Voc

 Some Useful Words :-

Chionophille:-A person who feels comfort in cold. 

Horde:-Large group of people. 

Honory:-People works without salary. 

Omnipresent:-Person who is present everywhere . 

Omniscient:-A person who has knowledge of everything. 

Transgressor:-Person who breaks the law. 

Ambidextrous:-Person who can write with both hands .

Yes, I like the country better than the city for the most part🤔

"WOW, you sure (do) like living in the country, huh?" sounds better here. "Sure like _____" is an informal thing to say when you are surprised that someone really likes something (ex: If a kid has a lot of candy and eats candy all the time you could say "Boy ("boy" here is like "wow," but it is informal) you sure (do) like candy, huh?"). "Huh" at the end of a question is like saying "yes" (ex: "Guau, ¿te gustan mucho los dulces, sí?")

"I really appreciate *it*"

"...but I've never stayed there overnight" sounds better here

Learning a language

 If you want to be a fluent in a language, pay a professional teacher, find a way to emigrate to a country where that language is spoken, fall in love with a native speaker 😂💔, or work your ass off and learn as much as you can independently without complaining

Ing to

 Un recordatorio:

Recuerden utilizar la forma que termina en -ing después de las preposiciones a excepción del TO (a veces).

Por ejemplo:

I’m interested *in* talking. 

She did it *without* thinking. 

Thanks *for* correcting me. 

We’re used *to* swimming in the morning. 

Pero ojo con el TO ya que requiere la forma infinitiva muchas veces. 

I like to read. ✅

I like reading. ✅

I like to reading. ❌

It started to rain. ✅

It started raining. ✅

It started to raining. ❌

Question vs doubt

 ‼️ERROR COMÚN‼️

✅I have a question

❌I have a doubt

Este es un error muy común que cometen los estudiantes de inglés por usar una traducción directa de “tengo una duda”. Los hablantes nativos de inglés NO usan esta expresión, y por eso no suena natural.

Si quieres saber la respuesta a algo que no entiendes, lo que debes decir es:

✅I have a QUESTION

“Doubts” en inglés no son contables, no puedo decir “I have one doubt, two doubts, three doubts..”. Pero las preguntas si son contables. Tengo dos dudas: la primera es.. la segunda es...” I have two questions: the first.. etc

Cuando puedes decir “doubt”?

1️⃣ DOUBT se usa más como un verbo, cuando dudas, cuando quieres cuestionar.

I doubt that his information is correct

Dudo que su información sea correcta 

O cuando crees que algo no va a pasar, o no es cierto. 

I doubt that it’s gonna rain this afternoon 

Dudo que vaya a llover esta tarde 

2️⃣ “Doubt” como sustantivo 

Es menos común, pero si, puedes decir que tienes dudas sobre algo. Pero ojo, se usa en PLURAL. Lo que estás haciendo es cuestionando algo:

I have doubts about her ability to teach math

Tengo dudas sobre su habilidad de enseñar las matemáticas 

I have doubts about his girlfriend’s sincerity 

Tengo dudas sobre la sinceridad de su novia 

❇️En resumen ❇️

La próxima vez que el profesor les pregunta si alguien tiene una pregunta o duda “so, does anyone have any questions?”. Levanta la mano y dile: “Yes, I have a QUESTION!” 🙋‍♂️

What's the difference between smooth and soft?, and when do you used those words?

 “Soft” is the opposite of hard. It can be used to describe anything.

E.g 

“This sweater is soft.”

“This bread is soft.”

“This cat is soft.”

“Smooth” usually means the top layer of something and talks about the feeling of something.

E.g 

“Her skin is so smooth.”

“The frosting on the cake is smooth.”

“The ice is smooth.”

Let's try a few examples to see if we can see the difference. 

I sleep on a smooth pillow. 

- not scratchy, it feels good

I sleep on a soft pillow. 

- not hard, my head falls into my pillow

The pilot made a smooth landing. 

- not bumpy, you could hardly feel the touchdown

The pilot made a soft landing. 

- the same as above, but not used as often

He is a smooth talker. 

- an idiom; he talks persuasively, he is very convincing and gets what he wants

He is a soft talker. 

- not used. Though you could say: He talks softly. Which means quietly. 

The baby's hands are smooth. 

- no wrinkles, your hands glide over the baby's hands as you touch them 

The baby's hands are soft. 

- about the same; but moreso pleasant to the touch

He runs with a smooth stride. 

- not jerky, gliding, efficient. 

He runs with a soft stride.

- not used

That's a smooth bourbon. 

- I know that's a phrase, but since I don't drink bourbon I really don't know what that means.

Books for kids

 •All "Pete the Cat" books. The books are very entertaining and the words are easy to understand.

•They are going well, It's difficult the grammar but I only need to study every single day.

•I think any Dr. Seuss books, because of the repetition. Hurry, before they are taken off the shelves.

•Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

•“The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss; “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown 

•10 Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss versions to teach my kids.

What's the difference between realize and figured?

Conversation:

🐹 Do they listen to country music in South America? 

🐰 I don't think so

🐹 I figured it was probably mainly a US thing

🐰 That's exactly right

🐹 I figured 

🐰 What's the difference between realize and figured?

🐹  The way I used it, not much. I used it like an expression. Similar to “I had a feeling”.

But typically if you “figured something out” that means you were intentionally searching for an answer to a problem or a question. 

But if you “realized something” it typically means that the answer to a problem or question just appeared in your mind when you weren’t really looking for it.