GLOSSARY UNIT 8

Have an eye for: be able to understand and appreciate something
Have a ball: enjoy yourself a lot
Have no idea: don't know anithing
Have a good nose for: have an special ability to find something
take it easy=relax
Take your mind off-. help to forget something
Take it for me/us: believe in me/us
Have an open mind: accept new ideas
Take note off: pay attention to something

GLOSSARY UNIT 7

PHRASAL VERBS
Set off: you leave on a jouney
Turn back: you stop a journey, often due to a problem
Stop over: you spend the night somewhere
Get away: leave or scape from a place
Come across: you meet /find someone or something by chance
See off: wave goodbye
Speed up: accelerate
Get off: leave a transport
Take off <------>land on
get on: enter in a transport

WEATHER EXPRESSIONS
gales: temporales
blizzard: ventiscas

TRANSPORT EXPRESSIONS
Commuting: travelling regularly between your place of work and your house
Double decker: a vehicle with two floors
Pedestrians: people walking in the street
Pedalling: making a bike move
Fare: the money you pay for travelling by bus, taxi...
Rush hour: the time when the roads are full of traffic

GLOSSARY UNIT 6

REPORTED SPEECH VERBS
claim
boast
state
repeat
assure
mention
insist
beg
announce
admit
confirm
persuade
reassure

EXPRESSIONS TO GIVE AN OPPINION
chilling
as far as I'm concernes
don't get me wrong
straight away

SELF ASSESMENT

This term I feel like I haven't changed that much, I think that I have improved my grammar and I have also improved in vocabulary, bu I think that my speaking has been worst than the other term.

On the other hand I think I can now understand better some expresions that we have seen or the slangs, knowing them is usefull if you wan to watch a movie or a serie in english. Now I'm watching "new girl" and I love it, but sometimes is hard to understand because the characters us a lot of informal expressions. 

The thing that i liked the most tis term was talking about etiquette and manners, I like talking about that because I think it's important to know how to behave whith every kind of people and that envolves knowing different manners or etiquette.

Iliked this term a lot in general in all the subjects, and i'm glad with my results!

LOOKING FORWARDS FOR THE THIRD ONE! :)

GLOSSARY UNIT 5

Host a blog: it means that you are the owner of the blog
launch: start something
etiquette: rules of behaviour for example in the table
rudeness: bad manners and lack of respect for others
appreciation: enjoyment of something that is good quality
consideration: the quality of being sensitive to others and their thoughts
interaction: comunication between people
diplomacy: skill of dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting them
politeness: good manners and respect to others
tradition: a belief or way to do things which has existed for some time
netiquette: rules of acceptable bahaviour for writting blogs etc.

TRANSPORTATION TO AUSTRALIA

TRANSPORTATION TO AUSTRALIA from Cristina2014

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P.E. ACTIVITIES

1. Describe the volleyball court.

Volleyball is a sport whose field is a rectangle of 18 by 9 meters, divided by a center line, that leaves two halves of 9x9 meters each. From 3 meters from the center line is located the line of attack. The net's height varies: for men it's 2.43 meters and 2.24 meters for women.

2. Describe the score in volleybal

Every time a team wins a rally, they get a point and the right to serve.
A set is won when a team gets 25 points, with two points difference over the opponent, The winner of the match is the team that wins three sets. When the two teams are tied at 2 sets, they play a fifth set to 15 points. In this case, they must also have two points of difference to win.

3. Tell me two actions that you can do. 

•  A team can make a maximum of three touches to pass the ball to the opposite track.
•   It is valid play where the ball goes to the opposite field, even after touching the net.

4. Tell me two actions that you cannot do.

• Take or hold the ball with his hands, you must hit it. 
• Vary the order of rotation during the development of the set.

 5. Tell me the logical order of playing

The three basic touches to avoid that the ball touches the ground of the field are:

• Reception: for he first touch It's normally used the forearm pass, although you can use the finger pass. 
• Set up: For the second touch, the setter usually performs a fingers pass, but if it's necessary, they can also use the forearm pass.
• Smash: It's normally carried out by players who are in a forward position, although it can be made by players who are behind them if they don't trespas the line of attack,   

GLOSSARY UNIT 4

SLANGS

sick as a dog: you are very ill
under the weather: you don't feel like doing something
keep your chin up: face up a difficult situation with pride
to top it off: something make a situation go really bad in very little time
when it rains it pours: when something can't get any worse
likely/split: in a hurry
a little bird told me: keep your source of information secret
whale of time: t have a great time
night owl: someone that stays up late at night
take the bull by the horns: to face up a problem without being afraid
rat race: fast pace of life
eat crow: to be humilliated
call the dogs off: a request to do something
get your ducks in a row: get your things in order
knee-jerk reaction. act without thinking
change of heart: change your opinion
a blessing in disguise: something thought to be bad end up being good
feel the pinch: feel restrincted with limited resources
get on your nerves: be irritating
not laughing matter: it's a serious matter
you're toast: you're in a troubble
salad das: good times


PHRASAL VERBS

calm down: become/make someone quieter/more relaxed
chill out: relax completely
cheer up: become or make someon happier
cut down. reduce the amount you take/use something
face up to: accept that a problem exist
open up: talk about how you feel
slow down: start doing something less fast
work out: do exercise to get fit


SPORT INJURIES

aching muscles
allergic reaction
broken leg
bruised knee
stiff neck
awollen ankles
sore back
itchy skin

GLOSSARY UNIT 3

Energy saving something that reduces the amount of energy that we use
chemical: something that is made with chmical products
Wireless: something that Works without plugging in any wire
computer-generated: something made with a computer
innovative: something that introduces new methods or ideas
alternative: someting that is different from the usual way
sustainable: something that uses energy in a way that doesen't damage the enviroment
high-tech: something that uses the most modern methods and machines
adaptable: something that is able to change according to the situation
cogs: Little pieces that make a device work
loss: pérdidas
boost=increase

A CONVICT'S TALE- GLOSSARY

bad temper: mal genio
bruises: moratones
butler: mayordomo
court: juzgado
deck: cubierta
dragged: arrastró
drown: ahogar
dye: tinte
guilty: culpable
hemp: cáñamo
housekeeper. ama de llaves
icing: glaseado
laundry maid: lavandera
mangle: escurridor
mud: barro
nappies. pañales
qualified: titulada/cualificada
sewer: alcantarilla
relief: alivio
Straw: paja
tore open: rasgar
tub: tina

SELF-ASSESSMENT

I think that I have improved my expresion in english and I can understand better when someone talks to me. Now, I can watch "game of thrones" in english without subtitles! I listen to a lot of english music and I feel like i can understand the lyrics better tan before.

My weaknesses is the transalation, For me, it is very hard to study I think that my problem is that for me, sometimes is hard to find the concrete expression that you want and I think for me is hard because I don´t use to translate the vocabuary or for example there are some words that I know how to use because of the context but I don´t know the exact meaning in Spanish.

The thing that I liked the most was the music video Project  I had a great time filming it, and I obviuslly loved the result of all of our work. I also like the days that Clarisa come to our class. It is very interesting to know someone from that far and to learn a Little bit more about other cultures.

I think my strength is speaking, I love comunicating with other people and this is another way tan brings me the opportunity to comunicate with more people. I think I have lost the shame in case I make a mistake. Making mistakes is also a way to learn!

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These are some music quotes I want to share with you.

 

GLOSSARY UNIT 2

Spot: film in wich you try to sell something
Change into: transform
promote: tell people about a service or product to make it popular
convince: succeed inmaking someone believe something
appear: perform or speak where you are seen by a lot of peolple
claim: say something is true although you migh not be able to prove it
fundraising auction: auction made to raise money for charity
baby sitter= an-pair
slogan: catch phrase or small group of words that are combined in a special way to identify certain product or company
broadcast= transmit
bargain: something very cheap
purchase= buy
refund: you go to the shop to return something you don't like
piggy bank: pig in where you put the coins
short sighted: someone that can't see very well
big-headed= stubborn
semi-detached houses: you only share one wall withyour neighbours
terraced houses: you share two walls with your neighbours (houses are in a line)
red-brickes: made with red bricks
well-kept: It is well conservated
modern-looking: it looks modern
old-fashioned: it looks old
four-bedroomed: it has four bedrooms
hand-made: made by hand

Phisical education activities

The principle of tranference:

 The principle of transfer is the influence of one type of exercise on the performance of another type of exercise. There are three types:

• Positive transference: when one exercise improves the performance of another one.
• Negative transference: when one exercise makes the performance of another more difficult
• Neutral transference: when one exercise doesen't have effect on the performance of another

Examples of each training principles:

• Principle of effective charge: Let's suppose that we have a person "A" this person want to work strength by doing weightlifting. A has proved that the maximun weight that he can lift is 100 kg. A is a begginer so he must start working at his 40%. He must lift 40kg. We have a person "B" that has proved that the maximun weight that he can lift is 170kg. He has been working in weight ifting for 3 years and he want to improve his strenght, to archieve it he must work at his 60%. He must lift 102kg.

• principle of progression of the load: We have the same person "A" who workout 2 days per week. If he wants to improve he shoul at first increase the days of workout for example he should start working out 3 days per week. Next he should increase the repetitipons of the exercise. let's suppose that at first he did two series of fifteen repetittions. If hr wants to improve he should do two series of twenty rpetitions. At last he should increase the percentage of his working (instead of working at his 40% he shuld start working at his 50%)

• principle of variety: A is doing deaweight weightlifting, in this exercise he is working quadriceps, abs and bíceps. He should do strength exercises for those muscles and their antagonists (hamstings, lumbar muscles and tríceps). Some examples are squats, situps and push-ups. 

• principle of optimal relationship between load and recovery: A start working out 2 days per week, he does that for 3 weeks. then he has one week of rest. After that he should start working out 3 days per week for three weeks. Then he has one week of rest and so on.

• Principles of repetition and continuity: A has to work out 4 days per week. If he start working out only 2 days, the progression wouldn't be effective.

• Reverse action principle: A is in his 10th week of work out when he has a vertebral fracture. He has to rest for three months what means that he is going to lose all of his improvement.

• Principle of periodization: For A I have designed a mesocycle of 3 weeks of work out and 1 week of rest. After 3 mesocycles A sould take a rest of two weeks.

• Principle of individuality: the training designed for A wouldn´t be useful for B (B is a profesional weightlifter) B should train way harder than A with different and more especiffic exercises and different cycles.

• Principle of spececialization: For any weightlifter like A, endurance athletics aren't a good option because in each sport you use a different type of muscles and with endurance athletics you would lose muscle mass.

• principle of transference: A type of exercise that would be good for a weightlifter would be swimming as it makes your back stronger wich is very good if you don´t want to injure yourself while working out.

Phisical education notes

Principals of training notes
Endurance notes

• GLOSSARY: Units 0&1

-Vocabulary:

Be aware: ralize, be conscious

Quill: feather used to write in the past

Looking forward= can't wait

Developer: scientist that creates and discovers new things

It takes ages: it takes a lot of time

Parcel: box with your shopping that comes by mail

Supportive: someone that is there for you if you have a problema

Sympathetic: someone that feels what you feel

Hypocritical: someone that seem to be one thing but they are the opposit

Outgoing= extrovert

Eager: someone that is interested in your news

Untrustworthy: someone in wich you can't trust

-Expresions:

Make a difference

Get used to

Get permission

Make an effort

Get involved

Make an impressiom

 

 

Hi! this is Andrea
This year I´m studying 4th of ESO and I´m so glad to be here with you guys :)
I'm going to speak a little bit about myself . I like reading, learning new things and I play the string bass . I talk a lot, I´m a little bit messy and i forget absolutly everything.
I hope this year I can learn other things and improve my english with my classmates.
xoxo

 

GLOSSARY UNIT 5

Armed robber: robo a mano armada

-Burglar : ladrón/a (roba en las casas)

 -Detective : detective

 -Fraudster : defraudador/a

 -Judge : juez/a

 -Lawyer : abogado/a

 -Mugger : atracador/a

 -Murderer : asesino/a

 -Police officer : agente de policía

 -Thief : ladrón/a

 -Traffic warden : policía de tráfico

 -Private investigator : investigador privado

-Arrest : arrestar

-Black market : mercado negro

-Evidence : señal

-Interview : entrevistar

-Trap : atrapar

-Case: caso

-Suspicious : sospechoso

-Arson : incendio provocado

-Blackmail : chantaje

-Burglary : asalto

-Credit-card fraud : tarjeta de crédito engañosa

-Forgery : falsificación

-Drug-dealing : tráfico de drogas

-Vandalism : vandalismo

-Identity theft : usurpación de identidad

-Kidnapping : secuestro

-Mugging : atraco

-Speeding : exceso de velocidad

-Smuggling : contrabando

-Pickpocketing : caracterismo

-Shoplifting : robo en una tienda

-Business owner : dueño/a de un negocio

-Ecologist : ecologista

-Household : propiedad

-Lawnmaker : legislador

-Local council : ayuntamiento

-Resident : residente

-Come clean about... : sincerarse sobre...

-Make someone think : hacer que alguien piense

-Illegal : ilegal

-Illogical : ilógico

-Impossible : imposible

-Irresponsable : irresponsable

-Unfair : injusto