On your marks!!

 

 

We are getting ready for the final school rush, especially those students in 2º Bachillerato. Have a look in my site (2º Bachillerato) as I have just prepared for you the last fourteen 2020 Selectivity exams we haven't done so far and that we will be doing in the next two/three weeks in class.

 

 

Some activities for you to do:  

 

• British Chat:  What is the biggest mistake you've ever made?  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute:    How to use WISH (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do: Compassion fatigue   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

• English in the News: DR Congo: Thousands flee after volcano eruption warning   (BBC Learning English)

 

 

And... Belarus accused of hijacking (News Review) & Talking about CAUSE AND EFFECT (BBC Learning English)

 

Here are also some further practice on the Reported Speech:

60. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:

1. "I'm going out now", he said.

2. "I'll be home by nine", he said.   

3. "My young brother wants to be a football player", said Mary.   

4. "Who has been using my typewriter?", said my mother.   

5. "Don't do anything dangerous", said his wife.  

6. "Do you want to see the cathedral?", said the guide.

7. "Close the door", said Albert to Nick.

8. "Take these dictionaries to the English Department", said the teacher to the student.

61. REPORTED SPEECH. Put this dialogue into reported speech:

Arthur‑ What's the matter? Don't cry. Do you want to borrow my handckerchief?

Mary ‑ I'm sorry to be so boring. I haven't seen Bruce for the whole weekend. Did you see him?

Arthur ‑ Yes, I did.

Mary ‑ Where did you see him?

Arthur ‑ I saw him at the dentist's last Thursday.

Mary ‑ He didn't come for me on Thursday. There must be quite a simple explanation.

 

Arthur ...... and told her ..... . Finally he asked her .....

Mary ......  , but  ....    and asked him .....

Arthur answered .....

Then Mary asked him ....

And Arthur said ......

Mary said .... , but that .....

 

However, this is not only a school matter, but also in the world of sport it is time for finals. In football we have two new champions in Europe: Villarreal & Chelsea, being both Manchester United and Manchester city the losers.

 

I wish you have the best results possible!!!

 

 

 

Football legends - Zinedine Zidane   and...   Zinedine Zidane Top 15 Crazy Goals \ Top 15 Super Skills ( The Zinedine Zidane Story | Full Documentary )

 

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210526 / 26 May 2021    >>>  What we've learned from the children of the 90s -    Language related to 'studies'.  Need-to-know language: privileged, beneficial, meticulously, journals & contributing.

 

 

 On your marks, get set, GO!!

Time to open up ?

It is time to open up and start forgetting about all the hard times we have been through: pandemics, school, exams, restrictions..., but there's no need to rush when there are still a lot of people to be vaccinated.

 

English in the News: Covid: Is the EU opening up? (BBC Learning English)

 

Related article for you to read:

EU plans to reopen to fully Covid-vaccinated foreign tourists from June (The Guardian)

 

Here's my musical hint to rock the night when  things get back to normal: Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode"   and here's a version with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. And now let's a movie clip from the film Back to the Future where Michael J. Fox... 

 

 

and also with the lyrics for you to sing and dance along!!!

 

Some activities for you to do:  

 

• British Chat:  What was your first kiss like?  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute:    5 Ways to use HARD (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do: Hermits   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

• English in the News: Long working hours kill 745,000 people a year, study finds   (BBC Learning English)

Vintage tennis: Rafael Nadal: Most Dominating Tournament Ever (French Open 2008) 

 

 

Vintage NBA basketball: Top 10 Magic Johnson Plays. 

 

 

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210519 / 19 May 2021    >>>  Dark Sky Reserves -    Language related to 'working from home'.  Need-to-know language: struggling, aberration,  splitting, hybrid & through the roof.

 

 

STOP RURAL DEPOPULATION!!!

We have to prevent rural depopulation. We have often heard about the emptied Spain, that is to say, the part of Spain which is being abandoned. Meanwhile, our cities are becoming more and more crowded (overcrowded cities).

 

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

• The 'Revolt of Empty Spain': Why is Spain's rural world protesting? (Euronews) 

• Emptied Spain: nobody's land, everybody's land  (Agencia EFE)
  

• 'Empty Spain’: country grapples with towns fading from the map (The Guardian)

• Urban overcrowding and rural depopulation: Are there any solutions to these problems? (Tomorrow.City)

 

 

Selectivity exam  2020 connected with issue of 'rural depopulation'  >>     OPTION A: A cheese that tastes of future & OPTION B: (K)orean-pop   (interesting posts to have a look before doing them:      label    &   posts:    Crowdfunding , Objectification, a top issue )

 

 

 

Here's my musical hint in the case things get tough: Billy Ocean - "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"   and here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing and dance along:

 

Actually, this was part of the soundtrack of the film: Romancing the Stone starred by Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Here's the trailer >>>

 

 

Some activities for you to do:  

 

• And, please, do not procrastinate  >>>  The English We Speak:  PUSH BACK  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute:    4 verbs for COOKING (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do: When males are not needed   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

• English in the News: Deaths mount as Israel-Gaza violence worsens   (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

And when the things get tough on clay in tennis, here's always Il imperatore Nadal (  L'imperatore di Roma & NADAL: l'imperatore è tornato a Roma!!!  ) winning his 10th title in Rome and 36th Master 1000 title!!!! Rome 2021 Final Highlights  & Talking about the Next Gen 

 

 

 

Rafa Nadal Championship Point, Interview & Trophy Lift | Rome 2021

 

And the Next Gen is not only tennis, but also in BASKETBALL  >>>  Vintage NBA

Spud Webb Proves He Can Still Dunk At Age 47!

 

[Spud Webb] The Shortest Player In the NBA that Broke the Prejudice of People All Over the World

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210505 / 05 May 2021    >>>  The whitest white paint -    Language related to 'discoveries'.  Need-to-know language: embraced, estimate, formulation, relatively & breakthroughs.

Let's get it on!!

 

Let's get it on! We can do it, but we've got to be resilient and be strong enough to do our best.

My musical hint for these final school days: Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On"  and here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along:

 

In the level of 4º ESO we came across The Giant's Causeway and its legend. Here's a video to learn about it:

The Giant's Causeway and its Legend for Kids: Famous Landmarks for Children - FreeSchool. Some other videos about the issue: 1 & 2  

Here you can read about The Giant's Causeway Legend: Myth & Scientific explanation 

 

Some activities for you to do:  

 

• English in the News:  Malian woman gives birth to nine children  (BBC Learning English) 

  

• English in a Minute:    How to complain politely (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Mermaids   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

• News Review: India's Covid nightmare   (BBC Learning English)

Solution for climate change we already knew: Paint it white (The Guardian)

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210505 / 05 May 2021    >>>  The whitest white paint -    Language related to 'discoveries'.  Need-to-know language: embraced, estimate, formulation, relatively & breakthroughs.

Better late than never

It seems that some of our students have been working hard lately. Better late than never!!!

 

A brand new TV channel has come to our screens!!!! No more trash TV!!! It is your chance to learn about the world, your town, village... and to meet the new couple at school!!!

 

Mediterranean News!!!!! What an incredible programme our students have done!!!!

And here are some of the digital projects done by our students about the readers  >>>>

 

Project about Jane Eyre by David Escribano (2º Bach A)

 

 

Project about Jane Eyre by Rocío González (2º Bach A)

 

 

Project about A Foreigner in New York by Rocío González (2º Bach A)

 

Project about A Foreigner in New York by Andrés Vidoy (2º Bach A)

 

 

Project about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Andrés Vidoy (2º Bach A)

 

 

Project about Jane Eyre by Andrés Vidoy (2º Bach A)

 

 

Project about A Foreigner in New York by Raquel Boo Arellano (2º Bach A)

 

 

Project about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Raquel Boo Arellano (2º Bach A)

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM!!!