martes, 19 de abril de 2016

7B: Are you ready for another activity on BODY IDIOMS?

  Hiya,
It cost an arm and a leg : It was very expensive.
They don’t see eye to eye : They don’t agree with each other
She’s got a nose for a bargain : She’s very good at finding ......
I was on my knees by the end of the day : I was very tired

There's no elbow-room : There isn't enough space
She really has green fingers (BrEng) / She really has a green thumb (AmEng) = to be a good gardener
We did it by the skin of our teeth : We only just succeeded, we almost failed
He doesn’t have a leg to stand on : There’s no justification for what he did or says
To make somebody's blood boil: To make sby. very angry.
To have two left feet: To be a hopeless dancer
She's a real pain in the neckShe's an irritating and annoying person. 
I really put my foot in it : I said something by mistake that I shouldn’t have said
She gave him the cold shoulder : She rejected him; she ignored him
To be long in the tooth: To be old
He’s pulling your leg : He’s pretending something is true when it isn’t, as a joke
The car is on its last legs : It’s old and will soon be unusable
He welcomed us with open arms : He was very pleased to accept our help.
We soon lost heart: We became demotivated

Peter gave me a hand with the new garage: He helped me.















7B: Great TALK on nonverbal language by social psychologist, Amy Cuddy.

A great TALK  on www.ted.com: Your body languages shapes who you are ( a bit long, it's worth listening to it, though!!

7B: BODY IDIOMS (explained and translated into Spanish)

 Hey there,

Here's a great hand-out with loads of body idioms( idiomatic expressions combined with  body parts) which are commonly used by native speakers and can help  enrich your vocab a lot more.

BODY IDIOMS(with examples and translated into Spanish)

miércoles, 6 de abril de 2016

HILARIOUS SLEEP-RELATED videos by stand-up comedians

Hi  there,

Just to have a good laugh!
Have fun!


















Have you ever heard of NARCOLEPSY? See and find out what it is like.

 I'm sure you've heard of Narcolepsy, a not very common sleep disorder. However, the people who suffer from it can't lead a normal life. Watch the video about  an Englishman suffering from it.

Sleep disorder