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.
It is a well-known fact that I am a passionate of tennis. This very early rainy morning Youtube gave me the opportunity to travel back in time to my teen days when two of my favourite tennis players were on their summit of their careers. Surprisingly, you can come across some interesting pieces of information in this documentary, bearing in mind that Borg was supposed to be as cold as ice and McEnroe was known all over the world for his bad manners on court. I hope you will enjoy the video and that it is easy for you to understand it.
First, check here the different meanings of the word 'SNOWFLAKE'. As you can see, there is a wide range of meaning from the litteral one to the latest one. So are you really a snowflake and get offended by literally anything? Everybody has to be so careful with all the words he uses when speaking so as not to get into trouble.
Episode 181017 / 17 October 2018
>>> Cookery classes for elderly men - Language related to
'taking care of somebody'. Need-to-know language: look after
(someone), carer, relied on & take a weight off (somebody's)
shoulders.
Something about future tenses: What is the difference between the GOING TO future and the Present Continuous with future meaning? Here's an interesting presentation: Be going to vs Present Continuous
HIGHWAY TO B1.....
Part four. Choose the correct option:
31. You don't have to wear them in England, .... ? (A
must you B need you C do you D can you)
32. I think everyone should wear them. Yes, ........ . (A so do I
B I think C I wear D I do either)
33. Have you ever ........ in a car accident?
(A being involved B
be involve C been involved
D involved)
34. The old lady needs ........... after her shock. (A
to comfort B be comforted
C comforting D comforted)
35. She thought she .... her dog. (A
was going to lose B was losing
C lost D
would have lost) 36. She'll soon have to look ........ someone (A after
B over C
for D through) 37. ......... her catch her dog.(A helping B
to help C helped
D who helping) 38. She will go home without the dog unless she ............. someone. (A
finds B will find
C would find D found) 39.Old ladies really .... have such big dogs. (A
oughtn't B shouldn't
C mightn't D shan't) 40. But it's no use ........ her that. (A telling
B you told C
to tell D to telling)
Solutions to PART THREE in the previous post.
21. c 22. b 23. a 24. b 25. c 26.
a 27. a 28. c 29. a 30. d
Be SUPER CAREFUL with these "ORDINARY" WORDS >>> English with Lucy
What is a homophone? (Give examples) What is a homograph? (Give examples) What is a homonym? (Give examples)
Episode 181010 / 10 October 2018
>>> New hope for brain cancer patients - Language related to
'medicine'. Need-to-know language: vaccine, treatment, tumour, immune
system & cells.
21. The cat will have to come down soon, .... ? (A
hasn't it B doesn't it C won't it D mustn't it)
22. It will probably stay in the tree ........ the dog goes away. (A during
B until C whether D by the time)
23. The cat is ........ frightened that it cannot move.
(A so B
such C so that
D such that)
24. The two drivers were both ........... the way home. (A
in the B on the
C under D at the)
25. I expect their wives will be .... if they arrive late. (A
put over B put back
C put out D
put up) 26. Do you remember ever ........ a car accident?(A seeing
B you saw C
see D to see) 27. I wonder ......... to stop in time.(A how the men managed B
if the men managed C whether the men did manage
D how the men did manage) 28. Luckily, they had just been to the garage to ............. . (A
having their brakes checked B having checked their brakes
C have their brakes checked D checked their brakes) 29.They would .... check their brakes than have an accident. (A
sooner B better
C prefer D more) 30. Do you think they mind ........ seat belts?(A to wear
B wore C
to wearing D wearing)
Solutions to PART TWO in the previous post.
11. b 12. b 13. c 14. d 15. d 16.
b 17. c 18. c 19. b 20. d
Here's an example of what you can do as a project with the books you have to read:
Episode 181003 / 03 October 2018
>>> Zimbabwe's female rangers (All-female anti-poaching
rangers) - Language related to 'hardship'. Need-to-know language:
gruelling, a big ask, break, state financial assistance & blighted.
Changing topics, nowadays you don't often see people taking photos with their cameras or using their videocameras. Instead, they use their smarphones, or even their tablets.
11. It is trying to save .... by staying there. (A
its self B itself
C it D self)
12. It ........ very fast. (A had running
B had to run C
has been run D had ran)
13. The lady .......... the dog.
(A needed stop B
ought stop C should have stopped
D ought have stopped)
14. The car drivers are very shocked. She is ........... (A
either B neither
C so D
as well)
15. Perhaps it .... raining by this time tomorrow. (A
shall stop B will be stopping
C would stop D
will have stopped) 16. There may be many accidents if it ........ on raining. (A kept
B keeps C
will keep D is keeping) 17. It's time the dog ......... how to behave properly.(A is learning B learns C learned
D to learn) 18. If the lady had a smaller dog, it ............. easier to control. (A
will be B were
C would be D
is) 19. It was lucky the cars stopped .... the dog. (A
avoided B to avoid
C for to avoid D avoiding) 20. Will the dog let the cat ........ ? (A escaped
B escaping C
to escape D escape)
Solutions to PART ONE in the previous post.
1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. d 6.
a 7. c 8. b 9. c 10. a
Episode 180926 / 26 September 2018
>>> Stonehenge wants your photos - Language related to
'Memories'. Need-to-know language: vividly, nostalgia, personalise
& digital photo album.
1. If the cars hadn't stopped, there .... a nasty accident. (A
will be B won't have been
C had been D
would have been)
2. The old lady ........ worry. Her dog is quite sage. (A needn't
B oughtn't C
don't D shouldn't to)
3. The dog wanted .......... the cat.
(A catch B
to catch C to catching
D catching)
4. She ............. the dog for a walk when it saw the cat. (A
was taken B has taken
C had been taking D
taking)
5. The dog oughtn't to .... into the road. (A
running B had run
C ran D
have run) 6. Dogs are ........ cats. (A used to chasing
B used to chase C
used chase D use chasing) 7. The car drivers are ......... what has happened.(A annoying in B
annoyed in C annoyed at
D annoying at) 8. The dog made them ............. sharply. (A
braking B brake
C to brake D
to braking) 9.The old lady wishes she .... such a big dog. (A
didn't buy B had bought
C hadn't bought D bought) 10. The cat will not ........ (A get down from the tree.
B get the tree down. C
get from the tree. D get the tree down from)
Episode 180919 / 19 September 2018
>>> End of the line for the VW Beetle? - Language related
to 'design'. Need-to-know language: incarnations, iconic version,
rear-engine model, archaic & outmoded.
It is a well-known fact that I am a passionate of tennis. This very early rainy morning Youtube gave me the opportunity to travel back in time to my teen days when two of my favourite tennis players were on their summit of their careers. Surprisingly, you can come across some interesting pieces of information in this documentary, bearing in mind that Borg was supposed to be as cold as ice and McEnroe was known all over the world for his bad manners on court. I hope you will enjoy the video and that it is easy for you to understand it.
