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

MY SELF-ASSESSMENT I

This term I've  improved my vocabulary and now I can explain a word without saying the meaning in Spanish. I can also watch videos and films in English and I don't need Spanish subtitles, even though I listen English songs and understand most of the lyrics.

My weakness is the oral fluency, because when I talk out loud I usually get nervous and that makes me more difficult  what I want to say. I consider I need to practice more.

Maybe my strength is the listening, because it's easy for me to understand English people, for example Clarissa or my English teacher Cristina, or any videos on YouTube and songs.

What I liked the most were all the activities we did with Clarissa especially the one of the advertisements in which she showed us different  and original adverts. All these activities were so funny and I learnt a lot of things, for example how Arizona is and other many curiosities about culture in USA.

MY GIF

Maybe it's like a film...👀

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!!

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY

semi-detached - two houses together which seems like one

detached - individual houses

terraced - line of houses together each other

budget- amount of money needed to buy something

stunning-very beautiful, amazing

modern-looking- it looks modern  / old-fashioned- it looks old

four-bedroomed -house with four bedrooms

hand-made - made it by people

yummy- tasty

big-headed-stubborn

mighty/pumped- with a lot of muscles

UNIT 2 : Making money

• ADVERTISING

advertise-try to make people to buy a product or service by announcing it in newspapers, radio, Internet,etc.
appear-perform or speak where you are seen by a lot of people
claim-say something is true although you might not be able to prove it
convince- succeed in making somebody believe something
promote-tell people about a service of a product to make it popular
recommend-say something is good or useful
appeal-request
broadcast-to transmit programmes or messages to radios or televisions

• SHOPPING

bargain-something you buy that costs much less than normal
bid-to offer a particular amount of money for something, like an auction
auction-event where things are sold to the person who offers the most money
charge-amount of money to pay
purchase-to buy
refund-to give money back
supply-to provide
profit-obtain benefit

• OTHER VOCABULARY

range from...to...-between

an-pair-baby-sitter
change into-to transform
lean-small and thin person        
catchy-easy to remember, for example slogans, songs

a success (noun) - a favourable result of something attempted  
successful (adj) - achieving the result that you want
succeed (verb) - to achieve something that you planned to do