Sangonera Learns English

      When you are in a conversation or taking an oral test, you might need to give your opinion about something. The most common way to do it, is by saying "I think". However, if you want to show a more advanced knowledge, you should try one of the following expressions:  IN MY OPINION I BELIEVE I SUPPOSE I ASSUME (I don't know why, but l love this) I RECKON IN MY VIEW IT SEEMS TO ME (THAT) TO MY KNOWLEDGE  TO ME I CONSIDER IF YOU ASK ME... AS FAR AS I CAN TELL (this one is top) TO MY MIND AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED AS I SEE IT / AS I SEE THINGS I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT... HONESTLY SPEAKING PERSONALLY SPEAKING

    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.