Thursday, 16 April 2020

Tuesday, 25 February 2020

SELF-ASSESSMENT
  •  What can I do that I couldn't do before?: know some culture of Canada
  •  What do I like most?: the reading clases with the dracula´s book
  •  What do I do well?: I think I usually pass the writing
  •  What am I confused about?: I´m confused about the last exam because I have done a bad exam
  •  What do I need help with?: I need help with translation
  •  What do I do in English outside the class?: I study in my house with my mother
  •  What do I need to improve?: I need to improve the grammar, and to study more vocabulary too
  •  What did I learn about culture?: I have learned some culture of the canadian winter and the african dancing, jumping up...

Monday, 24 February 2020

UNIT 4

GLOSSARY

aching: causing physical pain or distress
Cheer up: To become or make happier or more cheerful.
Cut down: To reduce or make a reduction.
Slow down: Moving or going forward from higher to lower speed.
Anxious: Full of mental distress or of fear of danger or misfortune; troubled; worried.
Cheerful: Full of cheer; happy; in good spirits.
Grumpy: Unhappy and bad-tempered; grouchy.
stiff: not moving or working easily
Bruised: To injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin but causing a discolored spot to develop.
Itchy: To have or feel a tingling irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected.
Sore: Physically painful or sensitive, such as a wound or diseased part.
Sprained: To overstrain or twist (the ligaments around a joint) so as to injure without a fracture or break.
Stiff: Rigid or firm.
Swollen: Overly proud or conceited.
Avalanche: A large mass of snow, ice, etc., that comes loose from a mountain slope and slides or falls suddenly downward.
Layer: A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.
Snowshoes: A frame shaped like a racket and attached to the shoe for walking on deep snow without sinking.
Thermal underwear: Underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures. Also called  thermals. 
accesible: easy to approach, enter, or use

UNIT 3

GLOSSARY

high-tech: a style of design for the interior of a house, apartment, office, etc., using or resembling materials or designs found in industry.
alternative: A choice limited to one option among two or more possibilities.
sustainable: (Of economic development, energy sources, etc) capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage.
wireless: any system or device, as a cellular phone, for transmitting messages or signals by electromagnetic waves.
boost: To lift by pushing from below.
burn:  (cause to) be on fire
run:  To process (the instructions in a program) by computer.
crash: (Of a computer) to shut down because of something wrong with the hardware or software.
release: To free from jail, burden, debt, pain, etc.; to let go. rest: the refreshing quiet of sleep or ease
support: to maintain (a person, family, etc.) with the necessities of existence

Sunday, 9 February 2020

DRACULA (chapters 1-6)

GLOSSARY

pole: long, rounded, often narrow piece of wood, metal
polite: refined or cultured
anxiously: full of mental distress or of fear of danger or missfortune
pleasant: pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable
countryside:particular section of a country, esp. a rural section
fainted: cking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc
stuck: the past tense and past participle of stick
whisper: to speak or say with soft, quiet, hushed sounds, esp. with little or no vibration of the vocal cords
sailor: one whose job is sailing; a mariner
harbour: a place of refuge or safety 
deliver: to carry and turn over to the person receiving
dust: matter in fine, powdery, dry particles

Saturday, 30 November 2019

GLOSSARY UNIT 2


Advertise: Make someone notice something.
Appeal: Atract.
Appear: Be on somewhere.
Broadcast: Transmit or transmition.
Claim: Make an afirmation withouf proves.
Convince: Make someone think like you.
Exaggerate: Emphasize something.
Inform: Transmit news.
Promote: Make things starts.
Recommend: Suggest something.
Bargain: Purchase with discount.
Bid: Quantity of products that are going to be sold.
Browse: Look for something.
Browser: Someone who looks for something.
Charge: To ask (money) for payment.
Consume: Buy things.
Consumer: Someone who buys.
Purchase: Amount of products that you buy on one time.
Refund: Get the purchase return to the shop.
Select: Election.
Selection: Amount of productswhith you can select.
Suplier: Someone who make the products go to the store.
Supply: Make the products go to the shop.
Discount: Make smaller the prize of a product.
Increase: Make bigger the prize of a product.
 EXTRA VOCABULARY
Image: Picture
Media: Way of communication.
Product: Something produced by factories or companies.
Slogan: Small and easy affirmation which promotes business.
Slot: vacum Place.

Habitable: Somewhere where you can live.
Ordinary: Common.
Potential: Possible, as opposed to actual; that might or could be true but is not yet so.
Semi-detached:  Joined to another on one side by a common wall.
Stunning: Amazing.
Terraced: A raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, esp. one of a series of levels rising one above another.
Old-fashioned: Belonging to, characteristic of, or favoured by former times; outdated.
Six-bedroomedWith six bedrooms.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
  •  What can I do that I couldn't do before?: Know a lot of new vocabulary
  •  What do I like most?: The Abby´s classes because are more enjoyable
  •  What do I do well?: I think I usually pass the grammar and vocabulary
  •  What am I confused about?: I´m confused about the listening because there are very difficult for me
  •  What do I need help with?: I need help with listening and reverse translation
  •  What do I do in English outside the class?: I study english at home three days a week
  •  What do I need to improve?: I need to improve on listening, on reverse translation and on reading
  •  What did I learn about culture?: The yellowstone park and all type of builfings

Saturday, 16 November 2019

EXTRA VOCABULARY

Bully: One who hurts smaller people.
Founder: To fill with water and sink.
Star: A famous or well-known actor, singer, etc., esp. one who plays the leading role in a production. A famous person in some art, profession, or field.
Victim: A person who suffers from destruction or an injury.
Habitat: The natural environment of a living thing.
National Park: An area of countryside for public use designated by a national government as being of notable scenic, environmental, or historical importance.
Shade: The darkness caused by the screening of rays of light from an area, or a place where this is found.
The wild: Living in a state of nature and not tamed.

GLOSSARY UNIT 1

Eager: Having or showing strong desire or interest; longing impatiently.
Enthusiastic: Full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent.
Outgoing: Someone who likes talking with all people; someone who likes talking about him or her self.
Responsible: Accountable, as for something within one's power.
Supportive: Providing sympathy or encouragement.
Truthful: Telling the truth, esp. as one's habitual behavior.
Bully: One who bothers and hurts smaller people.
Founder: To fill with water and sink.
Star: A famous or well-known actor, singer, etc., esp. one who plays the leading role in a production. A famous person in some art, profession, or field.
National Park: An area of countryside for public use designated by a national government as being of notable scenic, environmental, or historical importance.
Shade: The darkness caused by the screening of rays of light from an area, or a place where this is found.

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Yellowstone park
This is my presentation with all the words but i will do only with photos and without reading in class

Saturday, 12 October 2019

Tuesday, 18 June 2019

GRAMMAR UNIT 7 & 8

UNIT 7

The future:

  • Present simple ⇨ timetables: 👍👍
  • Present continuous  inmediately future (adverbs of time): 👎👍
  • Will ⇨ predictions (quick future): 👍👍
  • Going to ⇨ purpose: 👌

UNIT 8

The conditional:
  • First conditional: 👍👍
  • Second conditional: 👍👎
  • Third conditional: 👎👎

Friday, 14 June 2019

EXTRA VOCABULARY 

UNIT 6

accessory: an extra part that improves or completes the basic part
belt: a band of flexible material that encircles the waist
earring: a band of flexible material that encircles the waist
handbag: a woman's purse or pocketbook
necklace: a piece of jewelry worn around the neck, as a string of pearls
ring: a usually thin, circular band of strong material, such as gold, worn on the finger as an ornament, etc
goal: the score made by achieving this
ice rink: a smooth area of ice for ice-skating
pass: to go across or over an entrance, etc
slide: to (cause to) move in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface
spectator: a member of the audience at a public spectacle, display, etc
trophy: anything taken in war, hunting, etc

Sunday, 9 June 2019

GLOSSARY UNIT 6

bury: to put (a dead body) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony
dump: to drop or let fall in; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly
poison: a substance that taken into the body can destroy life or cause illness
efficient: performing or functioning effectively with the least waste of time and effort; competent
fixed: attached or placed so as to be firm and immovable; stationary
heavy: of great weight; hard to lift or carry
reliable: capable of being relied on; always or often dependable in character, judgment, performance, or result
unreliable: no reliable
useful: being of use or service
useless: of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose
belt: a band of flexible material that encircles the waist
earring: an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear
necklace: a piece of jewelry worn around the neck, as a string of pearls
Give it a go: to try doing something



Saturday, 8 June 2019

GRAMMAR UNIT 7 & 8

UNIT 7

The future:

  • Present simple ⇨ timetables: 👍👍
  • Present continuous inmediately future (adverbs of time): 👎👍
  • Will ⇨ predictions (quick future): 👍👍
  • Going to ⇨ purpose: 👌

UNIT 8

The conditional:
  • First conditional: 👍👍
  • Second conditional: 👍👎
  • Third conditional: 👎👎