Without Rafa Nadal on court, but with Number 1 Carlitos Álcaraz, the clay season in tennis started a few weeks ago and this is the moment for our Spanish tennis players. The first big tournament has been held in Montecarlo, but the winner this time has been the Italian Jannik Sinner. Tennis Legends Explain How TERRIFYING Rafael Nadal Was
Tennis Legends Explain How TERRIFYING Rafael Nadal Was
Meanwhile, matters in the world still remain unsolved. Talks in Pakistan has not been very successful, war doesn't find an end, innocent people keep being killed and the economic crisis is becoming a reality. At least we have some good news from space mission Artemis II returning home safely from their trek around the Moon.
Learning English from the News: 'God's influencer': First millennial saint named (BBC Learning English)
New section in BBC Learning English... EASY ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS: What is in your town? & What do you do every day?
Quick English Lessons: How to use ARRIVE with 'IN' & 'AT' / 5 ways to build your vocabulary (BBC Learning English)
Here's my musical hint for today: Missing you by John Waite. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
Here are some more activities for my students:
English in a Minute: 5 phrasal verbs for SAY (BBC Learning English)
The English We Speak: Yap (BBC Learning English)
Office English: Giving advice without sounding rude (BBC Learning English)
Listening exercise for you to do: The future of food (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English >>> Talking about CREATIVITY (BBC Learning English)
Here are some activities for my students:
in 1º ESO...
REVISION EXERCISES
Exercise on the MODALS: CAN , MUST & SHOULD
SOLUTIONS TO THE EXERCISES IN THE PREVIOUS POST:
1. Do we study English at school. We don't study German at school.
2. Is Tom Cruise American? He isn't from Brazil.
3. Does James like playing football? He doesn't like English at all.
4. Has my mother got a big car? She hasn't got a motorbike.
5. Are we studying English? We aren't studying German.
6. Do trains go faster than motorbikes? Trains don't go faster than a Ferrari.
7. Have we got a new French teacher? We haven't got a new English teacher.
8. Does Albert have cereals for breakfast? He doesn't have any tea.
9. Are you listening to the radio? I'm not watching TV.
10. Do they read Sinbad? They don't read Braveheart.
27. 1. Where does Mrs Wagner work? 2. Does George like fast cars? 3. What is the girl eating? 4. What does your wife usually have for breakfast?
28. My proposal: My mother is working in hospital, my father is driving to Granada and my little brother is still sleeping.
This afternoon my mother is going to buy a new folder for me, my father is going to order some pizza for dinner and my little brother is going to play with his toys.
29. 1. Penny played the guitar a lot when she was young. 2. Last summer we took lots of photos. 3. We watched a very interesting programme last night. 4. William Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.
30. 1. Beethoven didn't write drama; he wrote music. 2. We didn't see fire; we only saw some smoke. 3. Greek philosopher Socrates didn't live in Rome; he lived in Athens.
in 2º ESO... Exercise on the Future Simple.
Possible answers: Do exercise 2 on page 95.
a. Did they catch the criminal? Why were they chasing the criminal? What happened when the earthquake began?
b. What did the criminal steal? How fast could the criminal run?
c. Why did the criminal fall? Was he hurt?
d. What time did the criminal enter the house? How much did he steal from the house?
e. How much did the computers and mobile phones cost? Why did he steal their jewellery?
f. When did the witness call the police? Was the witness nervous or afraid?
in 4º ESO... Exercises on Reported Speech:
PASSIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE. Rewrite these sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. Bakers make bread from flour.
2. They offered Jane a wonderful job.
3. Somebody has sent me a strange letter.
4. Alexander Bell invented the telephone.
5. A woman was training the guard dogs.
6. People of all ages can play Trivial Pursuit.
7. People sell fresh eggs in Vélez Benaudalla.
8. She has packed the books.
9. Someone types letters for my boss.
10. Israeli troops have attacked the town several times since the beginning of the war.
Solutions to the Reported Speech exercises in the previous post:
D. 1. My friends suggested having a picnic. 2. The little boy asked for another biscuit.
3. Her boyfriend asked her to drive. 4. The student offered to open the window.
5. My father asked me to bring him the newspaper.
60. 1. He said he was out then. 2. He said he would be home by nine.
3. Mary said her young brother wanted to be a football player.
4. My mother asked who had been using her typewriter.
5. His wife asked/warned us not to do anything dangerous.
6. The guide asked the tourists if they wanted to see the cathedral. 7. Albert to Nick to close the door.
8. The teacher asked the student to take those dictionaries to the English Department.
61. Arthur asked her what the matter was and told her not to cry. Finally he asked her if she wanted to borrow his handckerchief.
Mary apologised for being so boring / said she was sorry to be so boring, but she hadn't seen Bruce for the whole weekend and asked him if he had seen him.
Arthur answered he had.
Then Mary asked him where he had seen him.
And Arthur said he had seen him at the dentist's the previous Thursday.
Mary said he hadn't come for her on Thursday, but that there had to be quite a simple explanation.
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Learning English with Disney's HOPPERS
Tennis: Álcaraz vs Bublik - vs Vacherot & Sinner vs Zverev in the semi-finals - and this time Sinner was the winner in Montecarlo 2026
