29-11-2010

Arrivals, luggage, baggage, check-in, Passport control, pick up/get, customs, porter, airlines.
Crew, passengers, flight attendant, seat, flight, taking off ,landing
It’s so late that we’d better go tomorrow to the cinema
It’s a must.
You’ve got to have it.
To have another serving.
Pudding
We’ll come back some other day

…
Typhoons
Turbulence (to expect t.)
Critical aid minutes
In this point
Abort the take-off
Sudden and severe turbulence.
To be thrown out of your seat.
Smoke and fumes
Life jacket
Crash into the sea.
High / low chances of sth to happen
To be honest
Conventions
Force sb to speak English
Slightly
pro‧pri‧e‧ty formal 1 [singular,uncountable] correctness of social or moral behaviour.

24-11-2010

morose /mə'rəʊs/ adjetivo-taciturno, malhumorado
obliging /ə'blaɪdʒɪŋ/ adjetivo atento, servicial
procrastinate /prəʊ'kræstəneɪt / || /prəʊ'kræstɪneɪt/ verbo intransitivo
dejar las cosas para más tarde
pat‧ron‧ize [transitive] 1 to talk to someone in a way which seems friendly but shows that you think they are not as intelligent or do not know as much as you:
Don't patronize me!
male chauvinist [countable] a man who believes that men are better than women
Plural:
(The) Spanish (people)
The Argentinians, the Thais BUT the French, the English, The Swiss, The Japanese
Singular:
An American man/woman/person
a Frenchman / Frenchmen
A Pole
cuisine /kwɪ'zi:n/
necessary /'nesəseri / ||/'nesəsəri /
dysfunctional /dɪs'fʌŋkʃn̩əl/
innovative /'ɪnəveɪtɪv /
outrageous /aʊt'reɪdʒəs/
macabre /mə'kɑ:brə/
conspicuous /kən'spɪkjuəs/

2-1-2010

Turk /tɜ:rk /
The blind leading the blind
The injured
Braille /breɪl/
The Swiss
The Thais
…
crew neck, polo neck, scoop neck, turtleneck, V-neck, boatneck.
Pants AmE- trousers BE
underpants AmE; ↪ knickers, briefs, boxer shorts]
vest AmE – undershirt BE
vest BE – waistcoat AME
tights – pantyhose
knickers – panties
…
Irrespective of
Accessory
Jewellery

key to homework

pg.15: reading

Symptoms:sleeping problems, headaches, stomach problems, high blood pressure...
D)
b-c-b-a

pg. 16: the interview

A)
a man, a chart and a palm
Idiomatic phrases: to scare the life out of sb, to put a curse ON sb

B)
-Their temperament, character and emotional needs
-their character, their past, and possible future events
-They can help people to influence their own future, and not feel that it is an unalterable destiny
-No, he wouldn't because he isn't a doctor (However, if s1(someone) is already ill, he might discuss it)

C)
-He suggests choosing one who has been recommended
-The palmist told him that he would be married at 21 and that his partner would die (This didn't happen but made him want to learn more about palmistry)
All kind of people, e.g. sportspeople, politicians, people in the media. More women than men.
-Men are more interested in palmistry because it's more physical and open and they think horoscopes are more for women.
-He doesn't do this. He prefers to just live his life and experience his future.

D)
-have a look at
-live their own lives
-wouldn't go there
-what on earth
-nothing better to do
-all sorts of people

in the street

Mike and Kurt

B)
Theresa-Mike-Miles-Kurt-Cherry

C)
-Not particularly
-I think it's pretty (quite) minimal
-You can definitely tell their personalñity straight away
-None whatsoever (at all)

Grammar
A)
about-did-does-have-been
B)
a-b-c-a-b

Vocab
A)
wise (positive) insincere (negative) blister (a symptom) A&E (part of hospital)
B)
to-at-in-to-for
C)
forgetful-ambitious-reliable-moody-sensitive
D)
bleed.swollen.bandage.bad-tempered.bossy.arrogant

Pronunciation
A)
headache.bossy.flu.cough.earache
B)
arrogant.immature.injection.allergic. specialist

Text
A)
c.b.a.a.c
B)
correspondence (letters)genres (styles) family ties (connections)random (not planned in advance) on the spot (at that moment)

Can you understand...
A)
b.a.c.b.a
B)
She was having problems with her fiancé
That the problems wouldn't be resolved
No, it wasn't
Alice believes psychics can read into the future
She told Alice she would have a new job
She didn't get depressed when she lost her job
Not to depend too much on psychics

4-11-10

hy‧po‧chon‧dri‧ac [countable]
someone who always worries about their health and thinks they may be ill,
even when they are really not ill
her‧ni‧a [uncountable and countable]
MI a medical condition in which an organ pushes through the muscles that
are supposed to contain it [= rupture]
Belly button
ar‧thri‧tis [uncountable]
MI a disease that causes the joints of your body to become swollen and very
phys‧i‧o‧ther‧a‧pist [countable]
MN someone whose job is to give physiotherapy [= physical therapist
Amesci‧at‧i‧ca
MI pain in the lower back, hips and legs
Hay fever [uncountable]
A medical condition, like a bad cold that is caused by breathing in pollen
(=dust from plants)
In good/bad-poor health
Major-serious/minor illnesses
Syrup
Blow your nose
Do as I say
…….
List. P. 20
On the negative side…
DRIVE. - [countable] an effort to achieve something, especially an effort
by an organization for a particular purpose:
- a recruitment drive for new members
- an economy drive (=effort to reduce spending)
Typical in many respects
Insular
Hit extreme positions
Unwillingness to learn a foreign language.
Self-satisfied- too pleased with yourself and what you have done - used to
show disapproval
Marginalized
Negative attitude towards our neighbours.
The wrongs done to us in the past
A wrong-doing
Achieve – inherited (heir) – emigration –climate – multiethnic –
unwillingness - attitude – wrongs.
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hospitalario -ria adjetivo
1. ‹pueblo/persona› hospitable, welcoming
Layout
Formulaic

At the doctor's office