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

Asking for Information at a Travel Agency: Gap-Fill Exercise

Thomas needs a holiday. He goes to the travel agency.

• Travel Agent: Good morning. How can I help you?
• Thomas: I'd like to go away for a holiday—somewhere in the sun.
• Travel Agent: Have you any particular destination in mind?
• Thomas: Spain, I think.
• Travel Agent: Mainland Spain or one of the islands?
• Thomas: The Canaries would be nice. Yes, I'd like a hotel beside a beach.
• Travel Agent: OK. Here are a few brochures about the Canaries, with information about hotel accommodation and self-catering apartments too. When would you like to travel?
• Thomas: I'd like to go for a week in June. Is that high or low season?
• Travel Agent: I'm afraid it's the start of the high season.
• Thomas: OK. Thanks very

English Irregular Verbs List

• B: Be (Was/Were, Been) - Ser/Estar; Become (Became, Become) - Llegar a ser; Begin (Began, Begun) - Empezar; Bite (Bit, Bitten) - Morder/Picar; Break (Broke, Broken) - Romper; Bring (Brought, Brought) - Traer; Build (Built, Built) - Construir; Burn (Burnt, Burnt) - Quemar; Buy (Bought, Bought) - Comprar
• C: Can (Could) - Poder/Saber; Catch (Caught, Caught) - Coger; Choose (Chose, Chosen) - Escoger; Come (Came, Come) - Llegar; Cost (Cost, Cost) - Costar; Cut (Cut, Cut) - Cortar
• D: Do (Did, Done) - Hacer; Draw (Drew, Drawn) - Dibujar; Drink (Drank, Drunk) - Beber; Drive (Drove, Driven) - Conducir
• E: Eat (Ate, Eaten) - Comer
• F: Fall (Fell, Fallen) - Caer; Feed (Fed, Fed) - Alimentar; Feel (Felt, Felt) - Sentir; Fight (Fought,

Life's Positive Side: Resilience in 18th-Century France

Life has its positive side.

The Hard Winter in Lyon (1778–1779)

We move to the eighteenth century in Lyon, France. Jean-Luc, nineteen, was a humble boy who worked at his family's establishment, the Lambers' Bakery. It was the only bakery in Lyon, so people relied on it.

In the meantime, King Louis XVI and his court were holding lavish banquets and giving parties, funded by the taxes the population had to pay every month.

Between the winter of 1778 and 1779 came the coldest winter that history had ever recorded. People got sick and died. Lyon became impoverished, and Jean-Luc grew unhappy. He had to spend time looking after his brothers while working in the bakery. Jean-Luc's father became...

Speech Analysis: Rhetoric & Audience

Personal Dynamics

• Active / Energetic
• Insistent / Persistent
• Aggressive
• Ambitious
• Successful

Mood

Passionate; calm / self-controlled; choleric; melancholic

Self-confidence

With strong nerves; brave / courageous

Moral Attitude

Honest / truthful

Social Aspects

Sociable; open / frank; modest; open-minded; friendly

Argumentation

First of all, I think... | On the one hand,... On the other hand... | Let me give you an example... | As I already indicated... | In other words,... | I should like to emphasize that... | Summing up, it can be said that... | In my opinion...

Rhetorical Devices

• Simile (comparison)
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Symbol
• Hyperbole (exaggeration)
• Euphemism (replace a violent expression)
• Antithesis (opposition of two

September 2012 A

1. Nomophobia Survey

• a) False: According to a recent survey in the UK, almost two-thirds of respondents were afflicted with “nomophobia” or “no mobile phone phobia”.
• b) True: The reasons that drive young people to nomophobia include boredom and insecurity, while some young nomophobes cannot bear solitude.

2. Understanding Nomophobia

• a) People who are afflicted with “nomophobia” are usually very anxious and worried if they do not find their mobile phones. They suffer from nervous disorders such as panic attacks, and some of them leave their jobs or places of study in order to find their phones.
• b) Nomophobes face various accidents and injuries. First, some report finger pain due to constant texting. Additionally, they

Authentic Italian Dining Experience

Restaurant: This is a traditional restaurant in the center of town which specializes in traditional Italian cooking. Our pizzas are baked in a traditional oven and are the best in town; moreover, the menu has all of the things you expect from an Italian restaurant—a good selection of antipasti, pastas, meat, and fish. This many dishes means the restaurant has to buy too many ingredients, so nothing is fresh. The service is also very quick, and I don't have enough time to read the menu. This restaurant is great for a quiet, intimate night or for big parties with seating for up to 40 people. In my opinion, it is the best place in town where you can spend a nice night in addition to eating the best pizza in...

The thirty-nine steps/ John Buchan

1)match a number from A with B: 1many peopl.. E because the thought...//2 sir walter..C until he heard..//3 the young hotel...A because nobody..//4 when sir Walter.. B he was very happy//5 When hannay.. D he wasn't certain..

2)Why did Hannay hide in Scotland? - because he prefered open spaces after his time in Africa, and his family also came from Scotland.

3) True or False: A) scudder killed..F/B) Scudder's enemies..F/C) hannay spoke..F/D) While the two..F/E)the road..T/F)Marmaduke jopley..T/G)the roadman stole..F/H)lord alloa didn't..T/I)hannay played cards..T/J)the police were..T

4)How did hannay knows correct house? - hannay used the information to find the location where the spies would leave in England....

English Course 2012: Reading and Grammar Exercises

"The Headless Horseman"

• 1. He felt restless because it was dark and he had heard rumors about a ghost in the cemetery he was passing.
• 2. It appeared in the middle of a white mist; it was a headless rider on a white horse.
• 3. No, he couldn't because the battle had already finished.
• 4. FALSE (line 1): "He had been... live there"
• 5. TRUE (line 8): "Since he knew... cross running water"
• 6-10. continue, arrival, to claim, frightened, should
• 11. TV networks usually put on movies which most teenagers like. / Teenagers usually like horror movies which TV networks usually put on.
• 12. Where did you meet a strange man?
• 13. I should go to the police station.

"Seeking Therapy for Anger"

• 1. Her first difficulty was

The Journey of Clare: A Mid-Life Discovery

This novel follows a journalist named Clare, a woman navigating a mid-life crisis. Pessimistic and disillusioned, she no longer believes in love following a difficult divorce. Her journey begins when she travels to Switzerland after her grandfather’s death. This trip evolves into a profound path toward personal discovery—a necessary hiatus from her work and routine that allows her to re-evaluate her life.

An Extra Chapter: What Happens Next?

In this written assignment, I have chosen to compose an extra chapter. The original story leaves the fate of the lovers, Bruno and Clare, uncertain after Clare decides to take a risk on love. The ending is ambiguous, offering no information regarding their future....