Leal

UNIT 1 PARTS OF SPEECH Wednesday, February 1rst 2012
* Speech - Discurso: 
The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds

1.1 NOUNS

* Substances - Sustancia:
A particular kind of matter with uniform properties

* Journalist - Periodista:
A person who writes for newspapers or magazines or prepares news to bebroadcast on radio or television.

* Arrangement - Disposición:
The action, process, or result of arranging.

* Development - Desarrollo:
the process of developing or being developed.

* Stack - Pila:
a pile, especially a neat one.

* Shelf - Estante:
a flat length of wood or rigid material attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, providing a surface forthe storage or display of objects.

* Roof – Techo:
the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle.

* Sink - Hundirse:
go down below the surface of liquid; become submerged.

* Leak - Gotear: 
(of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents through a hole or crack.

* Neat - Perfectamente:
in good order; tidy or carefully arranged.1.2 PRONOUNS

* Fill - Relleno:
a quantity or piece of material that fills or is used to fill something.

* Therefore: Por tanto

* Downsize - Reducir el tamaño:   
make smaller.

1.3 PERFORMANCE

* Performance - Rendimiento:
act of performing a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.

* Squirrels - Ardillas:
an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail,typically feeding on nuts and seeds..

* Creaky: Chirriante
Tending to creak.

* Fur - Piel:
the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals

* Suddennoise - El ruido repentino

* Poured - Vierte
To make (a liquid or granular solid) stream or flow, as from a container

* Sway - balanceo
Move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side

*Warmbreeze - calida brisa:
of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature.

* Wounded soldier - soldado herido

* Confuse - confundido
Cause (someone) to feel baffled.

1.4 ADJECTIVES Wednesday, February 23rd 2012

* Instinctive - Instintivo: relating to or prompted by instinct.

* Downright - absolutamente:forthright; blunt.

* Capricious - Caprichoso:
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

* Pattern - Patrón:
a repeated decorative design.

* Below – por debajo de
at a lower level than.

* Measure - Medir:
ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by comparison with a standard unit or with an object of known size.

* Rich - Rico:
having agreat deal of money, resources, or assets; rich.

* Pale - Palido:
containing little colour or pigment; light in colour or shade

* Woolen - De lana:
made wholly or partly of wool

* Wooden - De madera:
stiff and awkward

* Hunting cabin - La caza de cabina:
the activity of hunting wild animals or game

* Passenger car - vehículo de pasajeros:
a traveller on apublic or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew

* Gorgeous – maravilloso
informal very pleasant..

* Dilapited - Ruinas:
(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

* Hunting - Caza:  
the activity of hunting wild animals or game

* Cabin - Cabaña:
a private room or compartment on a ship.

READING – ESLTEACHER Wednesday, February 23rd 2012

* Health insurance - seguro de salud:
the state of being free from illness or injury.
1.5 ADVERBS Friday, February 10th 2012

* Concert - Concierto:
a musical performance given in public, typically of Several compositions

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