Basic English Q&A: Grammar and Vocabulary

Basic English Questions and Answers

Everyday Preferences and Simple Present

Do you like chicken? Fish? Meat?
Yes, I do.

Does your father like sports?
Yes, he does.

Does your mother cook?
No, she doesn’t.

Do you like traveling by plane?
No, I don’t.

Do you like skiing? Swimming?
Yes, I do.

Do you like opera music? Rock music? Pop music?
No, I don’t like that kind of music.

Do you like wine? Fruit juice? Liqueur?
Yes, I do.

Do you like peanuts? Cheese? Yogurt?
No, I don’t.

Simple Present and Past Simple Practice

She

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Mastering English: Grammar, Phrases, and Usage

Mastering English: Grammar and Usage

Modal Verbs: Could vs. Was Able To

When I was a child, my father could

I got the job because I was able to

My grandmother could

During the weekend, we were able to

I called her many times during the week, but I wasn’t able to contact her. Finally, I was able to

When my siblings and I were very young, we didn’t go on vacation because we couldn’t afford it. We worked very hard all together and were able to go on our first trip to the coast.

We left home

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Classic Children’s Tales for Theater Adaptation

Classic Children’s Tales for Theater

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

This story tells of the meeting between three bears and a girl named Goldilocks, because of her blonde hair. A family of bears, consisting of a father, a mother, and their young son, lives in a small house in a forest.

One day, while waiting for their soup to cool, the bear family goes for a walk. Goldilocks finds the house empty. Filled with curiosity, she enters. Since she’s hungry, she begins to taste the soup. She likes the teddy

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The Prince of the Mist: A Summary

The Prince of the Mist – Fact Sheet

Book Details

  • Book Title: The Prince of the Mist
  • Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  • Illustrations: Constantine Gatagara
  • Publisher: Edebé
  • Collection: Periscope
  • Publication Year: 1993
  • Number of Pages: 221
  • Number of Chapters: 19

Book Summary

Max, a thirteen-year-old boy, moves with his family—his parents, his older sister Alicia, and his younger sister Irina—to a coastal town on the Atlantic, away from the city and the war. Their new home, a beach house, doesn’t excite the family

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Mastering English Grammar: Passive Voice, Reported Speech, and More

Passive Voice

Passive Voice Examples:

  • Active: buys – Passive: is bought
  • Active: ate – Passive: was eaten
  • Active: is cleaning – Passive: is being cleaned
  • Active: were visiting – Passive: was being visited
  • Active: have never recycled – Passive: has never been recycled
  • Active: had done – Passive: had been done
  • Active: will forget – Passive: will be forgotten

Example Sentence:

I will send you the information by mail.

Passive Transformations:

  1. The information will be sent to you by mail.
  2. You will be sent the information
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Tourism Trends: Brazil World Cup, Online Booking & Social Media

The forthcoming World Cup in 2014 will take place in various cities around the country. Meanwhile, as Brazilians themselves become more affluent, they are travelling more and are welcomed as high-spending visitors.

Emergency Preparedness in Travel

Most travel companies are not sufficiently prepared to deal with emergencies. In such cases, communication is essential. Regular updates on their website or text messages are a very important way of getting information to clients and their families very

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