EVA SÁNCHEZ PORTFOLIO 4ºA

PHRASAL VERBS: FUTURE:

For me, the most difficult part of this unit was the grammar, so, here is a brief review: -REPORTED SPEECH: You will have to recognise what type of sentence are you going to change, and then you will only have to make a few steps: -STATEMENT : You have to use SAID -COMMAND: You have to use TOLD followed by (me,you,he,she,we,you,they) + TO -QUESTION : -SOFT: ASKED  (me,you,he,she,we,you,they) + TO/IF                      -HARD: TOLD  (me,you,he,she,we,you,they) + TO

VOCABULARY -DIPLOMACY: The skill of dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting them -RUDENESS: Bad manners and a lack of respect for others -ETIQUETTE: Rules of behaviour in society -POLITENESS: Good manners and respect for others -APPRECIATION: Enjoyment from something that is good quality -TRADITION: A belief or way of doing something which has existed for some time -NETIQUETTE: Rules of acceptable behaviour for writing blog posts, etc. -RANK:The position that someone has in an organization, society, etc. -CONSIDERATION: The quality of being sensitive to others and thinking about their feelings -INTERACTION: Communication between people

VOCABULARY -FEEL BLUE: It means that you are sad -SLOW DOWN:Start doing something less fast -FACE UP:accept that a difficult situation exist -INSTEAD OF:”en lugar de” -CHILL OUT:relax completely -CALM DOWN:become or make somebody quieter or relaxed -CHEER UP:become or make somebody happier -OPEN UP:talk about how you feel -WORK OUT:do physical exercise -CUT DOWN:reduce the amount you take of something GRAMMAR In this unit we have seen the four types of conditional sentences, here´s a review: -FIRST CONDITIONAL- If/unless + present simple, will/ won´t + infinitive EX: If they pass their final exams, they will go to Spain on summer holidays to learn some spanish there. -SECOND CONDITIONAL- If + past simple, would + infinitive EX: I would choose going to Sevilla on the school trip if I were the headmaster of the school. -THIRD CONDITIONAL- If + past perfect simple, would have + past participle EX: I wouldn´t have spoken to her if I had...

UNIT 3. POWER TO PEOPLE -ADAPTABLE: something that is able to change for new situations -ALTERNATIVE: something that is different from the usual or tradicional way -COMPUTER GENERATED: generado por ordenador -ENERGY-SAVING: something that reduces the use of energy -HIGH-TECH: soemthing that uses the most innovative methods and machines -ALTERNATIVE SOURCES: fuentes alternativas -WIND FARMS: parques eólicos             -WIND-MILL: molino -COGS: engranajes -TILES: baldosas -AVERAGE: media -RUSH HOUR: hora punta FUNCTIONS -BOOST: aumentar -RELEASE: lanzar/ soltar -RUN: ejecutar -STORE: almacenar EXPRESSIONS -NOT ONLY IS...BUT ALSO....: No solo...sino que también... -PERFECT FOR BOTH...AND...: Perfecto para...como para... -NEITHER: ninguno -NEARBY: cerca

Heey!! Here I am with some new vocabulary I have learnt in this last classes. Hope it help you!!! VOCABULARY: BID: offer of a amount of money for something that is for sale                        -EX:   I made a bid of $150 for the painting. SPARE TIME: free time (You can do what you want, like watching films or play you favourite sport) FOUND RAISING: collecting money to help people that can´t afford their necessities. TIP: piece of advice APPEAL: to be interesting or attractive to people BROADCAST: to send out information on the radio or TV. EXAGERATE: to say something is bigger or better than it is. APPEAR: to perform or speak where you are seen by a lot of people. CONVINCE: to succed in making somebody belive something CLAIM: to say something is true although you might not be ab...

VOCABULARY -STRIKES:   a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer. -AVAILABLE: able to be used or obtained   -BAREFOOT: wearing nothing on the feet   -FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS: (abrocharse el cinturón) -MOPED: It´s similar to a scooter, and is easy to drive.   NEW EXPRESSIONS!!! -IT HASN´T RAINED FOR AGES: It has passed a long time since the last time it rained -BE CRAZY ABOUT: Like something a lot MODAL VERBS   (CAN, COULD, MUSTN´T, SHOULD, SHOULDN´T, MAY, MIGHT, DON´T HAVE TO, HAVE TO, NEED, USED TO, OUGHT TO) ·         IMPORTANT!!!! -NO “to” -NO “s” -NO AUXILIARY IN QUESTIONS -NO AUXILIARY IN NEGATIVE SENTENCES A LITTLE BIT OF GRAMMAR In this term we are going to study:   -PRESENT PERFECT : ...