Vocabulary May 13th

Berry: a small round fruit on particular plants and trees.
very:(used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely. used to add force to a superlative adjective or to the adjectives 'own' or 'same'
ours:the things that belong or relate to the person who is speaking and one or more other people
hours:(plural) a period of 60 minutes
choose:to decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities
chosen:past participle of choose
shut: to (cause to) close something. (adjective) closed
shoes: (Plural) one of a pair of coverings for your feet, usually made of a strong material such as leather, with a thick leather or plastic sole (= base) and usually a heel
shoot: to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at them
shot:a small amount of an alcoholic drink
much: large amount or to a large degree
bus: a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another
truck: a large road vehicle which is used for transporting large amounts of goods
nearer: comparative of near. Near: Not far away in distance, time, characteristics or quality
spaghetti:pasta made in the form of long, thin threads
you: used to refer to the person or people being spoken or written to
your: possesive of you pronoun
called: past of call. Call: to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name
important: necessary or of great value
exposition: a show in which industrial goods, works of art, etc. are shown to the public
presentation: a talk giving information about something
exit: the door through which you might leave a building or large vehicle, or the act of leaving especially a theatre stage. A smaller road used to leave a main road

Between the river and the sea

SAPZURRO is wonderful place. This is a little town located in the CHOCO department. It has a coast in Atlantic Ocean. Into its water you can see many kind of fish, beautiful fishes which have many colors. The weather is hot but the wind touch your face softly. Sapzurro is a paradaise place, you can visit PANAMA country walking from sapzurro and you can stay here until 6:00 p.m. or you can visit CAPURGANA too, but this town is located in the other side. You can go CAPURGANA walking through the jungle and this take one hour or you can ride in a "panga" (panga is a little boat) but you must pay $6000 for trip.




















SAN RAFAEl is paradaise too, this town is surrounded by mountain which has many clear rivers and you can swim all day in them. In mountains you find many fruit trees and some vegetales like cassava. All the time you can cook with firewood and food get a great taste when you cook this way. In SAN RAFAEL you don't find sea because this town is in middle of mountains, which is locate in northeast of ANTIOQUIA department this is below GAUTAPE town, wich is very famous.

MOUSE mouse noun ( ANIMAL )

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/maʊs/ n (plural mice)

[C] a small mammal with short fur, a pointed face, and a long tail

a field mouse

a pet mouse

MICE Is the plural irregular to MOUSE

sit verb ( BE SEATED )

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/sɪt/ v (sitting, sat, sat)

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[I or T usually + adverb or preposition] to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower

part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical

to sit at a table/desk

to sit in an armchair

to sit on a chair/a horse/the ground

He came and sat (down) next to me.

[R] informal Sit yourself down and have a cup of tea.

The child's father sat her (down) on a chair.

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[I usually + adverb or preposition] to be a model for a painter, photographer, etc.

Monet's wife sat for him many times.

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[I] (of an animal such as a dog) to move into a position with its back legs bent and its tail end on the ground

We're trying to train our dog to sit.

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[I usually + adverb or preposition] If a bird sits on its eggs, it covers them with its body to keep them warm before they hatch.

SUNTANsuntan noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈsʌn.tæn/ n [C] (also tan)

when your skin has turned darker because you have been in the sun

She's on the beach all day, trying to get a really deep suntan.

Compare: sunburn

suntanned adjective

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈsʌn.tænd/ adj (also tanned)

RUN OUT OF

time noun ( ABLE TO DO STH )

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/taɪm/ n

have time

If you have got time, you have enough time to do something

We haven't got much time before the train leaves.

Have you got time for a quick drink after work?

I'd like to learn to sail, but I haven't the time (= I am too busy).

[+ to infinitive] I haven't got time to go to the shops today.

run out of time

to not have enough hours, etc. available to finish something you are trying to do

She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question.

be (all) out of time mainly US informal

to not have enough minutes, etc. available

I'd like to continue this discussion but we're all out of time.

time's up informal

there are no more minutes, hours, etc. available

OK everyone, time's up for this week - see you all again at next week's class.

SIGHTSEEING

sightseeing noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈsaɪtˌsiː.ɪŋ/ n [U]

the visiting of interesting places, especially by people on holiday

We did a bit of sightseeing in Paris.

There was no time to go sightseeing in Rome.

sightseer noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈsaɪtˌsiː.ər//-ɚ/ n [C]

STRANGE

strange adjective ( UNUSUAL )

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/streɪndʒ/ adj

unusual and unexpected, or difficult to understand

He's got some very strange ideas about women!

You say the strangest things sometimes.

I had a strange feeling that we'd met before.

It's strange that tourists almost never visit this village.

That's strange - I'm sure I put my glasses in my bag and yet they're not there.

feel strange

to feel uncomfortable and not normal or correct

I hope that fish was all right - my stomach feels a bit strange .

SNORKEL

snorkel noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈsnɔː.kəl//ˈsnɔːr-/ n [C]

a tube that you hold in your mouth to help you breathe if you are swimming with your face under water

WALLET

wallet noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈwɒl.ɪt//ˈwɑː.lɪt/ n [C]

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(US also billfold) a small folding case for carrying paper money, credit cards and other flat objects, used especially by men

He pulled out a big fat wallet stuffed with bank notes.

Compare: purse

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(also document wallet) a large flat case that is made of card and used for holding documents

POISON

poison noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈpɔɪ.zən/ n [C or U]

a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it

The pest control officer put bowls of rat poison in the attic.

Her drink had been laced with a deadly poison.

CREW

crew verb

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/kruː/ v [I or T]

If you crew a boat, or crew for someone on their boat, you help to sail it.

CROW

crow noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/krəʊ//kroʊ/ n [C]

a large black bird with a loud unpleasant cry

Ver tb eat, stone

verbo intransitivo

1 (gallo)

cantar

2 (crío)

balbucear (de placer)

3 crow (about/over sth)

jactarse de algo

CREEK

creek noun

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UK a narrow area of water that flows into the land from the sea, a lake, etc.

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US a stream or narrow river

LAKE

lake noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/leɪk/ n [C]

a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams

We used to go boating on that lake.

Lake Windermere

milk/oil/wine, etc. lake

disapproving when too much of a liquid product is produced, making it necessary to store it or waste it

Overproduction caused butter mountains and wine lakes.

CREEP

creep verb

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/kriːp/ v [I usually + adverb or preposition] (crept, crept)

to move slowly, quietly and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed

She turned off the light and crept through the door.

Someone was creeping around outside my window.

The spider crept up the wall.

N.creep noun ( PERSON )

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/kriːp/ n informal

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[C] UK someone who tries to make someone more important like them by being very polite and helpful in a way that is not sincere

Making coffee for the boss again? You creep!

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[C] an unpleasant person, especially a man

He was a real creep - he was always staring at me in the canteen.

[as form of address] Leave me alone, you creep!

BEACH

beach noun

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an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake

We spent the day on the beach.

a beach café

a beach towel

Some readings about our beloved Colombia

About Mompox

http://www.semana.com/noticias-colombia-in-the-world/mompox-colombia-town-from-the-pages-of-gabriel-garcia-marquez/138753.aspx

About Medellín's architecture

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-medellin-20100509-1,0,2143183.story

marsh: ground near a lake, river or the sea, that often floods and is always wet.

waterway: a narrow area of water, such as a river or canal, which ships or boats can sail along.

flourish: to grow or develop successfully.

thoroughfare: a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere.

royal: good or excellent, as if intended for or typical of royalty. MAINLY US big or great.

mint: a place where the new coins of a country are made.

silt (sth) up: to become blocked with silt, or to cause something to become blocked with silt.

silt: sand or soil which is carried along by flowing water and then dropped, especially at a bend in a river or at a river's opening.

divert: to cause something or someone to change direction.
bounds: legal or social limits.

hardship: (something which causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this.

The Peñol stone .vs. the Colteger's skyscraper

Ok, this is a short history of two monuments in the Paisa's culture. In this corner, the Colteger's skyscraper, in the other corner the Peñol stone. These aren't places, rather, they are things. The first is in a city, the second is in a town. Both are very large and important symbols in their origin places.

The Colteger's skyscraper is in Medellin, the most important city of Antioquia, a Colombia's departament. This is the tallest building in Medellin and the second building in Colombia, because the Colpatria's building (in Bogota) is tallest than this. Althougt, according to the skyscraper's definition this building can not be considered as a skyscraper; however, in my opinion this is a skyscraper, mainly, because It's an important symbol of our paisa culture. This building has many levels, 39 in total (including 3 basements). In this building, there are many offices and in the first levels there are stores, restaurants, groceries, banks and so on. This building is in the city's heard between houses, others buildings and main roads, the playa for example.


For other hand, we have the Peñol Stone. This isn´t a building or a house, as his name it says, It's a stone, a big, big stone. It's larger than the Colteger's building, since its height is 2135 meters opposite to the 220 meters of the Coltejer's building. According to the legend this is a meteorite that falls in Guatape, however, simply, is a monolithic formation, a very big formation, not something fallen of the sky. It's very strange that its name isn't the Guatape stone since it's in Guatape not in el Peñol, but, the actual name sounds better. In contrast to the Coltejer's Building in the Peñol Stone, there isn't elevator, there is 644 stairs it makes the ascent very difficult. In the top of the stone, there is a building in the center, furthermore, It's possible to look the beautiful landscape of Guatape and el Peñol. It's very pretty to look the dam and its small island. Finally the goverment declaret it National monument.

Dublin

With its mix of urban cool, lush parkland, sweeping coastline and hip designer boutiques, Dublin, County Dublin, pulsates with energy while still retaining a warm, laid-back atmosphere.

Dublin is nestled on the East Coast of Ireland and offers all you could want from a city break with history, culture and more pubs than you’ll know what to do with.

Thankfully, seeing all of Dublin’s sights doesn’t have to cost the earth, either, as you can save money at over 30 attractions around the city by purchasing your Dublin Pass before you go.
(http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/ireland-places-to-go/areas-and-cities/dublin-city/)

The aAntioquia´s ocean and Medellin beach

The aAntioquia´s ocean and Medellin beach(Fabián Vargas)

Antioquia has a coast beach and this is an unknown region for many people. It is located 6 hours from Medellin, the road is not very good, but really worth the trip.

this region id known for the big plantations of banana. All this production is exported to other countries. near here it´s the golfo Uraba, and from Turbo we can go to many beaches, for exampol capurgana, trigana, san francisco, the travel by boat takes a long time, about one or two hours, all these beaches are very beautiful, with mango treesalong the ocean border, and you can go walking to Panama.

From Turbo, you can take another road to go toa town called Necocli, the trip by car is about 40 minutes, and here the beaches are very beautifoul too.

In Medellin we can found another type of adventure, for example there are many night places for entertainment like bars and discotheques, you can dance all night

During the day, there are awlets for people who like shopping.you can find touristic places like botanical garden, the metro and the tipical Antioquenean town in Nutibara hill.

medellin doesn´t have any ocean but here you can find a street called THE Beach

April 29 Grammar

The correct way to ask about the place where someone was born is:

Where was Rafael born?

Born is a verb conjugated with to be. It is used with to be in past (was/were) to refer to the date when someone was born since it is an event that has already past.

Abril 29 Vocabulary

Traffic jam: a large number of vehicles close together and unable to move or moving very slowly.

High season: the time of year when the greatest number of people visit a place and when the prices are at their highest level.

Falling star: a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere.

Lung: either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some animals breathe.

Take the bull by the horns: to do something difficult in a brave and determined way.

Why don't you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave?

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