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

Essential English Verbs: Present and Past Tense

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Part 1: Daily Life and Interests

• It's really warm.
• I was studying so hard.
• I always drive my motorbike.
• It's "el viaje".
• It's Antonio Orozco.
• I'm fine, thanks.
• I love listening to music.
• Reading books.
• I love soccer.
• We have sunny weather.

Part 2: Personal Motivations

I'm interested in history because my father works as a history teacher. When I was a child, my father read me a lot of stories about Vikings before going to bed.

I'm interested in sports because I feel better when I exercise; therefore, I recognize that I have to train every day to maintain a healthy life.

I'm looking for a flat near Jerez because I don't want to live in my mum's house anymore; I would rather live with my wife.

Part 3: Fitness, History, and Language Goals

Fitness and Lifestyle

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

1. Regular Adjectives with One Syllable

Spelling Notes

• A: For adjectives ending in two consonants or two vowels and one consonant, add -er or -est (e.g., long, short, bright, smooth, cool, clean, great).
• B: For adjectives ending in -e, add -r or -st (e.g., nice, late, safe, strange, rude, wide).
• C: For adjectives ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant and add -er or -est (e.g., fat, thin, flat, sad, wet).

2. Regular Adjectives with Two or More Syllables

Spanish Orthography Rules: Mastering B, V, G, and J

Rules for Using the Letter B

1. Words starting with well- or bene-: Used in words derived from bien- or bene- (e.g., welcome, benefit).
2. Verbs ending in -tribute: Verbs ending in -tribuir (e.g., distribute).
3. Words related to 'life': Words beginning or ending with bio- (when it means "life") (e.g., biologist, microbe).
4. Prefixes meaning 'two' or 'twice': Words beginning with bi-, bis-, biz- (e.g., two-syllable, great-grandson, cake).
5. Before consonants or at the end of a syllable: B is written before another consonant (e.g., arm, blouse) or when it is the final letter of a word (e.g., club). Note: V is never used in these positions.
6. After al-: B is written after the prefix al- (e.g., apricot). Exceptions:

Living Alone or With Others: A Modern Dilemma

Nowadays, young people have different opinions about whether it is better to live alone or with someone else. This is largely due to financial constraints; the country is in crisis, and many cannot achieve independence without stable employment.

The Challenges of Independence

Firstly, achieving independence is complicated for young people, even though it is a common aspiration. Living alone provides a sense of liberty, as you do not have to explain your actions to your parents.

Financial Realities and Shared Living

Secondly, money is a significant obstacle, as finding work to cover rent is difficult. Therefore, many young people choose to rent apartments in groups. In addition, they often rely on bringing...

1 - Corrections

• We have done our homework. She should not bring bread. We will eat at home. We're not going to burn the papers. He forgot the dictionary. We have not learned the lesson. I cannot find his (their) glasses? No, they're mine. He ran for so many minutes.

2 - Corrections

• We were drinking a glass of milk. Did Mary break the glass? Have you paid for the new books? What does this mean? Did not bring homework. I did not know your address. How should they go? She would not take the cards early. Were you thinking about them?

3 - Corrections

• Did you leave the keys there? John was not making dinner. Helen will fly to Paris. Do not lose the keys. No need to come together now. I've found your scarf. I heard a strange noise. Helen's grandmother

Tag question

A

a-you couldn’t drive, could you?

b. He had a car, didn’t her?

C. He will be dancing, won´t he?

d. You went to Miami, didn’t you?

e. We have a house, don’t we?

B

a. Has he? He hasn’t gone

b. Couldn’t he? He could go

c. Hadn’t she? She had slept

d. Don’t i? I play soccer

e- will you? You wont eat

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Prepotiton phrases

1.Chec out-registrar salida

I checked out at 3 oclock

2.Check in-registrar entrada

3-pass out-desmagarse

She passed out yesterday

4-pass away-morir

She passing away because him

5-hang up-colgar

He hung up the clothes

6. Get up-levantarse

7-run out-acabarse

I ran out of money

8. Wake up-despertarse

 9. Look up- buscar

10.Save up-ahorrar

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Determinadores

a. A large amount of-U.-I have a large amount of water

b. A lot of.B-I have a...

_ Arumentacion is to defend an idea or aleganado opion k a number of reasons to support it. The purpose is convince someone of the validity of the idea.
_ Elements Issuer means a person who carries out the argumentation, Recipient: a person or group of persons to whom the unit arugumento k, mode of communication: it affects issues such as public or private character of the argument.
_ Thesis structure: the idea is to defend k, for general at the beginning of the text, Plot: razoznes are to support the thesis Conclusion: This is the final part of the argumentation, in remembering the thesis and summarizes the arguments.
Resources _ conectroes character casual: (since k, then, therefore), examples or analogies: give strength to the ideas,...

Present Simple Passive Exercises

1. (The office / clean / every day): The office is cleaned every day.

2. (These rooms / clean / every day?): Are these rooms cleaned every day?

3. (Glass / make / from sand): Glass is made from sand.

4. (Stamps / sell / in a post office): Stamps are sold in a post office.

5. (This room / not / use / very often): This room is not used very often.

6. (We / allow / to park here?): Are we allowed to park here?

7. (How / this word / pronounce): How is this word pronounced?

Exercise 21.3: Sentence Completion

1. The room is cleaned every day.
2. I saw an accident yesterday; the victims were taken to the hospital.
3. Paper is made from wood.
4. There was a fire; several buildings were damaged.
5. Where did you get that? It was given to me.
6. Many