No.

24 14th January 2013 Mara Fosado Otero

Keep Calm and Take a Break

Section Contents:
Top 10 Writing Mistakes The False Friends of the Week! Spelling Test: How do you Write..? The Magic Spell The Four Weird Words of the Month.

Top 10 Writing Mistakes

As a Spanish speaker who is studying English, have you ever noticed which are the most common mistakes when Spanish people are writing an English essay? 1. 2. Wich > which. Confortable > comfortable. Becouse > because. Accomodation > accommodation. Posible > possible. Belive > believe. Diferent > different. Bycicle > bycicle. Enviroment > environment. Beatiful > beautiful. 14.
A tree is not a three.

11.

Recomend > recommend. Begining > beginning. Responsability > responsibility. Demostration > demonstration.

18.

3. 4.

12.

Until (el error es a nivel uso, no a nivel escrito). Ruber > rubber. Bussiness > business.

19. 20.

13.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

BE CAREFUL! ;) 15. 16. Recived > received. Oportunity > opportunity. Advertisment > advertisement.

17.

10.

The False Friends of the Month

1. verdadero. While, current is the equivalent of the Spanish actual. Carpet means alfombra. The Spanish carpeta is folder in English. 3. Tramp means vagabundo. You have to say trap in English if you want to talk about a trampa. Salad is related to food, but is a ensalada. If you want to say that a food is salada, you have to say salty.

2.

4.

Pg in a 2

Keep Calm and Take a Break

Spelling Test: How do you Write?

Choice the correct answer: 1. A) B) Oveja is written Ship Sheep A) B) Word World C) Bye 8. But when we leave we say A) A) B) Sit B) 2. Then a barco is A) B) Ship Sheep A) 3. The Earth is our B) A) B) World 7. In a supermarket we Word A) 4. While to speak we use a B) By Buy C) Bye Sit B) Buy Seat A) By Seat C) 6. While we use a to do it. Buy By Bye

5. Sentarse is

9. And this test is written me.

The Magic Spell

Bill and Crosby were two naughty boys who were always up to some mischief. One evening, they got together to create a magic spell. Bill added his dirty socks and six dead lizards, while Crosby poured a magic potion into the boiling water in the cauldron. Suddenly a huge cloud of smoke bellowed towards Bills face and lo! his nose was replaced by an elephants trunk. Mikes! screamed Bill in horror. He rushed into his room and searched the Internet for help. One web site read ww.helpformagicspells.com. Bill clicked on the link and read the instructions, To undo a bad spell, you have to be a good boy. Be nice to everyone and never make mischief. Bill and Crosby swore never to be naughty again and quietly went to bed. The next morning Bill was scared to get up from bed. Slowly he raised his head from the covers and looked at the mirror. Hurrah! The elephants trunk was gone and he had got back his nose.

The Four Weird Words of the Month

1. Hobbledehoy: an awkard, gawky adolescent. Moiety: one of two equal parts: half. To chachinnate: to laugh loudly or immoderately. Unclubbable: unsociable. All the A ones! :P

A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out. Anon.

2. 3. 4.

SPELLING TEST ANSWERS: