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

1. Daily Actions and Decisions

• 1. When you delete an email, you won’t see it in your inbox anymore.
• 2. Sally’s video went viral when it got millions of likes in a very short time.
• 3. It upset me to read about the terrible disaster.
• 4. I often turn to my best friend when I need advice.
• 5. Ed needs to make up his mind about joining us on our trip.
• 6. Jane uploaded new videos to her YouTube channel.
• 7. Paul wanted to keep his options open, so he didn’t make any specific plans for the weekend.
• 8. I think you should think long and hard before making an important decision.

2. Situational Contexts and Obligations

• 1. They may not accept credit cards, so I’m taking cash just in case.
• 2. Could you help me later?
• 3. There was so much noise in the theatre

testo past p/ continuos

h. Told/ h.B waiting/h. Drunk/h. Arranged/ h. A. Parked/h.B. Sitting/h. Sent/ h.A. Collected/h. Had/ h. Eaten/ h.E. thought/ h.A. Started.

complete using future continuos/ perfect 4 frasi

1. Will you be doing/ will be sitting 2. Will have studied/ will have lived/ will have been 3. Will have travelled 4. Will be playing /will be watching/will be complaining/will be doing

2 box verbi e proposizioni

starting at, live on, always complain about,rely on, don't speak to, Do you really belive in, listen to, pay for, apologise to, look after, Have you heard about, dream of.

passivo e attivo

It was thought that he was spending when he... , Nobody is belived to had been killed... , K.M is supposed to open the new child, The summer is...

Movie Marketing Costs and Strategies

• Marketing a major film can cost up to $40 or $50 million.
• The marketing budget is typically covered by the film's producers or distributors.
• This shift in focus represents a change from emphasizing content to promoting a film's image.
• Some marketing approaches might be deemed too expensive.
• Target audiences are often segmented into four groups, based on age and gender.
• A key demographic often targeted is women over 25 years old.
• For example, a movie starring Sandra Bullock might appeal strongly to this demographic.
• This focus on specific demographics can be challenging for fans of other types of films.

Diverse Facts and Cultural Notes

Chris's Hot Weather Discomfort

• Chris is uncomfortable with the way he has to dress

Sam and Dave Discuss New Year's Eve

Sam: So, New Year's Eve was bad because my girlfriend got hit by a driver and...

Eve: That's terrible!

Sandra and Francisco Discuss Messaging Apps

Sandra: Have you ever used WhatsApp?

Franco: Yes, I really like it because it's cheaper than texting.

Ingrid and Roger Discuss Phone Calls

Ingrid: Nowadays, people use regular phones less than mobile.

Roger: You're right. That's because cell phones are more convenient.

John Tries to Contact Dana

Dana: Hi, sweetie!

John: Hey, guess what! Dana? I can't hear you! We have a bad connection.

Adam and Ted's Interrupted Conversation

Adam: Guess what! I passed all... Hold on a sec...

Ted: Wow! Oh, sorry. Hold on. Where were we? Someone's at the door.

Jake and Finn Discuss Past Experiences

Jake:

William Shakespeare Biography

• Occupation: Poet, playwright.
• Birth: April 23, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom.
• Social Status: Not born into a family of nobility, left university.
• Education: King's New School.
• Main Works: Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The Tempest.
• Death: Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, April 23, 1616. A mystery unknown.

Hamlet Plot Summary

• Rising Action: The ghost appears to Hamlet and tells Hamlet to revenge his murder; Hamlet feigns madness to his intentions; Hamlet stages the mousetrap play; Hamlet passes up the opportunity to kill Claudius while he is praying.
• Climax: When Hamlet stabs Polonius through the arras, he commits himself to overtly violent action and brings himself into unavoidable conflict with the king.

Infinitive - Past Simple - Past Participle

Base Form         Past Simple         Past Participle         Meaning

• bring          brought          brought          traer
• build          built          built          construir
• buy          bought          bought          comprar
• catch          caught          caught          coger
• choose          chose          chosen          elegir
• come          came          came          venir
• cut          cut          cut          cortar
• do          did          done          hacer
• dream          dreamed          dreamed         

Regency England: Society and Social Norms

Marriage and Inheritance Customs

At this time, the most influential sector was comprised of wealthy landowners, who often did not work but lived on large properties in the countryside. Family properties could not be divided; all land and income passed to the eldest son, while other siblings had to learn a profession. Daughters faced even greater complications; they could neither inherit land nor pursue a profession. Most remained at home, awaiting a suitable husband who could offer financial security.

Marriages at this time were often for convenience. Mothers sought wealthy, landed husbands for their daughters, while men, conversely, sought brides from affluent families. For example, in Pride and Prejudice,...

2a 3b 4b 5c 6a 7a 8b 9c 10b 11c 12b 13c 14a 15c 16b 17c 18a 19a 20b 21c 22a 23d 24c 25a 4- 1 I can’t come to the brunch, 2 you shouldn’t leave a child unsupervised, 3 you must sign up to take the course, 4 I can’t study and work at the same time, 5 you don’t have to book in advance, 6 you must be there on time, 7 you don’t have to read all those books, 8 you can’t swim here, 9 you can’t drive over the speed limit as it’s against the law, 10 you should spend more time with her 5- 1- I should have studied more, 2 he must have finished the exercise, 3 they didn’t need to have reserved the tickets, 4 Ridley Scott can’t have directed this film, 5 you should have written as many words as possible, 6 you shouldn’t have gone to...

Present Simple, Past Simple, and Future with Will

Present Continuous and Past Continuous