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

Irregular Verb Forms Reference

Verb Conjugation Table

A Doll's House: Scene Analysis Questions

The following section addresses comprehension questions related to Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House.

Setting and Characters

• Location: Where does the play happen? Denmark
• Starting Scene: Describe in detail the room where the play starts. The living room of the Helmer family.
• Time of Year: What time of the year is it? How do you know? It is Christmas time because it was winter.

Character Identification

TEMA 1 NIVEL 1

1. youth hostel/get started/dirt cheap/hop on/hoocked/high season/set off/livestyle/fund/breathtaking

2. first rate/low-cost/upbeat/full-time/upcoming

3. by, out, for, in, on, at, out, in, on, in

4. have been trying/, have... been standing/had been travelling/ has been raining/ hadn't been dating

5. had been travelling/ have you been doing / haven't slept/ have you read/ had booked

TEMA 1 NIVEL 2

1. flow/ season/ point/ move/ trap/ cheap/ around/ glance/ hostel/ started

2. trustworthy/ full-time/ widespread/ lifelong/ first rate

3. for a change/ on the whole/ on condition/ in the long/ by heart

4. hadn't been waiting/ has been living/ had been walking/ have you been doing

5. have been/ haven't been sleeping/ have been waiting/ have been...

Since I was little I have been a fan of animals and I have always been curious to know what wild animals were like. My family who knew about it, one day decided to spend the day in Cabarceno, a natural park where these wild animals are in semi-freedom. The day came and I was very excited. When we got there, the first thing we saw were the sea lions, one of my favorite animals, and the reptiles. It is true that each animal we saw was better than the previous one. But that was not all. During the day there were shows where they showed the day to day of certain animals. It was time to eat and we went to a restaurant located inside the park. Apart from having incredible views, you could eat outdoors with sounds that you had never heard before....

The Life of William Shakespeare, English Playwright

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in England. He was the third of eight children, the son of John Shakespeare, a merchant, and his wife, Mary Arden.

Early Life and Education

William attended primary school in his town. However, he did not finish school or attend university because his father's business was not prosperous, forcing William to become a butcher's apprentice to help support his family.

Marriage and Move to London

In 1582, he married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a farmer. They had a daughter named Susanna and a pair of twins. Shakespeare left for London in 1588, marking the beginning of his illustrious career as a writer, actor, and poet.

He first gained recognition as...

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Passive Voice Sentence Examples

• 1. Letters to voters are sent at election time.
• 2. The housework has been done.
• 3. This car can't be parked here.
• 4. Lots of workers were made redundant last year.
• 5. Will dinner be ready by 9:30?
• 6. The computer was being fixed when I arrived.
• 7. This museum was recorded in 2002.
• 8. The report must be finished by Monday.
• 9. Has your TV been repaired yet?
• 10. Nothing has been said about the millionaire kidnapping.
• 11. Lots of money has been given to the Third World every year.

Convert Sentences to Passive Voice

• 1. The pencils I needed weren't bought by my mother.
• 2. Really nice essays have been written by some students.
• 3. A new law on education has been passed by Congress.
• 4. His glasses have been lost again.
• 5. Yesterday's

Murcia EBAU Practice Exam

SECTION I

1.1. False.

EVIDENCE: Although you can probably cover the most important sights in two hours, why not make a day of it?

1.2. True.

EVIDENCE: Children over the age of five must buy a ticket, while those under the age of five are admitted free of charge.

1.3. False.

EVIDENCE: Visitors who only want to visit the gardens must still buy a palace entrance ticket, unless they come between the hours of 09:00 and 10:00.

1.4. True.

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

2.

2.1.

After 1838, anyone can visit Hampton Court Palace thanks to Queen Victoria.

2.2.

You can save time and money...