• Widow|widəʊ|: noun English Meaning Woman whoher husband is late; Spanish Viuda; Example Mario is late, so Maria is a widow; Date19^thMarch
• Afraid |əfreid|: adjEnglish MeaningFeel fear of determinate situation or person; Spanish Miedo; Example I am afraid of Speaking English; Date 23^thMarch
• Common |kɒmən|: adj English MeaningNo special distinction or quality;SpanishComún;ExampleThis is not a commonbag;Date 23^thMarch
• Faithful |feiɵfəl|: adj English Meaning Someone loyal; Spanish Fiel, leal; Example The dog is the men’s best friend because it’s faithful; Date 30^th March

• Fond of |fɒnd əv|: English MeaningSomething or someone who you like it but not in a way of love; Spanish Gustar, agradar; Example I was fond of my classmate at school; Date 31^ndMarch
• Keen on |ki:n ɒn|: English MeaningBe enthusiastic with something, or like it something (synonym to Fond of); Spanish Entusiasta, gustar, agradar; Example I was keen on volley ball when I lived in Arica; Date 31^ndMarch
• Mark |ma:k|: noun English Meaning The qualification whichsomeone receives when do something; Spanish Nota, calificación; Example I was worried about my English marks; Date 31^thMarch
• Subject |sʌbdʒikt| : nounEnglish Meaning An area of study, a topic; Spanish Asignatura; Example One of the compulsory subject wich I studied It was Accountancy; Date 1^ndApril
• Foreign |fɒrin|: adj English Meaning something or someone who don’t belong to the present place or time; Spanish Extranjero; Example English is a foreign language for me; Date 1^ndApril
• Syllabus |siləbəs|: English MeaningAn study program; SpanishPlan de estudio, programa;ExampleThe syllabus of this subject is the next one;Date1^ndApril  
• Blush|blʌʃ|: verb English Meaning When your face turns red for a inconfortable situation; Spanish Ruborizar; Example When I was ill, my face blush up; Date 6^th April
• Accomodation|əkɒməˈdeiʃn|: noun English Meaning A room in a place sometimes with full board; Spanish Alojamiento; Example I’m going to travel to Italy and I need some accommodation; Date 6^th April

UNIT 3

• Drizzle |ˈdrizl|: noun English Meaning A little rain; Spanish Llovizna; Example Look at the sky, it is drizzling. I know that it’s about to rain; Date 8^th April 

UNIT 4

• Bouquet |bu: ˈkei|: noun English Meaning It is an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present; Spanish Ramo; Example Miss, this bouquet is for you Date 21^st April
• Cheerful |ˈʧiəfəl|: adj English Meaning It’s being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; Spanish Alentador; Example ** Date 21^st Apri
• Luggage |'lʌgɪdʒ|:noun English Meaning A case used to carry belongings when traveling Spanish Equipaje Example I forgot my luggage at the airport! Date 22^nd April

UNIT 5

• Afterward |'æftərwərd||'ɑ:ftəwəd|: adv English Meaning Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time Spanish Después Example We had lunch and afterwards we went to the cinema.
• Luxury |'lʌkʃəri|: noun English Meaning the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive Spanish Lujoso Example I bought a luxury car  

UNIT 6

• Meal |mi:l| noun English Meaning (1)The food served and eaten at one time (2) any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times   Spanish Comida Example I’m going to have a romantic meal with my girlfriend Date 6^th May
• Crowded |'kraʊdəd||'kraʊdɪd| adj English Meaning Overfilled or compacted or concentrated Spanish Atestado, lleno Example The streets were crowded with tourists Date 13^th May

English Grammar I

• Morphology |mɔ:ˈfɒləʤi| Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the morphemes of words and their internal structure.
• Semantics |sɪ'mæntɪks| Semantics is an area of linguistics which studies the language meaning using different approaches.
• Orthography |ɒrˈɵagrəfi| Orthography is the way of representing the sounds of a language by writing.
• Syntax |ˈsintæks| It’s a branch of Grammar which studies the structure of sentences. It deals with the form sentences ande the rules of language.
• Usage |ju:siʤ| It’s a classification of level that people use in speech and written form in a context. There are three standard of usage: -Formal, Informal and Nonstandard usage
• Style |staɪl| It’s the original way that the author writes and is important that the text must be clear, complete, correct, efficent and effective.
• Language |'læŋgwɪdʒ| The language, which studies the system of human communication, is the central object of study in linguistics. The structure of that science consists in represent sound into larger units, and they are: Morphemes, words, sentences, etc.

English Phonetics I

 

Technical Words

 

• Vowel |ˈvaʊəl|: noun English Meaning Alphabet sound produced by mouth (a,e,i,o,u) Spanish Vocal; Example You forgot to write the vowel “e” at the end of the word; Date 20^th March
• Syllable |ˈsiləbl|: noun English Meaning A unit of spoken language larger than phoneme; Spanish Sílaba; Example When you said “Wash” in past tense, you must add another syllable at the end of the word : “Wash-ed”; Date 03th April
• Phoneme |ˈfəʊni:m|(Br) |ˈfo ʊni:m|(Am) noun English Meaning One of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language (wordreference.com); Spanish Fonema
• Stress |stres| English Meaning the emphasis that someone puts in one syllable in a word; Spanish Acento; Example he puts the stress on the wrong syllable
• Phonology |fəʊ'nɒləgɪ| English Meaning The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation Spanish Fonología
• Voiced |vɔɪst| English Meaning A voiced sound is produced with vibration of the adducted vocal folds in the larynx Spanish Sonoro
• Voiceless |vɔɪsləs| English Meaning A voiceless sound is produced without vibration of the vocal folds.
• Stop |stɑ:p| English Meaning A stop, plosive, or occlusive is a consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract Spanish Detener.
• Fricative |'frɪkətɪv| English Meaning In phonetics, a consonant sound, such as English f or v, produced by bringing the mouth into position to block the passage of the airstream, but not making complete closure, so that air moving through the mouth generates audible friction
• Africate |æfrkeɪt| English Meaning A consonant sound that begins as a stop (sound with complete obstruction of the breath stream) and concludes with a fricative (sound with incomplete closure and a sound of friction).

Vocabulary

 

• Kind |kaind|: noun  English Meaning One type of things; Spanish Tipo, especie; Example What kind of things do you like to do on weekend?; Date 20^th March

• Skill |skil|: noun English Meaning An Hability who someone or something have got; Spanish Habilidad; Example Show me your professional skills; Date 24^th March
• Poll |pəʊl|(Br) |po ʊl|(Am ):  noun English Meaning        The counting of votes as in an election; Spanish Encuesta; Example Excuse me! Could you aswer some of questions from the poll?
• Handkerchief |'hæŋkərtʃəf| |-tʃi:f | / |'hæŋkətʃɪf| |-tʃi:f| Noun English Meaning A square piece of cloth used for cleaning the nose or drying the eyes when they are wet with tears Spanish Pañuelo
• Background |'bækgraʊnd| noun English Meaning the part of photograph or view behind the main objects, people, etc Spanish Fondo.
• Widow |widəʊ|: noun English Meaning Woman whoher husband is late; Spanish Viuda; Example Mario is late, so Maria is a widow
• Afraid |əfreid| : adj English Meaning Feel fear of determinate situation or person; Spanish Miedo; Example I am afraid of Speaking in English
• Common |kɒmən|: adj English Meaning No special distinction or quality; Spanish Común
• Faithful |feiɵfəl|: adj English Meaning Someone loyal; Spanish Fiel, leal; Example The dog is the men’s best friend because it’s faithful
• Cheerful |ˈʧiəfəl|: adj English Meaning It’s being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; Spanish Alentador         
• Luggage |'lʌgɪdʒ|: noun English meaning a case used to carry belongings when traveling Spanish Equipaje Example I forgot my luggage at the airport!
• Afterward |'æftərwərd||'ɑ:ftəwəd|: adv English Meaning Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time Spanish Después
• Luxury |'lʌkʃəri|: noun English Meaning the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive Spanish Lujoso
• Meal |mi:l| noun English Meaning (1)The food served and eaten at one time (2) any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times   Spanish Comida
• Crowded |'kraʊdəd||'kraʊdɪd| adj English Meaning Overfilled or compacted or concentrated Spanish Atestado, lleno