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Vocabulary

1.

• debts
• went out of business
• on sale
• receipt
• nagging
• belongings
• got rid of
• free of charge

2.

• pick … up
• come up with
• stocking up on
• comes to
• shop around
• pick out
• gave away
• giving out

3. Possible Answers:

• is out of bounds
• looked miserable when he heard the results
• I get a refund
• can’t afford the tickets
• check the price tag
• was overpriced, so she didn’t buy it
• are friends with the shopkeeper

4.

• pastime
• afford
• bargain
• miserable
• get rid of
• make an effort
• sweatshop

Grammar

1.

• d
• a
• e
• f
• b
• c

2.

• would whisper
• wouldn’t have recognised; had seen
• Call; receive
• wouldn’t have made; had known

3.

• Tommy wouldn’t have arrived late at work if he had woken up on time.
• I will prepare a meal if you visit me.
• My marks wouldn’t have improved if I hadn’t studied harder.
• He would be healthier

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Juliet - Sympathise and Criticise

Sympathise:

• "God knows when we can meet again" - Felt desperate
• "Marry is the very theme I came to talk of" - Being forced to get married
• "Hath Romeo slain himself?" - Thought Romeo killed himself
• "My grave is like my wedding bed" - If he's married, she will die
• Praise: "It is an honour that I dream not of" - Being kind about not wanting to get married
• "I'll look like, if looking liking more" - Not doing more than her parents want her to do
• "Lord" - Being kind to Romeo
• "All my fortunes at thy foot I'll lav" - Giving her fortunes to him

Criticise:

• "O Romeo, Romeo" - Being dramatic over him
• "Denv thy father and refuse thy name" - Telling Romeo to give up his own name
• "O servant heart" - Criticising Romeo
• "O what a beast was

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English Grammar Exercises and Solutions

1. Choose the Correct Answers

Many people who live in Mumbai, India are homeless. If families had the money, they would send their children to school. But they haven't got money, so they must send their children to work. However, in 1998, a project called the Doorstep School-on-Wheels was created to bring education to some of the children. Every day, a school bus parks in the areas of the city where large numbers of homeless children live. This bus does not transport the children to a local school; instead, the children are given lessons on the bus in language, math, science, music, and art. Since the Doorstep School-on-Wheels program started, it has helped hundreds of children. Some of the students want... Continue reading "English Grammar Exercises and Solutions: A Comprehensive Guide" »

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Infinitive

Past Simple

Past Participle

Spanish

           

rise

rose

risen

alzarse, subir

           

run

ran

run

correr

           

say

said

said

decir

           

see

saw

seen

ver

           

sell

sold

sold

vender

           

send

sent

sent

enviar

           

set

set

set

colocar

           

show

showed

shown

mostrar

           

shut

shut

shut

cerrar

           

sing

sang

sung

cantar

           

sink

sank

sunk

hundirse

           

sit

sat

sat

sentarse

           

sleep

slept

slept

dormir

           

speak

spoke

spoken

hablar

           

spend

spent

spent

gastar dinero, pasar tiempo

           

steal

stole

stolen

robar

           

swim

swam

swum

nadar

           

take

took

taken

tomar, llevar

           

teach

taught

taught

enseñar

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Introduction

Good morning, my name is Marina, and today I’m going to present my three favorite and most useful inventions that humanity has ever created.

Microphone

The microphone was created to address larger groups of people by amplifying the human voice. The official inventor of the microphone is David Edward Hughes in the 1870s. It was initially a carbon microphone, unlike the models we have today. Hughes, born in London in 1831, also invented the first printing telegraph. Besides his passion for physics, he was a musician, like his family, and played the piano. To use a microphone, you simply speak into it, and your voice will be amplified.

This invention is very important to me because I like singing, and without the microphone, I would... Continue reading "Top 3 Inventions: Microphones, Mobile Phones, and Radio" »

The Lion Sleeps Tonight Lyrics

Lala kahle [Sleep well]

In the jungle, the mighty jungle

The lion sleeps tonight

In the jungle, the mighty jungle

The lion sleeps tonight

Imbube

Ingonyama ifile [The lion's in peace]

Ingonyama ilele [The lion sleeps]

Thula [Hush]

Near the village, the peaceful village

The lion sleeps tonight

Near the village, the peaceful village

The lion sleeps tonight

Imbube

Ingonyama ilele [The lion sleeps]

Hush my darling, don't fear my darling

The lion sleeps tonight

Hush my darling, don't fear my darling

The lion sleeps tonight

He, ha helelemama [He, ha helelemama]

Ohi'mbube [lion]

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Tell us about your holidays! / Last weekend Dear John, -How are you? I hope you are well. It gave me great joy to receive your email. I haven't written before because I was on holiday.

I went to San Sebastian two summers ago/last weekend. I got there by car. We stayed five days/three days in a friend's house.

Every morning we went to the beach 'La Concha'. It is the most popular beach in San Sebastian, and it was beautiful with clear waters.

In the afternoons, we visited monuments, walked around the town, and strolled along the seafront. I really liked the beautiful buildings and streets.

At night, we were too tired and I went to bed early.

We also visited villages near San Sebastian like Zumaia, Irun, and Hondarribia. All of them were beautiful,... Continue reading "My Holidays in San Sebastian" »

Infinitive	Past Simple	Past Participle	Spanish Translation
be	was, were	been	ser
bear	bore	borne	soportar
beat	beat	beaten	golpear
become	became	become	(para describir cambios)
begin	began	begun	comenzar
bend	bent	bent	torcer
bet	bet	bet	apostar
bid	bid	bid	ofrecer
bind	bound	bound	amarrar
bite	bit	bitten	morder
blow	blew	blown	soplar
break	broke	broken	quebrar
bring	brought	brought	traer
build	built	built	construir
burn	burned, burnt	burned, burnt	arder
buy	bought	bought	comprar
catch	caught	caught	atrapar
choose	chose	chosen	elegir
come	came	come	venir
cost	cost	cost	costar
creep	crept	crept	arrastrar
cut	cut	cut	cortar
deal	dealt	dealt	actuar
dig	dug	dug	cavar
do	did	done	hacer
draw	drew	drawn	tirar
dream	dreamed, dreamt	dreamed, dreamt	soñar
drive	drove	driven	conducir
drink	drank	drunk	beber
eat	ate	eaten	comer
fall	fell	fallen	caer
feed	fed	fed	dar de comer
feel	felt	felt	sentirse
fight	fought	fought	luchar
find	found	found	encontrar
fly	flew	flown	volar
forget	forgot	forgotten	olvidar
forgive	forgave	forgiven	perdonar
freeze	froze	frozen	tener

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