), not to mess up with "PUT UP A FIGHT" (=to offer resistance)
WIPE SOMETHING OFF (=ROOT OUT, ERADICATE)


TO ENHANCE OUR EXPRESSION:

DON'T SAY "HAVE TO", BUT "BE OBLIGED TO" (DO STH).
PRODUCT VS PRODUCE (ATTENTION TO: "DAIRY PRODUCTS")
INSIST ON STH/DOING STH
ON TOP OF THAT
TO CATCH ON (= TO TAKE HOLD)
BARE NECESSITIES (COLLOCATIONS)
GET DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY






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