The document discusses false friends - words that sound similar in two languages but have different meanings. It provides examples of English-Spanish false friends like "actually" and "in fact", "assist" and "help", and "carpet" and "rug". The document then provides sentences containing false friends and their corrections. It also discusses expressions used to talk about past habits ("used to") versus single past actions, and being accustomed to something ("be used to") versus becoming accustomed ("get used to").

1. Read the following sentences
Look at the words in bold. Are these ideas correct?
 I’m on my way to the library, I need to buy my Math Book.
 My dad works at the fabric.
 Actually, my sister is studying Medicine.
 I can’t buy anything. I have no diner.
 I need a carpet to hand in my report.
 This T-shit doesn’t fit. It is too stretch.
 The teacher sent a lecture as homework
 If you want to pass the course you have to assist to class

2. False Friends
 Spanish and English share a lot of words with some similarities, so it's
easy to understand their meaning. Production, hour, minute, paper.
 Sometimes words with the same origin take a separate path in each
language, or words with different origins resemble each other by
coincidence. That can mean trouble.
 These words are known as FALSE FRIENDS, which are words that sound
very similar in your mother tongue but unfortunately mean something
totally different.
 It’s really easy to get confused, so watch out!

3. False friends
Here are some examples
 Actually (in fact) Nowadays (these days, now)
 Assist (help) Attend (be present)
 Carpet (rug) Folder (where you put papers)
 College (higher education) High School (after elementary school)
 Contest (competition) Answer (response)
 Diner (restaurant) Money (bills and coins)
 Fabric (cloth) Factory (manufacturing plant)
 Grocery (food and supplies) Grossness, crudeness
 Lecture (conference) Reading (something to read)
 Library (borrow books) Bookstore (buy books)
 Parade (march, procession) Bus stop
 Stretch (extend) Narrow

4. False friends
Correct the sentences with the right word.
 I’m on my way to the bookstore, I need to buy my Math Book.
 My dad works at the factory.
 Nowadays, my sister is studying Medicine.
 I can’t buy anything. I have no money.
 I need a folder to hand in my report.
 This T-shit doesn’t fit. It is too narrow.
 The teacher sent a reading as homework
 If you want to pass the course you have to attend to class
bookstore
factory
Nowadays
money
folder
narrow
reading
attend

5. Used to
 It’s well known that Simple Present is used to express CURRENT habits.
 If we want to talk about OLD habits that don’t happen anymore, we apply
the USED TO expression.
 This can be followed by a frequency expression: everyday, twice a week,
on Mondays.
My mom used to go running twice a week.
I used to somoke, but I don’t.
Karla used to spend her vacations in England.
Evelyn used to take piano lessons everyday.

6. Used to
 Be careful, don’t get confused with THE PAST SIMPLE.
 It refers to something you did ONCE at a specific time in the past.
Sometimes a time expression is mentioned: yesterday, last week.
I went to Chicago last week.
I had a cheeseburger yesterday.
My niece broke her leg playing basketball.

7. Be used to | Get used to
 These expressions are used to talk about being accustomed to something
or getting accustomed to something.
 Get used to talks about the process. Be used to talks about the result.
 Be/Get used to can be used with a noun:
He was used to the cold.
He got used to the cold.
 Be/Get used to can be used with the –ing form:
I am used to driving in the rain.
I need to get used to driving in the rain.
 It’s important to notice that used to is no longer working as a verb.