Sunday, 30 October 2016

Project about a landscape- Iceland











-Location:
This place is located in Iceland. It's a Nordic Island Country, located in the northwest of Europe, in the Atlantic sea. 



-Climate:
Glaciar Eyjafjallajökull
The climate is known as subpolar oceanic. It has got cool and brief summers,and soft winters, with temperatures that don't raise more than -3ºC. The warm North Atlantic Current ensures generally higher annual temperatures than in most places of similar latitude in the world.




-Vegetation:
Approximately three quarters of the island are barren of vegetation; plant life consists mainly of grassland, which is regularly grazed by livestock. The most common tree is the northern birch, which formed forests over much of Iceland, along with aspens,common junipers and other smaller trees.
Juniper

Northern birch


Aspens



-Fauna:
The animals of Iceland include the Icelandic sheep, cattle, chickens, goats, the sturdy Icelandic horse, and the Icelandic Sheepdog.Wild mammals include the Arctic fox, mink, mice, rats, rabbits and reindeer. Many species of fish live in the ocean waters surrounding Iceland.
Icelandic Sheepdog

Icelandic Sheep

Icelandic horse
Mink



Artic Fox














                  
English Glossary-
Days 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 October 2016

-Compulsury= required (obligatorio)
-Honest/deshonest
-Easy-going= relaxed
-Fair= just (justo)
-Stubborn= obstinate (terco/a)
-I don't agree/ I desgree
-To do the hoovering= use the vacuum cleaner (limpiar con la aspiradora)
-Badly-behaved (malcriado)
-Hitch-hike
-Abandoned houses
-"Curiosity killed the cat"
-Hanging out
-Junk food= food that is unhealthy (comida basura)
-Carbohydrates
-Cheese
-Put on weight
-Lose weight
-Yummy!
-Big sized
-At-risk school= dangerous school

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Social science glossary-
Climate and bioegraphy (Europe and Spain)


-Europe maritime (oceanic) and mediterrean climate vocabulary

 Oak (roble)
           Shrubs/bush (arbustos)               









              




        Beeches (haya)

Clear forest (bosque hueco)







     

  Cork oak (alcornoque)



  Deer (gamo/ciervo pequeño)







Thikets (matorral)

Water birds (aves acuáticas)

Holm oak (encina)

Lynx (lince)


Stork (cigueña)

Vulture (buitre)
Meadow (prado)

Sunday, 16 October 2016

English Glossary-
Freezing
Days 10 and 11, October 2016



-Stamp: used for letters (sello)
-Yawn: mouth movement (bostezo)
-Boiling: act of heating liquid until bubbling (hervir)
Yawn
-Freezing: act of freezing, very cold (congelar)
-Get on/off 
-Get in/ont of

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Social science glossary-
Land and coastal relief II

-Basin= area of land containing a river or a lake that is lower than the sourronded area (depresión)
-Peninsula= a piece of land sourronded by water in all sides except one
-Island= piece of land completly sourronded by water
-Archipelago= group of islands
-Livestock= farm animals (ganago, ganadería)
-Cattle= cows
-Ridge= mountain range
-Buttes= hill or mound (cerro)
-Mesas= plateau
-Greek= stream
-Flood plain
-Brine= water that you can't drink (no potable)


Ridge
Butte

Cattle




Monday, 10 October 2016

Social Science Glossary-
Land and coast relief I

-Ravine= steep gorge (barranco)
-Steep= sharply sloped (empinado)
-Slope= angle of mountain (ladera)
-Gorge= ravine (barranco/garganta)
-Plateau= an elevated, comparatively level expanse of land (meseta)
-Sligthly= to a small degree (ligeramente)
-Plains= flat land (llanura)
-Debris= remains (sedimentos)
-Estuary= where a river meets the sea (estuario)
-Gulf= body of water (golfo)
-Cape= a point or head of land projecting into a body of water
-Cliff= steep rock face (acantilado)


Gorge

Ravine


Plains
Plateau

Sunday, 9 October 2016

English Glossary-
Days 30, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, September and October 2016

-Jokes
-Exhausted
-Lasted= Most recent
-"To"(Conector para expresar finalidad)
-Guidelines= General rules
-Go abroad= travel outside country
-Straner
-Foreigners: people from other country
-Collocations
-Sunburned= Burnt by sun heat
-Humble= low (humilde)
-Crumbs= tiny piece of baked food
-Barn= farm building
-Indeed beautiful= realmente bonito
-His eyes almost popped
-Broom= for sweeping (escoba)
-Sweep= barrer
Barn
Crumbs
                                                     
Broom

Sunday, 2 October 2016

Social Science Glossary-First week                         
-Grassland: grassy land  (pradera)
-Coast: land by the sea 
-Natural resources                                                       
-Wild pig: animal similiar to a pig (jabalí)
-Grasshoper: insect (saltamontes)
-Fire insurance                                                                   
-Rainfall: measure of rain (precipitación)
-Streams: small river (riachuelo)
-Temperate: mild weather (templado)      
-Dam:water barrier (presa)
-Due to: debido a
-Made up: hacer algo
-Contours: outline of a shape (contorno)
-Mountain range:series of mountains (cordillera)
-Hill
-Oasis: water in desert
-Archipelago: group of islands
-Flood: water (riada, inundación) 
-Earthquake: seismic tremor (terremoto)
-Volcano                                
                                                                                        
Dam
Grasshoper