Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for English for Primary education

James Conway loves money. He has companies in many countries. James Conway is a rapacious person. James Conway takes a new job in Haiti. He meets a woman whose name is Karen Jackson on the plane to Haiti. After a short conversation, he learns that Karen Jackson is a doctor and she is going to Haiti to collect information for her book about Voodoo Island. James thinks it as nonsense. But the woman says there were some people who believed in Voodoo and that it might be true; and gives some information about Voodoo. But the man does not care. When the woman goes to the bathroom, Conway takes the book and sees Baron Samedi is mentioned in the book. He learns that Baron Samedi is the strongest and the most dangerous voodoo doctor, and that he is...

Omniscient: (he and she are used; BUT the narrator not only lets characters speak, but can also “get inside their heads” to read their thoughts) Pete woke up first, feeling somewhat alarmed that he might have overslept and missed his chance. He looked at his brother’s bed and was glad to see that Sam was still asleep, snuggled up under the covers. 

Repetition - the author purposely repeats words or phrases; the author is trying to create rhythm or suspense, or is trying to really emphasize a certain idea.

Example: It was all gone. Burned to ashes. He had no clothing, no blankets, no bow, no hatchet, no map. It was all gone.

Simile - a comparison between two unlike things, using like, as as, or than in the comparison

Example: the leaf spun

Beautiful Bungalow in Alicante

The bungalow is perfectly situated in the south of Alicante, near the beach. You can spend your holidays very comfortably. On the one hand, the bungalow has two floors. On the first floor, there are a kitchen, a bathroom, and a big living room. Also, it has a garden. On the other hand, the neighbors of the house next door have small children and they are always making noise. However, throughout the summer they are away. Finally, I want to say that this bungalow has a good price and is one of the best that you will find. I really recommend it!

My Dream House

My dream house would be in Huelva, on the outskirts of the city. It would be a bungalow near the beach. On the one hand, it would have two floors. In one of them,...

At the end of the film, Sebastian is able to own his own jazz club, while Mia is living in Paris and starting her acting career. While both of them are making their dreams come true, Mia and Sebastian are following different ways in their lives. When Mia returns to LA, now married to someone we don't know, she and her husband went to Seb’s (Sebastian’s jazz club), where Sebastian is playing. Mia smiles at Sebastian, while contemplating what their life together could have been like. Mia leaves the club, but sharing one last look with Sebastian. Personally, I liked the final, but I would have done different, because all the film talks about the romance of Sebastian and Mia and at the end we can see that Mia is married with another boy, and...

Cat

One syllable but three phonemes. Onset K peak ae coda t peak is necessary and always a vowel.

She

Without coda ʃi:

True

Onset tr, peak, u:

1 syllable vowel Word without onset: At, owl.

Syllable boundaries:

funny /’fʌnI it can be fʌ/nI or fVn/I

Syllabic consonants:

sudden: sʌdn con una rallita debajo de la n: diacritic

Bottle:

ˈbɒt·l con una rallita en la l. Some consonants can be considered a vowel, the sua for example in sudden.

Elision and compression:

Elision of schwa /sua /: consonant + sua + /n, r, l/ + unstressed syllable history, gardening, novelist.

All lexical words are stressed: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

Non lexical words (functional words): prepositions, articles, conjunctions, auxiliary verbs.

Exception (peak):

bottle: this...

I. Listening Comprehension (15 points)

1. What does Susan have to do on Saturday morning? Clean the house
2. Where does Susan have to go at 12:30? To the dentist
3. What time is Susan meeting with Julie? At 2:00 p.m.
4. What will Susan do after she cooks dinner? Clean the dishes
5. Why can't they watch a video at Susan's house? The TV isn't working.

II. Vocabulary Assessment (10 points)

A. True or False Statements

1. Many board games are played with a pair of dice, six-sided numbered objects. TRUE
2. A comb is a tool used by mechanics to tighten or loosen nuts. FALSE
3. A carry-on bag is usually picked up at the baggage claim in airports. FALSE
4. People in a crowd are those who usually converge at a place for an event. TRUE
5. If you bet some money on a team to win a game, it could

Mastering English Grammar: Reported Speech and Passive Voice

Reported Speech: Direct and Indirect Examples

Reported speech involves conveying what someone else said, often requiring changes in tense, pronouns, and time/place expressions.

Statements and Tense Shifts

• Direct: "These are guys' games," she said.
• Reported: She said (that) those were guys' games.

• Direct: "More women are playing games," she said.
• Reported: She said (that) more women were playing games.

• Direct: "She came home last weekend," she said.
• Reported: She said she had come home the previous weekend.

• Direct: "I have played quite a few games," she said.
• Reported: She said (that) she had played quite a few games.

Modal Verb Changes

• Will make → Would make
• Must → Had to

Questions and Imperatives

• Direct

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