Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Baccalaureate

Vocabulary (Plus)

1

• fairy tales
• poems
• video
• novels
• myths
• play
• biographies
• short stories
• history
• translation

2

• character
• folk tales
• director
• plot
• ending
• acts
• author
• characters
• setting
• non-fiction

3

• shout out
• takes … back
• ’ll feed back
• go back
• has … moved on

4

• In the end, it doesn’t really matter what we do. / It doesn’t really matter what we do in the end.
• Have you seen any good films recently?
• We’re off on holiday in a week’s time. / In a week’s time, we’re off on holiday.
• The rehearsal will be starting at noon, so don’t be late.
• I’m currently working on a poem about my childhood. / Currently, I’m working on a poem about my childhood

5

• b
• a
• b
• c
• a
• c
• a
• b
• c
• a

6

• heart
• takes
• dumps
• sit
• plot
• character
• cabin
• unspoilt
• pollution
• log

Grammar (Plus)

1

• how he was
• he was doing great
• where he

Common Phrases

Dare: Be brave enough (atrevir-se)

Get Paid Peanuts: Get a small sum of money (guanyar poc)

Get Sacked: To be dismissed (fer fora de la feina)

Make a Living: Earn enough money to live (guanyar-se la vida)

Regardless: Without taking into account (sense tenir en compte)

Run an Errand: Make a short trip for a specific purpose (fer gestions)

Run Short Of: Not have much left (quedar-se sense/esgotar)

Sort: Order/tidy (ordenar)

Suburbs: Residential communities outside the city (Barris residencials)

Take for Granted: Fail to appreciate (no donar prou importància)

Take Your Time: Don’t rush (no tinguis pressa/pren-te el teu temps)

Background: Origin (origen)

Be in Someone’s Corner: Support someone (recolzar)

Be on the Ball: Be aware of/attentive... Continue reading "Essential English Phrases and Idioms" »

English Grammar Guide

Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds (Verb + -ing)

• After certain verbs: admit, advise, avoid, consider, deny, involve, recommend, risk, suggest, sing
• After prepositions (but not before): I drank a cup of coffee before leaving.
• As the subject or object of a sentence: Swimming is good exercise.
• After certain expressions: I can't help wondering.

Infinitives ('to' + Verb)

• After certain verbs: agree, decide, deserve, expect, hope, learn, need, offer, plan, promise, seem, wait, want
• After many adjectives: It's difficult to get up early.

Examples:

• I enjoy drawing.
• Yesterday, I decided to draw.

Live, Alive, Live

• Verb: We live in Valencia.
• Adjective: You're lucky to be alive.
• Adverb: They enjoy playing live.

Word Order

Subject + Verb + Object + How +... Continue reading "English Grammar Guide: Gerunds, Infinitives, and Modals" »

Oscar Wilde's Biography

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. His mother, Jane, was a successful poet and journalist, and his father was a leading ear and eye surgeon. He was educated in Portora Royal School in Dublin and Magdalene College, Oxford. While at Magdalene, he won the 1878 Prize for his poem 'Ravenna'. After graduating, he moved to London to establish a literary career. He married Constance Lloyd in 1884, and they had two sons. Wilde's marriage ended in 1893, and he began an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, which led to his downfall. He died in 1900.

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

The story begins at a party where a palmist predicts that Lord Arthur is destined to commit murder. Arthur attempts to fulfill this prophecy but... Continue reading "Oscar Wilde: Life, Love, and Literary Career" »

English Verb Tenses

Past Simple

Form:

• Regular verbs: Base form + -ed (e.g., wanted)
• Irregular verbs: Consult an irregular verb list (e.g., went)
• Negative: Did not + base form (e.g., didn't want)

Uses:

• Completed actions in the past (e.g., last year, yesterday, in 1937)

Past Continuous

Form:

• Was/Were + present participle (-ing form) (e.g., was walking, were talking)

Uses:

• Actions in progress at a specific time in the past
• Often used with "when" (past simple for the interrupting action) and "while" (past continuous for the longer action)

Present Perfect

Form:

• Have/Has + past participle (e.g., have talked, has eaten)

Uses:

• Actions completed at an unspecified time in the past
• Actions that started in the past and continue to the present
• Often used with "never," "ever,

Biased, bigoted

-- having a strong dislike of or opposition to something

Aloof, apathetic

-- not friendly or interested in other people (matters)

Condescending, patronizing

-- behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people

Vengeful, vindictive

-- desiring to exact revenge

Candid, frank

-- honest

Benevolent, benign

-- pleasant and kind, wishing good for other people

Affable, genial

-- pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to

Content, complacent

-- pleased

Melancholy, mournful

-- sad

Unforthcoming, reticent

-- secretive

Reckless, rash

-- showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions

Taciturn, tight-lipped

-- tending not to say too much

Exultant, elated

-- very happy

Distraught, agitated

-- very... Continue reading "Opposites in Personality Traits" »

Shifts toward the connected customer, from

Exclusive to inclusive à (innovation and diversity, mass markets, social media as a redefinition of how people interact)

Vertical to horizontal

à open innovation, ecosystem business, branding (value…)

Individual to social

à most personal purchase decisions will be social decisions, lack of control over marketing communication, high impact of community generated content

ATTRIBUTION MODELLING

1. Method to determine the value of different channels on marketing efforts.
2. Allows to map which channels provide the most benefit to a marketing campaign.
3. Way in which marketers assess the value or ROI of the channels that connect them to potential customers.

Goal:

• Map effects and value of a campaign’s components

Measure:... Continue reading "Shifting to the Connected Customer: Trends and Strategies" »

As the number of eCommerce sites grows each day more and more people prefer to shop online for convenience choices and ease of price comparison online shopping experience is easier than ever before.

On the one hand The huge majority of online stores offer prices that are much lower than what you will find in a physical store. There are some good reasons for it.

Most physical stores have a restricted array of services and products. They could only carry a lot of items, and there are many policies affecting access to services and products. As an example, there may be a certain item that is only available to those versions of the business that you can get from the mall.

Shopping online enables you to find many services and products that you'll not... Continue reading "Invention by experience" »