FOOD AND DRINK / CURIOUS NEWS / Comida y bebida/ Noticias curiosas.

Good morning everybody, at first, I would like to thank you all for your attention because you have visited the blog more than 3.000 times, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!!  
I'm really happy to see that you are visiting the blog not only from Spain but from USA and South America too.  From Germany, Great Britain, Australia and even from Russia and Singapour.

Buenos días a todo el mundo, lo primero de todo, me gustaría agradeceros a todos vuestra atención porque habéis visitado el blog más de 3.000 veces.  ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS!  ¡GRACIAS POR VUESTRO INTERÉS!
Estoy muy contenta de ver que estáis visitando el blog no solo desde España sino de Estados Unidos y Sudamérica también.  Desde Alemania, Gran Bretaña, Australia e incluso desde Rusia y Singapur. 


Today, we will look at "some  American curious news about food and drink".
Hoy, veremos "algunas noticias americanas curiosas sobre comida y bebida"

**FOR LUNCH BETTER A YOGHURT!
In Washington (USA), there is a yoghurt craze (locura) at the moment!  But if you are thinking of a sweet yoghurt, I must tell you that you are WRONG!
In Washington DC, yoghurt is now taken as a snack (aperitivo).  The name of this special yoghurt is "parfait" and it is usually associated with breakfast or lunch.
For breakfast you can have a "parfait yoghurt" with fruit (especially berries), cereals, honey and nuts.
For lunch, the option is:  "a parfait yoghurt" with cucumber, tomato, salmon and dill (eneldo) or all kind of ingredients that you can imagine.  You only have to ask for it!
If you visit Washington, you can go to "YOLA" (http://www.yoladc.com/)  if you want to  taste  these special yoghurts.

**FOOD AND TECNOLOGY
If you thought that tecnology and food were incompatible, I must tell you that you are WRONG again!
A celebrity chef called Tyler Florence tweets his favourite recipes, with pictures, to his followers  and let them choose the best.
A recent recipe winner was the rum-soaked layer cake (pastel empapado de ron) with coconut icing (con coco glaseado).

**A RESTAURANT IN DISNEYLAND, FLORIDA!
In Orlando, in Disneyland, there is a secret restaurant which is almost impossible to find.  It has a nine year waiting list!  It is a 5-star eatery (restaurante) and it is hidden in the Florida fun fair (parque de atracciones).
This special restaurant has 487 members who pay $9,500 fee (cuota) plus $3,175 a year to eat there!!!
No comments!!

** A STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL 
If next spring you are in USA, in South Carolina, you can go to Fort Mill and share a massive outdoor celebration of strawberries (fresas).
You could see a strawberry recipe contest (concurso), strawberry picking (recogida), live music, fireworks and curiously, a pig race!
For more info:  http://www.scctrawberryfestival.com/

VOCABULARY
- BERRY:  baya
- OATS:  avena
- TO CHOP:  picar
- SETTING:  entorno
- TO TWEET:  enviar mensajes por Twitter
- NUTS:  nueces
- HAZELNUTS: avellanas.
- SNACK:  aperitivo.

ENJOY YOUR MEAL!!

FASHION / FALL-WINTER COLLECTION FOR WOMEN/ MODA/ Colección Otoño-Invierno para mujer

Hi everybody, pay attention to these basic advices about the New  Fall-Winter Fashion  Collection   for women.  You can look perfect all day and at a low price.   Believe me!

Hola a todo el mundo, prestad atención a estos consejos básicos sobre la Nueva Colección de Moda Otoño-Invierno para mujer.  Podéis estar perfectas todo el día y a un precio bajo. ¡Creedme!


**BASICS FOR THIS COLLECION FALL-WINTER
-Grey trousers.
-Blazers jackets
-Black shoes
-leather bags
-blue skirts with a lot of buttons.
-Wedge boots (botas de cuña).  A MUST (imprescindible)
-Wedge half boots (botines de cuña).  A MUST.  "

**WORKING GIRLS
To go to the office, a colour is a must these season "BLACK".

-Black blouses combined with wide grey trousers.
-Black trousers with white blouses.
-Black or grey trousers with print shirts.
-Camel coats.

**A NIGHT LOOK
If you want to go out at night don't miss these ideas:

-Lace black dresses (vestidos negros de encaje).
-Purple blouses.
-Long print dreses (vestidos largos estampados).
-Black Coats.
-Little golden handbags.
-Little black handbags with Swarovsky glasses on them.

TRENDS (tendencias)
These trends are "a must".

**Wide trousers are back as in the 70s.  You can combine them with leather jackets, hats and heel shoes.
**Silver bracelets.
**Wear dresses and trousers better than skirts.
**Black and grey colour.
**Blue is a trend colour too.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WEAR BLACK CLOTHES ALL THE TIME, choose WHITE.
White is a fashion trend this fall-winter 2011.

*Wool white dresses (vestidos blancos de lana).
*White boots.
*White narrow trousers (pantalones estrechos blancos).
*White skirts.
*White pullovers.
*White short coats.
*White leather trousers (pantalones blancos de piel).

FASHION HANDBAGS
*Big leather handbags.*Colours:  electric blue,  purple, white and red.**ALL THESE  SHOES AND CLOTHES DON'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE, SO YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THEM IN:  ZARA shops all around the world,  MANGO SHOPS all around the world too.  BERSHKA, STRADIVARIUS, LEFTIES (less quality but the same fashion look), MOSCHINO (more expensive).

**HAVE YOU ALREADY TAKEN NOTICE OF  THESE FALL-WINTER TRENDS?  Don't doubt it and go shopping, you can be fashion without spending a lot of money.  You only have to know which trends are the best, and then look for the best prices.  I hope you'll like the ideas I have just given you!

SEE YOU ALL!!

ENGLISH EXERCISES / AN EASY ENGLISH MIX. / Ejercicios de Inglés / Una mezcla de Inglés fácil

Good morning everybody, after our Coca-Cola history, it's time to do some English grammar excercises.

Buenos días a todo el mundo, después de nuestra historia de la Coca Cola, toca hacer algunos ejercicios de gramática inglesa.

EXERCISE 1.- Put "the"  where necessary.
1.-There's a small piece of cheese and a small orange in the fridge.  "I'll have _____ cheese.
2.-______ rump steak (filete de lomo)  is very expensive.
3.-There are no calories in _____ tea.
4.- Where's  ____ milk?  "In the fridge".
5.- Boys  and  _____ girls like imagining they're adults.
6.- She's got two boys and two girls.  ____ girls are both fair, and ____ boys are both dark.
7.- I like _____ oranges, but I don't like _____ orange juice.
8.- There are 50 calories in 5ml of ____ sugar.

EXERCISE 2.-  Write  "am, is, are, was, were".
1.- I _____ an accountant, what do you do?
2.- I _____in Patterson's yesterday.
3.- Milk ____ not so expensive when I ____ a child.
4.- Where in China ____ Pekin?
5.- ___ both your sisters in Britain?
6.-My grandchildren _____ here yesterday.
7.- _____ you tall as a child?
8.- ____ your son tall?

EXERCISE 3.-  Write "some or any".
1.- There is _____ orange juice in the fridge.
2.- Are there _____ potatoes in the kitchen?
3.- I've got _____ nice friends.
4.- Mary hasn't got ______ children.
5.- Have you got ______ English friends?
6.- There isn't _____ tea in my cup.
7.- There aren't ______ shopping centres in our street.
8.- Has your mother got ____ brothers?
9.- I knew _____ beautiful people in USA last summer.
10.- We had ____ snow last winter.

EXERCISE 4.- Write "how much/ how many" in the blanks.
1.- __________ children has Lucy got?
2.- __________ languages can you speak?
3.- __________ money have you got on you?  About €5.
4.- __________ milk is there in the fridge?
5.- __________ is it?
6.- __________ calories are there in a hamburger?
7.- __________ people were there at the party?

EXERCISE 5.- Choose the correct preposition among the following ones and write them in the blanks. You can use them several times.

AT  /  BY  /  FROM  /  IN  /  NEAR  /  NEXT TO  /   OF  /  ON  /  OPPOSITE  /  OUTSIDE/  TO / UNTIL.

Mary is a secretary in a language school.  She lives  (1)____ a small apartment (2) _____ the fifth floor of a building (3)____ a small street (4)____ London.  The school is not very (5) _____ her home;  she goes (6)____ work  (7)____ bus and leaves home at nine o'clock to arrive  (8)_____ work at half past nine.  She usually does some work in the bus (9)____ her way (10) ____ work.
Mary's school is (11) _____ underground station.  The school is very big and it has got a lot (12)____ students.
Mary likes her office;  it is (13) ______ the reception desk, and it is big and quiet;  there are some pretty trees   (14)_______ her window.  She works  (15)_____ nine thirty (16)_____ one o'clock, and then she goes to lunch.
Then she starts work again (17)______ two and stop (18)_____  six.  On her way back (19) ____ work, she buys some food and drink and has supper  (20)_____ home.  She likes living (21)_____ England though she is Spanish.
It is Sunday morning now and Mary is (22)____ home (23) ___ bed.  (24)____ Saturdays and Sundays she gets up (25)____ ten o'clock, and then sits (26)____ the dining-room to have breakfast.  (27)___ Saturday afternoons she plays tennis or goes swimming.(28)  ____ Saturday evenings she usually goes out.


DO THESE EASY EXERCISES TO PRACTISE A LITTLE BIT!

SOLUTIONS 

Exercise 1
1 the
2 the
3 the
4 the
5 ____
6 the  /  the
7 ___  /  ___
8 ___

Exercise 2
1 am
2 was
3 was  /  was
4 is
5 are
6 were
7 were
8 is

Exercise 3
1 some
2 any
3 some
4 any
5 any
6 any
7 any
8 any
9 some
10 some

Exercise 4
1 how many
2 how many
3 how much
4 how much
5 how much
6 how many
7 how many

Exercise 5
1 in
2 on
3 in
4 in
5 near
6 to
7 by
8 at
9 on10 to
11 next to
12 of
13 at
14 outside
15 from
16 until
17 at
18 at
19 from
20 at
21 in
22 at
23 on
25 at
26 in
27 on
28 on

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!

COCA-COLA HISTORY / HISTORIA DE LA COCA COLA

Good morning everybody, surely you like it, you drink it, you know about it and you have seen it all around the world!  What is it? ...   COCA-COLA !!!

Buenos días a todo el mundo,¡ seguro que os gusta, la bebéis, la conocéis y la hábéis visto por todo el mundo! ¿Qué es?...  ¡¡¡LA COCA COLA!!!

We're going to know some curious things about this famous drink, its origins and much more.

Vamos a conocer cosas curiosas sobre esta famosa bebida, sus orígenes y mucho más.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?...
¿Sabíais que?...


THE ORIGINS

*Coca-Cola is the world's leading non-alcoholic drink.
*Coca-Cola was born in  the southern city of Atlanta, Georgia, USA  in 1886.
* The pharmacist John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola.  He created a non-alcoholic carbonated drink which contained coca leaf (hoja) and kola nuts (nuez de cola).   But this was a medicine that cured a lot of illnesses (enfermedades).  The recipe (receta) of Coca Cola was kept secretly.
*After Pemberton's death, another man, Asa Griggs Candler bought a share in the business and started an advertisement campaign to promote Coca-Cola as a drink not as a medicine and  transformed the drink into an American icon.

 *Coca-Cola soon began international distribution and by 1959 was sold in more than 53 countries.
*The perfect time for the company was when the 1996 Olympics were awarded (conceder) to Atlanta and so, they opened a Coca-Cola visitor centre.

*The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton's bookkeeper (contable) in 1885.
*The Coca-Cola bottle design is inspired by the shape of a cocoa pod (vaina de cacao) and it is  recognisable even in the dark.

CURIOSITIES
*In World War II, more than five billion bottles were consumed by military personnel alone!



*The first cans of Coca-Cola appeared in 1955.

*Diet Coke was introduced in 1982.

*In 1985, Coca-Cola became the first soft drink to be consumed in space when astronauts tasted the "Coca-Cola Space Can on board the Challenger Space Shuttle "(cápsula).

*THE INTERACTIVE NEW WORLD OF COCA-COLA is located at Pemberton Place, Atlanta, Georgia.  Adult admission costs $16. For more details: http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/.
The museum includes more than 1,200 Coca-Cola artefacts and an operational bottling factory (fábrica embotelladora).
At the end of the museum tour you can sample (degustar) Coca-Cola at the Taste it counter!

*The Coca-Cola Company knows that its customers (clientes) are loyal (leales) not only to the brand (marca) but also to Coke's  old-age taste.  In 1985 the company attempted (intentó) to change the flavour (aroma) of Coca Cola with "New Coke" and customers rebelled, so the company returned to the original with "Coca-Cola Classic".

SECRETS
*Even today, the formula of Coca-Cola is unknown for  almost everybody. Only a few priviledged members of Coca-Cola Company know it and it is kept locked (cerrada con llave) in the safe (caja fuerte) of an Atlanta bank.


Surely that  you are liking  to drink at this very moment a brown, sweet and full of bubbles Coca-Cola!!!  So do it!!

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!  

MUSIC NEWS / ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SINGERS/ NOTICIAS MUSICALES/ CANTANTES INGLESES Y AMERICANOS

Hi everybody, today we're going to look at some curious music news.

Hola a todo el mundo, hoy vamos a ver algunas noticias musicales curiosas.

**LADY GAGA

Lady Gaga may be more famous for her look than her voice or her songs, but we can consider that she has a sense of humour.
She is 25 years old and she is New Yorker and she was inspìred by David Bowie and Freddie Mercury (two kings of glam rock).  Her name derives from a Queen song.  She has attracted global attention with provocative outfits (conjuntos) which include a dress made of meat and a flamethrower (lanzallamas) bra (sujetador).
Almost all her  songs and albums are hits (éxitos)  like Telephone, Poker Face, Born this way, etc.
She is very controversial but at last people love this kind of celebrities and love dancing with her music.
Lady Gaga is and will be successful  while her fans  love her and music firms love her too!


**RADIOHEAD (a British band).

Few bands are extraordinary in the way Radiohead are.  They are now celebrating their 15 years as a British group.  The band is led (conducida) by goosepimple (piel de gallina)-inducing vocalist Thom Yorke.  Their last album "The King of Limbs", released on CD , is  more a low-key (sencillo).  First impressions are rarely what counts with Radiohead.


**THE AMERICAN GROUP "DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE"

This successful indie band  has recently released (publicado) a new album called "Codes and Keys".
The group have impressed the critics with their lo-fi sound -what Rolling Stone referred to as "emotion...through lack (falta) of emotion" -and their use of unorthodox instruments.


**MOBY'S TIRED.

Moby, the soft-centred (suave) electronic musician,  has released the CD "Destroyed".  It is inspired by his insomnia while on tour and he describes this sound as "broken-down"(averiado) melodic electronic music for empty cities at 2 am.  At the same time a photography book is published.


**NICK'S BACK

Stevie Nicks, now in her 60s, made her name in the 70s with the band FLEETWOOD MAC.
She has now released a new album "In your Dreams" after a successful tour through USA and Canada with Rod Stewart.  The title of the album commemorates her first US chart-topper (encabezar lista de éxitos) "Dreams".

HAPPY SUNDAY!!

SEE YOU.

TRAVEL/ GREECE/ KASTELORIZO ISLAND / Viaje/Grecia/ La isla de Kastelorizo

Hi everybody, as I told you last day, we are still in summer so I would like to recommend you a beautiful and lovely destination.  THE KASTELORIZO ISLAND in Greece.

Hola a todo el mundo, como dije el último día, todavía estamos en verano así que me gustaría recomendaros un destino bonito y encantador:  LA ISLA GRIEGA DE KASTELORIZO.

**KASTELORIZO ISLAND  (Greece) 
-This tiny Greek island is a paradise!  Pure sea, pure sun, pure nature, pure architecture, simply marvellous!

-Kastelorizo has become a shelter (refugio) for painters, sculptors, musicians and architects.  Art is everywhere!

-To arrive in Kastelorizo is not easy!  You have to fly to Athens, then you have to take another plane and fly to Rodas and then you'll take a Ferry to the island. 
-The first thing you will see while arriving is the Port of Megisti which is protected from the wind by the Turkish mountains.
-Colour is everywhere too.  Houses are painted blue, white, green.
-You won't see any car here, and there is only one taxi.
-It's a fishermen place mainly and if you need a mean (medio) of transport, they will take you on their boats around the zone.

-If you need to have a rest, go to Kastelorizo, it's a real  peaceful place.

-As this island is very close to Turkey, you can see the Thurkish influence on decoration , in the streets, even on food!

-SHOPPING can be done in the village of KAS (Turkey) which is only one kilometre away from Kastelorizo.  You can take a "caique" which  goes to this village and do the shopping, mainly on Friday,

-A place to visit is a very small  chapel situated in San Jorge little island.

-Opposite San Jorge, there is PLAKES, a natural area.

-You don't have to miss "THE BLUE CAVE" in Greek "FOKIALI".  This cave becomes blue AT NOON because of the sun light.

-An ancient fortress, a carved tomb from  the 5th century B.C., the Acropolis Paleo Castro must be visited too.

-People in Kastelorizo are lovely and kind to tourists and travellers.



**WHERE TO STAY / Dónde quedarse.
-HOTEL MEDITERRANEO
http://www.mediterraneo-kastelorizo.com/

Its owner ,  a French architect woman "Marie Rivalante"  arrived in Kastelorizo 10 years ago and restored the building where the hotel is but  she has preserved its Italian style though there is a mix of Greek and Turkish styles too.  Simply marvellous!

**WHERE TO EAT / dónde comer.
-The LAZARAKIS Restaurant:  good ambiance and better cuisine.
-TA PLATANIA Restaurant offers spectacular sights and home cooking.
-OLIVE GARDEN is an Italian Restaurant in which you'll find excellent Pizzas and Pasta.

**TO HAVE A DRINK / tomar una copa.
-PAGARADIS.
-ALEXANDRA'S.
-KIRIAKI.
These three bars are close to the beach.

**TO GO SHOPPING / para ir de compras.
-At the MEDITERRANEO HOTEL boutique, you will find a lot of typical  Greek and Turkish shoes and dresses.
-CATHERINE & JOEL is an antique shop. It is opened from May to September.
-AT KAS BAZAR, you will be seduced by the colours of clothes, sandals, bags, etc.

***As I have said before, it is a bit difficult and long to arrive in Kastelorizo but the charm, the peace, the colours, the food and the island itself , will conquer you.

***I will be very happy if some of you decide to go and visit this special Greek island and then tell me his/her experience.

INFORMATION from : www.elle.es / DESTINOELLE.

SEE YOU SOON!!

LONDON HIDDEN MUSEUMS / Museos escondidos de Londres

Hi everyone, as we are still in summer, I want to recommend you new places to visit in LONDON.  We know the most famous museums in London like THE BRITISH MUSEUM, THE WAX MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL GALLERY, etc, but today I'll tell you the names of curious museums to go and see. Be different and visit them!

Hola a todo el mundo, como todavía estamos en verano, quiero recomendaros sitios nuevos para visitar en Londres.  Conocemos los museos más famosos de Londres como EL MUSEO BRITÁNICO, EL MUSEO DE CERA, LA NATIONAL GALLERY, etc, pero hoy os diré los nombres de museos curiosos para ir a ver. ¡Sed diferentes y visitadlos!

**THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING
-Address:  Corner of Regents Park Road and Sharples Hall Street, CAMDEN, NW1 8YL.
-Entry:  FREE.  Wednesday to Sunday, 11 am to 6pm.
-Shows include sculptures, paintings and drawings chosen by cultural figures.
-Underground station:  CHALK FARM.

You can expect the unexpected at this curious museum.  This is a secret art place.  Their first exhibition was in 2009 and it was so successful that it went on an European tour!

There are three exhibitions (exposiciones) on show. You can find there a collection of  strange objects like stuffed (disecados) animals, mini fairgrounds (parque de atacciones), etc.


**THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM.
-Address:  Royal College of Surgeons (cirujanos), 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3pE.
-Entry:  FREE, from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm.  There is a free guided tour every Wednesday at 1pm.  To book check website www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums.
-Nearest underground station:  HOLBORN.

John Hunter was a famous surgeon in 18th-century London.  He collected hundreds of animal specimens, exotic lizards (lagarto) and kangaroos.
A marvellous place for biologists and doctors.


**THE CINEMA MUSEUM
-Address:  The Master's House, 2 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH.
-Website: http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/
-Entry: adults 7 pounds, from Friday to Monday.
-Nearest underground station:  KENNINGTON or ELEPHANT and CASTLE (10mins walk).

This Cinema Museum is dedicated to cinema lovers!  This museum will take you back to a time when "picture palaces" offered pure escapism.  Its corridors are full of movie memorabilia, from old film posters to cinema seats.  ART DECO carpets (alfombras) and doors.  This museum is the result of a man's obsession: Ronald Grant.  By the 1980s he had collected so much material that he needed a place to exhibit it.  Finally, the collection moved to the old Lambeth Workhouse in South London and it is now open to the public.  The building has its own film treasures and a movie connection:  Charlie Chaplin stayed there as a child!


**THE MAGIC CIRCLE MUSEUM
-Address:   12, Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD.
-Website: http://www.magiccirclevenue.co.uk/
-Entry:  by appointment only (con cita previa solo).  Two evenings a month you can explore the building, including a tour of the museum, presentation on the history of magic and a show in The Magic Circle Theatre.
-Nearest underground station:  Euston Square.

The Magic Circle Museum was formed in 1905 by a group of magicians who wanted to protect their secrets.  Nowadays, it is the most famous magic society in the world, including members like David Copperfield and Prince Charles!
It is situated in a small cobbled street (calle adoquinada) in central London.
You can see a series of magnificent rooms, a library, a theatre and the history of magic and illusion.

GO AND VISIT THESE CURIOUS PLACES!!! 

TRAVEL/THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE/ SAN FRANCISCO

Good morning my dear followers, today we are going to look at The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.  I will give you some information about it  if you decide to visit to this lovely city and its famous bridge.

Buenos días queridos seguidores, hoy vamos a mirar a San Francisco.  Os daré información por si decidís visitar  esta encantadora ciudad y su famoso puente.


**YOU can walk, cycle or drive across one of the most famous bridges in the world.  It is situated on the north side of San Francisco, in California.

**WHICH IS THE BEST SEASON TO GO?
Spring or autumn.

There is an explanation for this:  in summer there is a heavy fog and it's almost impossible to see THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.  From May until September it can be very foggy.

In Winter it is raining a lot.


**THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO has a festival called The Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta to celebrate the opening of the bridge in 1937. 

**THE BRIDGE is 2.7 km long and weighs over 804 million kg. It was opened to public in 1937.

It is painted a colour called "international orange".

It's now the world's ninth longest suspension bridge.

It has six traffic lanes 75 metres above the water.

It has two towers that are 227 metres.

It has 1.2 million rivets (remaches) in the towers alone.

It has 129,000 kilometres of wire (alambre) in its main cables(cables).

It has a walkway on one side and a cycling lane on the other side.

It has toll booths (cabinas de peaje) on the south side that collect $85 million from motorists a year.


**ON TWO WHEELS.  In SAN FRANCISCO, at Pier 39, there are bike rental shops. A lot of people rent a bike and ride to the Golden Gate Bridge and go down to Sausalito which is a highly visited city.  Then you can take a ferry back to San Francisco.

**ON FOOT (a pie).  You can go and walk out onto the Bridge, you can touch it, you can feel it "moving".
There is a Recreation Area that surrounds the Golden Gate and has incredible viewpoints.

**THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE has appeared in many films.

**More than 100,000 people cross over the bridge every day and 200 people work to keep it safe and secure even from earthquakes (terremotos).

**SAN FRANCISCO city is a marvellous city to go and visit, so, don't think a lot and GO!!

SEE YOU!!

THE GRAMMAR CORNER/EXPRESSING OPINIONS, CONTRAST, FACTS/El rincón de la gramática/expresar opiniones, contrastes, hechos

Hi everyone, just now we're going to see some English words which will help us to express: opinions, contrast, facts and adding nformation.

Hola a todo el mundo, justo ahora vamos a ver algunas palabras inglesas que nos ayudarán a expresar : opiniones, contrastes, hechos e información añadida.

LET'S GO  / Vamos allá

***EXPRESSING PERSONAL OPINIONS.
*In my opinion: en mi opinión.
*In my view: desde mi punto de vista.
*Personally: personalmente.
*As far as I'm concerned: en lo que a mi respecta.

EXAMPLES:
-In my opinion, novels are more interesting than films.
-Personally, I think that reading is very important.
-As far as I'm concerned, Mallorca has got the best beaches in the Mediterranean Sea.

***EXPRESSING CONTRAST.
*However: sin embargo.
*Nevertheless: no obstante.
*On the other hand: por otra parte.
*In spite of / despite:  a pesar de.

EXAMPLES:
-Living in the city is more expensive than in the country, however, there are plenty of advantages.
-Madrid  has traffic problems but on the other hand, there is a marvellous public transport.
-Despite the noise, I prefer the city.

***EXPRESSING FACTS.
*As a matter of fact: de hecho.
*In fact: de hecho.
*Actually:  en realidad.

EXAMPLES:
-I love chocolate.  As a matter of fact I have it every day.
-You are not studying hard. In fact, you have failed your exams!
-I like travelling!  Actually, I love it!

***ADDING INFORMATION.
*Apart from this/that : aparte de esto/ eso.
*Moreover: además.
*In addition: además.

EXAMPLES
-Apart from that, Portugal has beautiful seafood.
-Moreover, it also has fantastic beaches.
-In addition, everything is very cheap.

I HOPE YOU'LL LIKE THESE FEW GRAMMAR POINTS!

SEE YOU MY FRIENDS!!