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For me, Toledo is the most beautiful city in the world. This city is the capital of Castilla la Mancha. With a population of about eighty-four thousand inhabitants, Toledo is one of the most touristic cities in Spain.

English Vocabulary: Definitions and Examples

Word Definitions

Abundant

Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

Apparent

Clearly visible or understood; obvious.

Brainstorm

To generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem.

Coin

To invent a new word or phrase.

Colossal

Extremely large.

Documented

Recorded in detail, often officially.

Finite

Having limits or bounds; having an end.

Follow

Coworker. (Note: This definition seems unusual or potentially incorrect in standard English context.)

Index

To classify or arrange in a specific order.

Ingenuity

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive; creativity.

Innovative

Featuring new methods; advanced and original.

Inspiration

The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something

Types of Antonyms

Gradual/Patient Antonyms: These words have varying degrees of opposition. For example, "black" and "white" have shades of gray in between.

Complementary/Total Antonyms: These words completely oppose each other, with one excluding the other. For example, "alive" and "dead" are complementary antonyms.

Reciprocal Antonyms: These words exist in a relationship of mutual dependence. One cannot exist without the other. For example, "buy" and "sell" are reciprocal antonyms.

Modal Verbs

Advice

1. You should/ought to drink more water.
2. You shouldn't/oughtn't to smoke so much.
3. You had better finish it.

Ability

1. He can read Japanese/He could read when he was four.
2. She will be able to speak English at the end of this course.

Offers

1. Can I/Could I help you?

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" »