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

A Good Night’s Sleep?

Expert Advice from Dr. Truman

This week, Dr. Truman offers helpful advice for common sleep problems.

1. Difficulty Falling Asleep (Insomnia)

Jason from Southampton asks: "I'm 26 and I have trouble falling asleep. I go to bed around 11 pm but stay awake until at least 2 am. I'm usually exhausted but just can't seem to fall asleep."

Dr. Truman's advice:

• Establish a regular sleep schedule, even on weekends.
• Avoid caffeine (coffee, tea, cola) at least 3 hours before bed.
• Try a warm, relaxing bath before bed.
• Consider a warm glass of milk.

2. Nightmares

Mary from Runcorn asks: "I'm 24 and I've been having terrible nightmares for the past four months. They started suddenly. My mom suggested seeing a counselor. What should I do?"

Dr. Truman'

1. BE WAS / WERE BEEN ser, estar 2. BECOME BECAME BECOME hacerse, Ilegar a ser 3. BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN empozar 4. BEND BENT BENT doblar 5. BIND BOUND BOUND atar 6. BITE BIT BITTEN morder 7. BLEED BLED BLED sangrar 8. BLOW BLEW BLOWN soplar 9. BREAK BROKE BROKEN romper 10. BRING BROUGHT DROUGHT traer 11. BUILD BUILT BUILT edificar, construir 12. BURN BURNT BURNT quemar, ardor 13. BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT comparar14. CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT coger, atrapar 15. CHOOSE CHOSE CHOSEN escoger, elegir  16. COME CAME COME venir 17. COST COST COST costar 18. CUT CUT CUT cortar 19. DEAL DEALT DEALT comerciar, tratar 20. DIG DUG DUG cavar 21. DO DID DONE hacer 22. DRAIN DREW DRAWN dibujar 23. DREAM DREAMT DREAMT soñar 24. DRINK DRANK DRUNK beber 25. DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN...

1. Book Title: Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

2. Setting

In this book, the characters embark on an adventure to many places. They start at Camp Half-Blood and then move on to Circe's Island, the location of C.C.'s Spa and Resort. However, the main setting is Polyphemus' Island. This island is where the Golden Fleece is located, and it is their final destination before returning home to camp. Polyphemus' Island initially appears to be a regular island. However, the presence of deadly, carnivorous sheep quickly dispels that notion. The island gives the illusion of peace, but it is far from it. As they entered the island, they observed seemingly peaceful sheep. Suddenly, a deer emerged, and in a split second, the sheep devoured it whole....

EXAMEN 2

1

1. NO. Either the defendant is found guilty or not guilty
2. It is responsible for explaining the crime that was committed and how the defendant perpetrated that crime with the help of evidence.
3. that the jury has serious issues when trying to find the accused guilty
4. no, in some places only a majority vote is necessary to give a verdict

2

• Site: location
• Charges: accusations
• Offer: give
• Fundamental: very important
• Defendant: accused
• Demand: ask for something
• Parties: groups
• Required: needed

3

• Administrate - administration/administrator - administrative - administratively
• Criminalize - crime/criminal - criminal - criminally
• Object - objection - objective - objectively
• Argue - argument - arguable - arguably
• Testify - testification - testified/testifying
• Interest

Common Irregular Verbs: English and Spanish

Verb Conjugation

This is a list of common irregular verbs in English with their Spanish translations. Each verb includes the infinitive, past simple, past participle, and translation.

• Awake - Awoke - Awoken - Despertarse
• Be - Was / Were - Been - Ser / Estar
• Beat - Beat - Beaten - Golpear
• Become - Became - Become - Llegar a Ser
• Begin - Began - Begun - Empezar
• Break - Broke - Broken - Romper
• Bring - Brought - Brought - Llevar
• Build - Built - Built - Construir
• Burn - Burnt - Burnt - Quemar
• Buy - Bought - Bought - Comprar
• Catch - Caught - Caught - Coger
• Come - Came - Come - Venir
• Cost - Cost - Cost - Costar
• Cut - Cut - Cut - Cortar
• Choose - Chose - Chosen - Elegir
• Do - Did - Done - Hacer
• Draw - Drew - Drawn - Dibujar
• Dream

Film: 1903 first shooting and action film: the great train robbery

controversial 1915 movie D.W Griffiths masterpiece: birth of a nation 

2 leading actors in the silent era: mary Pickford and charlie Chaplin(British) 

the first film that introduced sound (Oct. 1927): the jazz singer 

first film to win academy award (best picture 1928): wings

became a millionaire before age 6 being one of the biggest box offices the early 1930s: Shirley temple 

original "blonde bombshell" had a short career in the 1930s (death at 26.): Jean Harlow

1937 became the first full length animated film: snow white and the seven dwarfs

called goat in movie history (1939) colored film won the lions share of Oscars at the years academy: Gone with the Wind 

colour film in 1939

Mastering Irregular Verbs in English

Spanish - English

Lost Boy

By Ruth B

There was a time when I was alone
Nowhere to go and no place to call home
My only friend was the man in the moon
And even sometimes he would go away, too

Then one night, as I closed my eyes
I saw a shadow flying high
He came to me with the sweetest smile
Told me he wanted to talk for a while
He said, "Peter Pan, that's what they call me
I promise that you'll never be lonely," and ever since that day

I am a lost boy from Neverland

Usually hanging out with Peter Pan
And when we're bored we play in the woods
Always on the run from Captain Hook
"Run, run, lost boy," they say to me
Away from all of reality

Neverland is home to lost boys like me

And lost boys like me are free
Neverland is home to lost boys like me
And lost boys like me are free

He sprinkled...

It's Time for Past Simple

We use the past simple to say that something should have happened now, to criticize behavior. It's time the British woke up to reality.

The Passive Voice

1. Put the object of the verb at the beginning of the sentence. 2. Conjugate the verb 'to be' in the same tense as the active sentence. 3. Put the main verb in the past participle form.

Verb Tenses

• Present simple: I do it - It is done
• Past simple: I did it - It was done
• Future simple: I will do it - It will be done
• Present continuous: I am doing it - It is being done
• Past continuous: I was doing it - It was being done
• Future continuous: I will be doing it - It will be being done
• Present perfect: I have done it - It has been done
• Past perfect: I had done it - It had been done
• Future

Introduction

Generally, the essay introduces three of Poe's theories regarding literature. The author recounts this idealized process by which he says he wrote his most famous poem, 'The Raven' to illustrate the theory, which is in deliberate contrast to the 'spontaneous creation' explanation put forth, for example, by Coleridge as an explanation for his poem Kubla Khan. Poe's explanation of the process of writing is so rigidly logical, however, that some have suggested the essay was meant as a satire or hoax.

Poe's Philosophy of Composition

The three central elements of Poe's philosophy of composition are:

• Length: Poe believed that all literary works should be short. 'There is', he writes, 'a distinct limit... to all works of literary art - the