Sing & Learn and other activities

Hello everybody!

We hope you’ve had a lovely weekend #athome surrounded by your loved ones, and practising English! 😀

Firstly, we would like to thank all of our readers for making us such a popular option for students to find information and activities. We are simply, and truly, honored.

Preliminary (B1)

Hello all!

We’re closer and closer to getting back to normal, you can practically feel it in the air!

It’s exam time

Hello everybody!

I hope you’ve had a great Easter and a fantastic beginning of May. 🙂

Happy Easter!

Hello everyone!

Easter is round the corner and today we want to show you how we have been celebrating it at Euroschool.

A midsummer’s night dream

Shakespeare dreamt of a night in the woodland and in the realm of fairyland, under the moonlight. We ourselves have enjoyed a magnificent summer, and we can’t complain about the weather! However, as the sunny season comes to an end and autumn  starts knocking softly on our door, it’s time to think about the new school year.

Thinking ahead…

Hello everyone,

Today we bear a great deal of news. Are you ready for what’s coming?

False friends

Hello everyone!

Today we’re going to talk about ‘false friends’, words in English that, given their similarity with Spanish ones, are often confusing for students. Let’s start with, probably, the most common false friend:

Sensitive vs Sensible

When students want to say ‘Sara es muy sensible’ they often write ‘Sara is very sensible’. However, it should be written ‘Sara is very sensitive’ as ‘sensible’ in English  means sensata/o.

Now, take a look at the following list of words in Spanish, how would you say them in English?

1. Decepción
2. Embarazada
3. Actualmente
4. Asistir (a un evento)
5. Estar constipado
6. Librería
7. Carpeta
8. Carrera (universitaria)
9. Largo
10. Simpático
11. Terrorífico
12. Fábrica

The correct answers are:

1. Disappointment
2. Pregnant
3. Currently
4. Attend
5. To have a cold
6. Bookshop
7. Folder
8. Degree
9. Long
10. Friendly
11. Terrifying
12. Factory

Notice the difference between the correct word and the false friend:

1. Disappointment vs Deception (engaño)
2. Pregnant vs Embarrased (avergonzada/o)
3. Currently vs Actually (en realidad)
4. Attend vs Assist (Ayudar)
5. To have a cold vs To be constipated (Estar estreñido)
6. Bookshop vs Library (Biblioteca)
7. Folder vs Carpet (Alfombra/moqueta)
8. Degree vs Career (Carrera/trayectoria profesional)
9. Long vs Large (Grande)
10. Friendly vs Sympathetic (compasivo)
11. Terrifying vs Terrific (genial, fantástico)
12. Factory vs Fabric (tela/tejido)

 

Now that you know the difference, fill in the gaps with the correct word:

1. Jamie is ___________ studying a __________ in Biology.
2. It is a ____________ way from Coruña to Barcelona.
3. I’m going to the _____________ to study because it is quieter than in my house.
4. Sara is a very __________ person, everyone likes her.
5. Insidious is a ____________ movie, I was really scared when I watched it
6. Please, don’t forget to take your __________ at the end of the class.
7. Are you going to ___________ the meeting?
8. Silk is said to be the softest ___________
9. Losing the game was a huge _______________
10. I am going to stay at home today as I have a terrible __________

How did it go? Scroll down to check your answers at the end of the post!

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Have a great January everyone!

 

1. Jamie is CURRENTLY studying a DEGREE in Biology.
2. It is a LONG  way from Coruña to Barcelona.
3. I’m going to the LIBRARY to study because it is quieter than in my house.
4. Sara is a very FRIENDLY person, everyone likes her.
5. Insidious is a TERRIFYING movie, I was really scared when I watched it
6. Please, don’t forget to take your FOLDER(S) at the end of the class.
7. Are you going to ATTEND the meeting?
8. Silk is said to be the softest FABRIC
9. Losing the game was a huge DISAPPOINTMENT
10. I am going to stay at home today as I have a terrible COLD

 

Christmas words and expressions!

Hello everybody and Merry (almost) Christmas!

In a couple of days we will be celebrating Christmas and some of our students have decided to spend it in the UK! How great is that???? 😀

We know how traditions are different there (click here for more info) but there’s something we hadn’t addressed before, special vocabulary and expressions used these days! So I’ve prepared a little quiz for you to find out some of the most used.