ni2 18-19/12/13

Correct the errors:

ELEMENTARY LEVEL-

- My new flat is near of my school.

My new flat is near of my school.

- I have a great new.

I have great news.

- I love keep fit.

I love keeping fit.

- I’ve just move to Madrid last week.

I moved to Madrid last week.

- A few weeks later this doctor interview me and he contracted me.

A few weeks later this doctor interviewed me and he contracted me.

- I don’t know how much time am I going to stay in here.

I don’t know how long I am going to stay here.

- But the most important is that I have getting an important experience.

But the most important thing is that I get some important experience.

- They called me two days after for doing the interview.

They called me two days later to do the interview.

- This job is too important to me.

This job is very/really/extremely/truly  important to me.

- I search a job on Internet.

I’m searching / looking for a job on the Internet.

- I’m working every morning.

I work every morning.

- One of the photos is your.

One of the photos is a picture of you.

- I usually going to running.

I usually go running.

- I’m going to work in a little academy.

I’m going to work in a little school.

- I think it is great opportunity as it is in a very big company.

I think it is a great opportunity since it is in a very big company.

INTERMEDIATE 1 LEVEL-

- I’m looking forward to start.

I’m looking forward to starting.

- I’m writing to you for telling about my new life.

I’m writing to you to tell you about my new life.

- A large balcony which you can eat with us.

A large balcony where you can eat with us.

- I can’t go for a run like I was doing in the country land where I lived before.

I can’t go for a run as I used to (do) in the country where I lived before.

- I don’t have much time to do any more.

I don’t have much time left to do anything else.

- I usually took a lots of photos.

I usually take / used to a lot of / lots of photos photos.

- The past month…

Last month…

- Because to live capital city is more expensive.

Because living in the capital city is more expensive

...

- I got the job by the net in a work website.

I got the job on the net in an employment website.

- I always have wanted to be a teacher.

I have always wanted to be a teacher.

- When I lived in Murcia I can’t enjoy all of that.

When I lived in Murcia I couldn’t enjoy all that / those things.

- I hope fine you.

I hope (that) you are fine.

- It is the best thing that I use to do.

It is the best thing that I usually do.

- Why not I travel to Madrid.

Why not travelling/travel to Madrid.

- I hope your request.

I’m looking forward to your request.

- My flat have breathtaking views and it have all modern conveniences.

My flat has breathtaking views and it has all modern conveniences.

- I have started to work about a nurse.

I have started to work as a nurse.

- I’ll be able to go to the cinema all days.

I’ll be able to go to the cinema every day.

- I have experience about this job.

I have experience in this job.

-Probably I get promotion into the company faster than I suppose.

Probably I’ll get promoted in the company faster than I expected.

- The most difficult was find a flat near the job.

The most difficult thing was finding a flat near the job/working place.

ni2 16-17/12/13

1. Comparing two things

You can use "a lot", "much", "a little", "slightly" and "far" before "more / less than":

"She's a lot more intelligent than him."
"This car is much faster than the other one."
"They are much less wealthy than they used to be."
"He's a little taller than his sister."
"She's slightly less interested in football than him.
"We are far more involved in charity than they are."

When you use these qualifying expressions in English, remember the rules about using -er. If the adjective is one syllable, or ends in -y, add -er:

"He's far taller than her." (NOT "He's far more taller…")
"I'm much lazier than you!"

When the adjective is two syllables and more, you need either "more" or "less":

"He's a little more prepared for the exam than she is." (NOT "He's a little prepareder…")

2. Saying how two things are similar.

You can use "almost as … as", "not quite as … as", "(not) nearly as … as", "nowhere near as … as", "twice as … as" and "half as … as" to change the extent of the similarity.

"She's almost as good as you!"
"He's not quite as confident as Susie."
"I'm not nearly as intelligent as her!"
"This painting is nowhere near as famous as the first."
"She's twice as old as him!
"He's half as interesting as you!"

ANOTHER EXPLANATION

Inequality: modifying with adverbs nearly, quite, nowhere near

When we want to show that there is a big or a small difference between the things being compared we can use the adverbs 'nearly', 'nowhere near' and 'quite'.

Emphasizing a big difference:

England isn't nearly as big as Russia.
England is nowhere near as big as Russia.
(Russia is much bigger than England.)

My shoes didn't cost nearly as much as yours.
My shoes cost nowhere near as much as yours.
(Your shoes cost much more than mine.)

There aren't nearly as many people here today as there were yesterday.
There are nowhere near as many people here today as there were yesterday.
(There were far more people here yesterday than there are today.)

Setting up a business isn't nearly such a complicated process now as it used to be.
Setting up a business is nowhere near such a complicated process now as it used to be.

(Setting up a business used to be a much more complicated process than it is now.)


Emphasizing a small difference:

My flat isn't quite as big as Jenny's.
(Jenny's flat is a little / a bit / slightly bigger than mine.)

The journey didn't take quite as long as it did last time.
(The journey took a little / a bit / slightly longer last time.)

It isn't quite such a nice restaurant as the one we used before.
(The restaurant we used before was a little / a bit / slightly nicer.)

Equality: adjectives, adverbs, quantity

We can use the as...as structure in a positive form to show that things are the same.

Adjectives
My cooking is as good as yours.
(The quality of my cooking is the same as yours.)

Adverbs
I can sing as well as you can.
(My ability to sing is the same as yours.)

Quantity
There are as many people here who can speak Chinese as English.
(The numbers of people here who can speak Chinese and English are the same.)

Equality: modifying with adverbs nearly and quite

When we use nearly and quite to modify positive as...as sentences, the meanings are different.

Small differences: nearly
With a positive as...as structure, 'nearly' shows a small difference

David is nearly as tall as Michael.
(Small difference: Michael is only a little taller than David.)

Compare this with the negative sentence:

David isn't nearly as tall as Michael.
(Big difference: Michael is much taller than David.)

Using 'quite' and 'just' for emphasis

If we want to emphasize that two things are the same, (for example, because the person we are speaking to may not accept what we are saying) we can use
'quite' and 'just':


A: You're a terrible tennis player!
B: I'm just as good as you!

This phone is quite as good as that one even if it does cost less.

…

My car has twice as much horsepower as yours.

It has twice as many megapixels as ours.

The lottery advert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTgdG9jWxX8

And the original song:

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

necklace /ˈnekləs/

jewellery UK (jewelryn, at jewellery n US jewelry) /ˈdʒuːəlri/

bracelet /ˈbreɪslət/

Top:

CLOTHING [C] a piece of women's clothing worn on the upper part of the body

Stiletto /stɪˈletəʊ/ noun [C]

A shoe with a very high, pointed heel (= part at the bottom and back of a shoe)

A pair of stilettos

Plain:

NOT MIXED not mixed with other colours, substances, etc

A plain blue carpet

The upper / lower part of your body

Items or pieces of clothing /garments

Design or pattern

Material:

CLOTH [C, U] cloth for making clothes, curtains, etc.

Her dress was made of a soft, silky material.

My life in six words

In human heart, only good purposes.

Always becoming aware of my life.

ni2 12/12/13

Juicy /ˈdʒuːsi/ adjective

1 FOOD [ FOOD ] full of juice

juicy apples

2 EXCITING interesting because of shocking or personal information

juicy gossip

Be fond of sb/sth

To like someone or something

To be fond of animals/music [+ doing sth]

He's not very fond of dancing.

You’re off to a very good start.

Off on the right foot (with someone or something) and *off to a good start (with someone or something)

Fig. starting out correctly; beginning something carefully and cautiously. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) This time, I want to get off on the right foot with him. I tried to get off to a good start with my new job.

sintético adj      (de la síntesis) 

concise adj

      formal  synthetic adj

Get a life, tried, got two.

Get a life!

Informal

Something you say to a boring person when you want them to do more exciting things

Surely you're not cleaning the house on Saturday night? Get a life!

dress up phrasal verb1 FORMAL to put on formal clothes for a special occasion

Weddings are a great opportunity to dress up.

asap , ASAP

the abbreviation of

as soon as possible

settle down phrasal verb1

STAY to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with a partner

Do you think he'll ever settle down and have a family?Living or sleeping somewhere

settle down FEEL HAPPY settle down phrasal verb2 FEEL HAPPY

to start to feel happy and confident with a new situation

Has she settled down in her new job?

mature 1 /məˈtjʊə r / adjective

1 AGE completely grown or developed

sexually mature

mature trees

2 BEHAVIOUR Mature people behave like adults in a way which shows they are well developed emotionally.

She seems very mature for thirteen.

The opposite is immature

Make up for sth phrasal verb

To reduce the bad effect of something, or make something bad become something good

I hope this money will make up for the inconvenience.

ni2 10-11/12/13

procrastinate /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/ verb [ I ] formal

to wait a long time before doing something that you must do

I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.

bud /bʌd/ noun [ C ]

1 [ BIOLOGY ] a part of a plant that develops into a leaf or a flower

In spring the trees are covered in buds.

2 nip sth in the bud

to stop a small problem from getting worse by stopping it soon after it starts

See also: taste buds

cocoon /kəˈkuːn/ noun [ C ]

[ BIOLOGY ] a cover that protects some insects as they develop into adults

tacky /ˈtæki/ adjective

1 CHEAP informal cheap and of bad quality

tacky holiday souvenirs

2 STICKY slightly sticky

Cute /kjuːt/ adjective

1 ATTRACTIVE attractive

a cute baby

2 RUDE US informal clever in a way that is annoying or rude

He thinks it's cute to tell dirty jokes.

Thread /θred/ noun1 MATERIAL [DT] [C, U]

A long, thin piece of cotton, wool, etc that is used for sewing

A needle and thread

negotiate /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt/ verb

Word partners for negotiation

enter into / be in negotiations • negotiations break down / fail • negotiations about / on / over sth • negotiations with sb • negotiations between sb and sb

1 DISCUSS [ I , T ] to try to make or change an agreement by discussion

to negotiate with employers about working conditions

2 MOVE THROUGH [ T ] to successfully move around, through, or past something

to negotiate your way around/through a city

negotiator noun [ C ]

a peace negotiator

uneven /ʌnˈiːv ə n/ adjective

not level or smooth

an uneven floor

unevenly adverb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uV9xknF3w

give sth away phrasal verb1 NO MONEY

to give something to someone without asking for any money

They're giving away a CD with this magazine.

I would be more interested in working as

To have a way with people

! You explain something to someone: He explained the system to me (NOT explained me the system).

/kəmˈplaɪənt/ /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/ /ˈsuːtəbl/ /əˈpɪərəns/ /æmˈbɪʃən/ /ˈkɜːtiəs/

consumer society [countable]

a society in which buying goods and services is considered to be very important

con‧sum‧er‧ism [uncountable]

1 the belief that it is good to buy and use a lot of goods and services - often used to show disapproval:

the growth of consumerism

2 actions to protect people from unfair prices, advertising that is not true etc

—consumerist adjective

beautiful, pretty, handsome, good-looking, attractive, gorgeous, stunningbeautiful is used to describe someone, usually a woman or child, who is attractive in a very special and noticeable way.pretty is usually used to describe a girl or woman who is good-looking, with regular features. It can also be used to describe a boy or young man who has an attractive but feminine face.handsome is usually used to describe a man or boy who is good-looking, with strong regular features. It can also be used to describe a woman, usually an older woman, who has attractive but masculine features.good-looking can be used to describe anyone who you think is nice to look at.attractive is used to describe someone who looks good in a way that attracts sexual interest• I can see he's handsome, but I don't find him very attractive.gorgeous and stunning are emphatic ways of saying that someone is very attractive. Gorgeous is used mostly in spoken English.

weave /wiːv/ verb

2 [ DT ] [ I , T ] past tense wove , past participle woven to make cloth on a machine by crossing threads under and over each other

Carve /kɑːv/ verb [I, T]1 SHAPE [ART]

To make an object, a shape, or a pattern by cutting wood, stone, etc

The statue was carved out of stone.

They had carved their initials into the tree.

tacky /ˈtæki/ adjective

1 CHEAP informal cheap and of bad quality

tacky holiday souvenirs

ni2 4-5/12/13

Homework: Copy about work (A + B + C + BC)

mav‧e‧rick [countable]

An unusual person who has different ideas and ways of behaving from other people, and is often very successful:

He's always been a bit of a maverick.

te‧na‧cious

Determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult:

a tenacious negotiator

Lastly, finally, eventually, in the end, at last

!! Do not use lastly to say what happened at the end of a period of time or after several other things happened. Use one of the following expressions:

Use finally or eventually to say that something happens after a long time

• Finally we managed to get the car to start.

• When she eventually turned up, the food was cold.

Use eventually or in the end to say what the result or outcome of something was

• They eventually got bored and went home.

• In the end we decided to cancel the trip.

Use at last to say that something happens after a long period of waiting or trying, when you are glad about this

• It's good to be home at last.

• At last, the pizza's here!

Use lastly or finally to introduce the last point you want to make, the last action in a series of actions, or the last item in a list

• Lastly, I would like to remind you that smoking is not allowed.

• Load the paper, select the number of copies, and lastly press 'Print'.

• You add flour, salt, and finally milk.

achievement /əˈ tʃiːvmənt/

strength /streŋθ/

weak ness /ˈwiːknəs/ 

career /kəˈrɪər / 

client /klaɪənt/ 

creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/

 articulate 1 /ɑːˈtɪkjələt/ adjective

able to express ideas and feelings clearly in words

She's an intelligent and highly articulate young woman.

The opposite is inarticulate 

guide /gaɪd/ 

instructor /ɪnˈstrʌktər / 

variety /vəˈraɪəti/ 

pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/ ˌ

first ˈ aid

noun [ U ]

[ HEALTH ] basic medical treatment that you give someone who is ill or injured in an emergency

The policeman gave him first aid before the ambulance arrived. 

fancy1 /ˈfænsi/

career1 /kəˈrɪər / 

require /rɪˈkwaɪər / 

applicant /ˈæplɪk ənt/ 

appearance /əˈpɪərəns/ 

recent /ˈriːsənt/ efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ 

period /ˈpɪəriəd/ 

advertise /ˈædvətaɪz/ 

experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/

courteous /ˈkɜːtiəs/ adjective

polite and showing respect

courteously adverb

enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wV7NqZk3sk

Hang out phrasal verb informal

to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with a particular group of people.

manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/

describe /dɪˈskraɪb/

party animal [countable] informal

someone who enjoys going to parties and drinking a lot of alcohol, and behaving in a loud and often rude way.

hard-working /ˌhɑːdˈwɜːkɪŋ/

I work as hard as I party.

For me, my greatest achievement was passing (to pass) my English test last year because English is a very difficult subject to me.

Prefer to work or prefer working.

A job which improves my life.

A lot of work.

Learn to deal with young people..

I love doing it.

In a school nearby/In a school near my town.

achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/

I’m keen on + -ing… J

strength /streŋθ/

weakness /ˈwiːknəs/

Recycle myself to the new needs at work

Kind to them

Being hardworking

Worried about

I like working as a part of a team

Loathe /ləʊð/ verb [ T ]

To hate someone or something

In another country/In other coutries.

I don’t like giving up on sth once I’ve already started.

If things turn wrong

I try hard in order to get what I want

Software development

You’ve got your whole life ahead of you.

My greatest achievements are yet to come.

In tune with somebody/something, out of tune with somebody/something

Able or unable to realize, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants:

The industry is changing in tune with changing demand.

The teacher was very enthusiastic about my project.

entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː r / noun [ C ]

Someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves risks

entrepreneurial adjective

Word partners for proud

fiercely / immensely / rightly proud • proud of sth/sb

ni2 2-3/12/13

Fire (verb)

JOB [T] informal to tell someone they must leave their job [often passive]

I was fired for being late.

achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ noun

Word partners for achievement

a great / notable / outstanding / remarkable achievement • sb's crowning achievement • a sense of achievement

1 GOOD THING [ C ] something good that you achieve

This film is his greatest achievement to date.

2 SUCCESS [ U ] when you succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard

You get such a sense of achievement when you finish the course.

Steady work:  trabajo fijo   

Permanent job

Indefinite job contract   

Tongue /tʌŋ/

Acquire /əˈkwaɪə r / verb [ T ]

1 GET to get something

I managed to acquire a copy of the report.

His family acquired (= bought) the property in 1985.

2 LEARN to learn something

to acquire knowledge/skills

For the sake of it

If you do something for the sake of it, you do it because you want to and not for any particular reason:

She likes spending money just for the sake of it.

/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/

/prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

knock off 

phrasal verb

1

stop work

 knock off (something)

to stop working and go somewhere else:

There was no one in the office because they'd all knocked off for lunch.

Do you want to knock off early today?

We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.

achieve /əˈtʃiːv/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3MldSqmNLk