Blog Lengua Inglesa III and IV (Daniel Abellán)

This week we have been dealing with vocabulary related to the weather and I have chosen 2 news in which this vocabulary (highlighted) is used: The first one is from https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/powerful-storm-to-cross-us-this-week-with-snow-rain-high-winds-and-severe-weather/70007908 about a powerful storm to cross US this week with snow, rain, high winds and severe weather: A storm from the Pacific Ocean will gain strength and threaten the heartland with high winds , severe thunderstorms and blizzard conditions as it crosses the United States during the middle of this week. This potent storm is scheduled to arrive in Northern California and southern Oregon early this week. As this storm crosses the country, it will pack a punch in many areas with strong winds , but there will also be the potential for heavy snow , severe thunderstorms and perhaps even aggravated flooding in some locations. The second one is from https://weather.com/news/news/2019-0...

I have found a nice description of the Eiffel Tower (later I found out that it was about a place, a natural wonder, and not about a monument) I wanted to share because it needs some extra comments. It is from https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Eiffel-Tower/Description-of-the-Eiffel-tower.php and it only refers to objective description. How to describe an international monument also known as the Eiffel Tower? The best solution seems to be to stay simple and describe what you see. We can see that this is a metallic tower made of interlocking joists resting on the ground on 4 massive pillars. Its general shape is close to the pyramid , but differs from it by the small but existing curvature of its sides . It is composed of two parts : The lower part, characterized by four pillars , which lie at the top of this part, and a high part, which is the continuation of the elevation of the pillars at the moment of their joining. This junction is at the level of a platform that correspon...

There are several webpages in which persuading expressions can be found; I have chosen http://howtolearnenglishofexpressing.blogspot.com/2015/01/expressing-of-persuading-someone.html where we can see different ones such as: * Come on. * Give it a try. * Try them on. * Believe me, you’ll have fun times. * Don’t be a spoilsport. * It will be fun, I’m sure. * You’ll  enjoy   it. Go. * You won’t regret it. * This is once in your lifetime, don’t waste it. * It’s your only chance, try it. * You wouldn’t find them twice, come on! * You’ll never feel sorry  about   it. • Would it be possible for you to …? • Won’t you …, please? • Why don’t you …? • Please! • Not even for me/for my sake? • Just this once! • You’re not going to let me down, are you? • How I can persuade you to …? • Could you/couldn’t you be persuaded …?    This all phrases and expressions are used to persuade somebody to do something for you. It is important the way tha...