LUCÍA CASTRO - PORTFOLIO

Sunday, June 11, 2017

WORD OR EXPRESSION	DEFINITION
Tertiary sector	Activities that do not produce goods bur offer services
leisure	Free time
investment	Devoting money, time and energy.
loan	Lending I need to get a loan from the bank.
trade	Commerce
Poultry farm	Place where fowl are bred
Fishmonger	Person who sells fish.
profit	Earnings The businessman declares his earnings to the tax authorities every year.
profitable	That produces profit This is a profitable company, making millions of pounds every year.
weatlh	Riches Wealth is created through productivity.
wildlife	Animals, plants, etc. The zoologist had spent years studying wildlife.
Trade balance	The difference between exports and imports.
Trading blocs	Association of countries to encourage international trade between their members.
Otherwise	in a different way While most of us went to the cinema, John and Amy did otherwise and went to a bar.

WORD OR EXPRESSION	DEFINITION
Raw material	Substances extracted directly from the nature.
Canned food
Scar	After healing. Carl's wound healed, but it left a scar.
Mineshaft	Underground tunnel
Fracking	High-pressure extraction of oil, gas
Harmful	Dangerous substance Cigarettes are full of harmful chemicals.
Lifeblood	Source of life, energy Agriculture is the lifeblood of that country.
Tidal	Of the tide The captain made sure he had tidal information relevant to the area he would be sailing in.
Engine	Stimulus (figurative) It´s an important economic engine.
Half-finished	Not finished
Tools	Instruments, methods
Willingness	Readiness Sarah indicated her willingness to leave immediately.
Depleted	In short supply Stocks of drinking water are seriously depleted.
Clay
PYME	Small or medium-sized company with limited number or employees and limited profits.

Talking about enviroment

Word	Meaning
Bury	to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it
Rubbish	UK. trash, garbage.
Dump waste	Discard: rubbish, trash. Angela dumped her old fridge
Preserve	Protect
landfill	Waste burial
Purses	Prize
They no longer wear	Not anymore
charities	Organization for charity
Throw away	I had to throw away a lot of old books
Poison	Give poison to. The wicked queen poisoned Snow White
Necklace	Jewellery worn on the neck
On the hole	En el fondo. On the hole this isn´t a bad printer.

Adjectives

Talking about food

How is it cooked?

It sounds like a great dish!

That smells nice.

What is it served with?

What´s that made with?

And other vocabulary listened in class

I can be more environmentally friendly:

EXAMPLES
Use buttons for decorations.	Use boots for planting and seeding.
Use cans for making bags.	Selecting plastics.