"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, AND that has made all the difference" The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

DREAMING IN ENGLISH. Are you dreaming in English yet?

WELCOME!!! This is a bit of a challenge for me!!! This blog is intended for all audiences. I hope you enjoy and get the most of it!!!

Here you might find resources to help you navigate the muddy waters of English. The humble aim of this blog is just to keep you in touch with different types of English and different aspects of the English culture , to increase your curiosity about English through many different fields.

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lunes, 11 de enero de 2010

WORKING WITH STEREOTYPES.

Stereotypes are generalizations that people make about the characteristics of all members of a group. These generalizations are based on a image that is not always real. Whenever there is a problem we tend to define people according to these stereotypes which means we are not being very objective. In general stereotypes bring negative connotations and we have to be very careful with the way we use them. They can be good to define some aspects of a group or a person but that´s all. We should be able to make out what is real from what it is not...

This is what it is said about us... Do you agree?Spaniards are lazy; party animals; womanizers; food lovers (Paella); extroverted; untidy; conscientious; impulsive; megalomaniac; bull fighters; always late; “know how to live”; wine-drinking and ham-eating; temperamental; affectionate; look like Antonio Banderas; emotional cry-babies; sophisticated; everybody smokes and talks all the time; proud and patriotic; fashionable, love to dance; relaxed; nationalists; cultured; respect their rights and duties; history and ancestry are important; leisure culture; open-minded and warm people;

domingo, 10 de enero de 2010

LOOKING FOR A JOB!!!

LOOKING FOR A JOB IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. YOU ARE JUDGED BY OTHER PEOPLE WHO DECIDE WHETHER YOUR ARE GOOD POR A CERTAIN POST OR NOT. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT AND YOU CAN GET NERVOUS IN AN INTERVIEW.
WATCH THIS VIDEO AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE CLUES THEY GIVE TO SHOW CONFIDENCE IN A JOB INTERVIEW. PAY ATTENTION AS WELL TO SOME NICE EXPRESSIONS AND QUESTIONS YOU CAN USE WHENEVER YOU ARE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.
WATCH THE VIDEO AND WRITE DOWN THE SENTENCES OR QUESTIONS THE INTERVIEWER USES.



THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR JOBS!!!
THE VIDEO HAS TWO PARTS. ONE WITHOUT SUBTITLES AND THE OTHER ONE WITH SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH. WATCH THE VIDEO AND SEE WHAT´S PEOPLE´S OPINION ABOUT THEIR JOBS. DO THEY ENJOY THEM? DO THEY MAKE FUN OF THEIR SITUATION?

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