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

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In Early Twentieth-Century Barcelona

This magnificent work by Barcelona writer Eduardo Mendoza allows us to discover life in the city of Barcelona during one of the most magical times in history, at the hands of a peculiar and somewhat eccentric character named Onofre Bouvila. The narrative is consistently interesting and lively, making the reading of this novel agile and rewarding, as it provides plenty of historical facts. However, we can say that they are sometimes confusing because they seem too mixed in with the fictional main character.

Onofre's Journey

It all begins when Onofre, as a child, is forced to leave his village because of the shame caused by his father. His father, a migrant to the Americas, failed, was ruined, and became the...

TOAD INVASION (p.62)

Two years ago, I met again with a girl named Maite. Maite and I had been friends since we were little. We met in Barcelona, specifically in the Ramblas of Plaza Cataluña. She used to live here, in La Llagosta, but due to family problems, she had to move to France.

When we met, it was very strange because we didn't know how to react by simply saying hello or hugging each other. When we saw each other, we quickly went towards each other and hugged each other very tightly. It had been two years since we had seen or spoken to each other. We had completely lost touch. We started talking, and I told her that there were times when I talked to her, but she didn't get the messages and she told me that she had changed her cell phone and lost all of her...

Essential English Irregular Verbs

Here's a list of common irregular verbs in English to help you improve your grammar and vocabulary:

• B:
  • be - was/were - been (ser/estar)
  • beat - beat - beaten (golpear)
  • become - became - become (convertirse)
  • begin - began - begun (empezar)
  • bend - bent - bent (doblar)
  • bet - bet - bet (apostar)
  • bite - bit - bitten (morder)
  • bleed - bled - bled (sangrar)
  • blow - blew - blown (soplar)
  • break - broke - broken (romper)
  • bring - brought - brought (traer)
  • build - built - built (construir)
  • burn - burnt - burnt (quemar)
  • buy - bought - bought (comprar)
• C:
  • catch - caught - caught (coger)
  • choose - chose - chosen (elegir)
  • come - came - come (venir)
  • cost - cost - cost (costar)
  • cut - cut - cut (cortar)
• D:
  • dig - dug - dug (cavar)
  • do - did - done (hacer)
  • draw

Essential Aviation and Security Terms

A

• Aboard: On a plane or a ship.
• Advise: To tell someone what they should do.
• Aisle: A space between lines of seats, where you can walk.
• Ambassador: A person sent to a foreign country to speak for his own country's government.
• Attack: To try to hurt someone or something.

B

• Bend: To turn the top half of the body downwards.
• Binoculars: Very strong glasses used to see things far away.

C

• Cabin: A room on a plane or a ship.
• Chest: The front part of the body between the neck and stomach.
• Colonel: An important officer in the army.
• Commando Section: A group of soldiers specially trained for making quick attacks.
• Control Room: The building in an airport where people control air traffic by radio.
• Crew: The pilot and all the people

I. Conditional Sentences and Tense Review

A. Correct Conditional and Tense Usage

Reviewing mixed conditionals and standard tenses:

• She would have called for help. (Correct Conditional)
• If I see Julie tomorrow, I will give [it to her].
• People usually don’t enjoy [it].
• If you had a good [time/opportunity].
• [He/She] finds a summer job.
• If you had left [earlier].

B. Correct Verb Forms (Set 1)

• She has left.
• Sue was frying.
• Legs will get [tired].
• The computer has broken [down].
• We are having [a meeting].
• He has been talking.

C. Correct Verb Forms (Set 2)

• You will get [it].
• [You] need to include [details].
• People, staying [here].
• I would have felt [better].
• Cats are [sleeping].
• They see [it].

D. Correct Verb Forms (Set 3 - Detailed Review)

• He has left.
• Sue was running.
• Legs

Waving Flag

K'naan

Official World Cup Song

Ohhhooohoooohooo woooohooo ohooohooohooo

Ohhhooohoooohooo woooohooo ohooohooohooo

Give me freedom, give me fire
Give me reason, take me higher
See the champions take the field now
You define us, make us feel proud
In the streets, we're lifting
As we lose our inhibitions
Celebration is around us, every nation all around us

Singing forever young, singing songs underneath the sun
Let's rejoice in the beautiful game
And together at the end of the day

We all say

When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a waving flag

And then it goes back

And then it goes back

And then it goes back

And then it goes back

When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a waving flag

And then...