Social Media Impact, CA Rail Project & E-Cigarette Health Risks
Facebook’s Impact on Users
Questions and Answers
- Based on the text:
- a) False. “Facebook can be a fun, healthy activity…”
- b) False. “A second study, completely independent from the first…”
- c) True. “A second study, completely independent from the first… than close friends or family.”
- d) True. “People may choose… romantic partners.”
Synonyms
- a) jealous — envious
- b) entertaining — fun
- c) teammate — colleague
- d) forecast — predict
- e) exactly — accurately
Sentence Completion
- a) They asked us if we
Lomov, Natalya & Chubukov: Marriage Proposal Quarrels
Why Natalya is Anxious to Marry Lomov
Natalya is described as a middle-aged woman. She understands that someone like Lomov might be her best chance for marriage. Therefore, the moment she learns that Lomov had come to propose to her, she becomes distraught, cries, shouts, and insists her father bring Lomov back.
Chubukov Joins the Quarrel
Chubukov enters and finds Natalya and Lomov quarrelling. When he discovers they are arguing about the ownership of the Oxen Meadows, he also becomes angry. Instead
Read MoreEssential English Reference: Vocabulary & Grammar
Technology & Gadgets Vocabulary
- Keyboard: teclado
- Plug (for device): enchufe-conector
- Screen: monitor
- Socket (wall): enchufe-pared
- Switch: interruptor
- Adapter: adaptador
- Headphones: auriculares
- Remote control: mando a distancia
- Mouse: ratón
- Speaker: altavoz
- USB cable: cable USB
Common Verbs
- Turn on / Turn off
- Set (program)
- Unplug (desenchufar)
- Switch
Places Vocabulary
- Football pitch: campo de fútbol
- Ground floor: planta baja
- Speed camera: radar de velocidad
- Profile picture: foto de perfil
- Petrol station: gasolinera
House
Read MoreEssential English Phrases for Classroom Interaction
Classroom Language Examples
- Could you repeat that, please?
- Could you say that again?
- Sorry?
- Pardon?
- How do you spell it?
- What does it mean?
- What does “sneeze” mean?
- Please be quiet!
- Well done!
- Very good!
What is Classroom Language and Why is it Important?
It is the language we use:
- to give instructions (e.g., “Put your hands up”, “Come to the blackboard”)
- to deal with spontaneous situations (“Can you close the door, please? It’s very noisy”)
- for social interaction (“You’re welcome”)
- to deal
English Verb Tenses and Culinary Vocabulary
English Verb Tenses Practice
Translate Sentences: Speak
Verb forms: V1=speak (present), V2=spoke (past), V3=spoken (past participle).
- Se habla inglés. English is spoken (passive – present)
- Ellas hablarían. They would speak (simple conditional)
- No fue hablado. It was not spoken (passive – past negative)
- Yo hablé. I spoke (simple past)
- Será hablado. It will be spoken (passive – future)
- ¿Hablarás? Will you speak? (simple future – interrogative)
- Él no habló. He did not speak (simple past – negative)
- Ella
English Vocabulary: Solitude, Anger, Homes, and Sounds
Expressions for Solitude and Self-Reliance
- Youngest self-made
- Atlantic single-handed
- Be self-reliant
- Shy, solitary
- Fending for myself
- Leaving me to my own devices / to myself
- Think for herself
- Got a mind of her own
- Keeping himself very much to himself
- On his own
- Self-made millionaire
- Single-handed yachtswoman
- Solo album
- Solitary figure
- Unaccompanied children
- Unaided eye
- Isolated communities
Phrases for Anger and Arguments
- Heated argument
- Irate customer
- Cross with you
- Seething with anger
- Completely berserk
- Blow his top
- He