The Corleone Family: A Mafia Story
The Corleone Family Saga
It is the late 1940s in New York, and Corleone is, in the parlance of organized crime, a “Godfather” or “Don,” the head of a Mafia family. Michael, a free thinker who defied his father by enlisting in the Marines to fight in World War II, has returned a captain and a war hero. Having long ago rejected the family business, Michael shows up at the wedding of his sister, Connie, with his non-Italian girlfriend, Kay, who learns for the first time about the family “business.”
Reflections on Travel, Future, Wealth, and Love
Travel Experiences
Naco’s Perspective
I prefer to travel with someone who makes me feel happy or safe. It’s not fun to travel with somebody that does not seem to be present. In that case, I’d rather travel alone. I used to travel with my parents when we lived in Spain. I love their company, and I enjoy every single moment with them. It is really cool. I hope to travel with them to another country soon.
Cosito’s Perspective
I love to travel with my family. It is better for me when I am with someone I
Read MorePast Tense Grammar: WAS/WERE and Past Simple Explained
Past Tense Grammar: WAS/WERE and Past Simple
Josep Tous School – Barcelona
English Department / 2nd ESO
Teacher: Marga Alegre
Grammar Unit 3: Past Tense
Verb TO BE: WAS / WERE
WAS / WERE = Ser o estar en passat (ESTAVA o ERA).
I WAS
YOU WERE
HE WAS
SHE WAS
IT WAS
WE WERE
YOU WERE
THEY WERE
(+) Subject + WAS / WERE + complements
(-) Subject + WAS / WERE + NOT + complements
WAS + NOT = WASN’T
WERE + NOT = WEREN’T
(?) [Wh- QUESTIONS] + WAS / WERE + Subject + complements?
Examples:
(+) We were at home yesterday.
Read MoreEnglish Grammar and Usage: Common Mistakes and Key Concepts
Common English Mistakes and Usage
- Be aware of: Be aware of
- Belong to: Membership
- Brave: Courageous
- Campaign: Campaign
- Closely: Carefully
- Coach: Coach
- Coal: Carbon
- Common: Common
- Date: The date or dates
- Deserve: To deserve
- Dwarf: Dwarf
- Fairly: Fairly
- Fairy tale: Fairy tale
- Fight: Fight
- Forget: Forget
- Injured: Injured
- Joke: Joke
- Look after: Take care
- Look for: Look for
- Look forward to: Anticipate
- Look out: Be careful
- Look up: Seek information
- Mess: Disorder
- Mine: Mine
- On the contrary: On the opposite
- Patient: Patient
- Request:
Effective Communication Strategies in Business
Listening 8
Key Takeaways from a Cross-Cultural Business Event
1. What did he say was his mistake?
He didn’t talk about the successes of the Russian bank and what the Spanish bank could learn from them.
2. What else does he say he did wrong?
He didn’t co-present with the local boss, which had a negative impact on the event.
3. What is his advice for professionals?
Principally, you need to show respect for the people, and especially for the local management and their successes.
Listening 9
Evaluating an Email-
Read MoreMastering Adverbs, Prepositions, and Their Usage
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency change or qualify the meaning of a sentence by telling us how often something happens. Examples:
- The incubator turns each egg hourly.
- We take a vacation at least annually.
- I usually shop for groceries on Saturday mornings.
- He is often late for work.
- We seldom see John.
Prepositions
A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. Prepositions are usually short words and are normally placed directly in front of nouns.
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