Senior Center in Calahorra: Project and Personal Story

Senior Center Project in Calahorra

The project that I am going to develop is the construction of a Senior Center, in other words, a type of community center where older adults can congregate to fulfill many of their social, physical, emotional, and intellectual needs. This center offers many benefits, above all, for the elderly but also for their families.

This Senior Center will not just offer card games. It will offer far more than that: from trips and special events to fine arts and crafts, music

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English Grammar and Vocabulary: A Comprehensive View

Essential English Grammar

Verbs Followed by Infinitives or Gerunds

*INF (Infinitive):

  • Agree
  • Decide
  • Offer
  • Promise
  • Refuse

Verbs Followed by ‘to’ + Infinitive:

  • Allow
  • Advise
  • Expect
  • Explain
  • Forget
  • Offer
  • Persuade
  • Suppose

Verbs Followed by Someone + ‘to’ + Infinitive:

  • Advise
  • Encourage
  • Invite
  • Persuade
  • Remind
  • Warn
  • Tell

*V-ING (Gerund):

  • Admit
  • Advise
  • Avoid
  • Deny
  • Help
  • Mind
  • Recommend
  • Suggest

Verbs Followed by Prepositions and Gerunds:

  • Insist + on
  • Accuse, Approve, Intention, Disappointment + someone + of
  • Apologize, Blame, Responsible + for
  • (Prevent)
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Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits

First, review the questions in exercise III and, then, skim the text in order to find the correct answers.

Improving Your Health – Nutrition

It signifies preventive health care, more than just getting regular checkups by a doctor and a dentist. It also means making good decisions about your health. To do that, you need to know what foods you should eat to stay healthy and how to plan and prepare healthy meals. Good nutrition is also preventive care. Nutrition and diet mean everything that you eat

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King Arthur Legends: Knights, Camelot, and Excalibur

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

The Original Text

The legends of King Arthur belong to the oral tradition. They were put in writing by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. In the Middle Ages, French writers like Chrétien de Troyes also wrote about them. In 1470, Sir Thomas Malory wrote a long book in English called The Death of Arthur.

Summary

King Arthur and his knights are Britain’s greatest legendary figures.

Chapter 1

With the help of Merlin’s magic, King Uther marries the beautiful Igraine

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Don Quixote’s Adventures: A Summary of Key Chapters

Don Quixote: Key Chapter Summaries

Chapter 1: Alonso Quijano is introduced as a man of about 50 years old, of modest means, with a robust constitution, an early riser, and a great lover of hunting. He enjoyed novels of chivalry, with Feliciano de Silva being his favorite author. His obsession with these novels grew so intense that he decided to become a knight. He cleaned and prepared old weapons for use, renamed himself Don Quixote, and named his horse Rocinante. He also sought a lady to dedicate

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British Slang Dictionary: Common English Expressions & Definitions

British Slang: A Quick Reference

Here’s a handy list of common British slang terms and their meanings:

  • Big-headed: Arrogant
  • Soppy: Cheesy (empalagoso)
  • Duck tape: Cinta aislante (Duct tape)
  • Ticking: What the clock does
  • Bother: Annoy
  • Overtake: Adelantar
  • Rehearse: To practice for something
  • Slurp: To drink making noise
  • Shiver: Tremble, shake
  • Peaky: Sick, ill
  • Mug someone: Atracar a alguien
  • Frown: Fruncir el ceño, hacer un mal gesto
  • Guts: Las tripas. I feel it in my guts (Tengo un presentimiento)
  • Sink: Lavabo
  • Snob /
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