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
ed‧u‧cate /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.
re‧ward /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.
reb‧el /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.
dis‧o‧bey /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ, ˌdɪsəʊ- $ 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.
dis‧ci‧pline /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.
pes‧ter /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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