LISTENING: http://www.englishclub.com/listening/everywhere.htm TEST: http://www.englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10427&Itemid=434 http://www.youproxytube.com/browse.php?u=NqyEELUDpo3Z2KcyWfykFJvHrPeYF1A2ZdoRY7wOex3sgZJNYes%3D&b=29 http://www.youproxytube.com/browse.php?u=NqyEELUDpo3Z2KcyWfykFJvHrPeYF1A2ZdoRfdIVRR%2FUiqJMP5Y%3D&b=29 indefinite exercise: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1555 choose the correct answer:
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550 soldiers on 11 ships, he could have no idea that one of the oldest soldiers in his company would become the last living survivor of his great conquest. Bernal Díaz not only participated in all of the great events of the conquest, but as an old, old man living almost without funds in Honduras, he happened to read an idealized and romanticized history of the conquest written by a priest and determined—at the age of 79—to set the record straight. Though Bernal Díaz died at the age of 84, he was
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It has 272 pages from front to back. Treasure Island is a classic book written all the way back in 1881 and published in 1883. The first main character is Jim Hawkins he is a teenage boy and son of an innkeeper. He is eager and enthusiastic to go to sea and hunt for treasure. Jim is often impulsive and hasty, but he exhibits increasing intuition and discernment. The second main character is Long John Silver the one-legged pirate, he is the cook of the voyage, but is very deceitful and wants what is
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RIDDLES “Three eyes have I, all in a row; when the red one opens, all freeze.” The answer is traffic light. “What animal walks on all fours in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?” The answer is man, since he crawls as a child then walks and uses a cane when he gets older. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? A river. I have a tail, and I have a head, but i have no body. I am NOT a snake. What
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Brett Stewart The Quest for Utopia An individual’s quest for utopia can also be described as searching for an ideal. In the search for an ideal we look for our desire and perfection in life. The quest for utopia is examined through literature to find out what the ideal is and how it’s obtained or lost. The characters analyzed in this essay strive for perfection, success, and vengeance through their obstacles. The quest for the ideal is important because it shapes imagination, creativity
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examples to support this truth. I will demonstrate the sovereignty of God applies in the world today just as it did in the Old Testament “Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places (Psalms 135:6). Genesis One tells the story of creation and God the Creator. According to Youngblood (1998), the word “create” in the Old Testament only and always refers to God and never a human. The world and all it contains, is the Lord's. All of existence
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stories, and three non-fiction works were published after his death. (Nobel Prize) During his lifetime, he was awarded with, Silver Medal of Military Valor in World War I, Pulitzer Prize in 1953 (for The Old Man and the Sea) Nobel Prize in literature in 1954 (also partly for The Old Man and the Sea) In 2001, two of his books, The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, would be named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern
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footsteps walking towards me. An old, fragile man kneeled beside my bed, and began to whisper gently. “ Come with me child. You’re safe.” In the early days it was challenging to sleep. My family sailed north to search for a fresh start and forget about their immense troubles. The dangerous northern seas destroyed the hopes of my family and a hundred others with dreams of a new life. I can recall the memories so vividly. The boat screeched as it dashed through the raging seas toward what my parents thought
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Philip the main character is a 11 year old boy who gets stuck on a island with a old negro. He faces many challenges and emotions but, Phillip reveals that through many conflicts, he developed bravery, gratefulness, and independence. Philip shows frightened behavior after the ship he is on is torpedoed by the Germans. He is separated from his mother and thrown aboard a small raft. When he wakes up he is in the middle of the ocean with a old negro. ‘’That lonely sea, and the sharp pains in my head, and
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Samuel Delany portrays the life of Cal Svenson, a former depth gauger with the International Aquatic Corp. the story unfolds in the ocean with the characters attempting to highlight the transition that occurs throughout life. The person gets through to old age gaining experience and teaches it to the young interns. Characters such as Ariel, Tork, and Cal work in spaces under the water which the author describes as,” complex for fall all to comprehend while the military unit continues to use technology
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