Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Exercises

More exercises!! Level, arround intermediate... ;)

http://www.eslpdf.com/index.html

Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

Conditioned - Alejandro Hernández - Short film

Phrasal verbs... more

This is a video from http://inventingstars.wordpress.com/ where we can see more information about the world of Phrasal Verbs", mainly about "keep up" :p . Also you can link with more information about any kind of English Video Lessons http://www.engvid.com/

Very nice video, veeeery funny and very good information! ;)

http://www.engvid.com/phrasal-verbs-in-english/

Enjoy it!!!

Food

Some words about food field:

to eat: comer
to cook: cocinar
unhealthy: insano
diet: dieta
carbohydrates: carbohidratos
take-away: comida "para llevar"
fast food: comida rápida
heat up: calentar
frozen: congelado
breakfast: desayuno
lunch: comida/almuerzo
rice: arroz
fish: pescado
vegetables: vegetales
soup: sopa
dinner: cena
bowl: bol
toast: tostada
wholemeal bread: pan integral
meals: comidas(platos, menús, ...)
dish: plato
beef: carne (de vaca)
stew: estofado
cheese: queso
salad: ensalada
portions: porciones
eat out: comer fuera (de casa)
butter: mantequilla
honey: miel
jam: mermelada
ham: jamón
biscuits: galletas
proper meal: menú apropiado o adecuado
sweet: dulce
ready-prepared or prepared and ready: "listo"
oil: aceite
flour: harina
brown flour: "harina integral"
tomatoes: tomates
onions: cebollas
coffee: café
milk: leche
low-fat: baja en grasa
home-made: hecho en casa
fruit: fruta
snack: aperitivo, snack
chicken: pollo
egg: huevo
potatoes: patatas
steak: filete
rare: poco hecho
medium: medio (al punto)
well done: bien hecho
grilled: a la parrilla
boiled: hervido
butcher: carnicero
juice: zumo
spoon: cuchara
sugar: azúcar
knife: cuchillo
fork: tenedor
salmon: salmón
sausages: salchichas
lettuce: lechuga
yoghurt: yogur
menu: menu
dessert: postre
seafood: comida "marina"
fresh: fresco
fried: frito
duck: pato
roast: tostado, a la brasa
hot: caliente
tuna: atún
prawn (large) langostino;
(medium) camarón, gamba
(small) quisquilla
nutritionist: nutricionista
tea: te
cake: pastel
to drink: beber
sandwich: sándwich, bocadillo
to crave: ansiar
protein: proteina
beans: judía
peach: melocotón
strawberry: fresa
raw: crudo
spicy: picante
chips: patatas fritas "astilladas"
plate: plato
glass: vaso
main courses: platos principales
napkin: servilleta
salt: sal
pepper: pimienta
starters: entrantes
baked: "cocido al horno"

Phrasal verbs

Group 1: no object - verb and particle can't be separated.
Come one! Hurry up! We're late.
The plane took off two hours late.

Group 2: with object - verb and particle can't be separated.
I'm looking for my phone.
I look after the baby.
I don't get on with my sister.

Group 3: with object - verb and particle can be separated.
Please switch off your phone. Please switch your phone off. Please switch it off.
They've set up a new company. They've set a new company up. They've set it up.


A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a particle (= an adverb or preposition).
Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal verb is obvius form the verb and the particle. (ex. sit down)
Sometimes the meaning is not obvius. (ex. give up smoking = stop smoking).
In group 3, where the verb and particle con be separated, if the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle. (ex. switch it off)

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Sometimes a phrasal verbs has more than one meaning.
The plane took off. (despegar)
He took off his shoes. (quitarse)