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
Read MoreLegal & 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.
English Sentence Transformations Practice
Where are you thinking of spending your summer holiday this year? PLANNING
Where are you planning to spend your summer holiday this year?
He was about to say something when the phone rang. POINT
He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.
The employment situation will probably improve in the next month. LIKELY
The employment situation is likely to improve in the next few months.
I may fall asleep during the film. ABLE
I might not be able to stay awake during the film.
The plants will probably
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
Read MoreEssential 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
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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