GLOSSARY UNIT 7

Chilling: Very scaring.
In my view: From my opinion.
As far as I'm concerned: "En lo que a mi respecta".
Don't get me wrong: Don't misunderstand me.
Dull: When you are not entertaining or are kind of boring.
Straightaway: Directly.
Staff-room: It is a room where only workers can access.

Come across: to find something you not were expecting to find at the moment

Get away: escape but to like a vacation and such

Get off: You get off the train, off the plain, etc.

Get on: go into a vehicle and that kind of stuff

See off: say goodbye to something or someone

Speed up: to accelerate

Stop over: stop for a moment while you are in a journey.

Take off: you take off your clothes or a plane takes off

Turn back: return from a journey, travel, etc.

Double-decker: bus with two levels.
Fare: the money you pay for travellig on public transport.
Pedestrian: a person that walks on pavement.
Rush-hour: peak traffic times.

Prayers to the UK

its so sad to see this kind of atrocities in the world, so much destruction and hate because of a religion, its sickening to see this happen, and knowing the people affected never had anything to do with the original problem makes it even worst, lets hope nothing like this happens to us. our thoughts and prayers are with London, Manchester, and any other place affected.

GLOSSARY UNIT 6

Say: give an opinion
Tell: say to
Ask: request.
Deny: say that something is false.
Boast: brag.
Claim: assert
Repeat: say something again.
Assure: say confidently.
Mention: refer to.
Insist: say the same many times
Beg: plead with somebody
State: set forth formally.
Announce: proclaim
Admit: confess
Confirm: verify.
Persuade: cause to do.
Reassure: explain something is ok, fine, etc.

Reported Statements

When do we use reported speech? Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said.

Tense	Direct Speech	Reported Speech
present simple	I like ice cream	She said (that) she liked ice cream.
present continuous	I am living in London	She said (that) she was living in London.
past simple	I bought a car	She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she bought a car.
past continuous	I was walking along the street	She said (that) she had been walking along the street.
present perfect	I haven't seen Julie	She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
past perfect*	I had taken English lessons before	She said (that) she had taken English lessons before.
will	I'll see you later	She said (that) she would see me later.
would*	I would help, but..”	She said (that) she would help but...
can	I can speak perfect English	She said (that) she could speak perfect English.
could*	I could swim when I was four	She said (that) she could swim when she was four.
shall	I shall come later	She said (that) she would come later.
should*	I should call my mother	She said (that) she should call her mother
might*	I might be late	She said (that) she might be late
must	I must study at the weekend	She said (that) she must study at the weekend OR She said she had to study at the weekend

SELF-ASSESSMENT

I really think this semester i have kept my level of English and i´ve been able to learn new vocabulary which comes really handy when i have to communicate with someone from the U.S. I also feel like i have lowered my grammar level this term but i will keep my chin up and keep on working, and with the help pf teacher Cristina that should be an easy task...
thanks to the new things i´ve learned i have been understanding better the tv series i watch ( without subtitles obviously lol) and have really improved my vocabulary.
in conclussion i think this was a great term for me and i want and aspire to do even better on the next one haha.

GLOSSARY Unit 5 "technology"

Access: Action of enter.
Bookmark: To mark some websites in internet.
Comment: Write a comment in a social network.
Edit: Change the colour or other things of a picture or a document in internet.
Host: When you have a blog where you post things.
Launch: To start a website.
Log On/Off: Enter in internet/the opposite.
Network: Social media.
Register: To sign in.
Respond: To answer a comment.
Transfer: when you exchange data with some other user you are transferring that information.
Upload: To rise something to internet.
Diplomacy: The skill of dealing with people in difficult situations whitout upsetting them.
Rudeness: Bad manners and a lack of respect for others.
Etiquette: Rules for behaviour in society.
Politeness: Good manners and respect for others.
Appreciation: Enjoyment from something that is good quality.
Tradition: A belief or way of doing something which has existed for some time.
Netiquette: Rules of acceptable behaviour for writing blogs posts...
Rank: The position that someone has in an organisation, society...
Consideration: The quality of being sensitive to others and thinking about their feelings.
Interaction: Communication between people.

PROJECT

Our project is about the Justice and Punishment in England in the 1800s

and it was realised by: Jorge Lopez, Juan Moreno, and I (Santiago Soto)

HERE IS OUR PROJECT, ENJOY!!

Glossary Unit 4 "conditional sentences"

Idioms:

Sick as a dog: Being really sick

Under the weather: Sad, depressed

Keep your chin up: To hang on even if you are feeling sick

Top it off: When you have like a "cherry on top"

When it rains, it pours: When a little thing becomes larger

Scarf: Eat something really quick

Lickity-split: Something done quickly

Phrasal Verbs

Warm up

Slow down

Work out

Cut down

Come down

Chill out

Cheer up

Open up

Calm down

Face up to

Glossary Unit 3 "Power to the people"

Power: The energetic charge of an electronic device that is stored

Energy: Amount of electric power that is used to power some device

Mechanical: An object that works by using mechanic parts(gears, wheels, wires,etc.)

Solar-powered: A device that gets its energy from the sun-light and thus powers it

Wireless: Something that works without being connected trough out wires, like Wi-Fi for example

Computer-generated: Creating something by using a computer, its commonly used in special effects for movies or videos

Chemical: Usually used to describe some substances used in laboratories and places that use them for investigation, cleaning, etc.

Electronic: Something that works by using electronic circuits, usually computers, cellphones, etc.

Energy-saving: A device that is allowed to work without using a lot of energy, and that ways it saves the one it doesn´t use

Adaptable: A device that is allowed to work in different conditions and ways

High-tech: The latest technology available, and most of the times the best you could have

Sustainable: Something that besides being useful  is really "green" saves energy and can be used for a long time without damaging the environment

Alternative: Something that is different from the usual way to to things, usually used for alternative energy's

Innovative: A new way to do things that have never been done before, can be either better or worst

A convict´s tale (our book reading this term)