Tough moments for everybody at school, both students and teachers!!! But remember we're all a family at IES Mediterraneo with the same goal: DO OUR BEST!!!
Having this goal in mind and due the COVID protocol, we are all in the need of a quieter world, as you will see below. Remember what happened to nature when our cities went silent during the lockdown.
My musical hint for this long weekend: Sister Sledge - "We Are Family" (1979) and here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along:
Episode 210428 / 28 April 2021 >>> The reconstruction of Notre Dame - Language related to
'reconstruction'. Need-to-know language: dismantling, mangled, rafters, sprouted & contemporary.
The school year is coming to an end and crucial moments are coming closer. However, it is not just in the academic domain, but also in other areas.
In sport seasons are in the most important matches, the pandemic is living special moments with the vaccination of the population and the state of alarm coming to an end, climate change is again an issue that demands the attention of the whole world (especially, super powers such as US or China), justice in the US has also lived something special regarding the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement...
And being just on the move, enjoy this other musical hint of mine: A Celebration Of New Orleans Blues With Hugh Laurie. I hope you'll fancy the music and the city of New Orleans.
Episode 210414 / 14 April 2021 >>> How will Brexit affect the flower industry? -
Language related to
'threats and warnings'. Need-to-know language: poaching, deshints,
baffling, shed some light on & large improvement (in something).
Spring
is already here and I think we'd better dance now, have fun and do our
best in this final term at school after such a difficult and bizarre
year!!
How do you feel with the arrival of the spring, with the change in the time, with longer and sunnier days, with all the school matters...?
Before answering have a look at the activity just below:
Episode 210310 / 10 March 2021 >>> The dentist helping a koala to walk - Language related to
'improving health'. Need-to-know language: prosthetic, patient, mobility, rejuvenated & quality of life.
Although I'm a bit annoyed with some of my students, I can't help reminding them this most important piece of news (What does 'can't help + verb in -ing' mean?):
REMINDERS FOR OUR STUDENTS >>>>>> B1 & B2 exams!!!!
You can register for the B1 and B2 exams as freelance student (estudiante libre) from 1st April to 15th April.
Here's the LINK to the website of the Official Language School in Motril.
And you must also remember that you can apply to be an official student next school year from 1st May to 20th May. Here's the LINK, and all the dates for ...
Episode 210331 / 31 March 2021 >>> Changing how we view the Universe -
Language related to
'scientific discovery'. Need-to-know language: profound consequences,
hints, baffling, shed some light on & large improvement (in
something).
As Spanish writer Jorge Manrique said (or even later Bruce Springsteen), our lives are like rivers (have a look at Copla IV, "Coplas por la muerte de su padre"), rivers that die when they arrive at the sea, but which provide so much life in their way down to all the fields alongside. So remember to do your best because you are in the best part of your life, of your river!!!
Here's my musical hint for today:Bruce Springsteen - The River (The River Tour, Tempe 1980)
And do you remember the film by Robert Redford: A River Runs Through It : A Symphony (Mark Isham) and its wonderful soundtrack.
Episode 210317 / 17 March 2021 >>> Kenyan fishermen and women saving the planet - Language related to
'fishing'. Need-to-know language: catch, the fruits of, source of income, scarce & labour-intensive.
Pandemic made 2020 ‘the year of the quiet ocean’, say scientists (The Guardian)
