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Exercici 1: Vocabulary

• Explanation, definition, assumption, logically, reasonable, thought, confusion, concept, undoubtedly, sensible.

Exercici 2: Expressions and Beliefs

• Forget to take Darren’s views into account
• Does she come up with
• Is still under the impression
• Have you made up your mind
• In the mistaken belief (creença equivocada)
• Is out of the question (impossible/ni parlar-ne)
• You’ve now come to your senses (has entrat en raó)
• You are under the misapprehension (tens una idea equivocada)

Exercici 3: Idioms

• Wits (estar atent)
• Wood (no veure el conjunt pels detalls)
• Bell (sonar familiar)
• Head (tornar-se arrogant per l’èxit)
• Dark (sense informació)
• Bend (tornar-se boig)
• Leg (no tenir arguments)
• Uptake (rapidesa per entendre coses)

Exercici 4: Phrasal

All happen when The doctor goes to the beach to visit some relatives when he was young. Then was when he met Rafael. Rafael was a mad man who lived in a house-boat near the beach.
When The doctor grows, he decide to go back, and is then when he know rafaels story.
Rafael was in love with Anita, but then a soldier from another country, who had borned on a rich family, starts to be interesting for her, and she ends leaving Rafael alone. Rafael, who was now really sad, tries to get back anitas love killing the soldier, but a fail on his plains makes Anita and the soldier die together. Rafael ends mad, without his lovely girl and without nothing else to do on the world.

* Rafael is a dirty sad man, who lives under a boat in the beach. He is very

English Vocabulary List

• Can’t live without: No puc viure sense
• Cheap: Barat
• Conclusion: Conclusió
• Development: Desenvolupament
• Digital: Digital
• Communications: Comunicacions
• Efficiently: Eficientment
• Entrepreneur: Emprenedor/a
• Expensive: Car
• Extremely: Extremadament
• Faulty: Defectuós
• Feature: Característica
• Good value: Bona relació qualitat-preu
• Helpful: Útil / Servicial
• High-quality: D’alta qualitat
• High-tech: D’alta tecnologia
• Interview: Entrevistar
• Invent: Inventar
• Invention: Invenció
• Investment: Inversió
• Launch: Llançar (un producte)
• Majority: Majoria
• Manual: Manual
• Navigation: Navegació
• Original: Original
• Personal: Personal
• Popular: Popular
• Pretty: Bastant
• Priority: Prioritat
• Product launch: Llançament de producte
• Promise: Prometre
• Purpose: Propòsit

Are Young People Fashion Victims?

The statement suggests that young people are all fashion victims. It is true that young people generally like fashionable clothes and sometimes spend a lot of money on them. But does that make us fashion victims?

Arguments for Following Fashion Trends

On the one hand, many of us like to look stylish and fashionable. Consequently, many people buy clothes which they have seen advertised in magazines or on TV. Furthermore, many of us like to wear the same things as our friends. This means that we sometimes feel under pressure to spend lots of money on all the latest trends.

Arguments for Individual Style

On the other hand, a lot of young people want to be different. For this reason, many young people have a unique... Continue reading "Modern Debates: Fashion, Ethics, Energy, and E-Commerce" »

Thriller Night

It's Close to Midnight

It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark.

Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart.

You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it.

You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes.

You're paralyzed.

Thriller Night Begins

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night.

And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike.

You know it's thriller, thriller night.

You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight.

You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run.

You feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun.

You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination.

But all the while you hear the creature... Continue reading "Thriller Night: A Song of Horror and Suspense" »

be was/were been          drink drank drunk

beat beat beaten            drive drove driven

become became become      eat ate eaten

bigin began begun           fall fell fallem

bend bent bent              feed fed  fed

bite bit bitten              feel felt felt

bet bet bet                     fight fought fought

bleed bled bled              find found found

blow blew blown            fly flew flown

break broke  broken    forget forgot forgotten

bring brought brought   forgive forgave forgiven

build built built            freeze froze frozen

burn burnt burnt            get got got

buy bought bought           give... Continue reading "Common English Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Past, Participle" »

Vocabulary

Adjectives and Prepositions

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Phrasal Verbs

• Look out: Be careful (anar amb compte)
• Look for: Search
• Look after: Take care of (tenir cura de)
• Look up to: Admire (admirar)
• Look out: Be careful (anar amb compte)
• Look forward to: Anticipate with pleasure (esperar amb il·lusió)
• Work out: Exercise or solve a problem
• Catch on: Become popular or successful (posar-se de moda / tenir èxit)
• Go up: Increase
• Stay out: Remain outside
• Break into: Enter by force (introduir-se a)
• Look over: Review (revisar)
• Turn down: Reject or lower volume
• Put off: Postpone
• Give up: Quit or renounce (deixar / renunciar a)
• Take up: Start a new hobby or activity

Common Noun Suffixes

Appointment, appearance, conversation, curiosity, membership, waiter, darkness,... Continue reading "Comprehensive English Language Learning Notes" »

Meeting an Old Friend

Meeting an old friend:

• Her parents sold the house and moved to Florida.
• Collaborated with an organization that built new schools.
• They are good friends and they call each other occasionally.
• Not seriously, he's not ready for a commitment.
• When there aren't many people in the club.
• In spite of her parents' opposition.
• She'll spend most of the time in the city after a short visit to Florida.
• To help the children who suffered the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

Gourmet Garbage

Gourmet Garbage:

• Even though they are in brand new condition.
• He eats the food that he has in his refrigerator.
• A market where people donate things they no longer want.
• It is a way to fight the system.
• By using bicycles.
• Doesn't eat meat, eggs, or milk products.
• Are not

This comprehensive reference table lists common English irregular verbs, providing the Basque translation, the Infinitive, the Past Simple, and the Past Participle forms.

Irregular Verb Conjugation Reference

• Izan/Egon: be - was/were - been
• Irabazi: beat - beat - beaten
• Izatera iritsi: become - became - become
• Hasi: begin - began - begun
• Apustu egin: bet - bet - bet
• Puskatu: break - broke - broken
• Ekarri: bring - brought - brought
• Emititu: broadcast - broadcast - broadcast
• Eraiki: build - built - built
• Erosi: buy - bought - bought
• Hartu, harrapatu: catch - caught - caught
• Aukeratu: choose - chose - chosen
• Etorri: come - came - come
• Balio izan: cost - cost - cost
• Moztu: cut - cut - cut
• Egin (etxeko lanak): do - did - done
• Marraztu: draw - drew - drawn
• Edan: drink

Sentence Transformation Practice (81-106)

81. Original: I advise you not to do that.

    Transformation: If I were you, I wouldn't do it.

82. Original: "Let's go out and buy something," he said.

    Transformation: He suggested going out and buying something.

83. Original: If you happen to see Mary, tell her I'll ring her later.

    Transformation: Should you see Mary, tell her I'll ring her later.

84. Original: Someone left the phone off the hook all night.

    Transformation: The phone was left off the hook all night.

85. Original: Nobody ever heard anything of David again.

    Transformation: Nothing was heard about David again.

86. Original: You usually eat this kind of fish with a white sauce.

    Transformation: This kind of fish is usually eaten with a white sauce.

87. Original: A painter is painting