SELF-ASSESMENT

This term has been full of great experiences, I have had a lot of great moments. I´ve enjoyed staying in class with my mates it was fantastic. I know I haen´t done my best my term and I have worked the less as possible, but this term it will different I promise. I´m going to enjoy at maximun this holydays and come back to school doing my best, because we don´t have to give up, we have to think that we always can do it better

UNIT 5 GLOSSARY

access: enter

bookmark: make a webpage one of your favourites webs

comment: write a comment in a social network

edit: change something of a document or picture in internet

host: internet server

launch: create a website

log on/off: enter in internet/ exit of internet

network: social media

register: sing in

respond: answer a comment

transfer: send a document from a device to other device

upload: post something in internet

appreciation: enjoyment

consideration: the qualilty to tink about others and their feelings

diplomacy: skillful management of people

etiquette: social conventions

interaction: people comunication

netiquette: conventions of politeness

politeness: good manners

rank: status level

rudeness: lack of courtesy

tradition: cultural inheritance

TERM PROJECT

Jorge López, Santiago Soto and me have done a project about justice in 1800s, I hope you like it.

Click here to see it!

A CONVICT´S TALE VOCABULARY

sewer: alcantarilla
butler: mayordomo
court: juzgado
knitting: labores de punto
guilty: culpable
nappies: pañales
laundry maid: lavandaera
mud: barro
housekeeper: ama de llaves
dye: tinte
starch: almidón
tub: tina
mangle: escurridor
well: pozo
dragged: arrastró
buns: bollos
icing: glaseado
mouths watered: la boca se les hacía agua
grabbed: agarró
overcrowded: abarrotado (de gente)
hemp: cañamo
beat: golpear
logs: troncos
court official: funcionario del juzgado
straw: (de) paja
scar: cicatriz
relief alivio
trust: confiar en
deck: cubierta
starving: hambriento
qualified: titulado, cualificado
bad temper: mal genio
bruises: moratones
tore open: rasgar

UNIT 4 GLOSSARY

calm somebody down: make somebody calmer
cheer somebody up: make somebody happier
chill out: relax completely
cut down: reduce the consume of something
face up to: confront something
open up: share your feelings
slow something down: reduce the speed of something
work out: to do exercise
aching muscles: when our muscles are painful
allergic reaction: response to an allergen
broken leg: when we fractured one of our leg´s bone
bruised knee: when our knee is full of contunsions
dislocated shoulder: when your shoulder is out of his position
sore back: when our back is painful
sprained wrist: it´s when we have a injury in our wrist´s muscle
stiff neck: pain or difficulty moving one´s neck
swollen ankle: when your ankle has an inflamation

IDIOMS AND SLANGS!

sick as a dog: very, very sick
under the weather: feeling very sad
keep your chip up: keep the type
top it off: the high
When it rains, it pours: Turn a situation or something worse
Scarf down: Eat very quickly
Lickety-split: quickly

UNIT 3 GLOSSARY

adaptable: able to change or be changed for new situations

alternative: different from the usual or traditional way

chemical: relating to the structure and behaviour of a material

computer-generated: something that is created by a computer

electronic: something that works with electricity

energy-saving: it´s a way of spending the less amount of energy possible

high-tech: something that is the latest in technology

innovative: introducing or using new ideas

mechanical: operated by power from an engine

solar-powered: something that uses solar light to produce energy

sustainable: environmentally friendly

wireless: a system of sending and receiving signals

absorb: soak up/ take in

boost: increase

burn: scorch calories

crash: stop working

perform: realize

process: prosecute

release: free something

repair: fix it

rest: relax

transport: move something