Interview of Jessica

 Jessica is our American teacher that helps us in speaking. She has been two years in our  high school.

 • Where were you born? I was born in Berkeley, in California. In USA. 

• Do you like travelling? I love travelling. It´s one of my favourite ``poster´´.

• What places have you visited? I have visited Spain, Portugal, France, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Sweeden, England, Wales, Ireland, North Ireland and Norway…I think that’s it. 

• And now, you live in Salamanca. How long have you been here? I have been living here for a year and three month. 

• What´s your favourite monument in Salamanca? My favourite is the Tower of the Ieronimus. That´s my favourite place to be. 
-Ohhh!!! It’s so beautiful. 

• Apart from travelling, what do you like to do in your free time? I really love sleeping and reading. But I also love listening to music. 

• What type of books do you like to read? I love reading classic books, for example books like Jane Eyre, anything by JaneAusten. Books like that are amazing. 

• How many hours do you read in a day? On a day…maybe an hour every day. 

• Also you said that you like music, what kind of music do you listen? I love electronic music, falk music and I really like classic music. And I listen a little bit of country music.

 • Do you play any instrument? I used to play the violin 

• Since when? Since I was 9 and I stopped when I was 12. So I was playing the violin for three years. 

 Do you like Spanish music? There are some songs that I like. I do enjoy Spanish music.

 • But do you prefer English music? Yes, I do. 

• According to your opinion, what are the main differences between English and Spanish people? Well, I think Americans are very liberal. And also Americans thinks that they can do everything. They don’t have any limits, and Spanish people are more responsible. 

• Thank you Jessica! For giving us your time.

Other vocabulary: 

• Lie on: seguir mintiendo
• Crunchy: crujiente
• Moped: ciclomotor
• Agree: estar de acuerdo
• Office: oficio
• Company: compañía
• Tip: propina
• Grown-up: crecer
• Chub: cacho
• Knock-out :llamar a la puerta
• Helmet: casco
• Slippers: zapatilla de andar por casa
• Host: huesped
• Janitor: portero
• Sewage: aguas residuales
• Sleepover: fiesta de pijamas
• Mansion/stately home: mansión
• Trip: viaje
• Have a lie in: quedarse dormido
• Sleep a wink: no pegar ojo
• Remove: quitar
• Abroad: en el extranjero
• Sightseeing: hacer turismo
• Strength: fuerza
• Dish: vajilla
• Step: paso
• Weakness: debilidad
• Coach: entrenador
• Pierce: perforar
• Share: compartir
• Light: luz
• Note: nota
• Skin: piel
• Role: papel de una obra
• Busy: ocupado
• Meal: comida
• Spare time: tiempo libre
• Charity: caridad
• Rite: rito
• Passage: pasaje
• Walkabout: ausencia laboral
• Belief: creencia
• Custom: hábito     

 

   UNIT 2:

                            GLOSSARY:

   Adjetives opinions:

• Disappointing: decepcionante
• Dramatic: dramática
• Dull: aburrida
• Enjoyable: divertida
• Entertaining: entretenida
• Hilarious: divertidísima
• Informative: informativa
• Original: original
• Predictable: predecible
• Realistic: realista
• Spectacular: espectacular
• Terrifying: terrorífica

  Books and films:

• Award: premio
• Beginning: principio
• Critic: crítica
• Ending: final
• Film director: director
• Hit: éxito
• Main character: protagonista
• Novelist: escritor
• Plot: argumento
• Review: revisar
• Setting: escenario

  

   Extra vocabulary:

• Audience: audiencia
• Box office: taquilla
• Income: ingresos
• Publicity: publicidad
• Special effects: efectos especiales
• Talented: talento

   Express it!

• just in time: justo a tiempo

   Learn it!

• character: personaje

   Extra vocabulary:

• Ghost: fantasma
• Gift: regalo
• Joke: broma
• Tale: cuento
• Live: vida
• Performer: artista

   Word builder:

• A bit: un poco
• Fairly: con justicia
• Incredibly: increible
• Quite: bastante
• Very: mucho.

Glossary.

     

      UNIT 1:

                            GLOSSARY:

   

    Adjetives behaviour:

• Acceptable: aceptable
• Badly-behaved: mal comportamiento
• Common: común
• Compulsory: Obligatorio
• Direct: directo
• Dishonest: deshonesto
• Easy-going: fácil de hacer
• Fair: juro
• Familiar: familiar
• Honest: honesto
• Indirect: indirecto
• Rare: raro
• Strict: estricto
• Unacceptable: inaceptable
• Unfair: injusto
• Unfamiliar: desconocido
• Voluntary: voluntario
• Well-behaved: buen comportamiento

     

    Adjetives personal qualities:

• active: activo
• adventurous: aventurero
• ambitious: ambicioso
• artistic: artístico
• confident: de confianza
• creative: creativo
• curious: curioso
• hard-working: trabajador
• logical:  lógico 
• mathematical: matemático
• organized: organizado
• sociable: sociable

      Extra vocabulary

• Feel at home: sentirse en casa
• Feel homesick: nostalgia
• Miss: hechar de menos
• Settle into:

   

    Express it!

•  ... is dead after... : estaba muerto después

     Learn it!

• Career: trabajo
• Degree: carrera universitaria

     

    Extra vocabulary

• Ceremony: ceremonia
• Hunt: caza
• Status: estado
• Tatto: tatuaje
• Tribe: tribu
• Warrior: guerrero

   Word builder

• Achievement: logro
• Arrival: llegada
• Protection: protección 
• Suvirval: supervivencia

  

 This is my glogster about :

      

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 This is a newspaper that I did with Rebeca, about the Gemeliers kidnapeped.

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