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.
And here's Dire Straits with their song Money for Nothing >>>
The second term is coming to an end and we are expecting our results. Here are two important verbs to learn: Who..., What..., Where..., When... + EVER (English in a Minute)
This is no longer a family and this is no longer a gathering of friends, and these are no longer work partners, either. A group of people may physically be at the same spot, but mentally they are so distant away.
It is a big disgrace for humankind as social interactions are so virtual. And why is all that? It could be due to a virus that affects these generations: DIGITAL ADDICTION!!! It spreads so fast worldwide chasing every mind that it is a real danger.
Some interesting articles for you to read, especially the one about the solution found by the Silicon Valley parents:
And now watch this report (SOME OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH: 123 ) >>>
We are on our countdown (JUST 10 DAYS!!!!) to depart for York and this piece of news has just struck me!!!! Flight to Germany goes to Scotland by mistake (News Review, BBC Learning English).
Episode 190327 / 27 March 2019 >>> Robot grocery deliveries - Language related to
'delivery of goods'. Need-to-know language: convenience, handed over, the order is placed, on its way & tampered with.
We've got important events ahead in Spain: the General Elections, municipal elections, elections for the European Parliament... Apart from that, we've still got some hot issues to sort out: Brexit, Cristiano Ronaldo's latest scandals, rumours... And we don't really know if the news we get are true or just FAKE NEWS!!!! So it is not just matter that affects April Fools' Day!
Before, during the Cold War for instance, the problem was the lack of information, but now the problem is just all the opposite: loads of news, among which you never know which ones are really true or just fake. Social networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter... contribute to all this world of misinformation.
So what is the meaning of
'fake news'? Can you give an example of a fake news that you have come across
lately. What happens on 1st April?
However, this matter could be solved if we got the information face to face >>> Listening exercise for you to do: What your eyes say about your personality (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English).
Anyway, the more illiterate we are, the less ability we have to spot what news are fake.
The second term is coming to an end and we are expecting our results. Here are two important verbs to learn: Wish vs Hope (English in a Minute)
And now let's revise the RELATIVE CLAUSES (ii)
English with Lucy >>>> 5 things to practice every day to improve your English communication skills
Episode 190320 / 20 March 2019 >>> Tackling food waste and obesity - Language related to
'food excess and waste'. Need-to-know language: leftover, piling up, stale, culinary & loading up.
the one which appears in the film Toy Story (Randy Newman)
SPRINGISHERE!!!!
Can you tell all the different meanings of the word 'spring'?
What's your to-do list for this spring? for Easter?
Go to York and come back safe and sound
Make the video sketch for Albert
Write all the comments
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Here's the song What do I have to do by Kylie Minogue >>>
In Unit 6 in the level of 4th of ESO we have seen some MODIFIERS, here's further information on the issue: Very vs Really vs Absolutely (English in a Minute)
And now let's revise the RELATIVE CLAUSES (i)
Phrasal verbs with "UP" - Learn English prepositions
Episode 190313 / 13 March 2019 >>> Electrifying Africa - Language related to
'Environmentalism: resources and solutions'. Need-to-know language: sustainability, convert, surplus, small scale & solar system.
What do you think 'small talk' refers to? We're shortly going to York on our VII Study trip to the British-Irish Isles and we may be in this kind of situations many times. What can we do?
Here are some articles to read about the topic which may give you a clue about what to do:
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.
Rewrite these sentences into the ACTIVE VOICE (remember you will sometimes have to invent a subject):
1. The castle was built in 1546. 2. The letters were being written in English by Jane. 3. The parcel has been sent from this post office. 4. Mobile phones mustn't be used during the speech. 5. These exercises can be done without using a dictionary. 6. John was asked a lot of difficult questions. 7. The jewel was taken from this box. 8. This site is visited by many students in Salobreña. 9. The job is going to be finished before midnight. 10. Diana was given a camera.
Lately we have been talking in 4º ESO about medicine and warts, here's an expression "warts and all", watch the video and tell me what it means:
Episode 190306 / 06 March 2019 >>> Why are we ticklish? - Language related to
'the body's reactions'. Need-to-know language: tickling sensation, nerve endings, electrical signals & defence mechanism.
Our students are working hard these days (Below I present you some of the projects they have been doing), but there may be still many things to do. Have you ever written a TO-DO LIST?
Here are some articles for you to read and a listening exercise:
The Science Week at our school, students from primary schools visiting us, tomorrow we are celebrating the International Working Women's Day, exams, classes, homework... and last, but not least, next week we will be celebrating the first anniversary of Stephen Hawking's death and 𝛑 Day on March 14th (3.14).
And now I want to present you some of the experiments and other experiences our students carried out during our Science Week.
Tomorrow, as I said above, we are also celebrating the International Working Women's Day and here are the posters done by our students, who won the first and third prize in the town's contest:
Laura Martín
Mª Jesús Burell & Lucía Fernández
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS AND THEIR ART TEACHER ELISA!!!
For further information about the Science Week and the contest visit our school's blog!!!
And now changing topics, ...
Legendary creatures: the Unicorn
What is Cryptozoology? It is the study of legendary creatures (interesting listening exercise about the topic). Do you know any other legendary creatures? In the listening exercise below you will learn all about this and what is the connection with the current political situation in the United Kingdom.
Are you allergic to nuts or gluten? Are you lactose intolerant? There are so many people nowadays who have some kind of food allergy that it may be a big issue when eating out as you have to check everything before you order your food.
Episode 190227 / 27 February 2019 >>> Maya Bay: Saving Paradise - Language related to
'tourism'. Need-to-know language: landscape, tourists, tourist attraction, to dock & preservation.
Some previous questions to answer:
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