BECOME BILINGUAL

1. Vocabulary
2. Don´t read, never
3. Fall in love with English

IDIOMATIC EXPRESIONS

Ring a bell  when you remember something

On the other hand,  in another way

Keep an open mind  the same as in Spanish

On the tip of the tongue

Know the drill  you know what to do

Keep track  Follow the process of something, what happen with something

Pull someone’s leg  try to convinced someone of something that’s isn’t true

From scratch  when you do something since cero

Off the top of your head  an approximated

Learn your lesson 

Keep/bear in mind  remember or thinking on account

Speak your mind  Give your opinion

Just my luck  be sarcastic “que suerte la mia”

There’s nothing to it  it’s easy, don’t worry

Get out of hand  “Se me sale de las manos”

Long story short  Summarize something

A piece of cake  when something is very easy

Get out of your way to do something 

The ball is in your court  Is in your hands

Make your day  When something improves your mood

A rip off  estafa

Cost an arm and a leg  Something very expensive

Be in hot water 

An eye opener  you realize something

Read between the lines  something that isn’t explicit but you notice

Go all out  a lot of money

Out of line  cross the limit of something

Be on someone’s back  Ser intense con alguien

Left, right and center  a lot, everywhere

A change of heart  change your mind

Get your act together  Like calm down

Take something for granted  thing that something is gonna be forever

On the dot  “en punto”

On point  when something is perfectly

Face the music  Affront something

Call the shots  be a lieder

Go up in smoke  Esfumarce

Get the picture  When you understand the situation

See eye to eye  when some people are agree with something

PAST PERFECT

Past perfect ---- simple past ---- now

PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

WOULD RATHER AND WOULD PREFER

NOUN CLAUSES AS SUBJECTS

NOTES:

FIRST:
Carlson is a fact of life

Competition is terrible specially for children, even the education became a competition

Anxious an unable to concentrate and more aggressive and feel shame or angry when they don’t
win

SECOND:

Are negative effects but there are healthy competitions

There isn’t prove that competition is bad for the most people

Helps to develop skills

Creative strategies and know how to win and how to lose

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