INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE CAR

The international day of the car means that this day this day we should not take our cars and take our bicycles and other types of transports that not contaminate at all.
This is a good idea for contribute to the pollute in the world because the cars buses and other types of transports that work with gasoline contaminate a lot the atmosphere.
So this day is just created to pollute less than the other days.

GLOSSARY UNIT 3 SOCIALS SCIENCE

State: it is made un up of institutions that organise the live of the people who live in the same territory. The laws ans powers are the same for everyone..
Sovereignty: supreme and unrestricted power.
Constitution: it is the collection of a country's fundamental laws.
Democracy: government by the people or their elected representatives.
Monarchy: a form of government in which the supreme authority is the king or the queen of a state.
Dictatorship: a country ruled by a dictator or dictators.
Glogalisation: capital can move from one country to another without border restrictions.
Region: is a territory that usually has a strong economy and a well-defined social and cultural identity.
Cultural diversity: it exists between people as a result of education and a way of living or thinking.
Universal suffrage: it means that all citizens at voting age can participate in the elections.
Legislative power: it has to make and vote on laws; and control the government. It lies with the parliament.
Executive power: it has to execute the laws and set state policy. It lies with the government.
Judicial power: it has to apply the law and punish citizens who break it.
Supranational: beyond the authority or jurisdiction of one national government.
Mass culture: process by which different cultures become more alike, ad local characteristics are gradually abandoned.
UN: United Nations. International organisation formed by almost every state in the world.
NGO: Non-governmental organisation. Entitie with humanitarian and social aims.
Civil servant: qualified worker that have passed an exam.
Justice: the quality or fact of being just.
Liberty: the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself.
Subsidiarity: the institutions closest to the citizens can make decisions.
Culture: it is the collection of common customs, knowledge and ways of living that a group of people recognise as their own.
Multiculturalism: the policy of maintaining a diversity of cultures within a community.
Interculturalism: it promotes the coexistence of different groups of human beings on tha basis that cultural relations enrich everybody.
Referendum: a vote on such a measure.
Elections: process by which the citizes choose their representatives in the parliament.

GLOSSARY UNIT 2, SOCIALS SCIENCE

Temperature: the degree of hotness of something like a place or a person.
Oases: places with water in a desert zone where nomadic herdsmen live.
Precipitation: rain fromed by condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere. Quantity of water that a plce reveives.
Settlement: the stablishment of a new region.
Livestock: animals kept for domestic use but not as pets.
Scrub: an area of arid land covered with such vegetation.
Holm oak tree: an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree.
Log: a section of the trunk or a main branch of a tree.
Deforestation: the action of cutting down trees.
Savannah: open grasslands, usually with bushes or trees, characteristic of tropical Africa.
Taiga: coniferous forest.
Tundra: high alitude zone covered by ice and composed by small plants. Its fauna is made up of birds and insects.   
Jungle: an equatorial forest area with luxuriant vegetation, often almost impenetrable.
Desert: a region with no vegetation due to low rainfall.
Steppe: an extensive grassy plain usually without trees.
Deciduous forest: forest found in Oceanid or Atlantic climate zone with oaks, beech trees and chestnut trees.
Evergreen forest: found in Mediterranen climate zones. Formed by pines, scrub and grassland.
Riparian forest: special forest found in Savannahs with trees.
Meadow: an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals.
Grassland: land on which grass predominates.
Climate change: progressive improvement of Earth's temperature.
Atmosphere: the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth.
Drought: a prolonged period of rainfall.
Acid rain: RAin with very small pieces of pollution that destroys natural environment.
Hurriane: destructive storm.     
Tornado: a violent storm with winds whirling that causes damage along its path.
Tsunami: a very big wave that causes a lot of damage when it arrives at the continental coast.
Sandstorm: a strong wind that whips up clouds of sand.
Flood: the inundation of land that is usualy dry.  

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH

American:              British:
Bill                       banknote
Fall                      autumn
Eggplant               aubergine
Zero                     nought
Underpants           pants
Block flats            apartment buildings
Trunk                    boot
Hood                    bonnet
Check                  cheque
Pharmacy             chemist's
Grain                    corn
Defense               defence
Lite                      light
Sick                      ill
Honor                   honour
Truck                   lorry
Analize                analyse
Fulfil                    fulfill
Labor                   labour
Nite                     night
Precinte               district
Tyre                    tire
Cookies               biscuits
Elevator               lift
Parking lot           car park
Pants                   trousers
Apartment           flat
Subway               underground
Flashlight             torch
Eraser                 rubber

MY CURRICULUM VITAE

GLOSSARY OF P.E

To bounce: Botar

To chase: Perseguir

To hit: Golpear

To pass: Pasar

To throw: Lanzar

To cheat: Hacer trampas

To strech: Estirar

To pick up: Recoger

Speed: Velocidad

Flexibility: Flexibilidad

Fitness: Condicion física

GEOGRAPHICAL GLOSSARY:

Inlet: thin channel of water that leads inland from the sea. Inlets created by glaciation are called fjords and are usually found on mountainous coastlines.

Headland: a small area of land that projects out into the sea.

Peninsula: a large scale headland surrounded by water on three sides. A peninsula can be connected to the land by a thin stretch called an isthmus.

Island: a piece of land completely surrounded by water. A group of related islands close together form an archipelago.

Gulf: an area of sea surrounded by land on three sides. It forms the shape of an arc. A bay is similar but generally smaller.

Oceanic ridge: an underwater mountain range that generally covers a large area and reaches high altitudes.

Oceanic trench: a long depression on the ocean floor that can be thousands of metres deep.

Abyssal plain: a flat area of the ocean floor. They are found at depths of between 3000 and 7000 KM.

Continental shelf: the undersea extension of a continent that descends gradually to depths of around 400 m. the shelf might extend for only a few kilometres under the sea, or it may extend for many.

Continental slope: a steep underwater area that links the continental shelf with the ocean floor.

Mountain: a large landform that is higher than the surrounding land. A mountain range is a continuous chain of mountains.

Basin: an area of land that is drained by a river or a lake that is lower than the surrounding area.

Valley: a valley is a linear depression in the land. A river valley is V-shaped due to the action of a river running through it. Glacial valleys are U-shaped because they have been formed by a moving glacier.

Plateau: a flat area of land which sits at a certain altitude above sea level.

Plain: a large, open, flat or slightly undulating area of land.

Tributary: a stream, river, or glacier that feeds another larger one.

Laggon: a body of water cut off from the open sea by coral reefs or sand bars.

Marsh: low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc.

 ENGLISH GLOSSARY:

To take the bull by the horns: means to deal with a difficult situation in a brave and firm way.

Two heads are better than one: means that when people work together they are more likely to solve a problem that one person doing it alone.

To keep your head above thewater: means you're just managing to survive despite not having much money.

It's as easy as pie: we use this expression when something is very easy.

Pie-Eyed: we use this expression if someone is very drunk.

To have a finger in many pies: it means you are involved in lots of different activities.

A bad egg: in English if we want to say that someone is bad or dishonest we can call him or her a bad egg.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket: you should never rely on only one plan in case it goes wrong.
He got egg on his face: if someone makes a mistake which makes him/her look stupid, we can say this expression.
Full of beans: in English if someone is full of beans means that he is full of energy.

I haven't got a bean: it means that you have no money at all.

Spill the beans: in English if we want to tell us something secret, we can say to them "Spill the Beans"

It's  a hot potato: if you have and important and difficult secret or issue and people can't agree we call it "a hot potato"

They are like two beans in a pod: if two people look very similar we use this expression.

Breaking point: it is when you can't listen bad things any more.

Dropped : when you lose weight.

Purging: vomit (make yourself vomit)

Compulsively: when you do things without thinking.

Long term effects/Short term effects: things happen after purging.

 Follow your footsteps: do things that other person does.

It's not my cup of tea: in English if there’s something we don’t like much then you use this expression.

Iwoulden't doit for all the tea in china: we use this expression if there’s something we would never do it.

It's as good as a chocolate teapot: in English if something is completely useless we say this expression.

He's gone bannanas: in English is someone is very emotional and starts shouting and behaving in a crazy way we can use this expression.

It's a case of sour grapes: in English if somebody pretends not to be impressed by something because he/she feels jealous we use this expression.

A second bite of the cherry: in English if we try to do something a second time because we failed at first, we use this expression.

There are plenty more fish in the sea: it means that are other choices in a situation. It is often said to comfort someone who had a romantic break up.

The icing on the cake: it is used to refer to something good which is added to an already good thing or situation.

Its's just not cricket it is used in English to say that something is unfair or dishonest.

To toy with: it means not to take someone's feeling seriously.

A toy boy: is the younger boyfriend of an older person.

Like a ton of bricks: it is used to express something that is very heavy. This expression can be used literally (to describe a heavy weight) or idiomatically (to describe a great surprise or something that is overweight)

Raw: something that is not cooked.

Bland: something without an intense flavour. 

To fly the nest: means to leave your parents’ house for the first time to go and live somewhere else.

A nest egg: is an amount of money you have saved for the future.

I wasn't born yesterday: if someone is telling you a very obvious lie you can use this expression.

To have a whale of a time: means to have a lot of fun while doing something.

Size of a whale: it is an impolite way of saying they are large and overweight.

G.E.: genetically engineered.

G.M.: genetically modified.

G.M.O.: genetically modified organism.

Omission: not telling all the truth.

Banned: not aloud, forbidden.

The big cheese: is the most important or powerful person in a group or organization.

chalk a cheese: we use this expression to define two peoplewho are very different to each other.

A little bird tall me: if you have some information but you do not want to reveal who told you, then you use this expression.
To be or to have a big mouth: it means you talk too much specially about things which should be kept in secret or avoided.

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