Vocabulary

CLASS

-Pedestrian crossing: zebra crossing

-Sniffing: oler

-"When in Roma, do as romans do": Donde fueres, haz lo que vieres.

-Actually: realmente

-Nowadays: actualmente

-Pins the blame: echar la culpa

-Blur: borroso

-Foggy: nublado

TRAVEL

-Baggage claim: carrusel (aeropuerto)                         -Blanket: manta

-Luggage: maletas                                                      -Carry-on: equipaje de mano

-Recline: tumbarte                                                      -Board: embarcar

-Safe and sound: sanos y salvos

-Taking time off from work: tomarse unos días

-Travel arrangements: lo que necesitas para viajar

-Hotel: hotel (more expensive)

-Motel: motel( medium)

-Hostel: hostal (cheaper)

AMERICAN ENGLISH (CALIFORNIA)
-Living it up: living well or enjoying 

-Railways: carriles/vías

-Sprouts:brotes(planta)

-Dome:cúpula

-Hood: short for neighborhood

-Dude: you(colega)

-Alrighty: okey

-That's hecka cool: very cool

-Yo, let's bail!: pirarte

-Call you out: llamar la atención

-That burrito is so bomb!: very good

-Bro, why you putting me on blast? : to embarras someone in public "me estás dejando en ridículo"
-Super awesome!: something is great
-To rock: wear something with style
-Something heavy: very sad

Cultural Differences

Examples:

-Shaking the head in a horizontal direction in most countries means "no", while in India it means "yes"

-In the UK, Irleand and Commonwealth countries, the word "compromise" has a positive meaning ( as a consent, an agreement where both parties win something) in the USA it may rather have negative connotations (as both parties lose something)

Links:
http://www.cicb.net/en/home/examples

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Social Sciences: Glossary unit 10

THE SPANISH ECONOMY

Cereals: Grasses grown for the edible components of their grain.
Mortgage: A loan to finance the purchase of private residential or commercial property.
Speculation: Investment in stocks, property or other assets in the hope of gain, but with the risk of loss.
Crop: A cultivated plant to be harvested as food, animal fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose.
Agricultural landscape: A landscape that has been transformed by people to cultivate crops and/or rear livestock.
Cultural heritage: The things, places and practices that define who we are as individuals, as communities, as nations or cultures.
Domestic tourism: Tourism in which tourists do not leave their own country.
Large-scale tourism: Travel and accommodation offered to large groups at affordable prices by tour operators.
Tour operators: A company that combines tour and travel components to cater for large-scale tourism.
High-speed rail: A type of rail transport involving high-speed trains.
Peak season: the season when travel is most active and rates are highest.
Off-peak season: The season when travel is less active and rates are lower.
Recession: A business cycle contraction; a general slowdown in economic activity.

Social Sciences: Glossary unit 9

THE TERTIARY SECTOR

Freight: goods or produce transported by ship, aircraft, train, lorry or van.
Capital flows: the large amounts of money being moved around the world.
Exports: goods or services that are sold outside the country where they are produced.
Imports: goods or services that are brought into a country from abroad for sale.
Balance of trade: the difference between the monetary value of exports and the imports of a country.
Balance of payments: is a record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world that includes goods, services and capital.
Retail: a type of trade in which businesses sell small quantities of goods directly to consumers.
Wholesale: trade in wich buyers purchase large quantities of goods and sell them, in smaller quantities, to other companies.
Trade bloc: a group of countries that join together to form an area with special trade regulations.
Transport network: the connection of roads, railway lines, ports or airports that facilatate the transport of goods and/or people.
Market: the meeting of buyers and sellers of goods and services. Market can be tangible or abstract and it decides the price of goods and services.
Infrastructure: the basic physical and organisational structures needed for an economy to function.
Trade: the buying and selling of goods to meet the needs of the population.
Bartering: an old form of trade, where you exchange certain goods for others.
Tourism: a sector dedicated to travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.
Information society: a society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information has become the most significant economic and cultural activity.
Public services: a service that you can use without pay because it's funded by taxes.
Private services: a service that you pay when you use it.

Vocabulary unit 8 and 9

Barefoot: without shoes
Protective gear = protective equipement
Helmet: a piece fot protect your head
Treadmill: an exercise machine where you walk or run.

Ashamed: miserable
Dissapointed: upset
Delighted: very happy
Relatives: family members
Sibling rivalry: rivalry between brothers and sisters.

EXPRESSIONS:

I'm feeling down: feel nervous, worry and upset.
No wonder: it's obvious, you have reason.
I can't stand: I hate, I really don't want.
It's tough: it's hard/difficult
Never mind: Don't worry
Help me out: help me
Draw the line: put a limit.
Put up with: tolerate
It's up to you: depends in you.
I've got no idea: I don't know

Physical Education: Basketball warm up work