domingo, 13 de octubre de 2013
THE CHERRY
The cherries were spread through most of Europe, Asia and the North of Africa. This delicious fruit has been consumed since the prehistoric times. A form of cherry was introduced into England close to Sittingbourne by order of Henry VIII, Henry VIII has tasted the cherries in Flanders. The word "cherry" come from the classical Greek. Today a city situated in the North of Turkey is the place where the cherry was exported for the first time to the rest of Europe
martes, 8 de octubre de 2013
GLOSSARY 1 AND 2
-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 two people are together they are likely to salve a problem that one person going it alone.
- To keep your head above water: Means you are just managing to survive despite not, having much money.
- It's as easy as pie: Means when something is ver easy
-Pie-eyed: Means if someone is very drunk
-To have a finger in many pies:Means when someone have activities; it means you are involved in lot of differen activities.
-A bad egg: In English if we want to say someone is bad or dishonest we can call him/her a bad egg.
-Don't pull 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 or 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 os energy.
-I haven't a beans: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're like two beans in a pod:If two people look very similar we use this expression.
-Two heads are better than one: Means that when two people are together they are likely to salve a problem that one person going it alone.
- To keep your head above water: Means you are just managing to survive despite not, having much money.
- It's as easy as pie: Means when something is ver easy
-Pie-eyed: Means if someone is very drunk
-To have a finger in many pies:Means when someone have activities; it means you are involved in lot of differen activities.
-A bad egg: In English if we want to say someone is bad or dishonest we can call him/her a bad egg.
-Don't pull 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 or 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 os energy.
-I haven't a beans: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're like two beans in a pod:If two people look very similar we use this expression.
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-Breaking point: It is when you can't listen bad things any more.
-Dropped (weight):When you lose weight.
-Purging:Vomit (make yourself vomit)
-Compulsively:When you do things witout 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: a sport, a type of music, a person...Then you use this expression.
-I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China:We use this expression if there's something we would never do it.
-It's as good as chocolate teapot: In English if something is completely useless we say this expression.
-He's gone bananas:In English if somethig is completely useless we say this expression.
-It's a case of sour grapes: In English if somebody pretends not to be impressed by something.
-A second bite of the cherry: In English if we try to do something a second time because we faulet 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
-It's just not cricket: Is used in English to say that something is unfair or dishonest.
-To toy with(somebody or somebody):Means not to take someone's feeling seriouly.
-A toyboy: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)
-To fly the nest: Means to leave your parents' home for the firt time to go and live somewhere else.
- A nest egg: It is an amount of money you have saved in 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 have a lot of fun while doing something.
-Size of a whale: It is an impolite way of saying they are large and overweight.
-Geneticaly engineered: Some food that hasn't got a change.
-Geneticaly modified: Some food that has a change in their composition.
.Geneticaly modified organisel: Food that has a change.
-The big cheese: Is the most important or powerful person in a group or organitation
-Clack and cheese: We use this expression to define two people who are very different to each other.
-A little bird told me: I f 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 especially about things which should be kept in secret or avoided
-All the colours in the rainbow: It means it is very colourful.
-Chasing rainbows: Refers to someone who is always loofing for something more rewarding but it is unlikely to find it.
-If you are playing with fire: You are doing sonething which is could be dangerous.
-If you add fuel to the fire:It means you make a bad situation even worse.
-If you have a flash of impiration: It means that you get a sudden idea that helps you create or achive what you were hoping to do.
- A big fish in a small pond: Ifwe describe someone with this expression it means that he/she is very important or have a lot of influence but only in a small area or group.
-Cold fish: If someone is described with this expression it means the he/she is unfriendly and doesn't show her/his emotions.
-Packed like sardines (Chack a block): To describe people in a very crowded space.
- Like a duck to water:It means that you discover when you start doing a new activity that you are very good at it.
- If you blow own trompet: You are boasting about your achievements and abilities.
-If you have a bee in you bonet: About something,you are obssessed with it and can't stop thinking about it.
-It's in someone's genes: When tat person has a same personality traits as their parents, or does a similar job.
-I scratch my back and I'll scratch your: Means if you do something for me,I'll do something for you especially if it is something you would not have been able to do for youself.
-If you say someone does not have a hair out of place it means their appearance is very fidy or is perfect.
-It's not my cup of tea: In English if there's something we don't like much: a sport, a type of music, a person...Then you use this expression.
-I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China:We use this expression if there's something we would never do it.
-It's as good as chocolate teapot: In English if something is completely useless we say this expression.
-He's gone bananas:In English if somethig is completely useless we say this expression.
-It's a case of sour grapes: In English if somebody pretends not to be impressed by something.
-A second bite of the cherry: In English if we try to do something a second time because we faulet 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
-It's just not cricket: Is used in English to say that something is unfair or dishonest.
-To toy with(somebody or somebody):Means not to take someone's feeling seriouly.
-A toyboy: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)
-To fly the nest: Means to leave your parents' home for the firt time to go and live somewhere else.
- A nest egg: It is an amount of money you have saved in 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 have a lot of fun while doing something.
-Size of a whale: It is an impolite way of saying they are large and overweight.
-Geneticaly engineered: Some food that hasn't got a change.
-Geneticaly modified: Some food that has a change in their composition.
.Geneticaly modified organisel: Food that has a change.
-The big cheese: Is the most important or powerful person in a group or organitation
-Clack and cheese: We use this expression to define two people who are very different to each other.
-A little bird told me: I f 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 especially about things which should be kept in secret or avoided
-All the colours in the rainbow: It means it is very colourful.
-Chasing rainbows: Refers to someone who is always loofing for something more rewarding but it is unlikely to find it.
-If you are playing with fire: You are doing sonething which is could be dangerous.
-If you add fuel to the fire:It means you make a bad situation even worse.
-If you have a flash of impiration: It means that you get a sudden idea that helps you create or achive what you were hoping to do.
- A big fish in a small pond: Ifwe describe someone with this expression it means that he/she is very important or have a lot of influence but only in a small area or group.
-Cold fish: If someone is described with this expression it means the he/she is unfriendly and doesn't show her/his emotions.
-Packed like sardines (Chack a block): To describe people in a very crowded space.
- Like a duck to water:It means that you discover when you start doing a new activity that you are very good at it.
- If you blow own trompet: You are boasting about your achievements and abilities.
-If you have a bee in you bonet: About something,you are obssessed with it and can't stop thinking about it.
-It's in someone's genes: When tat person has a same personality traits as their parents, or does a similar job.
-I scratch my back and I'll scratch your: Means if you do something for me,I'll do something for you especially if it is something you would not have been able to do for youself.
-If you say someone does not have a hair out of place it means their appearance is very fidy or is perfect.
martes, 1 de octubre de 2013
WELCOME TO MY BLOG
Hello guys!!!!
Welcome to my new blog, here I´m going to publish some comments about the things I'm going to do in our English class, apart from making these commments I am going to make glossaries about the words I don't undestand, the glossaries are going to be per unit.
Also I will publish some pictures or some videos about me... about the videos I can put some videos about the unit we will learn this year, so I hope you will enjoy the blog.
Bye. Vega Polo.
Welcome to my new blog, here I´m going to publish some comments about the things I'm going to do in our English class, apart from making these commments I am going to make glossaries about the words I don't undestand, the glossaries are going to be per unit.
Also I will publish some pictures or some videos about me... about the videos I can put some videos about the unit we will learn this year, so I hope you will enjoy the blog.
Bye. Vega Polo.
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