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

Advertising Language and Persuasion

Advertising uses the language of images and dominates the conative function, which serves to convince the audience to take an action (to buy, to vote, etc.). This type of language usually employs imperative verbs in the second person singular. It favors easy-to-understand, simple, short sentences, rhyming, and word games. The issuer is always an entity (company, brand, government, NGOs...), and the receiver is always a mass audience.

The image must often be accompanied by a slogan (a phrase associated with the product). Commutative advertising language is used to sell a product; the advertiser creates an association of ideas, relating the product to a range of values known to be attractive to the receiver....

The Gossips

The gossips:

• Mrs. Bonnard (Régine). Proud, authoritarian busybody. Isabelle is criticized for what she did in the past, and others envy their money. She is the mother of Jérôme. Mrs. Bonnard listens without interrupting and believes everything she is told; the perfect confidante. She loses a shawl when coming to visit Isabelle.
• Lady Lavoine (Marie). Her husband is a merchant who makes frequent trips to Paris. She is shy, small, frightened and naive.
• Lady Chancel (Élaine). Woman associated with the notary. Tall and bony, with round glasses that give her an owl-like appearance.
• Mrs. Buquet (Martine). The mayor's wife.
• Ms. Dubois (Sophie). An elderly woman of strong character. Single; she says she rejected every man who tried to court

Common English Irregular Verbs

4 Drama Review: Key Concepts

Features of Historical Drama

Which sentence most accurately describes a feature of Elizabethan drama?

• All actors on the stage were male.
• The scenery and setting were minimal.
• Members of all social classes saw plays.

What happened to English theater during the Elizabethan period?

• More people attended plays.
• Most theaters were closed.
• Plays contained more offensive content.

Reasons for Increased Victorian Era Theater Attendance

• Transportation systems improved.
• More people lived in the cities (urbanization).
• Society became more equal.

Modern and Postmodern Theatrical Movements

Describing the Context of Modern Drama

• Theater began to compete with movies and radio for popularity for the first time.
• Playwrights questioned the traditional

The Role of Luck in Tennis and Life

The film begins with Chris Wilton daydreaming about tennis. He muses that success depends not only on skill but mostly on luck. Sometimes the ball hits the top of the net; if it falls forward, you win, but if it falls back, you lose.

Chris (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a recently retired tennis professional, takes a job at an upmarket London club. He strikes up a friendship with a pupil, Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode), after discovering a shared affinity for opera. Chris soon meets Tom's younger sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer), and the two begin dating. During a family gathering, Chris also meets Tom's fiancée, Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson). While Tom's mother, Eleanor, clearly disapproves of her son's relationship...

The Opening of the Story and Harvey Cheyne

Where does the story open and what is the subject of the conversation?

The story opens on a passenger ship. The subject of the conversation is Harvey Cheyne.

First Impressions of Harvey Cheyne

What impression does the reader get of Harvey?

The impression the reader gets of Harvey is that he is an arrogant and obstinate young man, primarily because his father is extremely wealthy.

Harvey's Family Dynamics

What do we learn about Harvey's parents and their relationship with him?

Harvey spends too much time with his mother, but his father is always away on business and has not got any time for his son.

The Incident on the Deck

Why was Harvey offended?

Harvey was offended because a German man told him he was too young...

Common Irregular Verbs and Occupations

Verb List (Infinitive - Present Simple - Past Simple)

• Ser / Estar (Be) - Was / Were
• Hacer (Do) - Did
• Soñar (Dream) - Dreamt
• Guardar (Keep) - Kept
• Beber (Drink) - Drank
• Dibujar (Draw) - Drew
• Comer (Eat) - Ate
• Conducir (Drive) - Drove
• Caer (Fall) - Fell
• Cortar (Cut) - Cut
• Alimentar (Feed) - Fed
• Costar (Cost) - Cost
• Sentir (Feel) - Felt
• Venir (Come) - Came
• Luchar (Fight) - Fought
• Elegir (Choose) - Chose
• Encontrar (Find) - Found
• Volar (Fly) - Flew
• Coger (Catch) - Caught
• Olvidar (Forget) - Forgot
• Comprar (Buy) - Bought
• Poner (Get) - Got
• Quemar (Burn) - Burned / Burnt
• Dar (Give) - Gave
• Congelar (Freeze) - Froze
• Ir (Go) - Went
• Construir (Build) - Built
• Crecer (Grow) - Grew
• Traer (Bring) - Brought
• Tener (Have) - Had
• Romper (Break) - Broke
• Escuchar

The Case of the Hat and the Goose: Key Questions Answered

Initial Inquiries

Was the hat connected with an important crime?

No, initially it was an intellectual problem, but it later became connected to a crime.

Why did Holmes think the hat was interesting?

Because with the hat, he could discover the identity of both the hat's owner and the goose.

Who was Peterson?

A commissionaire (a person in uniform who stands outside public buildings or hotels to welcome people).

Who attacked Henry Becker?

Some attackers assaulted him.

Why did the man carrying the goose run away when he saw Peterson?

When he saw Peterson in his commissionaire uniform, he thought Peterson was a policeman.

Peterson knew the man's name was Henry Becker; why didn't he return the goose and

City Infrastructure and Locations

• Airport: An area where airplanes take off and land.
• Art Gallery: A place for the exhibition of artistic paintings.
• Bank: A place where people deposit and save money.
• Block: A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets.
• Botanical Garden: Institutions that exhibit plants, trees, and flowers.
• Castle: A large building with fortified walls.
• Church: A place where people hold spiritual ceremonies.
• Desert: Arid and hot land with little vegetation.
• Drugstore: A place where people buy medicine.
• Fire Station: A building for firefighters.
• Gas Station: A place where people buy gasoline.
• Grocery Store: A mini-market where people buy food products.
• Hospital: A building where doctors treat patients.
• Hotel: A place where tourists sleep.