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

Payphone - Maroon 5 (Lyrics)

I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I've spent on you
Where have the times gone, baby?
It's all wrong, we're at the place we made for two

Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
The people we used to be
It's even harder to picture
That you're not here next to me
You said it's too late to make it
But is it too late to try?
And in that time that you wasted
All of our bridges burned down

I've wasted my nights
You turned out the lights
Now I'm paralyzed
Still stuck in that time when we called it love
But even the sun sets in paradise

Chorus

If "happily ever after" did exist
I would still be holding you like this
And all those fairy tales are full of it
One more stupid love song, I'll be sick

You turned your...

The Whitechapel Murders

The Victims

Mary Ann Nichols

Mary Ann Nichols, the first victim, was found on August 31, 1888, in Buck's Row. Her throat had two deep cuts, suggesting she was killed after her throat was cut. She was approximately 1.58 meters tall, with dark brown hair. She wore a blue dress, black woolen stockings, men's boots, and a black straw bonnet.

Annie Chapman

Annie Chapman, the second victim, was found on September 8, near a door in the backyard of Hanbury Street. Her throat had two large cuts. She was 47 years old, 1.52 meters tall, with dark hair and blue eyes.

Elizabeth Stride

Elizabeth Stride was killed early Sunday, September 30. Her body was found in Dutfield's Yard. She died by decapitation. She was 42 years old, approximately...

Present Tense:

• Present Worth: This refers to the current state or action.
• Durative: This indicates the elongation of the present.
• Habitual: Expresses actions that happen habitually or whose completion is unknown.
• Gnomic or Timeless: Used for proverbs and definitions.
• Present Value of Past: Used to bring the past into the present.
• Value for the Future and Imperative: Indicates a future action, especially when giving instructions or making a promise.

Past Tense:

• Imperfect Value of Past: Describes a durative or incomplete action in the past.
• Worth Imperfect Present: Indicates an imperfect contesia.
• Imperfect Opinion or Estimate: Used to express an opinion or estimate.
• Intrigue of Desire: Expresses a desire.
• Imaginative (Child Language): Used in imaginative

Among the aspectual periphrasis (how the action is seen by the speaker, emphasizing a developmental phase of the verbal action), we have:

• Ingressive aspectual: an action that is about to begin (I'm about to study).
• Inchoative aspectual: indicates the action that begins (I begin to study).
• Durative aspectual: indicating an action that is being developed (I'm studying).
• Perfective aspectual: indicating a completed action (arrest, process, left to study).
• Resumptive aspectual: resuming the interrupted action (still studying).
• Terminative aspectual: indicating the exact point of termination of action (I just conclude, end of study).
• Resultative aspectual: which considered the action as a result (I studied).
• Habitual aspectual: repeating the action several

Mastering English Verb Tenses

• We had never met them before the party yesterday.
• While the reporters were interviewing the policeman, the robber escaped.
• She has been very quiet since her husband died.
• You must keep awake until the last visitor leaves.
• If you need to contact me sometime next week, I will be staying at the Sheraton in San Francisco.
• By the end of the year, she will graduate in economics.
• The girl who is standing near the tree is my sister.
• He has never won an Oscar.
• I had just got home when I heard the news.
• If I had lots of money, I could travel more often.
• I wouldn't go to school by bus every day if I had a driving license.
• Tonight we are staying at home. I've rented a video.
• I won't tell anyone, but if I did, you would be the first to

Verb Tenses

Present Tenses

Present Simple

Form: I work / I do not work / Do you work?

Usage: Habits, routines, general truths. Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, generally, regularly, occasionally, frequently, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never. Specific times: at 1 o'clock, at night, in the morning, on Fridays, every week, once a month. Asking how often...?

Present Continuous

Form: I am reading / I'm not reading / Am I reading?

Usage: Actions happening now. Time expressions: now, right now, at the moment, this year, at present, this evening, tonight, tomorrow, next Friday/week/year.

Past Tenses

Past Simple

Form: You visited / You didn't visit / Did you visit?

Usage: Completed actions in the past. Time expressions: yesterday, last week/year,...

Designing My Dream Home: Features and Aspirations

There are many nice, big, and luxurious houses all over the world, often located in major cities and inhabited by wealthy families. Nowadays, all the new houses are fabulous, but some of them are very expensive.

I will describe my ideal house by imagining my adult life with my family. My ideal home is a semi-detached house placed in the center of London. I don't need a very big house; it is enough if it meets the following requirements:

Interior Design and Family Needs

• A separate room for each of my children.
• A large master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom for my wife and me.
• A spacious kitchen.
• A comfortable lounge area with numerous sofas and a large dining table where the whole family can eat together.

Traffic Management in London: Answer Key

(A) Comprehension Questions (4 points)

1. Reason for Traffic Increase: Because traffic has increased significantly since the scheme's introduction.
2. Methods of Reduction: By collecting money from fees and fines and reducing private traffic. (Both reasons must be given.)
3. Statement 3: TRUE. All motorists coming into the capital between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. have to pay a £5 admission fee. (Line 4)
4. Statement 4: FALSE. The Government took an attitude of wait and see. (Line 8)
5. Statement 5: FALSE. Private traffic is now down by 20 per cent. (Line 9)
6. Statement 6: TRUE. If you put it in a package, a majority of motorists will support it. (Lines 12-14)

(B) Use of English and Vocabulary (3 points)

7. Synonyms for Pleased:

Conditionals

• 0: If + Present, Present → If you heat water, it boils.
• 1: If + Present, Will → If it rains, I will stay home.
• 2: If + Past Simple, Would → If I had money, I would travel.
• 3: If + Past Perfect, Would have + PP → If you had studied, you would have passed.
• Mixed A: If I had slept earlier, I wouldn’t be tired now.
• Mixed B: If I were rich, I would have bought it.

Inverted Conditionals

• Should + subject + inf: Should you need help, call me.
• Were + subject + to + inf: Were I rich, I would buy a Ferrari.
• Had + subject + PP: Had she studied, she would have passed.

Passive Voice

• Present: is/are + PP → The car is repaired.
• Past: was/were + PP → The car was stolen.
• Future: will be + PP → The homework will be corrected.
• Modal: modal + be +

Today, many people talk about whether mobile phones are good or bad for students. In my opinion, mobile phones can be very helpful for students if they use them in a good way.

First of all, mobile phones help students find information quickly. They can use the internet to search for school topics, watch videos, or use apps to learn. For example, they can find answers to questions or practice English vocabulary. This helps them study better and learn more easily.

Another reason is that mobile phones help students talk to their teachers and classmates. They can send messages to ask questions or check homework. Also, phones have calendars and reminders that help students remember important things like exams or projects. This helps them stay organized....