Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for English for Baccalaureate

The Debate on Video Games and Adolescent Development

Many people think that video games have negative effects on adolescents and they should be limited. They say that video games are a distraction from their chores. However, others think they are necessary. The question is, should parents limit the time of play video games or ban it?

Positive Effects of Video Games

On the one hand, others believe that video games are essential in this time, as they help develop qualities such as improving English skills, playing in other languages, and increasing mental speed. Video games also act as a communication bridge with other countries and cultures, as well as a form of entertainment.

Negative Effects of Video Games

On the other hand, video games also have...

Last year, I saw a film called Five Feet Apart. Personally, I thought it would be like other romance films that end happily, but it was not. The film is about two teenagers who have cystic fibrosis, a different type from each other. They meet in a hospital and become friends.

Stella is an organized person who likes helping people, just like her best friend Poe, who helps Will endure his treatment. They start falling in love, and throughout the film, we can appreciate the familiarity between the nurses, doctors, and both guys. Unfortunately, Poe dies, and Stella decides to talk to Will. She tells him she doesn't want to live anymore.

Finally, they start dating despite knowing they can't be close to each other. One night, Stella falls into a lake,...

Elizabeth:

She is the protagonist of the novel and the second oldest of five sisters, she is cheerful, witty, sharp and intelligent. However, her pride provokes a prejudice that endangers her happy future with Darcy. Elizabeth values decorum, good manners, and virtue.

Mr. Darcy:

He is an extremely rich, proud, haughty aristocrat, aware of class differences, yet he has a strong sense of honor and virtue, and a sense of justice that helps him control his pride after Elizabeth rejects him for his points of view.

Jane:

She is the oldest of the Bennet sisters. She is beautiful, kind, humble, and selfless, always in a good mood.

Mr. Bingley:

Like his beloved Jane, he is a kind and good-natured person. Class differences do not worry him, despite his extraordinary...

It never occurred to us that pedro might be planning to leave the country.

No matter how fast we drive, we'll never get to the airport on time.

Tom's grandfather is supposed to have seen an extremely skilfull player.

An experienced accountant has now taken over the running of the football club.

He gave as accurate an answer as he could to the judge's questions.

Those sandwiches do not appeal to me very much.

My pen friend hasn’t been in touch with for ages.

Everyone's opinion must be taken into account before a final decision is made.

My cousin's unexpected visit provided me with the perfect excuse for not doing my homework.

There's no saying what the real consequences of global warming will be.

The arrival of the celebrities is widely expected in

1. August gets hearing aids in this section. How does he feel about them in the beginning and towards the end of pages in this section?

In the beginning, August didn’t want to wear them, but when the doctor turned them on, he stopped hearing the noise of the ocean that lived inside his head, and he began to hear perfectly. In his ears, there was quiet. In the end, he was very happy to take them.

2. Daisy is August’s dog, who has been sick for a while. Why hasn’t August noticed this?

Because his parents had hidden it from him; they didn’t want to worry him. She had been throwing up, and his mother had taken her to the vet three times in the last two months, but August didn’t know she was sick.

3. Miranda and Via used to be friends. Why

Accessories:

Adornments for clothing. Cosmetic surgery: surgical procedure to correct appearance. Cosmetics: make up products. Fashion: a style which is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair…

Hairstyle:

The style in which someone´s hair is cut and arranged. Label: a piece of paper or other material which gives you information about the objects it is attached to. Look: the appearance of someone or something; a style or fashion. Make up: colored substances used on your face used to improve or change your appearance. Piercing: a hole made in your body for wearing jewelry. Tattoo: permanent image, pattern or word on the skin which is created by using needles to put color under the skin. Beauty product: cosmetics and materials...

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a. What is Jason’s problem? His problem is called insomnia

b. What should Jason do before he goes to bed? Another good idea is to have a warm, relaxing

c. What is Mary’s problem? Mary's has a problem with snoring

d. What did her mother tell her to do? Her mother tell her to see a counsellor

e. What can cause nightmares? A bad experience

f. Why can’t Isabel sleep? Isabel can't sleep because her husband snores very strong.

g. What should people do to stop snoring? The best solution is to turn your husband over on to his side while he’s asleep

1. go on holiday / meet someone nice If I went on holiday, I would meet someone nice

2. meet someone nice / get married If I met someone nice, I would get married

3. get married / buy a house If I got married,...

English Sentence Transformations with Answers

Complete Sentence Transformations

1. 1. Amy wasn’t at work today. (not go)

   Answer: Amy didn’t go to work today.

2. 2. Terry’s football match was at the same time as my dance performance. (play, dance)

   Answer: Terry was playing at the same time I was dancing.

3. 3. Where is your home? (live)

   Answer: Where do you live?

4. 4. It’s dinner time at our house right now. (have) ***

   Answer: We are having dinner at our house right now.

5. 5. It was Joe’s first trip to Spain last month. (not travel)

   Answer: Joe had never travelled to Spain until last month.

6. 6. They have been gone for several hours now. (leave)

   Answer: They have left for several hours now.

7. 7. My brother’s wedding is on Monday. (married)

   Answer: My brother is