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Individual vs. Team Sports: Which is Better for Child Development?

The Benefits of Individual Sports

With the evolution of modern society, new activities have emerged for children, such as learning languages or playing musical instruments. However, one of the most popular activities is participating in sports. Parents often encourage their children to engage in sports to develop essential life skills. While both individual and team sports offer benefits, individual sports can be particularly advantageous for skill development in children.

In team sports like basketball or soccer, the outcome depends on the collective effort. A child on a struggling team, or one who lacks certain skills, may experience frustration, stress, and even bullying.... Continue reading "Individual vs. Team Sports: Skill Development in Children" »

Common Irregular Verbs in English

A Comprehensive List

1. be (ser o estar): was/were, been
2. beat (golpear): beat, beaten
3. become (llegar a ser): became, become
4. begin (empezar): began, begun
5. bend (doblar): bent, bent
6. bet (apostar): bet, bet
7. bite (morder): bit, bitten
8. bleed (sangrar): bled, bled
9. blow (soplar): blew, blown
10. break (romper): broke, broken
11. bring (traer): brought, brought
12. build (construir): built, built
13. burn (quemar): burned/burnt, burned/burnt
14. buy (comprar): bought, bought
15. catch (coger): caught, caught
16. choose (escoger): chose, chosen
17. come (venir): came, come
18. cost (costar): cost, cost
19. cut (cortar): cut, cut
20. dig (escavar): dug, dug
21. do (hacer): did, done
22. draw (dibujar): drew, drawn
23. dream (soñar): dreamt/dreamed, dreamt/dreamed
24. drink (beber): drank, drunk
25. drive (conducir)

My school is called Santa Teresa de Jesus. It is located in Oviedo, on the street called Saan Enrique de Ossó. I have been at the school since I was 3 years old, 10 years ago.

I have a brother in first of bachillerato, but he is having a hard time, so this will probably be his last year here.

On the one hand, the subjects I like are music and physical education as they are the only ones that do something other than sitting on their chairs and doing exercises.

On the other hand, the subjects I don't like and why not: Maths, language, and English because they are very boring. We don't play games or do anything else, we just do exercises and exercises.

In conclusion, I like this school because it is very big and very well looked after, although in... Continue reading "Santa Teresa de Jesus School: A Well-Rounded Education in Oviedo" »

Modal certainty: will, must, be bound to

Assumption or prediction: will

Logical necessity: must

Probability or ‘reasonable inference’: should, ought

Extrinsic possibility: may, might, could

Summary of extrinsic modal

He will be there by now. (assumption/prediction based on experience or common sense)

I shall probably be back before you (prediction)

He must be there by now. (logical necessity, deduction based on evidence)

He can’t be there yet. (logical necessity negated)

He’s bound to be there. (modal certainty + inevitability)

He has to be there by now. (logical necessity, objective)

He’s likely to be there by now. (probability)

He should be there by now. (reasonable inference based on deduction)

He could be there by now. (tentative possibility)... Continue reading "Modal Certainty, Probability, and Obligation: Understanding Modal Verbs" »

SONG: TEARS IDLE TEARS

Tone: sadness, grief, nostalgia, uncertainty. “Idle”: not based on a good reason-the poetic voice does not know why he is crying

First stanza

“I know not what they mean”: uncertainty tone. “Divine despair”: oxymoron à concern of accepting the passage of time. “Divine”: inexplicable, a more religious issue, beyond human understanding. “Happy Autumn-fields”: personification à bittersweet feelings of the persona when thinking about the past. “The days that are no more”: refrain à the poem is about memories, feeling nostalgia about past life. It is repeated at the end of each stanza

Second stanza

“fresh as the first beam”: simile à he remembers memories about childhood and his friends who are now... Continue reading "Analysis of Tears Idle Tears Poem: Themes and Tone" »

Grandpa was always on the move, and once he decided to go, he didn't waste time looking back. He was only four when his mother died, and as soon as he was old enough, he left Irwin, Missouri, and traveled the world before settling in Kansas City in the early 1920s.

"Okay, good night, God bless you, see you tomorrow, Della Kay." Curiosity got the best of him, and he decided to pay her a surprise visit.

For 60 years.

I'm the firstborn child of that marriage.

Because we were always together, I was quickly dubbed his "little buddy." My sister arrived five years after I did, and things seemed to fit perfectly when she and my grandmother bonded in much the same way.

My sister and I tried to fill the void in their lives and became even richer for it.

The... Continue reading "A Grandfather's Journey: Love and Resilience in Kansas City" »

Samuel Beckett: A Nobel Laureate with a Rebellious Spirit

Early Life and Education

Born into an Anglo-Irish upper-class family in Dublin, Samuel Beckett studied French at Trinity College. He also served as a teaching assistant in Paris, where he encountered literary giants like James Joyce.

Return to Dublin and Career Change

After returning to Dublin, Beckett became a professor. However, the discipline required for the job proved unsuited to his temperament, leading him to resign.

European Travels and Resistance

Beckett embarked on a journey across Europe, eventually settling in France. During World War II, he joined the French Resistance movement and later hid on a farm for safety.

Post-War Success and Nobel Prize

After the war, Beckett returned to... Continue reading "Samuel Beckett and Shelagh Delaney: Challenging Conventions" »

Hello Kata, how are you? I hope you're doing well. The truth is, I haven't had a good week. I'm actually not okay because it turns out that Maggie isn't the girl she appears to be. Yesterday, we were at her house working on a project, but she wasn't doing anything. When I asked her for help, she told me to do it myself. While I was working on it, she just watched. Honestly, I wasn't surprised by her attitude, but I'm going to tell the teacher about it. The next day, I told the teacher that I did the work myself. But hey Kata, I won't bore you anymore. I wish you a very good week. Many kisses, love.

Vocabulary: Health and Feelings

Complete the exercise with one of the words given.

1. There are specific departments in hospitals to treat chronic illness.
2. My back pain is getting worse. I'll have to go to the doctor.
3. He hurt her feelings and she doesn't want to see him anymore.
4. She can hardly speak. She has a sore throat.
5. He loves eating hearty meals, but afterward, he often has stomach ache.
6. Mary is pregnant and she often feels sick in the mornings.
7. Mental disorders are quite dangerous for our health.

Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives

Complete the following sentences using the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. This computer is newer than your computer.
2. Lucy is the youngest in the class.
3. This house is bigger than my house!

1- The lottery is conducted on June 27th around ten o’clock. The titular lottery chooses one person from the town to be stoned to death every year for no other reason than tradition.

All the people of the town gather together and the heads of the extended families each draw one slip from the black box, but they do not unfold them until all the slips have been drawn. The one with the black dot on it goes to a second round of drawing to choose one household within the family. For the final drawing, one slip is placed in the box for each member of the household and the person with the black dot is stoned to death. In the story, this person is Tessie Hutchinson.

2- Old Man Warner responds to Mr. Adams who tells him that another village had given... Continue reading "Purpose and content of" »