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

Section I

1. Fact Check

1.1. Hampton Court Palace Visit Duration

False. Evidence: Although you can likely cover the most important sights in two hours, consider making a day of it.

1.2. Hampton Court Palace Ticket Prices for Children

True. Evidence: Children over five must purchase a ticket, while those under five are admitted free.

1.3. Hampton Court Palace Garden Access

False. Evidence: Visitors wishing to explore only the gardens must still purchase a palace entrance ticket unless they arrive between 9:00 and 10:00 AM.

1.4. Hampton Court Palace Transportation

True. Evidence: While there is no underground station near Hampton Court, the overground train station, with trains departing from London Waterloo every 30 minutes, is a five-minute walk away....

Mastering English Verb Conjugation

Here's a comprehensive list of English verbs with their past tense forms:

English Travel Vocabulary & Grammar Essentials

Travel Vocabulary: English to Spanish

Campsite:

campamento

Cruise:

crucero

Package Holiday:

paquete turístico

Round-the-World Trip:

viaje de ida y vuelta

Countryside:

campo

Sightseers:

excursionistas

Seaside Resort:

centro turístico costero

Campers:

campista

Youth Hostel:

albergue juvenil

City Centre:

centro

Holidaymakers:

turista

Check-in:

registrarse

Boarding Card:

tarjeta de embarque

Queues:

fila/cola

Essential Travel Verbs

• Hitchhike: request a lift from passing vehicles
• Get On: board (a vehicle)
• Get Off: disembark (from a vehicle)
• Set Off: leave; begin a journey
• Book: reserve
• Hire: rent

Common English Compound Nouns

• Travel Agent
• Travel Sickness
• Travel Guide
• Guideline
• Airfare
• Airline
• Exchange Rate
• Exchange Trip

Mastering Reported

BlaBlaCar: Ridesharing Benefits and Risks

BlaBlaCar is a popular mobile application, especially among young people, designed for ridesharing.

Users can connect with others traveling to the same destination. BlaBlaCar facilitates sharing a car with unknown people to achieve mutual benefits, primarily cost savings and convenience.

Advantages of Traveling with BlaBlaCar

• It is cheaper than traditional transport methods.
• It is more comfortable since you often don’t have to change vehicles until you reach your destination.
• It pollutes less, contributing to environmental sustainability.
• It provides opportunities to meet new people.

Disadvantages and Safety Concerns

However, traveling by BlaBlaCar also presents potential drawbacks:

• There are potential safety

Inspector Goole: Cosmic Policeman and Moral Arbiter

1. Inspector Goole acts as a cosmic policeman on judgment day. He is the conscience of the characters, a “ghoul” sent to make them admit things to themselves and others. Is he a prophet of things to come? There are multiple interpretations. People who do not learn from the past risk repeating it; one can only change in the future by learning from past mistakes.

This character transforms the play into a kind of traditional 'whodunit' rather than a morality play, making it more commercially acceptable to the audience. It remains unsolved who he is in reality; revealing his identity would have spoiled the ending. The unresolved tension at the end of the play is highly effective.

• Goole makes

Computers are now ubiquitous in modern society, presenting both advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages of Computers

Firstly, computers can save us time. They help us to perform complicated operations very quickly and almost without any mistakes. Secondly, they have improved worldwide communications. Thanks to the Internet, email, and now social networks, we can get in touch with our friends even if they are far away. Moreover, we can communicate with each other more cheaply, faster, and more easily.

Disadvantages of Computers

However, computers can also have drawbacks. On the one hand, they have improved communications, but on the other hand, they might stop people from communicating with each other face-to-face. Some people prefer "talking"...

Barbed missiles of ridicule-전투에서 도망친 Henry를 향한 비난

Soldiers appear like men

Drunk with wine. Officer like an old, toddy-stricken grandfather, the picture of an exhausted soldier after the feast of war. 그런데 주변 상황은very peaceful. Wilson이 와서 커피 주고 상처 고쳐줌->He had the bustling ways of an amateur nurse. Henry 일어나고 Forest = charnel(납골당) place, 그 광경이 mere prophecy라고 느껴짐. Henry’s head felt precisely like a melon. Henry believes yellow envelope is a small weapon. War(enemy)=dragon// The youth wanted to launch a joke, a quotation from newspapers, “All quiet in the Rappahannock,” but the guns refused to permit even a comment upon their uproar//Rumors: Black...

Qualifications: 8,6 of average score in selectividad.

University: I would like to go to the UPV´s faculty of education because is here in Leioa and  I wouldnt need to study far away from home. Thats why i wouldnt need any type of accomodation because I would sleep at home. In that way I would save a lot of money

Money: They are 9hundred$ per year more o less, so, i guess i would spend like 4 thousan $ for my education.

Description of the job: My duties in this job is to teach the new generation of kids between 6 and 12 years old. I would have to make and correct the exams and supervise the childrens. I would need to make meetings with the parents too.

I wouldnt need to travel in my job because i would be the most part in the school working...

Level 1: Vocabulary & Grammar Practice

Vocabulary Exercises

1) (Athletes)

• relaxation
• excellent
• guidance
• recognisable
• successful
• knowledgeable
• enjoyable

2) (Having)

• Having positive self-esteem is good for your emotional health.
• Sportsmanship is important when playing a game.
• People often flee their homes when it becomes very dangerous.
• Wow! This looks stunning.
• Michael can’t help looking at her. He likes her very much.
• Can you see which runner is in the lead?

3) (After)

• disappointed
• the football team
• communicate
• maths
• winner
• expenses

Grammar Exercises

4) (I could)

• I had the opportunity to go to the party, but I didn’t.
• Sam should exercise more.
• You should leave immediately.
• We didn’t find Amy in the crowd.
• I’m sure Rita saw us at the game.
• It’s not a good idea