Essential English Vocabulary: Numbers, Dates, Food & Sports

Numbers and Dates in English

Ordinal Numbers:

1st FIRST 2nd SECOND 3rd THIRD 4th FOURTH 5th FIFTH 6th SIXTH 7th SEVENTH 8th EIGHTH 9th NINTH 10th TENTH 11th ELEVENTH 12th TWELFTH 13th THIRTEENTH 14th FOURTEENTH 15th FIFTEENTH 16th SIXTEENTH 17th SEVENTEENTH 18th EIGHTEENTH 19th NINETEENTH 20th TWENTIETH 21st TWENTY-FIRST 22nd TWENTY-SECOND 23rd TWENTY-THIRD 24th TWENTY-FOURTH 25th TWENTY-FIFTH 26th TWENTY-SIXTH 27th TWENTY-SEVENTH 28th TWENTY-EIGHTH 29th TWENTY-NINTH 30th THIRTIETH 31st THIRTY-FIRST

Years:

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Rights, Responsibilities, and Technology: Life Insights

Becoming 18: Rights and Responsibilities

Becoming 18 is a significant turning point. As an 18-year-old, you gain more rights but also take on more responsibilities. Understanding these can help you face the future with confidence and enjoy life without trouble.

Rights and Responsibilities

  • Work: You can work without special rules or parental permission.
  • Property: You can rent an apartment and buy property (but not rent a car).
  • Driving: You can get an unrestricted driver’s license.
  • Financial: You are responsible
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Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Tenses

Essential English Vocabulary

Fain: Débil / Rough: Aspre

Blinding: Encegador / Silent: Callat

Bright: Brillant / Slimy: Viscós

Crunchy: Cruixent / Smooth: Suavitzar

Dark: Fosc / Spicy: Picant

Deafening: Sorollós / Stinky: Pudent

Fragrant: Perfumat / Sweet: Dolç

Hard: Dur / Soft: Suau

Rich: Ric (menjar)

Proud: Orgullós / Confident: Segur

Friendly: Amigable / Shy: Insegur

Lazy: Mandrós / Cowardly: Covard

Patient: Pacient / Dim: Contrari a intel·ligent

Cheerful: Alegre / Light-hearted: De bon cor

Jealous: Gelós

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Scientific Research, Change, and Society: Key Vocabulary

Scientific Research Vocabulary

Key Terms and Collocations

Adopt an approach to: To use a specific method or perspective.
Analyze: To examine something in detail.
Conduct: To carry out or perform an activity.
Demonstrate the possibility that: To show that something is possible.
Field of study: An area of academic research.
Major breakthrough: A significant discovery or achievement.
Observe: To watch or study something carefully.
Procedure: A series of actions conducted in a certain order.
Process data:

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English Verb Tenses and Grammar Essentials

Present Tenses

  • Simple Present:
    • Affirmative: S + base verb (s/es for third person singular)
    • Negative: S + do/does + not + base verb
    • Question: Do/Does + S + base verb?
  • Present Continuous:
    • Affirmative: S + am/is/are + verb(-ing)
    • Negative: S + am/is/are + not + verb(-ing)
    • Question: Am/Is/Are + S + verb(-ing)?
  • Present Perfect:
    • Affirmative: Subject + have/has + past participle
    • Negative: Subject + have/has + not + past participle
    • Question: Have/Has + subject + past participle?
  • Present Perfect Progressive:
    • Affirmative:
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The Big Sleep: A Film Noir Mystery

The Big Sleep: A Classic Film Noir

Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by General Sternwood (Charles Waldrom) to address his daughter Carmen’s (Martha Vickers) gambling debts. The elder daughter, Vivian (Lauren Bacall), is more concerned about the disappearance of Sternwood’s employee, Sean Regan.

The Geiger Murder and Blackmail

Marlowe finds Geiger dead. An unidentified man leaves the scene, leaving Carmen, drugged, behind. Marlowe finds a camera with a missing reel. Joe Brody (Louis Jean Heydt)

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