SECOND TERM SELF-ASSESSMENT

What can I do that I couldn't do before?

What did I like most?

What did I do well?

What am I confused about?

What did I do in English outside the class?

What do I need to improve?

What did I learn about culture?

I think during this second term I learnt a lot of English: new expressions and vocabulary about money, adjectives, crimes and criminals... Now I can describe a picture in a better way, write an essay...
In geography we learnt a lot of vocabulary related to the government and the different political systems in the world. Also Teresa taught us some specific vocabulary about economy and primary sector.Now I can talk about agricultural landscapes and the different types of livestock farming, fishing, forestry...
In PE, Alberto taught us how to do acrosport and how to play football in the correct way. We learnt some theory related to acrosport and physical exercise and its benefits to our body.

What I liked most is listening to my partners' presentations about different countries because I learnt a lot of things about each country that I didn't know so it was quite interesting.

I think I've studied enough for my exams so I did them well. I also did all my homework and I tried to update my blog as soon as I could.

I'm not confused about anything, I'm quiet happy with my work during this term.

Outside class, I'm always listening to music in English, watching videos on youtube...
I also enjoy watching my favourite films in English or reading those books that I liked or even new ones. I love practising my English in my free time.

I learnt a lot about culture in English classes like The Maori culture, the special cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago. In geography, as I said before we learnt about government and states around the world, economy systems and the primary sector.

In general, I can say that in this term I learnt a lot and I worked hard too, so I'm quite proud of myself. In the next term I'm sure that I'm going to learn even more things.

UNIT 5:ENGLISH GLOSSARY

Here's all the vocabulary about UNIT 5:A LIFE OF CRIME.

TRAFFIC WARDENS: Someone whose job is to make certain that people do not leave their cars in illegal places.

LIFE SENTENCE:being in prison for a very long time, or, in the USA, until death.

DEATH PENALTY:The legal punishment of death for a crime


In this chart you can find all the vocabulary related to crimes and criminals.

This criminal (noun)	does this...	crime (noun)	action (verb)
accomplice	helps another person to commit a crime	aiding and abetting	aid and abet
arsonist	sets fire to other people's property illegally	arson	commit arson
assassin	kills people for political reasons, or in return for payment	assassination	assassinate
burglar	breaks in to buildings to steal	burglary	burgle
drug dealer	buys and sells illegal drugs	drug dealing	deal in drugs
forger	makes fake money or documents	forgery	forge
hijacker	takes control of a vehicle (plane, ship etc) by force and diverts it	hijacking	hijack
hooligan	is a violent young troublemaker	hooliganism	-
kidnapper	takes people away by force and demands money to free them	kidnapping	kidnap
mugger	attacks and robs people in a public place	mugging	mug
murderer	deliberately kills another person	murder	murder
offender	is anybody who breaks the law	committing an offence	offend
pickpocket	steals money etc from other people's pockets	pickpocketing	pickpocket
robber	steals money etc, using force or the threat of force	robbery	rob
shoplifter	steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer	shoplifting	shoplift
smuggler	moves goods illegally into or out of a country without paying tax	smuggling	smuggle
terrorist	uses violence for political reasons	terrorism	commit terrorism
thief	steals property from other people (without using violence)	theft	thieve
vandal	deliberately destroys or damages public property	vandalism	vandalize

MARCO POLO'S READING GLOSSARY

COAL:                                     



TO DROWN: To die by being unable to breathe.

FABRICS:


FIREWORKS:

TO KNEEL: To stay in a position where one or both knees are on the ground.

MARBLE:

MIRAGE: an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist.

PRAY: to speak to a god in a religious ceremony in order to express love, admiration, or thanks.

TAX COLLECTOR: someone whose job is to collect taxes for the government.

THREAT:

 

 

 

WORSHIP: to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god.

 

 

UNIT 4: ENGLISH GLOSSARY

Here's the vocabulary I learnt during UNIT 4:COMMUNICATION.


UPSETTING: Something that makes you feel sad.

MISUNDERSTANDING:When you don't understand something well. It's a confusing situation.

NOD YOUR HEAD: Move your head up and down if you agree.

GAP :The space between two  things.

BURST OUT LAUGHING:When a person suddenly starts to laugh.

SO FAR: Until now.

PLUG IN:

 



UNPLUG: The opposite of Plug in.

This is a fantastic chart that my teacher made about -ED and -ING adjectives. It is very clear and it was really useful for me to studying so I hope you find it helpful too!

-ED	-ING
Amused	Amusing
Exhausted	Exhausting
Embarrassed	Embarrassing
Pleased	Pleasing
Surprised	Surprising
Thrilled	Thrilling
Annoyed	Annoying
Confused	Confusing
Depressed	Depressing
Disgusted	Disgusting
Frightened	Frightening
Horrified	Horrifying
Shocked	Shocking
Relaxed	Relaxing
Fascinated	Fascinating
Troubled	Troubling
Puzzled	Puzzling
Irritated	Irritating
Devastated	Devastating
Overwhelmed	Overwhelming
Disappointed	Disappointing
Intrigued	Intriguing
Discouraged	Discouraging
Soothed	Soothing
Moved	Moving
Humiliated	Humiliating
Satisfied	Satisfying
Touched	Touching

AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE

This picture shows an agricultural landscape from Lanzarote, in the Canary islands (Spain) where aloe vera is commonly grown by farmers. I have chosen this landscape because I liked the image and it's quite interesting.

It is a big plot that can be classified as:

-Open field: because we can't see any boundary.

-Monoculture: There is just one type of crop, in this case it's aloe vera.

-Irrigated farming: the water is brought to this landscape using irrigation pipes,as you can see clearly in the photo.

-Extensive agriculture: because we can find this type of agriculture in sparsely populated areas(like in the mountains,as the landscape shown in the picture) with lots of land that require the use of irrigation pipes and machinery.

This is another picture of a landscape located in Fuerteventura. I think in this one you can see aloe vera in a very detailed way so that's why I decided to post it too.