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

1. Verb Tenses

will have taken // had never seen // has been typing // will stay // is flying // was feeding // floats // will be waiting // met

2. Indefinite Pronouns

something // nobody // everyone // anything // anywhere

3. Pronouns and Possessives

his // him // mine // me // her // us // our // themselves // its // mine

4. Gerunds and Infinitives

shouting // to feed // smoking // to study // playing // getting up // working // to go

5. Conditional Sentences

• If I had had your phone, I would have called you.
• If you study hard, you will get good marks.
• If I hadn't advised you, you would have bought that house.
• If she hadn't driven too fast, she wouldn't have had an accident.

6. Passive Voice

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Distinctive Feature Theory

Distinctive Feature Theory challenges Phoneme Theory (PT) by focusing on the features that compose phonemes, rather than the phonemes themselves. This approach questions the validity of the phoneme concept, arguing that speech is not simply a series of discrete sounds.

Natural Class: A set of sounds sharing phonetic features, affected by the same environment, and having the same effect on surrounding sounds.

Major Class Features

• Vowels: [+SYLLABIC], [+SONORANT], [-CONSONANTAL] - form the syllable nucleus.
• Glides: [-SYLLABIC], [+SONORANT], [-CONSONANTAL].
• Sonorant Consonants (nasals and liquids): [+/-SYLLABIC], [+SONORANT], [+CONSONANTAL].
• Obstruents: [-SYLLABIC], [-SONORANT], [+CONSONANTAL].

Consonant Features

• Voice: [+/-VOICE]

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Fundamental Economic Concepts

• Consumers: People who buy goods and services.
• Trade-off: The act of giving up one goal to achieve another.
• Balance of Trade: A nation that exports more than it imports.
• Interest: A signal of upcoming changes in the economy.
• Price Index: A comparison of the general price level.
• Civilian Labor Force: All people aged 16 and older.
• Demand Schedule: A table showing the amount of a good or service demanded.
• Demand: The amount of a good or service consumers are willing to buy.
• Cartel: A group that acts together to control a market.
• Business Cycles: Fluctuations in economic activity, excluding depressions.
• Principle of Diminishing Utility: As consumers acquire more, satisfaction decreases.
• Product Differentiation: When a business

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Core Electrical Terminology and Definitions

This comprehensive glossary provides clear definitions for key terms used in electrical work, covering components, measurements, safety regulations, and professional qualifications.

A-C: Current, Components, and Connections

• AC (Alternating Current) (Abbreviation): Electrical current that periodically reverses direction.
• Adaptor (Noun): A device for connecting several electric plugs to one socket.
• Amp (Noun): The measure of electrical current (short for Ampere).
• Appliance (Noun): A device or piece of equipment designed for a specific task.
• Cable (Noun): Thick insulated wire used for the fixed wiring of electrical systems.
• Circuit (Noun): The complete path followed by electricity, usually along a wire.
• Conductor

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Reported Speech Tense Changes

• Present Simple (is) – Past Simple (was)
• Present Continuous (is living) – Past Continuous (was living)
• Past Simple (went) – Past Perfect Simple (had gone)
• Past Continuous (was working) – Past Perfect Continuous (had been working)
• Present Perfect Simple (have eaten) – Past Perfect Simple (had eaten)
• Present Perfect Continuous (have been studying) – Past Perfect Continuous (had been studying)
• Past Perfect Simple (had gone) – No change
• Past Perfect Continuous (had been dancing) – No change

Modal Verbs in Reported Speech

• Will – Would
• Can – Could
• Must – Had to
• Shall – Should
• May – Might/Could

Time and Place Expressions

• Today – That day
• Yesterday – The day before
• The day before yesterday – Two days before
• Tomorrow

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Camilo José Cela and the Post-War Narrative

The biggest challenge for Camilo José Cela was achieving a minimum of unity in a story that would overcome the lack of a traditional plot. He used a specific setting, the Café de Doña Rosa, where many characters converge, most notably Martín Marco. Following this work, he wrote countless novels, some more successful than others.

The Rural and Provincial World of Miguel Delibes

Focusing on rural life and the mentality of the middle classes in provincial capitals, Miguel Delibes (1920) wrote a series of novels characterized by simple plots and a sober style that incorporates many regional terms. These elements create characters as deep as they are human. Notable stories include:

• The Road (1950)
• Rats

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Orden of adjectives: O(opinion), S(size), SH(shape), A(age), C(colour), O(origin).
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FUTURE:
-Will: Predictions, opinions, spontaneous, decisions.
-Be going to: plans for the future, intention of future, predictions with evidence.
-Present continuous: Arrangements(preparativos), dates(fechas).
-Future continuous: S+WILL+BE+GERUND. Finished action in the future.
-Future perfect: S+WILL+HAVE+PAST PART. Completed action in the future
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Such...that / So...that:
Such + (a/an [singular]) + adjective + noun + that
It was such a cramped street that we couldn't walk.
So + adjective + that
The street was so cramped that we couldn't walk.

Conditional sentences:

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The play begins with the death of Bernarda's husband. After the Mass for the dead, the whole town goes to the widow's house, where women enter the room who have previously prepared and cleaned the maids. While men are chatting in the courtyard.
Already in the house, Bernarda makes all the neighbors whispering with his comments on whether their daughters deserve to men of that town, then they all begin to pray.
When everyone leaves, Bernarda's daughters begin to talk about the legacy his father left them. The one that takes the best part is the eldest daughter, Sorrows. The other sisters discuss the fate of Sorrows, as well as the heritage, the handsome-looking boy of the village, wants to marry her.
Then Adela begins to mourn for them imposed... Continue reading "Book Summary: The House of Bernarda Alba" »

Simón Bolívar had assumed command of the Puerto Cabello Square on May 4, 1812. A month later, on 6 June, it fell to the royalists. Faced with this loss and after signing the capitulation, Bolivar got through to Curacao and then to New Granada. There, the government recognized the rank of colonel and allowed their participation in the Campaign of Magdalena. On December 15, 1812 wrote his first document sets out the causes which led to the loss of the First Republic and warns neogranadinos on the need to unite to defeat the enemy. These causes by Bolivar were:
1. The tolerance scheme followed by the Republican authorities to consider how weak and ineffectual. He criticized the attitude of the government of Venezuela against Coro, claiming

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T Features The drama is one of the major literary genres. A conflict between one or more characters that are developed through diálogo.l theater receiver is presented in two ways: a) In one scenario, by action or entry scene obra.b) Through reading, as if it were a novel. This will lose items such as music, movement, etc.Así, this genre has the following basic features: • The rendering time is quite limited compared to the actual duration of the facts, so no can afford to delay. • The story line should capture the audience's attention throughout the performance. The most common resource to achieve this is to establish, from time to time, a high point or climax. • The theater is a mixture of linguistic and dramatic. The literary text

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