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Talking About Possibility and the Future

Expressing Likelihood

Rewrite the sentences using the appropriate modal verb:

1. He will be likely to come. > He is likely to come.
2. This project will be bound to be successful. > This project is bound to be successful.
3. I was about to switch jobs.
4. The chance that they will agree with our plan is not high. > They are unlikely to agree with our plan.
5. Your children aren't likely to recycle in the future. > Your children are unlikely to recycle in the future.

Circle the correct modal verb:

won't need to, ought to, must, shouldn't, mustn't, should, don't have to, should

Speculating About the Past

Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb in the perfect tense:

1. They should have separated years ago.
2. They

Basque Surnames (O.S.V : Ocho Apellidos Vascos) is one of the best Spanish comedy films of the last few years. It premiered in 2014 in cinemas all around Spain, and now it has over 2 million views. They have a sequel called Eight Catalan Surnames (O.S.V : Ocho Apellidos Catalanes).

The film starts with Amaia Zugasti (Clara Lago) travelling to Seville on a planned honeymoon that ends up being a friend trip. Rafa Quiros (Dani Rovira), is the owner of the bar where the girls go to have fun one night. Rafa starts telling jokes and making a clown out of Basque people which makes Amaia lose her temper. They end up fighting and he kicks her out. Instead of walking away, she starts another argument but they finish kissing in Rafa’s house. The next... Continue reading "Basque Surnames: A Spanish Rom-Com Gem" »

My Weekend Activities

Last weekend, I got up at ten o'clock. I had breakfast, and then I got dressed. Later, I had lunch at my mother and father's in Ondara. In the afternoon, I went shopping with my mother, and I bought a jacket and four shirts. At night, I had dinner with my friend Angela at the "Barracuda". Then we had a cocktail.

English Vocabulary: Feelings and Emotions

• Tired: cansado
• Nervous: nervioso
• Excited: excitado
• Sad: triste
• Scared: asustado
• Thoughtful: pensativo
• Surprised: sorprendido
• Content: contento
• Frightened: asustado
• Silly: tonto
• Proud: orgulloso
• Angry: enfadado
• Hurt: dolido
• Annoyed: molesto
• Interested: interesado
• Grumpy:

Verb List

• 1) Be, was/were, been - Ser o estar
• 2) Become, became, become - Llegar a ser
• 3) Begin, began, begun - Comenzar
• 4) Bite, bit, bitten - Morder
• 5) Blow, blew, blown - Soplar
• 6) Break, broke, broken - Romper
• 7) Bring, brought, brought - Traer
• 8) Build, built, built - Construir
• 9) Burn, burned/burnt, burned/burnt - Quemar
• 10) Buy, bought, bought - Comprar
• 11) Catch, caught, caught - Atrapar
• 12) Choose, chose, chosen - Elegir
• 13) Come, came, come - Venir
• 14) Cost, cost, cost - Costar
• 15) Cut, cut, cut - Cortar
• 16) Do, did, done - Hacer
• 17) Draw, drew, drawn - Dibujar
• 18) Drink, drank, drunk - Beber
• 19) Drive, drove, driven - Conducir
• 20) Eat, ate, eaten - Comer
• 21) Fall, fell, fallen - Caer
• 22) Feed, fed, fed - Alimentar
• 23) Feel, felt, felt - Sentir
• 24) Fight,

GHOST SHIP: My favorite book read in class is The Ghost Ship. It is about a girl, Lucy Gray, who has a special talent: she can see and talk to ghosts. For this reason, her classmates think that she is a freak. The school organizes an excursion to Greenland, but Lucy doesn't want to go. However, her friend Paul convinces her to go. In the trip, Lucy meets a girl, Freydis, who is a ghost. She is Eric the Red's daughter, who was a famous Viking. Lucy and Paul go to the Viking Ship to help the Vikings, but Eric the Red gets angry and chases them. Freydis helps them escape the ship and gives them a necklace. Then, Paul has an accident and can't remember anything, so he thinks that everything has been a dream. Finally, they go on a Viking ship with... Continue reading "Ghost Ship: A Tale of Ghosts, Vikings, and Adventure" »

Robinson Crusoe: A Story of Survival

Robinson Crusoe, born into a merchant family, defies his father's wish for him to become a lawyer, choosing instead a life of adventure at sea. His voyages are fraught with peril, culminating in a shipwreck off the coast of the Orinoco River. As the sole survivor, Crusoe faces a dramatic shift in his life. Stranded and alone, he must learn to navigate the unfamiliar natural world to survive. Over twenty-eight years, Crusoe adapts and learns, eventually finding companionship in "Friday," whom he rescues from a cannibalistic tribe. Friday becomes invaluable, alleviating Crusoe's loneliness and teaching him the value of the island's resources. The novel recounts Crusoe's family history, his maritime adventures,... Continue reading "Robinson Crusoe: A Tale of Survival, Adventure, and Companionship" »

Future with Will

I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/WE/THEY | WILL/WON’T | INFINITIVE

WILL | I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/WE/THEY | INFINITIVE?

USE – To make opinions or predictions about the future.

To express decisions that you make as you’re speaking.

To make promises, offers or to give warnings.

Future with Going To

I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/WE/THEY | AM (‘M NOT) /ARE (AREN’T) /IS (ISN’T) | GOING TO | INFINITIVE

AM/ARE/IS | I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/WE/THEY | GOING TO | INFINITIVE?

USE – To make plans and intentions.

To make predictions when we have evidence.

Future Continuous

I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/WE/THEY | WILL/WON’T | PRESENT PARTICIPLE

WILL | I/YOU/HE/SHE/IT/WE/THEY | PRESENT PARTICIPLE?

USE - To indicate an action that will be in progress at a point in the future.

To show an action that... Continue reading "Future Tenses in English Grammar" »

Medical Supplies

Vital signs (signos vitales), blood pressure (presión arterial), pulse (pulso), respiration rate (frecuencia respiratoria), stitch cutter (tijeras), sterile gloves (guante estéril), sterile waste bag (bolsa de basura estéril), sterile tray (bandeja estéril), sutures (suturas), cleansing solution (solución limpiadora), apron (delantal), tied back (atado atrás)

Synonyms

Remove/take out (eliminar), Stitches/sutures (puntadas), pull/tug (tirón), cut/snip (cortar), healed/joined up (curado), scissors/stitch cutter (tijeras), take off/pull off (quitarse), get better/heal (mejorar)

Facility Areas

Garden (jardín), TV room (sala de la TV), exercise program (programa de ejercicios), day trip (excursión), computer room (sala de ordenadores)... Continue reading "Medical Supplies, Synonyms, and Verbs for Emergency Situations" »

infinitive: past: past participle: meaning:

to cut cut cut cortarto clean cleaned cleaned limpiarto arrive arrived arrived llegarto bring brought brought traerto bet bet bet apuestato beat beat beaten golpearto love loved loved amorto end ended ended finto choose chose chosen escogerto drive drove driven manejarto build build build construirto feed fed fed alimentarto invent invented invented inventarto discover discovered discovered descubrirto count counted counted contarto break broke broken roturato fly flew flown volarto dream dreamt drawn sueñoto come came come vento have had had tenerto find found found encontrarto lie lay lain mentirato fail failed failed fallarto change changed changed cambiarto freeze froze frozen congelarto grow