Blog Lengua Inglesa III and IV (Daniel Abellán)

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...

I have searched in 2 webs the way a narrative essay should be written and, basically, what it is. Both of the pages have in common most of the characteristics: you are telling a personal experience or a story, should make a point (have a purpose) and should be entertaining to catch everyone attention. This kind of essay differs from the discursive essay because in discursive essays you are supposed to write about a non-personal topic, giving your biased opinion about it. Nevertheless, as I said before, in narrative essays you write about personal topics. In a narrative essay you tell a story, often about a personal experience, but you also make a point. So, the purpose is not only to tell an entertaining tale but also show the reason for the story and the importance of the experience. https://examples.yourdictionary.com/narrative-essay-examples.html A narrative essay definition may vary in different universities and schools. As a rule, it describes a text that is used to tel...

I have searched in the 3 webs below looking for information about how to know when someone is lying. All of these have same information such as that we are very bad at recognizing when a lie is being told or how body language is a very weak way to discover a lie.  https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-tell-if-someone-is-lying-2795917  https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/how-to-tell-if-someone-is-lying-10-tells-and-clues.html  https://www.businessinsider.es/how-to-tell-someones-lying-by-watching-their-face-2016-1?page=5  A few of the potential red flags the researchers identified that might indicate that people are deceptive include: • Being vague; offering few details • Repeating questions before answering them • Speaking in sentence fragments • Failing to provide specific details when a story is challenged • Grooming behaviours such as playing with hair or pressing fingers to lips • The direction of their looking • Unnecessary superlatives  • ...

In order to comment the structure of a review, I have chosen one made by the web side ‘The Guardian’ about my favourite film ‘The Hunger Games’. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/mar/22/the-hunger-games-review Firstly, the film that is going to be reviewed is introduced. The first paragraph is just an introduction of the film and the following review. The next paragraphs are explaining the plot of the movie so we can understand the background of the film and also the opinions the author is going to give. When we have all explained is when the real review start. The article takes into account the books, the author, the actors and all of the details in order to do a complete review. The language used is quite common so everyone could understand it; they even mention the TV programme ‘American Idol’ to make a comparison. Almost of the review has been made with facts; only in the last paragraph we can know the author’s opinion about the film. I have been reading books in E...

Narrative essays: The narrative essay reports events or tells a story using elements of fiction. Plot, characters and details are included in a narrative essay. Generally, these essays are written in chronological order. The purpose of the narrative essay is to share a personal experience that a reader can identify with or learn from. The characteristics of a narrative essay include use of characters and setting, literary techniques, chronology and a moral to the story. https://classroom.synonym.com/characteristics-narrative-essays-20008.html Descriptive essays: A descriptive essay provides a good platform for a writer to express his or her feelings on a subject. As the name suggests, the essay is a description of an object, person, location, or experience. The essay generally includes an introduction, body and conclusion centred on a chosen theme. The writing style is expressive and may include descriptions, opinions, comparisons, personal perceptions and sensory perceptions. T...

There are lots of body idioms and their meanings are quite interesting; I have chosen some of them: o    Get off my back : We use this expression when someone is criticising you or telling what to do all the time. 'Stop telling me what to do. Get off my back!' o    A finger in every pie: To have a finger in every pie means that you are involved in many activities. `She has a finger in every pie this week, she does not stop doing things´. o    Look down your nose : When you look down your nose at someone you think you are better or more important than them. 'Because he's rich he seems to think that he's better than everyone. He really looks down his nose at people.' o    Play it by ear : To play it by ears means to improvise or do something without preparation. `I don't know where we should go tonight. Let's just play it by ear.' o    Cost an arm and a leg : When something costs an arm and a leg it c...

I consider climate change a major issue and we are not doing anything to stop it. Barely every day we see bad news about the world’s condition and we just ignore them due to the fact that climate change is not affecting us directly; at least for now. As everybody knows, it is growing progressively and its consequences are going to be seen at any minute. I tell you all this because we are the ones to blame, we are destroying the place that gives us life. The poles are being melting, natural disasters are being stronger and weirder than before. However, most of these things do not affect us in our day life so we do not care about it. Are we going to wait until it is too late? It seems to me that it is going to be this way. We need to wake up. We need to make changes now. The change is in everybody’s hands; reducing pollution is fundamental and taking public transport or riding your bike is enough to reduce it. We should use our energy wisely with tips as changing our light bulbs to ...