VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 3

• Ransom = amount of money kidnappers demand.
• Without warning = unexpectedly.
• To warn sb. off = to advise sb. of the dangers of sth.
• To rip off = to cheat.
• Scam = fraud.
• Cloakroom = place to leave coats.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 2.

• Oil spill = petroleum spillage (derrame de petróleo).
• Landslide = slippage of earth (corrimiento de tierras).
• Gas leak = escaping gas (fuga de gas).
• To wipe out = to clear.
• Stream = small, narrow river.
• To strike = to hit.
• Shepherd = keeper of sheep.
• Scrumptious = delicious.
• Aubergine = eggplant.
• Heine = joint in a door frame.
• To be fond of = to be fanatic of.
• To be keen on = to be good at.
• To burn down = to destroy by fire.
• To blend = to put together.
• Drill = training exercise.
• To sway = to swing (cimbrear).
• Shelter = refuge.
• To fall apart = to shred (desmenuzarse).
• Non-perishable = that will not spoil or dacay.
• To hijack = to take over a vehicle.
• Smoge = smoke + fog.
• To manage = to succeed.
• Pipe = tube.
• Drugdealer = sb. who sells illegal drugs.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSION AND SO ON. HALLOWEEN.

• Spooky = scary.
• Shriek = high-pitched scream.
•  Alley =  narrow  dark street.
• Gloomy =  dark or overcast.
• "It'll scare the living daylights out of you!" = " It'll make you scared!"
• To give up the ghost = to stop working
• Scared stiff = very frightened.
• To look as if sb. has seen a ghost = to be very pale.
• Scaredy-cat = coward (gallina)
• To give sth. the creeps = to make sb. uncomfortable because of sth.
• "It'll come back to haunt you!" = " It's a mistake!"
• To be a ghost town = to be deserted.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. CALIFORNIAN SLANG.

• To live up = to live life enjoying it.
• Hood = neighbourhood.
• Alrighty = okey.
• To be hecka cool = to be very cool.
• To bail = to leave a place.
• To be a bomb = to be very good.
• To put on blast sb.= to embarrass sb. in public.
• To call sb. out = to reveal another's mistake.
• Super awesome = great.
• Heavy = sad or depressing
• To rock = to wear sth. with style.

NEW YORK! NEW YORK! (8)

 Travelling is my very first scene. I like travelling anywhere, from Chile to my grandma’s house, so it broaden your mind and your knowledge. I love getting to know new and unspoilt places, where I had never been before, and this year I have the great opportunity to fulfill my wish once and for all: visiting America.

 Though I’m pretty sure I’m coming down Chicago next summer holidays (as a part of a exchange), I’d rather go to New York. I’ve been twice in London and I reckon, all in all, England is a very dull country.  I believe the USA will be far better as I’ve been told that it’s amazingly the most interesting country in the world, and what’s more, last excursion was very well-run (at least that’s what I could check watching the video).

Better still, we could go to both cities!

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 1

• Motto = slogan/ saying.
• To stir = to move with a continuous movement.
• To blur = to become hard to see or hear (difufinar).
• To slip = to slide suddenly and accidentally.
• To whisper = to speak lowly.
• To mend = to fix.
• Crop = what grows on the soil after had it farmed.
• Herd =  big group of mammal animals.
• Terrific = very good.
• "Shall I give you a lift?" = "¿Te acerco con el coche?".
• Trolley = wheeled bag where you keep your luggage.
• Fare =  amount of money you pay to go in any mean of transport. 
• Baggage claim = in the airport, area for collecting your luggage.
• To recline = to lie back.
• V.A.T = I.V.A (tax)
• To board = to get in a plane or ship.
• "We're save and sound!" = "¡Estamos sanos y salvos!"
• Itinerary = travel plan.
• Customs = airport luggage-check area.
• To take time off = to take leave from work (tomarse unos días de descanso en el trabajo).
• Couch = sofa.
• Silicon = chemical element the electronic microchips are made of.
• Root = part of a plant which is underground.
• Drought = lack of rain.
• Dome = rounded roof.
• To bail = to pay to be sb. released from jail.
• Couch = sofa.
• Coach = bus.
• Steam = water vapour.
• Failure = unsuccessful attempt.
• Reliable = trustworthy.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 0.

• Olive skin = skin colour tone between brown and white.
• Pale = colorless.
• Sun-tanned = with a dark skin colour because of the sun.
• Limp = too soft.
• To blow your nose = (Sonarse los mocos).
• To sniff = to inhale through the nose, usually in short rapid inspirations.
• "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" = " Donde fueres, haz lo que vieres"
• Actually = really.

CULTURAL DIFERENCES

Everyone's different from each other on this wide world, so I´ll show you some of the most remarkable cultural differences: 

• In the US, a firm, short handshake indicates self-confidence and (heterosexual) masculinity. A limp handshake by a man can be interpreted (usually wrongly) as a sign of homosexuality or wimpiness. But in most parts of Africa, a limp handshake is the correct way to do it. Furthermore, it is common in Africa for the handshake to last several minutes, while in the US a handshake that is even a few seconds too long is interpreted as familiarity, warmth and possibly sexual attraction.
• In Britain, men do not look at women on the streets. The French do. Recently, a French public figure mentioned in a speech that the Brits are all gay -- the evidence was their lack of overt interest in women.
• Shaking the head in a horizontal direction in most countries means "no", while in India it means "yes", and in hindi language the voice lowers in pitch at the end of a question.
• In North America as well as in Arabic countries the pauses between words are usually not too long, while in Japan pauses can give a contradictory sense to the spoken words by the meaning of pauses. Enduring silence is perceived as comfortable in Japan, while in Europe and North America it may cause insecureness and embarrassment. Scandinavians, by Western standards, are more tolerant of silent breaks during conversations.
• Showing the thumb held upwards means in Latin America, especially Brazil, but also in many other countries "everything’s ok", while it is understood in some Islamic countries as well as Sardinia and Greece as a rude sexual sign. Furthermore, the sign of thumb up may signify the number "one" in France and a few other central European countries.
  

GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 10

• AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE: a landscape that has been transformed by people to cultivate crops and/or rear livestock.
• CEREALS: grasses grown for the edible components of their grain.
• CROP: a cultivated plant to be harvested as food, animal fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose.
• CULTURAL HERITAGE: the things, places and practices that define who we are as individuals, as communities, as nations or cultures.
• DOMESTIC TOURISM: tourism in which tourists do not leave their own country.
• HIGH-SPEED-RAIL: a type of rail transport involving high-speed trains.
• LARGE-SCALE TOURISM: travel and accommodation offered to large groups at affordable prices by tour operators.
• MORTGAGE: a loan to finance the purchase of private residential or commercial property.
• OFF-PEAK SEASON: the less busy annual period.
• PEAK SEASON: the busiest annual period.
• RECESSION: a business cycle contraction/ a general slowdown in economy activity.
• SPECULATION: investment in stocks, property or other assets in the hope of gain, but with the risk of loss.
• TOUR OPERATORS: a company that combines tour and travel components to cater for large-scale tourism.

TEEN SLANG

• To hit up = to go to somewhere/ to see sth./ to do sth.
• 'As if!' = (saying used when you don't believe sb.) = '¡Venga ya...!'
• Flop = disaster ( sth. you expected to be good).
• Shrapnel = change = 'calderilla' o 'metralla'.
• Hater = sb. who says or does bad things.
• Babe = 'tía' (girls to girls and boys to girls).
• Dude = 'tío'/ 'tía' (in general).
• Bro = 'tío' (boys to boys).
• 'Holy shit!' = (saying used when sth. amazing has happened).
• To crack the shits = to lost their shit = to get pissed off or really angry. 

GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 9.

• BALANCE OF PAYMENT: a record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world

• BALANCE OF TRADE: the difference between the monetary value of the exports and the imports of a country.
• BARTERING: a system used before the invention of money, involving the exchange of certain goods for others.
• CAPITAL FLOW: the movement of money.
• EXPORTS: goods or services that are sold outside the country where they are produced.
• FREIHT: goods or produce transported by ship, aircraft, train, lorry or van.
• IMPORTS: goods or services that are brought into a country from abroad for sale.
• INFORMATION SOCIETY: a society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information has become the most significant economic and cultural activity.
• INFRASTRUCTURE: the basic physical and organizational structures needed for an economy to function.
• MARKET: the meeting of buyers and sellers of goods and services.
• PRIVATE SERVICES: services that are offered and managed by private companies.
• PUBLIC SERVICES: services that cover the basic needs of the population and contribute to its well-being.
• RETAIL: a type of trade in which businesses sell small quantities of goods directly to consumers.
• TOURISM: a sector dedicated to travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.
• TRADE: the buying and selling of goods to meet the needs of the population.
• TRADE BLOC: a group of countries that join together to form an area with special trade regulations.
• TRANSPORT NETWORK: the connection of road, railway lines, ports or airports that facilitate the transport of goods and/or people.
• WHOLESALE: trade in which buyers purchase large quantities of goods and sell them, in smaller quantities, to other companies.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 9

• "Seize the moment" = "carpe diem".
• Relieved = feeling not having pressure.
• To feel down = to feel bad (mood).
• Tough = difficult.
• To draw the line = to put a limit.
• To put up with = to tolerate.
• To cope = to manage.
• Breakup = romantic separation.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 8

• Barefoot = without shoes.
• Humpback =  with a hump on the back.
• Accurate = precise.
• Brat = spoiled child.

HANDBALL

"Game to game..." -Diego Pablo 'Cholo' Simeone

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TRIP TO LEÓN

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GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 8

• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: source of energy that is still being developed.
• BIOMASS: organic material used as a fuel that releases energy when burned.
• CRAFTPERSON: a person who makes products using basic tools and manual labour.
• CUTTING-EDGE INDUSTRY: industry that employs advanced technology.
• DAM: barrier built across a river to create a body of water for a hydroelectric power station.
• ENERGY: power that comes from the utilization of physical or chemical resources to provide light and heat or to work machines.
• FOSSIL FUEL: fuel that is formed by the decomposition of buried organic material, and exposure to heat and pressure, producing substances such as coal, oil and gas.
• GUILD: a group of people that shared the same job and had its own hierarchy.
• HEAVY INDUSTRY: industry that makes goods that cannot be immediately consumed.
• INDUSTRY:  any economic activity that produces a service or transforms raw material into consumer goods.
• LIGHT INDUSTRY: industry that produces goods that are ready for consumption.
• MANAGEMENT: the people that run a company and ensure that goods and services of a high enough quality are produced and sold at competitive prices.
• MECHANIZATION: the use of machinery in the production process.
• MINERAL: a naturally occurring solid chemical substance such as bauxite.
• MINING:  the process of extracting minerals from the ground.
• NON-REWANABLE ENERGY: energy source that is limited.
• REWANABLE ENERGY: energy source that is inexhaustible.
• SOLAR PANEL: a device that convert solar energy from the sun into electricity by a chemical reaction inside it.
• TRADITIONAL ENERGY: energy source that is commonly used.
• WIND TURBINE: a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy to drive machinery or generate electricity.
• WORKFORCE: the employees required to produce goods and services.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 7

• To be on the right track = to think or do sth. that could benefit you = to be on fire (estar en racha).*
• To be as busy as a bee = to be a busy bee = to be very busy.
• To go under the knife = to have an operation.
• To be two-faced = to say nice things to the face, but bad ones behind the back.
• To be blue = to be sad.
• To be a grey area = to be shades of grey = to be no clear solution because there are no rules and it's hard to decide what is right and wrong.
• To be 'pie in the sky' = to be sth. unlikely to happen.
• To reinvent the wheel = to waste time trying to create sth. that  has already been made.

VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO SO. UNIT 6

• To bandy = to throw around.
• Hockey puck = black disc used in ice hockey.
• Hake = 'merluza'.
• Herring = 'arenque'.
• Prawn = 'gamba'.
• Crayfish = 'langosta'.
• Cod = 'bacalao'.
• Mackerel = 'caballa'.
• Whiting = 'pescadilla'.

THE WET MOP

It was invented by Spanish aeronautical engineer Manuel Jalón Corominas (1925-2011) after he had returned from the United States and seen how women washed the floor.

Simple ones are made up of synthetic threads joined to a wooden stick .Though, it was firstly thought to clean warplanes’ frames, nowadays it is used to polish the floor and complete all housework chores.

MODERN TIMES by CHARLES CHAPLIN

Film analysis...

WARM UP -GOALKEEPERS-

Train hard ;D

PARODY OF "GRAVITY"

Only you can understand it if you've seen "Gravity".
Anyway, enjoy it...!!

GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 7

• AQUACULTURE: an activity that consists of farming marine animals and plants in pools, ponds or enclosed areas of the coast.
• CATTLE: bovine mammals.
• CROP ROTATION: the practice of growing different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons.
• DRYLAND FARMING: farming in which the fields receive only rainwater.
• EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE: an agriculture system that uses small inputs or labour, fertilisers, and capital, relative to the area of land that is being farmed.
• FISHING GROUND: an area of water that is used or fishing.
• FLEET: a group of ships sailing together.
• FODDER: food for livestock.
• GRENHOUSE: a building with transparent walls and roof, usually of glass, for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.
• HOUSED LIVESTOCK: livestock fed with fodder in farm buildings.
• INTENSIVE FARMING: an agricultural system characterized by heavy investments of capital and labour.
• IRRIGATED FARMING: farming in which the water from groundwater, reservoirs and river is brought to fields.
• LIVESTOCK FARMING: farming based on rearing animals to obtain products.
• MONOCULTURE: farming system in which farmers only grow a single crop.
• OVERFISHING: when fishermen catch more fish than the maximum sustainable yield.
• PLOT: an area of land where crops are grown.
• POLYCULTURE: farming system in which farmers grow a variety of crops.
• REAR: to care for, breed and grow animals until maturity.
• SCHOOL OF FISH: a group of fish that live and swim together.
• SHIFTHING CULTIVATION: agricultural technique in which farmers move from place to place when fields are unproductive.
• SOIL: the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow.
• SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE: a type of agriculture in which farmers only grow enough food to feed themselves and their families.

KWIK-E-MART AND THE FAIR TRADE

Remember to buy fair trade prducts!! ;)

GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 6

• ACTIVE POPULATION: people employed, unemployed or looking for work.
• CONSUMPTION: the use of a production or service to satisfy needs or desires.
• DEMAND: the desire to own something in the market and willingness to pay for it.
• DISABLED: physically handicapped person.

• DISTRIBUTION: the marketing, delivery and sale of goods and services.

• ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: the different processes involved in the production and consumption of goods and services.

• ECONOMIC AGENT: person, group or institution involved in the economy.

• EMPLOYEE: person who works for other person to earn money.

• EMPLOYER: person who hires other person to works for their.

• FULL-TIME CONTRACT: contract in which employees must work during all hours establish on the agreement.

• GOODS: tangible economic products, such as food, that are usually consumed after production.

• INACTIVE POPULATION: people who are not able to work because being disabled, retired or student.

• INFLATION: rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in the economy or a decrease in value of the purchasing power of money.

• MARKETING: the act of researching, promoting and advertising a product or service in order to sell it.

• PART-TIME CONTRACT: contract in which employees must work during a fewer number of hours than the established on the agreement.

• PRODUCTION: activity that provides goods and services for consumption.

• PROFIT: the monetary gain of a business after all expenses have been met.

• RAW MATERIAL: unprocessed substances.

• RETIRED: person that does not work because having previously worked for years.

• SELF-EMPLOYED: person who works for their own company.

• SERVICES: economic activities that are intangible.

• SUPPLY: availability of something for use or sale.

• TELECOMMUTING: work in which employees work from home.
• TAX: monetary contribution to the government required of people, groups, or business.

TO PRACTISE...

Letter to an English family!!

MY IDEAL FUTURE CITY

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VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 5

• To free up = to make sth. available.
• To ask for the moon = to make an unreasonable request/ to wish sth. imposible to achieve or to obtain.
• To hold the fort = to take care of a place when its owner is away.
• To be under the table = to be sth. illegal/ to have sb. a secretive behaviour often suggesting corruption or illegality.
• To horse around = to behave in a silly way making noise and causing disruption.
• To have chickened out of sth.= to have failed to do sth./ to have not tried to do sth. because being afraid.
• To be a wise old owl =to be very experienced in life.
• To be a night owl = to usually  stay up late into night.
• To be in safe hands = to be cared for sb. who is confident and skilled.
• To be a safe pair of hands = to be reliable when doing some work.
• To be sth. black and white = to have sth. advantages and disadvantages.
• To hold the tongue = to stop talking when bothering other person.
• "Money doesn't grow on trees" = "You sholdn't spend too much money as there is a limited amount of it".
• "Money is no object" = "Don't worry, there is much money available to spend".
• "Let the chips fall where they may" = "Let things to happen no matter what the consequences are".
• To be as cheap as chips = to be very cheap.
• To chase your tail = to be very busy doing a lot of different things but not achieving them.

GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 5

• ARBITRATOR: a person chosen to decide a dispute or settle differences.
• AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY: one of 17 regions that form part of the Spanish territory with its own devolved government.
• CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY: a system of government in which the king is the head of state but the parliament chooses the government.
• COUNCILORS: government officials that, together with the mayor, make up the town council.
• THE CROWN: the part of a constitutional monarchy represented by the king.
• DECENTRALISED GOVERNMENT: a system of government in which decision-making is devolved to a local level and therefore closer to the citizens.
• EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY: autonomous communities’ power of making and passing laws related to town planning, housing, monuments, health care and education.
• EXTENDED FAMILY: type of family made of grandparents, parents and children.
• LIFE EXPECTANCY: the number of years a person or population is expected to live.
• ILLITERACY: inability to read or write
• MAYOR:  person who governs the town council of a municipality.
• MINISTERS: government officials that, together with the president, make up the Spanish cabinet.
• MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE: Cortes Generales’ request to the president to resign due to a common disagreement with the government’s politics.
• MUNICIPALITY: the most basic administrative body in the Spanish territory.
• NATIONAL SOVEREIGNITY: other countries’ impossibility of having influence in a country’s laws.
• NUCLEAR FAMILY: type of family made up of parents and children.
• POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY: a society in which the economy is has undergone a shift from production of goods to the provision of services.
• PROVINCE: an administrative body made up of several municipalities in the Spanish territory.
• SAME-SEX MARRIGE: type of family in which both parents are a same-sex couple who have adopted children.
• SELF-GOVERNMENT:  a system of government in which a community or region has authority to govern itself without the intervention of any other authority.
• SHARE AUTHORITY: autonomous communities’ power of developing the laws passed by the Parliament and adapting them to their territory features.
• SINGLE PARENT FAMILY: type of family made up of a mother or a father and children.
• STATUTE OF AUTONOMY: a law describing the institutions, laws and responsibilities for each of the autonomous communities in the Spanish territory.
• SUBSIDIARITY: the principle of devolving decisions to the lowest practical level so that services are closer to the citizens.
• TOWN COUNCIL: the organization that governs each municipality in Spain.
• WELL-BEING: the level of satisfaction of a population as measured by education levels, healthcare, life expectancy and consumption.

 

THE GREAT CONTITUTION

Even though vast majority of Spanish politicians and important people are breaking the law, tricking and continuously thieving from public funds, the Constitution is vital for everyone’s life. It is the collection of a country’s fundamental laws and guarantees the most important rights and duties for the citizens. Weather it doesn’t exist, a dictatorship runs and enslaves all our lives.  I hope it won´t never happen, but you know, this government is taking us back to the Stone Age days…

WHO'S SAID THE UNDERDOG CAN'T WIN??

There's nothing better than gossiping about your favourite football superstars!!

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RESOLUTIONS & WISHES FOR 2014

 

Sorry to be late... ;)

 

 

GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 4

• BUDGET:  a sum of money to be used for a specific purpose by a government.

• CAP: the Common Agricultural Policy.

• CFP: the Common Fisheries Policy.

• CITIZENSHIP: the condition or status of a citizen, with its rights and duties.

• COHESION:  the act of uniting or staying together.

• COMMON MARKET: a market based on common policies and the free movement of goods, services, people and capital.

• DEVELOPMENT: the act or process of growing or making progress.

• DUTY: something you must do.

• FRAGMENTATION: when production processes occur in different phases, in different places.

• FREE MOVEMENT: the unrestricted movement of goods, services, people and capital in a common market.

• FUNDS: the financial resources used by governments or political institutions for a specific purpose.

• GDP: the Gross Domestic Product.

• HETEROGENEITY: a thing that consists of dissimilar elements or parts.

• HIERACHY: social system  in which some people order and the rest obey.

• HIGHWAY/MOTORWAY: large road by where main ground transport goes by from one city to another.

• HOMOGENEOUS: made up of the same kind of people or things.

• INVESTMENT: the act of using something to achieve a goal.

• MONETARY UNION: the sharing of the same currency between two or more states.

• OUTSKIRTS: the bordering areas of a city.

• OUTSOURCING: part of a company’s work is sent to another company, sometimes in a different country because it is a cheaper or more efficient option.

• PROFITABLE : something by which you gain some benefits.

• SEAFARING: related to the sea.

• SKEPTICAL:  doubtful.

• SUBSUDY: a type of financing offered by a government.

• SURPLUS:  what is left over after producing excessively.

• TREATY: a formal agreement between two or more states related to international relations.

HUNGARY

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