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Let’s read this short funny story! Then answer the following questions so you can improve your Reading Comprehension level! / Vamos a leer este pequeño texto. Luego, contestemos las preguntas que se encuentran a continuación para poder mejorar nuestro nivel de comprensión lectora!
Stranger than Fiction
When the Old and New Cities of Jerusalem were reunited in 1967, a recently widowed Arab woman, who had been living in Old Jerusalem since 1948, wanted to see once more the house in which she formerly lived.
Now that the city was one, she searched for and found her old home. She knocked on the door of the apartment, and a Jewish widow came to the door and greeted her. The Arab woman explained that she had lived there until 1948 and wanted to look around. She was invited in and offered coffee. The Arab woman said, “When I lived here, I hid some valuables. If they are still here, I will share them with you half and half.”
The Jewish woman refused. “If they belonged to you and are still here, they are yours.” After much discussion back and forth, they entered the bathroom, loosened the floor planks, and found a hoard of gold coins. The Jewish woman said, “I shall ask the government to let you keep them.” She did and permission was granted.
The two widows visited each other again and again, and one day the Arab woman told her, “You know, in the 1948 fighting here, my husband and I were so frightened that we ran away to escape. We grabbed our belongings, took the children, and each fled separately. We had a three-month-old son. I thought my husband had taken him, and he thought I had. Imagine our grief when we were reunited in Old Jerusalem to find that neither of us had taken the child.”
The Jewish woman turned pale, and asked the exact date. The Arab woman named the date and the hour, and the Jewish widow told her: “My husband was one of the Israeli troops that entered Jerusalem. He came into this house and found a baby on the floor. He asked if he could keep the house and the baby, too. Permission was granted.”
At that moment, a twenty-year-old Israeli soldier in uniform walked into the room, and the Jewish woman broke down in tears. “This is your son,” she cried.
This is one of those incredible tales we hear. And the aftermath? The two women liked each other so much that the Jewish widow asked the Arab mother: “Look, we are both widows living alone. Our children are grown up. This house has brought you luck. You have found your son, or our son. Why don’t we live together?” And they did.
QUESTIONS
1. Answer the following questions using your own words
a. Why did the Arab woman want to see her former house again?
b. What kind of treasure was there in the house and where was it?
2. Are the following statements true or false?
a. The Jewish woman’s husband was a soldier.
b. The Arab woman had left a three-year-old son behind.
3. Find a word or phrase in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to
a. Small objects, jewellery which might be sold for a big amount of money.
b. Very great sadness.
4. When the Arab woman visited her former house, the Jewish woman invited her to
a. Some lemon juice.
b. Some coffee.
c. Some tea.
5. When the Arab woman told the Jewish woman that there might be a treasure in the
house, the Arab woman suggested
a. Keeping all the treasure.
b. Giving the treasure away.
c. Sharing the treasure.
6. When the Jewish woman’s husband entered the house for the first time he found
a. A boy.
b. A girl.
c. Rats.
7. Currently, the two women
a. Live together.
b. Are married again.
c. Live in different places
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Adjective or Adverb
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They may come before the word they describe (That is a cute puppy.) or they may follow the word they describe (That puppy is cute.).
Adverbs are words that modify everything but nouns and pronouns. They modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. A word is an adverb if it answers how, when, or where.
The only adverbs that cause grammatical problems are those that answer the question how, so focus on these.
Examples:
She thinks fast/fastly.
Fast answers the question how, so it is an adverb. But fast never has an -ly attached to it.
We performed bad/badly.
Badly describes how we performed.
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Let’s practice our Listening Skills with this fun exercise! Listen to the song at least three times and then try to fill in the blanks! We’ll give you one hint, the VERBS are missing! / Vamos a practicar nuestras habilidades de Listening con este ejercicio divertido. Escucha la canción un mínimo de tres veces y trata de llenar los espacios en blanco. Te daremos una pista, LOS VERBOS son los que están faltando!
SMASHING PUMPKINS
Tonight, Tonight
Time____________ never time at all
You can never ever ____________
Without ____________ a piece of youth
And our lives ____________ forever ____________
We will never ____________ the same
The more you ____________ the less you ____________
____________, ____________ in me
____________, ____________!
That life can ____________,
That you’re not stuck in vain
We’re not the same, we’re different.
Tonight, tonight, tonight
So bright
Tonight, tonight
And you ____________ you’re never sure
But you’re sure you could ____________ right
If you ____________ yourself up to the light
And the embers never ____________
In your city by the lake
The place where you were ____________
____________, ____________ in me
____________, ____________!
In the resolute urgency of now
And if you ____________ there’s not a chance tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
So bright tonight, tonight!
We’ll ____________ the insincere tonight (Tonight)
We’ll ____________ things right
We’ll____________ it all tonight (Tonight)
We’ll ____________ a way to offer up the night (Tonight)
The indescribable moments of your life (Tonight)
The impossible ____________ possible tonight (Tonight)
____________ in me as I ____________ in you,
Tonight, tonight, tonight,
Tonight, tonight
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Let’s practice with this exercises of Antonyms. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Then review the answers and the explanation / Recuerda que la práctica de Inglés es la única manera de dominar el idioma. Vamos a practicar con ejercicios sobre Antónimos. Elige la palabra cuya definición sea la opuesta a la palabra presentada. Luego revisa las respuestas, corrobora la tuya y lee la explicación!
Antonyms
1. UP
- down
- above
- inside
2. GIVE
- share
- take
- release
3. LARGE
- huge
- big
- small
4. UNHAPPY
- glad
- sad
- calm
5. ANGER
- happiness
- rage
- stupidity
6. MIDNIGHT
- evening
- noon
- yesterday
7. FAT
- short
- thick
- skinny
8. BUY
- sell
- have
- hold
9. QUIT
- stop
- end
- start
10. TIGHT
- free
- loose
- firm
Answers and Explanations
1. The word up means toward the sky. When you throw a ball up in the air, you toss it above you. The opposite of up is toward the ground. Because down means toward the ground, choice (A) is correct.
2. The word give means to freely hand over something to someone else. The opposite of giving is receiving something from someone else. Because take means to gain possession of something, choice (B) is correct.
3. The word large means of great size. For example, a mountain is a very large object. Because small means little or of a size that is less than normal, choice (C) is correct.
4. The word unhappy means sad or not happy. When one hears bad news, he or she becomes unhappy. The opposite of unhappy is happy. Because glad means happy or pleased, choice (A) is correct.
5. The word anger means a strong feeling of annoyance or displeasure. The opposite of anger is a feeling of pleasure or contentment. Because happiness is the state of being happy or feeling pleasure, choice (A) is correct.
6. The word midnight means twelve o’clock at night. Monday turns to Tuesday at midnight, since midnight is the end of one day and the beginning of another. Because noon is twelve o’clock in the day and the mid-point of the day, choice (B) is correct.
7. The word fat means having a large amount of flesh or being large in size. The opposite of fat is thin. Because skinny means very thin, choice (C) is correct.
8. The word buy means to acquire in exchange for money. The opposite of buy is to give something away for money. Because sell means to give or hand over in exchange for money, choice (A) is correct.
9. The word quit means to stop doing an activity. The opposite of quit is to continue or begin an activity. Because start means to begin to do something, choice(C) is correct.
10. The word tight means close-fitting. The opposite of tight is roomy or not fitting tightly or closely. Because loose means not fitting tightly or closely, choice (B) is correct.
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The verbs will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, and must cannot be the main (full) verbs alone. They are used as auxiliary verbs only and always need a main verb to follow./ Recuerda que la práctica de Inglés es la única manera de dominar el idioma. Los verbos will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, and must no pueden ser los verbos principales verbos por sí solos. Se utilizan como verbos auxiliares y siempre necesitan un verbo principal a quien seguir.
Auxiliary Verbs “Will/Would” and “Shall/Should”
Will
Used to express desire, preference, prediction, choice, or consent:
I will take this duty.
Will you stop talking like that?
It will rain tomorrow.
This airplane will take 200 passengers.
Would (past form of will)
Often used in auxiliary functions with rather to express preference, give advice:
I would rather go shopping today.
We’d rather say something than stay quiet.
If I were you, I wouldn’t do that happy.
Shall
Used to ask questions politely (it has more usages in British English).
Shall we dance?
Shall I go now?
Let’s drink, shall we?
Students shall not enter this room.
Should (past form of shall)
Often used in auxiliary functions to express an opinion, suggestion, preference, or idea:
You should rest at home today.
I should take a bus this time.
He should be more thoughtful in the decision-making process.
Should we continue our meeting?
We should be there this evening.
Fill in the blanks using an appropriate auxiliary verb.
1)I__________________ leave now. It is too late.
2)You __________________ have seen him. His dance was amazing.
3)__________________ we have lunch together?
4)I __________________ like a cup of tea, please.
5) __________________ we read the email?
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Let’s practice our Listening Skills with this fun exercise! Listen to the song at least three times and then try to fill in the blanks! We’ll give you one hint, the VERBS are missing! / Vamos a practicar nuestras habilidades de Listening con este ejercicio divertido. Escucha la canción un mínimo de tres veces y trata de llenar los espacios en blanco. Te daremos una pista, LOS VERBOS son los que están faltando!
THE SHINS – AUSTRALIA
Born to multiply or born to _______ into night skies,
When all you want’s one more Saturday.
But _______ here, until then
They’re gonna _______your life’s time
So _______ your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters
To the day.
We _______ in doing cartwheels
We all crawl out by ourselves
And your shape on the dance floor
Will have me _______ such filth and gauge my eyes.
You’d be damned to be one of us girl
Faced with a dodo’s conundrum
Ah, I felt like I could just _______
But nothing _______every time I _______
A dual tone under wall
The selfless fool who hoped he’d _______us all
He never _______of such sterile hands,
You _______ them folded in your lap,
Or raise them up to beg for scraps,
You _______, he’s holding you down,
With the tips of his fingers just the same,
Will you be _______from the ocean,
But just a minute too late,
Or _______ by a potion,
And _______ a handsome young mate,
For you to love.
You’ll be damned to pining through the windowpanes,
You _______ you’d _______your life for any ordinary Joe’s,
Well _______ it now or grow old,
Your nightmares only _______ a year or two to unfold.
Been alone since you _______ twenty-one,
You haven’t _______since January,
You _______and make like this is so much fun,
But we _______it to be quite contrary.
Dare to be one of us, girl,
_______ the android’s conundrum,
Ah, I _______like I should just _______,
But nothing _______ every time I take one on the chin,
Yeah, Himmler in your coat,
You don’t _______how long I’ve been,
_______ the lantern dim,
Starved of oxygen,
So_______me your hand,
And let’s _______out the window.
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Let’s practice with this standard bank transactions! / Recuerda que la práctica de Inglés es la única manera de dominar el idioma. Vamos a practicar con estas preguntas sobre transacciones bancarias!
AT THE BANK
When you go into a bank to open an account, the first thing you need to say is,
‘I would like to open a bank account.’ There are many different types of accounts so they will probably explain all the different accounts. A free checking account is the most useful so I will use the checking account as the example.
A checking account will have several types. A free account, a paid account, and a premium paid account. The difference between these accounts are that they provide more services such as free traveler’s check or free bank checks with the premium accounts. When they ask you what type of account you want, you can say, ‘I would like a free checking account.’
When you close an account, it is much more difficult. Banks do not like people closing accounts so you have to be persistent. When I tried to close a checking account I wasn’t using, it really took me three times before I succeeded. Each time they showed me the benefit of keeping it and I was convinced.
After three trips to the bank, I finally closed the account. Here are some sentences you can use. ‘I would like to close my bank account.’ They will ask you, ‘Why do you want to close your bank account?’, ‘Is there a reason you want to close your account?’, or ‘Were you unsatisfied with something?’
The simple answer is, ‘I just don’t use this account so I want to close it.’
Here is a short list of a variety of sentences that you might need at the bank:
- ‘What do I need to open an account?’
- ‘Can I have multiple accounts?’
- ‘Do you have online service with each account?’
- ‘How do I access my account online?’
- ‘Does this account come with online bill payer?’
- ‘Can I pay all my bills online with this account?’
- ‘How much do you charge if I use a different banks ATM?’
- ‘What are all the charges with this particular account?’
- ‘Do you have a safe deposit box here?’
- ‘I would like to rent a safe deposit box.’
- ‘How much is it to rent a safe deposit box?’
- ‘How do I access my safe deposit box?’
- ‘What are the hours at this branch?’
- ‘How many branches do you have?’
- ‘I would like to take out a loan.’
- ‘May I speak to someone about a business loan?’
- ‘I am interested in taking out a home equity line of credit. Who can I speak to about this?’
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Let’s practice our Fluency and Grammar with this fun exercise. Read the text, then watch the trailer and finally answer the questions! / Practiquemos nuestra fluidez y gramática con este ejercicio divertido. Lee el texto, después mira el trailer y finalmente responde las preguntas.
WRECK IT RALPH
Ralph is a heavy-handed “wrecking riot” with a heart. For 30 years, he’s been doing his job as the bad guy in the arcade game Fixt-it Felix Jr. But it’s getting harder and harder to love his job when no one seems to like him for doing it. Suffering from a classic case of “bad guy fatigue” and hungry for a little “wreck-ognition”, Ralph embarks on a wild adventure across an incredible arcade-game universe to prove that just because he’s a bad guy doesn’t mean he’s a “bad guy.”
We use “will” to express the idea of a general prediction about the future. Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future. In “prediction” sentences, the subject usually has little control over the future.
For example:
The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
Now let’s practice. Answer this questions expressing your predictions about the movie!
- What do you think will happen with Ralph?
- What do you imagine will happen after Ralph abandones his videogame?
- What will the characters of Hero’s Duty think of Ralph?
- Do you think the characters of Hero’s Duty will accept Ralph as one of his on?
- How will this affect the game Fixt-it Felix Jr?
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Let’s read this short funny story! Then answer the following questions so you can improve your Reading Comprehension level! / Vamos a leer este pequeño texto. Luego, contestemos las preguntas que se encuentran a continuación para poder mejorar nuestro nivel de comprensión lectora!
American Customs.
America is well-known for its equality, liberty, fraternity. Everyone is very friendly and informal. Children often call their parents by their first names and at work, subordinates do not normally use “Mister” when addressing their supervisors. To those visitors who come from a more rigid and stratified society, such casualness can be confusing, leading to egregious blunders. Conversely, many worldly, sophisticated Americans appear mortified because they feel America is not “civilized,” with a capital “C.” However, we know of terribly embarrassing incidents from mistakes which only an innocent foreigner would have made.
• Public displays of affection between the sexes are very common, unlike perhaps where you have come from. Many couples also live together without being married-and may never marry. But you must realize their bond is probably as strong as the bond of marriage. So don’t think one of them is available for a “date.”
America is a notoriously “open” society, and to most foreigners Americans often appear exceptionally and “instantly” friendly. But sometimes such openness can lead to serious misunderstanding, especially between men and women. A casual invitation to have drinks and/or dinner does not mean that your American host also wants to become “intimate” with you afterwards. So be careful not to read too much into a friendly invitation
1. Match the following words to the suitable definition or synonym (2 points).
|
Blunder |
Mortify |
Display |
Belief |
Host |
Bond |
Misunderstanding |
| Person who receives other people at home as guests. | |
| Show. | |
| Stupid careless mistake. | |
| State of being joined or together. | |
| Failure to understand rightly or correctly. |
3. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in Brackets
a. He (drink) _________________________ heavily lately.
b. He (not drink) _________________________ any alcohol for years.
c. Mrs. Harris (work) _________________________ hard all her life.
d. I see you (work) _________________________ overtime during this last week.
e. He (make) _________________________ a documentary in Somalia for over a month.
4. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the original sentence
a. Because he didn’t behave himself, Tommy was sent to bed early last night.
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Anobject pronoun is used typically as a grammatical object, it replaces a noun! Object pronouns contrast with subject pronouns / Recuerda que la práctica de Inglés es la única manera de dominar el idioma. Los Object Pronouns se usan normalmente como un objeto gramatical, que sustituye un nombre!
Object Pronouns
| Subject pronoun |
Object pronoun |
|---|---|
| I | me |
| he | him |
| she | her |
| it | |
| we | us |
| you | |
| they | them |
| who | (whom) |
| what | |
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