English Vocabulary and Grammar: Essential Terms

  • Hand in homework: Give homework to a teacher.
  • People gather together in one place: People come together to a place.
  • Jam: Mermelada // a sweet sticky food made from boiled fruit and sugar that is usually spread onto bread.
  • Ham: Jamón // The meat from the top part of the back legs of a pig, preserved using salt.
  • Pork: The meat from a pig (cerdo).
  • Seafood: Marisco // Fish and shellfish that you can eat.
  • Prawns: Gambas
  • Lobster: Langosta
  • Snail: Caracol // A small animal that has a soft body, no legs, and a
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Wassailing Tradition: Apple Orchards & Butler Careers

Wassailing: An Ancient Tradition

The name wassailing comes from the Old English phrase ‘waes hael’, which means ‘good health’. The tradition has continued, or been revived, in many of the apple-growing areas of the UK, including Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

There are many variations, but a typical event would take place in the late afternoon or early evening.

Accompanied by a folk band, a Morris side, and/or a lone fiddler, people assemble in the orchard. Alternatively, a Wassail King and Queen,

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English Conditional Sentences, Modals, and Reported Speech

English Conditional Sentences

Zero Conditional
Present simple for general truths and commands.

First Conditional
If + present simple, will + infinitive. Possible future events.

Example: If it rains today, I’ll stay at home.

Second Conditional
If + past simple, would + infinitive. Hypothetical situations.

Example: If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

Third Conditional
If + past perfect, would have + past participle. Hypothetical past situations.

Example: If I had won the lottery, I would have

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Vocabulary and Idioms: Essential English Terms

Essential English Vocabulary and Idioms

Braille: n. Relief marks that blind people use for reading. Blind: adj. Unable to see. Breakthrough: n. An important advance or discovery. Co-worker: n. A person who works with another in the same place. Discovery: n. The event of discovering something. Dynamite: n. Explosive substance used for breaking rocks. Electromagnetic: adj. Showing movement of positively and negatively charged atoms. Glucose test: n. Assessment of sugar in the blood. Healing: adj. Having

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Mastering English Verb Tenses: Simple, Continuous, Perfect

Present Simple

Forms:
  • I talk, you talk, he/she/it talks, we talk, they talk
  • I don’t talk, he/she/it doesn’t talk
  • Do you talk? Does he/she/it talk?
Uses:
  1. Things that happen habitually. Adverbs of frequency are often used: always, every day, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never
  2. Generalities or scientific facts. He doesn’t eat vegetables. Elephants live in Africa.
  3. Scheduled events in the near future. The train leaves at 10:00. The party is tonight.
  4. Instructions. Open the window. Eat the vegetables! Do your
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Top Theme Parks Worldwide: An Interview with Andy Wells

Transcript

Interviewer: Good morning. Today we’re going to talk about theme parks, and we’re going to hear from Andy Wells, who has written a book about theme parks around the world. Welcome to the program, Andy.

Andy: Hi, it’s good to be here.

Interviewer: You really have a dream job, don’t you, Andy? Flying around the world all the time, visiting adventure parks …

Andy: Well, yes, it’s pretty exciting. But it’s really hard work too, you know.

Interviewer: I bet. So, what’s the number one theme park

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