Sunday 18 June 2017

IDIOMS UNIT 8

Have a ball.- enjoy yourself
have a good nose for.- have good skills in identifying
have an eye for.- being good at noticing
have an open mind.- accept new ideas
have no idea.- know nothing
take it easy.- relax/ calm down
take it from me/us.- believe me/us
take note of.- pay attention to
take your breath away.- sth that really surprise you
take your mind off.- helps you to forget
GLOSSARY UNIT 7

PHRASAL VERBS
Come across.- discover sth
get away.- to escape
get off.- to leave a vehicle
get on.- to board a vehicle
see off.- wave goodbye to
set off.- start a journey
speed up.- to accelerate
stop over.- stay the night on a place while you are on a journey
take off.- when the plane leaves the airport
turn back.- to return

TRANSPORT VOCABULARY
Commuting.- the daily trip from house to work
double-decker.- bus with two floors
fare.- the price of travelling in public transport
pedal.- the exercise you do while you are riding a bike
pedestrian.- people who travel on foot
rush hour.- time of the day in which the people are travelling to or from work

GLOSSARY UNIT 6

VERBS
Boast.- show off
Assure.- to give confidence to/ say sth confidently
Beg .- to ask sb to give or do sth
State.- to announce sth
Reassure.- to confirm sth
Persuade.- talk sb into sth
Claim.- to appeal
Chilling.- very scaring
Dull.- boring

WRITTING EXPRESIONS
From my point of view
Straightaway
It seems to me that 
To my mind
I totally agree
So that
I couldn't agree any more
In my view
As far as I am concerned


Tuesday 28 March 2017

MY SELF-ASSEMENT
This term I think I could have done things better like study the vocabulary a little bit more and also update the blog every day. 
I think that I have improve my grammar because it is the strongest thing I have. I do it better in the exams because of the videos and explanations that Cristina upload at the blog, and some of the videos are really funny.
This term we couldn't learn about the culture of USA because Clarissa comes few hours but we learnt about the 18th century in England because of the projects and also because of the reading book.

Monday 27 March 2017

GLOSSARY UNIT 5

Verbs- Technology

access.- to enter
bookmark.- to keep a record of the adress of a wabsite on your computer
host.- to run a website, blog, etc
launch.- to start sth
transfer.- move things from one computer to another
upload.- to rise sth to a website, blog, etc


Nouns- Manners

appreciation.- to be gratitude
consideration.- the act of considering
diplomacy.- to deal with people without difficulties
etiquette.- the rules of manners
interaction.- to deal with other people
netiquette.- the rules of manners on websites, blogs, etc.
politeness.- to have good manners
rank.- the importance of someone in a organization, society, work, etc.
rudeness.- to have bad manners
tradition.- sth that has been done for too many years


Here its Pablo's and mine project about the justice and punishment in 18th century in England


Justice and punishment in 18th century in England


GLOSSARY UNIT 4
Phrasal verbs

Calm(sb) down.- to relax someone when he or she is very busy
Cheer(sb) up.- to make someone feel happier
Chill out.- to completely relax
Cut down on.-  to reduce the amount of sth
Face up to.- to accept that a difficult situation exists
Open up.- to tell your problems to someone
Slow(sth) down.- to take things with more calm
Work out.- to exercise to get fit

Aches and pains

Aching muscles
Allergic reaction
Broken leg
Bruised knee
Dislocated shoulder
Itchy skin
Sore back
Sprained wrist
Stiff neck
Swollen ankle



GLOSSARY A CONVICT'S TALE

Chapters 1 to 6
Vocabulary

Sewer.- passage for carrying off waste water and refuse
Butler.- person that serves you
Court.- place where legal justice is administered
Rings.- when you don't sleep you hace rings
Knitting.- sth being knitted 
Nappies.- what babies used 
Laundry maid.- servant that cleans and wash your clothes
Mud.- soft dirt
Dye.- a coloring material used by the laundry maid
Starch.- white material which comes from the plants
Tub.- a bathtub
Mangle.- sth use to drain the clothes
Dragged.- to pull
Buns.- a round bread
Icing.- a sweet misture of sugar, butter and flavoring
Mouths watered.- when you are starving and you see sth delicious you have mouth watered
Grabbed.- to dragg
Hemp.- type of plant
Beat.- to hit
Logs.-  it comes from the trees and it is cylindrical
Straw.- you use it to make fire
Deck.- place which is in the top of a ship
Tore open.- to open


GLOSSARY UNIT 3

Technology

Adaptable.- sth that could be change depending on the situation
Alternative.- sth that is unusual
Chemical.- sth produced by or used in chemistry
Computer generated.- sth make with a computer. For example a film
Electronic.- sth that use electricity to work
Enegy saving.- sth that cut down on the amount of energy that is use
High tech.- the latest in technology
Innovative.- introducing or using new ideas
Mechanical.- operated by power from an engine
Solar powered.- sth that use solar energy to work
Sustainable.- sth that uses energy in a way that doesn't damage the enviroment
Wireless.- without using wire

Verbs

Resultado de imagen de ENERGY SAVINGAbsorb.- to suck up
Boost.- to inscrease/raise
Burn.- to use up fuel and give off energy
Crash.- stop working
Perform.- to carry out
Process.- to accept/organize
Release.- to let go
Repair.- to fix sth 
Rest.- to relax
Transport.- to carry from one place to another
Convert.- to change sth into a different form
Generate.- to produce
Run.- to execute
Store.- to keep