We all have a dream that one day this pandemic will be over and that everybody is sensible enough to comply with the rules.
Martin Luther King also had a dream, which is the main topic of this selectivity exam:
2020 >> OPTION A: I have a dream & OPTION B: Alternative diets
Here are some posts in this blog and labels related to the issue which will remind you both semantic fields:
RACISM: Black lives DO matter!!!
"No meat on Mondays!!!", claim activists in France.
Labels: racism , diet , flexiterianism , Veganism
And talking about the SELECTIVITY exam, you may think it is impossible to get to this level (notas de corte 2021):
but it is possible, please read this article from the newspaper EL IDEAL
HIGHWAY TO B2.....
USE OF ENGLISH. Multiple-choice exercise. Choose the appropriate option:
1. Harriet was very ................... by Madam Zamzam's invitation. (A
exciting B excitable
C excites D excited)
2. She .................. asked to go to a seance. (A would be
B was to be C
had been D will have been)
3. A seance is a meeting ........................ people.
(A about B
of C among
D through)
4. They try to speak to people who are no longer ............ (A
with life B live
C alive D a life)
5. Madame Zamzam was a woman .................... work was to organize seances. (A who B who's C which D whose)
6. Harriet wanted ............... her brother Percy. (A
to speak to B speaking to
C speak to D she spoke to)
7. He ............ the year before. (A
was died B was to have died
C had died D was being dead)
8. Mr Bing .................. had told Harriet about Madame Zamzam. (A
, who was Harriet's neighbour, B , who was the neighbour of Harriet,
C who was Harriet's neighbour D who was the neighbour of Harriet )
9. They went ................... to her house. (A with the other
B together C altogether D the both )
10. When they got there, Madam Zamzam ................ them at a round table. (A sat B set C sit D sits )
11. She asked them to hold .......................... hands. (A the others B each other's C
the other D each one's )
12. They did this .................... make a closed circle.
(A in order to B so that to C because they D so that they)
13. "I'm terribly nervous, .............. ?" Harriet asked Mr Bing. (A am I B aren't you C isn't it D are you)
14. "................... be nervous," Mr Bing said. (A Do not you B You don't C Don't D Not you)
15. "There is ........ to be," he added. (A not need B needn't C no need D any need )
16. Poor Harriet was ...........
nervous she nearly fainted. (A all
B as C so D more )
17. Madame Zamzam began .............. (A to be singing
B to sing C to have sung D having sung )
18. .................... then she had been very quiet. (A Since B
During C As to
D Until )
19. "What ...................... ?" Harriet asked Mr Bing. (A she is doing
B does he do C is she doing D she doing )
20. The table began ................ (A to raise
B raising itself C to rise D rising itself )
REVISING FOR 2º ESO STUDENTS
Make the sentences interrogative and complete the following sentences in the negative:
1. My mum likes eating doughnuts in bed. ______________________________
________________________________ for lunch.
2. We are writing in English. _____________________________________
__________________________________ in Chinese.
3. My cousins have got an MP3 player. _______________________________
__________________________________ an English dictionary.
4. Laura and I study English and French at school. ___________________________
________________________German at school.
Some activities for you to do:
British chat: What is the best advice you've ever received? (BBC Learning English)
News Review: Italy win Euro 20 (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: Hypnotism (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
English in the News : Euro 2020 final: England focus turns to Italy (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
And now some revision for you: LEARN 176 EASILY CONFUSED ENGLISH WORDS in 70 minutes!!!
Pay attention to the Guide to video >>>>
00:00 Have an appointment vs. Meet someone
00:45 For vs. Since
01:32 So vs. Such
02:12 Fun vs. Funny
03:01 Notify vs. Let someone know
03:39 Both vs. Either vs. Neither
04:40 History vs. Story
05:53 Stop to do vs. Stop doing
06:37 Must vs. Have to
07:25 Too & Very
08:23 Person vs. Persons vs. People vs. Peoples
09:22 Mustn’t vs. Don’t have to
10:08 Come back vs. Go back
11:03 Raise vs. Rise
11:58 Steal vs. Rob
12:54 Every time vs. All the time
13:48 Sports: play, do or go?
14:43 No vs. Not any vs. None
15:45 Especially vs. Specially
16:49 Be going to vs. Present continuous
17:53 Even though vs. Even if
18:57 Been vs. gone
20:01 Remember to do vs. Remember doing
21:02 Prevent vs. Avoid
22:00 What vs. Which
23:03 While vs. During
24:11 Lay vs. Lie
25:17 Affect vs. Effect
26:19 Remember vs. Remind
27:22 Actually vs. At the moment
28:26 Until vs. By
29:35 Don’t mind vs. Doesn’t mind
30:37 Everyone vs. Anyone
31:38 Still, Already & Yet
32:41 Very vs. Really vs. Absolutely
33:44 Wish vs. Hope
34:44 Whoever, Whatever, Whenever and Wherever
35:49 Like & As
36:51 In case vs. If
37:55 Less vs. Fewer
38:56 In the end vs. at the end
39:56 Bored vs. Boring
40:55 Go on doing vs. Go on to do
41:56 Maybe vs. May be
42:58 See & Hear
43:59 Unless vs. As long as
45:00 Good vs. Well
46:02 Little vs. A little
47:05 Lend vs. Borrow
48:07 Too & Enough
48:59 See, Watch & Look
50:01 Each vs. Every
51:01 Fine vs. Finely
51:57 To match, To fit & To suit
52:59 On time vs. In time
54:02 Continuously vs. Continually
55:03 Sensible vs. Sensitive
56:00 Hear vs. Listen
57:03 All vs. Every vs. Whole
57:58 Hire vs. Rent vs. Let
59:00 All vs. Everybody vs. Everyone
01:00:02 Last vs. For the last vs. In the last
01:01:06 Soon vs. Early vs. Quickly
01:02:07 Needn’t vs. Not need to
01:03:08 Could vs. Was able to
01:04:11 Peep vs. Peer vs. Glimpse
01:05:12 Whisper vs. Murmur vs. Mumble
01:06:14 Also vs. As well vs. Too
01:07:15 When vs. If
01:08:18 As if vs. As though
01:09:19 Beside vs. Besides
01:10:22 Next vs. The next vs. Nearest
01:11:15 So vs. Neither
The diet in my opinion is a good form to not be fat and we will have a healthy life in combination with the sport. But the veganism I don't like because eliminate meat from the diet and this is unnecessary change in the diet, the meat has a lot of proteins and the gives a lot of energy a very good taste. For me the diet is the best option and the veganism is the worst option.
ResponderEliminarRuben Sabio Prados 2º ESO A
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ResponderEliminarRacism is something that I´ve never understood and that I will never understand either. Why is the colour of a person's skin important? It´s completely ridiculous. The only thing we should take into account in people is if they are kind or not and how they treat others, that is the important thing. Martin Luther King was a great reference in the fight against racism, as were Rosa Parks or Nelson Mandela.
ResponderEliminarMartin Luther King's speech left everyone shocked since he asked for something that seemed so simple, so it looked strange that he asked for it. His speech, in which he described the abuses and injustices that black people suffered every day, was very emotional and will always be remembered because he simply asked for freedom, justice and equality.
But talking about his dream wasn´t something that he had planned… While he was reading the script, the singer Mahalia Jackson asked him to tell them about the "dream". It was then that MLK left the speech that he had planned to start speaking from his heart. This act seems very brave to me, since speaking in front of approximately 250,000 people doesn´t have to be easy at all, since you can get nervous or become speechless... Imagine doing it without a script!
Right now, I'm sure we all believe that we can't do it, but if you think about it, King was just talking about his dream, just as if he were doing it with his friends. In fact, as the text says, people felt like he was speaking to them directly. Martin Luther King was familiar while he was sharing his dream with people, and this has made him become so well-known and appreciated as he is now. I totally agree with the text, it was without a doubt one of the most inspiring speeches of the 20th century.
The veganism don't exist because is impossible the human don't eat protein. Vegans should protein pills so at the end the vegan is going to take meat. The diets alternatives are and it will be a dream. "Veggies" aren't nothing without the meat and for example vegan cream of rice, if it's cream of rice as isn't vegan ! The companies win a lot of money with that thing.
ResponderEliminarJose Antonio Sabio Prados 2ºESO A
Vegans avoid consuming animal meat, derived from animal products, and foods that contain ingredients of animal origin. This includes the following: Red meat and poultry from animals such as cow, pork, horse, chicken, and turkey. A balanced vegan diet can increase your energy level, make your skin look younger, improve your digestion, and reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer. These are just some of the health benefits of a vegan diet.
ResponderEliminarSara Rodriguez
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ResponderEliminarSome people can think a human life is a really short time, but in my opinion it is what makes them so important, they are short. So, to be able to continue waking up every day, following the same routine, people must have dreams, something they want to reach. Everybody has a dream, from having a family to becoming someone important and known in the whole planet, they are all just as good. And, linking this with the other topic of the post, even black people have dreams.
ResponderEliminarIn the past, the Europeans used to sell black people as slaves, so the image the common people had of them wasn´t really good, if you saw a black person, you knew he was a slave without rights. This image of slavery and inferiority has been transferred to our days, creating what we know as racism. But, this is an ancient thought, why don´t we end it? It is obvious that they are as capable as white people.
Of course, black people aren´t staying still, and they are movilizing a lot of people for centuries. One of the latest movements was "Black Lives Matter". This movement is due to the police abuse the black people suffer in USA. Many innocent people have died because of this abuse. The latest one was George Floyd, suffocated by a policeman. With this one, the whole world took the streets asking for equality.
In my opinion, racism is absurd. Everyone has his pros and cons, and your skin color doesn´t decide anything. But it is true that there are some countries where your skin color affects what others think of you, for example, as I mentioned before, USA, when just for being black skinned, you have to be more careful, because a policeman won´t hesitate shooting you if they catch you doing something minimally suspicious, not like if you were white skinned. I think this is unacceptable, and we should teach the younger generations how the world really works.
David Bacas Posadas
Everyone has dreams that they want to reach. To be able to reach your dreams you have to work hard and never give up because things are only achieved with effort.
ResponderEliminarEvery person has different dreams because there are many people who don't have enough money for food and their dream is to have food to survive. Meanwhile other people dream with having a car, a motorbike, etc.
Nowadays, there are still people who insult others because of their skin colour, their nationality, physical condition, etc. I hope that in a few years these people disappear because they don't provide anything good.
In conclusion, I think we should let everyone do what they want and whenever they want without talking about it.
RAQUEL PEINADO TORRES 1ºBACH A
All people have a dream, many people dream to have a new car, new house, new moble…
ResponderEliminarFrom my point of views these things are not important because
when you die you will not take anything with you.
I would like to do skydiving.
In my opinion skydiving is a very dangerous sport but it is extremely exciting.
Nowadays, there are people that insult and hit people because they are in other country,
the color of the skin even for being fat or very thin.
This is terrible because there are people that want to die for these insults.
2 years ago, Police killed George Floyd in USA. Lot of people made demostrations agains racism.
This new reached many countries. I want to knows if this will ever end.
JOSE ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ 1ºA bach
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ResponderEliminarRacism is an ideology that defends that one race is superior to another. Although most of the time racism is usually white people against black people there are a few situations in which it is also the other way around.
ResponderEliminarSurely we have seen more than once a racist situation in our lives. Sadly, in Spain there is a lot of racism.
Luckily, racism is decreasing, there are less and less, younger people are usually more liberal than an adult, so with the passage of time it will disappear.
In conclusion, we are not superior to anyone just because we are of another race. We are all people and we have the same rights