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2nd TERM - SELF-ASSESSMENT

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This term I've learned a lot. We have learned how to do the passive voice and the conditionals. Also, now I know different  phrasal verbs and vocabulary related electronic devices and the  healthy food. As always, I need to improve my speaking and specially in this  term I should have studied more. Nevertheless, I've realized that now I understand easier the lessons. In ICT we learned haw to do a vectorial image doing logos of famous business and creating our own logo. Also, we learned how to do a data base. See you the next term!

Unit 4 - Vocabulary

Open up: Tell your worries and problems to someone. Calm down: When you are nervous you need to calm down. Cut down: Reduce the amount of something. Face up to: Realize your problems ad affront to it. Slow down: Reduce the rhythm because you are going very fast. Work out:  Do exercise. Cheer up: Try someone to feel better and happier. Chill out: Relax. Aching Muscle: When you have pain in your muscles Stiff neck: When you have a bad posture of your neck

The Pit and the Pendulum - Vocabulary

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Autos-da-fe:  Ceremony of burning people Blade:  Sharp edge used for cutting Choked: Made difficult to breathe Craved: Had a strong desire Crawled: out Came out slowly Damp:  A bit wet Dungeon: Dark prison underground Faint:  Lose consciousness Fungus: Plant that feeds on decaying produce Gasped:  Caught one's breath to show surprise or horror Glow: A steady light Groped: Moved hands to feel for something that can't see Outstretched: Extended Razor: A metal instrument with a sharp edge, used for shaving Rub:  Spread something over a surface Shrink: away Move away Slippery:  Smooth and difficult to walk on Spiced: Containing a lot of spices Strap: A narrow piece of leather Tore off: Removed roughly Writhed: Twisted and turned in pain

UNIT 3 - VOCABULARY

Adaptable: Able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions. Chemical: A substance produced by or used in chemistry. Electronic:  of or relating to electronics or devices and systems developed through electronics. Energy-saving:  A mechanical device that don't waste electricity. High-tech: Using the most recent and advanced electronic machines, computers, and methods. Innovative: Tending to innovate or characterized by innovation. Sustainable:  Capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage Wireless:  Something that works without being connected trough out wires.

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH - VOCABULARY

Bizarre:  Strange. Carefree: Without any problems or worries. Chimes: Ringing of a clock to mark the hour. Dared to:  Had the courage to do something. Decay: No longer fresh Dizziness: A feeling of head turning round, and loss of balance. Dripping: Falling in small drops. Grabbed: Took roughly. Pour: Cause liquid to flow. Stained Glass:   Different coloured pieces of glass making a pattern. Streaming: Light shining strongly. Swung: Moved from side to side. Took hold of: Took control of. Was held: Took place.

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Eva López, Adrian and Me

SELF-ASSESSMENT /FIRST-TERM/

This term was really fast, I learned a lot of things. For example, now, I can edit pictures with a program called "Gimp 2", I  can recognize some idioms and now, I know how affect the social medias in de society. The most I liked in this term were some lessons with Michael, they were extremely funny. Futhermore, in this term I started to see videos and blogs in einglish, but that dosn't enough to improve my einglish, for it I must study more than now. About the culture I learned  some the most strange things that have happened to some people buying and interestering information about the history of the advertisements