3/10/2012

Twisting the plot


Take a song you like.

I’d go for this one:

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/band_of_horses/infinite_arms.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1h32vqDxE

What did you learn from listening to it? Vocabulary? Pronunciation? Intonation? How can music help you improve your English? Which songs have helped you improve it?

2/11/2012

An instant out of time


I found this unique website (1000 words to describe a picture):

http://www3.sympatico.ca/canvasit/canvasit/words.pdf

Is there any of these photos you'd like to describe using some of the words from the list?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2012/feb/11/24-hours-in-pictures#/?picture=385852016&index=0

1/19/2012

Language Gaps

Have a look at the following links (thank you Juan):

http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/
http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-more-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/

Can you think of any English term that has no equivalent in Spanish, or that in order to be translated a long explanation is required?