Notes, abstracts, papers, exams and problems of English

Speaking=

T6: Giving Instructions/ -Imperative/ - Make sure you... / -First..., second..., next..../

T7: Making a recommendation/ - I think.../-I think you should.... / - It´s my recommendation that you... /

T8: Politely disagreeing/ - I´m sorry but I disagree.../ -to agree/ -to disagree/ -I beg to differ.../ - Perhaps, but don´t you agree that... ?/ -I´m afraid I don´t agree with you/

T9: Making a realization/ - Oh, I see now/ Now, I understand/ - I didn´t see that before/ - Oh, of course/ - I get it now

Reading

1. 1) b 2) a 3) a 4) b 5) a

2. 1) He was 29 years old.

2) People believed that he had traveled through time.

3) It claimed that the people and events of the story were fictional; they were based on a science fiction story.

4) Because the writer (of the story, Jack Finne) is dead.

Vocabulary

1. 1) anxious 2) smoke 3) relief 4) roar 5) whisper

6) occurrence 7) corpse

2. 1) attempt 2) assumed 3) haunted 4) waves 5) source

3. 1) developed a theory 2) turned out 3) missing 4) flashing 5) research 6) vanished 9) get to the bottom of 8) dust

Grammar

1. 1) The bus has already left the station.

2) Have you had dinner yet?

3) We didn't speak to her an hour ago.

4) What car did your brother buy yesterday?

5) We haven't eaten anything since 10.00.

6) I didn't see... Continue reading "Reading, Vocabulary, and Grammar Exercises for English Learners" »

Both digital divide and generation divide are difficulties that we encounter when we use ITC in English learning. On the one hand, digital divide is the lack of computers, IWBs, or a proper internet connection in classrooms, as well as the lack of a computer room. On the other hand, generation divide refers to digital natives (students) with respect to non-digital natives (teachers and parents). The reason for generation divides is the late incorporation of technology into our teaching practice, lack of facilities, and training.

Storybird is a tool for reading skills and contains short, art-inspired stories that are curiously fun to make, share, and read. You can choose from hundreds of drawings and images and then write a story to go with them.... Continue reading "Using Technology in English Learning: Overcoming the Digital and Generation Divides" »

-Nowadays music and art in secondary school aren't as importan as maths, english, history...  If you wont study music or art you have to go special centre.

I'm going to speak about travelling to Italy, the first time I went to Italy was for an intercultural exchange and I made a lot of friends and got to know interesting people. I've also visited a lot of monuments and my first cities in Italy which were Modena, Firenze, and Maranello. Do you know these cities? In Maranello, you have the opportunity to visit the first Ferrari factory, and of course in Firenze, you can see a lot of monuments and you absolutely have to visit all the museums, for example, the Uffici Gallery, which in my opinion is one of the most beautiful galleries all over the world, much better than other famous galleries in New York or in London. If you are a fan of art, you have to see it. I'm certain you'd like it. Even if... Continue reading "Travelling to Italy: Upsides, Downsides, and Recommendations" »

Irregular Verbs

• be / was/were / been – ser
• become / became / become – convertirse en / volverse
• bite / bit / bitten – morder
• break / broke / broken – romper
• ...

Common Verbs

• read / read / read – leer
• say / said / said – decir
• sell / sold / sold – vender
• show / showed / shown – mostrar
• ...

Weather Vocabulary

• above-average- temperaturas por encima de la media
• bitterly cold- frio picosea
• chilli - mucho frio
• flooding- inundacion
• ...

Animal Vocabulary

• bred- criar-reproducirse
• bug-insecto
• cute- mono
• deadly- mortales
• ...

Adjectives

• cold-blooded - sangre fria
• curly-haired - pelo rizado
• ear-cracking - desgarrador de oidos
• four-legged- de cuatro patas
• ...

Grammar Rules

• 0 - if+ ps, ps
• + 3p s/es
• - don't / doesn't goes
• 1- if+ ps , will / won't + infinitivo
• ...

English Vocabulary

Today, most people have a computer, whether it's for personal or professional use. However, many individuals tend to misuse their computers.

First and foremost, excessive time is spent on the computer, often due to a heavy workload and numerous assignments. Additionally, computers are frequently used for gaming purposes.

Nevertheless, computer usage also enables us to complete tasks and assignments more efficiently and quickly, as we can work collaboratively. It is important, however, to strike a balance and control the amount of time spent on the computer.

In conclusion, while computers have undoubtedly made our lives easier by streamlining work processes, it is crucial to manage our computer usage effectively to avoid wasting time.