✅ TO JOKE 👉 to say things that are intended to make people laugh; to say something that is not true, to see if someone will believe you; something that you say or do that is intended to make people laugh
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-joke/5019/
✅ TO JOKE 👉 to say things that are intended to make people laugh; to say something that is not true, to see if someone will believe you; something that you say or do that is intended to make people laugh
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-joke/5019/
Today's expression is ✅ YOU'RE KIDDING
👉 It is used when you do not believe or agree with what someone has said
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/youre-kidding/5018/
Today's expression is ✅ YOU'RE KIDDING
👉 It is used when you do not believe or agree with what someone has said
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/youre-kidding/5018/
✅ TO EXPECT 👉 to think that something will happen
✅ TO HOPE 👉 to want something to happen or to be true
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/expect-vs.-hope/5017/
✅ TO EXPECT 👉 to think that something will happen
✅ TO HOPE 👉 to want something to happen or to be true
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/expect-vs.-hope/5017/
✅ RELEASE (MORE PHRASES)
👉 to stop holding something; to let go. To make something available, such as information or documents
✔️ The new Steven Spielberg film, "Disclosure Day," is due to be released this weekend
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/release-more-phrases/5012/
✅ RELEASE (MORE PHRASES)
👉 to stop holding something; to let go. To make something available, such as information or documents
✔️ The new Steven Spielberg film, "Disclosure Day," is due to be released this weekend
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/release-more-phrases/5012/
✅ RELEASE (VERB or NOUN)
👉 to let someone (a person or an animal) leave a place where they have been kept
✔️ The state governor has decided to release thirty prisoners from jail
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/please-write-a-postcard/4926/
✅ RELEASE (VERB or NOUN)
👉 to let someone (a person or an animal) leave a place where they have been kept
✔️ The state governor has decided to release thirty prisoners from jail
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/please-write-a-postcard/4926/
✅ PLEASE WRITE A POSTCARD
THE 'GOING TO' FUTURE 👉 is/are + GOING TO + VERB
✔️ Tomorrow we are going to visit the town together
✔️ Tomorrow we are visiting the town together
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/please-write-a-postcard/4926/
✅ PLEASE WRITE A POSTCARD
THE 'GOING TO' FUTURE 👉 is/are + GOING TO + VERB
✔️ Tomorrow we are going to visit the town together
✔️ Tomorrow we are visiting the town together
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/please-write-a-postcard/4926/
✅ HOW TO WRITE A POSTCARD
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS 👉 is/am/are + VERB + -ING
✔️ I'm having a wonderful time!
✔️ I'm sitting under a palm tree
✔️ I am having a piña colada and relaxing
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/how-to-write-a-postcard/4925/
✅ HOW TO WRITE A POSTCARD
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS 👉 is/am/are + VERB + -ING
✔️ I'm having a wonderful time!
✔️ I'm sitting under a palm tree
✔️ I am having a piña colada and relaxing
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/how-to-write-a-postcard/4925/
✅ WRITING A POSTCARD
👉 Dear/hello/hi + NAME
👉 I'm in/I'm visiting/I'm having a great time here in + PLACE
👉 See you when I get back, See you soon, Wish you were here, Hugs and Kisses or Bye for now!
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/writing-a-postcard/4924/
✅ WRITING A POSTCARD
👉 Dear/hello/hi + NAME
👉 I'm in/I'm visiting/I'm having a great time here in + PLACE
👉 See you when I get back, See you soon, Wish you were here, Hugs and Kisses or Bye for now!
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/writing-a-postcard/4924/
✅ HARDWARE
👉 computer equipment (CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.) which is NOT software
👉 the equipment, machines and vehicles used in a particular area of activity, such as the military
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/hardware/5009/
✅ HARDWARE
👉 computer equipment (CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.) which is NOT software
👉 the equipment, machines and vehicles used in a particular area of activity, such as the military
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/hardware/5009/
✅ ANYTHING GOES
👉 anything is acceptable to do. A similar expression in Spanish might be 'todo vale'
✔️ Carnival is a huge celebration in my city, where anything goes! So, whatever you may see, don't be surprised!
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/anything-goes/5008/
✅ ANYTHING GOES
👉 anything is acceptable to do. A similar expression in Spanish might be 'todo vale'
✔️ Carnival is a huge celebration in my city, where anything goes! So, whatever you may see, don't be surprised!
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/anything-goes/5008/
✅ LET YOUR HAIR DOWN
👉 to relax and enjoy yourself because you are in a comfortable environment. You don't feel inhibited
✔️ Tonight is Carnival. I really want to let my hair down and have a great time
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/let-your-hair-down/5007/
✅ LET YOUR HAIR DOWN
👉 to relax and enjoy yourself because you are in a comfortable environment. You don't feel inhibited
✔️ Tonight is Carnival. I really want to let my hair down and have a great time
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/let-your-hair-down/5007/
✅ ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH
👉 to say that you understand another person very well or that you agree with him/her
✔️ The moment I met Marie, I knew we were on the same wavelength. I remember we talked for ages
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/on-the-same-wavelength/5005/
✅ ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH
👉 to say that you understand another person very well or that you agree with him/her
✔️ The moment I met Marie, I knew we were on the same wavelength. I remember we talked for ages
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/on-the-same-wavelength/5005/
✅ TO CARRY SOMETHING OUT
👉 to do something that you have organised, planned or promised or that you have been told to do
✔️ James, I haven't been able to carry out your orders to send the information via e-mail
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-carry-something-out/5004/
✅ TO CARRY SOMETHING OUT
👉 to do something that you have organised, planned or promised or that you have been told to do
✔️ James, I haven't been able to carry out your orders to send the information via e-mail
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-carry-something-out/5004/
✅ NUANCE
👉 a slight difference in the quality of something that may be difficult to notice but is important. This word is similar in meaning to the Spanish word matiz
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/nuance/5003/
✅ NUANCE
👉 a slight difference in the quality of something that may be difficult to notice but is important. This word is similar in meaning to the Spanish word matiz
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/nuance/5003/
✅ DUE TO
👉 Because of something
✔️ The negative image of immigrants is largely due to ignorance
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/due-to/4992/
✅ DUE TO
👉 Because of something
✔️ The negative image of immigrants is largely due to ignorance
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/due-to/4992/
✅ NO WAY!
👉 this is an informal and very definite way of saying 'No'
✔️ Paul: Are you planning on going to Trudy's party?
Karen: No way! She lives out in the suburbs! It's too far away for me
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/no-way/4991/
✅ NO WAY!
👉 this is an informal and very definite way of saying 'No'
✔️ Paul: Are you planning on going to Trudy's party?
Karen: No way! She lives out in the suburbs! It's too far away for me
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/no-way/4991/
✅ NOT AT ALL
👉 It is a polite reply to thank you. It means the same as you're welcome. Also it is used to emphasize a negative statement
✔️ This job is not at all what I thought it would be
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/not-at-all/4990/
✅ NOT AT ALL
👉 It is a polite reply to thank you. It means the same as you're welcome. Also it is used to emphasize a negative statement
✔️ This job is not at all what I thought it would be
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/not-at-all/4990/
NO vs. NOT
NO 👉 is the opposite of yes
✔️ There is no coffee in the cupboard
NOT 👉 is used to make a verb negative. It goes after the verb (auxiliary verb + NOT)
✔️ I did not go to the presentation yesterday
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/no-vs-not/4989/
NO vs. NOT
NO 👉 is the opposite of yes
✔️ There is no coffee in the cupboard
NOT 👉 is used to make a verb negative. It goes after the verb (auxiliary verb + NOT)
✔️ I did not go to the presentation yesterday
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/no-vs-not/4989/
✅ SHALL
👉 is the equivalent of will but it is used in standard British English of a more formal register. The negative form is shall not or shan't.
✔️ Come on, children! We shall be late if you don't hurry up!
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/shall/4988/
✅ SHALL
👉 is the equivalent of will but it is used in standard British English of a more formal register. The negative form is shall not or shan't.
✔️ Come on, children! We shall be late if you don't hurry up!
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/shall/4988/
✅ ON ONE'S OWN
👉 to say that there is nobody else with you
✔️ I will be on my own this week because my husband is going to be on a business trip
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/on-ones-own/4987/
✅ ON ONE'S OWN
👉 to say that there is nobody else with you
✔️ I will be on my own this week because my husband is going to be on a business trip
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/on-ones-own/4987/
✅ TO FEEL LIKE something / doing something
👉 to want something or to want to do something
✔️ Do you feel like going out to dinner tonight?
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-feel-like/4984/
✅ TO FEEL LIKE something / doing something
👉 to want something or to want to do something
✔️ Do you feel like going out to dinner tonight?
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-feel-like/4984/
✅ WHIM
👉 to have a sudden feeling that you must have something or that you must do something. It often suggests that what you want is not important
✔️ Do you like my new shoes? I bought them on a whim
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/whim/4983/
✅ WHIM
👉 to have a sudden feeling that you must have something or that you must do something. It often suggests that what you want is not important
✔️ Do you like my new shoes? I bought them on a whim
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/whim/4983/
✅ CRAVING (to have / get a craving for something)
👉 to have a strong desire to do something. It is usually used with words related to food
✔️ When you were pregnant, did you have any cravings for strange foods?
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/craving /4982/
✅ CRAVING (to have / get a craving for something)
👉 to have a strong desire to do something. It is usually used with words related to food
✔️ When you were pregnant, did you have any cravings for strange foods?
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/craving /4982/
✅ PRONOUNCING YEARS: THOUSANDS
We have two possible pronunciations:
✔️ 2010 👉 two thousand and ten or two thousand ten
✔️ 2010 👉 twenty ten
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/pronouncing-years-thousands/4981/
✅ PRONOUNCING YEARS: THOUSANDS
We have two possible pronunciations:
✔️ 2010 👉 two thousand and ten or two thousand ten
✔️ 2010 👉 twenty ten
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/pronouncing-years-thousands/4981/
✅ PRONOUNCING YEARS: HUNDREDS
We have two possible pronunciations:
✔️ 323 BC 👉three hundred and twenty-three BC
✔️ 323 BC 👉 three twenty-three BC
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/pronouncing-years-hundreds/4980/
✅ PRONOUNCING YEARS: HUNDREDS
We have two possible pronunciations:
✔️ 323 BC 👉three hundred and twenty-three BC
✔️ 323 BC 👉 three twenty-three BC
https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/pronouncing-years-hundreds/4980/