Unfortunately, not a good time for live music

 

Unfortunately, any gathering of people can be the cause of an outbreak, so no live music, no chance to go to a football match, or a tennis match, or a basketball match and, of course, no time for boozing all together!!!

Some interesting articles for you to read about the issue:

• Australian government / Health department: Limits on public gatherings for coronavirus (COVID-19) 

• Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak (WHO - World Health Organization)

 

 

However, ....

News Review: A plan to bring live music back (BBC Learning English)

Going on with our revision of the FUTURE TENSES with our 1º ESO students:

 
                               WE 💗 HOLIDAYS !!! 

(Click here to have access to the digital book: Cambridge University Press)  You will do the first 5 exercises on page 97 to work on your listening skills and vocabulary. Then you will revise the GOING TO future for plans, intentions, decisions... on page 98 (do the first 5 exercises). Por ejemplo, si nosotros decidimos o tenemos la intención de ver películas en inglés durante el mes de agosto para mejorar nuestro nivel de inglés, diríamos:

Example: I'm going to watch films in English to improve my level of English during the month of August.

The English We Speak: What does the 'new normal' mean? (BBC Learning English) Check its meaning below.

And now here's a quizz: ZERO AND FIRST (REAL) CONDITIONALS    (for my 4º ESO students)

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Last night I watched the film "Me Before You", whose soundtrack was really nice, apart from the touching issue it deals with. Here's one of the songs:

Ed Sheeran - Photograph • Me Before You

 

Other bits from the film:  1   2   3 

HIGHWAY TO B2.....

USE OF ENGLISH. Multiple-choice exercise. Choose the appropriate option:

 
21. "If I shut my eyes," he thought, "................... asleep."   (A  I'll fall    B   I'd fallen   C  I'm falling   D   I was falling)

22. As he watched, .................. cloud appeared.    (A  an other    B   that other   C  another   D   any other)

23. ........................ looked like the head of an American Indian.  (A  This one    B   One   C  Which one   D   The one)

24. He seems to be ferocious, .....................?     (A  isn't it    B   isn't he   C  doesn't he   D   does he)

25. Indian warriors ........................ their faces before going off to fight.   (A  used to paint    B   used paint  C  used to painting   D  were painting)

26. Then they ..................... to the rhythm of drums.     (A  had danced    B   were dancing   C  would be dancing   D   would dance)

27. Peter thought he ............ the sound of their drums.     (A  would hear    B   could have heard   C  should be hearing   D   could hear)

28. He didn't realize it was thunder .................. .     (A  from far     B   away far   C  far away   D  as far off)

29. When clouds build up, it often ................... rain.   (A  is meaning     B  means to   C  must be meaning   D   means)

30. There were ................ clouds now.        (A  much      B   many more   C  much more   D   more than many)

31. One cloud looked .......................... an umbrella.        (A  to be    B   it was   C  being   D  like)

32. .................... a raindrop fell on the little dog's head.  (A  In that time   B   Just then   C  When   D  Therefore)

33. Poosk ................. .   (A  woke up    B   awakened   C  awake    D  woken up)

34. She knew ........................ .         (A  that was coming    B   what will come   C  that will be coming   D   what was coming)

35. "It .......... rain," the dog thought.   (A  must be going to    B   will be   C  ought to have been   D   has had to be)

36. ........... this is just what it did.   (A  Because    B   Although   C  And   D   However)

37. "Come on!" Peter called. "We ....................... stay here any longer."    (A  couldn't    B   can't   C  hadn't to   D   mightn't)

38. Peter and Poosk jumped up and ran .................... the rain.   (A  through    B   under   C  down   D   below)

39. He ...................... an umbrella.       (A  ought to bring    B   can have brought   C  should have brought   D   must bring)

40. "As soon as I ................ home, I'll have a hot bath," he promised himself.     (A  have got    B   will get   C  get   D   am getting)

Solutions to USE OF ENGLISH exercises in the previous post.

1.  d   2. b  3. c   4. a   5. d   6. b   7. b  8. d  9. d  10. d   11. b  12. a  13. b  14. b   15.  c   16.  b   17.  c   18.  b   19. c   20. b

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the new normal = "la nueva normalidad"

Mask up the world!!

One of the cities with the highest death rates because of Coronavirus has been New York city and now both there and all over Spain masks are to be worn everywhere to keep safe.

 

 

 

WEAR A MASK NY

Why wearing masks may be the way forward (Financial Times)

 

So, if we want to stay healthy, wear a mask everywhere and keep the social distance. This is not over!! And talking about the conditionals, here's mmmEnglish doing some English Grammar Practice about First or Second Conditional?

 

Going on with our revision of the FUTURE TENSES with our 1º ESO students:

 
                               WE 💗 HOLIDAYS !!! 

(Click here to have access to the digital book: Cambridge University Press)  You will do the first 5 exercises on page 96. Here we use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to refer to arrangements ('ARRANGEMENTS' son acciones concertadas por varias partes, como si fueran una cita. Por ejemplo, la visita al dentista)

Example: I'm visiting the dentist next Thursday, at 10 a.m. (That means you have already phoned and have already arranged when to meet)

 

Some special exercises for my bachillerato students to do:

• Listening exercise for you to do: How can sport fight poverty? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Athlete's 200m 'record' only 185m (BBC Learning English)

• Learners' Questions teaches us: How to pronounce '-s' and '-ed' endings (BBC Learning English)

• Continuing with the comparatives, here's a quizz to revise: THE SUPERLATIVES    (for my 4º ESO students)

• English in a Minute:  What's the difference between 'beside' and 'besides'?   (BBC Learning English)

HIGHWAY TO B2.....

USE OF ENGLISH. Multiple-choice exercise. Choose the appropriate option:

1. Now that the weekend had come, Peter felt like ...................    (A  relaxed    B   to relax   C  being relaxed   D   relaxing)

2. He .................. hard all week.    (A  worked    B   had been working   C  was working   D   did work)

3. "It's a nice day for a walk," he said to Poosk, ........................   (A  the little dog of his    B   it's a little dog   C  his little dog   D   the little dog of him)

4. Dogs usually ..................... walks, don't they?     (A  like    B   are liking   C  liked   D   don't like)

5. Peter is lucky; he lives ........................    (A  at the country    B   in a country  C  at the countryside   D  in the country)

6. He has only to step outside his door and he is among ..................... hills.     (A  gently green    B   gentle, green   C  gentle green   D   green, gentle)

7. Peter and Poosk walked ............ five miles.     (A  at    B  -   C  along   D   the)

8. ............... Peter grew tired.        (A  At the latest      B   At latest   C  At least   D   At last)

9. He did something ................ he often enjoyed.   (A  of which     B  what   C  and that   D   that)

10. He sat .................. the grass and began to daydream.     (A  onto     B   in   C  down   D  on)

11. " .......................... a seat," he told Poosk.        (A  Do you have    B   Do have   C  Have you had   D  You are having)

12. Poosk didn't need .................... twice.  (A  asking   B   being asked   C  asked   D  be asked)

13. She ................. down and soon fell asleep.   (A  lied    B   lay   C  laid    D  lain)

14. She was even ........................ Peter.         (A  the same tired    B   more tired than   C  as tired like   D   tired as)

15. There were .......... clouds in the sky.   (A  any    B   as many   C  a few   D   every)

16. It was ........... day they had had that summer.   (A  as warmer a   B   the warmest   C  as a warm   D   a warmer)

17. ....................... he daydreamed, Peter saw figures in the sky.    (A  Until    B   Since   C  While   D   During)

18. He thought he .................... see a rabbit.   (A  would    B   could   C  must   D   did)

19. It looks very realistic, ...................... ?       (A  isn't it    B   is it   C  doesn't it   D   does it)

20. Peter ................ more comfortable.     (A  made him    B   made himself   C  made to be   D   himself made)

 

Musical hint: You will never "Boxes"  by Gavin James

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COVID-19 outbreaks everywhere!!!!

 

We have to be really careful because the solution to this pandemic hasn't been found yet. Every time we go out or meet other people, it is essential to be sensible and not be foolish as most of the outbreaks now are affecting young people in Spain, Britain...

 

 

We won't be safe until we find a vaccine!!!

 

 

Musical hint: You will never "Stop This Flame" by Celeste

 

Pubs close after hundreds of customers exposed to coronavirus risk - BBC News

Going on with our revision of the FUTURE TENSES with our 1º ESO students:

 
                               WE 💗 HOLIDAYS !!! 

(Click here to have access to the digital book: Cambridge University Press)  You will do exercises 1-3 on page 95

 

News Review: A classical music festival from home (BBC Learning English)

 

Here are 2 situations to make comparisons with 2 different structures: 

• First, you obviously have the comparatives. Here's a quizz: REVISION OF THE COMPARATIVES    (for my 4º ESO students) 

• Secondly, at a more advanced level (for my 1º Bachillerato students) you can also make comparisons by using this structure:  English in a Minute:  'As if' vs 'As though'   (BBC Learning English)

Listening exercise for you to do: Office life after the coronavirus lockdown (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

Interesting pronunciation lesson by mmmEnglish!   >>>  Spelled the SAME, Pronounced DIFFERENTLY 😵 Correct English Pronunciation

 

So how do you pronounce these words: TEAR, DOVE, LEAD, CLOSE, WOUND, DESERT, OBJECT, CONTENT, SEPARATE, DELIBERATE?

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

Lucky Luke - EP02 - Daltons in the blizzard (Les Daltons dans le blizzard in French)

What does 'blizzard' mean?

 

Lucky Luke Ending I'm a poor lonesome cowboy (Karaoke to sing along)

Time to bite the bullet!!

We are living very hard times with the Covid-19 pandemic, so it is time to bite the bullet (The English We Speak, BBC Learning English) and try to do something useful.

 

With regard to health, face masks are said to be essential to keep healthy (listening exercise: Should we wear a face mask? (6 Minute English, BBC learning English)

This summer we will be revising first the FUTURE TENSES with our 1º ESO students by having a look at this unit:

 

 
                               WE 💗 HOLIDAYS !!! 

(Click here to have access to the digital book: Cambridge University Press)

You will do exercises on page 94 and then try to translate this sentence into English: "¿Qué tiempo suele hacer en tu pueblo?" and answer it.

Let me know if you have any problems.

 

 

As for my 1º Bachillerato students, some of whom may be addicted to Netflix, it is time to bite the bullet and stop being a couch potato. Here are some articles for them to read: 

• Netflix: The signs you might need a break from the site (BBC News)

• Netflix: is it every student’s worst addiction? (The Guardian)

• Netflix addiction is real – we are entertaining ourselves to death (The Guardian)

 

And here are 3 Selectivity exams for them to do (June 2019)  >>   THE SPANISH LEGIÓN PUT ON DIET OVER OBESITY FEARS & NETFLIX ADDICTION IS REAL +   Binge-watching (interesting posts to have a look before doing them:      label    obesity   &  Is Television helpful or harmful for our society?  )

 

Three people treated for 'binge watching' addiction to TV in first cases of their kind in Britain (Daily Telegraph)

 

 

What about my 4º ESO students? The first task for this summer is to revise the REPORTED SPEECH. First of all, let's revise the theoretical part here: 4º ESO

Then you can do vocabulary exercises 1-4 on page 74 on the semantic field 'CRIME' and finally we can start doing some exercises on REPORTED SPEECH:

 

A. Transform these sentences into Reported Speech.

1. "I can't stop laughing", the student to the teacher.

2. "They're laughing at me now", said Mary.

3. "I can't afford to buy your car", Albert to Fernando Alonso.

4. "FC Barcelona will win the King's Cup tomorrow", said Messi in the press conference.

5. "We don't like this exercise", said the students.

6. "I'm afraid of spiders", said my mum.

English in a Minute:  'when' vs 'if' (BBC Learning English)

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

Lucky Luke - EP01 - Ma dalton

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What will jobs and learning be like in the future?

Everything is changing these days. Probably faster because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The way we learn, the way we work, the way we meet people. We have already talked about 'teleworking', but with the new normality we are heading towards flexible or blended working. And so could be learning and teaching!

Let's see what it really means and then we'll have a look at a couple of articles related to the issue:

• The English We Speak - What does 'blended working' mean?  (BBC Learning English) 

• Working from home has a troubled history. Coronavirus is exposing its flaws again (The Guardian)

• Coronavirus: Is this the end of office working in Wales? (BBC News)

 

 

By the way, do you know what a blender is as an electrical appliance? Have a look at the bottom of this post and you will discover what it is.

News Review - Half million deaths  (BBC Learning English) 

 

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

Vicky The Viking - Episode 10 - The Promise 

 

Latest news on Coronavirus:

Covid survivors may face life-long brain injuries - BBC News 

 

English in a Minute:  'also' vs 'as well' vs 'too' (BBC Learning English) 

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