VOCABULARY UNIT 4

VOCABULARY 3 UNIT

Roll: to move or be moved on wheels.

Delayed: happening at a later time than expected or intended.

Cancelled: annul.

We only had half an hour left: when you haven’t enough time.

Boarding gate: a gate that allows air passengers to go from the terminal to the airplane.

Stewardess: synonym of air hostess.

Although: even though.

Can afford: you can buy something because you have enough money.

Bargain: Something really cheap

Worth it: that something you did is grateful for you so you don't regret about did it.

Borrow: to obtain (something) with a promise to return it:

Lend: to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

Brand: make or version of a product, as indicated by a trademark or the like. 

We´ve queued for...

I´m after for some...: I´m looking for some...

Pocket money: savings

Don´t tell my mum though

Closing-down sale: liquidation

Join in: participate

Catch up: reach someone

Try out: test

Pick up: learn a new skill by change

Take up: start to do something

Miss out: lose an opportunity

Cuisine: style of cooking of a particular country

Mouth-watering: some food looks or smells very good

Delicious: tastes very good

Mild: not sharp in taste

Nutritious: good for the health

Sour: has an acid taste

Spicy: having or containing spices

Sweet: has a lot sugar



SPORTS:

Archery.                       

Athletics.

Hockey.                              

Judo.

Surfing.                                   

Trampolining.

Music composition.                              

Drama.

Street dance.                                      

Street dance.

Fashion design.                                       

Creative writing.

Survival skills.                                                          

Rock climbing.

Trail biking.                                                

Sailing.

Kayaking.                      

Wakeboarding.

AFRICA'S VIDEO ACTIVITIES

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.       Where in the world is Africa?

Africa is located at the South of Europe and at the Southwest of Asia.

2.       How many times is Africa larger than The United States?

Africa is three times the size of The United States (30 million square kilometers)

3.       How is the savanna defined in the video?

The savanna biome is defined in the video as a grassy plain which covers nearly half of Africa. The savanna characterized by scattered trees among a landscape of grasses and shrubs.

4.       Which animals can be found in the savanna biome?

The most common animals that can be found there are elephants and giraffes.

5.       Where is located the chaparral biome in Africa?

The chaparral biome is located at northern coast of Africa and along the Mediterranean coast and in south of Africa.

6.       Which are the most famous deserts in Africa?

The most famous deserts in Africa are the Sahara desert, the Namib Desert and the Kalahari Desert.

7.       The main natural resources mentioned in the video are...

Oil, gold mines and robber trees.

FIND THE MISSING WORDS

1. Africa runs 5 000 miles from the Mediterranean sea all the way down to the cape of Good Hope and 4 600 miles from Cape Verde all the way over to Somalia.

2. Biomes are climate zones and throughout that area, throughout that region, you can see the same average temperature and average precipitation what that means is that you also see very similar plants and animals living in that region.

3. The most famous desert in Africa is, of course, the Sahara desert. Now, some parts of the Sahara desert are sandy, like you can see here. Other parts of the Sahara desert are rocky but in either case, the fact that it is very dry is going to make it a very difficult period to cross.

4. It is not the rain itself that’s particularly important, it’s also the biodiversity There are many different plants and animals species that can be found in the rain forest and that’s one of the thing that makes the rain forest so valuable not just in Africa but throughout the Earth.

5. The Nile river is the most famous river in Africa, because is the longest river in the world. But there is also the Congo River which is the ninth longest river in the world.

6. Africa actually has its own version of the great lakes with famous lakes like Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika as well.

7. All the Africa is a plateau. Meaning that Africa itself is an elevated land. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find any mountains in Africa. You can find mountain ranges like, for example, the Atlas Mountains in northwestern Africa.

8. Africa also has some interesting mountains like mountain Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa which seems to just rise on its own out of the ground.

9. The Great Rift Valley refers to a region of Africa that is literally, being split apart. There are some tectonics plates that are located within or near Africa, that are, actually, moving away from each other, and what’s doing is creating not just some of the highest elevations in Africa, but also lakes like Lake Tanganyika that is among the deepest in the world.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!

                 

SELF-ASSESSMENT - FIRST TERM

I'm sure I have improved my expression in English, I mean, doing some funny projects and watching some videos, listening to music, etc. is a better way to teach English, and now I can understand the lyrics of a song better than before and also some dialogues from series.

I studied more than the last year and that's good for me, I'm not usually get confused about anything and I don't need help with anything.

I really need to improve my speaking in class and to participate more.

My weaknesses is the translation, for me, it is very hard to study I think that my problem is that sometimes is hard to find the concrete expression that you want or there are some words that I know how to use because of the context but I don´t know the exact meaning in Spanish and vice versa.

The thing that I liked the most was the music video Project I had a great time filming it, and I loved the result of all of our work. I also like the days that Clarissa come to our class. It is very interesting to know someone from that far and to learn a little bit more about other cultures.

In this term we learnt some interesting information about the growing up in Australia and New Zealand, exchange programs and movie genres. Also in geography I learnt things about the natural environment and the population in the world.

I am happy with this school year and I think that I am going to learn a lot.

GEOGRAPHY: UNIT 3 POPULATION

ENGLISH: VOCABULARY UNIT 2

UFO: Unidentified Flying Object

Review: Opinion of a film

Stunt: a performance of a dangerous-looking act for a scene in a movie.

Murdering: to kill unlawfully

Shadowy villains

Big-budget: a lot of money

Matinee: early show

Bombed: failed

Touching: referring to

Spoofed: parody

Successful: victorious

Blockbuster: a very popular, profitable motion picture, etc.

Just in time: denoting or relating to an industrial method in which waste of resources is eliminated or reduced by producing production-line components, etc, as they are required, rather than holding large stocks

I’d rather do that than...