“Do” is a curious word in English. As well as forming half of the “do” vs “make” conundrum (“hacer” in Spanish covers both English verbs), it also appears in places which are quite strange to Spanish speakers, such as questions. For example: ¿Qué quieres? – What do you want? In this case, “do” does absolutely […]
Interviews are always scary, but even more so when you have to speak in a language which is not your mother tongue. So, as a non-native English speaker, how can you succeed in an interview and prevent the nerves from taking over? Firstly, and most importantly, you have to prepare. You won’t know exactly what […]
What are you afraid of? Spiders? Heights? Maybe mice? I’m afraid of moths (eugh! Big, hairy, horrible things…) I’m also afraid of getting trapped underground. So, afraid of + noun / gerund (-ing) = a fear What are you afraid of? Ok so far? Right, so what about afraid to? How about this: «I’m afraid […]