Master English Grammar Skills
Common Expressions
- It’s a good idea to learn some basic phrases when traveling to another country.
- It’s helpful to buy a book with some helpful expressions.
- It’s impossible to guess what will happen.
- It’s unreasonable for us to expect everyone else to speak our language.
- It’s easy to learn some basics such as “hello”, “good morning”, and “good night”.
- It’s good manners to say “please” and “thank you”.
- It’s important to take a map.
- Sometimes, it’s hard for us to find a small travel map.
- It is unfortunate
Class 10 English: A Letter to God & Hundred Dresses Q&A
Why Postmaster Sent Money to Lencho?
The postmaster sent money to Lencho to help him during his distress. Hailstones had totally destroyed his corn, and his family would go hungry that year. Lencho had written a letter to God asking for a hundred pesos. To preserve Lencho’s faith in God, the postmaster collected seventy pesos, sent them to Lencho, and signed the letter ‘God’.
Lencho’s View on Missing Money & Irony
Lencho thinks the remaining money was taken by the post office employees. The irony
Read MoreCrafting a Job Interest Letter
Letter of Interest for a Job
A letter of interest, also known as a letter of inquiry or a prospecting letter, is sent to companies that may be hiring but haven’t listed a specific job opening to apply for. A letter of interest is a great way to get your foot in the door with a company you are interested in.
How to Write a Job Interest Letter
A letter of interest is often more appropriate when making yourself known to a company that hasn’t posted a specific opening to which you’d like to apply.
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Becquer’s Famous Legends
Moonbeam Legend
Subject: Idealized Love
Characters
- Main: Manrique, a young noble, solitary poet, and dreamer who dreams of the beauty of women.
- Secondary: Alonso de Valdecuellos, an old King’s huntsman who lives alone and is sick.
Setting and Time
The action takes place in the Middle Ages in Soria, on the River Douro, near the Templars’ area and the Hermitage of San Saturio (in the San Juan neighborhood).
The Miserere Legend
Summary
In this legend, Becquer encounters two or three volumes of music containing
Read MoreEnglish Grammar Essentials and Text Analysis
Prepositions
English Prepositions
- aboard
- about
- above
- across
- after
- against
- along
- amid
- among
- anti
- around
- as
- at
- before
- behind
- below
- beneath
- beside
- besides
- between
- beyond
- but
- by
- concerning
- considering
- despite
- down
- during
- except
- excepting
- excluding
- following
- for
- from
- in
- inside
- into
- like
- minus
- near
- of
- off
- on
- onto
- opposite
- outside
- over
- past
- per
- plus
- regarding
- round
- save
- since
- than
- through
- to
- toward
- towards
- under
- underneath
- unlike
- until
- up
- upon
- versus
- via
- with
- within
- without
Spanish Prepositions
- a bordo
- aproximadamente
- arriba
- al otro lado de
- después de
- contra
- a lo largo de
- en medio
- entre
- anti
- alrededor
Reading Practice Texts from Past Exams
Junio 1997: Smoking and Health
This section presents responses related to smoking and health.
- It’s a group which explains the dangers of smoking. They make anti-smoking campaigns and are especially concerned with limiting cigarette advertising.
- Yes, it is a very bad habit. You should know it can affect your life very badly. Smoking is a bad habit among teenagers. The cigarette contains dangerous items which destroy the human brain and lungs. It causes different diseases such as cancer in various parts