sábado, 20 de junio de 2009
A stolen invention by Milena Madriz
The true is that who really invented it was Nikola Tesla,but due to his eccentric personality and his seemingly unbelievable and sometimes bizarre claims about possible scientific and technological developments, Tesla was ultimately ostracized and regarded as a mad scientist.
He initially used sensitive electromagetic receivers,that were unlike the less responsive coherers later used by Marconi and other early experimenters.
After 1892, Tesla delivered a widely reported presentation before the Institution of Electrical Engineers of London in which he suggested that messages could be transmitted without wires. Later, a variety of Tesla's radio frequency systems were demonstrated during another widely known lecture, presented to meetings of the National Electric Light Association.
Tesla died impoverished and ill, he wasn't recognised by his inventions and the main reason of this was his mental problems.
Vocabulary by Milena
Ex: Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth.
2)to row: it's the act of rowing as a sport, it's use for boats.
Ex: We must row to the other side of the lake.
3)Scooter:
4)to make/keep/break a promise: to promise something to somebody, to keep it or break it.
Ex: You make me a promise, and you have to keep it, if you break your promise, I'll stop talking with you.
5)to faint: a spontaneous loss of consciousness.
Ex: he fainted when he saw the high of the cliff.
6)Hard working: a person who works a lot and do the best she/he can.
Ex: she is really hard working, she'll find a good job.
7)to ban: to prohibit something at all.
Ex: Smoking is banned in this building.
8)Relationship: a state of connectedness with other people for some reason.
Ex: they've had a long relationship, since they were kids.
9)tumble dryer: it's a machine used to dry clothes.
Ex: You should take your wet dress off and put it in the tumble dryer.
10)free loader: It's a person who takes advantage of somebody generosity.
Ex: He's always asking you for money, and you shouldn't give him any, he's a free loader.
11)up front: to be completely honest.
Ex: It's always better to be an up front person than a liar.
12)to take after somebody: look like something or somebody.
Ex: He takes after his father.
13)hymn: it's a song which a group of people know, because it has a meaning.
Ex: The tree hymn is very nice.
14)Lactose intolerance: it's when you can eat or drink lactose, because it's bad for you.
Ex: she's been in the loo all day long, I didn't know she was lactose intolerant.
15)by chance: a person who trusts in his/her luck.
Ex:he never studies, he take his/her exams by chance.
16)choir: a group of people singing in the church.
Ex: the choir was lovely, it sounds like an angel choir.
17)hanger: something where you put your clothes.
Ex: Can you put your pants in the hanger and then to hang them up in the wardrobe.
18)blanket: something to keeps a person warm in bed.
Ex: It's too cold, I'll sleep with two blankets.
19)swing: it's something to play, you can find it in parks and kinder gardens. You can change your position by moving back and front.
Ex: We were in the swing in the park, when the rain started.
20)bottle bank: it's where you put things, it's a container.
Ex: I'll put this glass in the bottle bank.
jueves, 18 de junio de 2009
Vocab by Fabiola
I went to see my aesthetician in order to receive a facial treatment
Dairy products: products made from milk, like cheese, yogurt o butter
It's very important to eat at least tree portions of dairy products daily.
Insulation: the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity/the state of being isolated or detached
Pacients who suffer from swine flu must be in insulation for one week at least
Merciful: used conventionally for royalty and high nobility/characterized by mercy and compassion
Our merciful queen/ He has been merciful to them
Cleanse: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing/purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
Meditation is supposed to cleanse you from your bad thoughts
Crisps (chips in AE): a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
We ate crisps with onion dip
Hair removal: to remove hair from someone using special lotions or objects
She applies a chemical hair removal lotion on her legs once a week
Legacy: a gift of personal property by will
Her legacy was huge.
To leave a legacy to sb
She left her house as legacy to her son
Disgusting: highly offensive, something that produces aversion or disgust
That food has a disgusting smell
Start-up costs: the money you need to set up a company or to start running a company
The start-up costs of our restaurant weren't very high
Bargain: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each/an advantageous purchase
She made a bargain with the devil/I got a bargain at the auction
To make up: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face/to put in order/conciliate, come to terms/make up something artificial or untrue/create or compose/compensate, do or give something to somebody in return/catch up with, make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point/ comprise, be form or compose
I make my face up everyday/She made up her room today/They finally made up after a long discussion/He made up a story/She makes up fashion clothes/Are they making you up for the extra work?/Ale is going to make up the final exam when she comes back/We make up class 5B
VOCABULARY 5C by Alvaro
To get on: to make progress; proceed; advance.
It’s impossible to get on with the same old methodology.
To light (lit): to set burning, as a candle, lamp, fire, match, or cigarette; kindle; ignite.
Would you light my cigarette please?
To add:
1. To unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance
2. To find the sum of (often fol. by up). To perform the arithmetic operation of addition
3. To include (usually fol. by in)
You need to add some water to get the right consistency.
Extinction (n): The fact or condition of being extinguished or extinct.
The destruction of our forests causes has caused the extinction of a lot of animal species.
Extinct (adj): No longer in existence; that has ended or died out.
The golden frog is an extinct species in Monteverde.
Disreputable: not reputable; having a bad reputation.
He is known as a disreputable person on public charges.
Subsidy: A sum paid, often in accordance with a treaty, by one government to another to secure some service in return. A grant or contribution of money.
The public employees have got a subsidy from the government.
To subsidise: To furnish or aid with a subsidy.
Private employees would love to be subsidised by the government.
Reluctantly: describe disinclination toward something. Reluctant implies some sort of mental struggle, as between disinclination and sense of duty.
He’s usually reluctant to accept his mistakes.
To graze: to feed on growing grass and pasturage, as do cattle, sheep, etc
Some people said that dogs use to graze when they have stomachache.
To boil down to sth: to be simplifiable or summarizable as; lead to the conclusion that; point.
You need to boil down the document to a more understandable one.
Leaning: inclination, tendency.
I’m looking forward to see the Leaning Tower of Piza.
Night-duty: an action or task required by a person's position or occupation; function at night.
The night-duty of doctors in hospitals is very exhausting.
Materialistic: A person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
Materialistic people are slaves of money.
Mugger: one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.
The mugger was caught by the police two weeks after the mugging
Perjury: the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
He was accused of committing perjury.
Oath: the form of words in which such a statement or promise is made.
The defendant swore an oath before beginning the judgment.
Bribery: the act or practice of giving or accepting a bribe
The politician was accused of bribery to get the planning permission
To bribe: money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person
Some investors try to bribe architects and engineers to develop projects without permissions.
To be guilty of doing sth:
1. Responsible for a reprehensible act; culpable
2. Having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable.
The gang was found guilty of stealing cars.
Obsolete: no longer in general use; fallen into disuse
Laptops get usually obsolete in technology after a year of use.
Arsonist: a person who commits arson
The police haven’t found the arsonist who burned the deserted factory.
Arson: The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance.
I hope that man goes to jail for all the arson that he has committed.
To pour: to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something.
You have to pour the milk into the pot with boiling water.
Border:
1. The part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
2. The line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line
The army wasn’t allowed to cross the border of the country.
Chatty: Characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters. Inclined to chat friendly and talkative.
If you have a lot of work to do and suddenly appears a chatty person it would be annoying.
Edible: fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent
You can find around the UCR small restaurants that serve edible food paying a low price.
Studious: disposed or given to diligent study
If you want to be successful in your life you have to be a studious person.
All expenses: all the amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
I got a new job in which I have to travel around the world all expenses paid.
Self employed: earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business, as a freelance writer or artist, rather than as an employee earning salary or commission from another
One of the benefits of being self employed is that you can manage your time as you want.
To draw up a budget: to compose, to create a budget
I need to draw up a new budget for planning the investments of the next year.
An accountant: a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts
You should find an accountant to put in order all your bills.
At the moment: a definite period or stage, as in a course of events; juncture
She’s busy at the moment but if you wish you can leave a message.
Seconds: usually when a person finishes eating and wants an additional helping of food.
My mother says that having seconds is a lack of education.
To have hiccups: a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
Trying to speak when you have hiccups is an annoying situation.
Vocabulary 5C by Prisilla Lopez
To tell the truth: opposite of lying.
My neighbor never tells the truth.
Bouncers: people who is taking care of others
My best friend ex-boyfriend is a bouncer
Innonce is bliss:
Wrinkles: marks in your skin when you get older.
Babies don’t have wrinkles, for these reason many women dream havin a baby skin
Closet / ward robe: where you put your cloths
I would like to have a wardrop full of beautiful clothes
Sensitive: when somebody is affected for everything
My friend Laura is extremely sensitive, she always cries with romantic movies
Handicapped: a person who is has a incapacity such as blind people, people who use wheel chairs.
When I was in high school, there was a handicapped student
To stick (stuck)
To defeat
To anchor: what boats or ship use to ankle in the land.
The Titanic anchor was big.
To look something over
Beg: when people who live in the streets ask you for money they beg
In Costa Rica has increased the number of people that beg in streets
Weather : climate
In Costa Rica is so difficult to guess the weather.
To come about
Tin (food): recipient made of metal used to put food in , you can buy them in supermarkets
A tin of tuna , a tin of beer
Anxious: person who is nervous or worry about everything.
Anxious people usually are depressive
Errands: obligations
I need to do a lot of errands such as go to the bank, go to the supermarket, go to the drugstore etc
Rent collector: the person that collect payments in apartments.
My father used to be a rent collector.
Sneaky: intelligent
Sneaky people usually get everything they want, it doesn’t matter how
To count on: when you know that somebody will be there to help you
I always count on my mother, for everything I need.
To mix business with: start doing business with another company.
Hewlett Packard had mixed business with ADS
Do massage
Give massage: give a massage to somebody
People go give massages earn a lot of money
High rise apartment block
Bottle banks
We wouldn’t have called to Asia
A picture paints a thousand words.
JOB REFERENCE by Alvaro
I would like to apply for the job of creative architect that you are offering. I have eight years of experience working in different kinds of projects and I am looking for a serious job in a European country.
With regard to your requirements, I believe that I have the capacity to develop top-quality and innovative projects for your firm. As a curious architect I have done research on bioclimatic and sustainable architecture and I have developed projects to reduce the impact of constructions in the environment. I have assisted to a lot of conferences of famous architects from all over the world and I have been host of some of them.
Furthermore, I have experience working with computer assisted designs and three-dimensional models with different kind of softwares. I am able to work under pressure and to manage groups of people. I have read about your projects and I have visited some of them for studying your philosophy.
I would be glad to hearing from you and I wish to advise you that I am available for interview at any time.
Yours faithfully,
Arq. Alvaro Chacon V.
Job reference
Job Reference
Prisilla Lopez
Through this letter I want to introduce me in order to apply for the position “Communications Generalist”
I Have 9 years experience working for big companies such as ICE and Hewlett Packard, it shows that I am responsible and serious.
The My experience working in ICE , I have learnt to be reserved and trustworthy person due I had to handle confidential information all days, and also and also be easy going ; I had to deal with customers and resolve situations for them in short periods of time , I learnt had to be patient and helpful with every single customer .
The experience working for Hewlett Packard helped me to improve my English skills, I have experience using SAP; I am careful because I need to pay attention to many details in our company ; and also I had worked in the Editorial as a journalist, giving my support to the company with everything related to inform the employees about everything related with the company.
I dare saying that I am a person who is efficient, curious and confident at work; with the disposition to learn and share all the knowledge I have.
Regards.
Prisilla
"Raul Job Reference" by Pablo Q.
To whom it may concern,
Raul Mendez was employed as a Software Engineer in this company from January2006 to December 2008.
Our company sells data to other companies; that's our business. The job of Software Engineering carries the responsibility of building and maintaining our products; it is a work position for creative people. Apart from that, our products are made by small teams, the position needs people with great communication skills; Raul was a good candidate in that sense. He was the team manager of one of our work groups because he was a skilled communicator. Additionally, I remember him because he always achieved his goals, he never missed any deadline.
Raul had quit the job to continue his studies. At that year, He was doing postgraduate studies. I would happily reemploy Raul as I consider him to be valuable member of the team. He consistently achieved good results and fulfilled all expectations.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Vedder
Director
Quick Data Solutions
"Atari, the first arcade game" By Pablo Q.
The arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine. Steve's game was programmed to run in an computer not in a arcade console.
The first arcade game was created by Nolan Bushnell in 1972 and was called “Pong”. In 1975, Atari re-released Pong as a home video game. One hundred and fifty thousand units were sold that year.
In 1976, Nolan Bushnell sold Atari to Warner Communications for $28 million. In 1980, sales reached $415 million. Nolan Bushnell was still employed as president of the company.
He is often called the father of computer entertainment.
martes, 16 de junio de 2009
To whom it may concern,
I confirm that Miss Fabiola Rodríguez Alfaro has been employed as network administrator in this organization from July 1st 2004 to date.
Her job of network administrator carries the following responsibilities Faculty server administration, computer laboratories management, assistants supervision, technology purchases, computer configuration and user support. Fabiola is skilled in Linux administration, structured cabling, Cisco configuration and end-user support and is also reliable, serious, patient, determined, curious, highly efficient and hard-working.
Fabiola has distinguished herself by consistently giving excellent service to the network users and Faculty staff.
If I can be of any further assistance, or provide you with any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
Msc. IMG
Engineering Faculty Dean
Alejandra's job reference
Thanks for the opportunity. I just want to introduce myself because I’m so interested in the job that you offered me last Friday.
I’m 28 years old now and I have being working as a science reporter for the last 7 years. In this position I have learned so much about science, environment, robots and also about how to be in touch with genius and difficult people as well.
I have learned about discipline and teamwork too, but I also have learned a lot about how to be a reserved person and also an enthusiastic one.
I have developed a very good journalism career and I considered myself as a curious and intelligent woman. I’ve being working hard on it and I still trying to improve all my skills.
I would like to work with you because I know what I’m doing and I’m sure that I can be so useful in your company. I’m a serious professional and a hard worker.
About personal issues I have to add that I’m self-confident , easygoing and not shy at all. That could be good in your business.
Thanks a lot. Best regards,
Alejandra Vargas
lunes, 15 de junio de 2009
Worst way to communicate on advertising.
By Prisilla Lopez
The objective in communication should be giving you a clear message easy to understand, it doesn’t matter what kind of information it has.
Advertisement sells us ideas or products, they try to convince through messages or images. They want to make you buy something, change your lifestyle or make you think different. To do this they need to do some important things:
choose the public or segment of people who is going to receive the message
decide the place where the advert is going to be such as magazines , newspapers or others
Decide the best way to communicate, it means the best words or the best pictures or images.
If we follow those steps our advert could be understand by the people.
But sometimes advert companies use the worst way to communicate.
How we can recognize a bad way to communicate something? The answer is, when people don’t understand the advertising, it means they don’t have an idea about the message advert companies give them ; or when the advert is agressive or ofensive because it doesn´t have the same meaning to every body .
What do you understand with those pictures?
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You understood nothing, really?