Reasons for learning another language…
• You can experience new cultures and meet new
people
• If you visit a country on holiday, people respect
you if you try to speak their language. It also helps
if there is a problem or if you get lost
• It gives you opportunities in life – to travel, to
work, to live abroad…
• It is good for your brain. You become better at
speaking your own language.
Difficulties…
• PRONUNCIATION
There are sounds that exist in Spanish but do not in
English (perro), and English has many more vowel
sounds.
Hungry ≠ Angry
Worked ≠ Walked
Shoes ≠ Choose ≠ Juice
Perro ≠ Pero
Vaca ≠ Baja
• 1 WORD IN SPANISH  2+ WORDS IN ENGLISH
Llevar
- To take (a friend to work)
- To wear (glasses)
Dejar
- To stop (smoking)
- To let / allow
- To leave
Echar…
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To kick out
To sack / fire
To pour
To apply
To miss (echar de menos)
To start (echar a correr)
• 1 WORD IN ENGLISH 2+ WORDS IN SPANISH
Cream
- Crema
- Nata
To Be
- Ser
- Estar
To Know
- Saber
- Conocer
To Get
• Comprar
I went shopping and got a new dress.
• Recibir
My friend got a new computer for Christmas.
• Llegar
How did you get to school today?
• To get married, angry, dressed…
• To get on / into
• To get off / out of
• GRAMMAR
- Asking questions in English
- Remembering the 3rd person –s
- The verb endings in Spanish
o, as, a, amos, áis, an……
- Gender
- The subjunctive!!
• FALSE FRIENDS
ESTOY EMBARAZADA ≠ I AM EMBARRASSED
CARPETA ≠ CARPET
EN ABSOLUTO ≠ ABSOLUTELY
ÉXITO ≠ EXIT
SENSIBLE ≠ SENSIBLE
ROPA ≠ ROPE
HOW MUCH? ≠ COMO MUCHO
Tips for Learning another Language
• Surround yourself with the language…
Music
TV Programmes and Films
Some popular English Soaps…
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Eastenders
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
• The Only Way Is Essex
• Made in Chelsea
• Geordie Shore
Books or Magazines
• Books or magazines that interest you
Practice makes perfect
• If you are talking to someone in English and
you don’t understand what they have said,
ask them to explain it to you. Don’t just nod
and say yes
• Don’t be embarrassed
If you make a mistake it doesn’t matter.
Speaking another language is difficult, and you
will have good days and bad days.
• Why do you want to learn English?
• What are your main difficulties?
• What words / sounds / tenses do
you find the most difficult?
• What helps you learn the most?
• What tips (=advice) would you give
to someone who wants to learn
English?
• Have you ever had an embarrassing
experience while learning English?