500 frases en inglés realmente útiles (La serie completa) Read Online Free PDF
Author: Jenny Smith
your birthday. Anyway as the years went by, I stopped paying any attention to my birthdays and I accepted that it was something that I didn’t really celebrate. That is, until this year.
Phrases:
Once in a blue moon: very very occasionally.
Example: I do drink, but only once in a blue moon.
Doesn’t count: this means when an action is invalid.
Example: That goal doesn’t count as he scored after the final whistle was blown.
To get the chance: be able to. To have the chance to do something.
Example: I wish I got the chance to meet my grandfather but he died before I was born.
I assure you: this is another way of saying ‘please trust me’. It’s used when you want someone to not worry and to believe you.
Example: I assure you, if it’s at all possible there will be no redundancies.
To pay attention: to concentrate on something.
Example: Stop talking, and pay attention to your driving.
Part Two
This year, the same as usual , I was going to my parents house to spend Christmas with them, but then at the last minute my mother rang and cancelled saying that she wasn’t feeling very well. I was a little disappointed because I’d already arrived at the train station, but at least I hadn’t gotten on the train. Anyway, I returned home and when I got in the front door all of my friends and family were waiting there. They all shouted “surprise!”. They told me later that they felt it was about time I got to celebrate my birthday so they thought they would throw me a party .
Phrases:
The same as usual: the same as always.
Example: I got up at 8 am, the same as usual .
At the last minute: to do/realise something at the last possible moment.
Example: I always do my essays at the last minute.
About time: this means that after a long time of not doing something, it is the right time to do it.
Example: I haven’t cleaned my room in ages so I thought that it was about time I tidied up.
To throw a party: to have a party.
Example: We threw a welcome party for our new house guests.
School Days
Part One
When I think back to my school days, at first I get quite nostalgic and then I come to my senses and remember how much I absolutely hated school. I remember that I liked my teacher and my friends, and I even liked some of my studies, but what I couldn’t stand was sitting in the classroom. It used to drive me crazy having to sit indoors in a classroom when I could be outside running around having the time of my life . Although I wasn’t badly behaved, I was always fidgeting and daydreaming and never concentrating on the class. My teacher used to always say that I had my head in the clouds .
Phrases:
To think back to/on: this is used when one is talking about one’s past.
Example: I try not to think back on my past and prefer to enjoy the present.
Come to one’s senses: this is used when you suddenly realise that your thinking or actions are wrong or incorrect, and then correct them immediately.
Example: I almost did a bungee jump and then I came to my senses and backed out.
Can’t stand: this means to hate something/someone.
Example: I can’t stand travelling, I always get sick.
To drive one crazy: this means to make someone very angry or frustrated.
Example: I hate this actor, his arrogance drives me crazy.
Have the time of one’s life: to have a great time.
Example: I had the time of my life on holiday.
To have one’s head in the clouds: to always be daydreaming and never concentrating on real life.
Example: If he didn’t always have his head in the clouds he would probably make a success of his life.
Part Two
The only thing that I did like at school was sports class because I got to let off steam and run around for a while. Also, the only teacher that saw potential in me was Mr Jones, the sports teacher. He always said that when I ran he’d ‘never seen anything like it before’. He also started giving me extra training and got me to race in a few local
Phrases:
Once in a blue moon: very very occasionally.
Example: I do drink, but only once in a blue moon.
Doesn’t count: this means when an action is invalid.
Example: That goal doesn’t count as he scored after the final whistle was blown.
To get the chance: be able to. To have the chance to do something.
Example: I wish I got the chance to meet my grandfather but he died before I was born.
I assure you: this is another way of saying ‘please trust me’. It’s used when you want someone to not worry and to believe you.
Example: I assure you, if it’s at all possible there will be no redundancies.
To pay attention: to concentrate on something.
Example: Stop talking, and pay attention to your driving.
Part Two
This year, the same as usual , I was going to my parents house to spend Christmas with them, but then at the last minute my mother rang and cancelled saying that she wasn’t feeling very well. I was a little disappointed because I’d already arrived at the train station, but at least I hadn’t gotten on the train. Anyway, I returned home and when I got in the front door all of my friends and family were waiting there. They all shouted “surprise!”. They told me later that they felt it was about time I got to celebrate my birthday so they thought they would throw me a party .
Phrases:
The same as usual: the same as always.
Example: I got up at 8 am, the same as usual .
At the last minute: to do/realise something at the last possible moment.
Example: I always do my essays at the last minute.
About time: this means that after a long time of not doing something, it is the right time to do it.
Example: I haven’t cleaned my room in ages so I thought that it was about time I tidied up.
To throw a party: to have a party.
Example: We threw a welcome party for our new house guests.
School Days
Part One
When I think back to my school days, at first I get quite nostalgic and then I come to my senses and remember how much I absolutely hated school. I remember that I liked my teacher and my friends, and I even liked some of my studies, but what I couldn’t stand was sitting in the classroom. It used to drive me crazy having to sit indoors in a classroom when I could be outside running around having the time of my life . Although I wasn’t badly behaved, I was always fidgeting and daydreaming and never concentrating on the class. My teacher used to always say that I had my head in the clouds .
Phrases:
To think back to/on: this is used when one is talking about one’s past.
Example: I try not to think back on my past and prefer to enjoy the present.
Come to one’s senses: this is used when you suddenly realise that your thinking or actions are wrong or incorrect, and then correct them immediately.
Example: I almost did a bungee jump and then I came to my senses and backed out.
Can’t stand: this means to hate something/someone.
Example: I can’t stand travelling, I always get sick.
To drive one crazy: this means to make someone very angry or frustrated.
Example: I hate this actor, his arrogance drives me crazy.
Have the time of one’s life: to have a great time.
Example: I had the time of my life on holiday.
To have one’s head in the clouds: to always be daydreaming and never concentrating on real life.
Example: If he didn’t always have his head in the clouds he would probably make a success of his life.
Part Two
The only thing that I did like at school was sports class because I got to let off steam and run around for a while. Also, the only teacher that saw potential in me was Mr Jones, the sports teacher. He always said that when I ran he’d ‘never seen anything like it before’. He also started giving me extra training and got me to race in a few local
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