English Grammar: Mastering Relative Clauses & Modal Verbs

Unit 5: Relative Clauses (Las Oraciones de Relativo)

Defining Relative Clauses

WHO and THAT: Referring to People

  • There are many holidaymakers who/that prefer travelling in their own country.

WHICH and THAT: Referring to Objects/Things

  • Dark tourism is a phenomenon which/that is attracting many people.

WHEN and THAT: Referring to a Moment in Time

  • It was in 1986 when/that the Chernobyl disaster took place.

WHERE: Referring to a Particular Place

  • Many people visit places where tragedies have happened.

WHOSE: Referring

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Legal & Crime Vocabulary (En-Es) with English Grammar

Legal & Crime Vocabulary: English to Spanish

  • Reasonable doubt —> Duda razonable.
  • Jury —> Jurado.
  • Perpetrator —> Autor, responsable, perpetrador.
  • Misidentify —> Identificar mal.
  • Misinformation —> Desinformación.
  • The culprit —> Culpable, responsable.
  • Resemble —> Parecerse.
  • Remotely —> Remoto, remotamente.
  • Distort —> Distorsionar, tergiversar.
  • Interrogated —> Interrogado.
  • Interrogation —> Interrogatorio, interrogación.
  • Interrogator —> Interrogador.
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English Sentence Transformations Practice

  1. Where are you thinking of spending your summer holiday this year? PLANNING

    Where are you planning to spend your summer holiday this year?

  2. He was about to say something when the phone rang. POINT

    He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.

  3. The employment situation will probably improve in the next month. LIKELY

    The employment situation is likely to improve in the next few months.

  4. I may fall asleep during the film. ABLE

    I might not be able to stay awake during the film.

  5. The plants will probably

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Animal Farm: Rebellion, Power, and the Pigs’ Rule

Animal Farm: Revolution, Power, and Betrayal

Old Major’s Dream and Animalism

One night, all the animals at Mr. Jones’s Manor Farm assembled in a barn. They gathered to hear Old Major, a venerable pig, describe a dream he had: a world where all animals lived free from the tyranny of humans. A few days later, Old Major died, but the animals, inspired by his philosophy of Animalism, plotted a rebellion.

The Rebellion and Manor Farm’s Fall

Two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, became the key figures planning

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Essential English Vocabulary & Grammar List

Essential English Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary by Topic

Senses and Adjectives

  • hearing: oír
  • sight: vista
  • faint: débil
  • blinding: deslumbrador
  • silent: silencioso
  • bright: brillante
  • deafening: ensordecedor
  • dark: oscuro
  • crunchy: crujiente
  • smell: olor
  • fragrant: fragante
  • rough: áspero
  • stinky: apestoso
  • slim: delgado
  • taste: gusto
  • hard: duro
  • sweet: dulce
  • soft: suave
  • spicy: picante
  • smooth: liso
  • touch: tocar

Phrasal Verbs

  • join in: participar
  • come together: reunirse
  • put up: poner
  • put on: dar (Note: This translation is unusual
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Summer Camp Job Interview Examples

Interview 1: Camp Monitor Candidate

Good morning, take a seat, please.

Thank you.

I have carefully read your resume and I have seen you are a high school student.

Yes, I am currently taking the science programme and I also hold a certificate as a leisure and free time counselor.

That’s fine. Why are you interested in this job?

I was highly motivated to apply for this job because I really enjoy spending my time with children and taking care of them. It would be a pleasure for me to get this job as camp

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