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Learn English free with podcasts from La Mansion del Ingles. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. This English lesson contains examples and exercises.Podcast Transcription
You’re going to listen to a text about the Simpsons. Before you listen, here is some vocabulary from the text.
careless = descuidado, despreocupado
precocious = precoz
to suck = chupar
pacifier (US) / dummy (UK) = chupete
role = papel
Now listen to the text
The Simpsons are a typical family who live in the fictional "Mid-American" town of Springfield. Homer, the father, works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant - a job which doesn’t really fit his careless, clown-like personality. He’s married to Marge Simpson, a typical American housewife and mother. They have three children: Bart, who is ten years old; Lisa, who is eight years old; and Maggie, a baby who rarely speaks, but communicates by sucking on a pacifier. The family has a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball II. Both pets have had starring roles in several episodes. The first Simpsons episode was shown in 1987. Despite the passing of the years and celebrations such as holidays or birthdays, the Simpsons do not physically age and still look the same as they did at the end of the 1980s.
Listen to some answers to questions about the text. Try to ask the questions BEFORE you hear them. Ask the questions after the tone.
1. Springfield
Where do the Simpsons live?
2. Homer
What’s the father’s name?
3. At the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Where does Homer work?
4. He’s a safety inspector
What does he do?
5. Marge Simpson
Who is he married to?
What’s his wife’s name?
6. Three
How many children do they have?
How many children have they got?
7. Bart, Lisa and Maggie.
What are the children’s names?
8. He’s 10.
How old is Bart?
9. Yes, A dog and a cat.
Do they have any pets?
10. Snowball II
What’s the cat’s name?
11. In 1987
When was the first Simpsons episode?
12. No, they look the same as they did at the end of the 1980’s.
Do the Simpsons physically age?
Listen and repeat the questions. Copy the intonation.
1. Where do the Simpsons live?
2. What’s the father’s name?
3. Where does Homer work?
4. What does he do?
5. Who’s he married to? /What’s his wife’s name?
6. How many children do they have? / How many children have they got?
7. What are the children’s names?
8. How old is Bart?
9. Do they have any pets?
10. What’s the cat’s name?
11. When was the first Simpsons episode?
12. Do the Simpsons physically age?
During the interviews on last month’s podcast you heard some adjectives that are used to describe people (nice, lovely, kind, friendly etc.)
What are the English adjectives for these Spanish ones? Say the English translation before I do. They are all similar translations.
tolerante - tolerant
paciente - patient
sociable - sociable
aventurero/a - adventurous
maduro/a - mature
sincero/a - sincere
decidido/a, resuelto/a - decisive
práctico/a – practical
Listen and repeat the adjectives.tolerant
patient
sociable
adventurous
mature
sincere
decisive
practical
Here are some more adjectives for you to translate. Say the English translation before I do.
educado/a - polite
tacaño/a, malo/a - mean
egoísta - selfish
perezoso/a - lazy
sensible - sensitive
sensato/a - sensible
malhumorado/a, de humor variable - moody
de fiar, de confianza - reliable
de mal humor, mal genio - bad-tempered
alegre - cheerful
Listen and repeat:
polite
mean
selfish
lazy
sensitive
sensible
moody
reliable
bad-tempered
cheerful
Do you know the opposites of the following adjectives? Some have the prefix un- (u-n), for example selfish – unselfish. Some have the prefix in- (i-n), for example intolerant. Some have the prefix im- (i-m), for example impolite, and some have a different word to make the opposite, for example lazy and hard-working.
Try to say the opposite before I do, and then repeat the word to practise pronunciation.
reliable - unreliable – repeat - unreliable
mature – immature – repeat - immature
lazy – hard working – repeat - hard working
sincere - insincere – repeat - insincere
practical - impractical – repeat - impractical
selfish - unselfish – repeat - unselfish
sensitive - insensitive – repeat - insensitive
patient - impatient – repeat - impatient
sociable - unsociable – repeat - unsociable
sensible – foolish / silly – repeat - foolish / silly
polite - impolite / rude – repeat - impolite / rude
decisive - indecisive – repeat - indecisive
adventurous - unadventurous – repeat - unadventurous
mean – generous – repeat - generous
moody – even-tempered – repeat - even-tempered
practical - impractical – repeat - impractical
tolerant - intolerant – repeat - intolerant
cheerful – miserable – repeat - miserable
bad-tempered – sweet-tempered, calm – repeat - sweet-tempered, calm
Now listen to some sentences and guess the missing adjective from the previous list. Say the adjective after the tone.
Thank you so much for lunch in this lovely restaurant. It was very (tone) of you. generousA person who doesn’t like to meet and spend time with other people is (tone) unsociableHe’s 43 years old and he behaves like a child. He’s so (tone) immatureI like trekking, skiing, climbing and exploring different countries, but my wife only wants to sit next to a swimming pool all day. She’s so (tone) unadventurous / lazyThe opposite of selfish is (tone) unselfishMy sister is always smiling, laughing and in a good mood. I don’t know what makes her so (tone) all the time. cheerfulThe waiter will bring your dessert in a moment, darling. Don’t be so (tone) impatientIt takes me such a long time to make up my mind whenever I go shopping. I’m so (tone) indecisiveDon’t believe a word he says. He never tells the truth and he cannot be trusted. He’s so (tone) insincereYou left your wallet on the table outside, and went inside the café to go to the toilet! That wasn’t very (tone) was it? I’m not surprised it was stolen. sensibleListen and repeat
That’s very generous of you. Don’t be so unsociable. He behaves like a child. He’s so immature. My wife’s so lazy and unadventurous The opposite of selfish is unselfish My sister is always so cheerful. Don’t be so impatient darling.I’m so indecisive, I think. No I’m not. Yes, I am!Don’t believe him he’s so insincere. That wasn’t very sensible was it? That was bloody stupid! -
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English might be the last thing on your mind today. But we don’t mind because we hope to change your mind in today’s episode about, you guessed it, expressions with the word ‘mind’.
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What’s the difference between who, who’s whose and whom? That’s what you’ll learn in this episode of…….Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig
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Reza is on top of the world and as fit as a fiddle.
Audio Feedback Janete Hernandez from Mexico
I love your accent too, Janete!Audio feedback from Ana from Mexico (so many audio messages from Mexico - Thank you! Please keep sending your voice messages. You will hear them eventually!)
Who Whose Who’s and Whom
To understand how to use 'who', 'whom' and 'whose' you first have to understand the difference between subjects, objects and possessives.
The subject does the action:
She works in a cafe.
He likes cooking.
They bought a new car.The object receives the action:
Everyone likes him.
I don’t know her.
They didn’t speak to us.Possessives tell us the person something belongs to:
His new mobile phone is really expensive.
I like his sunglasses, not hers.
We’re selling our flat.'Who' can be a subject pronoun like 'he', 'she' and 'they' or object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us'.
We can use 'who' to ask which person did an action or which person is in a certain state (subject):
Who wrote the email?
Who is that girl over there?
Who is getting the drinks?We can also use ‘who’ to ask which person received an action (object):
Who are you going to invite to the wedding?
Who did you meet last night?
Who has she chosen to go with?'Whom' is an object pronoun like 'him', 'her' and 'us' used with formal English. We use ‘whom’ to ask which person received an action. It isn’t common to use whom. Most native speakers use ‘who’ instead.
Who(m) are you going to invite to the wedding?
Who(m) did you meet last night?
Who(m) are they going to choose to manage Arsenal?‘Whom’ MUST go after a preposition, NOT ‘who’, with formal English:
The lady with whom Reza was dancing was the Marquise (=Marquesa)
‘For whom the bells toll’ is Hemingway’s famous novel set in the Spanish Civil War.
‘To whom it may concern’ is typical at the top of a reference.When the pronoun and preposition are separated and/or the pronoun comes first, ‘who’ MUST be used, NOT ‘whom’:
The woman who Reza was dancing with must have been a bit tipsy! (tipsy=un poquito bebida)
Who did they sell their old car to yesterday?
Young boy: “Can I go to the cinema tonight, mum?”
Mother: “Who with?”
'Whose' can be a possessive adjective, like 'her' and 'our', or possessive pronoun, like ‘hers’’ or ‘ours’ . We use 'whose' to find out which person something belongs to.
Whose glass is this?
Whose is this jacket?
I see a book on my chair. Whose is it?
Whose are these?Don’t confuse whose and who’s = who is. They’re pronounced the same:
Who’s(= Who is) that ringing the doorbell?
That’s the person who’s(= who is) coming with me to Brian’s party.My Dear friends:
This is Edgar Ubaldo from Mexico again. - Question about the Mexican Wall ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2017/04/03/the-mexican-wall-and-eugenis-pronunciation-airc149/ )According to Longman - "TOEFL Preparation Course", it is possible to use inversion (V + S) with negative expressions such as: never, hardly ever, etc.
Because of that, and following my previous message, I wrote never shall we pa y for that wall. Nevertheless, I won't use this expression in an English Test or a normal conversation. Is this okay? or should I not use inversion in cases like this?
Additionally, in a book I'm reading "A Tale of Two Cities", there are some questions that don't follow the right word order:
"There are two other points on which I am anxious to be instructed. I may go on?"
"You are sure that he is not under too great a strain?"
"It would show itself in some renewal of this disorder?"I believe that it was written like that on purpose, but I don't know if there are any difference in meaning or intention.
And finally friends, especially Reza, I would like to know the grammar behind this expression (taken from the same book):
"He approached his second and last point. He felt it to be the most difficult of all; but, remembering his old Sunday morning conversation with Miss Pross, and remembering what he had seen in the last nine days, he knew that he must face it"
Why is it Past Simple + Modal in present to talk about something that happened in the past?.
I constantly try to express the same and said: I knew I should have faced it or something like that.(Reza’s explanation:”he knew that he had to face it" is the typical, everyday way to say it in modern English, because ‘had to’ is the past of ‘must’.
However, it’s quite common to use ‘must’ instead of ‘had to’, even though it’s the past (“he knew that he must face it”), to make the story sound more lively and real,
as if it were happening now, in the present, especially in storytelling/literature.)Audio feedback from Evelin Fernandez - advice for TOEFL test - speaking
20 minutes - 6 questions
The first two are about familiar topics, and the other four are about short readings, lectures, and conversations.
You will have a short amount of time after you read each question to prepare your response. Then you will be given a short amount of time to speak into a microphone.
You will be evaluated on "delivery, language use and topic development".We spoke about the TOEFL and IELTS test in episode 68 ( https://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/09/13/the-toefl-and-ielts-test-airc68/ )
TOP TIPS FOR TOEFL
- time yourself
- take notes (bullet points)
- breath deeply
- practise speaking in noisy places and recording yourself
- image you are speaking to a good friend as you speak into the microphone
...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode?
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There are now full transcriptions for episodes 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140.On next week's episode: Farming and agriculture
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Today we’re focusing on grammar and we’re going to help you avoid some common grammar errors that Spanish speakers sometimes make.
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Learn some useful expressions with TAKE and GET and how to ask questions correctly in English in this week’s episode of Aprender Inglés con Reza and Craig!
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Learn all about beer in this alcoholic episode.
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When should you use ever and when should you use never?
What’s the difference between within and between? Learn this, and more, on this episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig.Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/
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