On Halloween, it is believed that ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active. Common Halloween traditions include carving jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins, playing games like bobbing for apples, and dressing up in costumes. Children often dress up and go trick-or-treating, asking "trick or treat" at houses and receiving candy or other treats.
La Unión Europea ha acordado un embargo petrolero contra Rusia en respuesta a la invasión de Ucrania. El embargo prohibirá las importaciones marítimas de petróleo ruso a la UE y pondrá fin a las entregas a través de oleoductos dentro de seis meses. Esta medida forma parte de un sexto paquete de sanciones de la UE destinadas a aumentar la presión económica sobre Moscú y privar al Kremlin de fondos para financiar su guerra.
This document provides information on forming comparatives and superlatives in English. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things using "as...as" or "than". Superlatives refer to one thing only and indicate it is the best/worst. For adjectives, comparatives are formed by adding "-er" to one-syllable words and changing "-y" to "-ier" for two-syllable words ending in "-y". Superlatives add "-est" or change "-y" to "-iest". For adverbs, one-syllable forms add "-er/-est" and others use "more/most". Exceptions include irregular forms like "good-better-best" and "
En Halloween, la gente en Inglaterra talla calabazas con caras llamadas Jack-o'-lanterns para ahuyentar fantasmas, juega juegos como buscar manzanas en agua, y los niños van de casa en casa pidiendo dulces usando disfraces y diciendo "¡Truco o trato!" para evitar ser reconocidos por los fantasmas.
The document provides directions and questions for three listening comprehension passages about tourists' impressions of France, genetic engineering, and a well-known newspaper. It also includes directions and reading comprehension questions about five topics: negotiations, Chinese gardens, communication styles between men and women, and reality TV shows. The document tests listening and reading comprehension skills through multiple choice questions.
Once upon a time there was a poor boy named Jack who lived with his mother and their only possession, a cow. Jack traded the cow for magic beans which grew into a giant beanstalk. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a castle in the sky inhabited by a giant. Jack stole a magic hen that laid golden eggs and a singing harp from the giant. As Jack climbed down the beanstalk with the items, the giant chased him but Jack's mother chopped down the beanstalk, causing the giant to fall to his death. With the magic items, Jack and his mother lived happily ever after.
On Halloween, it is believed that ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active. Common Halloween traditions include carving jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins, playing games like bobbing for apples, and dressing up in costumes. Children often dress up and go trick-or-treating, asking "trick or treat" at houses and receiving candy or other treats.
La Unión Europea ha acordado un embargo petrolero contra Rusia en respuesta a la invasión de Ucrania. El embargo prohibirá las importaciones marítimas de petróleo ruso a la UE y pondrá fin a las entregas a través de oleoductos dentro de seis meses. Esta medida forma parte de un sexto paquete de sanciones de la UE destinadas a aumentar la presión económica sobre Moscú y privar al Kremlin de fondos para financiar su guerra.
This document provides information on forming comparatives and superlatives in English. It explains that comparatives are used to compare two things using "as...as" or "than". Superlatives refer to one thing only and indicate it is the best/worst. For adjectives, comparatives are formed by adding "-er" to one-syllable words and changing "-y" to "-ier" for two-syllable words ending in "-y". Superlatives add "-est" or change "-y" to "-iest". For adverbs, one-syllable forms add "-er/-est" and others use "more/most". Exceptions include irregular forms like "good-better-best" and "
En Halloween, la gente en Inglaterra talla calabazas con caras llamadas Jack-o'-lanterns para ahuyentar fantasmas, juega juegos como buscar manzanas en agua, y los niños van de casa en casa pidiendo dulces usando disfraces y diciendo "¡Truco o trato!" para evitar ser reconocidos por los fantasmas.
The document provides directions and questions for three listening comprehension passages about tourists' impressions of France, genetic engineering, and a well-known newspaper. It also includes directions and reading comprehension questions about five topics: negotiations, Chinese gardens, communication styles between men and women, and reality TV shows. The document tests listening and reading comprehension skills through multiple choice questions.
Once upon a time there was a poor boy named Jack who lived with his mother and their only possession, a cow. Jack traded the cow for magic beans which grew into a giant beanstalk. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a castle in the sky inhabited by a giant. Jack stole a magic hen that laid golden eggs and a singing harp from the giant. As Jack climbed down the beanstalk with the items, the giant chased him but Jack's mother chopped down the beanstalk, causing the giant to fall to his death. With the magic items, Jack and his mother lived happily ever after.
This document discusses various Halloween traditions observed in England, including carving jack-o'-lanterns from pumpkins, bobbing for apples at parties, wearing costumes, and children going trick-or-treating from house to house asking for treats. On Halloween, it was believed that ghosts and spirits returned to the earthly world, so people wore masks and costumes to avoid being recognized by ghosts or mistaken for spirits themselves. Common costumes represented monsters like vampires, ghosts, and witches.
Jack and his mother were very poor and lived together. Jack's mother told him to take their cow to market to sell. When Jack returned with magic beans instead of money, his mother threw the beans out the window. The next morning, a giant beanstalk had grown overnight. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a castle in the sky, where he encountered a giant and stole a magic hen and harp. Jack escaped by climbing down the beanstalk, and his mother chopped it down to prevent the giant from following, allowing Jack and his mother to live happily ever after with the treasures from the giant's castle.
The document provides examples and exercises for using comparative adjectives in English. It includes examples comparing different things and people using adjectives like healthy, big, expensive, and interesting. There are also exercises where the reader must fill in the correct comparative adjective form, such as cheaper or older, and write sentences comparing two things or people using comparative adjectives.
The document lists various activities that "he" and "she" are playing such as football, swimming, painting, climbing, swinging, skiing, washing, digging, hanging, stirring, drawing, licking, drinking, and running. It also includes two names at the end: Braian jungheim and Nicolas kolokofsky.
Halloween es una festividad celebrada el 31 de octubre donde los niños dicen "trick or treat" mientras recorren los vecindarios disfrazados para pedir dulces a los vecinos.
The document tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk in a series of short phrases and images, including Jack trading his family's cow for magic beans, the beanstalk growing overnight, Jack climbing the beanstalk and encountering a giant in a castle among the clouds, Jack stealing gold, a harp, and a golden egg-laying hen from the giant, and finally Jack chopping down the beanstalk to escape.
Jack lived with his mother and cow. He traded the cow for magic beans which his mother threw out the window. The beans grew into a giant beanstalk that Jack climbed. At the top was a castle where Jack found a magic hen and harp. When the giant woke, Jack grabbed the items and climbed down as the giant chased him. Jack's mother chopped down the beanstalk, killing the giant. Jack and his mother then lived happily ever after with the magic items.
This document lists a variety of fruits and vegetables. It includes common fruits like apples, oranges, bananas, and berries. It also includes less common fruits such as kiwis, pomegranates, and passion fruit. A wide range of vegetables are provided as well, ranging from carrots, broccoli, and lettuce to more exotic options like bok choy, radishes, and yams.
1. The tortoise Archibald and the hare Noel argue about who is faster, leading Noel to challenge Archibald to a race.
2. On the day of the race, Noel sprints ahead while Archibald slowly makes his way. Noel takes a nap, allowing Archibald to plod past him and reach the finish line first.
3. Though Noel refuses to accept that Archibald won fairly, Wallace the owl confirms that Archibald won by moving slowly and steadily without stopping. Noel learns that slow and steady wins the race.
This document discusses various Halloween traditions observed in England, including carving jack-o'-lanterns from pumpkins, bobbing for apples at parties, wearing costumes, and children going trick-or-treating from house to house asking for treats. On Halloween, it was believed that ghosts and spirits returned to the earthly world, so people wore masks and costumes to avoid being recognized by ghosts or mistaken for spirits themselves. Common costumes represented monsters like vampires, ghosts, and witches.
Jack and his mother were very poor and lived together. Jack's mother told him to take their cow to market to sell. When Jack returned with magic beans instead of money, his mother threw the beans out the window. The next morning, a giant beanstalk had grown overnight. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a castle in the sky, where he encountered a giant and stole a magic hen and harp. Jack escaped by climbing down the beanstalk, and his mother chopped it down to prevent the giant from following, allowing Jack and his mother to live happily ever after with the treasures from the giant's castle.
The document provides examples and exercises for using comparative adjectives in English. It includes examples comparing different things and people using adjectives like healthy, big, expensive, and interesting. There are also exercises where the reader must fill in the correct comparative adjective form, such as cheaper or older, and write sentences comparing two things or people using comparative adjectives.
The document lists various activities that "he" and "she" are playing such as football, swimming, painting, climbing, swinging, skiing, washing, digging, hanging, stirring, drawing, licking, drinking, and running. It also includes two names at the end: Braian jungheim and Nicolas kolokofsky.
Halloween es una festividad celebrada el 31 de octubre donde los niños dicen "trick or treat" mientras recorren los vecindarios disfrazados para pedir dulces a los vecinos.
The document tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk in a series of short phrases and images, including Jack trading his family's cow for magic beans, the beanstalk growing overnight, Jack climbing the beanstalk and encountering a giant in a castle among the clouds, Jack stealing gold, a harp, and a golden egg-laying hen from the giant, and finally Jack chopping down the beanstalk to escape.
Jack lived with his mother and cow. He traded the cow for magic beans which his mother threw out the window. The beans grew into a giant beanstalk that Jack climbed. At the top was a castle where Jack found a magic hen and harp. When the giant woke, Jack grabbed the items and climbed down as the giant chased him. Jack's mother chopped down the beanstalk, killing the giant. Jack and his mother then lived happily ever after with the magic items.
This document lists a variety of fruits and vegetables. It includes common fruits like apples, oranges, bananas, and berries. It also includes less common fruits such as kiwis, pomegranates, and passion fruit. A wide range of vegetables are provided as well, ranging from carrots, broccoli, and lettuce to more exotic options like bok choy, radishes, and yams.
1. The tortoise Archibald and the hare Noel argue about who is faster, leading Noel to challenge Archibald to a race.
2. On the day of the race, Noel sprints ahead while Archibald slowly makes his way. Noel takes a nap, allowing Archibald to plod past him and reach the finish line first.
3. Though Noel refuses to accept that Archibald won fairly, Wallace the owl confirms that Archibald won by moving slowly and steadily without stopping. Noel learns that slow and steady wins the race.