Decoded: 20 Intriguing Topics from Robots to Rhinos
Make Room for the Robots
1.
A) FALSE: “The scientists who built ASIMO equipped it with many abilities such as climbing stairs, recognizing faces, or even helping musicians make beautiful music.”
B) FALSE: “His company also makes a disc-shaped vacuuming robot called the Roomba, and more than 3 million are already in use.”
2.
A) ASIMO is a robot manufactured eight years ago whose height is 1.2 meters. It was the conductor of the orchestra which played the Detroit Symphony, thanks to both of its robot arms.
Read MoreMastering Irregular Verbs in English
Present, Past, Past Participle, and Spanish Translation
This document provides a comprehensive list of irregular verbs in English. Each verb is presented in its base form (infinitive), simple past, and past participle, followed by its Spanish translation in bold. Verbs marked with an asterisk (*) can be regular or irregular.
- Beat / Beat / Beaten / Golpear; Vencer
- Bend / Bent / Bent / Doblar, Flexionar
- Bet / Bet / Bet / Apostar
- Bind / Bound / Bound / Vendar; Encuadernar
- Bite / Bit / Bitten / Morder
- Bleed
English Grammar and Vocabulary: A Comprehensive Study
Conditionals
1st Conditional: If + present simple + will + infinitive
2nd Conditional: If + past simple + would + infinitive
Passive Voice
- Past Simple: was/were + past participle
- Present Simple: is/are + past participle
- Future Simple: will be + past participle
- Present Perfect: has/have + been + past participle
- Present Continuous: is/are + being + past participle
- Past Continuous: was/were + being + past participle
Modals, Gerunds, and Infinitives
| Modal | Can Take | Can Be Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | Taking | Being taken |
| Infinitive | Take | Be |
Mrs. Dalloway: Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Analysis
Mrs. Dalloway
Summary
Mrs. Dalloway covers one day from morning to night in one woman’s life. Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class housewife, walks through her London neighborhood to prepare for the party she will host that evening. When she returns from flower shopping, an old suitor and friend, Peter Walsh, drops by her house unexpectedly. The two have always judged each other harshly, and their meeting in the present intertwines with their thoughts of the past. Years earlier, Clarissa refused Peter’s
Read MoreEnvironmental Conservation and Grammar Exercises
Environmental Awareness and English Language Practice
A) Numerical and Alphabetical Associations
1C, 2B, 3D, 4A, 5B
B) Key Environmental Topics
- Nature
- Phone/Call
- Global Warming
- Endangered Species
- Videos
C) Environmental Facts and Observations
- Some insects, like ants, live in colonies.
- Plants grow better when they have fertilizer put on them.
- Many species will become extinct in the future.
- John’s sole interest is making money.
- The greenhouse effect is made worse by fumes from cars.
- Do you think the population of
A Tale of Two Cities: Characters, Plot, and Dialogue
Who Said This?
Lucie Manette, Jarvis Lorry, Dr Manette, Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton
1 a Charles Darnay 2 a f f t
b Jarvis Lorry b t g f
c Dr Manette c f h t
d Sydney Carton d f i f
e Lucie Manette e t j t
Picture Analysis
3 Look at this picture
a Madame Defarge
b In a wine shop.
c She put in her knitting the names of the enemies of the people.
d She accused Darnay because her family all died because of the Evremonde brothers. Her sister died because of Charles Darnay’s uncle and father