Sangonera Learns English

    This post is the result of a "birthday conversation" with my dear friend Inmaculada Bermejo last Saturday.      She was interested in knowing the different ways to show "anger" in its different shadows.      I am not sure if the post will meet her needs, but I hope she finds it useful.      When it comes to expressing "anger", there are different words or expressions we can use (apart from the common "ANGRY"). Let's have a look at some of them:  ANGRY/MAD (enojado/enfadado) UPSET (molest@) FURIOUS (furios@) TO DRIVE SOMEBODY UP TO THE WALL (sacar a alguien de quicio) TO DRIVE SOMEONE CRAZY (volver a alguien loco) TO BLOW UP ( reventar, estallar, enfadarse de forma explosiva) TO GET ON SOMEONE'S NERVES (molestar, irritar, poner de los nervios). Example: Stop doing that noise while I am trying to read. You are getting on my nerves! TO PISS OFF (literally, it means "molest@) TO MAKE SOMEBODY'S BLOOD BOIL (it has a very ...

  Connectors are an important tool for writing proficiently in English. Their purpose is to join information together within a sentence. Using connectors correctly will help ensure the meaning of your sentences are clear for readers to understand .

Don’t sound boring when it comes to saying that something is very easy. Try one of the following expressions!! -IT’S A WALK IN THE PARK -IT’S A PIECE OF CAKE -IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE (when something is very easy to understand or do. You don’t need a degree in science to do it) -I CAN DO IT IN MY SLEEP (I can do it very easily) -IT’S A BREEZE

  TOP EXPRESSIONS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY ENGLISH These are some of my favourite expressions to improve your everyday English. I hope you use them and, therefore, enrich your oral abilities.  Lets's start. 👇👇💬 WE`RE EVEN : ESTAMOS EN PAZ IT´S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE : ES AGUA PASADA DON'T SWEAT IT! : ¡NO TE RAYES! IT TURNS OUT THAT : PUES RESULTA QUE... IT'S HIGH TIME: YA ERA HORA THIS ONE'S ON ME : INVITO YO IT'S ON THE HOUSE : INVITA LA CASA IT'S NOT WORTH IT: NO MERECE LA PENA IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL : NO ES PARA TANTO KEEP IT UP: ¡SIGUE ASÍ! YOU MADE MY DAY: ME HAS ARREGLADO EL DÍA I'M SWAMPED: ESTOY HASTA ARRIBA (DE TRABAJO) MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME : ESTÁS EN TU CASA IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS: NO ES ASUNTO TUYO IT'S A WALK IN THE PARK: ESTÁ CHUPADO/FACILÍSIMO START FROM SCRATCH : EMPEZAR DE 0 THE MORE, THE MERRIER: CUANTO MÁS MEJOR TO HAVE A BLAST / TO HAVE THE BALL : PASÁRSELO GENIAL HOLD YOUR HORSES : ¡OYE, PARA EL CARRO! YOU'VE GOT ANOT...

  DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRAVEL, TRIP AND JOURNEY. A couple of days ago, some students from the 4th year asked me a question that usually comes to their minds. That is why I dediced to write this post so that they can finally differenciate the concepts porperly.  -TRAVEL is a verb (meaning "viajar") It  refers to the activity of moving form one place to another ( I want to travel the world ). It is also an uncuontable noun ( He told us about his travels to Asia) -TRIP refers to travalling short distances, or an unusual or particular journey, as going on holidays. It is a noun, meaning "viaje". It is the word we use to indicate that we are going to stay in the place ( A trip to Hawaii is the trip of my dreams or I didn't enjoy our trip to Mallorca last summer) -JOURNEY is used to refer to travelling a long distance, or travelling regularly. It can also describe going form one point to another ( How was your journey from Madrid to Barcelona? ) You can also have a look...

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS  TIP!!! TO RING A BELL.   🔔 This is an idiom that we use when something is familiar to us.  Meaning: to cause someone to remember something ex: Your face rings a bell (with me)        I never met her, but her voice rings a bell. 

 Hi everyone. My name is Miriam Yépez Abenza and I'm a teacher at SANGONERA LA VERDE secondary school, the best in the world.  By this blog, I want to share, together with my students, different tips to improve their English as well as some of the activities that they do in class and at home. English is a fun language to learn and we will show it.  We want everybody to be part of this learning process. So, if you fancy, have a look at it.  COME AND SEE