UNIT 6: COOL CREATURES

Monday 4th April, 2016
-cage: a boxlike enclosure with wires or bars forming the sides, for keeping birds or animals.
-hairy: covered with hair.
-to feed; to give food to.
-homeless: having nowhere to live; living on the streets.
-chatroom: a site on the internet, or another computer network, where users have group discussions by electronic mail, typically about one subject.
-to wander: to move around without a definite purpose or plan; roam.
-well-meaning: having or based on good intentions; intending or wanting to do something kind or goof.
-thoughtless: lacking in or not showing care or consideration for others.
-to neglect: to pay no attention or too little attention to; to fail to give enough care to.

Thursday 7th April, 2016
-waistcoast = vest: a fitted, waist-lenght, sleeveless garment with buttons down the front, usually under a jacket.
-beanie: a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn by children and by college freshmen, in the 1940s.
-bodyguard: a person or group of persons hired to guard an individual.
-kitten: a young and very little cat.
-crack: a break without separation of parts; a slight opening, as between boards in the floor.
-weightlifting: the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
-dealer: a person who buys and sells drugs illegally.
-cuddle: to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly.
-shelter: a building serving as a temporary place to live, as for the homeless or unwanted animals.
-dampness: moisture; humidity.

A CONVICT'S TALE: Chapter 8 (The Officer)
-unbearable: that cannot be endured, suffered through, or tolerated.
-heat: degree of hotness; temperature.
-chest: the front portion of the body enclosed by the ribs; thorax.
-delighted: great enjoyment; joy; happines.
-to attempt: to make an effort at; try.
-to upset: to disturb mentally or emotionally; to overturn.
-tent: a movable shelter of cloth, etc., held up by poles and held down by stakes in the ground.
-inquiringly: seeking information.
-wasted: useless; exhausted.
-to keep your word = be true to your word.
-cart: a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, oxen, etc., and used to carry goods, for farming, etc.

A CONVICT'S TALE: Chapter 7 (The Escape)
-bush: a low plant with many branches that arise from near the ground.
-whistle: to make a high, clear sound by forcing the breath through stretched lips or through the teeth.
-lifeless: inanimate, having no life; not endowed with life.
-wheat: the grain of any cereal grass of the genus.
-searchlight: a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
-proof: evidence or facts that are sufficient to establish a thing as true of believable.
-cabbages: a plant, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves that form into a rounded head.
-sunrise: the rise of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
-exhaustion: the state of being exhausted.
-forehead: the part of the face above the eyebrows.

GLOSSARY:
Monday, 25th January, 2016
-at once= inmediately
-to ruin= to hurt
-toll: a fee demanded by an authority for some right or privilege, as for driving along a road.

Thursday, 28th January, 2016
-windscreen: the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, especially the front window.
-screw: a nail-like metal fastener, having a thin end with a spiral groove and a head with a slot.
-to sting: to prick or wound with a sharpointed part of the body that often contains poison or venom.
-fog: a cloudlike mass or layer of water droplets near the surface of the earth.
-geese: a wild or farm bird, web-footed and able to swim well, larger and with a longer neck and legs than a duck.
-milkman: a person who sells o delivers milk.

Wednesday, 3rd February, 2016
-kite: a light frame of wood or plastic, covered with some thin material, as paper, cloth, or plastic, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
-seldom= rarely
-strap: a narrow strip of material, especially leather, used for holding things together.

GLOSSARY:
Wednesday, 13th January, 2016
-main clause: a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb.
-tough: difficlut to chew; not tender.
-tender: soft or delicate in substance.

Friday, 15th January, 2016
-hunger: a strong need or desire for food.
-cells: the most basic unit of structure of an organism.

Wednesday, 20th January, 2016
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-device: a thing made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electric invention.
-delusion: the state of being deluded.
-self-esteem: a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself, self-respect:
-isolation: to set or place apart; separate so as to be alone.
-to glisten: to reflect a sparkling light or a faint, flickering glow, as a wet surface, shine.
-to roam: to travel without purpose; wander.
-steeple: a tower having an ornamental top in the shape of a spire, built on a church, public building, etc.

Friday, 22nd January, 2016
-hoover= vacuum cleaner
-to heat
-to be in shape= to be healthy= fitness
-to look up to somebody= to admire somebody
-to want to be like

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GLOSSARY:
-mistreat: to treat badly or harmfully.
-lighthouse: a tower or other building displaying a bright light or lights to guide ships.
-crowd: a large number of people gathered together; throng.
-poisonous: full of or containing poison.
-crack: to break without separation of parts; (cause to) become marked by lines that indicate a break.
-ripple: (of a liquid surface) to form small waves , as water when a breeze disturbs it.
-brick: (a block of) clay hardened by being burnt in a furnace and used for building, paving, etc.
-windshield: a shield of glass above the dashboard of an automobile.
-hazard: something causing danger, peril, risk, or difficulty.
-drown: to (cause to) die from being put under water.
-thick: made up of objects close together; dense: difficult to see through.
-bustling: (of a place) full of people; busy; lively.
-dock: the space or waterway between two wharves, such as for receiving a ship while in port.

GLOSSARY:
-valley girl: a girl who dresses like a rich, which often appears to be high class and it's very formal.
-lord: a person who has authority, control, or power over others.
-rascals: a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
-schedule: a plan of procedure to achieve a goal, especially when referring to the ordering of events.
-slang: very informal words and idioms, normally not used in formal situations and sometimes                       containing vulgar or otherwise socially unacceptable vocabulary.
-misty: abounding in or clouded by mist.
-dye: to color (cloth, etc.) with or as if with a dye.
-bow: the superior part of the lips(1); "boyfriend"(2); the bowman's arc(3); the front part of a boat(4).
-steep: having an almost vertical slope or angle.

EXPRESSIONS:
-"Added another string to my bow.": learn new things or skills.
-"The die is cast." - "Alea jacta est." - "La suerte está echada."
-"Crossing the Rubicon."- this expressions is used when you have to do something new for you and you don't know what will happen, so it means risk against something.
-"Dice with death." - "Tentar a la muerte."
-"It's a dyed in the wool.": difficult to handle or treat with, stubborn, headstrong.

GLOSSARY: Started unit
-to tumble: to strike the foot against something, as in running, so as to trip or fall.
-to greet: to speak or act in some form of welcome.
-to put on weight: to gain weight; to get fat.
-rewarding: affording satisfaction, valuable experience.
-in advance: before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing.
-bloopers: an embarrassing mistake, as one spoken over the radio or TV.
-landmarks: a feature in the landscape or an object in an area that is easily noticed or that serves as a guide; a building or other place of outstanding historical or cultural importance.
-under construction: being built or repaired.
-cliffs: a high, steep rock face: precipice.
-belt: a band of flexible material that encircles the waist.
-hood: a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck.
-roast: to cook (food) by direct, dry heat, as in an oven.

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