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Skill OneOne of the most effective ways to learn English is by analyzing a text that one must read and identifying and highlighting all the words in English that look the same or are similar to words in Spanish. These words are called Cognates. English and Spanish are very closely related and share more than 60% of their vocabulary. These words that they share are known as cognates. For example all the words that end in tion in English exist in Spanish and are Latin derived. In Spanish they will end in cion. Some of these words are transportation, communication, elimination. In Spanish they would be:
transportacion, coumunicacion, eliminacion. Another example is the verb to be in the third person singular: he is/ el es. By looking for and marking all of the cognates in a passage, the student who still doesn't speak English will be able to have a general notion as to what the passage is about. Here is a list of commonly shared words or cognates. ENGLISH------------------------SPANISH A accident accidente accompany acompanar acrobatic acrobatico active active activities actividades admire admirar admit admitir adult adulto adventure adventura adopt adopter adoption adopcion African Africano agent agente air aire alarm alarma allergic alergico ananconda anaconda animal animal announce anunciar appear aparecer appetite apetito arch arco area area arithmetic aritmetica armour armadura armoire armario artist artista association asociacion astronaut astronaut astronomer astronomo atmosphere atmosfera attention atencion August agosto autograph autografo automobile automobile B banana banana banjo banjo basic basico bay bahia bellicose belicoso bicycle bicicleta biography biografia biology biologia biosphere biosfera blouse blusa botanical botanico brilliant brillante C cabin cabina cable cable cafeteria cafeteria camera camara camouflage camuflaje canyon canon captain capitan capture capturer catastrophe catastrofe cause causa celebrate celebrar cement cement center centro ceramic ceramic cereal cereal ceremony ceremonia chimney chimenea chimpanzee chimpance cholera colera circle circulo circular circular class clase coast costa cochroach cucaracha coconut coco code codigo coffee café cognizant conocer coincide coincidir colony colonia color color committee comite common comun complete completo company compania concert concierto confetti confeti confusing confuso confusion confusion constellation constelacion construction construccion contagious contagioso continent continente continue continuar contract contrato contribution contribucion coyote coyote crocodile crocodilo curious curioso D December Diciembre decide decider decoration decoracion, adorno delicate delicado(a) depend (to) depender deport (to) deportar describe (to) describer desert desierto destroy (to) destruir detain (to) detener determine determiner diamond diamante dictator dictador different diferente dinosaur dinosaurio direction direccion directions direcciones directly directamente director director disappear desaparecer disaster desastre discrimination discriminacion discuss discutir disgrace desgracia distance distancia distribute distribuir dollar dolar double doble dragon dragon dynamite dinamita dir |
Skill TwoE
Electric electrico (a) elephant elefante enormous enorme energy energia enter entrar escape escaper especially especialmente examine (to) examinar exclaim exclamar explosion explosion exotic exotico (a) extra extra extraordinary extraordinario (a) F Family Familia famous famoso (a) fascinate (to) fascinar favorite favorite (a) ferocious feroz finally finalmente firm firme flexible flexible flower flor fortunately afortunadamente fruit fruta funeral funeral furious furioso G galaxy galaxia gallon gallon garden jardin gas gas giraffe jirafa golf golf glorious glorioso gorilla gorilla group grupo guide guia H habitante inhabitant habitual habitual habilitar habilitate habitable habitable halcon falcon hectolitro hectoliter hectometro hectometer hegemonia hegemony hegira hegira helenico Hellenic helice helix helio helium hematologia hemotology hematoma hematoma hemiplegico hemiplegic hemofilia hemophilia hemoglobin hemoglobin hemorragia hemorrhage hemorroides hemorrhoids hepatico hepatic hepatitis hepatitis heptagonal heptagonal heraldico heraldic heraldo herald herbario herbal herbivoro herbivorous herbolario herbalist heredero heiress heretico heretic hermafrodita hermaphrodite hermetico hermetically hernia hernia heroe hero heroina heroine heterodoxia heterodoxy heterogeno heterogenous hexagonal hexagonal hibernacion hibernation hibrido hybrid hidratar hydrate hidraulico hydraulic hidrico hydric hidrocarburo hydrocarbon hidroelectrico hydroelectric hidrofobia hydrophobia hidrogeno hydrogen hidrolisis hydrolysis hidroplano hydroplane hidrostatico hydrostatic hidroterapia hydrotherapy hidroxido hydroxide hiena hyena higiene hygiene himno hymn hindu Hindu hiperactivo hyperactive hipervole hyperbole hiperglucemia hyperglycemia hipersensibilidad hypersensibility hipertension hypertension hipnosis hypnosis hipnotizar hypnotize Helicopter helicoptero hippopotamus hipopatamo history historia honor honor hospital hospital hotel hotel hour hora human humano (a) I idea idea identification identificacion imagine imaginar/imagine immediately inmediatamente immigrants inmigrantes importance importancia important importante impressed impresionado impression impression incredible increible incurable incurable independence independencia |
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