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
TV Show Reviews: Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Peaky Blinders
Game of Thrones – TV Show Review
1. Introduction
Game of Thrones is one of the most famous TV series of all time. It was created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and is based on the books A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. It’s a mix of fantasy, drama, and action, full of battles, betrayals, and, of course, dragons! The show follows the fight for the Iron Throne, the most powerful seat in the fictional land of Westeros.
2. Summary of the Plot/Story
The story focuses on different noble
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Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco
Rhinoceros is one of the most outstanding works of Ionesco, alongside The Bald Soprano, The Chairs, and The King Dies. It presents the viewer with a succession of symbolic scenic images: the streets of a town are terrorized by a rhinoceros, which is, in fact, a man transformed into a beast. This metamorphosis, reminiscent of Kafka, gradually affects all the people of the place, who are overcome by selfishness, hypocrisy, the desire for domination, and violence. Berenger,
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Jack the Ripper and Victorian London
London was a big and important city, but also a place of poverty and crime. Rich people lived well, but many poor people had a hard life. In 1888, the city was full of fear because of Jack the Ripper, a terrible killer. People were scared, and the streets were dangerous. Even with all its problems, London stayed strong and kept growing.
In the book, Jack the Ripper kills women who were prostitutes, alcoholics, and poor, which shows the poor and dangerous conditions
Read MoreMastering Conditional Sentences: Types and Examples
Conditional Sentences: Types and Examples
Type 1 Conditional: Possible Conditions
These sentences describe real possibilities in the present or future.
- If I see Jennie, I will give her your love.
- Oil floats if you pour it on water.
- If she can’t come to us, then we will have to go and see her.
- If you eat too much, you will get fat.
- If I know her name, I will tell you.
- I will be absolutely happy if I have a car.
- What will you do if you lose your job?
- If we have a map, we will be able to get out of here.
- I