English: Intermediate (intermedio)

Weather vocabulary

febrero 1, 2021 Por Millinguals

The weather

What’s the weather like today? In my city, today is sunny, windy and cold. What about your city?

I really like to spend time outdoors, I don’t mind if it’s cold, as I just need my coat, a warm hat, a scarf and a pair of gloves. I like rainy days too, I take an umbrella, my raincoat and my wellington boots, and out I go. Neverheless, I don’t like windy days like today, I think the wind is a little annoying. What kind of weather do you prefer? And which one do you dislike?

What’s your favourite season of the year? Why?

My favourite season is definitely autumn, because I love warm colours and it is not too cold yet, so I enjoy going for long walks. The park is beautiful this time of the year, all covered by orange, yellow and brown leaves.

Weather vocabulary

Check this presentation to learn and practice the vocabulary about the weather. Watch the video and do the activities. Remember that you can write an email to hola@millinguals.com if you have any questions, or use our forum.

Weather vs. climate

What’s the difference between weather and climate? If you paid attention to the previous presentation, you can probably guess the answer. Click HERE to see the difference and to know a little bit more.

See you soon!

Too and enough

enero 15, 2021 Por Millinguals

Do you know how to use too and enough?

Too (demasiado) and enough (suficiente) are used to quantify adverbs, adjectives, nouns and even actions (verbs).

How to use too

Remember: too much with uncountable nouns and too many with countable nouns.

What about actions with too?

In that case, use TOO MUCH after the verb you want to quantify. For example:

Alice sleeps too much, I thinks she wastes the day in bed.

How to use enough

What about actions with enough?

Just use ENOUGH after the verb you want to quantify. For example:

You aren’t sleeping enough, you should go to bed earlier.

Practice time: too and enough

Let’s watch a video (pay attention to the pronunciation of too and enough) and write down the phrases where they are used. What kind of word are the quantifying in each phrase? Look at the structure and then try to write a similar dialogue in a different situation, and use enough, too, too much and too many.

Would you like us to check your dialogue? You can share it in our forum or send us an email (hola@millinguals.com). It’s free!

-ed and -ing adjectives

septiembre 30, 2020 Por Millinguals

-ed and -ing adjectives

Surprised and surprising… What’s the difference?

You will find a lot of -ed and -ing adjectives in English, so this is important.

Encontrarás muchos adjetivos en inglés que acaban en -ed o en -ing, así que esto es importante. ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre surprised y surprising? Digamos que surprised significa sorprendido, mientras que surprising significa sorprendente. Esta es tu primera pista.

Veamos si puedes averiguar la diferencia entre los siguientes adjetivos:

Let’s see if you can find out the difference between the following adjectives:

BORING VS. BORED

Amanda is so bored at work. She has nothing interesting to do and she spends the day complaining.
Eleanor fell asleep at the cinema because the film was so boring.

AMAZING VS. AMAZED

We’ve just spent the most amazing day. We went parachuting!
When Ted arrived home he looked totally amazed. He didn’t know anything about the party!

TIRED VS. TIRING

Working more than eight hours a day is very tiring.
I’m tired because I’ve been doing sport all day.

Have you already noticed the difference between -ed and -ing adjectives?

¿Ya has notado cuál es la diferencia entre los adjetivos acabados en -ed y los acabados en -ing?

Let’s check…

Let’s try something now…

Try to match all the adjectives below with their -ed or -ing pair. Then think carefully about the difference in meaning and make some sentences.

Intentemos algo ahora…

Intenta emparejar todos los adjetivos de la nube con sus parejas acabadas en -ed o en -ing. Después piensa detenidamente cuál es la diferencia de significado y escribe algunas frases.

Any doubts? Do you want us to review your sentences? Just write an email to hola@millinguals.com

¿Tienes dudas? ¿Quieres que revisemos tus frases? Escribe un email a hola@millinguals.com

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Si quieres algo más de práctica, prueba nuestro curso gratuito de nivel B1. ¡La primera lección trata precisamente de esto! Si te interesa, simplemente ve a cursos, y haz click en Cursos completos de inglés gratuitos → Añadir al carrito → Ver carrito → Finalizar compra (¡no te preocupes, no tienes que pagar nada! Lo único que tienes que hacer es crear una cuenta)

Distance in English

febrero 2, 2020 Por Millinguals

How to talk about distance in English

Talking about distance in English can be confusing sometimes for Spanish speakers. But it’s easier than you think!

How do you express distance in English? Ready to practice?

Think about your city, especially your neighbourhood, and answer the following questions.

How far is your home from the city centre?

How long does it take you to get to your best friend’s home?

How far is your home from the supermarket?

Are there any banks near your home?

Where is the nearest train station?

Does it take you long if you need to go to the doctor?

When you were a child, was your school far from home?

Would you like to learn something interesting about measurements in English? Check this video!: HOW TO MEASURE IN ENGLISH