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Samuel Johnson: A Literary Luminary

Early Life and Education

Samuel Johnson was born in Staffordshire on September 18, 1709. His father was a bookseller. Johnson attended Lichfield Grammar School and briefly studied at Oxford University, but financial constraints forced him to leave.

Literary Career

Unable to secure teaching work, Johnson embarked on a writing career. In 1737, he moved to London and struggled to support himself through journalism, covering a wide range of topics. Gradually, he gained literary recognition.

'Dictionary of the English Language'

In 1747, a group of printers commissioned Johnson to compile his monumental 'Dictionary of the English Language'. Published in 1755, it became the most significant dictionary of its time, with... Continue reading "Samuel Johnson: Literary Giant and Author of 'Rasselas'" »

Unit 1 Vocabulary

• Mood: humor
• Tough: dur
• Approach: enfocament
• All the rage: full rabia
• Remain: romandre
• Accurate: exactitud
• Firm: empresa
• Trigger: desencadenar

• Mouth-watering: feraigua
• Scent: olor
• Weird: extrany
• Nasty: feo
• Purchase: adquirir
• Take advantage of: agafar avantage

• Started out: començar
• Start over: tornar
• Startup: muntar
• Set off: provocar
• Setback: endererir
• Brings back: recordar
• Bring along: emportar

• Bitter: =
• Tasty: sabroso
• Bright: luminos
• Pale: palit
• Pleasant: agradable
• Disgusting: disgust
• Faint: debil
• Deafening: ensortidor
• Smooth: blando
• Rough: rocos

• Odour: pudor
• Savoury: amgust adj
• Stink: pudor
• Flavour: amgust nom
• Rhythm: ritme
• Whisper: shui-shui
• Stare: mirar fijament
• Patter: patro
• Stroke: trazo

Unit 2 Vocabulary

• Referee: arbit
• Overheard: sobreescuchado
• Flee: huir
• Buried:

Inventar um parágrafo

Tim looked in the mirror and understood that the nightmare was finally over because The Copy was dead. After that, Fiona and Tim went to the football pitch to confront Mat. They talked to Mat, and eventually, everybody became good friends.

Match the Synonyms

1. Go off after him.
   a) Looking directly at someone
2. Lost my nerve
   b) Clean the ground
3. Stood staring
   c) Escape
4. Heck of a shock
   d) Chase down
5. The faintest idea
   e) The slightest clue
6. Wondering how
   f) He answered
7. Wipe the floor
   g) Thinking about how
8. Suddenly
   h) Unexpectedly
9. He replied
   i) Strong-minded
10. Ran off
    j) Lose my courage
11. Seemed determined
    k) Any other place
12. Going on in my mind
    l) In a complete surprise
13. Somewhere else
    j) A continuous thought

Answer the Flowing Questions about the Excerpt

a) Explain... Continue reading "Tim's Journey: Overcoming Nightmares and Making Friends" »

Important Quotations Explained in Death of a Salesman

1. "And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. ’Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up a phone, and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people?"

Willy poses this question to Howard Wagner in Act II, in Howard’s office. He is discussing how he decided to become a salesman after meeting Dave Singleman, the mythic salesman who died the noble “death of a salesman” that Willy himself covets. His admiration of Singleman’s prolonged success illustrates his obsession with being well-liked. He fathoms having people “remember”... Continue reading "Key Quotes in Death of a Salesman: Analysis" »

Last summer I went to France with my family. At first, we took a plane and when we arrived at the airport we had a problem, there weren't cars to sent and we had to take a taxi. 

we set off to the Disney park. The weather was hot bat when we arrived, the weather changed and it was windy and stormy, so we decided to went to the indoor attractions. And there were many shous.But the next day we passed a great dey in the park.

Finally we visited Paris and it was very interesing for us. We visited the Eiffel tower and the champs Ely sees.

Wonderful journey.

A-C Vocabulary Definitions

account (n)

When you keep your money in a bank, you have a bank account.

appearance (n)

What someone or something looks like.

axe (n)

A heavy stick with a sharp piece of metal on the end, used for cutting down trees.

burial (n)

Burying; putting a dead body in a grave in the ground.

cage (n)

A box or a place with bars for keeping wild animals.

chemical (n)

Liquid or solid things used in or made by chemistry.

client (n)

Someone who pays another person (e.g., a lawyer, a builder) to do a job for them.

confession (n)

Saying that you have done something wrong.

courtyard (n)

An unroofed open space surrounded by walls or buildings.

D-M Vocabulary Definitions

dose (n)

How much medicine you take at one time.

drug (n)

A chemical mixture that can

English Grammar Cheat Sheet

Verb Tenses

Present Simple

Use: routines, permanent situations

Form:

• verb + -s (third person singular)
• do/does + not + verb (negative)
• Do/Does + subject + verb? (question)

Present Continuous

Use: actions happening right now, actions happening in the future (arranged)

Form: am/is/are + verb + -ing

Present Perfect

Use:

• Actions that started in the past and continue in the present
• Actions completed in the past, but we don't say when
• Recent past actions

Form: have/has + past participle (-ed)

Present Perfect Continuous

Use:

• Actions that started in the past and have not finished
• Actions that happened repeatedly in the past and have an effect in the present
• To say how long an action has been in progress

Form: have/has + been + verb + -ing

Past

BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

Be Was/were been ser o estar beat beat beaten golpearbecome became become llegar a ser

bend bent bent doblarbet bet bet apostarbite bit bitten picarbleed bled bled sangrarblow blew blown soplarbreak broke broken romperbring brought brought traerbuild built built cronstruirburn burnt/burned burned quemarbuy bought bought comprarcatch caught caught cogerchoose chose chosen elegircome came come venircost cost cost valer preciocut cut cut cortardig dug dug excavardo did done nacerdraw drew drawn dibujardream dreamt/dreamed ... soñardrink drank drunk beberdrive drove driven conducireat ate eaten comerfall fell fallen caerfeed fed fed dar de comerfeel felt felt sentirfight fought fought

4Match a word from A with a definition from B.

1       Creature A living animal or person

2       Hell  place where bad People are punished when they die

3       Hound  kind of dog

4       Marsh Very wet, soft ground

5       Moor  Open, rough, windy Land without trees

5Fill in the gaps using creep, faint, hunt, mark, sink. Careful: sometimes you need to Change the form of a word

a   ‘If Animals or men go into the marsh, they will sink Into it and die.’

b   ‘The People say it’s the Hound of the Baskervilles, which is calling for something To hunt and kill.’

c   ‘Why Had she nearly fainted when I told her             about the letter?’

d   ‘The Fog was creeping up from the marsh towards the House.