Time to be honest

 We come to the third and final term at school and it is high time to be honest because in the final exams you'll have to do your best both at school and at the Official Language School if you are going to sit the B1 or B2 exams. Therefore, your comments, compositions, writing exercises... must be genuine because later we'll have do them under exam conditions.

 

Pay attention to the highlighted expressions and look them up if you can't remember its meaning.

Do you happen to know LOREENA McKENNITT - (Nights From The Alhambra) and her song:  The Mystic's Dream ? It's a real delight. I hope you'll enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Academic English  >>> Tips for writing an essay  

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  English in the News: Kamala Harris to tackle immigration on US-Mexico border  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Astronauts on strike?   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute:   Rules for silent 'e'   (BBC Learning English)
  

 

 

OUR STUDENTS AT WORK...

 

Project about Jane Eyre by Mª Trini Ortiz (2º Bach A) and here's her project on A Foreigner in New York.

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210324 / 24 March 2021    >>>  Discovering the Universe's best kept secrets -    Language related to 'Science'.  Need-to-know language: particles, detect, capturing & evolved.

 

Crowdfunding

Crowd funding (micromecenazgo) .- the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the internet.

"musicians, filmmakers, and artists have successfully raised funds and fostered awareness through crowdfunding"

 

Crowdfunding is an excellent idea. Have a look at these articles:

• Crowdfunding: the boom and buzz explained (The Guardian)
  

• How does crowdfunding work? (BBC News)
  

• Why crowdfunding is no replacement for the welfare state (The Guardian)

The popularity of online crowdfunding for medical expenses 

 

 

 

However, crowdfunding has also got its dark side. A few days ago, we have seen in Spain the case of an online crowdfunding for medical expenses which turned out to be a fraud. A man with 2,000 tumors asked famous people for money to cover all the medical expenses due to his illness.

Paco Sanz, the perillán who swindled more than 14,000 people by simulating "2,000 tumors" (spainsnews.com)

 

 

 

 

 

Some activities for you to do:    

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  The English We Speak:  Crowdsourcing    (BBC Learning English. Another link in case the previous one doesn't work:   Crowdsourcing    

• English in a Minute:   5 ways to use 'SET'   (BBC Learning English)

• Listening Exercise for you to do : Millenials and business   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• mmmEnglish talking about : SILENT LETTERS (part 1)

 

   Here's the song The Heat is on by Glenn Frey with lyrics for you to sing along:

 

 

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210324 / 24 March 2021    >>>  Discovering the Universe's best kept secrets -    Language related to 'Science'.  Need-to-know language: particles, detect, capturing & evolved.

GRANADA FC, our local heroes!!!

 

What a fantastic season Granada FC is doing!!!  So far they have won so many matches and they are still alive in the Europe League competition. They are doing well in the Spanish league, like last season. In the King's Cup they nearly beat FC Barcelona...

 

They have been even an example in Europe  >>>  HOW to succeed without much money | Atalanta Bergamo, Granada CF and FC Heidenheim

 

 

 

GRANADA CF, review of its history (Una Historia que contar...un Futuro por Brindar).

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some more videos about our local team's victories in the Europe League competition (unfortunately, none of them is in Spanish):  1  ,  2   &   3

 

And Granada CF's wonderful neverending story continues with its victory 2-0 over Norwegian Molde in the round of 16. Surely our students were delighted last night. Here's a summary of the match:

 

 

El Granada CF de los 70, un equipo "de miedo" 

 

 

Some activities for you to do:    

• What's the key to happiness. Here's a listening exercise for you to do and where you may find it out:  The small things you can do to feel happier    (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute:   5 ways to say 'ough'   (BBC Learning English)

• Grammar lesson : State verbs   (BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Harry and Megan's interview (BBC Learning English)
  

 

   Here's the song by Limahl:   The Neverending Story • Theme Song  

 

 

 

 

A tennis legend: Federer's Return To Tennis!  

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210224 / 24 February 2021    >>>  Hunting for the missing great white sharks -    Language related to 'crime'.  Need-to-know language: mysteriously, suspects, detectives, crime scene & prime suspects.

We are still standing

 

We are still standing!!! after all we've gone through with this pandemic, probably thanks to the vaccines and all our efforts to prevent it.

 

 

Here's an interesting video to watch: This is how we prevent the next pandemic by Bill Gates

 

‘If we don’t do it, who will?': a year on the frontline of Covid-19 (The Guardian)

Everyday Covid mistakes we are all still making (The Guardian)

 

 

Some activities for you to do:    

• 2 Listening exercises for you to do:  COVID: One year on  &  Do you enjoy singing?   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute:   Pronunciation of 'th'   (BBC Learning English)

• News Review : Trump acquitted   (BBC Learning English)
  

 

Elton John and Michael Caine front NHS vaccine ad (BBC News)

 

 

 

   Here's the song by Elton John:   "I'm still standing" (with English subtitles) 

 

 

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210217 / 17 February 2021    >>>  Night walking in the UK -    Language related to 'darkness'.  Need-to-know language: descends, after dark, night walker & forbidding.

 

Football: Real Madrid, a history of 119 years  >>