Our first term is coming to an end. Fortunately we have had all our classes face to face (in-person clases), at least those groups I teach. Despite all these tough times with the pandemic, we are all making a tremendous effort complying with all the security mesures at school and so far no cases have been reported to have anything to do with what happens inside our school premises.
However, we cannot be happy at all as we live locked down most of the time. At the moment we have to stay in our own local town and we are not allowed to meet any relatives or friends living outside our hometown. Times of solitude, loneliness. But, as the song below says "let's be lonely together!"
Here's a listening exercise for you to do about this issue:
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'cars'. Need-to-know language: performance, top end, range, charge points & museum pieces.
Do you know what "For What It's Worth" means? It is also the title of a song by the Buffalo Springfield and it has always been an anti-war protest song. Actually, it wasn't in the beginning. It was a consequence of a curfew, like the one we have nowadays due to the pandemic.
In a few days' time we are coming to our deadline to hand in compositions/writing exercises, making comments... so pay attention to the listening exercise I propose and the other activities:
A listening exercise for you to do: Let's talk about lateness(6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
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'wildlife'. Need-to-know language: survive, ecology, raise, joey & thrive.
On the right way... Yes, on the right way to SUCCESS!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to our students at the IES Mediterráneo (Salobreña) for their good results in their B1 and B2 exams at the Official Language School: Ana Muñoz (2º Bachillerato) has passed her B2 exams and these students in 1ºBachillerato have passed their B1 exams at the Official Language School: Nuria Díaz, Lucía Espinosa, Susana Pérez. As you can see, taking into account all those who passed a month ago ( Can flowers make bees smile? ), we have a total of 11 students in the level of 1º Bachilleratoand 9 students in 2º Bachillerato that have already got their B1 and so have 8 students in 2º Bachillerato, four of whom have also got their B2.
And latest wonderful news: Sofía has just got her C1 (Cambridge)!!!!
However, that does not mean we are at the end of the road. This is just the beginning of a road: THE ROAD TO SUCCESS!!! as we have many other goals ahead: having the best of marks both at school ( English in a Minute: 'At school' or 'At the school' (BBC Learning English) ) and in Selectivity, and getting their B2 (especially those students in 1º Bachillerato) next June. That's the way our great Rafa Nadal faces life so as to get such incredible results in life.
Episode 201104 / 11 November 2020 >>> Restoring an English cathedral - Language related to
'restoration'. Need-to-know language: spire, parapets, stonemasons, forebears & artisans.