Saturday, 19 May 2018

UNIT 5: MANNERS

Appreciation: recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.
Diplomacy: the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way.
Etiquette: conventional requirements as to social behavior;proprieties of conduct as established in any classor community or for any occasion.
Interaction:reciprocal action or influence.
Netiquette: the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks, especially the Internet.
Politeness: showing good manners toward others, as inbehavior, speech, etc.
Rank: a social or official position or standing.
Rudeness: discourteous or impolite.
Tradition: the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends,customs, information, etc. From generation togeneration, especially by word of mouth or bypractice.

Monday, 19 March 2018

SELF-ASSESSMENT:

This term I find the vocabulary part difficult beacause I don´t know how show that I know that word. In the others parts of english asignature I can improve if I make an effort but english is one of the subjects that I find difficult but still I work a lot even that is´t seen in my marks.
I will never lose hope with this subject and I will try to improve!
Now to enjoy and rest in Easter´s holidays!




UNIT 4: LIVE WELL

NEW VOCABULARY

Grumpy: unhappy and bad-tempered.
Cheerful: full of cheer; happy, in good spirits.
Dynamic: pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action.
Anxious: full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune.

Phrasal verbs:


Calm down: to begin to feel more relaxed and less emotional.
Cheer up: to become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad.
Chill out: to relax and stop being angry or nervous, or to spend time relaxing.
Cut down: to reduce an amount of something.
Face up tp: to accept that a bad situation exists and try to deal with it.
Open up: to create a new opportunity or possibility.
Slow down: you reduce the speed at which they move.
Work out: to find a satisfactory way of doing something.

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

VOCABULARY:

Blade: sharp edge used for cutting.
Choked: made difficult to breathe.
Craved: had strong desire.
Crawled out: come out slowly.
Gasped: caught one´s breath to show surprise or horror.
Glow: a steady light.
Razor: a metal instrument with a sharp edge, used for shaving.
Tore off: removed roughly.
Wirthed: twisted and tourned in pain. 


Saturday, 24 February 2018

The Masque oh the Red Death

NEW VOCABULARY:

Courage: ability to do something dangerous even if you are afraid.
Narrow: not wide.
Guest: visitor.
Set foot: enter a place.
Iron: strong,grey_coloured metal.
Spread. passed from one area to another.
Bizarre: strange.
Carefree: without any problems or worries.
Chimes: ringing of a clock to mark the hour.
Dared to: had courage to do something.
Dizziness: a feeling of head turning round, and loss of balance.
Dripping: falling in small drops.
Grabbed: took roughly.
Pour: cause liquid to flow.
Took hold of: took control of.
Was held: took place.
Streaming: light shining strongly.