Expresiones idiomáticas en inglés: Food Idioms


Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Stage 12 Stage 13   Las expresiones idiomáticas en inglés, que suelen estar formadas por dos o más palabras, tienen un sentido figurado y deben ser entendidas en su conjunto. Estas expresiones son inherentes a una lengua y su construcción proviene de cualquier ámbito de la vida, como por …

The verb ‘make’ in phrasal verbs


Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Stage 12 Los phrasal verb son verbos compuestos en inglés que adquieren significado propio según la palabra que los acompaña. Hoy en Callan School Barcelona vamos a centrarnos en el uso del verbo ‘make’ y sus diferentes significados dependiendo de sus acompañantes.   Download Exercise   What’s the difference …

‘AS’ Y SUS MUCHOS USOS EN INGLÉS


Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 El término inglés ‘as’ tiene muchos usos. Estos son algunos de los más importantes: • Como conector para indicar dos acciones o eventos que ocurren simultáneamente en el tiempo. En este caso, su significado es similar a while (mientras) o when (cuando). P.ej.

No Pun Intended


Stage 13 Stage 14 Stage 15 Everybody loves a good joke. Or even a bad one sometimes. But we all love to laugh at something, even if you are laughing at the joke teller in a mocking way instead of at the joke itself. One of the best kinds of jokes, but often one of …

Expresiones idiomáticas espaciales en inglés


  With all of the interest in space at the moment, it might be a good time to look at some idioms that involve space and interplanetary bodies. English has many sayings that include space, the planets and the heavens in general. Let’s have a look at some of them now.   Download Exercise   …

«Phrasal Verbs with ‘Put’»


Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Phrasal verbs: the two words that are guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of English students everywhere. But phrasal verbs, although they can seem difficult, should cause you no fear, and should be treated just like any other vocabulary word we learn. Let’s break it down first. Download …

«English Collocations»


Stage 11 Stage 12 Stage 13 Collocations are not quite the same as idioms.Whereas idioms are understood to represent a more standard meaning (e.g. ‘round the bend’ = mad; ‘fed up’ = depressed; ‘touch and go’ = uncertain; etc.), collocations are words that have been paired (or grouped) together through continued use. These words have …

«Rhetorical Question»


Stage 11 Stage 12 Stage 13 What is a rhetorical question? It is a figure of speech that native speakers often use in conversations or presentations. The purpose of a rhetorical question is not to obtain a response, but to implicitly assert or deny a particular point that one is making. In other words, a …

«Similes and Metaphors»


Stage 11 Stage 12 Stage 13 This month’s blog is about similes and metaphors. A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using words such as «like» or «as». Metaphors resemble similes, but they suggest a comparison between two things without using connecting words such as «like» or «as». …

«Cockney Rhyming Slang»


Stage 11 Stage 12 Stage 13 You may encounter Cockney Rhyming Slang and its many variations mainly in England and Australia. It is not very common in the US. The origins of this form of the language dates back to the early 19th century. It was originally used by traders so they could talk to …