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

Greening the Sahara.

1. a) True. Egypt's population is expected to double by 2050,

and already crowded living conditions will likely get worse.

b)  False. {...}crowded living consitions will likely get worse.

So the keen to encourage people to settle in the desert by

moving ahead with an expensive plan to reclaim 3,4 million

acres of desert over the next 10 years.

2. a) Because he is a farmer whose job consists on growing

fruits in a place that in the past was totall part of the Sahara

desert.

b) On one hand, because the think that agriculture might not

give so much benefits as the government wants, and on the

other hand, because it might destroy the touristic wild

envitonment in Egypt.

3. a) Vast. b)Likely. c) Because. d) Rather than.

4. a) as, from. b)...

"A LIFE'S AMBITION: TO CROSS THE BORDER" 2006-6
(A) 1) THEY USED TO COME BY BOAT BUT NOW THEY TRY TO CROSS THE BORDER.
2) THE WIRE FENCE AND THE GUARD.
b) 3) FALSE. ... THE DOUBLE. . . FENCES. . . HAVE NOT PUT THEM OFF (line 4), or SCALE THEM AND THEY ARE A FEW
BOUND TO SUCCEED (lines 6-7)
4) FALSE. ... THEY CHOOSE THEIR MOMENT CAREFULLY. (Lines 5-6)
5) FALSE. ... MANY HAVE NO FAMILY LEFT (lines 8-9)
6) RUE. ... THEY ARE MORE THAN Overflowing (lines 10-11)
(B) USE OF ESPAÑOL
7) FRONTIER SIDE, EDGE, BRINK, MARGIN, LIMIT, BOUNDARY, (U.S.: "LINE")
8) SHELTER (line 10)
9) (A) profit
10) PERMANENT, EVERLASTING, ETERNAL
11) These men and women can go nowhere else.
These men and women ... can not GO ANYWHERE ELSE
12) rich countries helped...

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:

First...

All happen when The doctor goes to the beach to visit some relatives when he was young. Then was when he met Rafael. Rafael was a mad man who lived in a house-boat near the beach.
When The doctor grows, he decide to go back, and is then when he know rafaels story.
Rafael was in love with Anita, but then a soldier from another country, who had borned on a rich family, starts to be interesting for her, and she ends leaving Rafael alone. Rafael, who was now really sad, tries to get back anitas love killing the soldier, but a fail on his plains makes Anita and the soldier die together. Rafael ends mad, without his lovely girl and without nothing else to do on the world.

* Rafael is a dirty sad man, who lives under a boat in the beach. He is very

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allowance-money given to someone regularly-pensión,subsidio
beech-a kind of tree- haya
blacksmith-a person who makes things from metal -herrero
bear (v) to allow something to continue when it causes pain aguantar
box (n) a "room" in a stables for one horse compartimento de un establo
breed (v) to produce young (horses or children) criar
canter (of a horse) to run, but not fast ir a medio galope
casually carelessly, not seriously despreocupadamente
champagne white sparkling wine champán
charm (n) the ability to please people and make them like you encanto
crush (v) to push something hard until it breaks aplastar
deny to say that something is not true negar
drunk (adj) feeling the effects of too much alcoholic drink borracho
estate (n) a large area of land...

Hello, my name is Carlos, and last summer, I went to Barcelona on a trip with my family. There are many places to visit. The most used means of transport is the subway. I went to the Sagrada Familia, visited my cousins, and watched the Barcelona vs. Madrid match. It was the best day of my life. The party was great with my family. After the game, I went to Valencia. It was a very nice experience. I want to go back to Barcelona.

1. Listen to the three speakers talking about Britain. Answer the questions with Hannah, Anna, or Roberta.

1. Doesn't like the food. 1H.

2. Likes eating food from many different countries. 2R.

3. Likes the atmosphere at work. 3A.

4. Likes the parks. 4H.

5. Thinks the traffic is terrible. 5A.

6. Thinks that people are nice to...

Main Characters

1. Mary Lennox

Mary Lennox is a young, orphaned girl with blonde hair who is described as initially unpleasant. After her parents die of cholera in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, Mr. Craven, at Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire. Over time, her temper improves, and she becomes happier.

2. Martha

Martha is a kind servant at Misselthwaite Manor who befriends Mary. She is Dickon's sister and plays a significant role in helping Mary adjust to her new life.

3. Mr. Craven

Mr. Craven is Mary's uncle and Colin's father. He is a recluse who hates the locked garden because his wife died there. He has a crooked back and is often gloomy.

4. Mrs. Craven

Mrs. Craven is Mr. Craven's deceased wife who loved the garden. She taught Ben Weatherstaff...

COMPUTERISED ENGLISH: A)1.Most people are aware of the effec that computers have had on the English language. TRUE: Lines 2-3. 2.The Word Internet once had a different meaning before computers. FALSE: Lines 5-6. 3.On-line conversations have got an informal writing style. TRUE: Lines 8-9-10. C)In the past, the Word conversation referred to situations where people spoke face-toface or on the phone. D)Large-vast. Extra-additional. In person-face to face. Oppose-object.

OPINION ABOUT THE EFFECT THE COMPUTER HAS HAD  ON YOUR LIFE: Several years ago, the computer is causing many problems because people use it a lot and this causes several problems. In my opinion, I agree with that. //First, the computer is causing serious problems for people by misuse...

Essential English Vocabulary and Phrases

Common Phrasal Verbs

• Stay on: To continue in a place, position, or situation.
• Save up: To accumulate money for future use.
• Look up: To search for something on the internet or in a book.
• Look up to: To admire someone or something.

Money and Education

• Earning money: Getting money for work that you do.
• Allowance: An amount of money given regularly.
• Changed my mind: Had a change of opinion.
• Encourage: To inspire or motivate.
• Skip: To avoid going to; to miss.
• Immediately: Straight away.
• Career: A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation.
• Degree: An academic title conferred by universities and colleges upon completion of studies, or as an honorary recognition of achievement.
• A-level: Exams which students in England and

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• Chapter 1: The Bennets

  Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five daughters. Mrs. Bennet is eager to marry them off and is very unsubtle about it. When a rich young man named Bingley moves into the neighborhood, she hopes he will marry one of her girls.

• Chapter 2: New Neighbors

  Mr. Bennet formally visits Mr. Bingley. Shortly afterward, his daughters meet Bingley and his friend Mr. Darcy at a ball. Darcy is rude to Elizabeth.

• Chapter 3: Jane's Admirer

  Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley seem to be falling in love. Mr. Darcy is becoming interested in Elizabeth. Jane is invited to dine with the Bingleys and falls ill. Elizabeth joins her. Bingley's family expresses the opinion that a gentleman could never marry Jane due to her family's lower social standing.

• Chapter 4:

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