The Order of Adjectives Before a Noun

Sometimes we use more than one adjective in front of a noun:

He’s a fat old man. (not old fat)
She’s an attractive, French businesswoman.
Martin’s got an old, yellow bike.

colour blind – daltónico

We usually have one or two adjectives before a noun. Three is unusual:

This is a boring, expensive, thick English text book.

Adjectives usually (but not always) come in this order:

1. Opinion
2. Size
3. Age
4. Shape
5. Colour
6. Origin (nationality)
7. Material
      

How to start and finish emails

Reza responds to emails using a similar level of formality (or informality) as the person who sends the email.

FORMAL EMAILS

Beginning a formal email:

Dear John, Mr. Smith (Mrs/Miss/Ms) – Yours Sincerely,

miss – single
mrs.- married
ms – single or married

Dear Sir/Madam – Yours Faithfully,

Hi, Good morning/afternoon/evening (Reza would not choose these greetings for formal emails unless the other person used them first)

Reza is a bit of a stickler (stickler – rigorista, insistente)

Ending a formal email:

Best wishes, All the best, Warm regards, Best regards, Kind regards,

I look forward to/I’m looking forward to + (verb) + ing (Reza would choose not to use contractions, like “I’m”, in a formal email).

Reza and Craig both agree that it’s better to be more formal in exam emails and letters.

It’s always better to be more formal than to risk offending someone by being too informal.

Commonly mispronounced words

muscle – músculo (mussel – mejillón)
cupboard – armario
catastrophe – catástrofe
apostrophe – apóstrofo
recipe – receta
receipt – recibo
niece – sobrina
nephew – sobrino
skiing – esquí
blouse – blusa
suit – traje (NOUN) or quedar bien/pegar (VERB)
necklace – collar
striped – rayado/a
goggles – gafas para nadar, gafas de protección
chef – jefe de cocina, cocinero profesional
toaster – tostador
Tuesday (martes) & Thursday (jueves)
Friday – viernes
script – guion
crisps – papas fritas (de bolsa)
wasps – avispas
would (modal auxiliary verb)
big – grande
bag – bolsa
      

Vocabulary revision from episode 28:

to cut = cortar
to copy = copiar
to paste = pegar
to print = imprimir
to delete = borrar (to erase (US) / to rub out (UK) – eraser / rubber = goma
file = archivo
folder = carpeta (moqueta = carpet)
save as = guardar como
to select = seleccionar
to insert = insertar
to compress = comprimir
to search = buscar

New vocabulary:

What’s the difference between device/gadget/appliance?
Inspector Gadget: Magic Gadget
to turn on/off, to download, to plug in/unplug, a plug, a network, to network, a desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile device, WiFi (pron)
hard disc
pen drive/ USB