Malapropisms

Spoonerisms

Will you marry me?

TO MARRY

mar•ry /ˈmæri/ v.,  -ried, -ry•ing.

1. [~ + object]to take (someone) as a husband or wife:He married her when he was eighteen.
2. [no object]to take a husband or wife; wed:In some countries girls can marry when they are fourteen.
3. [~ + object]to perform the marriage ceremony for (a couple):The priest married them in the old church.
4. to arrange the marriage of:[~ + object]He wanted to marry his daughter into a rich family.[~ + off + object]They married off all their children.[~ + object + off]married them off quickly.

Marry is not followed by any preposition. He married to/with Jane.

TO GET MARRIED

To get mar•ried /ˈmærid/ adj. 

1. [no object] to get united in marriage  I got married in Florida.
2. [~ + object] ] to get united in marriage I got married to Jane

Do not use the preposition with. It is incorrect. He got married with Jane.

¿Qué será, será?

what will be, will be...
Do you still have problems with expressing the future in English???
Watch this classic song about the future and then read the summary.

This is a summary of the different ways of expressing the future in English. I hope you find it useful.

FUTURE

There are different ways of expressing the future in English:

And the title of the first compulsory reading this course is...

This is the first book you have to read this course. I hope you enjoy it!

Gone with the wind

In this film you can hear the now already well-known,

The Landlady

On the screen

Interview with Roald Dahl

This is what we listened to in class

·         Why did he start writing for children? He had a son.

·         What was his first book about? About a peach (that got bigger and bigger)

·         How does he feel “now” about making up stories for his children? The well is a running a little bit dry (He's running out out of ideas, he's getting worse)

·         How many hours a day is he immersed in a world of fantasy? 4 or 5 hours a day

·         What is more difficult writing an adult or a children book? A children book (you have to get immersed in a dotty world of fantasy). 

·         What do you have to do to write a children book when you are an adult? You have to put yourself in their minds

·         What are the problems adults face when writing children books? you became pompous, adult, grown -up, you've lost all your jokingness

 

 

Boyhood Interview with the director

This is the interview we watched in class.

Sebastiao Salgado

The other day you were speaking in class about this photographer. Here you have a TED talks video where he gives a speech. Remember he's not a native speaker, so he makes some mistakes. However, sometimes the message is more important than the way it is delivered.