English Grammar Tenses and Conditionals: A Comprehensive Study
English Conditionals and Tenses
Zero Conditionals: (General truths, facts…)
If + Subject + Verb (Simple present), Subject + Verb (Simple present)
You get tired if you run a lot.
First Conditionals: (Probable situations)
If + Subject + Verb (Simple present), Subject + Verb (Future simple: will/won’t + Infinitive)
If she studies hard, she will pass the exam.
Second Conditionals: (Hypotheses, improbable situations…)
If + Subject + Verb (Simple past), Subject + Verb (Conditional simple: would/wouldn’t +
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
1- Background of the Work
Historical Context:
The story is set in the 19th century, during the era of colonization, imperialism, and the Second Industrial Revolution, when industrial nations sought colonies for raw materials to reduce production costs.
The events take place in an English colony, as suggested throughout the work.
The book was written in 1902.
Summary
Heart of Darkness centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to
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Essential English-Spanish Vocabulary
- Moda (fashion): fad, fashion, craze
- Mejorar, aumentar: to enhance
- Ingeniero: engineer
- Finalmente, al final (finally): eventually, in the end
- Miedo: fear
- Fiero: fierce
- Inundación: flood
- Pronóstico: forecast
- Compañero de piso: flatmate
- Injusto: unfair
- Sin sentido: pointless, senseless
- Riesgo: hazard
- Meterse con alguien: to pick on sbdy
- Excluir a alguien: to leave sbdy out
- Ingenuo, crédulo: naive
- Librarse de: to get rid of
- Desaprobar algo: to disapprove of
- Mala educación: impoliteness
- Llevar
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Life, Works, and The Great Gatsby
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was one of the most important writers in the USA and a social historian who gave the Jazz Age its name.
Jazz became very popular in the 1920s with great musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman, and with the invention of the phonograph record.
Fitzgerald’s fiction is a rich, detailed, and realistic account of American life in the 1920s. Most of his life was a struggle between
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Essential English Vocabulary and Phrases
Common Expressions
A breath of fresh air: Un soplo de aire fresco
A drop in the ocean: Una gota en el mar
All the rage: Ser el último grito, causar furor
Give a taste of his/her own medicine: Dar de su propia medicina
Go in one ear and out the other: Entrar en una oreja y salir por la otra
Have a sweet tooth: Ser goloso
In the spotlight: En el punto de mira
Make a mountain out of a molehill: Hacer una montaña de un grano
Nothing to do with: Nada que ver con
Out of
Read MoreEssential Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases for Everyday Use
Essential Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases
Common Actions and Daily Life
- To live next door: Vivir al lado
- To move in: Mudarse
- To have a barbecue: Hacer una barbacoa
- To realize: Darse cuenta de
- To water: Regar
- To appear / to seem / to look: Parecer
- To cook sausages: Hacer salchichas
- To do sports: Hacer deporte
- Bay: Bahía
- To marry somebody: Casarse con
- Stepbrother: Hermanastro
- To be different from: Ser diferente de
- To play video games: Jugar con videojuegos
- So: Por lo tanto
- So: Tan
- To walk to school: Ir andando al