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

Mbendjele BaYaka Childcare Practices

1. Shared Caregiving: In the Mbendjele BaYaka community, children receive many hours of care and attention shared between many different caregivers (not just the parents), so they are supported almost constantly.

2. Observational Study: Researchers lived with the Mbendjele BaYaka for four months and observed children for 12 hours a day, noting each time a child was cared for and identifying who provided that care.

3. Early Experience: Because older children often help to look after younger ones, they gain experience early and feel more confident about parenting in the future.

4. Independent Play: Western societies often promote the idea that children should play independently for long periods, which can make...

Common Verb Phrases and Vocabulary

• 1. Cook dinner
• 2. Study economics
• 3. Speak German
• 4. Read a newspaper
• 5. Sorry
• 6. Glasses
• 7. Homework
• 8. Animals
• 9. A new car
• 10. An umbrella

Present Simple Sentence Completion

2. A lot of American people have pets. / It doesn't rain. / They live. / The sun shines. / He doesn't cook. / She doesn't wear. 8. They need. 9. It makes. 10. They don't do.

Negative and Affirmative Verb Forms

1. I don't play (not play) tennis.
2. They don't go (not go) to the movies.
3. He has (have).
4. She doesn't work (not work).
5. It rains.
6. They live.
7. I don't speak.
8. We study.
9. They don't.

Third Person Singular Verb Endings

1. Say / Take: add "s".
2. Do / Go: add "es".
3. Drink / Live: s / s.
Patterns: s, es, es, s, s, es, es, es.

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Financial Growth and Continuous Learning

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First of all, and by way of introduction, it seems to me that (t) is (a adjective) for the simple reason that I think that (it motivates) as you can see in the statistics about (x) or on all the media. At least this is what I think! But certainly, I don’t know if it is right or I am mistaken because I have a subjective point of view.

Secondly, in my opinion, I also believe that (t) is (x) because (x). From my point of view, I think that it is good/bad, and I totally disagree with (this motive), because it is demonstrated that (motive).

Otherwise, and as I have said before, I think that (t) is the most (x) because (x), and I totally disagree with this. If only (t) could always give positive consequences… end…

Finally, to conclude, it is very...

Infinitive - Past Simple - Past Participle - Spanish

Topic 2: Reported Speech

Grammar Exercises (Page 2)

Exercise 3

1. Rita promised that she wouldn't disappoint me / us again.
2. He wondered how long I / we had been there.
3. My mum offered to drive me to school that day.
4. Nancy recommended reading that book. / Nancy recommended that I read that book.
5. The politician demanded that the reporter get away from his door.
6. Janet claimed that a policeman had hit her.

Exercise 4

1. Sally complained that there had been too many speeches at the event the night before / the previous night.
2. The reporter wanted to know how much money the charity had raised that year.
3. Gary suggested that we post the petition online.
4. Megan warned me not to tell anyone what she had done.

Exercise 5

1. Debbie insisted that she hadn't convinced anyone to sign

English Vocabulary Exercises: Family and Daily Life

Part A: Exercises 1 to 6

Zadanie 1 (Part 1 & Part 2)

Part 1

• 1-c: rodzina wielopokoleniowa
• 2-a: jedynak
• 3-e: przyjaciel z dzieciństwa
• 4-b: zaręczyć się
• 5-d: członek rodziny

Part 2

• 1d: keeps
• 2a: does
• 3b: balanced
• 4e: to
• 5c: maid

Zadanie 2

Part 1

• 1. clip one's nails
• 2. get dressed
• 3. do the ironing
• 4. go to bed late
• 5. great-grandparents
• 6. daughter-in-law
• 7. neighbour

Part 2 & Zadanie 6 (Aisle)

• foster parents
• best man
• make a speech
• civil wedding
• moderate
• resolve
• take part
• Zadanie 6: aisle

Zadanie 3

Part 1

• at dawn
• in an hour
• on weekdays
• do crosswords
• play board games

Part 2

• glued to the computer screen
• groom
• was adopted
• a negative impact

Zadanie 4

Part 1

• celebration
• announcement
• colourfully
• neighbourhood
• joyful

Part 2

• broken up
• proudly
• unhealthy
• rebellious
• disagreements

Zadanie

Goodbye to Typewriters

Questions

• F (1-2)
• F (4-5 Godrej)
• T (5-6 supplies)
• T (8-9 Godrej)

Lexicon

1. Legions
2. Slumped
3. In stock
4. Heyday

Phonetics

• Day: stayed, says
• Son: come
• Jam: legions

Use of English

1. The red wine which I bought tasted like ink.
2. If people didn't burn coal in their homes, the air wouldn't be polluted.
3. She may have lost her wallet on the train.
4. I am having my car serviced on Monday.
5. Despite the fact that he has...
6. Whose is this book?

Lancashire Teenager Votes in General Election

Questions

• F (1)
• T (2)
• F (11)
• T (17-18)

Lexicon

1. Confided
2. Caught
3. Suspect
4. Received

Phonetics

• Needed: confided, decided
• From: after, for

Use of English

1. The case is being looked into by the police.
2. Alfie, whose mum had asked him not to vote, went to his local polling station.
3. Unless you hurry up, we will

Bram Stoker's Presentation of Dracula

Within this essay, I am going to examine how Bram Stoker has presented the character of ‘Dracula’ in extract 2 from the novel. It is evident from the opening that the author uses dramatic irony to make the reader know about the Count’s malevolent nature beforehand.

The Use of Punctuation and Repetition

In this extract, the writer uses the repetition of commas to present Dracula as an evil character. This is shown when it says, “His face was strong, a very strong”; this suggests that as he uses commas, he emphasises the strength. The writer tries to show the strength Dracula has. The key sentence “very strong” clearly explains that he is as strong as he says and that it would be threatening if...