Mastering English Grammar and Usage: A Comprehensive Resource
Brenda: Relationships and Descriptions
Brenda is…
- the friend with whom I went on holiday.
- the friend whose son Bill plays in our team.
- the author whose book, which was published last year, became a best seller.
- the person from whom we borrowed the money.
- the person who I told you about is at the door.
- the person whose car had broken down had to take a bus.
Modal Verbs: Certainty, Obligation, and Advice
I think you…
- had better give up.
- should be.
- I have to bring.
- must be.
- have to have.
- are unable to.
- can’t be.
Teen Life, Social Media Safety, Internet Dependence, Modern Art, and Solidarity
Your Life as a Teenager
“The teenager’s life is easy.” This is a very common statement which is said to teenagers everyday. Although teenage life is normally seen as one of the best periods of life, I don’t agree with it. On the one hand, there are many teenagers who think that their lives are rather hard. When they get home… On the other hand, I think that a teenager’s life is not a piece of cake because… To sum up, we need to seize the day.
Teaching Safe and Legal Use of Social Media
“Be careful
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English Language Skills Development
Interaction:
Spoken Interaction
- 1st & 2nd Grade: Can interact simply with previously studied structures with the teacher. Understands basic questions and instructions. Can greet and say goodbye. Answers questions with short phrases about themselves.
- 3rd & 4th Grade: Can interact simply with previously studied structures with the teacher. Understands basic questions and instructions. Uses practiced English phrases. Can interact in games. Gives basic information
Thomas More’s Utopia: Society, Economy, and Philosophy
Summary
Utopia, penned by Thomas More, is a detailed account of a fictional island society, narrated through the experiences of Raphael Hythloday. Hythloday, a seasoned traveler and philosopher, joined Amerigo Vespucci on three of his four voyages. However, unlike Vespucci’s final journey, Hythloday’s last expedition was one of no return. Accompanied by five companions, he traversed various regions, eventually discovering the island of Utopia.
Hythloday, a keen observer and critic, contrasts the societal
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English Exercises
Exercise 1
- Blink
- Catalogued
- Fund
- Neat
- b
- d
- c
- c
- b
- b
- b
- a
- d
- a
Exercise 2
- Accumulated
- Anthology
- Privileged
- Biography
- Best sellers
- Audio books
- Bibliography
Exercise 3
- Inconsistencies: Something that contradicts
- Painstaking: Discover something that is difficult to see
- Beam: To smile
- Blink: To open and close your eyes quickly
- Dishevelled: Untidy, disordered
- Engraved: Carved into wood or stone
- Stagnation: To stop and not develop
- Flourished: To develop correctly
- Bookworm: A person who likes reading very much
- Acknowledgements:
Unit 12: Vacation Activities and Extreme Sports
Unit 12
Vocabulary: Vacation Activities
- Buy handicrafts (comprar artesanato)
- Go to clubs (ir para festas)
- Listen to live music (ouvir música ao vivo)
- See wildlife (ver animais selvagens)
- Speak a foreign language (falar língua estrangeira)
- Try local food (experimentar comida local)
- Visit landmarks (visitar locais turísticos)
- Volunteer (ser voluntário)
Grammar: Gerunds
A gerund is an -ing word that acts like a noun. Gerunds may be the subject of a sentence, or they may appear after some verbs or prepositions.
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