English Vocabulary: Transportation, Technology, Emotions, Global Warming, Crime, and Animals

Modal Verbs

Obligation

  • Have to (external obligation)
  • Must (internal obligation)
  • Don’t have to / needn’t (lack of obligation)

Prohibition

  • Mustn’t
  • Can’t

Advice

  • Should (suggestion)
  • Ought to (formal suggestion, rarely used)

Possibility

  • Mustn’t (99% sure something is not true)
  • Can or Might (60% possibility)
  • May (20% possibility, improbable)

Ability

  • Can
  • Could
  • To be able to

Permission

  • Can
  • May
  • Might (very formal)

Past Habit

  • Used to

Car and Transportation Vocabulary

  • Wheels
  • Steering Wheel
  • Boot (UK) / Trunk (US)
  • Engine
  • Brake
  • Accelerator
  • Clutch
  • Reverse
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Understanding English Intonation: Patterns and Functions

Tones in English Intonation

  • Level: A level tone is used in certain restricted contexts. It conveys the feeling of saying something routine, uninteresting, or boring.
  • Fall: A falling tone is usually regarded as neutral. When we use the falling tone, we understand that there is nothing more to be said, or it conveys the sense of completion.
  • Rise: The rising tone gives the impression that something more is to follow. It is like an invitation to continue or to express readiness to give more information.
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Event Management: Roles, Skills, and Planning Essentials

What Do Event Managers Do?

The role of the organizer varies depending on the type of event involved.

Typical Work Activities Include:

  • Researching markets to identify opportunities for events.
  • Liaising with clients to find out their requirements.
  • Selecting venues.
  • Planning room layouts.
  • Coordinating caterers, stand designers, contractors, and equipment hire.
  • Organizing facilities for car parking, security, first aid, hospitality area, and the media.
  • Ensuring insurance coverage.
  • Preparing delegate packs and
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Aura Reading: Unveiling the Colors of Human Energy

How to See and Read Auras

By Dr. Tom J. Chalko MSc, Ph.D.

Introduction

There is nothing “paranormal” in the Universe, except our limited understanding of Nature. What we think we “know” on Earth now is just a small drop in the Ocean of Wisdom. In the distant past, people admired things they could not explain and called them “miracles.” Long ago, people were able to see auras. Advanced spiritual people such as Buddha, Christ, and his immediate disciples were painted with golden haloes around their heads

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Essential Irregular Verbs for English Learners

Mastering Irregular Verbs

Essential List for English Learners

  • Go/Went/Gone: Ir
  • Grow/Grew/Grown: Cultivar, Crecer
  • Hang/Hung/Hung: Colgar
  • Have/Had/Had: Haber, Tener
  • Hear/Heard/Heard: Oir
  • Hide/Hid/Hidden: Esconder
  • Hit/Hit/Hit: Golpear
  • Hold/Held/Held: Sostener
  • Hurt/Hurt/Hurt: DaƱar
  • Keep/Kept/Kept: Guardar
  • Know/Knew/Known: Saber, Conocer
  • Lay/Laid/Laid: Poner
  • Lead/Led/Led: Conducir
  • Learn/Learnt/Learned/Learnt/Learned: Aprender
  • Leave/Left/Left: Dejar
  • Lend/Lent/Lent: Prestar
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Catalan Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting: A Detailed Analysis

Catalan Architecture

Catalonia marked the creation of a border territory in the Carolingian Empire. The situation weakened dependencies in 985 when Mansur sacked Barcelona and created a dynasty. The ancient part of the MRCA is the hipnoica cnde frma d bcn. 11th century > autochthonous style. Summary: Carolingian, Visigothic, and Islamic influences. Example: Monastery of St. Herod. Height superposition through central columns. Nave with barrel arches. Lombard style follows the Cluny order. Crews

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