Friendship, Music, and Travel: A Collection of Letters
Hi there Anna,
Don’t know if you got my first message. I’ve been having problems with my computer. Sometimes it’s a piece of junk… anyway; I decided to send the message again. Well, I have to tell you that I’m really excited about the beginning of our friendship, I’m sure it’s gonna be really fun, maybe we could become BFF!
I’d like to tell you a little bit more about me, and to begin I’m gonna tell you that I love music. Most kinds of music but maybe rock music is my favorite,
Maritime Operations and Ship Terminology
Work and Duties Onboard
- Where do you work?
- I work onboard, but I do not work on deck. I work in the engine room.
- The galley boy cleans the cabins.
- The captain speaks Spanish.
- A foot is twelve inches.
- Do you want to come to the office?
- Be careful, those fathoms and charts are in feet, and they are not in meters.
- The small ship does not go to South Africa. She always goes to Argentina.
- Ashore: Do you work?
- The oilers do not wash the holds.
- The speed is now twelve knots.
- What does the cook do onboard?
- What is the
Love, Amusement Parks, Entertainment, and Idioms
Have You Ever Loved Somebody?
Have you ever loved somebody so much? Have you ever needed something so bad? Have you ever tried to find the words? Have you ever been in love? Have you ever had someone steal your heart away? Have you ever searched for words to get them in their heart? Have you ever, have you ever? Have you ever found the one? Have you finally found the one you’ve given your heart to, only to find that one won’t give their heart to you? Have you ever closed your eyes and dreamed that
Read MorePhrasal Verbs: Definitions and Examples
Common Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs are combinations of verbs and prepositions or adverbs. Understanding them is crucial for fluency in English. Here’s a list of common phrasal verbs and their meanings:
- Look up: Admire
- Come across: Find
- Find out: Discover
- Grow up: Get bigger or taller
- Do without: No need
- Catch up with: Capture
- Get out of: Escape
- Help out: Give a hand
- Take up: Continue with something
- Get ahead: Advance
- Try out: Make an attempt
- Open up: Reveal
- Move on: Advance
- Keep something to oneself: Not tell
Object Descriptions and Mechanics Vocabulary
Describing an Object
Key vocabulary:
- Thickness: grosor
- Depth: profundo
- Height: altura
- Width: ancho
- Steel: acero
- Wood: madera
- Rubber: goma
- Copper (solid): macizo
- Iron: hierro
Examples:
- A solid wooden block has a height of 5cm, a length of 10cm, and a width of 4cm.
- A hollow aluminum block is 0.72cm long, 0.2cm thick, and 0.32cm wide.
Mechanical Actions
Block B rests on a slope. A string is attached to one end of the block and passes over a pulley at the top of the slope. A weight (W) is suspended from the end of
Read MoreKey Vocabulary and Grammar Points
Essential Vocabulary
Unit 1: Technology
- Charging a mobile phone
- Uploading photos
- Checking messages
- Designing software
- Using a landline phone
- Accessing the internet
- Search engine
- Social networking site
- Mobile network
- Power
- Crashes
- Social media
- Post updates
- Account
- Post comments
- Tweets
- Wireless technology
- Develop
- Delete
- Out-of-date
- Gadget
- User-friendly
- Save
- Up-to-date
- Device
- Store information
- Do a search
- Go viral
- Download apps
- Solve a problem
- Go online
- Laptop
- Screen
- Digital camera
- Webcam
- Headphones
- Keyboard
- Scanner
- Printer
- Tablet