DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions after verbs
I agree with my boss about the problems.
He apologized for being late to Sn.
She applied for the job.
We always argue about money.
I used to argue with my sister a lot.
We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m.
We arrived in Paris in the evening.
I don´t believe in ghosts.
That bag belongs to me.
I can´t choose between these two shirts.
Our weekend plans depend on the weather.
I dreamt about my grandfather last night.
They all laughed at me when I fell over.
I am looking forward to my holiday.
I ´ll pay for your coffee
We all posed for a photograph.
I prefer talking the train to flying,
They smiled at me.
I love spending money on books or clothes.
They succeeded in climbing the mountain.
I talked to the hotel manager about my room.
Are you waiting for someone?
Don´t worry about it. It´s not a problem.





rocket shuffle

ordinal numbers

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Further information: English ordinal numbers

• -st is used with numbers ending in 1 (e.g. 1st, pronounced first)
• -nd is used with numbers ending in 2 (e.g. 92nd, pronounced ninety-second)
• -rd is used with numbers ending in 3 (e.g. 33rd, pronounced thirty-third)
• As an exception to the above rules, all the "teen" numbers ending with 11, 12 or 13 use -th (e.g. 11th, pronounced eleventh, 112th, pronounced one hundred [and] twelfth)
• -th is used for all other numbers (e.g. 9th, pronounced ninth).

passive voice

This is really cool for older English learners who try to grapple with passive voice. 

http://englishteachermargarita.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/were-being-googled.html

http://englishteachermargarita.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Connectors

Customer Survey

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CONNECTIVES OR LINKING WORDS

Connectives or linking words are essential in formal English writing to link clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas together to form a cohesive unit of written work.Connective words and phrases that are appropiately used count towards a higher Writing Test Band Score.

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RESTAURANT
How important are these things to you in a restaurant? The food, the service, the atmosphere, the price
Have you ever tried English food?
What did you think of it?

What does he say is the best and worst thing about running a restaurant?
What´s the main difference between British and Spanish customers?
What kind of customers does he find difficult?
How does he think eating habits in Spain are changing?
What about you?
What was your favourite food when you were a child?
Is there anything that you like cooking?
Do you know anyone who is a ´difficult customer' in restaurants?
In your country, when people eat out would they normally tell the chef what they really think about the food?