Mastering Essential English Vocabulary and Modal Verbs

Mastering Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Points

Vocabulary for Describing People and Activities

Relationships and Family

  • Acquaintance
  • Best/Close friend
  • Boss
  • Colleague
  • Classmate
  • (Ex-) girlfriend/boyfriend
  • Flatmate
  • Neighbour
  • Parent
  • Step-sister/brother
  • Relative
  • Cousins
  • Nephew/Niece
  • Uncle/Aunt
  • Grandparents
  • Granddaughter/Grandson

Appearance and Physical Description

  • Auburn (castaƱo)
  • Casual
  • Clean-shaven
  • Good-looking (atractivo)
  • Medium-built
  • Medium height
  • Scruffy (desarreglado)
  • Shoulder-length (hair) (media melena)
  • Skinny
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Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Structures

Core English Vocabulary Lists

Personality Adjectives

  • BIG-HEARTED
  • CARING
  • COURAGEOUS
  • CRUEL
  • DEPENDABLE
  • MODEST
  • OPTIMISTIC
  • OUTGOING
  • RESPONSIBLE
  • SELFLESS
  • SUPPORTIVE
  • SYMPATHETIC

Common Verb Collocations: GET and MAKE

  • GET BETTER
  • GET INVOLVED
  • GET PERMISSION
  • GET THE FEELING
  • GET THINGS DONE
  • GET USED TO
  • MAKE A PROMISE
  • MAKE AN EFFORT
  • MAKE AN IMPRESSION
  • MAKE THE MOST OF

Verbs Related to Advertising

  • ADVERTISE
  • APPEAL
  • APPEAR
  • BROADCAST
  • CLAIM
  • EXAGGERATE
  • INFLUENCE
  • INFORM
  • MANIPULATE
  • PROMOTE
  • RECOMMEND

Shopping and Consumer Terms

  • BARGAINING
  • BID
  • BROWSE
  • BROWSER
  • CHARGE
  • CONSUME
  • CONSUMER
  • PURCHASE
  • REFUND
  • SELECT
  • SELECTION
  • SUPPLIER
  • SUPPLY

Pronouns:

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Literary Analysis: Important Questions from Indigo, The Rattrap, and Lost Spring

The Champaran Episode (Indigo)

Q.1 Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to court was useless?

Ans: When Gandhiji learned about the plight of the peasant groups in Champaran from his discussion with the lawyers, he concluded that the poor peasants were so crushed and fear-stricken that law courts were useless in their case. Going to courts overburdened the sharecroppers with heavy litigation expenses. What really needed to be done was to make them free from fear.

Q.2 How did the Champaran

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A Driven Student’s Path to Corporate Law and Business

My Journey: From Vocational Training to Global Aspirations

Hello, my name is Liliana. I am 20 years old and originally from Ecuador, but I have lived in Spain since I was a child. Recently, I finished my vocational program in Administration and Finance. This course provided me with a strong foundation and a unique opportunity to participate in the Erasmus+ program.

Erasmus+ Internship in the Netherlands

Through Erasmus+, I completed a three-month internship in the Netherlands at a company that sells

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Advanced English Grammar and Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1: Conjunctions (Although, In Spite Of, Despite)

Complete the sentences using the correct conjunction.

  1. Although the weather was bad, we enjoyed the game.
  2. Although I was very hungry, I couldn’t eat.
  3. In spite of the difficulty, they managed to solve the Maths problem.
  4. Clare did the work in spite of being ill.
  5. Peter did not do well in the exam in spite of working very hard.
  6. Mary never talked to him although she loved him.
  7. The children slept deeply in spite of the noise.
  8. In spite of earning a low salary,
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English Grammar Mastery: Tenses, Quantifiers, and Articles Quiz

Mastering the Past Continuous and Simple Past Tenses

Sentence Completion Practice (1-20)

Choose the correct verb form to complete the following sentences:

  1. I ___ when the phone rang. b) was sleeping
  2. She ___ TV while her brother was doing homework. a) was watching
  3. They ___ soccer when it started to rain. c) were playing
  4. What ___ you ___ at 9 p.m. last night? a) were/doing
  5. We ___ dinner when our friends arrived. a) were having
  6. While he ___ the guitar, his sister was singing. a) was playing
  7. The students ___
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