Do you want to read and listen to American accents then go here. It is the channel called VOA which stands for Voice of America and has many great sections on its site to learn more English , On youtube you can find many items with the transcript underneath to enable understanding American pronunciation. Listen , copy, repeat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWHIH81ySaE

Learn to pronounce better by listening to and then singing along to  songs. Try these

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PDUO3l8xiM

Try this melancholic one, by  Coldplay too.

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z2wTU8PONg

How to make a carrot cake. Listen to this great Australian cook and klearn some esy cooking terms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToD9rw_QoJY

3 idiomatic expressions for today

On the off chance

If you do something on the off-chance, you do it in case it works, even though the chance of success may be small.

I put an ad on the net to sell a car on the off chance and 12 people rang in one hour

Spread the word

If you spread the word about something, you let as many people know about it as you can.

Everybody, spread the word. Sprake School has the lowest exam prices for Cambridge exams.They don´t charge to administer them.

Foggiest idea

If you don't have the foggiest idea, you don't know or understand anything at all. ('Foggiest notion' is also used.)

e.g. I haven´t the foggiest idea about where to find a job in Berlin.

Work in London

Go to the gumtree sight I mention in the previous blog
There you can laso read and listen to success stories connected with this page.
e.g.
http://blog.gumtree.com/gumtree-success-stories-winner-alexandras-story/

Enjoy

Info to stay in London

Are you interested in a good site for knowing about how to get by in London, finding a flat, buying a second hand bicycle?
http://www.gumtree.com/london

Looking for work there?
http://www.gumtree.com/bar-jobs/london

Work for the post office
http://www.gumtree.com/p/general-jobs/royal-mail-christmas-seasonal-staff-peterborough-gtrmctc-/1080536881

And many more...browse the site
Paul

Listen and read

Do you enjoy reading... here is a link to the Voice Of America

Here you can listen and read at the same time
http://www.bing.com/videos/search…

A story with the phrasal verb Look

If you studied a previous post then this link will prove to be very useful to revise. This is learning in context. Why don´t you read it aloud, record it on your mobile and listen to it several times. You will soon remember it.

Aprende más sobre phrasal Verbs y preparación para exámenes de Cambridge


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Enjoy reading

From   www.sprakeschool.es

Read this article and follow the links at the end so that you can listen and do follow-up exercises if you fancy them

http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/pdf/2014/09/140901122132_witn_meat.pdf


And enjoy reading...

Many of us love to read books and we know that reading has many benefits. So much so, that UNESCO has declared 8 September to be World Literacy Day.
In this week's programme we hear about 'literacy heroes' who have encouraged more people to enjoy reading

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2014/09/140904_6min_literacy.shtml

Sprake School  We offer the best courses if you want to study hard

Examinate con nosotros

Welcome back to    Sprake School.     www.sprakeschool.es
Remember we now have 2 schools, the new one is also in Gran Via, No 28 Local ( Street premises)
There we have a very modern look to larger classrooms, lots of info to study more efficiently and new aspects.

NEWS    We carry out  the official Cambridge Oral exams there, any level,  and we organise the Pairs so you will know your pair for any exam and so perform much better on the day as you will have had tons of practice beforehand.

If you want to find out how to translate some fun expressions, go here

http://www.babbel.com/magazine/favorite-spanish-words?slc=engmag-a15-info-favoritespanishwords-ob

Preparación examenes Cambridge: 10 Today 10 Phrasal Verbs with LOOK

David was driving when his girlfriend shouted " Look out" ( pay attention), there is a dog crossing the road. David had not seen it as he had looked away (apartar la mirada)) from the road, distracted by a red flashing light.

They continued talking and she looked back on the days (think about the past and remember) when they didn´t need to drive to work. They were looking for (searching) a new outlet for furniture and decided to look the address up on google maps ( consult a source for an answer).  They looked on an outlet ( to consider sth as) as being the cheapest way to find a spare bed for a visitor.

They were now in the shop and they looked down  on (despreciar, have a poor opinion of) the dirty old stock they had. They had looked forward to finding a bargain (esperar con ansia, con ganas) but in the end they opted to look into (study, investigate) other ways of finding what they really wanted to decorate their new room. They then decided to go to Ikea as it was not far away and once there, they looked over what they had to offer (have a look, check to see if it is ok ). They did not find what they really wanted so they went home empty handed ( without anything).

10 today = 10 ways of using one word......

Some students had a problem with single. Let´s take a look. Basically it means not more than one….see the different contexts

Some people believe in single-sex schools ( schools for only boys or girls, not mixed).

Not all children have a Mum and Dad, they belong to a single -parent family

Sometimes we do something difficult without help, single handed.

Prices usually go up a little, and we have a single figure rise ( less than 10% )

When we single out sb or sth,   we choose him/ her from a group

If you go to a singles bar, you should not find anybody married there.

In sport we talk about a men´s singles final  (individual, not in a team)

When travelling we can buy a single ( de ida) or a return ticket (de Ida y Vuelta)

She did not make a single mistake in the exam.(  ni un error)

And when we have to queue up, we usually stand in a single file ( en fila india)