F. Scott Fitzgerald: Life, Works, and The Great Gatsby
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was one of the most important writers in the USA and a social historian who gave the Jazz Age its name.
Jazz became very popular in the 1920s with great musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman, and with the invention of the phonograph record.
Fitzgerald’s fiction is a rich, detailed, and realistic account of American life in the 1920s. Most of his life was a struggle between
Read MoreKey English Vocabulary for Everyday Use
Essential English Vocabulary and Phrases
Common Expressions
A breath of fresh air: Un soplo de aire fresco
A drop in the ocean: Una gota en el mar
All the rage: Ser el último grito, causar furor
Give a taste of his/her own medicine: Dar de su propia medicina
Go in one ear and out the other: Entrar en una oreja y salir por la otra
Have a sweet tooth: Ser goloso
In the spotlight: En el punto de mira
Make a mountain out of a molehill: Hacer una montaña de un grano
Nothing to do with: Nada que ver con
Out of
Read MoreEssential Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases for Everyday Use
Essential Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases
Common Actions and Daily Life
- To live next door: Vivir al lado
- To move in: Mudarse
- To have a barbecue: Hacer una barbacoa
- To realize: Darse cuenta de
- To water: Regar
- To appear / to seem / to look: Parecer
- To cook sausages: Hacer salchichas
- To do sports: Hacer deporte
- Bay: Bahía
- To marry somebody: Casarse con
- Stepbrother: Hermanastro
- To be different from: Ser diferente de
- To play video games: Jugar con videojuegos
- So: Por lo tanto
- So: Tan
- To walk to school: Ir andando al
English Verb Tenses and Grammar: A Comprehensive Review
Present Simple
Indicators: Always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day (used in the third person).
Uses:
- Habitual actions
- Universal truths
- Future use: Schedules of trains, buses, flights.
Example: I work.
Past Simple
Indicators: Yesterday, when, ago, last.
Uses: Completed past actions.
Example: I worked.
Present Continuous
Indicators: Now, at the moment, this.
Uses:
- Actions happening now
- Future use: Fixed plans, future appointments.
Example: I am working.
Past Continuous
Uses: Past actions, durative or in
English Proficiency Test: Sample Answers and Letters
Key 15081 and 15082: Open-Ended Questions
Open-Ended Questions (For Both Keys)
- Send it.
- I didn’t know anything.
- Take your umbrella (Key 82).
- You shouldn’t water (Key 81).
- Health will be better.
- Walk to…
- The bride’s dress was fascinating.
- The students were interested in the question.
- You cannot accomplish more tasks if you start late.
- You shouldn’t be careless when you drive at night.
- She gave up in spite of the good conditions.
Letter: Profile of an Inspiring Person
Description of a Special Person
I do not remember
Read MoreMastering Business Phone Calls: Essential English Vocabulary
**Topic 7: Receiving Calls**
Key Vocabulary:
- Be careful: Ten cuidado
- Caller: El que llama
- Connect: Conectar
- Extension: Extensión
- No reply: Ninguna respuesta
- Operate the switchboard: Pulsar el encendido
- Patience: Paciencia
- Professional: Profesional
- Put…through: Pasar la llamada
- Repeat: Repetir
- Ring: Llamar
- State: Afirmar
- Wrong number: Número equivocado
Common Phrases:
- I made a mistake = I did something wrong: Cometí un error
- She spoke in a professional manner = She spoke in a technical way: Habló de forma profesional
- Can