my landscape

here is the link of the presentation of my landscape. CLICK HERE.
I hope you like it!

NATURAL ENVIROMENT PRESENTATION

                                            

This is Power Point presentation that I did. Here is some information and pictures about climate and biogeography in Europe and in Spain. I hope you like it!

PRACTISE THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Click here -- Present Simple and Present Continuous exercises.
Click here -- Present Simple and Present continuous exercices.

Here are some useful links with some good exercices to practise the Present Simple and the Present Continuous. I hope you like it and you practise a lot with them!

GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY 1

GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY

• Soil: the portion of the earth's surface made up of humus. Synonym: farmland.
• Earth's crust.*
• Sudden: happening, coming, made, or done quickly or unexpectedly.
• Mammal: an animal that is born from its mother's body, not from an egg, and drink's it mother's milk as a baby.
• Amphibian: an animal that can live both i water and on land, exaple: a frog.
• Reptile: a type of cold-blooded animal that has scales (flat, hard pieces of skin) all over its body and lays eggs.
• Oxygen: a gas in the air that has no smell or taste, and that all animals need in order to breathe.
• cut down: to cut through a tree and make it fall to the ground.
• Mountain: high elevation on the Earth's surface, wich can be grouped in mountain ranges.
• Valleys: areas lowland surrounded by uplands (normally mountains), often with a river running through. River valleys  are formed by a river into a V shape: ravine, gorge and canyon. Glaciar valleys are formed by a glacier into a U-shape. Deep coastal valleys are called fjords.
• Plateau: Large areas of flat or slightly hilly land and unlike plains, higher than the land around them.
• Plains: large areas of flat or slightly hilly land not much higher than sea level, formed by accumulation of sediment from erosion.
• Glacier: Large mass of ice that forms at the top of a mountain and moves like a river. As it moves, it picks up debris. When the ice melts, the debris forms deposits of stone and mud called morines.
• Stream: flow of water with less volume than a river, which can dry up at certain times of year.
• Delta: accumulation of materials (sand and stones) deposited by the river in a shallow part of the coast where it meets the sea and often triangular-shapped.
• Estuary: mouth of a river open to the sea originates on coasts with strong tides. Fresh river water in a stuary mixes with salt water entering the mouth of the stuary from the sea.
• Gulfs: are deep inlets of the sea
• Beaches: are formed on low coasts by the accumulation of sand and gravel.
• Capes: are large areas of high coastal land that stick out into the sea.
• Clifs: are high, steep rock faces, especially at the edge of the sea.
• Continental shelf: Is a submerged plain, which is an underwater extension of a continent. It extends to a depht of 200 m, but in some cases it can reach 500 m.
• Abyssal plain: is a large expanse of land at the bottom of the ocean at round 5500 m deep. Here we find trenches and ocean ridges.
• Continental slopes: is the incline from the continental platform to the abyssal plain. It can be up to 3600m deep

this is the Earth's crust.

PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINIOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE

Whe use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Examples:

• I play tennis.
• She does not play tennis.
• Does he play tennis?
• The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
• The train does not leave at 9 AM.
• When does the train usually leave?
• He never forgets his watch.
• Every twelve months the Earth circles the Sun.

The Present Simple can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things. Examples:

• Cats like milk.
• Birds do not like milk.
• Do pigs like milk?
• California is in America.
• California is not in the United Kingdom.
• Windows are made of glass.

Speakers occasionally use Present Simple to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well. Examples:

• The train leaves tonight at 9 PM.
• The bus does not arrive at 12 AM, it arrives at 8 PM.
• When do we board the plane?
• The celebration starts at 10 o'clock.
• When does english class begin tomorrow?

Speakers sometimes use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now.

• I am here.
• She is not here right now.
• He needs help right now.
• He does not need help with that.
• He has his passport in his hand.

PRESENT CONTINIOUS

Use the Present Continuous with normal verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now. Examples:

• You are learning English now.
• You are not swimming now.
• Are you sleeping?
• I am sitting.
• I am not standing.
• Is he sitting or standing?

In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second. Examples:

• I am studying to become a dentist?.
• I am not studying to become a doctor?
• I am reading the book Harry Potter.
• I am not reading any books right now.
• Are you working on any special projects at work?
• Aren't you teaching at the school now?

Sometimes, speakers use the Present Continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future. Examples:

• I am meeting some friends after work.
• I am not going to the party tonight.
• Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
• Isn't she coming with us today?

The Present Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. Notice that the meaning is like present simple, but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing.". Examples:

• She is always coming to class late.
• He is constantly talking.

It is important to remember that noun-continious verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Instead of using Present Continuous with these verbs, you must use present simple. Examples:

• She is loving this chocolate ice cream. Not Correct
• She loves this chocolate ice cream. Correct

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Examples:

• You are still drawing.
• Are you still drawing?

Active/Passive. Examples:

• Right now, Tom is writing the letter. Active
• Right now, the letter is being written by Tom. Passive

GLOSARY 2

         (30th November 2016)

   -ED (tired, bored, embarrased, surprised...)                    
   -ING (tiring, boring, embarrasing, surprising...)                    

• some new expresions:

    -take it easy!
   - Calm down.                                 

          

   

           (3th/4th October 2016)

• Fortnight: 15 days
• Gotta: I have got to...

                                    (5th October 2016)

• /bot/ bought
• When did you last + Verb in infinitive
• update: to bring up to date
• Stumble: to strike the foot against something, as in running, so as to trip or fall
• Collocations: the act of collocating
• Abroad: in or to a foreign country or countries
• Stronger: having, showing, or involving great power in the body or muscles
• Foreigner: stranger
• Hire (a car, a house...): to pay for the temporary use of something. Synonym: rent (a car, a bike...)

(7th October 2016)

• Stories, Tales --- Fairy tales ----Children
• Chilhood: the state or period of being a child
• Characters: a person represented in a drama, story, etc.
• Knitting: the act of a person or thing that knits
• Storytelling: the telling or writing of stories

(10th October 2016)

• Global warming: an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, causing changes in climate.
• Seldom: rarely
• Hardly ever: only just; almost not; barely.
• Nearly  always: very frecuence
• How often do...? / once/twice a... (week, month, year, day...)

GLOSARY 1

DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR

• Disturb                                                                          
• Interrupt 
• Noises
• Standing up
• Throwing papers
• Speak loudly
• Reluctance to share
• Selfish
• Not following directions
• tell lies
• Untidiness/ littering
• Shouting
• Using Spanish
• Insult, fight (bullying)
• Put down (disparage, spek ill of...)
• Not respect for other students
• No respect for the teacher
• Unwillingness to participate in an activity
• Cheating
• Not honest
• No completing tasks, homework...

VOCABULARY

• Device: a thing made for a particular purpose 
• Wifi: a system of accessing the internet from remote machines such as laptop computers that have wireless connections
• Attachments
• Enclose: to put in the same envelope or package with something else
• Rehearsed: to practice or go through (a play, speech, musical piece, etc.) before giving it in public
• Rehearsal: a session of exercise, drill, or practice, or performance in preparation for a public performance, ceremony, etc
• Performance: the act of performing a ceremony, play, etc
• Sleepover: like a pijama party
• Don't get much sleep: sleep only a little
• Invite over: to invite someone to your house
• To be into: be good at
• Sleep a wink: to not sleep at all
• Bothering: to give trouble to
• Although: in spite of the fact that
• Complain: to express dissatisfaction, resentment, pain, grief, etc
• Apologise: to make an apology