BEING A TEACHER....

BEING A TEACHER IS A DIFFICULT TASK NOWADAYS, SO I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THIS PIECE OF ADVICE BY BRUCE LEE:

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

by Bruce Lee

viernes, 15 de febrero de 2019

Trying to make ends meet

How did it go yesterday? I mean St. Valentine's Day. I hope it went well. It is sometimes difficult to make ends meet (have a look below for its meaning, from the economical point of view).




Here are two listening exercises to do and that may be related to the issue of LOVE: Dating apps (there are previous posts in this blog for you to see, such as: Virtual or real relationship? ) High heels (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English). However, you may have some problems when having a date, such as: Bad Dates - The Drunk date  (the world of dating according to BBC Learning English)



 

 


Have a look at what this idiom means: Make ends meet  and tell me how we would say it in Spanish.

 

 

Sir Ken Robinson explains everything about education in two minutes

 

Here's our next episode in the series of BBC Learning English: The Grammar Gameshow, where you can test your knowledge of grammar. Episode 3: Adjectives.

 

 

And still talking about adjectives: The + Adjectives ?(English in a Minute)

 

REVISING THE FUTURE TENSES.....

First, decide what kind of action it is (a. arrangement; b. general prediction; c. plan/decision; d. real conditional; e. instant decision) and, then, put the verbs in brackets into their correct FUTURE TENSE.

1. _____ Let’s organize this weekend. I (call) ________________________ the Sports Hall and we (play) _______________________ on Saturday.
2. _____ "It's so hot in here!"  "I (open) ____________________ the window."
3. _____ My parents (buy) _____________________ me a bicycle if I pass all the subjects in June.
4. _____ Look at my agenda. We (do) _____________________ an English exam next week.
5. _____ In the future, Marco (become) ______________________ a professional football player.
6. _____ "Someone's knocking on the door"  "Don't move! I (go) ____________ and see who it is."
7. _____ If we finish in time, we (have) _______________________  a picnic afterwards.
8. _____ We’ve taken a decision. This afternoon we (prepare) __________________ ____________ everything to do the video sketch in English for Albert.
9. _____ Real Madrid (play) ________________________ against Liverpool in the Champions League Final.
10. ______ Johnny: "I'm so hungry! I haven't eaten since breakfast."   Mum: "I (make) ____________________ a ham and cheese sandwich in a minute."
11. _____ One day students (fly) ________________________ their own helicopter to school instead of walking or taking the bus.
12. _____ We (get) ____________________ our B1 in French in three years’ time if we register at the Official Language School next year.
13. ______ Students in 2º ESO (have) ____________________________ a big night party on St John’s night. They are already collecting some wood.
14. ______ Students: "We can't remember very well the future tenses."   Albert: " Don't worry. I (prepare) ________________ an exercise for you and post it in my blog."
15. Albert: "It's hot in here. (you, open) __________________ the window, please?"

Which sentences are polite offers? and which ones are polite requests? Are they instant decisions?


 

English with Lucy: NEVER say these EVERYDAY American words in the UK!  




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  3. ¨To make ends meet¨ in Spanish means ¨llegar a fin de mes¨.
    Many families struggle to make ends meet these days.

    Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on 14th February. It originated as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus. It is a festival of romantic love and many people give cards, letters, flowers or presents to their spouse or partner. They may also arrange a romantic meal in a restaurant or night in a hotel. Common symbols of Valentine's Day are hearts, red roses and Cupid.

    My Valentine´s Day was really sad, because I spent it alone seeing lots of people making nice presents to each other. I haven´t found my Valentine yet.

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  4. For a lot of familys are very difficult to make ends meet . This is for a lot of things for example that aren't skilled for the job , there aren't a lot of works. My family haven't got this problems, because my fathers are famers and they work hardly for me .
    To make ends meet we have to work hardly of the type of job we have.
    Ivan Bustos Jiménez

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  5. ¨Make ends meet¨ in Spanish means ¨Llegar a fin de mes¨.
    Literally means: Earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need.

    Many couples choose to celebrate Valentine's Day with dinner, a picnic or specials meal. Many restaurants offer Valentine's Day dinner promotions and food is often presented with symbols of love like hearts and flowers. Another popular Valentine's Day activity is to stay in a luxury hotel in a beautiful location, allowing a couple to get away from it all and enjoy some quality time together.

    My Valetine's Day was normal. I don't have my Valentine yet, but I passed a nice day with my friends.

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  6. The 14th of February is the State Valentine's Day. I didn't do anything special. I went to Granada with my parents to pick up my sister. We went to the mall and we ate in a restaurant. We took some roses, that there were in a bucket.

    Some couples in this day go to a good restaurant, see a romantic film or go to a hotel in a beautiful place.

    The business take advantage this day for sold a lot products related like chocolates, perfumes, clothes, makeup for she, teddies or flowers. And the restaurants and hotels put special promotions, for example a restaurant puts the dinner for two at a price as if for one person or a hotel puts the night at thirty percent.

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  7. The 14th of February is the State Valentine's Day. I didn't do anything special. I went to Granada with my parents to pick up my sister. We went to the mall and we ate in a restaurant. We took some roses, that there were in a bucket.

    Some couples in this day go to a good restaurant, see a romantic film or go to a hotel in a beautiful place.

    My Valetine's Day was normal. I don't have my Valentine yet, but I passed a nice day with my friends.

    Natalia López 3ºA

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  8. The 14th of February it's the State Valentine's Day.
    A lot of couples this day going to eat on a restaurant, flowers are given and details are made.


    This year I didn't do anything special, I went to eat and I went to shopping with my boyfriend.


    My Valentine's day was nice, next I meet with my boyfriend I went with my friends and we were together.

    On this day everyone gives themselves things like chocolate, teddies, flowers and everything is bought, all the couples want stay together so they going to restaurants, hotels, cinemas, etc.
    This day generates benefits for a lot of bussiness.


    Mari Trini Ortiz 4°A

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  10. As every year, Valentine's Day will be celebrated on February 14th. It is a day in which not everyone agrees. It does not matter if they are happily married or single: some hate this day, others love it. Many couples love to celebrate their relationship in a particularly romantic way, but most avoid it because it has no partner, I on Valentine's Day went to eat at my boyfriend's house and gave him a colony.

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  11. February 14 is Valentine's Day of the State.

    The lovers spend this day giving away roses, candy, stuffed animals and other gifts. They also go to have dinner at a restaurant or go to the movies to watch a romantic movie or stay home and they are all the time hugging and kissing.

    Valentine's Day is silly since you can give gifts to your girlfriend or your boyfriend any day you want and it does not have to be only on one specific day.




    For my Valentine's Day they gave me a rose and I spent all day with my friends. Then I went with my parents and my brothers to the movies to see a movie and we had dinner at my aunt's house with my cousins.

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  12. The 14th of February is the State Valentine's Day. This day is very special for many people in particular for people who have a partner, these people usually stay with their partner and give something, a little detail and usually go out to eat together or spend the day together.

    On this day people who have business take advantage of it since they usually raise prices in everything and thus have a greater profit since Valentine's Day cannot be postponed, it has to be celebrated on February

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