DO/SET A CLEANING ROTA
TIMETABLE/SCHEDULE
On Mondays - I do the sweeping
DO THE MOPPING
DO THE WASHING-UP (dishes)
DO THE WASHING=DO THE LAUNDRY
DO THE HOOVERING
DO THE IRONING
DO THE DUSTING
DO THE BATHROOM/KITCHEN...
WASHING MACHINE / A SPIN , A SPIN DRYER
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO A LAUNDERETTE
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
SOME CITY PROBLEMS
Crime
poverty
pollution
heavy traffic
traffic jams
noise
burglaries
shoplifting
mugging
robbing
murders
neighbour problems/arguments
poverty
pollution
heavy traffic
traffic jams
noise
burglaries
shoplifting
mugging
robbing
murders
neighbour problems/arguments
TWO COMPARATIVES
The sooner, the better
The cheaper, the more convenient
That's = Cuanto más...más
You can also introduce subordinated phrases
The sooner (I get up), the more time (I'll have to study)
The earlier (we arrive), the happier (we'll get)
THE + COMP ... THE +COMP
The cheaper, the more convenient
That's = Cuanto más...más
You can also introduce subordinated phrases
The sooner (I get up), the more time (I'll have to study)
The earlier (we arrive), the happier (we'll get)
THE + COMP ... THE +COMP
La expresión española "cada vez más" equivale en inglés a los dos comparativos del adjetivo.
The film is becoming more and more interesting / La película se vuelve cada vez más interesante
- We can repeat comparatives to say that something is changing.
- These exams are getting worse and worse every year.
- She gets more and more beautiful every time I see her.
Additional points
- We can modify comparatives with much, a lot, far, a little, a bit, slightly.
- Bob is much richer than I am.
- My mother's hair is slightly longer than mine.
- We can modify superlatives with by far, easily and nearly.
- Mario's is by far the best restaurant in town.
- I'm nearly the oldest in the class.
- We do not use the with the superlative if there is a possessive.
- His strongest point is his ambition.
- If the second part of a comparative or superlative sentence is clear from what comes before or from the context, we can omit it.
- Going by bus is very fast, but the train is more comfortable.
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
some more words
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Utility
Room
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A room where appliances such as washing machines are
used.
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2. More
information about houses
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a tenant
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à someone who rents a house from another person
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a landlord/lady
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à someone who
owns a house and rents it to people
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villa / ˈvɪlə/
a. ( Hist ) villa f
b.
(holiday house) chalet m;
(in the country) chalet m, casa f de campo
(in the country) chalet m, casa f de campo
1 Hist villa
2 casa de campo
3 GB chalet
2 casa de campo
3 GB chalet
dormitory
dormitory / ˈdɔːrmətɔːri / ||/ ˈdɔːmɪtri/ sustantivo (pl -ries)
a.
(in school, hostel) dormitorio m;
(before n) ~ town/suburb (BrE) ciudad f/barrio m dormitorio
(before n) ~ town/suburb (BrE) ciudad f/barrio m dormitorio
b.
(students' residence) (AmE) residencia f de estudiantes
Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
dormitory ['dɔ:mɪtərɪ] nombre
1 (en un internado) dormitorio
2 US (en la universidad) colegio mayor
1 (en un internado) dormitorio
2 US (en la universidad) colegio mayor
'dormitory' also found in these Oxford entries:
English:
Spanish:
ciudad - colegio - dormitorio - residencia
HALL OF RESIDENCE = dormitory
bunk bed -litera
built-in
built-in
Built-in devices
or features are included in something as a part of it, rather than being
separate.
...modern cameras with built-in flash
units...
We're going to have built-in cupboards
in the bedrooms.
ADJ: ADJ n
= fitted
The moka pot, also known as a stove top espresso machine, is a coffee maker which produces
coffee by passing hot water pressurized by steam through ground coffee. It was first
patented by inventor Luigi De Ponti for Alfonso Bialetti in 1933. Bialetti Industrie continues to
produce the same model under the name "Moka Express".
Percolator
Espresso maker
SOME LOOSE WORDS ABOUT HOUSES
Amenities: Amenities is a term used to describe all of the “extras” or “bonus”
features of a rental property, such as a community center, pool, fitness
center, or free cable or internet.
Utilities: Utilities is the general term for the various services or resources
provided to residents for a fee. Typical utilities include gas, electric,
water/sewer, trash/recycling, cable, internet, and phone. Depending on your
lease, some utilities might be included and others might be the renter’s
responsibility. Be sure you know what utilities are your responsibility and
make arrangements before moving in.
Deposit: Most rental properties charge tenants a deposit
to hold the property and to cover the cost of any damages that occur during the
lease. The deposit is typically returned at the end of the lease if you have
not damaged the property. The rules for deposits can be confusing, so be sure
to read the Protecting Your Deposit page!
Sublet: Subletting, or subleasing, is when a renter leaves the apartment
before the lease is expired and rents the property to another person. Depending
on your lease, subletting may not be allowed, so ask the property manager and
check the terms of your lease. Subletting can be risky, so if you will be
renting out your apartment to a subletter or will yourself be subletting an
apartment, be very careful and talk with the MSU Housing Law Clinic.
You also might encounter abbreviations for words that you don’t recognize –
here are some of the commonly used abbreviations in rental property listings:
A/C: Air conditioning or cooling system
W/D: Washer and dryer (laundry facilities)
BR: Bedrooms – this is typically preceded by the
number of bedrooms
BA: Bathrooms – this is typically preceded by the
number of bathrooms. If there is a “half” bathroom (i.e. 1.5 BA), that means
there is a room with a sink and a toilet, but no shower/bathtub.
Apt.: Apartment
BILLS - electricity, gas bills. Are bills included?
ALL MOD CONS
A loft can be an upper storey or attic in
a building,
directly under the roof.
Alternatively, a loft
apartment refers to large
adaptable open space, often converted for
residential use (a converted
loft) from some other use, often light industrial. Adding to the confusion,
some converted lofts include upper open loft areas.
A penthouse apartment or penthouse is an apartment that
is on one of the highest floors of an apartment building. Penthouses are typically differentiated from other
apartments by luxury features. The term penthouse originally referred to, and
sometimes still does refer to, a separate smaller "house" that was
constructed on the roof of an apartment building.
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Cellar
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Underneath the house.
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Cloakroom
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A small room where people put their coats.
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Conservatory
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A greenhouse attached to a house for the display of
plants.
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Tuesday, 20 November 2012
REPORT
p.121
Report on our street festival
Its’ an objective
report of what happened there.
Objective, neutral
style. No place for personal opinions (except for the last part)
It uses a formal
style – no contracted forms, and formal phrases/words. Use of impersonal
constructions – It is said that.. / A new building has been opened… -Avoiding the
overuse of ‘I’ phrases
-
We can use the polite ‘we’
I
think that it would be better… / We think that
AVOIDING
‘YOU’ sentences
The
impersonal ‘you’ – The same happens when you apply for a job
The
‘pointing you’ – addressing directly to the reader.
This type of writing
exercises are easy if you know the rules to follow.E The English used is boring
and there is no place for creativity
SUBHEADINGS – to clarify
the content of each statement
p.121
B. AUDIENCES
C. PERFORMERS
D. REFRESHMENTS
E. CONCLUSIONS
F. RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Combinations of adverb + verb/adj
Highly successful
It rained heavily
Well received
B. Attend (fml) = go
Attend
a meeting (no preposition)
Mainly=
mostly
C. A wide variety of
Perhaps
the highlight
D. There needed to be a greater variety of…
E. Participate
Words
with a Latin origin a more formal than words with an English/German origin
Take
part / participate (fml)
Worried
/ preoccupied (fml)
House
/ residence (fml)
INTRODUCTION 20/11/12
PRONUNCIATION:
Future
Adventure
Great
Inevitable
VOCABULARY
I’m glad…
, which has __ __ __ to more people borrowing
Demand and supply
Have ______ drastically
Drastic _____
Have risen dramatically
Have dropped steadily
It has something to ___ with
It’s probably a _____ of having more police
I GUESS
I SUPPOSE
Monday, 19 November 2012
Thursday, 15 November 2012
TEXT ANALYSIS OF P67
PRICED OUT OF THE MARKET
FOR STARTERS, (fml) - To start with, First of all
ON TOP OF THAT
I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life here
It's affordable
SHORTAGE
AT PRESENT, = NOWADAYS, CURRENTLY
HAVE PERMISSION TO
house developers
TACKLE= COPE WITH
more people will find themselves living in...
END UP + V-ING
One day you'll end up going back school
one day'll end up begging on the streets
House prices have risen dramatically
WHILST (FML) = WHILE
the roots of the problem
WHICH HAS LED TO...
DEMAND AND SUPPLY
INEVITABLE
SOCIAL HOUSING
particularly
they so desperately want
INDEED,
trend = tendency, fashion
PURCHASE (n)= the act of buying
FOR STARTERS, (fml) - To start with, First of all
ON TOP OF THAT
I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life here
It's affordable
SHORTAGE
AT PRESENT, = NOWADAYS, CURRENTLY
HAVE PERMISSION TO
house developers
TACKLE= COPE WITH
more people will find themselves living in...
END UP + V-ING
One day you'll end up going back school
one day'll end up begging on the streets
House prices have risen dramatically
WHILST (FML) = WHILE
the roots of the problem
WHICH HAS LED TO...
DEMAND AND SUPPLY
INEVITABLE
SOCIAL HOUSING
particularly
they so desperately want
INDEED,
trend = tendency, fashion
PURCHASE (n)= the act of buying
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
EXAMPLE OF THE FORMAT/STYLE OF A REPORT
REPORT:
(examples of titles of paragraphs)
IGNORING THE BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
INGORING NUTRITIONISTS
MALNOURISHMENT
FAST FOOD
OBESITY
SEDENTARINESS
RECOMMENDATIONS
According to a survey conducted by ‘El Mundo’, 16.7%
of children.
(inventing surveys from acknowledged sources is a good idea, as well, because it gives more credibility to what you say)
5 out of 10 citizens
5 out of 10 citizens
This shows a dramatic increase
These figures show that drastic changes in our society
are taking place
Cut down on ...
Reduce the amount
Exert more control on school menus
Parents must be more aware of
Parents should encourage their children to do more
exercise
School should promote sports/ subjects related to
nourishment
Going back to some past habits- eating more fruit and
vegetables...
EXAMPLE OF A DIFFERENT FORMAT: REPORT/PROPOSAL
Ni2º PROPOSAL ON EDUCATION (what would you change in the Spanish educational system?)
We would like to suggest several improvements in
our educational systems, which will undeniably lead to better results and
bigger achievements in both our students and teachers. The list of suggestions
is indicated as follows:
(examples of ideas:)
Therefore, we would
like to have 15 students per class maximum.
Putting students in different classes according to …
Introducing subjects like music, arts…
Increasing the number of teaching hours of …English,
Maths
Introducing obligatory training periods in firms as a
necessary step for students to obtain their degree
Students can/ are
permitted to/ are not allowed to
Currently, students
are supposed to complete 4 years of…
It would be a great
idea if students + (V past) had more hours of Spanish.
If students do not
pass all the exams, they will not obtain their Baccalaureate certificate.
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
HOMEWORK FOR 13/11/12 (youtube.com)
HOMEWORK FOR 13/11/12
EDUCATION IN FINLAND
This week Learning World is looking at Finland, which is recognised
worldwide for its top ranking education model. Foreign delegations frequently
visit the country to try and discover the secret of its success. We spent a day
at a school in the capital Helsinki to find out more about the philosophy behind the
Finnish system.
Finland has the shortest formal teaching hours in Europe and the best educational results. Finnish children stay with the same class and the same teacher for at least six years -- which makes school like an extension of home.
In Finland, competition to become a teacher is so fierce that all teachers have a Masters' degree.
Heljä Misukka, the Secretary of State for Education, told Euronews: "What is also maybe quite special in Finland is that teachers are quite autonomous in what they do, so they can, for example, choose the materials they like or the pedagogy they use. They have a lot of freedom in their work."
Children learn by playing and experimenting in groups, like in the science class. Playtime is an important part of learning. There are lots of breaks and even in winter children are encouraged to play outdoors. The children are trusted -- even in the canteen, they are allowed to help themselves. There are no dinner ladies.
The accent is on music, sport and the arts. And the school that Euronews visited is not an exception -- let me tell you it is a typical Finnish school and the results they get are replicated all over the country.
However, Charles Leadbeater, a global education analyst told us , that it is not a case of one size fits all.
"Finland is an enormously impressive place, but there are other aspects to Finland that might not be so great and there are certain aspects of Finnish society that always make it difficult to learn from. The small scale, it's very consensual and its culturally homogeneous, and what we shouldn't think is that it is the only model that we should follow; it's one very effective model in teaching, learning and schooling, but it's not necessarily the only, or in some cases the best, model to improve education."
He concluded: "I think parts of the Finnish system are really good -- they get very good people into teaching -- they only take 10% of people who apply to become teachers -- And as a result the ethos in Finnish schools is very open to people using their time creatively to get better results with students."
In Abu Dhabi they are building schools modelled on Finnish ones. We visited a school in Abu Dhabi. It has separate areas for boys and girls. It also has prayer facilities. For the next school in Abu Dhabi, they want a whole package from Finland including teacher training, technology and materials, and supplying services.
Since everyone wants a slice of Finland's success, why not sell the elements of their education system?
Juha Seppänen, a business consultant, said: "We can change the world, make it more democratic, maybe with fewer wars, maybe less hunger, and if we can do that with education, let's then do it through education, and exporting the educational values and education itself."
Next week we will be looking at the role of education in forming future leaders. And you can find all our Learning World reports online – at www.euronews.net/learningworld
Finland has the shortest formal teaching hours in Europe and the best educational results. Finnish children stay with the same class and the same teacher for at least six years -- which makes school like an extension of home.
In Finland, competition to become a teacher is so fierce that all teachers have a Masters' degree.
Heljä Misukka, the Secretary of State for Education, told Euronews: "What is also maybe quite special in Finland is that teachers are quite autonomous in what they do, so they can, for example, choose the materials they like or the pedagogy they use. They have a lot of freedom in their work."
Children learn by playing and experimenting in groups, like in the science class. Playtime is an important part of learning. There are lots of breaks and even in winter children are encouraged to play outdoors. The children are trusted -- even in the canteen, they are allowed to help themselves. There are no dinner ladies.
The accent is on music, sport and the arts. And the school that Euronews visited is not an exception -- let me tell you it is a typical Finnish school and the results they get are replicated all over the country.
However, Charles Leadbeater, a global education analyst told us , that it is not a case of one size fits all.
"Finland is an enormously impressive place, but there are other aspects to Finland that might not be so great and there are certain aspects of Finnish society that always make it difficult to learn from. The small scale, it's very consensual and its culturally homogeneous, and what we shouldn't think is that it is the only model that we should follow; it's one very effective model in teaching, learning and schooling, but it's not necessarily the only, or in some cases the best, model to improve education."
He concluded: "I think parts of the Finnish system are really good -- they get very good people into teaching -- they only take 10% of people who apply to become teachers -- And as a result the ethos in Finnish schools is very open to people using their time creatively to get better results with students."
In Abu Dhabi they are building schools modelled on Finnish ones. We visited a school in Abu Dhabi. It has separate areas for boys and girls. It also has prayer facilities. For the next school in Abu Dhabi, they want a whole package from Finland including teacher training, technology and materials, and supplying services.
Since everyone wants a slice of Finland's success, why not sell the elements of their education system?
Juha Seppänen, a business consultant, said: "We can change the world, make it more democratic, maybe with fewer wars, maybe less hunger, and if we can do that with education, let's then do it through education, and exporting the educational values and education itself."
Next week we will be looking at the role of education in forming future leaders. And you can find all our Learning World reports online – at www.euronews.net/learningworld
Fierce fierce
1 fierce fiercer
fiercest
A fierce animal or person is
very aggressive or angry.
They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.
ADJ-GRADED
= ferocious
2 fierce fiercer
fiercest
Fierce feelings or actions
are very intense or enthusiastic, or involve great activity.
Competition has been fierce to win a stake in Skoda.
The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels at the
weekend.
He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends.
ADJ-GRADED
Trust trust
1 trust trusts
trusting trusted
If you trust someone, you
believe that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything
to harm you.
`I trust you completely,' he said.
He did argue in a general way that the president can't be trusted.
VB
· trusted
After speaking to a group of her most trusted advisers, she turned
her anger into action.
ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n
2 trust
Your trust in someone is your
belief that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything
to harm you.
He destroyed me and my trust in men.
You've betrayed their trust.
There's a feeling of warmth and trust here.
N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N in
n
dinner ladies: monitora de comedor
consensual consensual
1 consensual
A consensual approach, view,
or decision is one that is based on general agreement among all the members of
a group.
What I did argue for was a less abrasive, more consensual approach to
policy.
ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n
Ethos
ethos
ethos
An ethos is the set of ideas
and attitudes that is associated with a particular group of people or a
particular type of activity. (FORMAL)
The whole ethos of the hotel is effortless service.
...the traditional public service ethos.
N-SING: usu with supp
Facilities
facility
1 facility facilities
Facilities are buildings,
pieces of equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose.
What recreational facilities are now available?.
The problem lies in getting patients to a medical facility as soon as
possible.
N-COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp
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