Clara Victoria: A Love Story in 19th-Century Brazil
The story takes place on a farm, amidst the gaucho culture of mid-nineteenth century Brazil. The central characters are the farmer and Major Antonio Eleuterio Fontes. The farmer keeps on his estate a small orchestra. While passing through his farm, two Indigenous missionaries, who are also musicians, delight the Major with their instruments. Increasingly interested in music, the Major builds up the orchestra and employs a miner known as “Maestro” as its leader. The orchestra is named Santa Cecilia
Read MoreSenior Center in Calahorra: Project and Personal Story
Senior Center Project in Calahorra
The project that I am going to develop is the construction of a Senior Center, in other words, a type of community center where older adults can congregate to fulfill many of their social, physical, emotional, and intellectual needs. This center offers many benefits, above all, for the elderly but also for their families.
This Senior Center will not just offer card games. It will offer far more than that: from trips and special events to fine arts and crafts, music
Read MoreEnglish Grammar and Vocabulary: A Comprehensive View
Essential English Grammar
Verbs Followed by Infinitives or Gerunds
*INF (Infinitive):
- Agree
- Decide
- Offer
- Promise
- Refuse
Verbs Followed by ‘to’ + Infinitive:
- Allow
- Advise
- Expect
- Explain
- Forget
- Offer
- Persuade
- Suppose
Verbs Followed by Someone + ‘to’ + Infinitive:
- Advise
- Encourage
- Invite
- Persuade
- Remind
- Warn
- Tell
*V-ING (Gerund):
- Admit
- Advise
- Avoid
- Deny
- Help
- Mind
- Recommend
- Suggest
Verbs Followed by Prepositions and Gerunds:
- Insist + on
- Accuse, Approve, Intention, Disappointment + someone + of
- Apologize, Blame, Responsible + for
- (Prevent)
Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits
First, review the questions in exercise III and, then, skim the text in order to find the correct answers.
Improving Your Health – Nutrition
It signifies preventive health care, more than just getting regular checkups by a doctor and a dentist. It also means making good decisions about your health. To do that, you need to know what foods you should eat to stay healthy and how to plan and prepare healthy meals. Good nutrition is also preventive care. Nutrition and diet mean everything that you eat
Read MoreKing Arthur Legends: Knights, Camelot, and Excalibur
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
The Original Text
The legends of King Arthur belong to the oral tradition. They were put in writing by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. In the Middle Ages, French writers like Chrétien de Troyes also wrote about them. In 1470, Sir Thomas Malory wrote a long book in English called The Death of Arthur.
Summary
King Arthur and his knights are Britain’s greatest legendary figures.
Chapter 1
With the help of Merlin’s magic, King Uther marries the beautiful Igraine
Read MoreDon Quixote’s Adventures: A Summary of Key Chapters
Don Quixote: Key Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1: Alonso Quijano is introduced as a man of about 50 years old, of modest means, with a robust constitution, an early riser, and a great lover of hunting. He enjoyed novels of chivalry, with Feliciano de Silva being his favorite author. His obsession with these novels grew so intense that he decided to become a knight. He cleaned and prepared old weapons for use, renamed himself Don Quixote, and named his horse Rocinante. He also sought a lady to dedicate
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