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Personality Adjectives

• Bad-tempered: Malhumorat
• Calm: Calmat
• Confident: Segur, Confiat
• Creative: Creatiu
• Cheerful: Feliç, Alegre
• Disorganized: Desorganitzat
• Easy-going: Fàcil de Tractar
• Generous: Generós
• Helpful: Útil
• Independent: Independent
• Irritable: Irritable
• Moody: Deprimit
• Outgoing: Extrovertit
• Patient: Pacient
• Reliable: Fiable
• Selfish: Egoista
• Sensible: Prudent, Sensat
• Shy: Tímid
• Stubborn: Tossut
• Talkative: Parlador

Phrasal Verbs

• Let down: Decebre
• Pick on: Ficar-se amb algú
• Split up: Separar-se, Deixar-ho
• Get over: Recuperar-se
• Stand by: Recolzar
• Run into: Xocar amb algú
• Take after: Assemblar-se
• Ask out: Demanar per sortir

Reporting Verbs

• Complain + to somebody + about something: Queixar-se, Reclamar
• Apologize + for + _ing: Disculpar-se
• Offer + to + verb: Oferir
• Admit

Verb Tenses and Forms

PreS - 1º / s - p - are + 3º column. Present Continuous (PC) - to be + -ing. Past Simple (PastS) - 2º - P - to be past + 3º. Past Continuous (PastC) - to be past + -ing - P - to be past + -ing + 3º. Future (Futu) - will + infinitive - P - will be + 3º. Be going to (BeGT) - be going to – P - are going to + be + 3º. Present Perfect (PrePer) - have/has + 3º - P - have + been + 3º. Past Perfect (PastP) - had + 3º - P - had been + 3º.

Conditionals: First, Second and Third

• 1st conditional: IF + subject + verb (present) / subject + WILL + INFINITIVE.
• 2nd conditional: IF + subject + verb (past) / subject + WOULD + INFINITIVE.
• 3rd conditional: IF + subject + past perfect (had + past participle) / subject + WOULD + HAVE

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Plurales:

IZ Irregular: s, z, ure, ch, j, ge, ji  S Voiceless: p, t, k, f, th (suena z), k  Z voiced: resto de sonidos

Pasados:

ID irregular: t, d  T voiceless: p, k , es, s, sh, f  D voiced: resto de sonidos

Consonantes

η: nk, ng θ: th suena z  d: th suena d  ζ: sh ʒ: sure + ζ: ch dʒ: j, ge, gi

Vocales:

/i:/  i larga: ee, ea, ie, ei /I/ I larga: i , y /u:/ u larga: oo, vocal + cons.+e /u/ corta: u, ou / ): / o larga: or, ar, all o /D/ o corta: o /a:/ a larga: ast, alf / λ/ a con la boca grande: u, o /ae/ a monosílabos: siempre a / Ȝ:/ e larga, en silaba acentuada: e, i, a u + r /e/ e normal: e /d/e para determinantes: the

Pasiva:

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Animal Farm: A Summary

The Rebellion

At Manor Farm, owned by the neglectful Mr. Jones, the animals lived in discontent. Inspired by Old Major's dream of freedom, they planned a rebellion led by the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. When Mr. Jones failed to feed them, the animals revolted, expelling him and his workers. The farm was renamed Animal Farm, and seven commandments were established.

The Rise of Napoleon

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A. Meeting Arrangements and Business Communication

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B. Requests and Apologies

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First Day at School: A Child's Perspective

This section describes the first day of school for a small, three-year-old boy. He experiences feelings of fear, loneliness, confusion, and feeling tiny. As a young child, he perceives other children as very big and observes them playing aggressive games, often excluding him.

He misunderstands the concept of a 'teacher,' believing she is 'the girl who serves tea' (tea-cher). Initially, he believes school fences are there to keep out monsters or wolves. However, he later reflects on whether their true purpose is to keep the children away from school.

Key Vocabulary from "First Day at School"

• Be/feel at home: sentir-se com a casa (to feel at home)
• Rough: aspre, agressiu (harsh, aggressive)
• Swallow up: amenaça

English Conditional Sentences

0) Zero Conditional: If + Present Simple, + Present Simple (If you heat water at 100, it boils)

1) First Conditional: If + Present Simple, + will + Infinitive (If it rains tomorrow, we won't go to the beach)

2) Second Conditional: If + Past Simple, + would + Infinitive (If I won the lottery, I’d buy an island)

3) Third Conditional: If + Past Perfect, + would have + Past Participle (If you had studied, you would have passed)

m) Mixed Conditional: If + Past Perfect, + would + Infinitive (If you hadn’t drunk that much, you wouldn’t have a hangover now)

Reported Speech and Reporting Verbs

• Announce, believe, complain, declare, insist, state + that
• Persuade, remind, inform, warn + someone + that
• Agree, offer, promise, refuse,

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Cover Letter

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