Charlotte Brontë’s Life and Victorian England

Key Vocabulary

  • Glad – happy
  • Lean – move the top part of the body
  • Wondered – asked himself
  • Wounded – injured
  • Wandered – moved around
  • Wicked – very bad
  • Rage – great anger
  • Mad – angry
  • Dangerous – likely to cause harm
  • Chaperone – an older person who supervises young people
  • Tenderly – with much love
  • Tore it to pieces – ripped
  • Harm – damage
  • Inquiry – official investigation
  • Curate – assistant of a priest
  • Grammar school – school for clever children
  • Housekeeper – person who works in the
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La Nona: A Family’s Tragic Downfall

La Nona: A Summary of the Play

Summary:

The play begins with the family gathered around the table. Carmelo starts to review the household accounts, revealing a precarious and concerning financial situation. Carmelo warns Chicho that he will have to start working to bring some money into the family.

Chicho talks with Carmelo and convinces him to take Nona to the doctor to see how much longer she has to live. Carmelo and Chicho visit the doctor, who tells them that Nona is in perfect health and will

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Understanding English Phrases and Sentence Patterns

Common English Phrases and Sentence Structures

Everyday Expressions

  • Mr. Green prides himself on his beautiful garden.
  • It came as no surprise to her that she had been fired.
  • There’s no point in trying to open it with that key.
  • Mozart has been credited with writing this symphony.
  • Many people will go to great lengths to get rich.
  • Harold and his wife appear to have nothing in common.
  • Many ecologists have shown their concern about the new problem.
  • The river burst its banks during the storm.
  • Young people take everything
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Multiple Choice Questions and Answers on Diverse Topics

The Right to Vote

  1. B (Thanks)
  2. B (Women)
  3. A (The majority)
  4. C (Had been)
  5. A (Women)
  6. D (Refused)
  7. B (Gave)
  8. D (In)

Are We Alone?

  1. C (To)
  2. D (He)
  3. A (The)
  4. C (He)
  5. A (They)
  6. A (Most)
  7. D (Scientists)
  8. A (George)

Teachers

  1. D (Quite)
  2. D (Was)
  3. D (To)
  4. A (Provided)
  5. B (He was)
  6. C (He was)
  7. D (Demanded)
  8. C (On)

Language

  1. A (Although)
  2. C (Is)
  3. A (It)
  4. C (Became)
  5. B (He)
  6. C (It)
  7. D (To)
  8. A (Of)

China

  1. A (The)
  2. C (All)
  3. B (Want)
  4. C (They)
  5. C (Introduced)
  6. D (Only)
  7. B (To)
  8. B (Hong)

Smiling Indians

  1. C
  2. D
  3. B
  4. A (Everywhere)
  5. C (Many)
  6. A (There)
  7. C (Heard)
  8. B

Nomophobia

  1. A (More)
  2. A (A)
  3. A (One)
  4. B (Has)
  5. C (We)
  6. A (Lots)
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Master English: Vocabulary, Interactions, and Verb Tenses

Vocabulary

  • Business: Negócio
  • Entertainment: Entretenimento
  • Health: Saúde
  • Lifestyle: Estilo de vida
  • Local: Local
  • Sports: Esportes
  • Technology/Science: Tecnologia/Ciência
  • Travel: Viagem
  • Weather: Clima
  • World: Mundo

News Headlines

  • Shark Attacks Local Surfer: Tubarão ataca surfista local
  • Bear Chases Hiker Up Tree: Urso persegue alpinista até árvore
  • Pilot Crashes Plane – No One Hurt: Piloto bate avião – ninguém se machucou
  • Lightning Misses Golfer by One Foot: Relâmpago erra golfista por um pé
  • Boat Overturns
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Don Quixote’s Early Adventures: Encounters and Misadventures

Don Quixote’s First Sally Without Sancho

Don Quixote decided to undertake the journey on the next day without anyone seeing him. He put on his armor, donned his weapons, and went to Rocinante. But then he thought he had not been knighted and then could not fight. He began walking through the fields of Montiel, screaming, “Oh, Princess Dulcinea!” and remembered his folly after another.

That day was very hot. He walked all day, and at night, the horse could no longer continue. He saw an inn and walked

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