The Christmas holiday now seems like a distant dream for Reza and Craig. Reza had a good family Christmas in Belfast with food, drink and naps (siestas). Craig had a lovely trip to Burma. He had a black bean fish curry for Christmas dinner and saw lots of temples. If you are a new listener,…
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In this episode of PASS FCE….The Listening paper – An Overview with tips and advice on how to improve your listening. Welcome to PASS FCE, a Mansion Ingles podcast specifically created to help you pass the Cambridge First Certificate in English Exam. I’m Craig, I’m a teacher at the British Council in Valencia, Spain, a…
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Welcome to an IMBETWEEN-A-SODE with me Craig and Special guest Gill. Gill is a good friend and ex-colleague of mine from the British Council, who I’ve known for many years and admired as a wonderful teacher. I’m very happy that she’s agreed to come on the show and share her experience with you. We’re waiting for…
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You can listen to Bea speaking about the present perfect tense with Reza and Craig in episode 18. Bea brought some lovely scones and Reza brought some real Irish butter and wonderful jam. Craig made the tea! scones = bollito, bizcochito (small cake) THE ARTICLE – a, an, the, zero a/an Use a and an…
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My friend Innes is a keen fisherman, and when he came to visit me last summer I asked him about fishing and if he goes fishing in the rain. Vocabulary crabs – cangrejos seaweed – algas fishing rod – caña de pescar reel – carrete bait – cebo to cast – lanzar hook…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015! If you are a new listener, welcome! Reza and I are going to help you improve your English and take it to the next level. You can find more podcasts at inglespodcast.com and you can study English free at mansioningles.com. In this episode: I like to go/I like going – Would/Could…
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In this episode: Christmas Podcast – celebrations , cava, traditional English Christmas food – Christmas pudding, turkey, mince pies and all the trimmings (con todas las guarniciones) Craig’s going to Burma for Christmas. Reza’s visiting his family in Belfast. He’ll be eating Brussel sprouts (coles de Bruselas) and stuffing (relleno). Leave us a voice message…
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Aisla came to visit us last summer with her friend Ella and Ella’s parents. While she was in Valencia, Aisla took a lot of photos with her mobile phone and posted them on Instagram. Aisla uses Instagram a lot, so I asked her to talk about it and explain a little about what it is…
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If you are a new listener, Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig is a podcast which will help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode we look at the grammar of ought to, must and should and vocabulary connected to the home (the kitchen) Pronunciation: Difficult words for…
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How would students know if they’ve got the level to take the exam? Gill says that students need to do a mock exam (a practice exam) Do practice tests and try to get your writing checked to see if it is at the correct level for the FCE exam. Don’t automatically think that you have…
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