Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Secondary education

Exercise 1: Vocabulary Identification

• Issues
• Overpopulation
• Moreover
• Homelessness
• Famine
• Cheated
• Expelled
• Fell
• Subjects
• Sororities
• Diet
• Publicity
• Unfit
• Get involved
• Lose
• Creative
• Passionate
• Irresponsible
• Importance
• Tolerant

Exercise 2: Vocabulary Matching and Definitions

• Nation: national, country
• Folklore: culture
• Reception: host
• Color of skin: race
• Country of origin: nationality
• The condition of being a woman or a man: gender
• 8. Immigrants
• Armed conflicts: wars
• Illnesses: diseases
• Extreme weather conditions: climate change
• Displaced people: refugees
• Really cheap: bargain
• Reduction: discount
• Used: second-hand
• Wait in line:
• Coins and notes: cash
• Plastic money: a credit card
• Ask for money from a friend: borrow
• To give money on the condition of repayment: lend

Exercise 3: Verb Tenses

Franco's Spain was characterized by a personal dictatorship, militarism, Catholicism, and Spanish unitary nationalism. It operated as a single-party state, with the Spanish Falange suppressing political opposition and trade unions. The country experienced a permanent division between the victors and the vanquished.

Social support for the regime came from the army, the church, the Falange, traditionalists, landowners, financiers, business owners, small and medium agricultural owners, and the middle class.

The totalitarian stage saw the establishment of a new political regime without a constitution or democratic freedoms, concentrating all power in Franco. Institutions from the Republican era were dismantled, including the 1931 Constitution with... Continue reading "Franco's Spain: Dictatorship to Economic Liberalization" »

Renaissance Sculpture

Influence of Classical Sculpture

Renaissance sculpture was heavily influenced by classical Greek and Roman art. Artists studied and replicated the forms and ideals of ancient sculptures.

Characteristics

• Use of various materials: marble, bronze, ceramic, and wood.
• Expansion of themes: Mythological, historical, and portraiture subjects were introduced alongside traditional religious themes.
• Two main forms:
  1. Sculptures in the round: Freestanding sculptures viewable from all angles.
  2. Reliefs: Sculptures carved on flat surfaces.
• Pursuit of ideal beauty: Artists emphasized anatomical accuracy and harmonious proportions based on the study of the human body.

The Quattrocento (15th Century)

• Florence as the leading center.
• Notable artists:
  • Ghiberti:

Základné definície: Hybnosť a Impulz sily

Hybnosť (p) je definovaná ako súčin hmotnosti telesa (m) a jeho rýchlosti (v): $p = m \cdot v$.

Impulz sily (I) je definovaný ako zmena hybnosti, teda $I = \Delta p = F \cdot \Delta t$, kde $F$ je sila a $\Delta t$ je čas, počas ktorého táto sila pôsobí.

Príklady výpočtu hybnosti (p)

1. Hybnosť auta

• Hmotnosť: $m = 1000 \text{ kg}$
• Rýchlosť: $v = 90 \text{ km/h} = 25 \text{ m/s}$
• Výpočet: $p = m \cdot v = 1000 \text{ kg} \cdot 25 \text{ m/s} = 25\,000 \text{ kg}\cdot\text{m/s}$

2. Zmena hybnosti vlaku

• Hmotnosť: $m = 30 \text{ ton} = 30\,000 \text{ kg}$
• Počiatočná rýchlosť: $v_1 = 50 \text{ km/h} \approx 13.89 \text{ m/s}$
• Konečná rýchlosť: $v_2 = 80 \text{ km/h} \approx 22.22

Vocabulary and Idiomatic Expressions

Migration and Society

• A spike in: Un pico de algo
• Cutting-edge technology: Tecnología avanzada
• Displace: Desplazar
• Emigrate: Emigrar
• Entrepreneurship: Espíritu emprendedor
• Fabric of society: Estructura de la sociedad
• Get out of control: Fuera de control
• Go-getter: Ambicioso
• Immigrate: Inmigrar
• Innovation: Innovación
• Melting pot: Crisol
• Migrate: Migrar
• Settle: Instalarse
• Trace your ancestry: Trazar tus ancestros
• Uproot: Arrancar

Family and Lifestyle

• Coordinate: Coordinar
• Distribute: Distribuir
• Eliminate: Eliminar
• Encounter: Tener un encuentro
• Extended family: Familia lejana
• Lifestyle choice: Elección de estilo de vida
• Preserve: Preservar
• Standard of living: Estándar de vida
• Threaten: Amenazar

Idioms and Phrases

• Get out of bed on

Circulatory System

Blood is a viscous, red, and saline liquid (approximately 5 liters). It is composed of:

• Plasma (55%): A yellowish liquid made of water and substances such as nutrients and hormones.
• Blood Cells: Produced in the bone marrow, there are three types:
  • Red blood cells (erythrocytes): Transport oxygen from the lungs to the cells using a red protein called hemoglobin.
  • White blood cells (leukocytes): Essential components of the immune system.
  • Platelets: Fragments of cells that function to stop bleeding.

Blood Functions

• Transport nutrients
• Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
• Transport waste products
• Regulate body temperature
• Participate in the immune system
• Prevent hemorrhages

Blood Vessels

• Arteries: Transport blood from the heart to the organs.

Napoleon

In 1802, Napoleon was named First Consul for life after his victory in Italy. In 1804, he was declared Emperor. He established the Civil Code, covering marriage, divorce, education, and inheritance.

Napoleon conquered many areas of Europe and spread Enlightened policies, but Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain tried to prevent it. Napoleon also had many problems when he invaded Spain and Russia. Finally, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Napoleon in Spain

Napoleon's Occupation of Spain

Charles IV and his minister Manuel Godoy supported Napoleon against Britain, but Spain was defeated at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805).

In 1807, Spain and France signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau, by which Charles IV let the French troops... Continue reading "Napoleon's Reign and the Spanish War of Independence" »

Irregular Verbs List (G-W): English Conjugation and Spanish Meaning

Master the conjugation of essential English irregular verbs starting from G through W. This comprehensive table provides the Infinitive (Base Form), Past Simple, Past Participle, and the corresponding Spanish translation.

Reflexive Pronouns

• I = me = myself (e.g., I bought myself a new shirt)
• You = you = yourself
• He = him = himself
• She = her = herself (e.g., She makes all her clothes herself)
• It = it = itself
• We = us = ourselves
• You = you = yourselves
• They = them = themselves

Each other: Used when the action is reciprocal (e.g., Tom and Sue were talking to each other / Tom talks to Sue and Sue talks to Tom).

Vocabulary: Clothes and Commerce

• Baggy jeans: pantalones anchos
• A hooded sweatshirt: polerón con capucha
• A suit and tie: traje y corbata
• A miniskirt: minifalda
• A top hat: sombrero de copa
• Underwear: ropa interior
• Trousers: pantalones de tela
• Wardrobe: guardarropa
• Crop: cultivo
• Denim: mezclilla
• Cheap: barato
• Throw away: desperdiciar

Past Simple

Affirmative

I/you/he/she/it/we/they watched. Translation: I watched.

Negative

I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't watch.

Interrogative

Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they watch?

Past Continuous

Affirmative

I/he/she/it was watching Translation: I was watching.

we/they/you were watching

Negative

I/he/she/it wasn't watching

we/they/you weren't watching

Present Simple

Affirmative

I/you/we/they play Translation: I play

he/she/it plays

Negative

I/you/we/they don't play

he/she/it doesn't play

Present Continuous

Affirmative

I am reading Translation: I am reading

He/she/it is reading

we/they/you are reading

Negative

I am not reading

He/she/it isn't reading

we/they/you aren't reading

Present Perfect

Affirmative

I/you/we/they have finished Translation: I have finished

he/she/it has finished

Negative

I/... Continue reading "Essential English Grammar Reference" »