English Vocabulary and Grammar Review: Units 4-6

Unit 4: Work and Employment

Vocabulary

  • Deadline: due date, time limit
  • Field: area, sector
  • Out of work: unemployed
  • Overtime: extra hours
  • Part-time: working less than the normal number of hours
  • People skills: the ability to communicate effectively with others
  • Perk: benefit, bonus
  • Position: job
  • Qualification: a skill or type of experience that makes someone suitable for a particular job
  • Reliable: dependable
  • Rewarding: satisfying
  • Rise: an increase in salary
  • Room for advancement: opportunity for promotion
  • Seasonal:
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Exploring Literary Movements: Realism, Naturalism, and Romanticism

Realism in 19th Century Europe

During the mid-19th century, scientific advancements in Europe led to significant changes and conflicts within individuals and society. The bourgeoisie gained prominence, attaining economic and social power through innovative philosophical, cultural, and artistic trends that introduced a new concept of life and humanity.

Realism emerged from positivist thought, which only accepted the results of observation and experimentation as true. Realism primarily aimed to reflect

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Reported Speech: A Comprehensive Guide to Tense Changes and Transformations

Reported Speech: Tense Changes and Transformations

Basic Tense Changes

  • Present Simple/Past Simple:
    “Marta doesn’t feed cats every night.” becomes “Cats weren’t fed by Marta every night.”
  • Present Continuous/Past Continuous:
    “I am not designing a new website now.” becomes “A new website wasn’t being designed now.”
  • Past Simple/Past Perfect (Had + V3):
    “Carol didn’t send postcards last Christmas.” becomes “Postcards hadn’t been sent by Carol last Christmas.”
  • Present Perfect/Past Perfect:
    “The owners haven’t
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English Grammar: Verb Tense Forms and Phrasal Verbs

Verb Tense Forms

Active and Passive Voice

Simple Tenses

Active Voice

  • Present Simple: buy – is/are/am bought
  • Past Simple: bought – was/were bought
  • Future Simple: will buy – will be bought

Passive Voice

  • Present Continuous: is/are/am buying – is/are/am being bought
  • Past Continuous: was/were buying – was/were being bought
  • Future Continuous: will be buying – will be being bought

Perfect Tenses

  • Present Perfect: has/have bought – have/has been bought
  • Past Perfect: had bought – had been bought

Other Tenses

  • Going to Future:
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Delicious Menu at Joey’s Restaurant: Sushi, Steaks, and More

Sushi

Sushi Cone- Tempura Prawn, sushi rice, spicy mayo, tobiko, ginger, avocado, and cucumber, sesame seeds, pea shoots rolled in a soy wrapper sealed with wasabi.

Tuna and Avocado Roll – Ahi tuna, cucumber, avocado,rolled in sushi rice and seaweed. Topped with teriyaki sauce, and crispy wonton bits. Served with pickled ginger, wasabi, korean chili mayo

Seared salmon rolled– pressed salmon and ginger fire seared, sushi rice, umami sauce, crispy wonton bits, serrano peppers 

Steak and sushi – choice

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Nixon Doctrine During his 1968 presidential campaign, Nixon said the United States should seek a negotiated end to the war in Vietnam, while insisting on the right of self-determination of the South Vietnamese people. Nixon said he had a secret plan that he would reveal after he was elected. It turned out to be Vietnamization: the turning over of the ground fighting to South Vietnamese forces, backed by U.S. air power. Nixon and Henry Kissinger (Secretary of State) agreed on the need to accept

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