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A Compelte summer English course
- 1. Interesting people This person was very intelligent, he was born in Germany, He didn’t have excellent grades when he was in high school, but he is considered one of the most important scientist.
- 2. He is a very famous artist , and scientist, he was born in Florence Italy, he invented a lot of things which are helpful nowadays, he painted one of the most famous paintings around the world.
- 3. He is Mexican, he is an actor, comedian, producer and writer. Nowadays he is living in the United States , he is going to get marry soon
- 4. He was born in Germany. He is one of the most powerful person in the world . He lives in the Vatican now.
- 5. He was born in Spain, he is one of the most famous painters in the world. He invented the cubism.
- 6. She was from Calcuta, She was a very generous person, who traveled around the world helping poor and sick people.
- 7. He was a German dictator who founded the National Socialism (NAZI)
- 8. She is from Mexico, She is an actress and producer, She produced the sitcom “Ugly Betty”
- 9. He is a very interesting actor in the United States. He always acts in Tim burton’s films. His next movie will be dark shadows
- 10. He was born in Indiana, US, he was the best basketball player.he appeared in a movie named “Space jam”
- 11. She was born in France in 1883: She was a fashion designer. Nowadays her label is one of the most famous around the world .
- 12. He was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary who fought against the cuban government
- 13. He was a priest who helped Mexico to be independent from the Monarchy of Maximiliano de Hamsburgo
- 14. He is from US, He founded Apple, he invented the personal computer Macintosh
- 15. She is a very famous hoster in the United States, She has a talk show, She is very rich.
- 16. He is the president of one of the most powerful countries in the world.
- 17. Tense Example Explanation Simple Present I play football every week. Here you want to say that it happens regularly. Present Progressive I'm playing football now. Here you want to say that it is happening at the moment. Simple Past I played football yesterday. You did it yesterday, it happened in the past. Past Progressive I was playing football the whole evening. You were doing it in the past. It's not sure whether the action was finished or not. Present Perfect I have played football. You have just finished it. So it has a connection to the present. Maybe your clothes are dirty. Present Perfect Progressive I have been playing football for 2 hours. You want to say how long you have been doing it. (You started in the past and it continues up to the present .
- 18. I play soccer
- 19. She was sleeping
- 20. She ate a hamburger
- 21. They were writing a letter
- 22. I have played soccer
- 23. She has been playing soccer
- 27. Give me a ____________ I, I need to get my _____________ straight My friends are in the ___________ getting higher than the Empire State My lover she’s waiting for me just across the bar My seat’s been taken by some _____________ asking 'bout a scar, and I know I gave it to you ___________ ago I know you’re trying to forget But between the drinks and subtle things The holes in my apologies, you know I’m trying hard to take it back So if by the ______ the bar closes And you feel like falling down I’ll carry you ________ Tonight We are young So let’s set the world on fire We can burn brighter than the sun
- 28. Now I know that I’m not All that you got I guess that I, I just thought Maybe we could __________ new ways to fall apart But our ___________are back So let’s raise a toast ‘Cause I found someone to carry me home CHORUS Carry me home tonight (Nananananana) Just carry me home tonight (Nananananana) Carry me home tonight (Nananananana) Just carry me home tonight (Nananananana) The _____________is on my side I have no reason to run So will someone come and carry me home tonight The __________never arrived But I can hear the choir So will someone come and carry me home
- 29. Verbs followed by “ing” or “to” ING Consider Finish Imagine Miss Mind Spend End up Keep on Think about Plan on TO Want Go Come Expect Agree Offer Decide Happen Seem Intend Remember Stop Try Beging Bother Continue Start Like Love Hate
- 40. THINK ABOUT A TYPICAL: DISH DRINK SONGS FESTIVAL COSTUME SYMBOL HANDCRAFT
- 41. The present simple passive is formed with the present tense of the verb be (is and are) + the past participle: English is taught in school. • We use by + noun when we want to say who does the action: English is taught in school by
- 42. Choose the correct word. 1 Books is / are made of paper. 2 Paper is / are made from trees. 3 The website is / are visited by thousands ofpeople. 4 Lots of books is / are sold each year. 5 Each book is / are labelled to help people choose. 6 The books is / are left in a public place.
- 43. 2. Dinner _________(serve) at 8:30pm. in this hotel. 3. His travel expenses___________ (pay) by his company. 4. The rubbish __________(take) away three times a week. 5. The name of the person who committed the crime _________ (not /know). 6. What kinds of things ___________ (sell) in that supermarket ?
- 44. • 1) Mr Jones watches the film • . .2) The people speak English. • .3) He reads comics. • .4) We play volleyball. • .5) They sing the song. .
- 45. I usually ________ work early on Fridays . I leave at about 3:00 I do not like to stay at work late. I always try to ________ by 5:30 I was so busy last week that I didn’t ________ doing my homework I am usually late , so my friends are always saying,”we have to _______ Sometimes I ____ that people are annoyed with me for being late
- 46. I like going out after class. It’s a chance to _____ my classmates It’s hard for me to finish long novels: I just can’t _______ them I don’t know why people dress up for weddings: I just don’t _____ I will never _______ wearing formal clothes.They don’t feel right I wish I could _____ wearing jeans all the time. They are so comfortable.
- 47. BE SUPPOSED TO (PRESENT) •“THEY SAY” •“HAVE TO, SHOULD” I AM SUPPOSED TO WORK TOMORROW HE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT CHICKEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO RAIN LATER PAST WAS EXPECTED BUT IT DID NOT HAPPEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO COME
- 48. WAS/ WERE GOING TO2 “INTENDED TO” HE WAS GOING TO GIVE US DIRECTIONS HE WASN’T GOING TO GO TO THE PARTY
- 49. AGE OF MAJORITY AROUND THE WORLD MEXICO UNITED STATES CANADA NICARAGUA IRAN THAILAND CUBA NORTH KOREA ALBANIA
- 50. (modal verb) + be + past participle Pancakes can be made on a stove. (possibility) Bikes may be ridden on this bike path. (permission is given)
- 51. People must be warned that there are crocodiles in the area. Her work has to be done by tomorrow or she'll get in trouble with her boss. Something should be done about global warming or else some types of penguins will perish from the earth. A lot of cows can be raised on a productive farm.
- 52. On the weekend of August 6 and August 7, 2005 a gang of burglars, suspected to be either the Gang of the Tattooed or Primeiro Comando da Capital, tunneled into the Banco Central in Fortaleza. They removed five containers of 50- real notes, with an estimated value of $69.8 million
- 53. Three months earlier, the gang of burglars had rented an empty property in the centre of the city and then tunneled 78 meters. The gang had renovated a house and put up a sign indicating it was a landscaping company selling both natural and artificial grass as well as plants. Neighbours, who estimated that the gang consisted of between six and ten men, described how they had seen van-loads of soil being removed daily, but understood this to be a normal activity of the business. The tunnel, being roughly 70 cm square and running 4 meters beneath the surface, was well- constructed: it was lined with wood and plastic and had its own lighting and air conditioning systems.
- 55. On October 22 the body of the suspected mastermind, Luis Fernando Ribeiro, 26, was found 9 October on an isolated road near Camanducaia, 200 miles (320 km) west of Rio de Janeiro. He had been shot seven times and had marks on his wrists as if he had been handcuffed. Five men were arrested September 28 with about $5.4 million of the money and told the police they had helped dig the tunnel. So far, authorities have recovered more than $7 million but $63 million remains unaccounted for.
- 72. The twin brothers, Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, were separated at birth, adopted by different families. Unknown to each other, both families named the boys James. Both James grew up not knowing of the other, yet both sought law-enforcement training, both had abilities in mechanical drawing and carpentry, and each had married women named Linda. Both had sons, one of whom was named James Alan and the other named James Allan. The twin brothers also divorced their wives and married other women – both named Betty. And they both owned dogs which they named Toy.
- 74. In 1899 a man was killed by a bolt of lightning as he stood in his backyard in Taranto, Italy. Thirty years later, his son was killed in the very same spot by another bolt of lightning. On October 8, 1949, Rolla Primarda, the second victim’s son (and grandson of the first victim) was also killed in the same spot by yet another bolt of lightning
- 75. A computer error gave two women in America called Patricia the same social security number. When the two women were brought together in an office to rectify the blunder they discovered that •They had both been born with the names Patricia Ann Campbell •Both of their fathers were called Robert Campbell •Their birthdays were on 13th March 1941 •They had both married military men in the year 1959 (within eleven days of each other) •They each had two children aged 19 and 21 •They both had an interest in oil painting •Both had studied cosmetics •Both had worked as book-keepers
- 76. King Umberto I' double In Monza, Italy, King Umberto I, went to a small restaurant for dinner, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, General Emilio Ponzia- Vaglia. When the owner took King Umberto's order, the King noticed that he and the restaurant owner were virtual doubles, in face and in build. Both men began discussing the striking resemblances between each other and found many more similarities. a) Both men were born on the same day, of the same year, (March 14th, 1844). b) Both men had been born in the same town. c) Both men married a woman with same name, Margherita. d) The restauranteur opened his restaurant on the same day that King Umberto was crowned King of Italy. e) On the 29th July 1900, King Umberto was informed that the restauranteur had died that day in a mysterious shooting accident, and as he expressed his regret, he was then assassinated by an anarchist in the crowd
- 83. Modals + Have What (could/should/...) have happened? - ¿Qué (podría/debería/...) haber pasado? I (could/should/...) have worked - (podría/debería/...) haber trabajado The news was awful. You should have said something about it. The maid should not have frozen the vegetables. I Could have applied for a sick leave Lex would have taken Karen to the airport.
- 93. Set aside money Saving account Invest money stocks
- 94. bonds Put the money away Pay in cash Charging to the credit card
- 95. Pay back loan Get into debt Get out of debt
- 96. Past Unreal Conditional FORM [If ... Past Perfect ..., ... would have + past participle ... ] [... would have + past participle ... if ... Past Perfect ...] USE The Past Unreal Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the past. You can describe what you would have done differently or how something could have happened differently if circumstances had been different. Examples: If I had owned a car, I would have driven to work. But I didn't own one, so I took the bus.
- 97. • She ________ travel around the world if she _______ (have) more money. But she didn't have much money, so she never traveled. • I _________ ( read) more as a child if I ____________ (neg -watch )so much TV. Unfortunately, I did watch a lot of TV, so I never read for entertainment. • Mary _______ got the job and moved to Japan if she ______________ (study)Japanese in school instead of French.
- 98. • If Jack ____________ (work)harder, he_______________ (earn)more money. Unfortunately, he was lazy and he didn't earn much. • A: What _________________ (do) if you _________ (win)the lottery last week?. • A: What city __________________ (choose) if you __________( decide )to move to the United States?
- 99. • After I graduated from university, I applied for a marketing position with a prominent bank with branches all over the world. I didn't get the job because they wanted someone who spoke Spanish fluently. I _______________(could, take) Spanish in high school, but I didn't. I took an acting class instead. If I ______________ (take) Spanish, I ______________(get) the job. Just imagine, if I had actually gotten the job, I _____________(move) to Spain. My entire life __________(could, go) in a totally different direction
- 100. • . If I _______________ (accept) the job and moved to Spain, I ______________(might, meet) a Spanish woman and ____________(get) married. If that had actually happened, I probably ______________ (stay) in Spain. We ________________ (might, have) children. Unfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to Spain. I got a boring job and I live alone. If I ______________ (tak) Spanish, my life _____________________(be)
- 101. headlines Up and coming career Take off
- 102. Have connections Drop out of sight Bad press downhill
- 103. • The Present Continuous, Passive Voice • S + (be) + being + past participle • This tense is confusing because the verb "be" appears twice • I am being told • We are being told • You are being told • He is being told • She is being told • They are being told • It is being told
- 104. • Exercise on Passive Voice - Present Progressive • Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. • Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. – • My father is washing the car. – • Farmer Joe is milking the cows. – • She is taking a picture of him. -
- 105. • I am writing a poem. – • We are not playing football. – • He is not wearing a tie. – • Is she preparing the party? – • Are they talking about the meeting? • Is she watering the flowers? -
- 106. The Present Perfect, Passive Voice S + (has or have) + been + past participle Singular Plural I have been given We have been given You have been given You have been given He has been given She has been given They have been given It has been given
- 107. Exercise on Passive Voice - Present Perfect Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Kerrie has paid the bill. – I have eaten a hamburger. – We have cycled five miles. – I have opened the present. – They have not read the book. -
- 108. • You have not sent the parcel. – • We have not agreed to this issue. – • They have not caught the thieves. • - • Has she phoned him? – • Have they noticed us? -
- 111. • FORM Future Continuous with "Will" • [will be + present participle] • Examples: • You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight. • Will you be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight? • You will not be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight
- 112. • Basic form • Subject + WILL HAVE + Verb (past participle form) • Quick examples • I will have graduated from university by May. • Patrick will have lived in Hong Kong for 20 years by the next month. • The train will have left by now.