DAY-TO-DAY WAYS TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

Hi guys!
Today I'm going to share with you some easy ways to protect our environment.

1. PLANT TREES: We need trees to survive because they give oxygen and fruits, they clean the air, provide shelter to wildlife , prevent soil erosion. So, plant small trees around your home and don't cut them unless it's necessary.
2. CONSERVE WATER: Conserving water reduces the amount of energy that is needed to filter it. Few ways are: take short showers, keep the running tap close while you brush your teeth, recycle water in your home..
3. USE LESS FOSSIL FUEL BASED PRODUCTS: Find out what products you use that are made using fossil fuel based products and processes and use them less or replace them-
4. REDUCE(Reducing what is produced and what is consumed), REUSE(For a different purpose instead of sending them to landfills), RECYCLE(Means that something will be transformed again into a raw material that can be shaped into a new item).
5. STOP LITTERING:Stop people from littering on roads.
6. PROTECT WILDLIFE: Protect places like beaches and forests that are habitats for animals.
7. START CYCLING:Biking instead of driving can reduce more tan 90 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.
8. SHOP ON-LINE:Buying on-line almost always involves less energy use and fewer carbon dioxide emissions than in-store shopping

UNIT 7:MINING RESOURCES PREZI

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UNIT 6 GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY: PRIMARY SECTOR

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

CEREALS:

-Wheat: Trigo.

-Barley: Cebada.

-Corn: Maiz.

-Sorghum: Sorgo.

-Millet: Mijo.

-Oats: Centeno.

VEGETABLES AND SEEDS:

-Chickpeas: Garbanzos.

-Lentils: Lentejas.

-Cucumber: Pepino.

-Sugar cane: Caña de azúcar

-Sugar beet: Remolacha azucarera.

-Soybeans: Soja.

-Alfalfa: Alfalfa.

INDUSTRIAL CROPS:

-Cotton: Algodón.

-Sunflower: Girasol.

VEGETABLE FIBRES:

-Linen: Lino.

-Jute: Yute.

-Sisal: Cuerda natural

-Hemp: Cánamo.

VEGETABLE OILS:

-Palm oil: Aceite de palma.

-Peanut oil: Aceite de cacahuete.


OTHER AGRICULTURAL CROPS:

-Yam: Batata.

-Avocado: Aguacate

-Dates: Dátiles.
 
FORESTRY VOCABULARY

CONIFERS: Coníferos

-Pine: Pino

-Fir: Abeto

HARDWOOD:

-Birch: Abedul.

-Beech: Halla.

-Maple: Arce.

-Oak: Roble.

PRECIOUS WOOD:

-Ebony: Ébano.

-Teak: Teca.

-Mahogany: Caoba.

-Cedar: Cedro.

FISH

-Sardine: Sardina.

-Hake: Merluza.

-Whiting: Pescadilla.

-Bonito: Bonito, atún.

-Tuna: Bonito, atún.

-Octopus: Pulpo.

-Cuttlefish: Sepia.

-Squid: Calamar.

-Mussel: Mejillón.

-Clam: Almeja.
 
-King prawn: Camraón real.

-Prawn: Gamba.

-Spider crab:

-Cod: Bacalao.

-Anchovy: Anchoa.
 
-Herring: Arenque.

-Trout: Trucha.

-Carp: Carpa.

-Turbot: Rodaballo.

-Salmon: Salmón.

-Sea bream: Besugo.

-Sea bass: Lubina.

-Oysters: Ostras.

-Shrimp:Camarón.

-Lobster: Langosta.

-Sole: Lenguado.

UNIT 5 GEOGRAPHY: ECONOMY

GOODS: Objects that have a use or value for the person who possesses them.

PRICE: Cost of a product or services.

RESOURCES: Thing a person or a country has that can be used for economic benefit.

FACTORS OF PRODUCTION: Resource used to produce goods or offer services.

SUPPLY: Goods and services that are available for sale.

DEMAND: The amount of a product or service that consumers purchase at a specified price.

ECONOMIC POLICY: Actions that governments take to organize the economy.

CONSUMER: Person who uses goods or services.

PROFIT: Difference between what it costs to make something or provide a service and what it  is sold for.

INCOME: A company's profit in a particular period of time.

GENDER: The fact of being male or female, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences, not differences in biology.

RETIREMENT: The fact of stopping working because you have reached a particular age.

EMPLOYMENT: Work, especially when its done to earn money; the state of being employed.

ECONOMIC SECTORS: A part of an area of activity, especially of a country's economy.

SALARY: Money that employees received for doing their job. especially professional employees or people working in an office, usually paid every month.

WORKER STAFF: All the workers employed in an organization considered as a group.

OUTSOURCE: To arrange for somebody outside a company to do work or provide goods for the company.

CONTRACT: An official written agreement.

ILLEGAL: Not allowed by the law.

PRIMARY SECTOR: Activities involved in obtaining resources from raw materials. These activities are agriculture, livestock farming, fishing, forestry and mining. They are the oldest economic activities.

SECONDARY SECTOR: Activities involved in converting raw materials into manufactured products(industry) or building housing and infrastructure(motorways, reservoirs). They require a variety of energy resources.

TERTIARY SECTOR: Activities that provide services: education, healthcare, trade, tourism, transport...)

UNIT 4 GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY:STATE AND GOVERNMENT SYSTEM

NATIONAL ANTHEM:A song that has special importance for a particular group of people, an organization,or a country, often sung on a special occasion.

POLICIES: a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government or a political party.

NATION: A group of people who share common customs, origins, history and frequently, language.

STATE: The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity.

COUNTRY: A territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc

INHABITANT: A person or animal that is a permanent resident of a particular place.

CITIZENS: A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there.

WORLDWIDE: Applying or extending throughout the world; universal.

CIVIL SERVANTS: Government workers; usually hired on the basis of the competitive examinations.

TAXES: Money you have to pay to the government so that it can provide you public services.

BORDER: The line that divides two countries or areas.

LAW: The whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey.

PLURALISM: The existence of many different groups of people in one society(people of different races, of different political or religious beliefs).

TO MANIPULATE: To control or influence somebody or something, often in a dishonest way so that they don't realize it.

INHERIT: To receive money, property,etc from somebody when they die.

ELECTIONS: The process of choosing a person or a group of people for a position, espcially a political position by voting.

BUDGETS:the amount of money you have available to spend.

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