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In this episode we're going to help you to make recommendations and suggestions correctly in English.

Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/

Audio feedback: Gabriel from Tijuana Mexico says Hi Gabriel also wrote a message on the website inglespodcast.com (I think it's the same Gabriel from Tijuana)

Hi Reza and Craig, I´m Gabriel from Tijuana Mex, I just want to say thanks for your podcast, the last one was great, and I need to tell you that the first ones when you started this project where horrible, I feel (felt) that I´m (I was) in a bored (boring) class, but right now they are great!!!!! My last words for you are, thanks and continue with the podcast, you are amazing guys. I will continue hearing (listening to) you every time that I can. Regards,Gabriel.

Audio Feedback: Adrian sent us an audio message on speakpipe.com/inglespodcast from Costa Rica - "can we talk about the word THE and when to use it"

We spoke about The definite and indefinite article, A, AN, THE, ZERO with Bea in Episode 41 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2015/01/15/the-definite-and-indefinite-article-a-an-the-zero-with-special-guest-bea-airc41/ )

Email Feedback: Francisco Espínola Sanchez from Úbeda, Jaen Hi friends, how is it going? The aim of this e-mail is to share some ideas and experiences with the listeners. For example, for the last three months I have been working on my English improvement in a different way. Neither academies, nor boring grammar books, nor that kind of stuff. Now I just do three activities: listening to podcasts intensively, reading English literature and occasionally, doing language exchange (using skype or head to head (face to face), when it´s possible). I carry on listening to your podcast loyally, every week. What´s more, I have found some interesting podcasts. One is Luke´s English podcast, who is friend of yours, isn´t he? This one requires some effort at the beginning, as Luke speaks faster than you, but it´s worth trying it. I would say that AIRC (Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig) is more academic and Luke is somehow like a TV comedian, so both podcasts together are the perfect team! This way, I can get at least three new episodes or so every week, so I keep continuously active. In combination with bilingual books, this method is really working to (for) me, I feel my English improving one day after another, so I would encourage the AIRC listeners community to try it. In my case, I am learning without noticing it at all! I have got the FCE and the next target is the CAE!

By the way, do you know Úbeda?? It´s an UNESCO world heritage city in the province of Jaén (I am consciously promoting tourism for my hometown :) Well, sorry for the endless e-mail (and for mistakes) and thank you very much for your commitment, have a big hug!!

Francisco recommends (listening to) Luke's podcast. He suggests we listen to it.

Luke's English Podcast: http://teacherluke.co.uk/ Inglés Diario Chris Gollop: http://inglesdiario.es/ David Palencia - Daway Inglés: http://www.dawayingles.com/

I hear a lot of mistakes with the verbs to recommend and to suggest from my Spanish students

You CANNOT say: XI suggested him to listen to our podcast.X

With SUGGEST (proponer/sugerir) we can say:

I suggest (that) he listens to our podcast. I suggest (that) he listen to our podcast (no 3rd person singular "s" = subjunctive - more common in formal American English) I suggested listening to our podcast

There are 2 more formal and less common constructions that may be tested in an advanced exam: I suggested him/Paul listening to our podcast I suggested Paul's/his (possessive=very formal) listening to our podcast

With RECOMMEND (aconsejar, recomendar) we can say: