- spare time, entertainment
- To do your own thing = to please yourself
- to have time to yourself
- to take up an activity / to give up
- Like
- To be mad about
- Develop a fascination for
- to look forward to sth
- I can't wait to
- I die for a cup of tea
- I'm delighted
- to be keen to do sth
- The stuff we crave
- To set his heart on a specific job
- Enjoy getting together
- to be hooked
- to be caught up in
- To be engaged with
- Dislike
- This may not appeal to you
- Not to be into sth oneself
- to care for = like
- to care about = important
- I don't care much for them
- He cares about money
- Types
- A risk-averse type of person
- A risk-taker
- Activities
- Going round the shops
- A shopaholic
- to hang out with friends
- to knock around together / to hang out with sb.
- to take up ballroom dance / to be reluctant to take up
- To sign up for a new play
- To form a drama group
- I'm not into ballet myselfs
- a kickround
- DIY ( do it yourself)
- A couch potato
- cycling is fraught with danger
- Consequences
- Rewarding
- relaxing
- demanding
- Therapeutic
- lucrative
- Time consuming
jueves, 5 de julio de 2018
THINGS WE LIKE
PERIODICALS
- Newspapers
- Newspapers come out dialy
- The largest circulation ( nº readers) is The Times
- Broad sheets are bigger = quality press
- Tabloids are smaller= popular press
- A bulletin
- features= longer articles about special subjects
- A columnist
- A press conference
- a scoop (primicia)
- A disclosure
- News leaked out
- A newsreel (resumen de actualidad)
- To broadcast = to put over
- The presenter
- The viewers
- Some words
- Reportedly / allegedly dead (supuestamente)
- alledged police brutality
- a bid = an effort, a try / an attempt
- New bid to cut teenage smoking
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET
- My computer may crash
- to have a bug
- to make a back-up copy
- Now computers are USER-FRIENDLY
THE MOBILE PHONE
- Parts
- The ringtone
- The loudspeaker
- on the phone
- Is that Silvia? (ar
e you S, is it S?) - Hello, it's Silvia (
here is S, I am S) - Hold the line please
- Actions
- To dial out
- To dial the wrong number
- to hang on = hold on
- To get through somebody
- It's hard to get through my parents
- To put through somebody
- To leave a message
- To press a key / a button
- to call somebody back / ring back
- To hang up = to ring off= to put the phone down
- It got cut off
- text messaging
- To barely use my mobile phone
- A long distance call
- The line was engaged ll the time
- To speak loudly / to speak in a low voice / to speak softly
- A mobilaholic = to be hooked = addicted to
To check your email ON the mobile
- Abbreviations
- ASAP ( as soon as possible)
- BTW (by the way)
- ROTFL (rolling on the floor- laughing)
- ICBW (it could be worse)
- Opinions
- Mobiles have been a bad thing for...
- One of the objections to the use of ...
- If pushed to make a choice, I'd come down on the side of mobile phones
- The advantages outweigh the disadvantages
miércoles, 4 de julio de 2018
OFFICIAL PAPERWORK AND BUREAUCRACY
- The visa runs out / expires. You have to renew it.
- A landing card ( when you enter a country)
- An pplication form (for a job)
- A registration form (for a course)
- An official piece of paper needs to be stamped
- The marital status
- There are queues
domingo, 1 de julio de 2018
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