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A wonderful farewell meal

A wonderful farewell meal

Time flies!!! The course will be over in July and the holidays are coming up fast!!! As a farewell we had a wonderful LUNCH this Tuesday after a year of hard work. Well done Ladies!!! The restaurant A-Marte was closed JUST FOR US. We missed all those Ladies who were...

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«A piece of Grammar»

#9 – Ask / Ask for / Ask about/ Ask (someone) to... Don’t say: "I asked to my boss..."Say: "I asked my boss..."Never use a preposition between "ask" and the person you are asking.When you want an object, you can use ask for + object:· I asked for a hamburger.· I asked...

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«A piece of Grammar»

#6 – Meet / KnowDon’t say: "I knew him last year."Say: "I met him last year." Meet has two meanings:· When you have first contact with a person ("I met him last year")· When you will encounter someone you already know. In this case, we often use "meet with" or "meet...

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«A piece of Grammar»

«A piece of Grammar»

Marry/ Be Married / Get Married A lot of people get confused about how to use these words. Maybe this will help. to marry (someone)- this is the general verb. It is the time when people come together as husband and wife. Do not say: I married with someone. Wrong!!!...

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«A piece of Grammar»

To take into account / To keep in mind / To bear in mind / To consider or to take into consideration (Tener en cuenta, en consideración...) -         I’ll try to take into account all the things that are important in a situation like...

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La Casa de les Punxes

La Casa de les Punxes

We were discussing that when we travel or go abroad we try to visit the most relevant places however we miss the important ones in our own city, it's a pity!, isn't it? Last Friday, 17th of May we had a guided-visit to La Casa de les Punxes. In spite of the rain, the...

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«A piece of Grammar»

LOOK LIKE VS BE LIKE Look like describes physical appearance Be like describes personality. WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? (¿Cómo es él de aspecto?) He’s tall and he has short and dark hair.WHAT’S HE LIKE? (¿Cómo es ella de carácter?) He is a nice guy, funny, quiet and...

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What is the Met Gala?

The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It is the biggest event on the fashion fundraising calendar....

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