UNIT 5

Listening

Interacitve video:👍👍

Katie Frye, private eye:👌

In the eyes of the law:👎👍

Describing a photo:👍👍

Grammar

Modals of Deduction: 👌
Past Perfect: 👍👍
Relative Pronouns: 👎👍

Reading

Katie Frye, Private Eye: 👌
The Great Impostor: 👍
Useless criminals: 👍
In the eyes of the law: 👍👌

Writing

Supergran to the rescue: 👍👍

Speaking

Abby: 👌

Powerpoint of Ireland: 👍👎

Culture

Strange laws in the USA: 👍👍

Areas I need to work on

I need to work on transalation, and reading in the exams

HURLING

Ireland project

IRELAND

Basic information

The capital of Ireland is Dublín

Irish people speak two langugjes: Irish and English

There are 4 857 000 habitants in Ireland

The currency in North Ireland is the pound and in South Ireland is the euro

Culture 

It has been influenced by Anglo-Norman, English and Scottish culture. Irish culture has a global reach and festivals such as St. Patrick's Day and Halloween are celebrated all over the world.

Gastronomy

The main ingredient of Irish cuisine is potato. The best known fish are salmon and cod. One of the drinks most associated with Ireland is the Guinness that is usually served in pubs, malt whiskey is well known, as well as Irish coffee.

Typical Irish Food

Boxty: Potato cake

Coddle: sausages wrapped in bacon mixed with potatoes and onions.

Colcannon: mashed potatoes with cabbage and onions

Fish and chips: battered fish with chips

Seafood chowder: white seafood soup

Symbols

The triskelion represents physical, mental and spiritual well-being

Shamrock is a symbol of good luck, especially if it has four leaves.

The harp is the traditional symbol of Ireland and it reflects the immortality of the soul.

It is the combination of the traditional Christian cross with a ring (a symbol of solar energy, a source of life)

Traditions

Those cute little goblin men so typical of Irish images are the leprechauns, protagonists of Irish popular folklore.

In Ireland the most popular sport is rugby, but there are two that are typical of the Irish tradition: Gaelic football and Irish hurling.

Some celebrations, such as Halloween and Christmas, actually belonged to the ancient pagan Celtic calendar: Sahmain on Halloween and Yule on Christmas.

The party par excellence of Ireland is the festival of Saint Patrick, celebrated on March 17 of each year. It is so popular that it is also celebrated in many places in the world.

Politics

The Government and policy of Ireland consists of a representative democratic parliamentary republic. There are several political parties in Ireland. The political landscape is dominated by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, historically opposed entities.

"IRELAND" (powerpoint)

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UNIT 4

Listening 

Interactive video: 👌👌

On your travels: 👎👍

Yoour new smartphone: 👍👍

Nigerian talking drums: 👍👌

Practical English: 👎👍

Abby: 👌👍

Grammar

Present perfect:👍👌

Past simple:👌

Subject and object questions:👎👍

Present perfect: 👍

Reading

On your travels: 👍

Nigerian talking drums: 👎👍

The best teachers: 👌

The lost world: 👍👍

Writing

An informal e-mail x2: 👍👍

Speaking

Abby: 👍👌

Recipe´s project: 👍👎

Culture

Nigerian talking drums: 

Areas I need to work on

I need to work on in listening, and translation because I always fail

GLOSSARY

Unit 4

annoying: causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome.
amusing: causing (someone) to laugh or providing amusement.
upsetting: tending to disturb or upset.
browse: to eat or feed on bushes, leaves.
plug in: an attachment at the end of an electrical cord, inserted into a socket for electric power.
scroll: a roll of papyrus once used for writing.
unplug: to disconnect by removing a plug from an electrical connection.
gap: a break or opening.
squeeze: to apply pressure to (something) in order to force out juice, sap, or the like.
warn: to give advance notice to, esp. of danger or possible harm.

Unit 5

burglar: one who commits burglary

mugger: a person who mugs, esp. one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.

murderer: a person who commits murder.

arson: the crime of deliberately setting fire to property.

lawyer: a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for them in other legal matters.

fraudster: a swindler

forgery: the crime of falsely making or changing writing or a signature.

mugging: an assault or threat of violence upon a person, esp. with intent to rob.

pickpocketing:one who steals from the pockets of people, as in a crowded public place.

household: the people of a house taken as a group.

local council: a body appointed or elected to give advice, to make rules, or to administer an organization.

evidence: that which tends to prove or disprove something;

proof.

kidnapping: to carry off (a person) by force or trickery, esp. for use as a hostage or to get money;

abduct.

THE RECIPE

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups of flour (around 260 grams): 436 Kcal
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder: 300 Kcal
• 1 and a half cups of whole milk: 335 Kcal
• 2 large of beaten eggs: 324 Kcal
• 2 tablespoons of melted butter: 1800 Kcal
• 1/4 cup of olive or vegetable oil: 225 Kcal
• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar: 290 Kcal

                                 PREPARATION

1. Preheat the oven 200 centigrades.
2. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl
3. Mix the liquid ingredients in another bowl
4. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and mix no more than 15 seconds because too much time can result on hard muffins
5. Spoon the batter into de muffin
6. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips onto the top of the muffins and transfer to the oven inmediately