The gentle breeze from the sea is already coming! (QUARANTINE: DAY 74)

 

You can already feel the gentle breeze coming from the sea!!  You can already smell and taste its saltiness. This bizarre school year is coming to an end. 

Eric Clapton & Friends - Call Me The Breeze (Official Lyric Video)

 

Quarantine Scoreboard

Posts uploaded:  47

Students participating:  about 85 out of 110 (77%) at least once during the quarantine, but only 40% of them are really working!!!!

Comments written and corrected:    almost 800

Emails exchanged: nearly 4000

PASEN announcements & messages:   more than 2600

Things handed in and corrected: more than 2100

 

Visits to blog and site during quarantine: almost 22,000 (Average of 250 visits per day)

Video lectures (ONLINE CLASSES):    21  (+ 6 Dictations on line, 4 verb exams and 7 online exams) and several individual online tutorials

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE QUARANTINE

Thursday, 28^th May

  Homework for today:

• Let's watch some videos to revise the comparatives, clothes and appearance in general: 

  MODULE 2    (Notes)  Unit 7   >>   Programmes    1 041   2  042   3  043  

   

• Then do the exercises 1 & 3 on page 96 (Unit 7) and try to do the writing exercise in two paragraphs. This writing exercise is VOLUNTARY, it is NOT COMPULSORY!!!     

   

El ejercicio de producción escrita es voluntario, no es obligatorio. Lo hacen en 2 párrafos. En el modelo yo pondría el primer párrafo hasta  "... a piece for everyone."

 

 

Smart Planet Digital books

 

HOMEWORK for tomorrow and the weekend  >>>

• Do exercises on pages 101-102 (Unit 9).

 

REMEMBER THERE WILL BE NO POST IN THIS BLOG FOR YOU TOMORROW.  

 

 

  HOMEWORK FOR TODAY:

• Keep finishing all the things you still have to hand in.

• Keep revising for the final exams   >>>>

Solutions to exercises in previous post  >>>>

 

Answers provided by Anabel Prados 1ºA Bach

158. COMPARATIVES. Fill in the gaps with the comparatives of superiority and the     superlatives of the adjectives you are given in brackets:

1. For (far) _________further_____ information on the passive you should revise the grammar revision.

2. Mick Malone's (old) ___elder_____ brother came from Ireland to visit him.

3. This is (bad) ___the worst__ football match I've ever watched.

Translate the following sentences into English:

4. Ella no llegó tan tarde como de costumbre.  She didn't come as late as usual.

5. Cuanto más estudio, menos problemas tengo con el inglés. The more I study, the fewer problems I have with English.

6. Los exámenes se van complicando cada vez más. The exams are getting more and more complicated.

 

159. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES:

1. That is the boy. I borrowed his motorbike last Saturday.// That is the boy whose motorbike I borrowed last Saturday.

2. Southampton is a busy sea port. It is on the south coast of England.//Southampton is a busy sea port which is on the south coast of England.

3. Jimmy Connors was once married to Chris Evert.He was a very famous American tennis player.//  Jimmy Connors, who was a very famous American tennis player, was once married to Chris Evert

4. Apolo XI was the spaceship. It took Armstrong and Aldrin to the moon.// Apolo XI was the spaceship that took Armstrong and Aldrin to the moon.

5. Last year I had to read the book. You are looking at it now.// Last year I had to read the book that you're looking at now

160. CONDITIONALS. Put the vers in brackets into their correct tense and fill in the gaps (...) with     these words:  IF  /  WHEN  /  PROVIDED THAT  /  UNLESS /  AS LONG AS         

1. I am going to Rome next week. ......when...... I (BE) _am____ there, I (SEE)__will see________    the Colisseum.

2. ..........unless....... we (GO) __go____ now, we (MISS) ____will miss____ the train

3. I (HELP) _will help ______ ........as long as........ I (FINISH) ____finish___ first.

4. ......if........ she (HAVE) ___had______ a ticket she (GO) ______would go______ to the concert.

5. Albert sr.(PLAY) ___would play_____________  with you tomorrow morning ...if...........  Albert jr. (NOT EAT) _____didn’t eat_________ every three hours.

 

 

English with Lucy >>>>  6 everyday habits to improve your English - do THIS daily!

 

Final musical hint:

Top 100 Oldies Songs Of All Time Greatest Hits Oldies But Goodies Collection

Covid-19 stories to tell (QUARANTINE: DAY 73)

Can you tell a story that has happened to you during this quarantine? 

 

I can tell you mine. Right at the beginning of the quarantine when you could not use your car to move around, I had to drive to Malaga airport to pick up my younger son, who was coming from Cardiff (Wales). I was not able to get any permission from the authorities and there was no taxi available for the time when he was going to land in Malaga, so I had to take the risks.

 

Fortunately, nobody was on the roads as it was raining cats and dogs, and we were able to get back home safe and sound. What a challenging adventure!!!  What about you?

News Review - Onion for $25? An ‘eye-watering’ story  (BBC Learning English)  

What does a toddler mean? and 'eye-watering'?

Here are some articles for you to read about the issue:

• Counting the human cost of Covid-19: 'Numbers tell a story words can't' (The Guardian)

• What I'm telling my kids about Covid-19 (CNN News)

• Revealed: the inside story of the UK's Covid-19 crisis (The Guardian)

• Recovering from coronavirus: Three harrowing stories of surviving Covid-19 (BBC News)

Do We Really Have Freedom Of Choice? (Conspiracy Documentary) | Real Stories

 

 

Quarantine Scoreboard

Posts uploaded:  46

Students participating:  about 85 out of 110 (77%) at least once during the quarantine, but only 40% of them are really working!!!!

Comments written and corrected:    more than 750

Emails exchanged: nearly 4000

PASEN announcements & messages:   more than 2600

Things handed in and corrected: more than 2000

 

Visits to blog and site during quarantine: almost 21,000 (Average of 250 visits per day)

Video lectures (ONLINE CLASSES):    21  (+ 6 Dictations on line, 4 verb exams and 7 online exams) and several individual online tutorials

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE QUARANTINE

 Wednesday, 27^th May

Homework for today:

 

• Do exercise 5 on page 95 (Unit 7) and write sentences using these phrases (= sintagmas, expresiones):  last Sunday, a week ago, on Tuesday, yesterday, in January, in 2010.

• Read and translate the model on page 96: My sister's Wedding   

 

Smart Planet Digital books

 

Today's homework:

• Unit 9 (Smart Planet 4), page 100   

• Keep handing in writing exercises, readers' activities and so on because in June I don't assure you I will correct it.

• Keep studying and revising as there may be a possibility of having an on-site final exam at school when we enter PHASE 2.

Here are other songs connected with FREEDOM:

Robbie Williams - Freedom    

Oh Freedom! - The Golden Gospel Singers (Lyrics in Description)

Aretha Franklin - Think (Freedom) - official music version.mp4  

 Which one is your favourite? Do you know any other song connected with the issue?

Our teacher gets so salty sometimes (Quarantine: DAY 72)

It is true that sometimes teachers get very easily angry, but the truth is that these days there are always good reasons to make them furious: fake students, fake exams, cheaters, lack of solidarity, governments that don't care at all about educational matters, ghost students....

 

The English We Speak:  Why are people saying 'salty'? (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

Some articles for you to read about the issue:

• When the Covid-19 crisis finally ends, schools must never return to normal (The Guardian) 

• Tackling bad pupils - and parents (BBC News)

• ‘Every lesson is a battle’: Why teachers are lining up to leave (The Guardian)

Quarantine Scoreboard

Posts uploaded:  45

Students participating:  about 85 out of 110 (77%) at least once during the quarantine, but only 40% of them are really working!!!!

Comments written and corrected:    more than 750

Emails exchanged: more than 3800

PASEN announcements & messages:   more than 2600

Things handed in and corrected: more than 2000

 

Visits to blog and site during quarantine: almost 21,000 (Average of 250 visits per day)

Video lectures (ONLINE CLASSES):    21  (+ 6 Dictations on line, 4 verb exams and 7 online exams) and several individual online tutorials

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE QUARANTINE

 Tuesday, 26^th May

1º ESO     CLASS    (<<<Click here)

Very good morning, ladies and gentlemen!!

 

I hope you are all well, safe and sound. Here's again the link to the session, just in case: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/379e7c0b009640fea3b23156deeba859

 

Solutions to yesterday's listening exercises:

Exercise 5. Because he has got a new phone number.

Exercise 6. Party for: Mike  //   When: last Saturday   //   Where: At a music club for teenagers on Main Street   //  Opinion of event:    nice excellent music, the DJ was very good, exciting, amazing, really nice    //  Who was there:  all our friends   //  Opinion of the food: very tasty

Exercise 7. 1. He was at home     2. It was chocolate cake and chocolate ice-cream

ATENCIÓN!!!! Hemos quedado hoy en clase que le doy un positivo al que me envie el audio del ejercicio 6 (pag 86). Tienen que grabarse leyendo en voz alta el ejercicio y mandármelo. Si no pudieran, quedan conmigo y nos conectamos, y lo leen. Deben leer en voz alta todos los días.

 

4º ESO

Smart Planet Digital books

These are the tasks for today: 

• Unit 9 (Smart Planet 4) , page 98  >>> Exercises 1 - 2 & page 99  

Once you've done all the page 99 you can do the last writing exercise we will do this year:

Unit 9  >>>> 

Wr17: Ejercicio de producción escrita sobre el tema : "Film piracy", bajo el formato de "An online article", en el que se utilizará pasiva del tipo 'it is said that', relative clauses, conditional sentences, comparatives and reported speech, además de todo lo visto en la página 99. La redacción debe estructurarse en 4 párrafos: Introducción - Desarollo del tema en 2 párrafos - Conclusión (este último párrafo es nuevo con respecto al modelo que se ofrece)

 

 

Describing an experience/experiment at our Science Week (Writing Exercise 15). An inphograph made by Lucía Espinosa (4º ESO A) about how to make a volcano  >>>>

 

English in a Minute:  TALKING ABOUT PAST ABILITIES: 'could' vs 'was able to'   (BBC Learning English)

 

Further information about PAST ABILITIES:

Using 'can', 'could', 'be able to' and 'manage to' - 6 Minute Grammar (BBC Learning English)

 

 

  HOMEWORK FOR TODAY:

• Keep finishing all the things you still have to hand in.

• Start revising for the final exams (For instance, you can revise the Grammmar Reference section at the end of the textbook and do the exercises proposed). Here are some more exam exercises   >>>>

158. COMPARATIVES. Fill in the gaps with the comparatives of superiority and the     superlatives of the adjectives you are given in brackets:

1. For (far) ______________ information on the passive you should revise the grammar revision.

2. Mick Malone's (old) _______________ brother came from Ireland to visit him.

3. This is (bad) _______________ football match I've ever watched.

Translate the following sentences into English:

4. Ella no llegó tan tarde como de costumbre.  

5. Cuanto más estudio, menos problemas tengo con el inglés.

6. Los exámenes se van complicando cada vez más.

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159. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of RELATIVE CLAUSES:

1. That is the boy. I borrowed his motorbike last Saturday.

2. Southampton is a busy sea port. It is on the south coast of England.

3. Jimmy Connors was once married to Chris Evert.He was a very famous American tennis player.

4. Apolo XI was the spaceship. It took Armstrong and Aldrin to the moon.

5. Last year I had to read the book. You are looking at it now.

160. CONDITIONALS. Put the vers in brackets into their correct tense and fill in the gaps (...) with     these words:  IF  /  WHEN  /  PROVIDED THAT  /  UNLESS /  AS LONG AS         

1. I am going to Rome next week. ................ I (BE) __________ there, I (SEE)______________    the Colisseum.

2. .................... we (GO) ____________ now, we (MISS) ____________ the train.

3. I (HELP) ____________ ....................... I (FINISH) _____________ first.

4. .............. she (HAVE) _____________ a ticket she (GO) _________________ to the concert.

5. Albert sr.(PLAY) ________________  with you tomorrow morning ..............  Albert jr. (NOT EAT) ______________ every three hours.

mmmEnglish  >>>>  Everyday habits to improve your English

 

 

Books can help us (QUARANTINE: DAY 71)

Books are always a good remedy for everything since they give you the knowledge to overcome difficulties in life and we are going to need loads of courage and knowledge in the near future!!!

Listening exercise  >>>> How can 'bibliotherapy' help us? (The soothing power of books)  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

Good news for those taking B1 or B2 exams as freelance students at the Official Language Schools (EOI)  >>>>   I have just learned that if you fail the exams in Septemper or any part, there will be another possibility in October (this piece of news has been confirmed, although I haven't any document so far to show you, but I've been told that at the Official Language School).

 

Click here for further information about the Official Language School in Motril (EOI)

 

Here are some useful links to prepare for the exams: 

• In my site  Getting ready for the B2 

• Pruebas terminales de certificación (general)  //   INGLÉS   

• Ejemplos de pruebas realizadas   (EOI Málaga)    todos los idiomas     

  

Quarantine Scoreboard

Posts uploaded:  44

Students participating:  about 85 out of 110 (77%) at least once during the quarantine, but only 40% of them are really working!!!!

Comments written and corrected:    more than 700

Emails exchanged: more than 3700

PASEN announcements & messages:   almost 2600

Things handed in and corrected: almost 2000

 

Visits to blog and site during quarantine: almost 20,000 (Average of 250 visits per day)

Video lectures (ONLINE CLASSES):    20  (+ 6 Dictations on line, 4 verb exams and 7 online exams) and several individual online tutorials

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE QUARANTINE

 Monday, 25^th May

1º ESO

Tasks for today:

• Unit 7 (page 94) >> Do all the exercises on the page and send me the answers to exercises 5, 6 and 7.

• Watch these New That's English episodes >>>

MODULE 2  (NOTES)        Unit 9A            Unit 9B           

 

4º ESO    CLASS    (<<<Click here)

Very good morning, ladies and gentlemen!!

 

I hope you are all well, safe and sound. Today we will be correcting the exams in our session: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/55c766d756b946bd8cf62f7443269e0b

  

Smart Planet Digital books

 

HOMEWORK for tomorrow and the weekend  >>>

• Let's go on revising REPORTED SPEECH by watching some other videos:      reference words   &    changing verbs    (Anglo-Link lessons) 

• Do exercises 1-3 on page 97 (Unit 9).

 

 

Describing an experience/experiment at our Science Week (Writing Exercise 15). An inphograph made by Francisco González (4º ESO A) about the robot EIRO >>>>

 

Fake news: Fact and fiction  >>>> How can 'bibliotherapy' help us? (The soothing power of books)  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

1º Bach     CLASS      (<<<Click here)

Very good morning, ladies and gentlemen!!

 

I hope you are all well, safe and sound.

 

Today we will start revising from 11 a.m. to 13 a.m. RELATIVE CLAUSES & REPORTED SPEECH, apart from finishing the PASSIVE VOICE & CONDITIONAL SENTENCES in our session, whose link is, just in case: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/c32436f87fda4ceea41aa7897f70a93b

 

Solutions to exercises in previous post  >>>>

Answers provided by Mihail Livaditis 1ºA Bach

154. TENSES. Put the verb in brackets into their appropriate form:

1. She went to the optician and (her eyes / tested) had her eyes tested.

2. These shoes need (clean) to be cleaned, because they are rather dirty.

3. I won't know the answer until I (see) see him.

4. She (play) has been playing volleyball for two hours.

5. When he was younger he (play) used to play football, but now he doesn't play anymore.

6. When I (get) got home, smoke (come) was coming out of one of the upstairs windows.

7. My grandfather can remember (go) going to the cinema with my grandmother.

8. Would you like (come) to come to a party on Saturday evening?

9. I'm looking forward (meet) to meeting you again next summer.

10. I (not take) am not going to take that bus because I have a meeting in Granada at 14.00 and I'm afraid I (not arrive) won´t arrive in time if I take that one.

155. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:

1. They are cleaning your house at the moment.

Your house is being cleaned at the moment.

2. We call Lieutenant Columbus only on special occasions.

Lieutenant Columbus is called by us only on special moments.

3. Someone stole all the jewels last night.

All the jewels were stolen last night.

4. Nobody will serve refreshments until the match is over.

Refreshments won´t be served until the match is over.

5. People think they make these artificial flowers of silk.

It is thought that these artificial flowers are made of silk /// These flowers are thought to be made of silk.

156. Put the following sentences into INDIRECT SPEECH:

1. "Bring me the newspaper, please", the father to the son.

The father asked his son politely to bring him the newspaper.

2. "Who put salt in my coffee?", he asked.

He asked who had put in his coffee.

3. "I'm going fishing with my mother this afternoon", said the small boy.

The small boy said that he was going fishing with his mother that afternoon.

4. "What was she wearing when you saw her last?”, the policeman asked me.

The policeman asked me what she was wearing when I last saw her.

5. "I'll sit up till she comes in, but I hope she won't be late", said Mrs Pitt.

Mrs Pitt said that she would sit up until she came in, but Mrs Pitt hoped that she wouldn't be late.

157. Give a piece of advice to each problem:

1. I find it really difficult to get up in the mornings.

You should go to bed earlier /// How about having some hot milk before you go to bed? /// You shouldn´t stay up so late in the night.

2. My car is not going very well lately.

You should take it to the garage, so that you can have it repaired /// Why don´t you buy a new one?

 

INSANE Trick Shots In Tennis 

 

Here's the third song connected with FREEDOM I present you. This one is by Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton:

Freedom by Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton OFFICIAL LYRICS VIDEO