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

lunes, 27 de julio de 2026

National emergency

 

 

A national emergency has just been declared in Spain due to the wildfires around Madrid and Avila.
 
 

 
What measures should we take not just now, but in the coming years, if we don't want to become a deserted and devastated land?
 
 
 


 

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

 


 

Learning English from the News:   Global trust in news at its lowest  (BBC Learning English) 

 




 

  

Visit Albertomeditutor site  for SUMMER REVISION  

 

>>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

 


Match these questions to these answers and think about the question/answer that makes reference to the physical description of a person, his/her personality or his/her health state:

    Questions         >>>>                      Answers                       >>>>           Goal

How are you?                        I'm a nice person, but sometimes a bit moody       APPEARANCE

What do you look like?          Fine, thanks! And you?                         PERSONALITY

What are you like?                I'm not very slim and I've got brown eyes.                 HEALTH



>>  Activities for my students in 2º ESO:

 
 

  
Agreeing and disagreeing

I play basketball with my cousins twice a week. 

Agreeing   >>>>>    So do I. / So does Livia.

Disagreeing  >>>>>     I don’t. / Livia doesn’t.


I can speak Spanish. 

Agreeing  >>>>>   So can I. / So can Mirian.

Disagreeing  >>>>>  I can’t. / Mirian can’t.



José Antonio doesn’t do anything. 

Agreeing  >>>>>  Neither/Nor do I. / Neither/Nor does Antonio.

Disagreeing  >>>>>  I do. / Antonio does.




>>  Activities for my students in 4º ESO:

Unit 2

EVER / NEVER / STILL / YET / ALREADY    >>>>   exercise  ,  1  ,  2 
 

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning and using the words given:  

1. He arrived a few minutes ago.   JUST

2. I've nearly finished reading my book.   YET

3. I saw that film six months ago.    ALREADY

4. You haven't returned my dictionary yet.     STILL

  
 
       


Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....

Another exam for our students to practise:   2026_A flash Chinese speaker    

 

 


 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses ( BBC FIFA World Cup 2026 ). And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 



 

 

 

English Listening Practice:   The Incredible Rise of Genghis Khan: From Exile to Emperor   

 

 


      



 

Here are some more activities for my students:



 




The Entire Story of....   The Odyssey Explained   

 


The Odyssey: The Ultimate Journey Home | Cinematic Story



 

 








 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"



Learn English with INTERVIEWS -   Shakira    


 

 

Slow English Listening Practice | The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery

 

 

 

miércoles, 22 de julio de 2026

Getting rid of the World Cup hangover



 

After more than a month full of matches, goals, celebrations, disappointments.... we have come to the end and when we get up the next morning we realize nothing has changed for us. We still have the same problems to solve and the same challenges to face. So it is time to come back to the ground and go on with our lives.
 
 

 
It is a neverending circle of life and you keep coming across hurdles to overcome. You never reach the summit. And believe me, if you ever think you have got to the top, it is the moment when you begin the steep slope down.
 
 
By the way, has the war between Russia and Ukraine ended? or the war in Iran? Are these boiling summer temperatures beginning to go down? Are the fires already extinguished?... THE ANSWER IS NO!!! 

 

 

What’s left after this World Cup? A kind of messy hope by Jonathan Liew (The Guardian)

Spain won the World Cup, but Donald Trump 'cast a shadow' (DW)

Victory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World Cup (BBC News)

5 questions that continue to linger after the FIFA World Cup (Dawn) 

 

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

 


 

Learning English from the News:   Deadly Ebola virus spreads  (BBC Learning English)  

 



  

Visit Albertomeditutor site  for SUMMER REVISION  

 

>>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

 

 Questions           >>>>>>      Answers

a. WHAT is the weather like?                              1. I don't understand this exercise.

b, WHAT time is it? / WHAT is the time?                      2. My birthday is on 12th March.

c. WHO is Mary's brother?                                            3. Because it is Friday.

d. WHAT is this?                                                            4.  It is half past nine

e, HOW OLD are you?                                                    5. We are on page 14.

f. HOW MANY flowers are there?                             6. There are ten flowers.

g. HOW MUCH water is there in the glass?             7. It is mine.

h. HOW do you spell 'athletics'?                                8. It is in London.

i. HOW are you?                                                     9. It is Mark.

j. WHAT page are we on?                                         10. a-t-h-l-e-t-i-c-s

k. Can you help me, please?                                      11. Of course, what's the problem?

l. WHEN is your birthday?                                           12.  I'm twelve years old.

m. WHERE is the River Thames?                                 13. I'm fine, thanks. And you?

n. WHY are you happy?                                                 14. It is sunny and warm.

o. WHOSE book is this?                                             15. This is a cat.

                                                                         16. There is a little water in the glass.

  

>>  Activities for my students in 2º ESO:

 

Unit 3.....  Exercise on Comparatives 1  ,   Exercise on Comparatives 2       ,     Exercise on Comparatives 3   (SUPERIORITY, EQUALITY & INFERIORITY)    

>>  Activities for my students in 4º ESO:

Unit 2

Present Perfect tenses:   exercise   ,  1  ,  2   ,     and remember the difference with Spanish >>>  How would you translate these sentences into English:

FOR / SINCE  >>>>>   exercise  ,  1

       


 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Hangover by Taio Cruz ft. Flo Rida. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 



 

 

 

The Listening Room:   Oldest cave art painting  (BBC Learning English)  



 

Here are some more activities for my students:








The Entire History of....   Switzerland in 22 minutes    




 

 








 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"



Learn English with Romantic movies -   Notting Hill    


 

Spain beat Argentina to win 2026 World Cup | BBC News   //  BBC FIFA World Cup 2026 Closing Montage