These are the bare facts

 

 

 

Facts are facts, and you cannot disguise them. We see it everyday in our lives. Countries attack other countries and they say it is on behalf of the freedom of the other country's citizens. Nonsense! 

 

Some articles for you to read about the issue: 

• US and Israel strike Iran as Netanyahu says ‘many signs’ Khamenei ‘no longer alive’ (The Guardian)

• What we know so far about the US-Israel attacks and Iran's retaliation (BBC News)

• Attacks on Iran trigger global Shiite protests (DW News)

 

 

It is said that there are different types of English teachers, some better than the others, but the bare facts are that there is only one English language and that at the end of the road you will have the same control for every student in our secondary schools. And that will the moment when we will learn what we have really learned.

 

My congratulations to our student Martín Toledo (4º ESO A) for having just passed his B1 in English (Cambridge) obtaining excellent results in certain skills (he even got a B2 level in the Reading skill). Facts are facts!!!

 

🔊FULL EPISODE: Bubblevicious/The Bare Facts | Powerpuff Girls | Cartoon Network

 

 

The English We Speak:   Go through a rough patch  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

 

Beating Speaking Anxiety:   I'm scared I won't forget the joke  (BBC Learning English)   >>>>  How to show your funny side in English     

 

Learning English from the News:   Violence after Mexican drug leader killed  (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Riding with the King by BB King & Eric Clapton. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

Learning English Grammar (I was thinking..., Let's not..., Might I suggest...):   Making suggestions  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Dreaming of being a chef  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)  

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

  
  

• Office English: Do you always follow the rules?  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Phrases with HIT  (BBC Learning English) 

     

English with Lucy: If you laugh, you are fluent  

 

 

 

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

Learning English with  SUITS   -  Rachel discovers Mike's secrets

 

 

 

Old stories about Nadal:

Nadal vs Wawrinka  - Full Match Nadal vs Wawrinka 2017 Men's final | Roland-Garros

 

 

It could have been... a frog??

 

Are you sure? No, but they say it could have been due to a frog. When we are not sure of something, we speculate and if it is of something in the past we have to use the Perfect Infinitive.

 

Learning English from the News:   Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK says  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say (The Guardian)

The frog poison that killed Alexei Navalny likely lab-made (DW News)

Russia killed Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says | BBC News

 

 

Time flies, but we are not pressed for time to make a decision about who will be our English teacher next year. We can leave it till the end and make up our minds right in the nick of time when the summer comes, but time will tell if we were right or wrong. We all know bachillerato is a real challenge for all of us and you have to ready and make a commitment. But always remember that you will need a B2 in English for yout university degree (news). Check the meaning of these expressions in the section English in a Minute below.

 

 

Beating Speaking Anxiety:   I'm scared of speaking in front of people  (BBC Learning English)   >>>>  How to build your speaking confidence     

 

The Reading Room:   Is your dog reading your mind?  (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Hello Again by Neil Diamond. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

Activity:  Listen to the song and fill in the gaps (the number of letters of each word is provided to give you a clue)

HELLO AGAIN by Neil Diamond

Hello, again, hello

Just called to _ _ _ hello

I couldn't _ _ _ _ _ at all tonight

And I know it's _ _ _ _

I couldn't _ _ _ _

Hello, my friend, hello

Just called to let you _ _ _ _

I think about you _ _ _ _ _ night

When I'm here _ _ _ _ _

And you're there   _ _     _ _ _ _

Hello

_ _ _ _ _ it's been crazy

And _ _ _ _ _ I'm to blame

But I put my heart _ _ _ _ _ my head

We've been through it all and you _ _ _ _ love me just the same

And when _ _ _ _ _ not there

I just need to _ _ _ _ 

Hello, my friend, hello

It's _ _ _ _  to need you so

It's _ _ _ _  to love you like I do

And I feel this way when I _ _ _ _  you say

Hello

Hello, my friend, hello

Just called to let you _ _ _ _ 

I think about you _ _ _ _ _ night

And I know it's _ _ _ _  but I couldn't _ _ _ _ 

Hello

 

Learning English Grammar (adjective order, adjective phrases):   Favourite things  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   How important is play?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)  

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  Real Easy English: Talking about HAVING KIDS  (BBC Learning English)  

  
  

• The Listening Room: AI could fill the gaps in our knowledge of Ancient Rome  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Phrases with TIME  (BBC Learning English) 

     

English with Lucy: Talking about homophones  

 

 

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

Learning English with - Jim Carrey   The Truman Show

 

 

Roger Federer vs Andy Roddick  - US Open 2006 Final | 4K Highlights

She still drives me crazy!!

 

Almost 40 years ago, a certain Maths teacher drove me crazy and she still drives me crazy!!! and sometimes 'literally' when things are not done as she says.  😅😅😅😅😅

 

Has anyone ever driven you crazy? 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    She drives me crazy by Fine Young Cannibals. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

 

Listening exercise for you to do:   The science of falling in love  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning English from the News:   Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Show  (BBC Learning English)       

Bad Bunny makes history as Trump criticises 'terrible' Super Bowl show (BBC News)

At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of ‘America’ (The Guardian)

Trump lashes out over Bad Bunny halftime show | DW News 

 

 

 

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

  

  

 

Learning English Grammar (Comparative and superlative sentences):   Stressful things  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Lucky in love at last:   Bad dates  (BBC Learning English)  

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

  
  

• Listening exercise for you to do: English for dating online  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• Our world in English: The battle of the cowboy way of life  (BBC Learning English)

     

 

 

English with Lucy: Are you saying these wrong? 

 

 

  

English in a Minute:   Phrases with HAND  (BBC Learning English) 

 

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

Learn English with...  Lieutenant Columbo   

 

George and Mildred - Moving On    

 

 

 

Old stories about Nadal: 

Full Match Nadal vs Djokovic 2014 Men's final | Roland-Garros

 

Storm Leonardo first...and now Marta!!

 

Storm Leonardo, Storm Marta... TOO MUCH RAIN for overflooded Andalusia! Will it ever stop raining???

 

Storm Marta moves in as flood-hit Spain faces another tough weekend (EuroWeekly News) 

Storm Leonardo SMASHES Spain | Floods, Power Outages & Road Closures in Andalusia (Spain speaks)

 

Storm Leonardo Batters Spain’s Andalusia, Torrential Floods Engulf Granada Province (WION) 

 

 

Storm Leonardo hits Andalucía: Thousands evacuated and rail services halted (EuroWeekly News)

Chaos in Spain Today! Flooding Storm Leonardo Swept Away Homes, Cars in Portugal (Nature Damage)

 

 

 

Here are some activities for my students:

• in 1º ESO: Comparatives  &  superlatives      

• in 2º ESO:    Modal verbs    

• in 4º ESO:  CONDITIONAL SENTENCES  1  2  3     

 

Learning English Grammar ('try to do' , 'try and do' & 'try doing'):   Life advice  (BBC Learning English)   

 

Learning English from the News:   COP30: Are climate talks effective at fighting climate change?  (BBC Learning English)     

    

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Have you ever seen the rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revival. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

 

Real Easy English:   Talking about EXTREME SPORTS  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• The pronunciation lounge:   How to pronounce 'th'  (BBC Learning English)  

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  The Reading room: What are the chances of an asteroid hitting you?  (BBC Learning English)  

  
  

• Listening exercise for you to do: Rethinking dyslexia  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute: Phrases with PULL  (BBC Learning English)

     

  

 

Lucy wants to know if... we are mispronouncing these common English words    

 

 

 

 

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

Learning English with MIND YOUR LANGUAGE- Bloody verb TO BE