The clay season has just started... in Montecarlo!

 

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  

 

 

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.

 

 

Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon (BBC News)

Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’ (The Guardian)

Artemis II splashes down in Pacific after historic moon trip (DW)

 

 

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)

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  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 the PASSIVE VOICE:

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.

 

 

How to Remember English Vocabulary Permanently | Please watch this video...

 

 

 

 

"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

 

Are you addicted to...?

 

 

Are you addicted to anything? Remember that all addictions are harmful for your mental health because you cannot stop doing them whenever you want.

 

There are many things we may like, even love doing, but we must always bear in mind that they are always under control. And this control belongs to you and if you decide to stop, you can stop without affecting your anxiety, your mental health.

Learning English from the News:   US Court: YouTube and Meta built addictive platforms  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds (The Guardian)

Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube's defeat in landmark social media addiction trial (BBC News)

US: Meta, YouTube on trial over kids' social media addiction (DW News)

 

 

Social media, TikTok, YouTube... can be addictive for many teenagers and they literally waste hours and hours on them when there are so many things in life to carry out: sport, face-to-face relationships, books, homework, studying...

 

 

 

BREAKING NEWS ABOUT YOUR B1 EXAMS IN ENGLISH... 

Remember that after Easter the time will come for you to register at the Language School in Motril for your B1 exams as a freelance student!!!  I believe you can do everything on line.

 

Here's the link:   https://eoimotril.org/modalidad-libre/ 

 

These are the dates for the exams in Malaga, which should be the same for Motril language school. Relevant information  for candidates & registration forms. 

 

You can do everything online (  Guía del candidato  y modelos de pruebas anteriores )

New section in BBC Learning English... EASY ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS:    Where are you from?  

 

Learning English Grammar (a / an / the / zero article):   The great outdoors  (BBC Learning English) 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Addicted to love by Tina Turner. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

Real Easy English:   Talking about BOOKS  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  5 phrasal verbs for WORK  (BBC Learning English)

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  The English We Speak: Flow state  (BBC Learning English) 

• Quick English Lessons: What's the difference...?  JUST / YET / ALREADY  (BBC Learning English) 

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Are saunas good for you?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

     

 

Learning English from the News: Space mission breaks records >>>   Artemis II takes humans further from Earth than ever before  (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... Do exercise 2 on page 95.

 

Possible answers:  

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... 

  Let's revise the  PASSIVE VOICE 

 

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.

 

 

 

Do you forget words when you speak English | Please watch this video...

 

 

 

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

Learning English with movies  Pirates of the Caribbean  

 

 

 

 

Vintage tennis:  Pioline vs Masur  - US Open 1993

 

Carlos Álcaraz at Montecarlo (vs Etcheverry)  

 
 

 

Football Classics: SPAIN ✦ Road to Glory  in Euro 2008

   

 

 

 

 

 

Time to get fit... for any challenge!

 

 

Time to get fit and be ready for the summer. Physical exercise, healthy routines, balanced diets... We have no time to lose if we want to look suitable for our summer clothes, swimsuits...

 

Actually, we should always care about our health all the year long. It is not just a summer matter! The healthier you are, the better quality of life you will have.

 

BREAKING NEWS ABOUT YOUR B1 EXAMS IN ENGLISH... 

Remember that after Easter the time will come for you to register at the Language School in Motril for your B1 exams as a freelance student!!!  I believe you can do everything on line.

Here's the link:   https://eoimotril.org/modalidad-libre/ 

New section in BBC Learning English... EASY ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS:    Hello, what's your name?  

 

Learning English Grammar ("It was as if ..." ,  "it was as though... " , "it seemed like..."):   An interesting sight  (BBC Learning English) 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    What if 'With or Without You' was an Irish Folk Song? by U2. And it is a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

The English We Speak:   Got you  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  phrases with LEAVE  (BBC Learning English)

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  Learning English from the News: Trump's unproven autism claim  (BBC Learning English) 

  
  

• Office English:  Describing your job  (BBC Learning English) 

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Weight loss drugs  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

     

 

Weight-loss drugs could prevent fatal complications from heart attacks, UK study finds (The Guardian)

India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight (BBC News)

Billions made from weight-loss injections (DW)

 

 

 

Here are some activities for my students:

• in 1º ESO...  

REVISION EXERCISES

Make the sentences interrogative and complete the following sentences in the negative:

1. We study English at school.   ________________________? ________________ German at school.

2. Tom Cruise is American.  ___________________________? __________________ from Brazil.

3. James likes playing football.  ________________________? ____________________ English at all. 

4. My mother has got a big car. ____________________? _________________________ a motorbike.

5. We are studying English. ________________________? _________________________ German.

6. Trains go faster than motorbikes. ________________________? _________________ than a Ferrari.

7. We have got a new French teacher. ___________________? ________________ English teacher.

8. Albert has cereals for breakfast. ________________________ ? ___________________ any tea.

9. I'm listening to the radio. _______________________? _______________________ watching TV.

10. They read Sinbad. ___________________? __________________________ Braveheart.

27. Rewrite these sentences in their right order.

1. does Wagner work where Mrs?  ______________________________

2. fast does George like cars? ________________________

3. eating girl that what is? ____________________

4. for does what wife breakfast have your usually?  ___________________________

28. Tell a friend what the members of your family "están haciendo" now and what they "van a hacer" this afternoon.

______________________________

______________________________

29. TENSES. Fill in the gaps with the PAST form of the verbs in brackets:

1. Penny (play) ____________ the guitar a lot when she (be) ___________ young.

2. Last summer we (take) _____________ lots of photos.

3. We (watch) ____________ a very interesting  programme last night.

4. William Shakespeare (write)  ____________ many famous plays.

30. TENSES. Fill in the gaps with the PAST form of the verbs in brackets either in the negative or affirmative:

1. Beethoven ______________ drama; he ____________ music. (WRITE)

2. We ___________ fire; we only ___________ some smoke. (SEE)

3. Greek philosopher Socrates ____________ in Rome; he _________ in Athens.   (LIVE)

 

• in 2º ESO... Do exercise 2 on page 95.

 

Write follow-up questions for each sentence (there are many possibilities).

Example: “There was a terrible sandstorm in Egypt.”    

Possible answers: When did it happen? Were there many damages?  How long did it last?

 

 

• in 4º ESO... Exercises on Reported Speech:

 

D. REPORTED SPEECH. Have a look at the sentences, decide the appropriate verb to use ( ask , tell , offer, suggest ) and finish the sentence in REPORTED SPEECH.

“Shall we have a picnic?”   //  “Shall I open the window?”  //  “Bring me the newspaper”  //  “Could I have another biscuit, please?”  //  “Will you drive now?”

1. My friends ______________  _________ing  ______________________

2. The little boy _______________ for _________________________

3. Her boyfriend ______________ her to ____________________________

4. The student _____________  to ______________________________

5. My father ____________ me to ____________________________                         

60. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:

1. "I'm going out now", he said.

2. "I'll be home by nine", he said.   

3. "My young brother wants to be a football player", said Mary.   

4. "Who has been using my typewriter?", said my mother.   

5. "Don't do anything dangerous", said his wife.  

6. "Do you want to see the cathedral?", said the guide.

7. "Close the door", said Albert to Nick.

8. "Take these dictionaries to the English Department", said the teacher to the student.

61. REPORTED SPEECH. Put this dialogue into reported speech:

Arthur‑ What's the matter? Don't cry. Do you want to borrow my handckerchief?

Mary ‑ I'm sorry to be so boring. I haven't seen Bruce for the whole weekend. Did you see him?

Arthur ‑ Yes, I did.

Mary ‑ Where did you see him?

Arthur ‑ I saw him at the dentist's last Thursday.

Mary ‑ He didn't come for me on Thursday. There must be quite a simple explanation.

 

Arthur ...... and told her ..... . Finally he asked her .....

Mary ......  , but  ....    and asked him .....

Arthur answered .....

Then Mary asked him ....

And Arthur said ......

Mary said .... , but that .....

 

 

 

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

Learning English with Disney's  Elio  

 

 

 

 

Vintage tennis:  Vilas vs McEnroe  - Boca West 1981 - 03/12

 
 

 

Football Classics: Juventus vs Ajax  in European Cup Final in 1973