Tuesday, April 17, 2018

NA2 17/4/18

Homework: read the text on p. 118 + read grammar about repeated actions, p. 169


mischievous /ˈmɪstʆɪvəs/ UK  US  adjetivo
1  travieso -a
2  malicioso -a

naughty /ˈnɔːti/ UK  US  adjetivo (-tier, -tiest)
1 malo -a, travieso -a [referido a niños y su comportamiento]
You're a naughty girl!
¡Eres muy mala!/¡Te portas muy mal!
Has he been naughty?
¿Se ha portado mal?

He was brought up by his grandparents-> to look after and influence a child until he or she is grown up SYN raise

educate /ˈedjʊkeɪt $ ˈedʒə-/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 
1 to teach a child at a school, college, or university
- The Ormerod School educates handicapped children.
be educated at something
- He was educated at Bristol University.

praise ●●● W3 noun [uncountable]  1 words that you say or write in order to praise someone or something OPP criticism 
It's important to give children plenty of praise and encouragement.

reward /rɪˈwɔːd $ -ˈwɔːrd/ ●●● W3 noun 
1 [countable, uncountable] something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard → prize, benefit
- The school has a system of rewards and punishments to encourage good behaviour.
reward for (doing) something
- Parents often give their children rewards for passing exams.

rebel /ˈrebəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
1 someone who opposes or fights against people in authority
- Anti-government rebels attacked the town.
rebel forces/soldiers
- the rebel leader
2 someone who refuses to do things in the normal way, or in the way that other people want them to
- Alex has always been a bit of a rebel.

disobey /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ, ˌdɪʊ- $ ˌdɪsə-, ˌdɪsoʊ-/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] 
to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law OPP obey
- You disobeyed my orders.

discipline /ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 
1 [uncountable] a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules
- The book gives parents advice on discipline.
- serious discipline problems in the police force
2 [uncountable] the ability to control your own behaviour, so that you do what you are expected to do
- Working from home requires a good deal of discipline.

Push->ENCOURAGE [transitive] to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard
- Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to push them too hard.
- athletes who push their bodies to the limit
push yourself
- He’s been pushing himself too hard, working 12-hour days.
push somebody into (doing) something
- My husband pushed me into leaving the job.
push somebody to do something
- The teachers pushed the students to achieve.

pester /ˈpestə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] 
to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something → harass
- She’d been pestered by reporters for days.
pester somebody for something
- I can’t even walk down the street without being continually pestered for money.
pester somebody to do something
- The kids have been pestering me to buy them new trainers.

nag /næɡ/ verb (nagged, nagging) [intransitive, transitive] 
1 to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their behaviour, in an annoying way → pester
- I wish you’d stop nagging!
nag somebody to do something
- Nadia’s been nagging me to fix the lamp.
nag somebody about something
- She keeps nagging me about my weight.

Shame verb [transitive] 
1 to make someone feel ashamed
- It shames me to say it, but I lied.
- He felt shamed and humiliated by the treatment he had received.

p. 120
Islands Indian Ocean
Insects: beetles & spiders

fungus /ˈfʌŋgəs/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural fungi /-gaɪ, -dʒaɪ/o funguses)
hongo

moss /mɒs/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural -sses)
musgo


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