Summer School 2010

We now have information on the Childrens Summer School for 2010 in the North east of England, near Newcastle Upon Tyne.
This academy is set in a fantastic country house in beautiful countryside. Excursions will include visiting places that were used for filming the Harry Potter movies, your children will feel they are experiencing life at Hogwarts with the games and activities.
If you are interested in more information, prices etc please contact me.

Best Wishes to everyone for 2010.

We hope you receive everything that you wish for yourselves, and more.

xxxxx

Confusing Adjectives

Bored v Boring

Bored is an adjective that describes when someone feels tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because they have nothing to do.

For example: She was very bored in the English class.

Boring is an adjective that means something is not interesting or exciting.

For example: The English class is very boring.

Complete these sentences with bored / boring

Example : The film was very boring so we were bored.

I don’t like football, it’s __________.

I think she is ____________ because she looks uninterested in the film.

She doesn’t like David, she says he is ____________.

I always sleep when I’m on the train because it’s____________.

A ___________ film always makes me _______________.

Excited v Exciting

Excited is an adjective that describes when someone feels happy and enthusiastic about something.

For example: She is very excited about the party.

Exciting is an adjective that means something is making you excited.

For example: The party will be exciting.

Complete these sentences with excited / exciting.

Example : In my opinion, football is an exciting sport, I get excited when I go to a match.

I think she is ___________ because she looks happy.

The children are ____________ for the school trip.

My brother is ____________ because he is going to visit his friends tomorrow.

Watersports are really ______________.

Mountain climbing is _________________, it makes me feel ______________.

Interested v Interesting

Interested is used as an adjective, it says how someone feels.

For example: "I am very interested in the lesson."

Interesting is used as an adjective, it describes the people or things that cause the feelings.

For example: "It was an interesting lesson ."

Complete these sentences with interested / interesting.

Example : He is interested in learning English, he finds it interesting.

Note : The verb after interested is in the gerund form

1. I think History is very ________________.
2. We’re _____________________ in going to French classes.
3. I found the documentary quite ________________.
4. She’s ___________________ in starting dance classes.

Vocabulary - Places (sitios)

As you can see, in English nouns (sustantivos) are neither masculine nor feminine.
el / la = the
un / una = a (if the noun starts with a consonant), an (if the noun starts with a vowel vocal)

ENGLISH
SPANISH

a cinema
un cine

a theatre
un teatro

an internet café
un cibercafé

a museum
un museo

a square
una plaza

an office
una oficina

a cash machine
un cajero automático

the tourist office
la oficina de turismo

a cathedral
una catedral

a church
una iglesia

a mosque
una mezquita

a pedestrian street
una calle peatonal

a bank
un banco

the swimming pool
la piscina

the library
la biblioteca

the town hall
el ayuntamiento

the market
el mercado

Family & Friends - Useful Phrases

ENGLISH
SPANISH

This is my twin sister.
Esta es mi hermana gemela.

She's getting married next summer.
Ella se casa el verano que viene.

I'm an only child.
Yo soy hijo único / Yo soy hija única.

I get on well with my brother.
Me llevo bien con mi hermano.

I don't get on at all with my cousin.
No me llevo nada bien con mi primo.

I've got three best friends.
Tengo tres mejores amigas.

We're always together / We're inseparable.
Somos inseparables.

I've had a arguement with my mother in law.
Me he peleado con mi suegra.

I'm in love with Lucy.
Estoy enamorado con Lucy.

David and I have split up.
David y yo nos hemos separado.

Phrasal Verbs - travel

Here are some typical phrasal verbs that you
may find in travel articles on places to visit.

Cool Off = To become less hot
"In the summer, you can cool off at one of the city's
many swimming pool".

Chill out = Relax
"You can chill out in one of the hotel's luxurious bars."

Wander along = To walk along a road / path with
no particular objective in mind.
"Wander along the canal path and watch the boats
slowly drifting up and down".

Head to = To go to
"Head to the main square for a meal in one of the best restaurants in town".

Beginners Practice Dialogue

A: Hello. I'm Ana.
B: Hi Ana . My name's Sarah.
A: Nice to meet you Sarah. Where are you from?
B: I'm from Newcastle, in the North East of England. And you?
A: I live in a small town near Edinburgh, in Scotland.
B: Oh, I love Scotland, it's beautiful.
A: Yes I really like it. My brother lives near Newcastle.
B: Oh Really? Where abouts ?
A: Oh, I don't know, sorry. But I know he likes it,
he says the people are very friendly and it's a lively city.
B: Yes it's great !
A: Well, I'm sorry but I have to go. It was nice to meet you.
B: And you. Maybe we can meet for a coffee one day.
A: Yes, that would be great. How about Saturday?
B: Yeah ok, at 11 o'clock ?
A: Ok, at the new cafe on the High street, It's called The Coffee House. Do
you know it ?
B: Yes I do, ok, I'll see you there on Saturday. Bye.
A: Bye for now.

What are Collocations ?

Collocations are 2 or 3 words that go together in a sentence.

Here is a sample of some collocations with the verb "HAVE". I will soon update this article with the translations in Spanish, in the meantime why not try to translate them yourself ?

have a bath
have a drink
have a good time
have a haircut
have a holiday
have a problem
have a relationship
have a rest
have lunch
have sympathy

Here is a sample of some collocations with the verb "TAKE". I will soon update this article with the translations in Spanish, in the meantime why not try to translate them yourself ?

take a break
take a chance
take a look
take a rest
take a seat
take a taxi
take an exam
take notes
take someone's place
take someone's temperature

Food and Drink Vocabulary (pronunciation)

Food and Drink food (fud) drink meat (mit) fish seafood (sifud) vegetables (vechtebls) cold drink - non alcoholic alcohol condiments breakfast (brekfast) lunch (lanch) supper (saper) snack bar snack salad soup (sup) starter main course (mein cors) dessert Meat beef (bif) pork lamb (lam) ham chicken steak (steik) salami (salarmi) sausage (sosach) cured ham (kiuerd jam) Fish and Seafood sardine (sardin) prawns (prorns) squid tuna (tiuna) cod trout (traut) paella (seafood dish) (paiela) Fruit (frut) fruit (frut) apple (apl) orange (oranch) banana (banarna) grapes (greips) pear (per) peach (pich) lemon melon pineapple (painapl) strawberry (stroberi) raspberry (raspberi) apricot (eipricot) Vegetables garlic onion potato (poteito) tomato (tomarto) carrot (carat) cauliflower (coliflauer) peas (piis) lettuce (letaos) cucumber (kiukamber) artichoke (artichouk) avocado (afocardo) Further Foods & Condiments sugar (shuga) salt (solt) vinegar (finiga) olive oil (olif oil) pepper bread (bred) butter (baoter) omelette (omlet) spanish omelette eggs (eks) Non-Alcoholic Drinks coffee (kofi) black coffee white coffee (wait) fruit juice (frut yus) orange juice pineapple juice milk water (worter) mineral water sparkling water (sparklin) still water Alcohol beer (bier) white wine (wait wain) red wine cider (saider) whisky sherry vodka rum (raom) Eating Out restaurant (restorant) cafe (kafi) bar reservation (reserveishon) table (teibl) menu (meniu) customer (caostomer) waiter (weiter) bill (bil) tip toilets bottle (botl) plate (pleit) cup (caop) knife (naif) fork spoon (spun) glass

Comida y Bebidas la comida la bebida la carne el pescado los mariscos las verduras el refresco el alcohol los condimentos el desayuno el almuerzo la cena el bocado la tapa la ensalada la sopa el primer plato el segundo plato el postre La Carne la carne de ternera la carne de cerdo la carne de cordero el jamón york el pollo el filete el chorizo la salchicha jamón serrano La Pesca y Los Mariscos la sardina las gambas el calamar el atún el bacalao la trucha la paella La Fruta la fruta la manzana la naranja el plátano las uvas la pera el melocotón el limón el melón la piña la fresa la frambuesa el albaricoque Las Verduras el ajo la cebolla la patata el tomate la zanahoria la coliflor los guisantes la lechuga el pepino la alcachofa el aguacate Más Comida y Condimentos el azúcar la sal el vinagre el aceite la pimienta el pan la mantequilla la tortilla la tortilla de patatas los huevos Bebidas Sin Alcohol el café el café solo el café con leche el zumo de fruta el zumo de naranja el zumo de piña la leche el agua el agua mineral el agua con gas el agua sin gas El Alcohol la cerveza el vino blanco el vino rojo la sidra el whisky el jerez el vodka el ron A Comer el restaurante cafetería el bar la reserva la mesa la carta el / la cliente el camarero la cuenta la propina los servicios la botella el plato la taza el cuchillo el tenedor la cuchara el vaso, la copa

Find out - Phrasal verb

The verb To Find = Encontrar
However, as a phrasal verb* "find out" has different meanings.

*A phrasal verb is a verb with a preposition or adverb which then changes the meaning of the original verb.

For example,

To find out about (to get information) = enterarse de, averiguar, descubrir,
e.g. I need to find out about the bus timetables to the city.
e.g. I found out that she had been lying = Descubrí o me enteré que había estado mintiendo.
e.g. Find out as much as possible about the town = Entérate de todo lo que puedes sobre la cuidad.

Expressions in English / Spanish

How time flies = Cómo vuela el tiempo..
It’s a small world! = El mundo es un pañuelo.
It’s neither here nor there = Da lo mismo.
It’s six of one and half a dozen of the other = Mitad y mitad
To ask for trouble = Buscar jaleo

To be in your shoes = Ponerse en la piel del otro.

Please add some more ........

Adjectives - Opposites

Tall and Short

Adjectives - Opposites

Young and Old (sorry dad, hahahaha)

Connector words

Connectors are very important especially for to use in writing.
Here is a small selection, please add more by clicking on comment.

above all = sobre todo
absolutely = completamente
although = aunque
furthermore = además
however = sin embargo
so = así que
therefore = por lo tanto
actually = en realidad
for example = por ejemplo
from my point of view = desde mi punto de vista
on the one hand = por un lado
on the other hand = por otro lado

Plurals

English Nouns and Plurals
A noun refers to a person, place, or thing.
Doctor
Church
Assistance
Newcastle
David
Mary


A noun can be singular or plural. A singular noun is one of something and a plural noun is two or more.
General Rule: In English, the plural form of most nouns is formed by adding -s to the singular form.
book - books
idea - ideas
toy - toys
village - villages
choice - choices


Exceptions:
Nouns ending in -s, -x, -sh, or -ch form the plural by adding -es.
lens - lenses
kiss - kisses
tax - taxes
dish - dishes
church - churches
Note: When the plural requires -es another syllable is added to the noun. For example, the word book and its plural books each have one syllable. But the word dish has one syllable while the plural dishes has two syllables.


Singular nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant change the -y to -i and adding -es.
city - cities
lady - ladies
baby - babies
fly - flies
itinerary - itineraries

Note that nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel form the plural by adding -s, like the general rule.

Singular nouns ending in -o preceded by a consonant generally form the plural by adding -es.
hero - heroes
potato - potatoes
zero - zeroes
Note: In this case, the number of syllables doesn't change.

Some exceptions:
halo - halos
kilo - kilos
piano - pianos
taco - tacos

Singular nouns ending in -f or -fe generally form the plural by changing the -f to -v and adding -s or -es.
leaf - leaves
thief - thieves
knife - knives
wife - wives

Nouns that have -oo often become -ee in the plural.
tooth - teeth
foot - feet
goose - geese

Nouns that end in -us become plural by changing to -i.
cactus - cacti
radius - radii
focus - foci

Finally, here are three important irregular plurals that we use a lot.
child - children
woman - women
man - men

Prepositions of place in / at / on

Preposition Use - in / at / on - prepositions of place
IN
Use 'in' with spaces:
• in a room / in a building
• in a garden / in a park
Use 'in' with bodies of water:
• in the water
• in the sea
• in a river
Use 'in' with lines:
• in a row / in a line
• in a queue
AT
Use 'at' with places:
• at the bus-stop
• at the door
• at the cinema
• at the end of the street
Use 'at' with places on a page:
• at the top of the page
• at the bottom of the page
Use 'at' in groups of people:
• at the back of the class
• at the front of the class
ON
Use 'on' with surfaces:
• on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
• on the table
Use 'on' with small islands:
• I stayed on Maui.
Use 'on' with directions:
• on the left
• on the right
• straight on
IMPORTANT NOTES
In / at / on the corner
We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street'
In / at / on the front
• We say 'in the front / in the back' of a car
• We say 'at the front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people
• We say 'on the front / on the back' of a piece of paper

Irregular Adverbs

Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective (e.g. slow - slowly). However, there are some irregular adverbs.

Adjectives Adverb


Good - Well
Fast - Fast
Late - Late
Early - Early
Hard - Hard
Daily - Daily

Can you think of anymore ? Add them in the comment.

Cardinal Numbers /Numeros cardinales

Number Pronunciation
1 One (uán)
2 Two (tú)
3 Three (zrii)
4 Four (fóar)
5 Five (faif)
6 Six (six)
7 Seven (sefn)
8 Eight (éit)
9 Nine (náin)
10 Ten (ten)
11 Eleven (elevn)
12 Twelve (tuelf)
13 Thirteen (zrtín)
14 Fourteen (fortín)
15 Fifteen (fiftiin)
16 Sixteen (sixtiin)
17 Seventeen (sevntiin)
18 Eighteen (eitiin)
19 Nineteen (naintiin)
20 Twenty (tuenti)
30 Thirty (zerti)
40 Fourty (forti)
50 Fifty (fifti)
60 Sixty (sixti)
70 Seventy (sevnti)
80 Eighty (eiti)
90 Ninety (nainti)
100 One hundred (uan jándred)
200 Two hundred (tú jándred)
1000 One thousand (uan zausnd)
2000 Two thousand (tú zausnd)
1000000 One million (uan mílion)

Quiz for Phrasal Verb: 'To Ask'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...some have more than

one meaning and so are listed more than once

'Ask over' means...

Fail to keep an appointment
Invite
Sleep somewhere for the night

'Ask out' means...

Give someone a particular food
To invite someone for a date
Struggle to see who wins, both by arguing or fighting

'Ask after' means...

Reduce the price of something
Drive in front of another vehicle without warning
Enquire about someone's health, how life is going

'Ask in' means...

Need or want something
To invite somebody into your house
Annoy, irritate

'Ask round' means...

Invite someone
Confuse or make things complicated
Quit something

'Ask for' means...

Request to have or be given
Make something increase
Move quickly

'Ask around' means...

Attract
Ask a number of people for information of help
Ask someone to do something, especially to speak in public. (Formal)

'Ask for' means...

Be unsuccessful
To provoke a negative reaction
To provide what is necessary

Check your answers here

'Ask over' means.. Invite e.g. "I'm going to ask Ana over for dinner"

'Ask out' means..To invite someone for a date

e.g. "I want to ask him out but he might say no"

'Ask after' means..Enquire about someone's health, how life is going

e.g. "Tell your mother I'm asking after her"

'Ask in' means..To invite somebody into your house

e.g. "Shall I ask the neighbours in for a coffee?"

'Ask round' means...Invite someone

e.g. "Shall I ask the neighbours round for a coffee?"

'Ask for' means...Request to have or be given something

e.g. "He's such a pest, he's always asking for something"

'Ask around' means...Ask a number of people for information of help

e.g."I'll ask around for the phone number of a plumber"

'Ask for' means...To provoke a negative reaction

e.g. "He was asking for a punch on the nose, because he was laughing at me"

Listening Exercises for all Levels

On the website http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm you will find some good listening exercises at all levels.

The Alphabet / Abecedario

Letter	Pronunciation	Letter	Pronunciation
A	ei	N	en
B	bi	O	ou
C	si	P	pi
D	di	Q	kiu
E	i	R	ar
F	ef	S	es
G	yi	T	ti
H	eich	U	iu
I	ai	V	fi
J	yei	W	dobeliu
K	kei	X	ecs
L	el	Y	uai
M	em	Z	sed

Ordinal Numbers / Números Ordinales

Números Ordinales	Escritura	Pronunciación
1st	first	ferst
2nd	second	second
3rd	third	zerd
4th	fourth	forz
5th	fifth	fifz
6th	sixth	sixz
7th	seventh	sévnz
8th	eighth	éitz
9th	ninth	nainz
10th	tenth	tenz
11th	eleventh	ilévenz
12th	twelfth	tuelz
13th	thirteenth	tortiinz
14th	fourteenth	fortiinz
15th	fifteenth	fiftiinz
16th	sixteenth	sixtiinz
17th	seventeenth	senventiinz
18th	eighteenth	eitiinz
19th	nineteenth	nintiinz
20th	twentieth	tuentiz
21st	twenty-first	tuenti-fersz
22nd	twenty-second	tuenti-second
30th	thirtieth	zertiz
40th	fortieth	fortiz
50th	fiftieth	fiftiz
60th	sixtieth	sixtiz
70th	seventieth	sevntiz
80th	eightieth	eitiz
90th	ninetieth	naintiz
100th	hundredth	jándredz
101st	hundred and first	jándred and fersz
200th	two hundredth	tú jándredz
1.000th	thousandth	uan zausndz
10.000th	ten thousandth	ten zausndz
100.000th	one hundred thousandth	uan jándred zausndz
1.000.000th	one millionth	uán mílionz