viernes, 4 de octubre de 2013

Get a suntan

 A brownish colouring of the skin caused by the formation of the pigment melanin within the skin on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlamp.





·        EXAMPLE
Maria went to the beach for get a suntan


Anomaly .

By: Hernández Cerrito Octavio

Something irregular or abnormal.
In grammar: Discrepancy of a rule or use.
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
An anomaly is a deviation from the norm. A person normally has two arms, two legs and one head. If you were to see someone who had 3 legs, 5 arms, and 2 heads, he would be an anomaly.

Linguistic Anomalies
In words, for example:
abracadabra
audio-video
ba-da-bing ba-da-boom
be-bop
boogie-woogie
chit-chat
claptrap
Coca-cola
dilly-dally
ding-dong
flim-flam
flip-flop
hanky-panky
hee-haw
heebbie-jeebies
helter-skelter
higgledy-piggledy
hip-hop
hobnob
hocus-pocus
hodge-podge
hoi-polloi
hoity-toity
hokey-pokey
hoochie-coochie
hubbub
hurdy-Gurdy
jingle-jangle
King Kong
knick-knack
mickey-fickey
Mojo Jojo
mumbo-jumbo
namby-pamby
niminy-piminy
Nutter-butter
Oingo-Boingo
ping-pong
pooper-scooper
razzle-dazzle
riff-raff
see-saw
ship-shape
Sing Sing
sing-song
super-duper
teeter-totter
Tex-mex
tick-tock
tutti-fruity
Walla Walla
wakka wakka
willy-nilly
wishy-washy
zig-zag

Redundant Acronyms:
ATM machine
HIV virus
NIC card
PIC code
PIN number
SCUBA gear
VIN number 

In pronunciation:
The following, this words, that are spelt the same but have very different meanings and, in some instances, sounds:

  • The bandage was wound around the wound.
  • The farm was used to produce  produce.
  • The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.
  • We must polish the Polish furniture.
  • bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
  • When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
  • The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
  • They were too close to the door to close it.
  • The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
  • I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
  • How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
In Spanish:
  • El vendaje se enrolla alrededor de la herida .
  • La finca fue utilizada para producir productos.
  • El vertedero estaba tan lleno que tuvo que sacar más basura .
  • Debemos pulir los muebles polacos.
  • Un bajo fue pintado en la cabeza del bombo .
  • Cuando disparó , la paloma se zambulló en los matorrales.
  • El seguro es válido para el enfermo .
  • Estaban demasiado cerca de la puerta para cerrarla.
  • El viento era demasiado fuerte para enrollar la vela.
  • Tuve que someter al sujeto a una serie de pruebas .
  • ¿Cómo puedo insinuar esto a mi amigo más íntimo ?



    PACKAGE TRAVEL

DEFINITION:  A tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price.


EXAMPLE:
*On this holiday I see a travel package
* That travel package is very cheap

WELCOMING, HECTOR

welcoming

  1.           an expression of cordial greeting, esp to a person whose arrival is desired or pleasing
example: 

1) welcoming a the company boss we was waiting 

2) welcoming uncle a the house, today is my birtday 





WEATHER

Definition:
The day-to-day meteorological conditions, esp temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place

Example:
  • The weather today.It´ll be cloudy


  • The weather tomorrow. It´ll be snowing


  • The weather was raining last week






 

coach

Jorge Gayosso
  1. a vehicle for several passengers, used for transport over long distances, sightseeing, etc
  2. a large four-wheeled enclosed carriage, usually horse-drawn
  3. a railway carriage carrying passengers
  4. a trainer or instructor: a drama coach
  5. a tutor who prepares students for examinations

 
 
 
Example:
 
  • The coach is strict.
  • The tour group travelled in a coach.
  • His voice coach helped him sing better.