BUILDINGS NOW AND THEN- FURTHER INFORMATION

• WHY DO WE BUILD?

Because we, as human beings, need to cover a place to protect ourself from the changing wheather, wild beasts and get the isothermal conditions that allow us to be comfortable and healthy.And so did the first humans.

• TIMELINE

At first they were incredibly simple, so they could build them relatively fast, to let them move freely for hunting animals. Then, the neolithic revolution happend and they start creating the first aggrupations of fixed houses, because they didn't need to hunt anymore. These houses were a little more elaborated.They keep inproving the quality of they buildings for a long time but there were no new ways of building things untill the industrial revolution. From there they started using machines to build so their buildings started being cheaper. They also discovered a lot of new ways of working the steel, it soon becamed the principal material of all of they constructions. A lot of different ways of building started raising. Then after some years the plastic was invented, then they created a lot of diferent types of plastic. Then they adapted some types of plastics to building. Then we've improved our materials so they are probably in their best way with the nowadays technology. At this time the builders were like "Okay, okay, we've started not improving. Let's gather all things we've got so far... Okay, let's simplify the way of building so it can someday evolve"

• EXAMPLES

The fansworth house: The point of this house is creating a habitable space by using the minimal structure possible, the glass box. When you enter in the house first you encounter a plataform which is used like a hall. Then you have a little terrace with part of the roof hanging over it. when you are inside it, the rooms are delimited by the furniture.

The straub house: The point of this house is creating a habitable space by delimiting really consistenly the different rooms.When you enter the house, you have a lot of alternative ways of wander through it, the one that is by your left has the livingroom and a little bar and some stair that lead to a cinema and a piano room. The one in front of you leads to the kitchen and another little living room. And the one behind you leads to the laundry room, the garage and the kitchen

The rascainfiernos house: the point of this house is create a space that don't waste energy. It does this by having a 9x9 cube under ground where they create a really nice warm house. the cube is always at 22ºC thanks to the ground. Because of this you won't spend a euro in heat.

SELF-ASSESMENT 1º TERM

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?

I think my speaking is a little bit more fluent than in september

• What do I like most?

I like most the speaking parts, the presentations or the classes with Abby. The videos/movies are really nice as well.

• What do I do well?

I think I do well on writing texts.

• What am I confused about?

Maybe the pronunciation is a little bit tricky sometimes.

• What do I need help with?

I think I don't need help.

• What do I do in English outside the class?

Basicaly, almost my entire youtube historial is filled with english videos. And I also usually search for things on the internet in english. I see TV programs in english as well. I also play videogames in english.

• What do I need to improve?

I think all my english skills are improvable in some sort of way.

• What did I learn about culture?

I learn a lot about Yellowstone Park and about different types of hotels and houses

UNIT 2- MAKING MONEY

GLOSSARY

• New Vocabulary

Image: Reputation.

Bid: Quantity of products that are going to be sold.

Charge: To ask (money) for payment.

Semi-detached: Joined to another on one side by a common wall.
Stunning: Amazing.
Terraced: A raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, esp. one of a series of levels rising one above another.

Six-bedroomed: With six bedrooms.

• Extra Vocabulary

Media: Way of communication.
Product: Something produced by factories or companies.
Slogan: Small and easy affirmation which promotes business.
Slot: Place.
Habitable: Somewhere where you can live.
Ordinary: Common.
Potential: Possible, as opposed to actual; that might or could be true but is not yet so.
Old-fashioned: Belonging to, characteristic of, or favoured by former times; outdated.

UNIT 1-MAKING A DIFFERENCE

GLOSSARY

• New words

Dependable: Capable of being depended on; worthy of trust.
Eager: Having or showing strong desire or interest; longing impatiently.
Sympathetic: Having, showing, being based on, or feeling sympathy.
Shade: The darkness caused by the screening of rays of light from an area, or a place where this is found.

• Extra Vocabulary

Bully: One who bothers and hurts smaller people.
Founder: To fill with water and sink.
Star: A famous or well-known actor, singer, etc., esp. one who plays the leading role in a production. A famous person in some art, profession, or field.
Victim: A person who suffers from destruction or an injury.
Habitat: The natural environment of a living thing.
National Park: An area of countryside for public use designated by a national government as being of notable scenic, environmental, or historical importance.
The wild: Living in a state of nature and not tamed.

BUILDINGS NOW AND THEN- PRESENTATION

YELLOWSTONE PROYECT

SELF-ASSESMENT

1 What can I do that I couldn't do before?

Now, I can use de past perfect, the zero and third conditional and the relative pronouns.And also speak faster and better.
2 What do I like most?

I enjoyed a lot the different Abi's games.
3 What do I do well?

I think my best is writing
4 What am I confused about?

I'm confused about mixing the passive voice with other verbs' forms or other auxiliary verbs.
5 What do I need help with?

I need help with pronunciation.
6 What do I do in English outside the class?

I play videogames, listen to songs and videos of almost my entire youtube are in English.
7 What do I need to improve?

I need to improve my speaking and pronunciation.
8 What did I learn about culture?

I've learned a lot about Irish culture and foods around the world

Ireland

IRELAND

Location

Ireland is a european country placed at the north west coast. Ireland is divided in 4 provinces, and they are divided into 32 counties.

Languages

In Ireland english and gaelic are spoken

Climate

In Spring the normal temperature is between 8º and 12º and in Summer  is between 18º and 20º.
The average of day hours in this 2 terms is more or less 18 hours
In fall the normal temperature is between 16º and 18º and in winter is normally less than 8º.

National simbols

• The harp in many forms and styles has been used on the coat of arms of Ireland since medieval times.
• Flag of Ireland
• Shamrock.
• "Sworn to be free"

What to see?

• The giant causeway

MYTH: Finn is having trouble with someone across the water. The Scottish giant Benandonner is threatening Ireland. An enraged Finn grabs chunks of the Antrim coast and throws them into the sea. The rock forms a path for Finn to follow and teach Benandonner a lesson. Bad idea – Benandonner is terrifyingly massive. Finn beats a hasty retreat, followed by the giant, only to be saved by our hero’s quick-thinking wife who disguised him as a baby. The angry Scot saw the baby and decided if the child was that big, the daddy must be really huge.

SCIENCE:The Giant’s Causeway is the aftermath of volcanic crashing, burning and cooling 60-million-year-old legacy to lava. Over 40,000 basalt columns. Interlocked.

• Blackrock Castle

Cork's coat of arms said that the city was a safe port for boats.The Blackrock castle was built in the 16th century as a protection for the deepest ports in the world against piratery and naval attacks, and by the way to protect the nobility of the rebel county. Nowdays The Cork Institute of Technology is placed inside it.

• Friar's Bush Belfast

This underground tunnel that connects 2 wings of the University of Queens. It is located near Friar's Bush, one of the oldest graveyard in the city. Many students don't want to go through this tunnel alone, frightened by an intense and supernatural cold. On one occasion 3 men were going to cross it, two of them stopped refusing to go ahead, then  the first man felt someone holding his hand, but he did not look back until he reached the other end, when he realized he was alone.

Legends and Myths

• The fairies

It is said that they live in “cnocs” (hollow hills, in Irish), which are located in the “sidhe”. The “sidhe” are mounds where megalithic monuments are erected in many places on the island. There the fairies are ruled by a king or queen.One of the most famous legends about fairies is that referring to the “Lady of Death”, a fairy that appears during the night with hair loose and red eyes. According to it is said that she arrives at the home of a family to mourn for several days the death that will fall on one of its members.

• The mermaids

Although we always refer to them as female, the truth is that also exist male sirens. They differ from them in that they are uglier; have a pig face and sharp teeth.In Ireland, it is said that mermaids have a unique jewel, and if a man manages to keep the treasure, the mermaid will be forced to marry him. This will give a man a beautiful wife and great wealth; but if she recovers it, she will leave husband and children to return to the sea.

• The Banshees

The banshee is a female spirit and roams the countryside and can be heard wailing when she predicts a death.She can appear in a number of guises, as a young beautiful woman, a stately matron or as an ugly frightening hag. She is usually dressed in a grey or white hooded cloak. Her mourning cries can be heard usually at night when someone is about to die.It is believed by many that she only appears to select number of families, namely the main Irish families the O’ Neills, O’ Connors, O’ Briens,O’ Gradys and Kavanaghs.While the banshee will not harm the person she encounters. There is also good banshees: The Lianhan Sídhe is a beautiful woman who attracts men but this love will lead to their downfall.

• The Leprechauns

Fairy that is intelligent and sometimes deviousand also are either good or evil. They usually wear a variation of the same general outfit red pants buckled at the knee with a matching coat and shoes with buckles on the tops. Another part of the Leprechaun legend includes their pots of gold.

According to this story, the Danes invaded Ireland and left gold scattered all over Ireland. The leprechauns found it and have guarded it ever since. Regardless of which story is told, they all say that whoever catches one is a very lucky person. Catching them is difficult, but holding on to them is even trickier. Keeping them long enough to make sure that they follow through on their promise to deliver the gold or three wishes is the key to getting the reward. Leprechauns are certainly a fascinating piece of Irish legend.

UNIT 6- CREATIVITY

GLOSSARY

• New Words

Pollute: contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances

Handbag: a small bag used by a woman to carry everyday personal items

Fixed: fastened securely in position

Impractical: not adapted for use or action; not sensible or realistic
Reliable: consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted
Unreliable: not able to be relied upon

• Extra Vocabulary

Accesory: a thing which can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive

Belt: a strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons

Earring: a piece of jewellery worn on the lobe or edge of the ear
Necklace: an ornamental chain or string of beads, jewels, or links worn round the neck

Ring: small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority

Goal: a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score

Ice rink: an enclosed area of ice for skating, ice hockey, or curling

Pass: move or cause to move in a specified direction

Slide: move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Spectator: a person who watches at a show, game, or other event

Trophy: a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success

GRAMMAR
Present simple passive👍👍👍
Past simple passive👍👍👍
Used to+Infinitive👍👍👍

LISTENING
Cleaning up the fashion industry: 👍👍👍
Tried and tested by you:👍👍👍
Maple Leaf Sports:👍👍
James Naismith:👍👍
Hamburgers & Sauces:👍👍👍

READING

Cleaning up the fashion industry: 👍👍👍
Tried and tested by you:👍👍👍
Maple Leaf Sports:👍👍👍


WRITING
Report on the enviromental effects:👍👍👍

SPEAKING
Abi 👍👍

OPINION
We'll see after the exam...

UNIT 5- A LIFE OF CRIME

GLOSSARY

• New Words

Burglar: one who commits burglary

Fraudster: a person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings

Mugger: a person who attacks and robs another in a public place

Traffic warden: a uniformed official employed to locate and report on infringements of parking
regulations
Arson: the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

Blackmail: the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them

Burglary: illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft

credit-card fraud: theft and fraud committed using or involving a payment card as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction

Drug dealing: the activity of selling illegal drugs

Forgery: the action of forging a copy or imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

Identity theft: the fraudulent practice of using another person's name and personal information in order to obtain credit

Mugging: an act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place

Pickpocketing: the action of stealing from a person's pockets

Shoplifting: the action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer

Smuggling: the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country

Speeding: travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit

• Extra Vocabulary

Arrest: seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody

Black Market: an illegal traffic or trade in officially controlled or scarce commodities

Case: an incident or set of circumstances under official investigation by the police

Evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

Interview: a session of formal questioning of a person by the police.

Suspicious: causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous

Trap: a situation in which people lie in wait to make a surprise attack

Business owner: An individual who owns and operates a business whether it be small or large

Ecologist: an expert in or student of ecology

House hold: a person who owns or rents a house

Lawmaker: a person who makes laws

Local council: people elected to manage the affairs of a town

Resident: a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis

Illegal: contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law
Illogical: lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning

Impossible: not able to occur, exist, or be done

Irresponsible: not showing a proper sense of responsibility

Unfair: not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice

GRAMMAR
Past Perfect👍👍👍
Relative Pronouns👍👍👍
Modals of deduction👍👍

LISTENING
Katie frye, Private eye: 👍👍👍
The men who stole identities:👍👍

READING

Katie frye, Private eye:👍👍👍

WRITING
Crime:👍👍👍

SPEAKING
Abi 👍👍

OPINION
We'll see after the exam...

UNIT 4- COMMUNICATION

GLOSSARY

• New Words

Amusing:causing (someone) to laugh or providing amusement

Upsetting:tending to disturb or upset

Burst out laughing:To laugh hard and in a sudden way

Gap:a break or opening

Gesture:a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that expresses an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.

Nod your head:to make a slight, quick bending movement of the head, as in agreement, greeting, or command

Shake your head:To move your head side to side to say 'no'

Browse:to search for and read hypertext, esp on the Internet

Swipe: To slide your finger on a screen from side to side

Squeeze: To press together with force

Warn:to give advance notice to, esp. of danger or possible harm

• Extra Vocabulary

Express:to communicate one's opinions or feelings

Hit:to come against with an impact or with force

Invite:to request the presence or participation of in a kindly or courteous way

Spread news:to distribute news over an area of space or time

Squeeze:To press together with force

Warn:to give advance notice to, esp. of danger or possible harm

Excited:full of emotions or feelings that have been stirred up or aroused

Exciting:producing or causing excitement

Frightened:afraid

Frightening:causing fear or anxiety

Irritated:annoyed

Irritating:causing a feeling of annoyance, anger, or impatience

GRAMMAR
Present perfect and past simple👍👍👍
During and from...to👍👍👍
Present perfect with ever and never just👍👍👍
Subject and object questions👍👍

LISTENING
On your travels: 👍👍👍
Can that be true:👍👍

Nigerian talking drums:👍👍

READING
On your travels:👍👍👍
Nigerians talking drums👍👍👍

Writing a formal email👍👍👍

WRITING
Writing an informal email👍👍👍

SPEAKING
Abi 👍👍
Receipe proyect👍👍

OPINION
We'll see after the exam...

THE LOST WORLD

QUESTIONS

• Chapters 0

1.-What is surprising about the picture?

Is surprising that there are men hunting dinasours

2.-Where do you think it is?

Probably they are in the amazon or in the past

3.-Why do you think the men came to this place?

Because they just discovered this part of the amazonas so they come to explore this new place

• Chapters 1-2

1.-How does Edward plan to convince Gladys to marry him?

Edward's plan is to go to somewhere exotic and live adventures

2.-Why does Edward said that he is a science student in his letter to Challenger?

He said that to ask Challenger without getting himself angry

3.-Why doesn't Professor Challenger like talking to journalist?

He belibe that every single journalist is a liar, they don't want the truth

4.-How does the professor know that edward isn't a science student?

He start saying rubbish and edward agree

5.-What was Edward's answer to de policeman after the attack by Challenger?

• Chapters 3-4

1.-What did Professor Challenger find in the bag of Mr Maple White?

Prof. Challenger find a drawing of an stegosaurus in the bag of Mr Maple White

2.-How does the professor convince Edward the animal in the photo was a pterodactyl?

He does that by showing a comparation of a bone of pterodactyl and a photo of a science book

3.-Why does the audience of the zoology institute laugh at professor challenger?

Because his idea is different from the common ideas

4.-Why does Professor Sumerlee volunteer to go on the mission?

Because he'd like to prove that he is a liar

5.-Why does Edward offer to join the mission?

Because he is going to prove that he is a hero to Gladdys

• Chapters 5-6

1.-What was inside Professor Challerger's envelope

There was nothing in it

2.-Why does Edward compare the professors to children?

Because they argue to see who knows more about science

3.-Why was difficult to walk on the ground up the river?

Because sametimes there were rocks on it and other times was wet and soft

4.-What did Lord Roxton and the others see near the tree on the fifth day?

They see remains of fire, an empty bottle, some bones an old newspaper and an arrow

5.-What happend to the four men while they were standing at the bottom of the cave?

A huge rock fall over them and then they feel observed

English Recipe

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UNIT 3- CHOICES, CHOICES

GLOSSARY

• New Words

Afford: to be able to meet the expense of or pay for

Bargain: a purchase to one's advantage, esp. at less than the usual cost

Be worth: having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money

Save up: to set (money) aside for later use or need
Department store: a large store that sells a variety of goods organized by departments

Catch up: to overtake someone or something moving
Miss out: to fail to experience or take advantage of something

Pick up:  to learn gradually or as one goes along
Take up: to pick or choose from a number of alternatives
Sour: having an acid taste resembling that of vinegar
Turn up:to appear, arrive, happen.

• Extra Vocabulary

Customer: A person who purchases goods or services from another.
Department Store: A large store that sells a variety of goods organized by departments.
Fraction: A part of a whole.
Gloves: A covering for the hand made with a separate part for each finger.
Half-price: For half the normal price.
Shop owner: A person who has an own shop.
Souvenir: A small, cheap article given or kept as a reminder of a place one has visited.
Sports gear: Stuff used for physical activities.
Delicious: Pleasing to the senses.
Mild: Gentle or soft in feeling.
Nutritious: Providing nutrients.
Spicy: Having or containing spice; seasoned with spices.
Sweet: Having the taste or flavor of sugar or the like.

GRAMMAR
Present perfect👍👍👍
For and since with Present Perfect👍👍👍
Still, yet and already with Present Perfect👍👍👍

LISTENING
Looking for a bargain: 👍👍👍
Holiday club:👍👍👍

READING
Looking for a bargain:👍👍👍
A taste of the world👍👍👍

WRITING
Discussion essay👍👍👍

SPEAKING
Abi 👍👍
School proyect👍👍
Tabu👍👍👍

OPINION
We'll see after the exam...