Understanding Vocabulary and Grammar in English
Vocabulary – Human-Made Wonders: Bridge (ponte), Canal (canal), Plaza (praça), Skyscraper (arranha-céu), Stadium (estádio), Subway System (metrô), Tower (torre), Tunnel (túnel).
Grammar: Comparisons with Adjectives and Nouns
– Use the –er ending or more… than with adjectives to make comparisons.
The Empire State Building is older, taller, and more famous than Rockefeller Center.
– You can also use not as… as to make comparisons with adjectives.
The lines at Rockefeller Center are not as long
Read MoreEnglish Exercise Answers: Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar
Reading Comprehension Answers
Exercise 1
- Many people thought… their popularity was declining.
- Harry Potter helped… make boarding schools popular again.
- Some non-British parents… interest is not as high as in the UK.
- Non-British parents send… [their children] to speak fluent English and have a better chance of being accepted into a top British university.
- According to the writer… these boarding schools have turned out to be so popular.
Exercise 2
- What example does the writer…? A long list of
Essential English Idioms: Emotions, Life & Money
Expressing Emotions: Idioms and Metaphors
To be over the moon: Meaning: Very pleased, extremely happy. Example: My younger brother was over the moon when he got a new bike for his birthday.
To have a whale of a time: Meaning: To enjoy oneself very much. Example: The kids had never been to the beach before – they had a whale of a time splashing in the sea.
To get under someone’s skin: Meaning: To annoy someone a lot. Example: Harry is always complaining and criticizing; he really gets under my skin
English Grammar: Mastering Relative Clauses & Modal Verbs
Unit 5: Relative Clauses (Las Oraciones de Relativo)
Defining Relative Clauses
WHO and THAT: Referring to People
- There are many holidaymakers who/that prefer travelling in their own country.
WHICH and THAT: Referring to Objects/Things
- Dark tourism is a phenomenon which/that is attracting many people.
WHEN and THAT: Referring to a Moment in Time
- It was in 1986 when/that the Chernobyl disaster took place.
WHERE: Referring to a Particular Place
- Many people visit places where tragedies have happened.
WHOSE: Referring
Read MoreLegal & Crime Vocabulary (En-Es) with English Grammar
Legal & Crime Vocabulary: English to Spanish
- Reasonable doubt —> Duda razonable.
- Jury —> Jurado.
- Perpetrator —> Autor, responsable, perpetrador.
- Misidentify —> Identificar mal.
- Misinformation —> Desinformación.
- The culprit —> Culpable, responsable.
- Resemble —> Parecerse.
- Remotely —> Remoto, remotamente.
- Distort —> Distorsionar, tergiversar.
- Interrogated —> Interrogado.
- Interrogation —> Interrogatorio, interrogación.
- Interrogator —> Interrogador.
English Sentence Transformations Practice
Where are you thinking of spending your summer holiday this year? PLANNING
Where are you planning to spend your summer holiday this year?
He was about to say something when the phone rang. POINT
He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.
The employment situation will probably improve in the next month. LIKELY
The employment situation is likely to improve in the next few months.
I may fall asleep during the film. ABLE
I might not be able to stay awake during the film.
The plants will probably