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Cumpliendo con las necesidades liguísticas de profesionales Este proceso crea un ambiente genuino de comunicación.
En English Trends utilizamos un método particularmente eficaz llamado
"El Método Narrativo". ¿En qué consiste? Nuestros alumnos leen un capítulo
de un libro antes de cada clase y después tienen que explicarlo todo al profesor.
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To pose a question
Def: To present a question
Ex: The prime minister posed a question to the committee.
To pose a challenge
Def: To show itself as a challenge
Ex: It may pose a challenge if you want to park inside the city.
Poor as a church mouse
Def: Very poor
Ex: When I graduated from the university before I had my first job, I was poor as a church mouse.
A political football
Def: An issue that becomes a problem politically
Ex: The issue of Brexit has become a political football.
To poke fun at
Def: To make fun of
Ex: My uncle always pokes fun at me and makes me and my family laugh a lot.
A pocket of resistance
Def:A small group who continues to rebel
Ex:The dictator had problems because there was still a pocket of resistance.
The plot thickens
Def: The story becomes even more complicated
Ex: He was seen with someone who he was not married to. The plot thickens.
Play with a full deck
Def: To have all mental resources available
Ex: You have to play with a full deck when you have a hard negotiation.
Play the trump card
Def: Do something that will ensure your success
Ex: When negotiations were going bad, he decided to play his trump card.
The devil's advocate
Def: A person who represents an opinion that is not his
Ex: My wife played the devil's advocate to prove a point.
To play possum
Def: To play dead
Ex: When the tax man comes it is often appropriate to play possum or he may tax you more.