COMPOSITONS 2º BACH and VOCABULARY

RISKY SPORTS VOCABULARY: WORDS AND 

IDIOMS

 

VOCABULARY   

           

                                    

  -FEAR: Miedo                                                           

  -STAMINA: Resistencia                                           

  -WELL-BEING: Satisfacción                                    

  -REGRET: Remordimiento                                     

  -CAUTIOUS: Prudente                                            

  -NEGLIGENT: Negligente                                       

  -HELPLESS: Indefenso                                            

  -UNPREDICTABLE: Impredecible                         

  -RUN THE RISK: Correr el riesgo                            

  -VENTURE: Arriesgarse                                          

  -BE AFRAID: Tener miedo                                     

  -BE AWARE OF: Ser consciente de                                   

  -RESIST: Resistirse                                                                        

  -OUTDO: Superar                                                   

  -RISK FACTOR: Factor de riesgo                         

  -ASSESS THE RISK: Evaluar el riesgo                    

  -PROVIDE SUPPORT: Prestar apoyo                     

  -RESCUE WORKERS: Equipo de rescate

  -PUT SOMEONE AT RISK: Poner a alguien en riesgo

  -IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK: No merece la pena correr el riesgo

  -AT THE RISK OF ONE´S LIFE: de arriesgar su vida

  -CALL SHOTS: Coger el toro por los cuernos

  -TO TAKE TIME OUT: Pedir un tiempo muerto

  -TO BE FRONT OF YOUR RUNNER: Ser el favorito de la competición

  -KEEP AN EYE ON: Estar atento

  -KICK OFF: Empezar

  -THROW IN THE TOWEL: Tirar la toalla

  -THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT: La pelota está en tu tejado

  -GET A SECOND WIND: Recuperar las fuerzas

 

PARTICIPANTS: Participantes

  -STAMINA: Resistencia                                       -SURFING: Surf  

  -WELL-BEING: Satisfacción                              -SKYDIVING: Paracaidismo

  -REGRET: Remordimiento                                  -MOTORCYCLING: Motociclismo

  -CAUTIOUS: Prudente                                         -WHITE- WATER RAFTING: Rafting

  -NEGLIGENT: Negligente                                   -CLIMBING: Escalada

  -HELPLESS: Indefenso                                       -TO CHEER: Animar

  -UNPREDICTABLE: Impredecible                    -DANGER: Peligro

  -RUN THE RISK: Correr el riesgo                      -OVERCOME: Superar

  -VENTURE: Arriesgarse                                      -GIVE UP: Rendirse

  -BE AFRAID: Tener miedo                                   -HELMET: Casco         

  -BE AWARE OF: Ser consciente de                     -EQUIPMENT: Equipamiento              

  -RESIST: Resistirse                                              -PEAK: Cima                         

  -OUTDO: Superar                                                -MARKS: Marcas

  -RISK FACTOR: Factor de riesgo                     -ACHIEVEMENTS: Logros

  -ASSESS THE RISK: Evaluar el riesgo            -SCORE: Puntuación

  -PROVIDE SUPPORT: Prestar apoyo              -SPORTSMANSHIP: Deportividad     

Vocabulary about the enviroment

In the nature

 

-Ecosystem: ecosistema

-Nature: naturaleza

-Rain forest: bosque tropical

-Jungle:selva

-Forest:bosque

-Endangeredspecies: especies en peligro de extinción

 -Desert:desierto

-Meadow:prado

-Hills:colinas

-Cliff:acantilado

-Waterfall:catarata

-Shore: costa

-Sea level: nivel del mar

-Earthquake:terremoto

-Hurricane: huracán

-Storm / thunderstorm: tempestad

Ecology and renewable energies

 

-Ecological. ecológico

-Torecycle: reciclar

-Recycled: reciclado

-Reforestation: repoblación forestal

 -Eco-friendly: que no daña el medio ambiente

-Windpower: energía eólica

-Solar energy: energía solar

-Environmentalist: ecologista

-Renewableenergy: energía renovable

-Electric car: coche eléctrico

-Car sharing: compartir coche

-Ozone layer: capa de ozono

Nocive for the enviroment

-To pollute: contaminar

-Climate change: cambio climático

-Global warming: calentamiento global

-Greenhouse effect: efecto invernadero

 -Carbon dioxide: dióxido de carbono

-Acid rain: lluvia ácida

-Noise pollution: contaminación acústica

-Extinction: extinción

-Radioactive substance: sustancia radiactiva

-Wild fire:incendioforestal

-Deforestation: deforestación

Chemicals: sustancias químicas

-Toxicwaste: residuos tóxicos

-Radioactivity: radioactividad

garbage: basura

 

 

                                         VOCABULARY OF MEDICINE

 

Cold: resfriado

side efects: efectos secundarios

Bandage: vendas

Surgery: cirugia

A stroke: un dolor

Antibiotics: antibiótico

GP: médico de cabecera

Pass out: desmayarse

Come around: recuperar el conocimiento

Stuffed up: congestionado

Trow up: vomitar

Get over: recuperarse

Cut off: amputar

Vicep away: prevenir

Asthma: asma

 

IDIOMS

 

 -An Apple a day keeps the doctor away: Comer saludable te mantiene en buena forma

 -Laughter is the best medicine: La risa es útil para un buen estado emocional

-Taste of your own medicine: Enseñarle una lección a alguien

 -Have one foot in the grave: Estar cerca de la muerte

          COMPOSITIONS

How important are social media sites to you? 

Nowadays, it is very common among society the use of social networks: we share images of our daily life, videos with friends. We share our life and give a lot of information to our peers. However, should we share all this? The information is only seen by our friends?

 On the one hand, social media is able to communicate us with everyone. First, it has many advantages, because as humans, we need to relate, and technology helps us to do that. Therefore, we can see a lot of information about a person, because surely in his profile there are photos with his family, on sites he visits, videos with his friends. So, can we meet a person just by looking at their social media? Largely yes. The question is: where is the dark side of all this? 

On the other hand, all that glitters is not gold. When a person uploads something to the Internet, it is practically impossible to delete it, because it will always be kept somewhere. One of our fundamental rights is privacy, and sharing so much information violates that right. Also, that’s not all, there are more disadvantages. Let me exemplify it with the following example. Imagine a thief wants to enter your house. Only by visiting your social networks can know if you are inside the house or if, for example, you are on holiday in another city.

 In conclusion, sharing information with our friends is fine, but we must control ourselves, as we often believe that the information we share is only seen by our friends and is not, but this isn’t correct. As the well-known Erin Bury, manager of the Sprouter community said, "Don’t say anything online that you wouldn’t want to be exposed in a panoramic ad with your face on it." Remember, better safe than sorry

                COMPOSITION

Do you think that getting drunk is a good way to spend your free time? Why? Why not?

It is often said among young people that alcohol is a key element in a party. It is highly probable that many people go to the parties in large part because they drink alcohol. A problem that is often debated nowadays is that of the excess of this drink. But can we be sure that alcohol consumption is harmful in any way? Is it compatible to have fun and not drink alcohol?

 

On the one hand, we should consider the many activities that we can do in our free time, such as sports or playing board games with friends, for example. In all these activities, you don´t need alcohol to spend fun moments, as some of them are much better than a party with alcohol and other substances like drugs. Another advantage of spending our free time without alcohol is the health benefits. For example, it is well known that not consuming alcohol avoids brain damages and improves our heart health.

 

On the other hand, for the great majority of people, drinking alcohol is as essential at a party as the air we breathe. One instance could be fact that they usually drink alcohol at a party. In theory, they do this to have a better time, but you can’t have your cake and eat it, because then there are a few consequences that we can’t forget. Let me exemplify this concept with the large number of ethylic comas produced during the year.

 

To sum up, alcohol may help you enjoy parties more, but drinking too much alcohol can cause serious damages.  Personally, I don’t like much alcohol, as it has a flavour similar to the cologne. As far as I am concerned, I enjoy much more the moments I spend talking to my friends or watching movies, than those that only have music for the only purpose of dancing and drinking.