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Collocations In order to master the language we must be aware of many sorts of vocabulary learning, so we must learn a large number of collocating words in a particular manner in order to sound like a native. In English there are groupings of words that are used frequently by native speakers and other way of mixture is considered odd or inadequate. According with the strength of the link between the words they can be classified also as strong (fixed link) or weak (words can collocate with more other words).   Two main factors can influence the collocational range of an item: the first is its level of specificity, thus the more general a word is, the broader its collocational range and the more specific it may be the more restricted its collocational range. Also as many senses has the word it is bigger its collocational range and most words have several senses so they can have different set of collocates for each meaning. Different sorts of collocations may be formed by thes...

MULTI-WORD VERBS  (a .k.a. Compound or Phrasal Verbs)  can be found in 3 manners: - Verb + Preposition  (+ Noun or pronoun) known as Prepositional Phrasal Verbs. -Verb + Adverb  (particle just dependent on the verb), strict Phrasal Verbs. - Verb + particle + Preposition.  Examples such as  put up with, add up to, look forward to, count up to, ask up to, come up to . Son usados en inglés coloquial frecuentemente y su origen está en los antiguos verbos separables germánicos. Hay varios tipos de Verbos Frasales dependiendo si usan o no el Objeto Directo (transitivos e intransitivos) y su posición en la oración.   They are frequently used in English especially in informal English and they come from the origins of English in the ancient Germanic separable verbs.  There are many sort of them depending on the use or lack of Direct Object and its position in the sentence. - Intransitive Phrasal Verbs:  they do not have DO because ...

Direct speech or discourse is used to report exactly of what someone said in another context. It is usually marked by quotes: John shouted: Open the door Indirect discurse consists of reporting such statements indirectly, without using quotes, in English it is necessary the backshift of tenses, pronouns, adverbs, etc. Backshift of tenses from .......................to Simple Present to Simple Past Simple Past,Present and Past Perfect to Past Perfect will (Future Simple) to would (Conditional) Present Continuous to Past Continuous Present Perfect Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous Shifting of expressions of time this (evening) that (evening) today/this day = that day these (days) = those (days) now = then (a week) ago = (a week) before last weekend = the weekend before / the previous weekend here = there...

Homophones are words that have exactly the same sound (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling. The etymology of homophone is made up of the blending of two combining forms: homo- (from the Greek word "homos")which means "same" -phone (from the Greek word "phone") which means "voice" or "sound" Therefore, there is a list of words which are homophones because their pronunciation is the same though they have different spelling and meaning: sauce/source one/won packed/ pact to/too/two saw/soar/sore there/their/they're scene/seen heard/herd allowed/aloud pair/pare/pear alms/arms there/their/they're bare/bear pole/poll liar/lyre rain/reign/rein flair/flare vain/vane/vein flaw/floor ...

Prepositions are frequently used; they indicate direction, position, place, etc and used to go after the main verb. The most common are these: -on (the Spanish translation is en, sobre ). He was lying on the carpet . -to ( a, hacia ): it indicates direction towards. She went to the balcony . -at ( a, en ): position, place. They were waiting at bus stop . -in ( en, dentro ): location, inside something. The doll was hidden in the case . -into ( a, a dentro de ): direction. This goes into this file. -under ( bajo ): position or location. The thief was hidden under the bed . -over ( sobre ) position. The plane has flown over the city . -beside ( al lado de ): position, place. They were beside the policemen . -between ( entre dos ): position. He was between the Parliament and the Opera House . -from ( de, desde ): direction of origin. She came from Germany . -with ( con ): position. She was walking with her mother . -across ( a través de ): indicates d...

Muddy Water 1 cup cola 1 cup orange juice ice cubes Fill tall glass with ice cubes. Add orange juice, then cola. Stir well. Watch it turn a muddy color! Shirley Temple Named after the famous child actress who loved this drink. 1 cup ginger ale 1/2 cup orange juice grenadine syrup maraschino cherries lemon slices crushed ice In a tall glass filled with crushed ice, mix together ginger ale, orange juice, and a splash of grenadine syrup. Stir well. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a slice of lemon. For parties, stick a colorful Chinese paper umbrella through the cherry and lemon slice. Roy Rogers This non-alcoholic drink is named after the old-time cowboy. 1 cup cola 1 tablespoon grenadine syrup maraschino cherry crushed ice…. In a tall glass half filled with crushed ice, pour in cola. Add grenadine syrup. Stir well. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

They are words that are similar in spelling and/or pronunciation in two languages but have different meanings. A common mistake that students of foreign languages make is to assume that a word that looks similar to one they know will have the same meaning. Sometimes the similarity in words of two languages comes about because of coincidence. For example, there is no connection between the English "tuna" and the Spanish tuna. At other times, the meaning has changed in one or both languages from what it originally meant. An example is the Latin word futilis, which originally meant something (such as a boat) that leaked. In English the word eventually became "futile" meaning "ineffective," while in Spanish the word became fútil, meaning "insignificant." Also known as falso amigo in Spanish. In English, although it is not technically precise, sometimes the term "false cognate" is used synonymously. Examples: The Spanish once means "ele...