Glossary of English

Feel at home:to feel as if one belongs; to feel as if one were in one's home; to feel accepted

Miss:To fail to perceive, experience, or understand

Felt homesick:miss family,home...

Settled into: arrive and all perfect(confortable)

Ambitious:having a strong desire for success or achievement; wanting power, money, etc

Confident:sure of oneself,having or showing confidence or certainty

Logical:capable of or characterized by clear or valid reasoning

Sociable:friendly or companionable

Active:Being in a state of action

Artistic:naturally gifted with creative skill

Glossary of English "Unit 1"

Easy-Going:not inclined to worry

Fair:of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.

Honest:Marked by or displaying integrity; upright:

Well-Behaved:conducting oneself in a satisfactory manner

Compulsore:something that you must do because of a rule

Acceptable:something that you can allow

Direct:Saying exactly what you mean

Common:Occurring frequently or habitually; usual

Familiar:something that you know

Easy-Going:relaxed in manner or attitude; inclined to be excessively tolerant

Well-Behaved:conducting oneself in a satisfactory manner

Geography: Describe a landscape

This landscape is situated in Colombia and it is a high plateau located in the center of Colombia in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes and is crossed from north to south by the Bogotá River .It is a Equatorial landscape (a type of hot zone)in wich the summer is all year and hasn't got winters.There are 2 seasons: the rainy season(summer) and the dry season (winter)In the rainy season, the river's flow rises but they are almost dry during the dry season.Scattered shurbs and isolated trees grow among the tall grass.Acacias and baobas are some of the trees that can be found in the savannas.There are jaguar, tapir, monkey, toucan, macaw ,sloth.....

In this picture we can appreciate a steppe with various plants ,houses and trees .I have chosen this picture because is very beautiful and I visit it.

 

Geography vocabulary "2ª Unit"

Vegetation in Europe and in Spain:
                                                      
                     Clear Forest                                                                        Taiga
                                                                                                           

                                       Shrubs
                                     
                                                                           
  

 

                               Meadow
                                      Holm oak

                         
                              Thickets

 




Fauna in Europe and  in Spain:


                         Fallow                                                                                        Stork

                          Vulture                                                                                  Marten

                   

                      Chamois                                                                                    Patridge

                          Falcon                                                                          Gull

                                                                          


Definitions of the land and coastal relief :

Capes: are large areas of hight coastal land

Estuary: mouth of a river open to the sea.

Cliffs: are high rock faces at the edge of the sea.

Continental shelf: is the land that is underwater.

Abyssal plain: is a large expanse of land.

Gulfs: are deep inlets of the sea.

Continental slope: is the incline from the continental platform down to the abyssal plain.

Beaches: are formed by the accumulation of the sand and gravel.

Glossary of English

Knitting:knitted work or the process of producing it

Hatched:An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.

Duckling:flesh of a young domestic duck  

Farmyard:An area surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings

Pecked:To grasp and pick up with the beak

Shelter:protection against wind, rain, enemies

Cottage: A small, single-storied house, especially in the country

Sight:The ability to see

Liar:a person who has lied or lies repeatedly

Surely:With confidence; unhesitatingly.

Glossary of English

Hire:To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent

Caves: A hollow or natural passage under or into the earth, especially one with an opening to the surface

Sunburned: Inflammation or blistering of the skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight

Abroad: Out of one's own country

Update: To alter so as to be up to date

Stumble: To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.

Foreigner: One who is from a foreign country or place.
 

Vocabulary

Of English:
    Stressed: technical having been subjected to pressure or tensión

    Fortnight:a period of 14 consecutive days; two weeks

Of Geography:
    Steeper:Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.

    Buttes:A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has sloping or vertical sides and a  flat top.

    Hills:a well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain.

    Plateau:An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
 
    Molten:Made liquid by heat; melted: molten lead.