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

domingo, 11 de octubre de 2020

He'll still be there, as usual!


I mean Rafael Nadal will be again in Paris for his 13th final at Roland Garros. Apart from Roger Federer, he will be facing his most challenging rival: Novak Djokovic.

 

 

This guy is relentless, UNBELIEVABLE!!!!  "He is unstoppable on clay". I wish him the best of lucks and I hope you can enjoy a great match.

And he did it for the 13th time!!!

 

Rafael Nadal | Best Plays | Roland Garros 2020 | Eurosport

 

Kia and Rafael Nadal #TakeOn20 (Highlight) | Kia


 

Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic | Roland Garros 2020 | Final Highlights | Eurosport

 


 

Roland Garros the perfect venue for Nadal to be level best with Federer (The Guardian)

Rafael Nadal demolishes Novak Djokovic to win 13th French Open title (The Guardian)

 

 What Roger Federer wrote on Twitter after Nadal's win:

“I have always had the utmost respect for my friend Rafa as a person and as a champion. As my greatest rival over many years, I believe we have pushed each other to become better players. Therefore, it is a true honour for me to congratulate him on his 20th Grand Slam victory.”

 

Rafael Nadal - Most emotional crying moments

 


 

 

Rafael Nadal - Unbelievable Points 

 

Djokovic's gift to unsettle threatens Rafael Nadal's kingdom (The Guardian)

It’s Djokovic-Nadal Yet Again. But This French Open Duel Is Not Like the Others. (New York Times)

 

News Review: Nadal wins 20th Grand Slam (BBC Learning English)

 

Changing topics, this year we have in 2º Bachillerato the reader A Foreigner in New York and we will be revising some American English, so here's an activity to revise some American English:

U.S. election vocabulary (BBC Learning English)

 

And some other activities for you to do: 

 



  Van Halen - Jump (Official Music Video). This guitarist has just passed away and we'll always remember him for these songs.


 


 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

  • Episode 201007 / 07 October 2020    >>>  Jet pack medics to the rescue -    Language related to 'Medical emergencies'.  Need-to-know language: critically ill, paramedic, rapid response, cardiac arrest & defib (defibrillator).

 

Rafael Nadal - Never give up no matter the result!!!

 

 

Top 5 Rafael Nadal's Matches - Roland-Garros and what some people have said about him: McEnroe, Nico Almagro...

 

Thank You Rafael Nadal | Emotional Tribute  


Project on A Foreigner in New York by Desirée Rodríguez (2º Bach A)


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  3. I've ever admire this men, when i was little, I watch all of his matches, at today he still getting me with the mouth open. Rafael Nadal will make history in the world of the sport, not only in tennis he is excellent, he is a example to follow as a athlete, he is fighter, nonconformist, educated, he has all that people wish to have to compete like he did, i will ever remember Nadal like a boss of the sports, and i'm sure that most people will think like me. I don't think that the perfection exist but if one day, someone ask me what is perfection, or what is the most think near to the perfection i have seen ever, i will answer "Nadal, Rafael Nadal is the only thing that make me think that perfection exist".
    LAUR MARTÍN MOLIZ 4ºA

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  4. I saw an incredible tennis match yesterday. Despite not being my favorite sport,it seemed like a great game and it was very exciting.The rivalry between Nadal and Djokovic goes a long way. They have met fifty-six times,of which twenty-nine by Djokovic and twenty-seven by Nadal.
    The first and second sets were very easy for Nadal,the third set was the most disputed of the match and it was no known who was going to win.
    For me Rafael Nadal is the best Spanish athlete in history. Also as a person is humble,hardworking and professional.It will be a long time before another athlete like him is found.

    Alejandro Venegas Mancilla 2ºA

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  5. I think Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player that exists, he has been since 2001 playing like a pro and he always succeeded.
    It seems to me so good that he has decided to go another time to Rolando Garros, because he won three out of twelve times the Roland Garros award.
    The majority of his matches were incredibles and very exciting.
    I think both Nadal and Federer in spite of are the greatest rivals, they are so good friends, because we can see it in the posts in their social media.
    Rafael Nadal and Federer are the big example that each effort has its reward.
    RAQUEL PEINADO TORRES 4ºA

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  7. I think Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player. He has played this sport since 2001 and is a professional.
    I don't like to watch tennis, but I almost always hear that Nadal wins. The few games I have seen him play are very exciting. In the last game he played he was incredible.
    He is a very humble and hard working person and I think he deserves everything he has because he has achieved it with his effort. I think he is a great example both in sport and in his personality.
    María Romero 4ºA

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  9. Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No.2, after Novak Djokovic, in men’s singles tennis by the ATP. There is plenty of evidence that Nadal is unstoppable on clay and he proved that again recently, winning his 13th Roland Garros title.

    From a very young age, Nadal was passionate about sports and played both football and tennis. His uncle, Toni Nadal, has been his tennis trainer since he was 4. At the age of 8, he won an under-12 regional tennis championship which made his uncle intensify training and encourage him to continue playing tennis instead of football. At age 12, Nadal won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group. In 2004, he was a member of the Spanish National Team that won the Davis Cup and a year later, he won his first Roland Garros at the French Open. In 2016, in his hometown of Manacor, Rafa Nadal inaugurated his own academy, where he aims to share everything he has learnt over his career with the young students.

    This last Sunday, we could watch Nadal winning his 13th Roland Garros in Paris. With his incredible victory against Djokovic, Rafa has now broken a list of records in the tennis history books. What’s more, he has now equalized Roger Federer’s record of 20 grand slams.

    To sum up, Rafael Nadal is one of the best tennis players of the 21st century and is considered a hero because of his tennis achievements. I think he is an excellent example for young sportsmen to determine goals and achieve them. He is a great champion, a master of clay!

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  10. In my opinion, Rafa Nadal is the best tennis player nowadays. On Sunday he showed it once again. Rafa Nadal for me has been in the championship at his highest level and in the final against Djokovic, Rafa Nadal was better than Djokovic. I saw most of the matches and this year the level has been much higher than last year and Nadal has also raise his level
    About the song, it's not too bad but I usually listen to other types of music and I don't like this type too much
    I have read the book 'A foreigner in new york' and it looks like a good book and it has surprised me that only New York has more inhabitants than Spain.
    RAÚL GARCÍA JIMÉNEZ 4A

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  11. Rafael Nadal for me is an example to which you never have to give up.
    He always gives his all in every set in every minute in every second and never gives up, for me he is a great inspiration.
    In his last match against djokovic in the Roland Garros final, he showed who is the king, the number 1, thus winning his 13th Ronland garros and showing who is the king of Paris.
    Rafael Nadal is a source of pride for spain and an example to follow
    Raul Diaz Espana 4A

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  12. Once again, Rafael Nadal shows us what's the real hard work, winning his 13th Roland Garros title.

    I think that nowadays, people doesn't know what's the real effort and hard work, and neither do I, but Nadal is an evident example of a man who knows about it. Doing what he has just done, isn't easy; you must work really hard every day and you must like your profession and be very concentrate on what you're doing and what do you want to do in a future. I'm sure that he's a man who's really concentrate when he's training and specially when he's playing a match.

    He trains more than five ours every day, but I think that's much more important how you train, and not how many hours do you spend playing tennis. Toni Nadal is actually Rafa Nadal's tennis coach, despite he's his uncle! His training sessions are very hard, but training isn't enough, you must also have good diet mostly based in fruit and vegetables.

    I'm a person who loves sport, specially tennis. I play it since I was little and I practice it every day. I don't play as well as Rafael Nadal, but one day, I'd love to play as good as him.

    In fact; I think that everything is possible with hard effort and having passion in what you're doing!

    Álvaro Martín Moliz 1º BACH

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  13. I don’t like sport but tennis with Rafael Nadal is very interesting , Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player in the history . He is tall and fit . He has a lot of muscles , he has got brown eyes , long and black hair and small eyes . his is my favourite tennis player . Javier Rivas López 2º ESO A .

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  14. In my opinion Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player and is a legend. I saw the match and he was playing incredibly, his level was amazing. He was better than Djokovic in the match,he made a perfect match from start to finish I play everything well. It was one of the best matches I have seen. I like tennis I have always followed Nadal since I was little and I have always enjoyed how he played.He has already won 20 Grands Slam and 13 Roland Garros , which are incredible numbers. Nobody will overcome those 13 Roland Garros and what could be more in the future

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  15. Rafa Nadal is the best tennis player in the world from my point of view, this great athlete of such a high level does not tire of winning titles ... And because he was injured for a while ...

    Tennis from my point of view is a very tough sport as well as demanding on a professional level. In the case of Rafa, since 2001 he has been making history and achieving many records both collectively and individually, also counting on the last one achieved, the last final recently won in one of the most important tournaments in the world Roland Garros, overwhelming the great Slovak tennis player Djokovic that in the game he did not even know where the balls were coming from.

    In summary, for me, as I have already said, Rafael NAdal is the best tennis player in the world and of course the best Spanish tennis player, from my point of view, I think that with all the achievements he has achieved to represent and to make this country great, deserves the respect of all Spanish men and women.

    ANTONIO FERMÍN CARRASCOSA MEGÍAS 4ºA

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  16. Rafael Nadal for me, is the best tennis player in Spain, and I think in the world too. He recently won a tennis award that was very important to him and his family. I hope that in the other competitions he wins because he deserves it, since he is a good athlete and a good player. I hope that he continues to represent Spain for much longer and that he continues to add his champion trophies.

    Dunia Arnedo Martin 2ºA

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  17. Rafael Nadal now a day is the best tennis player around the world and of all the history, for his big fisical strenght and because he never lower his arms.

    He always thinks that he can gets all the things but always striving.

    In the match versus Djokovic Rafa showed that he has a very good fisic and that he knows to he plays, demostrating that he is the authentic winner of spain and of the world.
    Victor Peñalver Dominguez 4ºA

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  18. Nafael Nadal is the best tennis player that I know.
    He is 34 years old, and Rafa was born in 1986.
    His coach is Carlos Moyá.
    He became famous in 2001. He has achiaved the Torneo de Roland in thirteen editions.
    He began play tennis when he was 15 years old.
    He is 1,85 m tall.
    Also, in 2004, he was a member of the Spanish National Team that won the David’s Cup and a year later.
    Rafael Nadal got married to Xisca Perelló on 19 October 2019. He lives un porto Cristo(Mallorca) where he wants to make a family.
    JOSÉ ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ 4A

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  19. Yesterday I watched a wonderful tennis match. Although it's not my favorite sport, it seems to be a great game and very exciting. The rivalry between Nadal and Djokovic is long. They were found 56 times, including Djokovic 29 times and Nadal 27 times. The first and second sets were very easy for Nadal. The third set is the most controversial of this game. I don't know who's going to win. For me, Rafael Nadal is the best Spanish sportsman in history. As a person, he is humble, hard-working and professional. It's going to take a long time to find an athlete like him.
    Álvaro Molina Martín 4ºA

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  20. -Rafael Nadal is one of the best players in the world, he has been playing for many years and is very professional. I admire it.
    Most of their matches are very exciting.
    Nadal is a really humble and hardworking person and he deserves all the things he has achieved.

    -About the song, it is not my style but I have heard it a few times on the radio.

    Denisa Andreea Tomoroga 4º A

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  21. Rafael Nadal win his 13th Rolland Garros on 11 of october, “He is unstoppable on clay".

    Nadal is a great athlete, who strives to achieve everything he proposes. Last month’s tennis match was not easy, and that is why you must be very consistent in your work. Nadal was born into a sports family, in addition his uncle Toni Nadal is his coach.

    Rafa won his first championship at the age of eight, later at the age of twelve won the Spanish and European title. In 2005 he won his first Roland Garros and in 2016 he founded his academy for that young people to learn everything from him.

    In conclusion, I think that Rafael Nadal is one of the best athletes in history, and is an example to follow for everyone

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  22. Rafael Nadal for me, is the best tennis player in Spain, and I think in the world too. He recently won a tennis award that was very important to him and his family.

    I hope that in the other competitions he wins because he deserves it, since he is a good athlete and a good player. I hope that he continues to represent Spain for much longer and that he continues to add his champion trophies.

    Jaime López Gándara 4A

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  23. I think Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player and he is a legend, I don't understand much about sports but I saw his match against Djokovic and it was incredible. It was one of the best matches I've seen, although in total I'll have seen 4 or 5. Tennis does not attract much attention, but I'm always hearing things about it although I know that he has already won 20 Grands Slam and 13 Roland Garros , which are incredible numbers. No one will beat those 13 Roland Garros and what could be more in the future.
    MIRIAM NAZARET POZO MANCILLA 4ºA

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  24. Rafael Nadal Parera, better known as Rafa Nadal, is a Spanish professional tennis player who occupies the second position in the ATP ranking. He is considered one of the best tennis players in history and the best of all time on clay courts.To date he has been champion of 20 Grand Slam tournaments, being, together with the Swiss Roger Federer, the most awarded of the history of men's tennis. He has won the Roland Garros Tournament in thirteen editions, being the tennis player who has won it the most times
    Alexandra Pérez Moreno 2A

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  25. Nadal Vs Djokovic, the match of the century?

    Many people will say that if it is the match of the century since, despite Federer being injured, the other two tennis players are in dispute for the number one position, which Djokovic has right now, but Rafa is approaching little by little.

    They have met 59 times, of the 29 victories they have been for the Serbian and 27 for the Mallorcan.
    We all know that the king of clay is Nadal, but Novak is fighting with all his might to beat Rafa on clay.
    This last Roland Garros was taken by Nadal, and this is the 13th Roland Garros of him, he gave a tennis recital and crushed the Serbian.

    In short, there will be people who say that the party of the century Nadal vs Federer, but the reality is that the best party that the public can enjoy is the Djokovic Vs Nadal.

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  26. Rafa Nadal, is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is considered one of the best tennis players in all history and the best of all time on clay courts is the youngest male tennis player in history to win the Golden Slam in the race.
    Sara Rodriguez

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  27. Djokovic , he is a tennis player , right now he is one of the best tennis players in the world , he is from Serbia , he is thirty four years old. He plays very well, and he wins many trophies, all his games are increible and everyone likes to see him playing.He has won many trophies , for example he has won twenty Grand Slam´s tournaments , he has won five master trophies ….
    He started playing tennis when he was four years old , then at the age of twelve he went abroad , and at the age of fourteen , he started his career.

    He is tall , thin and good-looking , he has straight and black hair , he has big and browns eyes , also he is intelligent , brave…


    Rafa Nadal is another of the best players in the World , he is from Spain,I think , he is better than Djokovic, when he was fifteen years old he started playing tennis in an ATP tournament , he has won many trophies like for example , he has won twenty Grand Slam´s tournaments .

    He is tall , thin , strong , he has straight and brown hair , he has brown eyes,he is intelligent , brave , clever , he is the best .

    I am Carlos 3 ESO A

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