martedì 2 dicembre 2008

VOCABULARY

  • law firm (ditta legale)
  • deeds (atti)

The deposited deeds are in the office

  • wills (volontà)

Dead person’s wills are been granted

  • criminal (crimine)

The criminals are not often punished

  • copyright (diritto d'autore)

It needs to protect the copyright

  • to file (archiviare)

All the resolved cases have been filed

  • intentionally (volontariamente)

The man has intentionally killed his wife

  • murder / killing (omicidio)

The judge must decide if the murder has been voluntary

  • multiple murder (omicidio multiplo)
  • blackmail (ricatto)

Some people try to influence the lawyers with the blackmail

  • bribery (corruzione)

The case concerns the bribery of the judge

  • burglary (furto con scasso)

The accused have been condemned for burglary

  • drug dealing (spaccio di droga)

There have been so many arrests for drug dealing

  • fraud (frode)

The punishment has gotten worse for fiscal fraud

  • hijacking (dirottamento)

A prisoner has involved in the hijacking of an airplane

  • kidnapping (riscatto)

The kidnapping has been paid but the victim has been killed

  • mugging (rapina)

The mugging of the bank has happened to the 10.00 of this morning

  • rape (stupro)

The rape of a girl has frightened the district

  • robbery (furto)

Our neighbors have suffered a rubbery while they were sleeping

  • smuggling (contrabbando)

The smuggling of cigarettes happened during the night

  • terrorism (terrorismo)

Some people confuse the terrorism with the right of expression

  • theft (furto)
  • vandalism (vandalismo)

Every day I read on the newspaper actions of vandalism on the monuments

  • very dirty = filthy
  • very angry = furious
  • very tasty = delicious
  • very hungry = starving
  • very big = enormous


TOPIC SIX: REFLECTION

In this term I have learned above all the English grammar: I have become more precise with the verbs and I am more uninhibited in to speak English.

I have begun to watch many films in original language helping sometimes me with the subtitles.

Moreover I have taken back the contacts with the American family that three years ago has entertained me.

I would like to deepen and to improve my English more and more. In fact I hope to participate in the project Erasmus next year: travel to the foreign countries and to know new cultures and new traditions!


3 commenti:

S.B. ha detto...

Dear Mariapaola,

Well done! Your blog looks great and really comprehensive. Just make sure you have answered all the discussion questions and check your spelling (especially ordering numbers fith sixth etc)

Keep up the ood work!
Sean

S.B. ha detto...

Well done! Your blog looks great and really comprehensive. Just make sure you have answered all the discussion questions and check your spelling (especially ordering numbers fifth sixth etc)

Keep up the good work!
Sean

S.B. ha detto...

Hi Mariapaola,

Well done on a good term's work.
Your final grade was 81%!

You need to do some work on past tenses and vocabulary learning strategis as these were your weak areas in the test. Check my blog from time to time as I will post some links to help you ther.

Merry Christmas

Sean