How to improve your spoken English by yourself

Descubre una manera de mejorar tu inglés hablado, pronunciación, gramática y vocabulario con las siguientes técnicas de engfluent.com

 Discover a way to practice speaking English alone to improve your spoken English. This approach can help improve several aspects of your pronunciation, your grammar, your sentence structure, your vocabulary, and your ability to communicate with others in English.

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10 English Idioms for Communication & Miscommunication

Con el siguiente vídeo podrás entender expresiones como "Ir directamente al grano" o "andarse por las ramas". ¿Cómo traducirías los siguientes idioms ingleses al español?

1. to drop someone a line: to contact someone by phone or email
2. to get ahold of someone: to contact someone (usually by phone)
3. to keep someone posted / to keep someone in the loop: update, inform someone about recent information
4. to hear through the grapevine: to hear the news indirectly, not directly from a person involved
5. to beat around the bush: to avoid talking directly about the main issue
6. to get right to the point: to talk directly about the main issue
7. to talk at cross-purposes: to talk about two completely different issues
8. to get their wires crossed: mistake in communication leading to a misunderstanding
9. to be playing phone tag: to telephone each other several times, but not be available to talk
10. to put your foot in your mouth: to feel ashamed of what you just said.

Pincha aquí para ver el vídeo. Comprueba tu pronunciación y entonación.

Charla con subtítulos del fotógrafo Iwan Baan

El fotógrafo Iwan Baan nos muestra cómo la gente construye hogares en lugares insospechados, guiándonos por los apartamentos familiares de la Torre de David, un rascacielos de 45 pisos inacabado y abandonado en el centro de Caracas, por una ciudad sobre el agua en Nigeria, y por un pueblo subterráneo en China. Sus magníficas imágenes celebran la capacidad de la humanidad para sobrevivir y construir una casa en cualquier lugar.
Escucha la charla que ofreció en TED y guíate con los subtítulos en español. Después puedes escucharla de nuevo con subtítulos en inglés y mejorar tu pronunciación.

Algunas características personales. Pronunciación y explicación.

Vídeo con pronunciación y explicación en inglés de algunas características personales como tímido, perezoso, modesto, hablador, interesante, sociable, optimista, alegre. Play video

Are you "outgoing", "reliable", "shy"?
Learn more about personal qualities. 

New York I love you. LCD Sounsystem


Artist: LCD Soundsystem
Song: New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down
Album: Sound of Silver
Released: 2007
Label: DFA Records/Capitol Records
Lyrics:
New York, I Love You
But you’re bringing me down                        to bring down: hacer desaparecer/caer; hundir;                                                                                  abatir
New York, I Love You
But you’re bringing me down
Like a rat in a cage                                         cage: jaula
Pulling minimum wage                                 to pull: estirar           wage: salario
New York, I Love You
But you’re bringing me down
New York, you’re safer
And you’re wasting my time
Our records all show
You are filthy but fine                                    filthy: sucio, asqueroso
But they shuttered your stores                       to shutter: cerrar
When you opened the doors
To the cops who were bored
Once they’d run out of crime                         they’d = they had      to run out of (something):                                                                                                                        quedarse sin (algo)
New York, you’re perfect
Don’t please don’t change a thing
Your mild billionaire mayor’s                          mild: tierno, suave, apacible
Now convinced he’s a king
So the boring collect
I mean all disrespect
In the neighborhood bars
I’d once dreamt I would drink
New York, I Love You
But you’re freaking me out                          to freak (somebody) out: asustar,
                                                                       poner los pelos de punta (a alguien)   
There’s a ton of the twist                              Referencing The Beatle’s “Twist & Shout,”                                                                                               implies that New York still has the culture, 
                                                                       just not the pep and excitement it once had.
But we’re fresh out of shout                        
Like a death in the hall
That you hear through your wall
New York, I Love You
But you’re freaking me out
New York, I Love You
But you’re bringing me down
New York, I Love You
But you’re bringing me down
Like a death of the heart
Jesus, where do I start?
But you’re still the one pool
Where I’d happily drown                                    to drown: ahogarse
And oh.. Take me off your mailing list
For kids that think it still exists
Yes, for those who think it still exists
Maybe I’m wrong
And maybe you’re right
Maybe I’m wrong
And myabe you’re right
Maybe you’re right
Maybe I’m wrong
And just maybe you’re right
And Oh..
Maybe mother told you true
And they’re always be something there for you
And you’ll never be alone
But maybe she’s wrong
And maybe I’m right
And just maybe she’s wrong
Maybe she’s wrong
And maybe I’m right
And if so, here is this song

At the airport. Vocabulary and explanations.


If you are about to fly, check out this 10 min video with English transcriptions, explanations and pronunciation. Si estás apunto de volar, echa un vistazo a este video de 10 min sobre vocabulario, explicaciones y pronunciación. Have a nice flight!
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