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.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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/
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/
Monday, November 22, 2010
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
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
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
Thursday, November 04, 2010
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.
…..
hospitalario -ria adjetivo
1. ‹pueblo/persona› hospitable, welcoming
Layout
Formulaic
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.
…..
hospitalario -ria adjetivo
1. ‹pueblo/persona› hospitable, welcoming
Layout
Formulaic
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
1C (page 133)
Atentos a las claves de estos ejercicios, que tras sesudas reflexiones hay cambios q justífico junto al ejemplo.
La gramática para este punto en el libro no es todo lo clara/completa que debiera (me lió hasta a mi!!!). Mirad el enlaze que encontraréis más abajo...
a.
1. She's lived (permanent)- She's been living(temporary: often shorter periods)
2. has phoned - 3 times (result: with numbers the pps (present perfect simple) is the only option)
3. They've been playing (all day-duration)
4. hasn't seen (yet-completion + state verb: senses)
5. I've never met (here meet is like know(state verb: brain work), I'm meeting John significa quedar, no conocer)
6. We've studied (completion)/we've been studying (duration)
7. I've been tidying (all afternoon-duration)
8. He's just left
9. have you had (state verb)
10. has broken (permanent)
b.
1. We have known (for years-since last time: it's years ago that I met him + state verb)
2. Have you been running? (duration)
3. hasn't done (completion)
4. they have moved(completion)
5. have Daisy and Adam been going out (since the beginning)
6. haven't had (completion + state verb)
7. We have been walking (for hours: since the beginning)
8. Have you been eating (duration: That's how you've spent your time)(el libro da solo esta solución pero tb podría ser present perfect simple: completion).
La gramática para este punto en el libro no es todo lo clara/completa que debiera (me lió hasta a mi!!!). Mirad el enlaze que encontraréis más abajo...
a.
1. She's lived (permanent)- She's been living(temporary: often shorter periods)
2. has phoned - 3 times (result: with numbers the pps (present perfect simple) is the only option)
3. They've been playing (all day-duration)
4. hasn't seen (yet-completion + state verb: senses)
5. I've never met (here meet is like know(state verb: brain work), I'm meeting John significa quedar, no conocer)
6. We've studied (completion)/we've been studying (duration)
7. I've been tidying (all afternoon-duration)
8. He's just left
9. have you had (state verb)
10. has broken (permanent)
b.
1. We have known (for years-since last time: it's years ago that I met him + state verb)
2. Have you been running? (duration)
3. hasn't done (completion)
4. they have moved(completion)
5. have Daisy and Adam been going out (since the beginning)
6. haven't had (completion + state verb)
7. We have been walking (for hours: since the beginning)
8. Have you been eating (duration: That's how you've spent your time)(el libro da solo esta solución pero tb podría ser present perfect simple: completion).
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Halloween riddles
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
?He didn't have the guts.
What do skeletons say before they begin dining?
?Bone appetit !
What do ghosts serve for dessert?
?Ice Scream
Why do witches fly on brooms?
?Vacuum cleaner cords aren't long enough
When is it bad luck to meet a black cat?
?When you're a mouse
What was the witch's favorite subject in school?
?Spelling
What do you call a friendly dead Egyptian?
?A chummy mummy
What do you call a skeleton who won't work?
?Lazy bones
What do you call a fat Jack-O-Lantern?
?A plumpkin
Where do baby ghosts go during the day?
?Dayscare centers
Why don't skeletons like parties?
?They have no body to dance with
What kind of mistakes do spooks make?
?Boo boos
What monster flies his kite in a rain storm?
?Benjamin Frankenstein
What do witches put on their hair?
?Scare spray
What was the favorite game at the ghosts' birthday party?
?Hide and shriek!
How does a witch tell time?
?She looks at her witch watch
How does a monster score a football touchdown?
?He runs over the ghoul line
What do the birds sing on Halloween?
?Twick or Tweet
What is Transylvania's national sport?
?Drac racing
Who won the skeleton beauty contest?
?No body
Did you hear what happened to the boy and girl vampires?
?They loved in vein
Which story do all little witches love to hear at bedtime?
?Ghoul Deluxe and the Three Scares
Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party?
?Because everyone was a goblin!
What's the first thing ghosts do when they get in a car?
?They boo-kle their seatbelts
Why do mummies make good employees?
?They get all wrapped up in their work
What surgery does a vampire doctor perform?
?Fly by night operations
What did the ghost buy for his Haunted House?
?Home Moaner's Insurance
Why are there fences around cemeteries?
?Because people are dying to get in
Who did Frankenstein take to the prom?
?His ghoul friend
What's a monster's favorite play?
?Romeo and Ghouliet
What has webbed feet, feathers, fangs and goes quack-quack?
?Count Duckula
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Grammar Bank 1B
a)
1-isn't
2-did
3_didn't
4-would
5-does
6-has
7-won't
8-can't
b)
1-am
2-isn't
3-is
4-don't
5-have
6-haven't
7-have
8-don't
9-do
10-don't
11-do
12-would
1-isn't
2-did
3_didn't
4-would
5-does
6-has
7-won't
8-can't
b)
1-am
2-isn't
3-is
4-don't
5-have
6-haven't
7-have
8-don't
9-do
10-don't
11-do
12-would
SYMPTOMS AND SOLUTIONS
When you suffer a(n) heart attacK you feel a(n) strong pain in your chest and in your left arm. You feel a twinge in your heart and you have a cold sweat.
To avoid this illness you should check your BLOOD pressure, do some exercise, eat healthILy, cut down smoking and drink less coffee.
If you have this symptoms, go very quickly to the nearest hospital.
The main symptoms of flue are:
- High temperature or fever.
- Pain in the whole body and, most of all, headaches and backaches.
- Weakness.
- Sometimes cough.
The treatment is:
- Going to see (to) the GP.
- Taking some painkillers.
- Staying at home and rest.
- Drinking a lot of water.
If you had an unlucky/unfortunate fall, your ankle could twist.
The main symptoms of a twisted ankle are:
- Your ankle is swollen.
- You feel an intense pain when you try to walk and you can´t run at all.
- You have a bruise for several days.
With reference to the treatment, you must go to the doctor to have an X-Ray or scan in order to see if anything is broken. In cases like that, a nurse would probably put a plaster in your ankle. Finally a doctor prescribes you an ointment /'ɔɪntmənt/ and painkillers.
To avoid this illness you should check your BLOOD pressure, do some exercise, eat healthILy, cut down smoking and drink less coffee.
If you have this symptoms, go very quickly to the nearest hospital.
The main symptoms of flue are:
- High temperature or fever.
- Pain in the whole body and, most of all, headaches and backaches.
- Weakness.
- Sometimes cough.
The treatment is:
- Going to see (to) the GP.
- Taking some painkillers.
- Staying at home and rest.
- Drinking a lot of water.
If you had an unlucky/unfortunate fall, your ankle could twist.
The main symptoms of a twisted ankle are:
- Your ankle is swollen.
- You feel an intense pain when you try to walk and you can´t run at all.
- You have a bruise for several days.
With reference to the treatment, you must go to the doctor to have an X-Ray or scan in order to see if anything is broken. In cases like that, a nurse would probably put a plaster in your ankle. Finally a doctor prescribes you an ointment /'ɔɪntmənt/ and painkillers.
Monday, October 25, 2010
25-10-10
I’m not that tall to play basket, am I?
I’m quite tall to play basket, aren’t I?
Messy
Garlic
Fair share
In the meantime
Excerpt
Choke
GP-general practitioner
Accident and emergency [countable] British English
the room or department in a hospital where people go if they have an accident or suddenly become ill [= A & E; = emergency room AmE]
Mucus
/'mju:kəs/
snot /snɑ:t / || /snɒt/ sustantivo (vulg) mocos mpl
We are ahead / behind
To keep focused
I’m quite tall to play basket, aren’t I?
Messy
Garlic
Fair share
In the meantime
Excerpt
Choke
GP-general practitioner
Accident and emergency [countable] British English
the room or department in a hospital where people go if they have an accident or suddenly become ill [= A & E; = emergency room AmE]
Mucus
/'mju:kəs/
snot /snɑ:t / || /snɒt/ sustantivo (vulg) mocos mpl
We are ahead / behind
To keep focused
Sunday, October 24, 2010
FRIENDS - Rachel at the Eye Doctor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NiO639g4HY
Hi there!
Watch the video and answer the questions (remember that you don't need to understand everything, focus on the questions... and have fun! The answers in a week time.)
- Which different machines are named in the video?
- Which are the instructions that the doctor gives Rachel?
- What's the doctor's diagnosis?
- Which dose does she have to take?
- What does she think about this treatment?
- In the end, what happens?
Hope you like it!!
Hi there!
Watch the video and answer the questions (remember that you don't need to understand everything, focus on the questions... and have fun! The answers in a week time.)
- Which different machines are named in the video?
- Which are the instructions that the doctor gives Rachel?
- What's the doctor's diagnosis?
- Which dose does she have to take?
- What does she think about this treatment?
- In the end, what happens?
Hope you like it!!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
20-10-10
Betray
Spoiled
Trust them/rely on them
Similar to
Psych…
Fortune teller
Healer
Desperate
Inherit the ability from
See into the future
That fitted the description
Expel
Actual
Acupuncture
Homeopathy
Remedy
Placebo
Trust appearances
Hometown
Fit the description
Watch out for headaches
Major illnesses
Dyslexic
Make me wonder
That’s too bad
Try your chance
A nose job
Boobs
lecture
…
What’s up, doc?
What’s cooking, doc?
A pain in the arse/ass
A sprained ankle
Constipated
Throw up
Heartburn
Spoiled
Trust them/rely on them
Similar to
Psych…
Fortune teller
Healer
Desperate
Inherit the ability from
See into the future
That fitted the description
Expel
Actual
Acupuncture
Homeopathy
Remedy
Placebo
Trust appearances
Hometown
Fit the description
Watch out for headaches
Major illnesses
Dyslexic
Make me wonder
That’s too bad
Try your chance
A nose job
Boobs
lecture
…
What’s up, doc?
What’s cooking, doc?
A pain in the arse/ass
A sprained ankle
Constipated
Throw up
Heartburn
Monday, October 18, 2010
18-10-10
bald /bɔ:ld/
bold /bəʊld/
PSYCH…
['saɪkɪ] psyche
/'saɪkɪk/ psychic
/saɪ'kɒlədʒɪst/ psychologist
[saɪkɪ'delɪk] psychedelic
['saɪkeʊ] psycho
bold /bəʊld/
PSYCH…
['saɪkɪ] psyche
/'saɪkɪk/ psychic
/saɪ'kɒlədʒɪst/ psychologist
[saɪkɪ'delɪk] psychedelic
['saɪkeʊ] psycho
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
13-10-10
Lose track
brat
….
Talkative
Unreliable
Cheerful
Insincere
Imaginative
Dishonest
Unhelpful
…
Jennifer:
Veer
Adult
To go off in a tangent
Peanuts
Granted
…
brat
….
Talkative
Unreliable
Cheerful
Insincere
Imaginative
Dishonest
Unhelpful
…
Jennifer:
Veer
Adult
To go off in a tangent
Peanuts
Granted
…
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