IN or ON? ... the couch/sofa, ... TV, ... the Internet, .... a call, .... a bus, .... the car, .... a plane, .... the phone, .... therapy, ... a meeting, ... Netflix.
on, on, on, on, on, in, on, on, in, in, on.
Person A: "I haven´t done this before." Person B: "Me, too."
Me, neither. / Neither have I. / I haven´t, either.
I like drinking water before to go swimming.
before goING (and without TO)
I came back to Australia in 2015, but then I moved to France, and I have been here ever since.
I went back to
There are 5 differents books on my desk.
different
Please correct the sentences: "We analyzed afterwards the sales figures. It has increased a lot the number of clients."
We analyzed the sale figures afterwards. The number of clients has increased a lot. (Word order! The verb and its object should stay together.)
Let´s continue what we started the last day.
*the last day* --> the other day / last time / a few days ago / during our last meeting or session / when I last saw you / last time I saw you
Yesterday I bought 2 furnitures.
2 pieces of furniture (Uncountable)
I think yes.
I think so.
Please, correct the following sentence: "He finds very difficult expressing himself clearly."
(Word order! Subject + verb + object!) He finds it very difficult to express himself clearly. / He finds expressing himself clearly very difficult.
I called my friend that she gave me this gift.
my friend who gave
*I have to make a business travel to Paris on Tuesday. I am looking forward to go there.* (3 mistakes)
I have to go on a business trip to Paris on Tuesday. (NOT: *make/do a trip; a business travel.*) I am looking forward TO goING there. (NOT: *go without -ing*)
The "U" is not pronounced the same way in English as in Spanish. (*puto vs. pato*)
I said her that I would do it.
I said TO her / I told her
I work for this company for 8 years now.
I have been working / I have worked for this company
Pronounce the following words correctly, please: hurt, heart, blood, bird, beer, beard, bear, pear, pearl,.
hurt - sounds like Bert, the same vowel sound as in murder; heart - smart; blood - flood; bird - learned; beer - hear - beard; bear - pear - hair; pearl - curl
I listened it on the news.
I heard it on the news.
I enjoy very much this game.
I enjoy this game very much (word order: verb and its object should stay together)
Are the following verbs collocated or NOT collocated with "TO"? tell, say, listen, call, watch, see, ask, explain,
NO "TO": tell her, call her, watch her, see her, ask her. COLLOCATED WITH "TO": say it to her, listen to her, explain it to her.
IN or ON? the Internet, the sofa, the office, paper, the map, January, the 8th October, the bus, the car
on, on, in, on, on, in, on, on, in
Please, clarify the difference between these pairs of words (false friends): 1: commitment vs compromise. 2: fabric vs factory. 3: remember vs remind. 4: actually vs currently.
delicate (not deliKATE), certificate (not certifiKATE), ultimate (not ultimMATE) etc.
People often does a mistake with this.
make (NOT does)
(entering a restaurant) Could we have a table, please? We are 3.
It is the 3 of us (NOT *we are 3.) / OR: Could we have a table for 3, please?
Tomorrow I am going on a business travel, and I still have to do my suitcase.
a business TRIP (not travel!), ... to PACK (not do/make my suitcase!)
People is happy.
are
Please pronounce the following sentences correctly: 1. I enjoy it. 2. I enjoyed it.
Please differentiate between present and past.
We are only 4 at the dinner table. We are still waiting for my other brother to get home.
IT IS only THE 4 OF US / THERE ARE only 4 OF US at the dinner table
Buying is fun if you have money.
Shopping
I have a daughter who she has 8 years old.
who is 8 years old.
We decided dont do this.
We decided NOT TO DO this.
I have luck that I have such wonderful kids.
I am lucky
Please correct the sentence: "I really enjoyed with my friends."
I really enjoyed the dinner/the time/hanging out etc. with my friends. (the object is needed after the verb "enjoy")
Which restaurant was it?! The one that we met? I have not been there in ages.
the one WHERE we
I arrived at my house.
I got home.
There is confidence between us, because we have known each other since we were kids.
trust (not confidence). Trust = confianza. Confidence / self-confidence = autoestima, seguridad en si misma
She has 2 degrees: a Batchelor and a Master.
a Batchelor´s and a Master´s.
(At the start of an online meeting:) *Can you listen me? Does my micro working?* (3 mistakes)
Can you hear me? Is my mic / microphone working?
Collocate the following words correctly with "MAKE" or "DO": 1: a mistake, 2: arrangements, 3: research, 4: a phone call, 5: a commitment, 6: the accounts, 7: a list, 8: homework, 9: (the) laundry, 10: dinner.
"MAKE": 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10. "DO": 3, 6, 8, 9.
During the meeting we talked about logistics and we discussed about the details of the delivery of this product.
discussed the details (no preposition needed, without "about")
Yesterday I decide not to do it because it was complicate.
decidED.... complicatED
I like people who wears jeans.
wear
I am going on a business travel to Paris next week.
a business trip
Pronounce the following words, please: young, jungle, you, Jewish, Joe, yellow, July, yam, jam, June, yourself, yay, Jay.
Differentiate between the sounds of how "Y" and "J" are pronounced. As a general rule, "Y" sounds softer in English than in Spanish, and "J" sounds harder.
It´s more elegant the skirt than the pants.
The skirt is more elegant than the pants. (avoid duplicate subjects)
What is the correct pronunciation? certificate, ultimate, appropriate, purchase, accurate, bird, beer, beard, bear, corporate, wood, would, could, good dog, ear, eye, hear - heard, hurt, heart, blood.
.
What is the correct preposition in the following expressions? 1. to listen ... something; 2. to focus ... something; 3: related ... something; 4: ... Instagram; 5: I am currently ... a call.
1: to. 2: on. 3: to. 4: on. 5: on.
I have done this 2 years ago.
I did this
I like a lot ice cream.
I like ice cream a lot. (word order: verb and its object should not be separated.)
pronunciation: Spain, story (NOT estory), stop, strain, verbal, ship, sheep, beach, pick, peak, vet, bet, good dog, wood, would, could, very, berry, boy, Venice.
to differentiate between V vs. B, short and long vowel sounds, st- vs. est-, G.
I have to explain you what this is about.
explain TO you
His friend that he lives in Singapore is visiting him next week.
His friend who lives in
We went to the movies first, after, we had some ice cream.
after that / later / then
I usually practise tennis and basketball every weekend.
play (not practise)
I told to him that this was a bad idea.
told him (without TO)
Please pronounce the following words corrrectly: bus, buzz, face, phase, faith, zoo, easy,
differentiate between the "s" and the "z"
What is the correct preposition? 1. to arrive .... the airport; 2. to be .... home; 3. to get .... the office; 4. to be .... the office; 5. to arrive .... the office; 6. .... the 22nd September; 7. ... November
1.at, 2.at/-. 3.to, 4.at/in, 5.at, 6.on, 7.in
Last year we had 200 products on the market. Actually, we have 300.
Currently,
Which verb is NOT correct when collocated with "research"? make, do, conduct, drive, fund.
*make*
I was already married with 23 years.
I was already married when I was 23 / at the age of 23.
Not only this presentation was engaging, but it was also very informative.
Not only + inversion: Not only WAS this presentation engaging, but it was also very informative.
This movie was bored. I felt boring in the movie theater.
to differentiate between the short and the long vowel sounds
It is called VBP that it means ...
, which means
The person whose you saw was not Tom.
whom you saw / who you saw
"Global vision" does NOT always refer to the same thing in Spanish and in English. Could you please clarify what this expression may mean and come up with (a) synonym(s)?
overall vision / a comprehensive overview
I´ll ask to my colleague.
ask my colleague (without TO)
A lot of people have been affected for the storm.
affected BY (not "for")
This book remembers me of my grandfather.
reminds me of
I have a friend that his son is studying in Ireland.
I have a friend WHOSE son is studying in Ireland.
I am totally agree with her.
I totally agree
Please pronounce the following words correctly: stop, Spain, story, history, strain, student, school, special, especially, specific, Stuart, stew, stellar, speak, spoke, spoken, skunk.
Start the word on the S sound, NOT the E sound!
Please, pronounce the following words, first as a noun, then as a verb: progress, consult, project.
The emphasis changes: it falls on the first syllable of the nouns, and on the second syllable of the verbs.
Please, correct these sentences: 1.) I am used to swim every day when I was 10. 2.) I am used to swim for 30 minutes every day (now).
1.) I used to swim (without "am"; the meaning is "solía") 2.) I AM used to swimmING ("to be" + used to + verb+ING; the meaning is "estar acostumbrada")
We went outside for dinner. (not meaning outside or outdoors, but to a restaurant.)
We went OUT for dinner.
Do we need the article "the" or not in the following expressions? on Internet, next week, last week, following month, on weekend, on 8th July, on July 8th.
on the Internet, next week, last week, the following month, on the weekend, on the 8th July, on July the 8th.
I am going to have a training course the next week.
next week (without THE)
We will be 6 at the conference.
There will be 6 of us / It will be the 6 of us at the conference.
-ED pronounced in 1 of 3 ways: -T (as in looked: lookT, and washed: washT), -D (as in answered: answerD), or -ID (as in decidED, attendED, visitED, complicatED)
He made a question to us about our hobbies.
He asked us a question about
I think no.
I do not think so.
What is the difference between these 2 sentences: 1.) I have a question. 2.) I have one question.
The difference is what we emphasize: QUESTION (a question, not something else) or ONE (not 2, 3 etc.)
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