Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for English for Vocational training

Review

Writing Plan:

1) Introduction: (Paragraph 1)

Write an introductory paragraph that introduces the book and catches the readers’ interest.

2) Main body: (Paragraphs 2 & 3):

a) A brief summary of the book’s contents (e.g. the main characters, the setting and book genre – romance, thriller). Be careful not to reveal too much of the story, or you’ll ruin it for new readers.

b)  Analyze or critique the book. You can write about your own opinions; just be sure that you explain and support them with examples. Some questions you might want to consider:

• Did the author achieve his or her purpose?
• What did you like/dislike about the book?
• Did you have a favourite character?
• Is the writing effective, powerful, difficult, beautiful?
• What are the

The speaker is telling a rose that it is sick. An invisible worm that flies by night in a howling storm has penetrated its bed or center. Its secretive love is destroying the rose's life.

The poem adopts an abstract approach to the theme dealt with in The Chimney Sweeper (E). Shame and guilt result in attitudes to sexuality and physicality which bring sickness and death rather than life. Many critics find that it eludes definite interpretation. It may be seen as a companion poem to The Blossom in the Songs of Innocence.

This is an elusive poem which needs to be read in the light of Blake's beliefs about sexuality and as a Song of Experience.

EXP after the FALL:

Experience tends towards dominance, establishing itself as the only vision of reality....

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

There are 2 Basic Ways to Approach the Study and Analysis and Understanding of the Moving Image:

Aesthetics:

1. The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty, as in the fine arts

2. The study of the psychological responses to beauty and artistic experiences.

Representation:

1. An image, model, or other depiction of something of previous existence.

2. The state or condition of serving as an official delegate, agent, or spokesperson.

3.1. Objective vs. Subjective POV: ALL moving images are shot either from an objective (no known POV) or a subjective (one of the character’s) POV.

3.2 Highly Subjective Main Character:

High subjectivity affects what the character sees and therefore influences content and form:

• Subjectivity

TEMA 6

Mastering Irregular Verbs in English

Understanding Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs in English do not follow the standard pattern of adding -ed or -d to form the past simple and past participle. Instead, they have unique forms that must be memorized. This list provides a comprehensive overview of common irregular verbs, along with their base form, past simple, past participle, and Spanish translation.

Common Irregular Verbs

• Be (Was / Were) Been Ser / Estar
• Become (Became) Become Llegar a Ser
• Begin (Began) Begun Empezar
• Bite (Bit) Bitten Morder
• Bleed (Bled) Bled Sangrar
• Blow (Blew) Blown Soplar
• Break (Broke) Broken Romper
• Bring (Brought) Brought Traer Llevar
• Build (Built) Built Edificar
• Buy (Bought) Bought Comprar
• Catch (Caught) Caught Coger
• Come (Came) Come

English Grammar Essentials

Modal Verbs:

• Necessity: have to, must, need to.
• Prohibition: mustn’t, not be allowed to, can’t.
• Lack of Necessity: don’t have to, don’t need to.
• Permission: can, be allowed to.

Questions: Must you? Can you? Do you have to? Are you allowed?

Rules are things you have to do and you mustn’t do. Conventions are things you don’t have to do, but are advisable and expected.

Colour Idioms

• In the red (owes money)
• See red (is angry)
• White goods (appliances)
• Out of the blue (unexpected)
• Blue sky thinking (new and good ideas)
• Green light (start something)
• Black Monday (market crash)
• In the black (has more than it owes)
• Grey area (a situation that is not clear)

Common Prefixes

Negative Prefixes

• un-: unusual, unhappy, unlucky, unknown,