Improving English: (only serious stuff allowed) read, write, comment and discuss....

[JMJ]

Because pronunciation matters as much as grammar, check this out:

http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tt...an_example.php

Translate and/or hear words in English.

[JMJ]

Iniciado por alejoms

I`m really liking this thread.. People if you are afraid of writing in english because you dont know the correct spelling of the words, please write what you want to say anyway, we can help you to improve your writing, we can correct you and we can give you all the help you need!!
I really hope this kind of thread become more often here, we could have car discusions only in english, (of course the point of this would be practice our english) and for the ones who dont understand english we could make another thread about the same in spanish.

Friends thanks for the initiative of making threads like this and I hope to learn very much here, and please If I have any misspellings or non sense sentences, etc, feel free to correct me, I will appreciate that very much.

Don't forget the apostrophe

[armad]

Iniciado por JMJ

Because pronunciation matters as much as grammar, check this out:

http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tt...an_example.php

Translate and/or hear words in English.

Thanks, this is a great tool

[downforce]

Iniciado por treecko2694

Good idea...my biggest problem with English is maybe my grammar I kindda (kind of) suck at that...

GREETINGS!!!

English grammar is just like spanish grammar. Commas, periods, etc. Maybe what you mean is spelling, which is how you write the word.

Iniciado por LuGTS-I

always is good to learn more and more.....tnx dude!!

it's always good to learn more and more...
luck!

You wrote it thinking in Spanish, I know it's difficult to think backwards to write in English but when you learn it is so much easier.

Just remember the way El chavo del ocho described the english language...

"El ingles es fácil porque lo dices todo alrevez, por ejemplo si quieres llamar a un niño en vez de decirle ven, le dices "boy"
" ...."

Iniciado por Jarrilla

interesting idioms (language)
Do you have the key to the quiz?

[LOKO]

Good idea I think that may bigest problem is that i don´t have a good vocabulary, i don´t know how to say many words in english.

My other problem is that i study english many years ago so i forgot a lot of things like grammar and the writing. this is other reason to say that this is a good Thread becouse many of us doesn´t practice.

[karpov]

nice thread and clean from morons posting stupid crap...

any moron who post crap should be immediately

[karpov]

by the way gentlemen
in my case, if i read i have almost no problem
but ive got some problems for listening because accents, phrasal verbs and speed
any resource to improve this matter (ear training????)


by the way here is a nice english dictionary (english only)

http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-cobuild/con

[treecko2694]

Iniciado por downforce

English grammar is just like spanish grammar. Commas, periods, etc. Maybe what you mean is spelling, which is how you write the word.

Yes, i know, but there are a lot of rules and everything, and i'ts kinda (yes, I want to spell it that way) difficult to learn them, but anyways I think we're here to learn, am I right?

GREETINGS!!!

[treecko2694]

Iniciado por karpov

nice thread and clean from morons posting stupid crap...

any moron who post crap should be immediately

Yep, totally agree with you...

[dejacob]

Good!

[pepefloyd]

Iniciado por netsped

Who made that test?? Is it me or some "verbs" don't match the possible answers. If this is the case I doubt this can be used for learning...

In blue is what I know they mean and most of them have nothing to do with the answers.

Those are daily expressions and INDEED they are very helpful, i find them very useful, continue sharing those quizzes please

[alejoms]

Iniciado por JMJ

Don't forget the apostrophe

ñasodfljañlsd, thanks dude!!

[Chris_911]

One of the best things you can do is just watch a film in english, without subtitles... try to understand, then, watch it again with subtitles.. it´s the best "ear-training" you can do...

[alejoms]

LOKO Good idea I think that may bigest problem is that i don´t have a good vocabulary, i don´t know how to say many words in english.

My other problem is that i study english many years ago so i forgot a lot of things like grammar and the writing. this is other reason to say that this is a good Thread becouse many of us doesn´t practice.

Because many of us don`t practice.

[treecko2694]

Iniciado por Chris_911

One of the best things you can do is just watch a film in english, without subtitles... try to understand, then, watch it again with subtitles.. it´s the best "ear-training" you can do...

Sure, that's a good technique, you can also try to set the SAP mode on your TV, in some channels the audio changes to it's un-traduced version, so you can watch your favourite TV show in English

GREETINGS!!

[lexmanz]

Iniciado por IROMBARSA

'Get above' means... Behave as if you are better or more important than others
'Get off' means... Escape punishment
'Get back together' means... Restart a relationship
Get after' means... Order people into a place to handle a problem
'Get into' means... Do what is necessary to complete something or make it successful
'Get over' means... To cancel an arrangement
'Get back to' means... Start doing something again after an interruption
'Get round' means... Become known
'Get through' means... Finish
'Get onto' means... Produce something with great difficulty

How´d I do??
About the EAT thing... I have no fucking idea... I´ll wait to see the answers

[Jarrilla]

FYI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioms

Iniciado por downforce

English grammar is just like spanish grammar. Commas, periods, etc. Maybe what you mean is spelling, which is how you write the word.



You wrote it thinking in Spanish, I know it's difficult to think backwards to write in English but when you learn it is so much easier.

Just remember the way El chavo del ocho described the english language...

"El ingles es fácil porque lo dices todo alrevez, por ejemplo si quieres llamar a un niño en vez de decirle ven, le dices "boy"
" ...."


Originally Posted by Jarrilla
interesting idioms (language)
Do you have the key to the quiz?

[ULTRANAPOLI]

the best pronunsiacion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNDrsVn7ns4

[Fer]

Iniciado por Chris_911

One of the best things you can do is just watch a film in english, without subtitles... try to understand, then, watch it again with subtitles.. it´s the best "ear-training" you can do...

i think is better all the way to watch the movie in english with the subtitles on, that way you can practice and see if you're wrong or in some cases the mistakes the people in charge of the subtitles made. But that's just my point of view. Mis 2 centavos

[FIRE]

I´m sooooo fucked up at writing i´m actually kinda good reading and speaking english...but i guess that will come with a little more practice

[FIRE]

Iniciado por Jarrilla

FYI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioms

its commonly known as "language" maybe that was his point sdlfjlskjslñf jslkñfjkñfjsñ fjkñlfjsñlf

[Fer]

Iniciado por FIRE

I´m sooooo fucked up at writing i´m actually kinda good reading and speaking english...but i guess that will come with a little more practice

Indeed my bald friend

[Reload]

Iniciado por Chris_911

One of the best things you can do is just watch a film in english, without subtitles... try to understand, then, watch it again with subtitles.. it´s the best "ear-training" you can do...

yeaaaa you're completly right...... but also you can watch US channels and activate the close caption.....

exellent tread guys....

[IROMBARSA]

Business English Idioms

Let's talk about business English idioms and what they mean.

Here's the first one: a ballpark figure.

Can you give us a ballpark figure? Can you give us an estimate?

Here's another way to use "ballpark".

Yes, that price is definitely in the ballpark. Let's set up a time to meet so that we can talk about this in more detail.

ballpark - This refers to a baseball park. If a price, a number, or a quantity is "in the ballpark", it is within one's requirements.





I think it's about time we raised the bar around here.

raise the bar - raise the standards for good work and achievement





Here's another one u might heard some one say, "Come on, people! Let's turn up the volume here."

He meant let's start making more phone calls and making some sales.






I can't believe it. Joe really dropped the ball on the New Bridge Electronics deal. I thought it was a sure thing.

drop the ball - be responsible for a failure, failed effort, or failed attempt






bang for the buck

MEANING: value for the money spent


EXAMPLE:

We were able to get a big bang for our buck when we advertised on the Internet.







"His handshake is like a wet jellyfish."
He is weak and indecisive. He's not the type of person you can trust.

[IROMBARSA]

Here is another expression that intrigues me.

as i computer technician.. i am always in contact with people having trouble with their computers

and there's an expression that people use.. that it's hard for me figure out why they use it that way..

so here's the expression..

yeah, my computer was working fine but now it won't turn on

or my computer won't recognize the hard drive.. or my computer won't pick up my ipod.. etc, etc..

it means.. that the issue the are having with their computer is occurring at that moment which means, present.. so i just don't get why do they use.. won't.. instead of doesn't

i mean the most logic translation i can think of is.
as an example:

my computer won't turn on = mi computadora no va a encender

my computer doesn't turn on= mi computadora no enciende

but the first one is what people use even though it doesn't look like being present..

i don't know what do u think?