Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for English

Tattoos

History of Tattoos

1. B 2. B

3. True. It is thought they were part of a medical healing process.

5. False. They began adorning themselves with body marks in discreet places.

6. True. After World War II, tattoos had a terrible reputation because newspapers reported stories of blood poisoning and other diseases.

7. Reduce 8. Laughter 9. Bravery

10. About 11. Evidence

12. Have been working

13. They don't have to attend the lecture.

14. A falling rock hit him while skiing in the mountains.

On-Screen Dinosaurs

The Reality Behind Movie Dinosaurs

1. B 2. C

3. False. Velociraptors were much smaller than in Jurassic Park, about the size of a large chicken.

4. True.

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English Grammar Exercises

1. (5a, 4b, 3c, 1d, 2e)
2. (2a, 4b, 1c, 3d)
3. (4a, 3b, 2c, 5d, 1e)
4. (1 finish, 2 prevent, 3 still, 4 wind, 5 overrated, 6 catch, 7 in, 8 warm, 9 succeed, 10 issue, 11 take effect, 12 blame, 13 trust, 14 advise, 15 calls)

Sentence Completion

1. I find it very difficult to get over the English exams.
2. I feel miserable when I don't pass the exam.
3. I would love to strengthen my English.
4. My life will improve if I enjoy it every day.
5. Talking with my friends keeps me sane.
6. I can't deal with crazy people.
7. I must cut down on my hours of doing nothing.
8. I always insist on not using drugs.
9. I rely on passing the exam.
10. I participated in the race and I won.
11. I never argue with my father.

Verb Conjugation

1. (1)
2. read
3. are changing
4. are sitting
5. live
6. (6)
7. (7)
8. (8) combines
9. calls
10. choose
11. (

How does the book end?

Rudolf Rassendyll returned to England and he started to work for his brother's friend, Sir Jacob Borrodaile. Sometimes, he sees many pictures of the King and Flavia and she still wears his ring.

What rescue plan did Rudolf and his men invent?

While Rudolf was climbing a pipe with the help of a rope, Sapt and Fritz were watching the moat. Rudolf climbed to the window of the cell where the king, the doctor, and Antoinette de Mauban were. Antoinette and the doctor climbed down the pipe and Rudolf tied the king's body to the rope and lowered him slowly.

The dislike character in the novel

The dislike character in the novel is the Prince Michael. He tried to kill his brother to get the throne of Ruritania and to have Flavia who... Continue reading "The Prisoner of Zenda: Summary, Characters, and Themes" »

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Tom's Unexpected Reunion with a Friend

Tom was returning from vacation, having been in France, and he lived in a small town in Germany. He lived alone, as he had recently become independent from his parents. Tom was nervous, but he remembered that he had his phone and wallet in his jacket. He decided to sit on a bench at the train station and contemplate how to find his suitcase.

After some time pondering, he recalled that he had placed his home address, "Mittenwald Street, 27", in the zipper of his suitcase. Tom decided to retrieve the suitcase he had mistakenly taken and walked home, hoping that the other person would return his suitcase. A few hours later, someone knocked on his door. He quickly opened it and found a tall blonde girl whose... Continue reading "Reunion with a Friend: A Tale of Lost and Found Suitcase" »

be - was/were - been - ser, estar

become - became - become - llegar a ser, convertirse

begin - began - begun - empezar

break - broke - broken - romper

bring - brought - brought - traer

build - built - built - construir

buy - bought - bought - comprar

catch - caught - caught - coger, agarrar

choose - chose - chosen - elegir

come - came - come - venir

cost - cost - cost - costar

cut - cut - cut - cortar

do - did - done - hacer

draw - drew - drawn - dibujar

dream - dreamt - dreamt - soñar

drink - drank - drunk - beber

drive - drove - driven - conducir

eat - ate - eaten - comer

fall - fell - fallen - caer

feed - fed - fed - alimentar

feel - felt - felt - sentir

fight - fought - fought - luchar, pelear

find - found - found - encontrar

fly - flew - flown - volar

forget

Section 1: Word Association

Match the words or phrases in the first column with their most suitable counterparts in the second column.

Section 2: Sentence Completion

Complete the sentences using the appropriate words or phrases provided.

Section 3: Conditional Sentences

Choose the correct option to complete each conditional sentence.

Section 4: Relative Clauses

Combine the sentences using relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, which, where, when).

Section 5: Error Correction

Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences.

In the past Didn’t exist the mobile phone and everything was very different, however these Days is an object very useful around the world. The use of the mobile phone in high school obviously has got advantages and disadvantages.

On the one Hand bring the mobile phone to the school is good because it finds the information Faster than books,  another reason is That it saves time, and it can help you to do different activities with some Apps.

On the Other hand the disadvantages are: that the mobile can distract you and it will Make you don’t put attention to de class. Also at lunch time the people don’t Communicate with each other.  

In Conclusion I believe that we can bring the mobile to high school but use it Only when is necessary and

Reported Speech Exercises

Exercise 1

1. Paula said that she hadn’t mentioned anything.
2. The manager ordered us to keep those documents in the cupboard.
3. Eric asked me why Lucy was worried.
4. The gardener said that the flowers had died because of the lack of rain.
5. My grandmother suggested going to a restaurant instead of cooking at home.
6. The teacher wanted to know if the students had been listening during her lecture.
7. The headmaster affirmed that they would take the rest the following Monday.
8. My boss asked me how often I had missed work the month before.

Exercise 2

1. Mum warned me not to forget to wear sunscreen.
2. The man asked if the plane had landed yet.
3. Jill wondered whether they had gone to the party.
4. The teacher explained that we could hand in the project the