Tuesday, 21 March 2017

P.E ACTIVITIES II

1. Describe de volleyball court

  • The field is a rectangle of 18x9 meters, dividd by a center line, leaving two halves of 9x9 meters each. From 3 meters from the center line is located the line of attack.
  • The network varies in height: for men is 2.43m and for women 2.24m


2. Describe the score in volleyball

  • Every time a team wins a rally, they get a point and the right to serve. A set is won when a team gets 25 points, with two points difference over the opponent. It means that, if the score reaches 24-24, continues until one team gets two points differences. The winner of the match is the team that wins three sets. When the two teams are tied at 2 sets, they play a fifth and final set to 15 points. In this case, also be achieved in two points of difference.

3. Two actions you can do

  • Touching the ball with any part of the body
  • A team can make a maximum of three touches to pass the ball to the opposite track

4. Two actions that you cannot do

  • Take or hold the ball with the hands, it must hit always.
  • To vary the order of rotation during the development of the set


5. Logical order to playing

  • Reception/Defense: the first touch is normally used forearm pass, although you can use the finger pass.
  • Set up: the second touch and the setter usually performed by fingers pass, but if is necessary can also use the forearm pass.
  • Smash: normally carried out by players who are in a forward position, although it can make it by players who are always behind if they don't tresoassing the line of attack.








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Tuesday, 7 March 2017

UNIT 4: LIVE WELL

  • PHRASAL VERBS
calm (sb) down- become or make sb quieter or more relaxed
cheer (sb) up - become or make sb happier
chill out - relax completely
cut down - reduce the amount you take or use of sth
face up to - accept that a difficult situation exists
open up - talk about how you feel
slow (sth) down - start to do sth less fast
work out - do excercise to get fit

  • VOCABULARY: SPORT INJURIES
aching muscles
allergic reaction
broken leg
bruised knee
dislocated shoulder
itchy skin
sore back
sprained wrist
stiff neck
swollen ankle





  • OTHER VOCABULARY

slope- ground that is incline, such as the side of a hill
steep- a vertical slope (steep hill)
cliff- the steep side of a high area
drop-  to fall 
manners- a person behavior
sneaky way- doing or saying sth in a tricky way 

SLANGS AND IDIOMS




sick as a dog - you are very, very sick
under the weather- feel sad, depressed
keep your chin up- maintain optimistic in spite of difficulties
when it rains, it pours! - very bad situation, the worst
lickety-split - get better soon, quickly

Related to ANIMALS:
A little bird told me- keeping your source of inf. secret
Whale of a time- to have a great time
Take the bull by the horns- to face a problem
Night owl- someone who stays up late at night
Rat race- the fast pace of life
Eat crow- to be humiliated
Call the dogs off- a requests to stop
Get your ducks in a row- to get your affairs in order


Wednesday, 22 February 2017

A CONVICT'S TALE I


CHAPTERS 1 TO 6 


  • EXPRESIONS
By her feet- a sus pies
Freezing cold- frío polar
Tears filled her eyes- se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas
Held her head up- mantener la cabeza alta
From head to toe- de arriba a abajo
Mouths watered- hacer la boca agua
Died from sickness- morirse de una enfermedad
Give her a black eye- poner el ojo morado
She couldn't believe her luck- no podía creer su suerte
She didn't expect to receive a replay - no tenía la esperanza de recibir respuesta
Become a qualified nurse- convertirse en enfermera cualificada
Don't get into trouble- no te metas en problemas


  • VOCABULARY
sewer- alcantarill
Maid-criada
Butler- mayordomo
Rings-ojeras
Knitting- ovillo de lana
Guilty- culpable

Nappies-pañales
Mud- barro
Housekeeper- ama de llaves
Dye- tinte
Starch- almidón
Tub- balde
Mangle- escurridor de ropa
Well- pozo
To pour- entrar mucha agua
Drag- arrastrar

Buns- bollos
Tray- bandeja
Icing- glaseado
Grab- agarrar
Hemp- cañamo
Logs- tronco

Straw- paja
Scar- cicatriz
Lay awake- despertarse
Relief- alivio
Transportation- deportar
Beg- suplicar

Deck- cubierta
Drown- ahogar
Cheer up- animar
Starving- hambriento
Fence- valla
Hut- cabaña
Yard- patio
Miserable- deprimido
Training- periodo de formación

Qualified- cualificada
Bad temper- mal genio
Bruises- moretones
Tore open- rasgó
Pass through- superar










For writing

Not only...but also...- introduces two different arguments
Both...and...- show that two people, things, etc are included in sth
Neither...nor...-join two negative ideas
Either...or...- a choice between two things


UNIT 3: Power to the people


  • TECHNOLOGY
adaptable- sth that is able to change for new situations
alternative- sth that is diffferent from the usual or trafitional way
chemical-substance produced or used in chemstry
energy-saving - sth that reduces the use of electricity
high-tech - using the most modern methods and machines
innovate- sth that introduces or uses new ideas
solar-powered - enery that uses the power of the Sun's light and heat
sustainable- sth that uses energy in a way that doesn't damage the environments
wireless - not using wires (WiFi)


  • VERBS: FUNCTIONS
absorb- to take in sth
boost- to increase, improve or becme more succesful
burn- to use up or consume
crash- to stop working
perform- to do sth
release- to let sht go
repair- to fix sth that is broken or damaged
rest- relax
transport- to move sth frome one place to another