1. If there is a word in English for the place, you must use it.

Not Coliseo..... Coliseum.

I went to the Coliseum.
Not Firenze. Florence.

2. "after" is a preposition, so its better if not used alone and only "after
something".
See you after class. See you after the holidays.
See you later. NOT See you after.
In writing: First, we spent the morning on the beach. Then we went to a restaurant for
lunch. After that, we went home and took a nap.
Or. After eating lunch, we went home and took a nap.
Or. After we finished eating, we went home and took a nap.
NOT: After, we went home and took a nap.

3. Holiday or Holidays?
"holiday" (countable noun) - an occasion when you go and stay in another place for pleasure.
I'm going to Spain on holiday.
Our trip to Australia last year was the holiday of a lifetime.
Where are you going on holiday this year?
The most common preposition is "on".
This describes a single occasion, e.g. (un viaje). It can be pluralised:
I've been on several golf holidays.
Beach holidays don't interest me.
----------------------2. holiday(s) - a period of time when you do not work or study and do things for pleasure
instead.
If it's one day = holiday.
If it's two days or more = holidays.
1st May is a public holiday in most countries.
the Christmas holidays. (the period at Christmas when people don't work).
the Easter holidays.
the school holidays. (the period of time when children don't go to school).
e.g. Are you going anywhere for the Easter holidays?
Compare:
(a) summer holiday (a trip away from home for pleasure during the summer). [Definition 1

from above]
summer holidays (trips away from home for pleasure during the summer). [Definition 1 from
above, but in plural]
the summer holidays (the period of time when children don't go to school during the summer)
[Definition 2 from above]
HOWEVER:
3. to be on holiday = to not be working / studying.
Are you not going to work today? / No, I'm on holiday until Monday.
The kids are on holiday this week so I've got to take some time off work to look after them.
So, you're original question, I'd say: How long are you going on holiday for?
Because the verb "go" implies they are going to another place for pleasure.

4. get and arrive

We saw get to a place:
What time did they get to London?
What time did they get to work?
What time did they get to the party?
But we say arrive in or arrive at.

(not arrive to)

We way arrive in a country, town or city.

When did they arrive in France?
When did they arrive in Chicago?
For other places (buildings, etc.) or events, we say arrive at.
What time did they arrive at the hotel?
What time did they arrive at the party?
What time did they arrive at work?
When did they arrive at the train station?
5. Home
We do not say to home. We say go home / come home / get home / arrive home /
on the way home, etc.
Im tired. Lets go home. (not Lets go to home.)
I met Caroline on my way home. (not I met her on my way to home.

6. When do we use speak and when do we use talk?

Speak / talk
Speak and talk have similar meanings. They suggest that How old were you when you learned to
a person is using his/her voice, or that two or more people speak?
are having a discussion.
What are you talking about?
We can say:
speak to somebody
Who were you speaking to on the phone?
talk to somebody
Who were you talking to on the phone?
speak to somebody about something
talk to somebody about something
I was speaking to Mark about cricket.
But we say:
speak a language NOT talk a language
He speaks four languages.
Speak to and talk to are used more often than speak with I was talking to Tom yesterday.
and talk with.
Speak is a little more formal than talk, and is often used
in polite requests.

Talk

There is not very much difference between

speak and talk.

When she walked into the room

everybody stopped talking.

Talk is the more usual word to refer to

conversational exchanges and informal
communication.
Speak

is often used for one-way communication

and for exchanges in more serious or
formal situations.
Speak is the usual word to refer to
knowledge and use of languages.

Ill have to speak to that boy -- hes

getting very lazy.
After she had finished reading the
letter, nobody spoke.
She speaks three languages fluently.

7. What is the difference between Fun and Funny?

Both can be used as adjectives (words that describe something)
Funny = it makes you laugh
Fun = when you enjoy yourself and have a good time
(*But Fun can also be a noun see below)
A comedian is. FUNNY (because he makes you laugh)
Going to an amusement park is FUN (because you enjoy yourself and have a good time)
Compare these examples:

John is a fun guy. (I have a good time when I am with John)

John is a funny guy. (John makes me laugh)

And in negative sentences

Going to a dentist is not fun!

Doing a long boring exam is not fun.

Nobody laughed because his joke was not funny.

An accident is never funny. (Well, its not supposed to be funny!)

Are the following situations fun or funny?

1. A party with your friends is
2. A clown is
3. Playing a game is
4. Visiting new places is
5. A friend tells you a great joke. The joke is
Answers
1. Fun 2. Funny 3. Fun 4. Fun 5. Funny
Fun as a noun
Fun (noun) = enjoyment or pleasure

I had lots of fun at the party last night.

We hope you have fun at the beach tomorrow!

Fun (noun) can also be used to describe the good humour and playful behaviour of a person.

She is not boring at all, she is actually full of fun.

Are you a fun person or funny person?

8. 'I' or 'me'?
The two personal pronouns I and me are often used incorrectly, usually in sentences in which I
is being used with another noun. Here are some tips to help you get it right:
Use the pronoun I, along with other subjective pronouns such as we, he, she, you, and they,
when the pronoun is the subject of a verb:
He went to bed.
We waited for the bus.
Clare and I are going for a coffee.
In the last example, the pronoun I, together with the proper noun Clare, forms the
subject of the sentence, so you need to use I rather than me.
Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and
them, when the pronoun is the object of a verb:
Danny thanked them.
The dog followed John and me to the door.
In the last example, the pronoun me, together with the proper noun John, forms the
object of the verb follow, so you need to use me rather than I.
Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and
them, when the pronoun is the object of a preposition:
Rose spent the day with Jake and me.

Me, together with Jake, forms the object of the preposition with, so you need to use
the pronoun me rather than the pronoun I.
An easy way of making sure youve chosen the right pronoun is to see whether the sentence
reads properly if you remove the additional noun:
I am going for a coffee.

X Me am going for a coffee.

The dog followed me.

X The dog followed I.

Rose spent the day with me.

X Rose spent the day with I.

9. Difference between listen and hear

listen and hear

Many students use listen and hear interchangeably. However, there is an important difference between them.
Listening describes an intentional activity. When you are listening, you are actively trying to hear
something.
In contrast, hearing is something that happens without any intentional effort. You can hear something even
when you don't want to hear it and don't try to hear it.
The sentences below contain both listen and hear and show the contrast:

I listened outside the door, but I couldn't hear what they were saying inside. [Note that even if you
listen, you don't always hear what you are trying to hear.]
His story was so long and boring that I stopped listening, until suddenly I heard my name. [Note that
even if you are not listening, you might hear something.]

Finally listen is often used with to.

In the examples below,taken from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, listen or listen to cannot
be replaced by hear:

What kind of music do you listen to?

She does all the talking - I just sit and listen.

You haven't listened to a word I've said!

We listened in silence as the names of the dead were read out.

Listen, we really need to sort out our insurance claim this weekend.

Listen to this! You can win a holiday for two in the south of France just by answering three simple
questions.

Likewise, in the examples below, hear cannot be replaced by

listen, because hear is describing something that a person cannot control/
She heard a noise outside.
My grandfather is getting old and can't hear very well.

You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you.

HOWEVER, there are a few cases in which hear is used to mean something very close to listen to. In the
examples below, listen to could replace hear.

I heard a really interesting programme on the radio this morning.

I heard the orchestra play at Carnegie Hall last summer.

An audience gathered to hear him speak.

Why is hear used instead of listen to in these cases? Because the emphasis in each case is on the contents of
what is heard rather than on the activity of listening.

Like versus As
Like = 'similar to', 'the same as'. Note that you cannot use as in this way:
What a beautiful house! It's like a palace. (not 'as a palace')
'What does Sandra do?' 'She's a teacher, like me.' (not 'as me')
Be careful! The floor has been polished. It's like walking on ice. (not 'as walking')
In these sentences, like is a preposition. So it is followed by a noun (like a palace), a pronoun
(like me/ like this) or -ing (like walking)
You can also say 'like (somebody/ something) doing something':
'What's that noise?' 'It sounds like a baby crying.'
Sometimes like is used to mean 'for example':
Some sports, like motor racing, can be dangerous.
You can also use such as (= for example):
Some sports, such as motor racing, can be dangerous.
We use as (not 'like') before a subject+verb:
I didn't move anything. I left everything as I found it.
They did as they promised. (=They did what they promised)
Compare like and as in these sentences:
You should have done it like this. (like+pronoun)
You should have done it as I showed you. (as+subject+verb)
We also say as you know/ as I said/ as she expected/ as I thought etc.:
As you know, it's Tom's birthday next week. (=you know this already)
Jane failed her driving test, as she expected. (=she expected this before)
Note that we say as usual/ as always:
You're late as usual.
As (preposition)='in the position of', 'in the form of' etc.:

A few years ago I worked as a bus driver. (not 'like a bus driver')
We've got a garage but we haven't got a car, so we use the garage as a workshop.
Many English words (for example, 'work' and 'rain') can be used as verbs or nouns.
London is all right as a place to visit, but I wouldn't like to live there.
The news of her death came as a great shock.
We say regard...as:
I regard her as my best friend.