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

1. Loss and New Beginnings

The father dies of pneumonia. His favorite daughter had just died a few weeks earlier, and this caused him to fall into a deep depression. He was so depressed that he didn’t mind living or dying.

After the father's death, the family didn’t go back to Norway. The mother was pregnant and had to take care of six small children. Nevertheless, she wanted her children to go to an English school, as her husband had wanted.

2. The Sweet Obsession and the Dead Mouse

The kids were obsessed with the sweets from a particular shop. They had a hole under the floor in their classroom where they hid some sweets and ate them at the end of class. One day, they find a dead mouse inside the hole and decide to place it inside a candy... Continue reading "A Norwegian Family's Journey: Life at St. Peter's School" »

Emotions Vocabulary

• Excited - Emocionado
• Funny - Divertido
• Lonely - Solitario
• Nervous - Nervioso
• Relaxed - Relajado
• Surprised - Sorprendido
• Tired - Cansado

Food Vocabulary

• Beans - Alubias
• Carrots - Zanahoria
• Cheese - Queso
• Chicken - Pollo
• Chilli sauce - Salsa picante
• Crunchy - Crujiente
• Healthy - Sano
• Pepper - Pimiento
• Salt - Sal
• Spicy - Comida picante
• Sugar - Azúcar
• Sweet - Dulce
• Tasty - Sabroso
• Yoghurt - Yogurt

Adjectives

• Acceptable - Aceptable
• Badly-behaved - Mal comportamiento
• Common - Común
• Compulsory - Obligatorio
• Direct - Directo
• Dishonest - Deshonesto
• Easy-going - Extrovertido
• Fair - Justicia
• Familiar - Familiar
• Honest - Honesto
• Indirect - Indirecto
• Rare - Raro
• Strict - Estricto
• Unacceptable - Inaceptable
• Unfair - Injusticia
• Unfamiliar - Infamiliar
• Voluntary - Voluntario
• Well-

• Be - Been
• Beat - Beaten
• Become - Become
• Begin - Begun
• Bend - Bent
• Bet - Bet
• Bite - Bitten
• Bleed - Bled
• Blow - Blown
• Break - Broken
• Bring - Brought
• Build - Built
• Burn - Burnt
• Buy - Bought
• Catch - Caught
• Choose - Chosen
• Come - Come
• Cost - Cost
• Cut - Cut
• Dig - Dug
• Do - Done
• Draw - Drawn
• Dream - Dreamt
• Drink - Drunk
• Drive - Driven
• Eat - Eaten
• Fall - Fallen
• Feed - Fed
• Feel - Felt
• Fight - Fought
• Find - Found
• Fly - Flown
• Forget - Forgotten
• Forgive - Forgiven
• Freeze - Frozen
• Get - Got
• Give - Given
• Go - Gone
• Grow - Grown
• Hang - Hanged
• Have - Had
• Hear - Heard
• Hide - Hidden
• Hit - Hit
• Hold - Held
• Hurt - Hurt
• Keep - Kept
• Know - Known
• Lay - Laid
• Lead - Led

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Irregular Verbs in English

This comprehensive list provides the base form, past simple, and past participle of common irregular verbs in English.

English Verb Tenses: Active and Passive Voice

RESUMEN DE FRANKESTEIN:

Since I am a little child, I have been waiting for this moment. That Saturday, Rihanna was going to give a concert in My city, and obviously, I was going to be there. It was the perfect opportunity To see my idol.

The place was full of people, waiting Nervously for the beginning of the spectacle. When she entered the stage, People went mad. They started to clap and to scream her name, making the stage Vibrate. The atmosphere cannot be better at all.

From the beginning, she sang her biggest Hits, and all the people present accompanied her, giving the sensation of just One huge voice. After that, she incredibly revealed a new song that was not Even recorded, making the moment just indescribable.

The concert lasted for two hours, but for Me, it was... Continue reading "Invention by experience" »

Enhance your communication skills by understanding these key English words and phrases, complete with clear definitions and practical examples.

Outnumber

Definition: To be more in number than another group.

Example: In nursing, women still outnumber men by four to one.

Involving

Definition: Holding the attention or provoking interest.

Example: This is an involving book that you won't be able to put down.

Gripping

Definition: A gripping film, story, etc., is very exciting and interesting.

Example: The artwork is excellent and the story is quite gripping.

Dull

Definition: Boring.

Example: The book was so dull that I couldn't keep on reading it.

Moving

Definition: Making you feel strong emotions, especially sadness or sympathy.

Example: Attending the memorial