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Home alone 4 is a very funny film that you can watch with your family.

It was one of those days when I felt like I was living in a fog, like I was just going through the motions but not really paying attention to what was going on around me. That's when I decided to go for a walk.

After about fifteen minutes, I stumbled across a park. I decided to take a closer look, and as I approached the bridge, I heard a voice from the other side.

It was an old man, he asked me if I wanted to join him, and I accepted his invitation. We talked for a while, and I told him about how I had been feeling. The old man listened patiently and then shared his wisdom with me.

He told me that the most important lesson to learn in life is that everything is transitory. He reminded me that life is a journey and that the key is to keep moving... Continue reading "Life Lessons: Wisdom from an Old Man" »

Common Irregular Verbs in English

((ser/estar)(Be)(was/were)(Been))((Empezar)(Begin)(Began)(Begun))((Romper)(Break)(Broke)(Broken))((Traer)(Bring)(brought)(Brought))((Construir)(Build)(built)(built))((Quemar)(Burn)(burnt)(burnt))((Comprar)(Buy)(bought)(bought))((Poder)(Can)(could)(been able to))

((Coger)(Catch)(caught)(caught))((Elegir)(Choose)(chose)(chosen))((Venir)(Come)(came)(come))((Costar)(Cost)(cost)(cost))((Cortar)(Cut)(cut)(cut))((Hacer)(Do)(did)(done))((Soñar)(Dream)(dreamt)(dreamt))((Beber) (Drink)(drank)(drunk))((Conducir)(Drive)(drove)(driven))((Comer)(Eat)(ate)(eaten))

((caer(se))(Fall)(fell)(fallen))((sentir(se))(Feel)(felt)(felt))((luchar/pelear)(Fight)(fought)(fought))((Volar)(Fly)(flew)(flown))((Olvidar)(Forget)(forgot)(forgotten)... Continue reading "Common Irregular Verbs in English and Modal Verbs" »

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" »

Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band Case Begins

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson rise unusually early one morning to meet Helen Stoner, a young woman who fears her life is being threatened by her stepfather, Sir Grimesby Roylott. Roylott, a doctor who practiced in India, had married Helen’s mother there.

Helen's Urgent Plea

Helen’s sister had died almost two years earlier, shortly before her wedding. Helen had heard her sister’s dying words, "The speckled band!" but had been unable to understand their meaning. Now Helen, too, is engaged, and she has begun to hear strange noises and observe strange activities around Stoke Moran, the estate where she and her stepfather live.

Sir Grimesby Roylott's Peculiar Household

Sir Grimesby Roylott keeps strange... Continue reading "Sherlock Holmes: Unraveling The Speckled Band Mystery" »

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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