EXTRA WORK 2

EXTRA WORK 1

GLOSSARY UNIT 7 GEOGRAPHY

-PLOT: a small piece of land that is intended for a particular purpose.

-SOIL: the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow.

-CROP ROTATION: a method of farming where a number of different plants are grown one after the other on a field so that the soil stays healthy and fertile.

-INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE: a way of producing large amounts of crops, by using chemicals and machines.

-EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE: farming that uses traditional methods and uses less labour and investment than more modern methods in order to farm fairly large areas of land.

-DRYLAND FARMING: a mode of farming, practiced in regions of slight or insufficient rainfall, which relies mainly on tillage methods rendering the soil more receptive of moisture and on the selection of suitable crops.

-IRRIGATED FARMING: farming based on the artificial distribution and application of water to arable land to initiate and maintain plant growth.

-POLYCULTURE the raising at the same time and place, of more than one species of plant or animal.

-MONOCULTURE: the use of land, for growing only one type of crop.

-GREENHOUSES: a building with transparent walls and roof, usually of glass, for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.

-SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE: farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, but not enough for them to sell.

 -SHIFTING CULTIVATION: a land use system in which a tract of land is cultivated until its fertility diminishes, when it is abandoned until this is restored naturally.  

-LIVESTOCK FARMING: rising of animals for use or for pleasure.

-HOUSED LIVESTOCK: animals are fed with fodder in farm buildings.

-CATTLE: cows that are kept, for their milk or meat.

-FODDER: food that is given to cows, horses, and other farm animals.

-REAR: the back of something.

-FISHING GROUNDS: an area in a body of water where fishes congregate.

-AQUACULTURE: the cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use.

-OVERFISHING: catching too many fish in an area of the sea so that there are not many fish left there.

-FLEETS: a group of ships or all of the ships in a country's navy.

 -SCHOOL OF FISH: a group of fish, which are together.

GLOSSARY UNIT 6 GEOGRAPHY

-ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: actions that involve the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services at all levels within a society.

-ECONOMIC AGENT: a person, company, or organization that has an influence on the economy by producing, buying, or selling.

-GOODS: possessions that a person haves.

-SERVICES: work performed for remuneration.

-PRODUCTION: the act of bring something into existence. 

-DISTRIBUTION: the act of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed.

-MARKETING: the act of buying and selling in a market.

-CONSUMPTION: the act or process of consuming (to use up).

-SUPPLY: to furnish with something that is required.

-DEMAND: to request something urgently.

-INFLATION: a progressive increase in the general level of prices brought about by an expansion in demand or the money supply or by autonomous increases in costs.

-TAX: a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue, levied on the income or property of persons or organizations, on the production costs or sales prices of goods and services.

-RAW MATERIAL: a substance in its natural state that will be used to make something in an industrial process.

-TELECOMMUTING: the use of home computers, telephones… to enable a person to work from home while maintaining contact with colleagues, customers, or a central office.

-EMPLOYER: a person who works.

-EMPLOYEE: a person who is hired to work for another.

-SELF EMPLOYED: not working for an employer but having your own business or finding work for yourself.

-ACTIVE POPULATION: The fraction of a population that is either employed or actively seeking employment.

-INACTIVE POPULATION: all persons who were neither employed nor unemployed during the short reference period used to measure current activity.

-DISABLED: lacking one or more physical powers, such as the ability to walk or to coordinate one's movements, as from the effects of a disease or accident, or through mental impairment.

-RETIRED: to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his work.

-FULL TIME CONTRACTS: it’s a legal agreement that is enforceable in a court of law or by binding arbitration in which an employee agrees to work on a fulltime basis for a specified period.

-PART TIME CONTRACTS: it’s a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full time job.

A COMIC ABOUT MOBILE PHONE ADDICTION

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MAKE AND DO

               When we use make?                                                       When we use do?

            

               -Decisions                                                                       -A favour

               -Trips                                                                              -A research

               -The bed                                                                         -A sport

               -Friends                                                                           -Homework

               -Money                                                                           -A crossword

               -A discovery                                                                    -The laundry

               -Decisions                                                                        -The washing

               -A mistake                                                                        -Ironing

               -A meal                                                                             -Washing up

               -Food                                                                                -Time

               -Coffe                                                                                -Badly

GLOSSARY UNIT 5 ENGLISH

-TO ASK FOR THE MOON: means to make unreasonable demands for things or to wish something impossible to achieve or to obtain. 

-When you HOLD THE FORT it means that you take care of a place when the person normally in charge is away.

-UNDER THE TABLE: is a phrase used to describe secretive behaviour often suggesting corruption or illegality.

-TO HORSE AROUND: means yo behave in a silly way making noise and causing disruption.

-When you say someone has CHICKENED OUT of something you mean they have failed to do something or they haven't tried to do it because they were afraid.

-When you say someone is a WISE OLD OWL you mean they are very experienced in life.

-A NIGHT OWL is someone who stays up late into the night.

-When you say someone is IN SAFE HANDS you mean they are being cared for someone who is confident and skilled.

-A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS: it refers to someone who can be twisted to do a good job avoiding mistakes.

-If someone tells you TO HOLD YOUR TONGUE it means they want you to stop talking because they don't like what you are saying.

-If a situation is BLACK AND WHITE it means you have a clear opinion about it and you can easily see what you think is right and wrong.

-MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON THE TREES: means you must not spent to much money as there is a limited amount of it.

-MONEY IS NO AN OBJECT: means that you've a lot of money available to spend.

-LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY: means to allow things to happen no matter what the consequences are.

-When you say something is AS CHEAP AS CHIPS you mean it's very cheap.

-If you are CHASING YOUR TAIL you are very busy doing a lot of different things but not achieving very much.

MY IDEAL CITY

Here is my presentation for my ideal city for the future:

FAIR TRADE SHOP

Here is my social science project about a fair trade shop:

 http://elianvs999.edu.glogster.com/fair-trade/

AN E-MAIL TO A FOREIGN STUDENT

Hello Zoey,

We look forward to seeing you here in Spain. Just wait and see; we are going to show you a lot of things. We have already made the program of the things we will do each day.

Here is what we have planned:

-Day 1: You will arrive at Madrid´s airport, and you then take a bus to Salamanca. This day you won´t do anything because you will be tired after the flight.

-Day 2: We will visit Salamanca and show you the most important places and buildings in the city, like the cathedral and the Main Square. We will also show you the academy where you are going to learn Spanish. After that we will go home for dinner and that’s the end of the day.

-Day 3: You will have to wake up early to go to the academy. The classes are from nine o´clock to two o´clock. After that you will have lunch in Salamanca with the other students who go to the academy, and when you have had lunch you will have free time for doing whatever you want.

-Day 4: You will have classes in the morning and in the afternoon we will have an excursion to Zamora to see one of the famous processions which are typical for the Spanish Holy Week.

-Day 5: You won´t go the academy because we will make another excursion to Madrid, to see famous places like the Royal Palace and the Main Square. After that we will eat there and we will come back to Salamanca late in the afternoon.

-Day 6: You will go to class like the other days, and after that we will go to La Alberca, which is a very beautiful village in the mountains. Perhaps we can also go to La Covatilla, which is a skiing resort.

-Day 7: You will take a bus to Madrid, and then you will take a plane in Barajas to go back to England.

We hope that you will enjoy your stay here. See you soon. Best regards,

Elián and Julián.