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George Washington George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, although he grew up near Fredericksburg.  A ▢.  When he was 16, he went to live with his brother Lawrence in Mount Vernon.  George was scarred with Smallpox before the age of 20, but inherited his brother's land (including Mt. Vernon) when Lawrence died in 1752. Washington's military career began in 1753, when he was sent into Ohio country. In 1754, he battled the French and was forced to surrender Fort Necessity (near present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).  B ▢  . Once again, Washington tasted defeat after their surrender of Fort Duquesne to French forces. Washington helped take Fort Duquesne back in 1758. Washington was married to Martha Custis in 1759.  C ▢  . He was made commander of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. Washington proved himself an excellent leader, and won several decisive battles during the Revolution. As an advocate ...

First of all, we are going to see the chinese astrology and how it describes each person depends on the year of your birth: 1. Do you know the meaning of all the adjetives? Write down those which you are not sure and try to guess the meaning. 2. When you know all the meanings, let's organize them depending if they are positive or negative POSITIVE NEGATIVE 3. Match the words on the left with their opposites on the right: Unsystematic                     Altruistic Generous                            Diligent Thick-skinned                    Intellectual Unhelpful                           Methodical Flexible               ...

Before you start thinking about the grammar, let's talk a little about Van Gogh.  What do you know about this famous person? Vincent Van Gogh  Vincent Van Gogh spent the 37 years of his life as a more or less unknown artist. He did not start painting seriously until his late twenties, and at one time considered becoming a priest because of his beliefs. His beliefs also involved him living in extreme poverty among the outcasts of society. His brother Theo, who was an art dealer, advised him to tale up painting, and continued to support him financial throughout his life.  Vincent's precarious mental state seems to have been made worse by alcohol and ill health. A stay in Paris from 1886 to 1888 allowed Vincent to study Impressionists such as Manet and Degas, and involved getting to know many artist, including Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh and Gauguin painted together at Arles in the south of France, where Vincent's mental state worsened and he tried to murder Gaugu...

 Heartless by Kanye West 1. Listen the song and fill in the gaps: In the night, I hear 'em talk The __________  story ever told Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul to a __________ so heartless How __________ you be so heartless? Oh, how __________ you be so heartless? How could you be so, cold as the winter __________ when it breeze, yo Just remember that you _________to me though You know need to watch the way you talkin' to me, yo I mean after all the things that ____________ been through I mean after all the things we got _________ Hey yo, I know of some things that you ain't told me Hey yo, I did some things but _________the old me And now you wanna get me back and you goin' show me So you walk_____________ like you don't know me You got a new friend, well I got homies But in the end ___________ still so lonely In the night, I hear 'em talk The _________ story ever told Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul to a ___...

Pulp Fiction Late one morning in the Hawthorne Grill, a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, a couple of young Brits called Honey Bunny ( Amanda Plummer ) and Pumpkin ( Tim Roth ) discuss the pros and cons of robbing banks versus liquor stores. Then they add restaurants to the equation, realizing they can make more by taking customers' wallets than they get out of the till. The two kiss, declare they love each other and stand up in their booth, announcing that they're robbing the diner. Earlier in the day, Jules Winnfield ( Samuel L. Jackson ) and Vincent Vega ( John Travolta ) arrive at a San Fernando Valley apartment building. They are hit men in the employ of Marsellus Wallace and have come to retrieve a valuable belonging of Wallace's from a group of would-be crooks led by a young and naive guy named Brett ( Frank Whaley ). They take back the valuable item -- kept in a briefcase, it glows warmly and transfixes whoever looks at it. Jules recites what h...

1. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence before it. This is precisely the sort of coffee-making machine we need in the office. This short of coffee-making machine... We have had very little rain over the past few months and even the bit we did have didn't last long What...  She gave the reasons for her sudden disappearance at the weekend. She explained why... It's up to you to decide the way you want to live your life. How...  Modern traffic and pollution problems are the responsibility of the person who invented the car. Whoever... 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences to include which, who, where  or whose : I met him in May and it was then that I fell in love with him. We met because a friend introduced us. He had the most beautiful smile and that was what attracted me initially. We spent a weekend in Venice and that was the place we decided to get engaged. We ha...

Talking about problems Tom: " What's the matter? Why are you looking so worried?" Robert: " I've got a few problems at work and I don't know what to do about them." Tom: "Well, why don't we talk  them over  together? That might help you to sort  yourself out ." Robert: "Ok, thanks. Well, first of all, Mario was going to give a very important presentation tomorrow, but he says he's ill and isn't going to be able to do it. I think he's just bottled out  as it's for such an important client. Feeling a bit ill was just the perfect let-out  for him. I'd do it myself but I'm busy with meetings all day." Tom: "Well, that calls for  quick action if the presentation is tomorrow. You'd better do it yourself if it's so important. Just cancel your other meetings." Robert: "I guess I'll have to. The next problem is that personal belongings have been going missing from people...

1. Correct the mistakes made by exam candidates with prepositions and explain them: A number of customers complained for the after-sales service. All the work will be done from volunteers. Delegates experienced a number of problems related at the broadband conncetion at the conference centre. Alexandra was able to make good use of her knowledge in foreign languages. Many people took part to the anniversary festivities. I must congratulate you for your excellent work. I hope my letter will be taken in consideration. The inspector drew the management's attention in some problems in the workshop. There is an urgent need of fresh water supplies in the region. Have you seen the new advertisement of Lotus shampoo? 2.  Sometimes the preposition that is missing is part of a phrasal verb. Find the correct preposition to fill the gap in these sentences: The company always takes ______ new staff for the summer period.  Negotiations broke ______...

Spending Time at Work Audrey works as a nurse. When she starts work she has to clock on  and when she leaves she clocks off . If the machine shows that she has worked an extra long shift, then she is able to take time off  at a later date. She was planning to take a holiday in July this year but has had to bring it forward  as July is going to be a particularly busy time for her hospital this year. Audrey loves her work but her hospital is understaff and she hates to always be pressed for  time. She finds it almost impossible to fit in  time to talk to the patients although she feels that is an important part of her job. She can chat for a few minutes but then she has to press on  with her other duties. The hospital employs many nurses from overseas; but when their work permits run out  after two years they have to leave. 1. Try to guess the meaning of the phrasal verbs in bold related with the time you spend at work: ...

Alexandria's Library Complete the following text with the correct words: There's just one problem - where are all the books?  In the days when 500,000 papyrus scrolls could store the entire  1)_______of human knowledge the Egyptian city of Alexandria, at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, was a natural site for the world's greatest library.  It was here, under the Ptolemies, that Man first calculated the Earth's circumference and 2)_______ steam power, only to abandon it because energy from slaves was so much 3)_______. When the Great Library was 4)_______ (between 48 BC and the seventh century AD, according to which story you believe), hundreds of 5)_______ of philosophy, science and literature were lost.  But later this year the Library of Alexandria will open for business again, in a spectacular $180m building, with the world's most advanced cataloguing system, computerised book transport, internet connections and a fire-prevention system to 6)____...

Read the following text about the writer Max Twain paying attention to the information: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, novelist, writer, and lecturer. Although Twain was confounded by financial and business affairs, his humor and wit were keen, and he enjoyed immense public popularity. At his peak, he was probably the most popular American celebrity of his time. In 1907, crowds at the Jamestown Exposition thronged just to get a glimpse of him. He had dozens of famous friends, including William Dean Howells, Booker T. Washington, Nikola Tesla, Helen Keller, and Henry Huttleston Rogers. Fellow American author William Faulkner is credited with writing that Twain was "the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs." Twain died in 1910 and is buried in Elmira, New York. Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. When he was four, ...