false friends vs. false cognates & examples in english and spanish.

1. False Friends in
English &
Spanish

2. Agenda
• 1. Introduction
• 2. What are false friends?
• 3. Tips and tricks
• 4. Activity 1
• 5. Group activities

3. False Friends?

4. False Friends

5. False Cognates are False
Friends?
False Cognates are words that
have different roots but have the
same meaning
Example: (english) OCCUR
(japanese) OKORU 起こる

6. False Cognates are False
Friends?
False friends are words that sound
the same but have two, often
opposite or very different
meanings
Example?

16. Group Activity
Correct the mistakes
ANNE AND DAISY
Anne: I can’t support my boss any more!
Daisy: Why not? Maybe you’re just being
sensible.
Anne: No I’m serious. He’s always molesting
me about not finishing my career. He said that
if I don’t have a career, I won’t be able to
become a manager.
Daisy: Well, if you pretend to be a
manager, you should finish your career.

17. Break into teams
Competition: The
team that can
identify all the false
friends in the texts
wins!

18. Thanks for your
time!