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

Section B:

Arthur Radley nicknamed Boo Radley by the children of Maycomb. Early in the book Boo is described as a tall and scary looking person who runs around at night eating live possums and cats. He was sometime known as a phantom because no one knew who he was and he goes out at night and eats cats or any other living animal. Boo Radley is a recluse. He and his family are regarded as outsiders and are shunned by the majority of the towns’ inhabitants because they deviate from what is socially acceptable in Maycomb. He had an incident with few troublemakers when he was a teenager, after that, his father locked him in the house. This is seen in the line The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a predilection unforgivable

English Grammar Essentials

English Verb Tenses

Present Tenses

• Present Simple: I work, I don't work.
• Present Continuous: I am working, I am not working.
• Present Perfect: I have worked, I haven't worked.
• Present Perfect Continuous: I have been working, I haven't been working.

Past Tenses

• Past Simple: I worked, I didn't work. Common time expressions: last week, yesterday, ago.
• Past Continuous: I was working, I wasn't working. Common time expressions: at that moment, while, when.
• Past Perfect: I had worked, I hadn't worked. Common time expressions: never, since, for, already, just, still, yet, before.
• Past Perfect Continuous: I had been working, I hadn't been working.

Future & Conditional Tenses

• Future Simple (Will): I will work, I won't work.
• Future Simple

He fleshes out the story of the Trojan horse in book 3: the subsequent assault on Troy by the Greeks, the defeat of the Trojans, and Aeneas’ escape with his comrades and family, ending with their departure by ship for their destined new nation.

Book 3 serves to narrate the travels of Aeneas and his heroes through thick and thin against all odds, ultimately arriving in Sicily where his father Anchises dies. After the funeral games, Aeneas sent his people by ship to Italy only to be driven in the opposite direction to Carthage by Juno’s storm. There she wishes to unite our Trojan hero with Queen Dido to prevent him from reaching his destiny.

Having told the entire tale all night long to Dido and her nobles, Aeneas ends his story at the end...

Hi, My Name is Martha

Hi, my name is M., well, it's really M.C.O.P., but everyone calls me Martha. I am 53 years old and live in Sagunto, Valencia.

About Me

I'm going to tell you about myself. I'm at vocational school studying integral aesthetics. I'm in my last year, and I really like it. I live with my sons and my daughter in a house in the mountains. I have a dog and two cats.

As you can see, I have black hair and brown eyes. My sons say that I am very thin, but I believe that it is not like that.

I think I'm a passive person. My friends say I'm funny, and it's true; I like making people laugh. But at work, I am serious and responsible.

I don't have much free time because when I'm not in class, I have to do my degree project. But I like to rearrange...

Speaking Part 1

1. What is your name?

My name is Keira.

2. Can you spell your last/surname name?

It’s S-a-n-t-e-l-l-a-n.

3. How old are you?

I’m 10 years old.

4. Where are you from?

I’m from Mexico City.

5. Where do you go to school?

I go to Queen Mary School.

6. How do you go to school?

I go to school by car.

7. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

I have one brother.

8. Do you have a pet?

Yes, I have a dog. It’s names are Lili and Frida.

9. What is your favorite subject at school? Why?

It’s Art because it’s fun to use different colors of paint.

10. Which is your least favorite subject at school and why?

I don’t like history because I have to memorize dates and then I forget them. I like geography because I learn more about cultures.

A2 Key Speaking

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:

English Grammar Essentials: Modals, Causatives, and Common Errors

Understanding Marginal Modal Verbs: Dare, Need, and Used To

Dare and Need are often referred to as ‘marginal modal verbs’ or ‘semi-modal verbs’. Their unique characteristic lies in their ability to function both as modal verbs and as full lexical verbs.

• As modal verbs (without 'to'):
  • He needn’t come.
  • He dare not say.
• As full lexical verbs (with 'to' in the infinitive, and requiring an auxiliary verb for negatives/questions):
  • He doesn’t need to come.
  • He doesn’t dare to say.

Used To is sometimes included in this group, also demonstrating dual usage:

• I used not to go clubbing. (Modal-like, though less common)
• I didn’t use to go clubbing. (Lexical verb usage)

Distinguishing Unnecessary

Relative Pronouns Practice

Complete each sentence with who, where, why, that, or when.

1. The person who scores the most points is the winner.
2. This is the place where I found some money.
3. This is the shop where you can buy very cheap clothes.
4. That's the year when we moved house.
5. That's the reason why I don't want to go.
6. A secret is something that you only tell one person.

Verb Tense Correction Exercises

Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense.

1. She will go (go) on holiday tomorrow morning.
2. Mary got up (get up) at 7:00 last Tuesday, but she normally gets up (normally get up) at 8:00.
3. I don't watch (not/watch) TV very often.
4. She went (go) home three days ago.
5. Alan usually goes (usually/go) to work by car, but today he went (go) by train.
6. Where's Tom?