A Guide to English Grammar and Vocabulary

Appearance

  • Curly
  • Straight
  • Wavy
  • Beard
  • Moustache
  • Bald
  • Slim/thin
  • Tall
  • Short
  • Overweight
  • Medium height

Short straight dark hair

Personality

  • Boring
  • Exciting/interesting
  • Friendly
  • Unfriendly
  • Talkative
  • Quiet
  • Generous
  • Mean
  • Kind
  • Unkind
  • Lazy
  • Hard-working
  • Funny
  • Serious
  • Clever
  • Stupid
  • Shy
  • Extrovert/outgoing
  • Competitive
  • Aggressive
  • Charming
  • Sociable
  • Stubborn
  • Insecure

honest, imaginative, mature, patient, impatient, tidy, untidy

Informal email

19, Gran Via/Murcia 30004/Spain/7th february 2017
From: Raquel. To: Maria. Subject: thanks.

Hi Maria,

I’m

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English Language Learning Unit Tests: Vocabulary and Grammar

6 UNIT TEST LEVEL 1

Vocabulary(page 1)

  1. employees
  2. make a living
  3. full-time
  4. work overtime
  5. supportive environments
  6. part-time
  7. available
  8. charge

Grammar(page 2)

  1. where
  2. who / that
  3. when / that
  4. who
  1. I’d like to introduce you to Elissa, who you can get some good advice from / from whom you can get some good advice.
  2. I watched a video online that / which was about how to prepare for an interview.
  3. Our weekly meetings are an important time when employees are given progress reports.
  4. Twitter is a company that / which its employees
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Sense and Sensibility: A Comprehensive Guide to Characters and Viewpoint

Characters

Dashwood Family

  • Henry Dashwood: Husband of Mrs. Dashwood, father of Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret; also has a son, John, from a previous marriage.
  • John Dashwood: Mr. Dashwood’s only son, selfish, miserly, and unpleasant to his half-sisters; married to Fanny Dashwood.
  • Mrs. Dashwood: Mother of Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret; romantic and close to her daughters.
  • Elinor Dashwood: Oldest of the Dashwood girls; sensible and good-hearted; foil to Marianne.
  • Marianne Dashwood: Two years younger than
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The Importance of Education and Health in the Modern World

100 Candles: To Centenarians

100 candles: to centenarians; about new discoveries by scientists in her field; in the future… T the prediction is that by 2050, there will be a quarter of a million centenarians; we can live… F But the potential to live a long life is a complicated mix of genes and other factors that keep us healthier; the mediterranean… F It is low in fat and salt, and includes only modest amounts of meat; the next says… F it also helps to live in very sociable communities,

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Shakespeare: A Timeless Literary Icon

Introduction to Shakespeare

Shakespeare: Our Contemporary

Shakespeare’s works remain relevant today, exploring timeless themes of human doubt, love, and cultural significance.

Cultural Phenomenon

Shakespeare has transcended literary boundaries, becoming an iconic figure in global culture, quoted by politicians and referenced in popular media.

Shakespeare’s Centrality in Our Culture and Society

Even in modern times, Shakespeare’s influence is evident in our language, literature, and cultural discourse.

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Exploring Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

5.2 The Winter’s Tale

5.2.2 Jacobean Shakespeare: The mature, final, most artistic style of Shakespeare’s plays Dramatic maturity and theatrical crowning of his career Shakespeare at his best. It implies previous developments and dramatic experiments.

5.2.3 The Winter’s Tale: Together with The Tempest, Cymbeline, and Pericles, it is generally referred to as one of Shakespeare’s late final plays or romances. They were written between 1608 and 1611. They share several characteristics:

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