In English some words have silent letters. This means that how a word is pronounced and how it is spelt is different. We write the silent letter when we spell the word, but it is not heard when we speak.
Here are some examples. The red letter in each word is silent.
Silent B
The lift is broken, we'll have to climb the stairs.
A baby sheep is called a lamb.
Silent C
There's a strong scent of flowers in the garden.
The final scene in the movie was exciting.
Silent D
My English lesson is on Wednesday.
I had a sandwich for lunch.
Silent G
I've never been to a foreign country.
The dog gnawed on a big bone.
Silent H
You can hear your echo when you shout in the cave.
I can only play a few chords on the guitar.
Silent K
I don't know what to do next.
I hurt my knee playing football.
Silent N
Autumn is my favourite season.
My brother is a journalist, he writes a weekly column in the local newspaper.
Silent P
She's studying psychology in university.
Make sure you get a receipt when you buy your new shoes.
Silent T
Please listen to what I tell you.
We applied for a mortgage so we can buy a new home.
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I Don’t Want To
Miss A Thing
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you’re far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure
[Chorus]
Don’t want to
close my eyes
I don’t want to fall asleep
Cause I’d miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I’d still miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing
Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I’m wondering what you’re dreaming
Wondering if it’s me you’re seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we’re together
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever
[Chorus]
I don’t want to miss one smile
I don’t want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
[Chorus]
Don’t want to close my eyes
I don’t want to fall asleep
I don’t want to miss a thing
No Quiero Perderme
Nada
Podría estar despierto sólo para escucharte respirar
Ver tu sonrisa mientras duermes
Mientras estás lejossoñando
Podría emplear mi vida en esta dulce entrega
Me podría perder en este instante eternamente
Cada momento que paso contigo es muy preciado para mí
[Coro]
No quiero cerrar mis ojos
No quiero quedarme dormido
Porque te echaría de menos
Y no quiero perderme nada
Ya que incluso cuando sueño contigo
El más dulce de los sueños no sería suficiente
Aún te echaría de menos cariño
Y no quiero
perderme nada
Tumbado
junto a ti sintiendo tu corazón latir
Y me pregunto qué estás soñando
Me pregunto si soy yo el que ves
Entonces beso tus ojos
Y doy gracias a Dios de que estamos juntos
Tan solo quiero estar contigo en este momento
eternamente
Are you hungry? No? Good,
because the subject in this post is food!
Bread and butter
British people usually eat
sliced bread. There
are bakeries but people do not usually buy fresh bread. A sandwich in Britain usually
contains butter or margarine.
Restaurant
vocabulary
Some words are very
specific, so it’s a good idea to learn exactly what they mean. For example,
what is a menu? It’s a list of all the food you can order in a restaurant. But
if you only want the two dishes and the dessert that the restaurant has prepared
for the day, you have to ask for the set
meal. By the way, the two dishes that you eat before the dessert are called the
first course and the second course.
And what is a plate? It
isn’t part of a meal - it’s where you put your food! Which of these is hot
food: crisps or chips?
When you go to a café, there
are a number of things you can ask for. If you only want coffee, you ask for a black coffee. If you want coffee with
some milk, you can ask for a small white
coffee or a white coffee.
Remember that white coffee is bigger
than small white coffee.
If you want
espresso-type coffee, you can also use the Italian names for these coffees.
Some of the most popular are cappuccinos, café lattes and mochas.
National specialities
Here are some favourite types
of British food:
Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding- Delicious for Sunday lunch!
Baked beans on toast- Cheap
and easy to make!
Scotch eggs- Mmm! My favourite snack!
Fish and chips- Britain’s most popular takeaway!
Irish
stew-Good for winter. Meat, potatoes, carrots and onions cooked in a thick soup.
Halloween’s origins date
back to the ancient(antiguo) Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts,
who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland,
the United Kingdom and
northern France,
celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and
the harvest(cosecha) and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was
often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the
new year, the boundary(la frontera) between the worlds of the living and the dead became
blurred (se difuminaban). On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was
believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing
trouble and damaging(dañar) crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly
(sobrenatural) spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions
about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural
world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction
during the long, dark winter. Today’s Halloween Traditions
The American Halloween
tradition of “trick-or-treating” probably dates back to(se remonta a) the early All Souls’
Day parades in England.
During the festivities, poor citizens would beg(medigaban) for food and families would
give them pastries(pastelitos) called “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for
the family’s dead relatives. The distribution of soul cakes was encouraged(animada/alentada) by
the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine
for roaming spirits(espíritus errantes) . The practice, which was referred to as “going a-souling”
was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their
neighborhood and be given ale (cerveza), food, and money. The tradition of dressing
in costume(disfraz) for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots(raíces). Hundreds of years
ago, winter was an uncertain(incierto) and frightening time. Food supplies often ran low (se quedaban cortas)
and, for the many people afraid of the dark, the short days of winter were full
of constant worry. On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to
the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter(se encontrarían inesperadamente) ghosts if they left
their homes. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks
when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them(les confundirían) for
fellow spirits. On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people
would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease(apaciguar) the ghosts and prevent
them from attempting to enter.(intentar entrar)
