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Hi Paul,

How are you? I hope you're well. This time I'm writing to tell you about a sporting event I have seen.

I went to see a basketball match in the town of Mataró with my best friend Mireia. I really enjoyed it - it was a lot of fun, mostly because of the people who were there. After the match, we met a lot of new people in the park. Most people stayed for at least a few hours after the game, just enjoying the sunshine.

I'm not that interested in sports, but I'm fond of football. Our team is famous in my school. I suggest you try playing football. You are tall and strong, so it will be easy for you. I like this kind of sport because there is a lot of movement. I think you should give it a try!

Please call me!

Setting

In time and place: Small town, everyone from the area goes to the same unique school. Kids from different family backgrounds merge

Symbols

The dolls house: represents power, wealth, and privilege. Excuse for segregation to the Kelveys, but a point of union between Kezia and them

The smell: 'But perfect, perfect little house! Who could possibly mind the smell. It was part of the joy, part of the newness'

Metaphor

People and things can look perfect on the outside and be the contrary on the inside

Rite of passage

1. Separation (mistreatment to the Kelveys) 'the Kelveys were shunned by everyone' 'Can I ask the Kelveys just once? Certainly no'
2. Then liminality (in-betweenness) 'You can come and see our dolls house if you want to'
3. And finally aggregation.

English Phonetic Transcription Chart

Vowel Sounds

Consonant Sounds

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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-

Do you think now a days in the 20th century sports is important for our society?