domingo, 8 de diciembre de 2013

GLOSSARY (SOCIAL SCIENCE) UNIT 3

State = the supreme public power within a sovereign political entity

Sovereignty = the authority to rule over an area. In a democracy, the people have sovereignty because they vote for the government

Constitution = a collection of country's fundamental laws that shape the government, institutions and rights and obligations of the citizens.

Democracy = a government  in which the people have power, exercised either directly or through elected representatives

Monarchy = the king or the queen is the head of the state

Dictatorship = a system of government in which one person with absolute power governs. They are supported by a political party, an ethnic group or army

Globalisation = the integration and development of a world wide economic system( of institutions, markets...

Regional = is a territory that usually has a strong economy and a well-defined social and cultural identity

Cultural diversity = the quality of diverse or different culture

Universal Suffrage = a system of a democratic elections whereby all citizens of voting age can participate regardless of their gender or economic situation

Legislative power = to make and vote laws and control the government. This lies with the parliament

Executive power = to execute the laws and set state policy. This lies with the government

Judicial power = to apply the law, that is, judge and punish citizens who break it. This lies with the tribunals

Supranational = beyond the authority of one national government

Mass culture = a world wide characteristic by similar patterns of consumption

UN = a supranational organisation composed for over 190 member states. It was found in 1945 to promote peace, security and economic development

NGO = an entity with humanitarian and social aims

Civil servant = the people that dedicated to different functions, such as justice, health, teaching, finance and public works.

Justice = What should be done according to the law or reason

Liberty = the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; freedom from control or restriction

Subsidiarity =  the principle of devolving decisions to the lowest practical level

Culture = is the collection of common customs, knowledge and ways of living that a group recognise as their own, and something that differentiates them from other groups

Multiculturalism = the coexistence of diverse culture within a community

Interculturalism = promotes the coexistence of different groups of human because cultural relations enrich everybody

Referendum = submission of an issue of public ideas importance to the direct vote of the electorate

Election = the selection by vote of a person or persons from Among candidates for a position, esp a political office

sábado, 7 de diciembre de 2013

                                 GLOSSARY(SOCIAL SCIENCE) UNIT 2

Temperature = the degree of a hotness of a body or a weather

Savannah = grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees, characteristic of much of tropical Africa

Oases = a fertile part in a desert occurring where the water table approaches or reaches the ground surface

Taiga = the coniferous forest extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia

Precipitation = rain, snow, sleet, dew... formed by a condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere

Tundra = a bass treeless zone lying between the ice cap and timberline of North America and Eurasia

Settlements = the person who lived in the desert

Jungle = an equatorial forest are with luxuriant vegetation

Livestock = cattle, horses and similar animals kept for domestic use

Desert = a region that is devoid or almost devoid vegetation 

Scrub = similar to the grassland

Steppe = an extensive grassy plain 

Holm oak = an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree 

Deciduous forest = (trees and scrubs) shedding all leaves annually at the end of the growing season 

Logging = the work of felling, trimming and transporting timber

Meadows = an area of grassland, often used for pasturage  
                                 GLOSSARY UNIT 3

If you blow you own trumpet = you are boosting about your achievement and abilities

If you have a bee in your bone =about something,you are obsess with it and you cannot stop thinking about it

It's in someone's genes = when that person has the same personality traits as their parents

You scratch my bag and I will scratch you = if you do something for me, I will do something for you specially if It's something you wouldn't have been able to do for yourself

If you say does not have a hear out of share = It means, their appearance is very perfect

martes, 26 de noviembre de 2013

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BRITISH LANGUAGE AND AMERICAN LANGUAGE

                              BRITISH ENGLISH              AMERICAN ENGLISH

                              1.  biscuits                                  1. cookies
           
                              2. lift                                           2. elevator

                              3. car park                                  3. parking lot

                              4. trousers                                   4. pants

                              5. flat                                          5.  apartment

                              6. underground                           6. subway

                              7. torch                                      7. flash light

                              8. rubber                                    8. eraser

                              9. holidays                                  9. vacations
   
                             10. ill                                         10. sick

                             11. night                                    11. nite

                             12. light                                     12. lite

                             13. luggage                                13. baggage
P.E/VOCABULARY                   ENDURANCE WORK

 Withstand = Resist physically

 Shin = It's a body part situated in your leg

 Steady = Something or someone that it's continuous

 Enables = Activate

 Bursts = Explode

 Overall = Generally

 Supply = Provide

 Injury = Wound or a hurt in your body

 Varying = Changing

 Charging = Representation

jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2013

                                             FIX IT DAY

Yesterday, there was a fix it day in the streets of Villamayor. All the people of this town participated to clean up the parks, streets... Some people were cleaning the streets while others were watering the trees and plants around the town. There were many people so we finished very fast and we collected all the rubbish of Villamayor until there were nothing. We we grateful for all people who participated and we proposed to do this fix it day once a month.

lunes, 11 de noviembre de 2013



THE ENVIRONMENT

  1. Don't waste the water
  2. Clean up the rivers
  3. Throw the bottles and cans in a rubbish bin
  4. Use the natural light instead of the artificial light
  5. Reduce the use of the energy
  6. Recycle and separate the trash
  7. Rescue trees
  8. Clean up the air
  9. Make a better use of the paper
  10. Clean up the beaches

viernes, 8 de noviembre de 2013

GLOSSARY UNIT 2 

THE BIG CHEESE: is the most important or powerful person in a group or organization

CHALK AND CHEESE: we use this expression to define two people who are very different to each other

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME: if we have some information but you don't want to reveal who told you then you use this expression

TO BE OR TO HAVE A BIG MOUTH: it means you talk to much especially about things which should be kept in secret or avoided

ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW: it is very colourful

CHASING RAINBOWS: refers to someone who is always looking for something more exciting and rewarding but it is unlikely to find it

IF YOU ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE: you are doing something which could be dangerous

IF YOU ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE: it means you make a bad situation even worse

IF YOU HAVE A FLASH OF INSPIRATION: it means that you sudden have an idea that help you to create or achieve what you were hoping to do

A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND: if we describe someone with this expression it means that he or she is very important or have a lot of influence but only in small area or group

COLD FISH: if someone is described with this expression it means that he or she is unfriendly and doesn't show his or her feelings or emotions

PACKED LIKE SARDINES: to describe people in a very crowded space

CHOCK A BLOCK: to describe people in a very crowded situation

LIKE A DUCK TO WATER: it means that you discover when you start doing a new activity that you are very good at it

IF YOU BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET: if you are boasting about your abilities

IF YOU HAVE A BEE IN YOUR BONNET: about something that you are obsessed of it and you can not stop thinking about it

IT IS IN SOMEONE'S GENES: when does person has the same personalities traits as theirs parents

YOU SCRATCH MY BAG AND I WILL SCRATCH YOURS: if you do something for me I will do something for you specially if it is something you would not have been able to do for yourself

IF YOU SAY DOES NOT HAVE A HAIR OUT OF PLACE: it means their appearance is very tidy or perfect

martes, 5 de noviembre de 2013


                               GLOSSARY(GEOGRAPHY)

INLET: a thin channel of water that leads inland from the sea. Inlets created by glaciation are called fjords and are usually found on mountains coastlines

HEADLAND: a small area of land that projects out into the sea

PENINSULA: a large scale headland surrounded by water on three sides. A peninsula can be connected to the land by a thin stretch of land called isthmus

ISLAND: a piece of land completely surrounded by water

GULF: an area of sea surrounded by land on three sides. A bay is similar but smaller

OCEANIC RIDGE: an underwater mountain range that generally covers a large area and reaches high altitudes

OCEANIC TRENCH: a long depression on the ocean floor that can be deep

ABYSSAL PLAIN: a flat area on the ocean floor, they are found at depths of between 3000 metres and 7000 metres

CONTINENTAL SHELF: the under sea extension of a continent that descends gradually to depths of around 400 metres. The shelf can be extended by few or many kilometres

CONTINENTAL SLOPE: a steep underwater area that links the continental shelf with the oceanic floor

MOUNTAIN: a large land form that is higher than the surrounded land. A mountain is a continuous chain of mountains

BASIN: an area of land that is drained by a river or a lake and that is lower than the surrounding area

VALLEY:  is a linear depression in the land

PLATEAU: a flat area of land which sits a certain altitude above the sea level

PLAIN: a larger, open, flat or slightly undulating area of land

CLIFF: a high, steep or overhanging face of rock

MASSIF:  a large mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range

                                                 
                                           CURITIBA

Curitiba is one of the cleanest country in the world, this country uses a lot the public transport, the air that you breath in this country is very healthy and clean.
This country is very recycling because Jaime Lerner made an ecological city and won many awards, for example in 1990, this country won two international awards.
This country use clean techonologies too, that do not generate toxic waste. Curitiba recycles  the waste in a exemplary way and it is in the third place in the list of the 15 green cities all over the world.
Curitiba contributes to the recycling trash and if you will go to Curitiba you will not see any trash in the ground.

lunes, 4 de noviembre de 2013

RECYCLING PROJECT!!!!!

http://voicethread.com/?#u3690096.b5092722.i25877077

And this is my slogan: Contribute recycling garbage, and the world will be a better place to live.

BFN!!!

lunes, 14 de octubre de 2013

THE HISTORY OF COKE

It was created on the 8th of may in 1986 in a chemist in Atlanta. At first it was created as a medicine to relieve headache and nausea concealed, then became famous and begin to sell in the U.S.A where some lawyers bought a company and sold the coke all over the world. Now the coke formula is a comercial secret and it is stored in a bank of Atlanta where only two managers have access.

BYE, see you tomorrow.

domingo, 13 de octubre de 2013


GLOSSARY(unit 1)

-TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS= to deal with a different situation in a brave and firm way.

-TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE= means that two people working together are more likely than one.


-TO KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER= means that you are just managing to survive despite not having much money.

PIE

-IT'S AS EASY AS PIE= if  something is very easy.

-PIE-EYED= if someone is very drunk.

-TO HAVE A FINGER IN MANY PIES= it means that you are involved in lots of different activities.


EGG

 -A BAD EGG= in english if we want to say that someone is bad or dishonest, we can call him/her a bad egg.

 -DON'T PULL ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET= it means that you should never rely on only one plan in case it goes wrong.

 -TO GET EGG ON YOUR FACE= if someone makes a mistake wich makes him/her look stupid, we can say this expression.


VOCABULARY

 -SELF-ESTEEM= self-respect;amour prope.

 -BREAKING POINT= is the moment when you fell down.

 -DROPPED= lose weight.

 -PURPING= vomit (you make yourself vomit).

 -COMPULSIVELY= do something without thinking.

 - LONG OR SHORT TERM EFFECTS= the effects that happens after we do something.

 -FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS= be like him/her.


BEANS

 -FULL OF BEANS= when someone is full of energy.

 -I HAVEN'T GOT A BEAN= means that you have not money at all.

 -SPILL THE BEAN= in english if we want to tell us something secret, we can say to them" spill the bean ".

 -THEY ARE LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD= if two people look very similar we use this expression.


TEA

-IT'S NOT MY CUP OF TEA= if there is something we don't like much: sport, atype of music, a person...

-I WOULDN'T DO IT FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA= we use this expression if there iis something we would never do it.

-IT'S AS GOOD AS A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT= if something is completely useless we say this expression.


FRUIT

 -HE IS GONE BANANAS= if someone is very emocional and starts shouting and behaving in a crazy way, we can say this expression.

 -IT'S A CASE OF SOUR GRAPES= if somebody pretends not to be impresed by something because she/he feels jealous.

 -A SECOND BITE OF THE CHERRY= if we try to do something at second time because we failed at first we use this expression.


OTHER EXPRESSIONS

 -THERE ARE PLENTY MORE FISH IN THE SEA= it means that thre are more choices in a situation. It's often said to comfort someone who had a romantic break up.

 -THE ICING ON THE CAKE= it is use to refer to something good wich is added to an already good thing on situation.

 -IT IS JUST NOT CRIKET= it's use to say that sommething is un fair or dishonest.

 -TO TOY WITH (SOMEONE OR SOMETHING)= means not to take someone feelingd seriously.

 -TOYBOY= to be younger than your girldfriend.

 - LIKE A TON OF BRICKS= it's used to express something that is very heavy/this expression can be used literatuly( heavy weight)/or idiomaticaly(to describe a great surprise or someone that is overweight).

 -TO FLY THE NEST= means to leave your parent's home for the first time to go and live somewhere else.

 -A NEST EGG= is an amount of money you have saved in the future.

 -I WASN'T BORN YESTERDAY= if someone is telling you a obvious lie, you can use this expression.

 -TO HAVE A WHALE OF TIME= means to have a lot of fun.

 -SIZE OF A WHALE= it is an impolite way they are large and overweight.


FOOD

 -GE= genetically enginered.
 -GM=genetically modified.
 -GMO= genetically modified organism.



 BYEE!!,see you soon:))

lunes, 7 de octubre de 2013


WELCOME TO MY NEW AND FIRST BLOG!!!


Hy guys, how are you?
Im very excited because this is my first blog and at the moment I like so much.
I am looking forward to see your blogs too and share the information that we are going to learn
in class
Bye,see you soon.