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What is the best and worst thing about these Olympic Games? Who is the best female and male athelete or team of these Olympic Games? What competition have you enjoyed the most?
Tell us: what are you enjoying most about the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020? (The Guardian)
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A listening exercise for you to do: The history of swimming (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
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Our students never stop achieving their goals (Raúl García and Sergio García got their B1 - Cambridge) and the rest are still at work, even during the summer time!!!
Project about A Foreigner in New York by Francisco González (2º Bach A)
Project about Jane Eyre by Susana Pérez (2º Bach A)
Project about Cervantes meets Shakespeare by Natalia López (2º Bach A)
REVISING FOR 2º ESO STUDENTS
41. Write a story about a famous person using these phrases in the past. The facts don't have to be true.
a. go to university - b. get married - c. receive an award -
d. die - e. be born - f. grow up - g. get a job
42. Fill in the gaps with: TOO , SO , ENOUGH
1. That book is ____________ high. You are not tall _____________.
2. Mbappe is __________ fast, but he hasn't got ______________ golden balls!
3. Albert is ___________ strict and he is not kind ____________,
but he plays tennis _________ well.
4. There is __________ ice-cream for all my cousins and it is ________ hot today.
5. Those trousers are _________ long for you, I need some shorter ones.
43. Complete the sentences with the comparative form or the superlative of the adjectives in brackets.
1. My mother is usually the _______________ person of my family when I don't make my bed,
but I am often _________________ than her when she tidies my bedroom. (angry)
2. Asensio was not the ______________ player in the Olympics,
but I’m sure I am not _______________ than him. (fast)
3. My holidays this summer are _______________ than when we went to Honolulu,
but I think next year our holidays will not be the _______________ holidays in our lives.(boring)
4. Bob is ___________ than Corvax, but who is the __________________ student in your class? (brave)
5. The Queen is _______________ than the Princess,
but Muzzy is ___________________ creature in this cartoon. (fat)
44. Complete the negative and interrogative sentences with the verbs in brackets using the PAST SIMPLE:
How (students, get) ____________________________ to school before?
They (not take) __________________________ the train.
(your grandparents, watch) _____________________ the news on TV?
No, they (not watch) _________________ them because there were no television sets in the kitchen
and they (not have) ____________________ lunch in the dining-room.
45. Write sentences with the words below using the correct form of ‘SOLÍA’.
1. Your mum / cook chips / on Sundays? ______________________________?
2. I / not go / to school / alone _________________________________
3. We / live / in a village far from Salobreña ________________________________
4. My sister / borrow / clothes from me ______________________________
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A: Do you want to learn languages?
ResponderEliminarB: No thanks! I don´t like languages
A: What your favourite activity?
B: I love playing the piano and the guitar.
A: Do you prefer learning paint or to model?
B: I prefer to model, because I can paint very well.
A: What do you think of the maths lessons?
B: Well, I´m not that good at math, but I prefer doing experiments.
A: Do you enjoy performing in concerts?
B: I really like performing in the bands, but I hate playing the flute at home.
Adrián García Guardia 2ºA
This year Spain has not done badly in the Olympic Games, but I think that comparing Spain with other countries we do not have a good sport level like United States, China, France...
ResponderEliminarI think that in Spain we don't give the enough importance to sport, its too difficult when you end the hight school to continue practicing sport and studying at the same time.
In other countries they help you to collate the studies and the sport at the same time and I think that that is what Spain need to have better position on the next Olympic Games.
I have seen that there are new sports in the games and the one that I most like is skate, its amazing and the oldest girl was fifteen, there were lost of girls of thirteen and twelve, thy are too younger to practice that sport that's good.
If I wouldn't play tennis I think that I would try to do skate, I think its very entertaining.
LAURA MARTÍN MOLIZ 4ºA
This year Spain has not done badly in the Olympic Games, but I think that comparing Spain with other countries we do not have a good sport level like United States, China, France...
ResponderEliminarI think that in Spain we don't give the enough importance to sport, its too difficult when you end the hight school to continue practicing sport and studying at the same time.
In other countries they help you to collate the studies and the sport at the same time and I think that that is what Spain need to have better position on the next Olympic Games.
I have seen that there are new sports in the games and the one that I most like is skate, its amazing and the oldest girl was fifteen, there were lost of girls of thirteen and twelve, thy are too younger to practice that sport that's good.
If I wouldn't play tennis I think that I would try to do skate, I think its very entertaining.
LAURA MARTÍN MOLIZ 4ºA
WR.09
ResponderEliminarMy name is Adrian Garcia. I´m 13 and I live in Guajares, Spain. I´ve got one sister and we live with my father in father´s house.
In the summer, it´s usually warm and dry, perferct weather for swimming in the beach or swimming pool. My family loves the typical food of my country, but I don´t. Two of my cousins live in Madrid and the other two in my town.
In the winter, me and my family go to my aunt´s house to be all together and celebrate Christmas. Volleyball is my favourite sport. I play volleyball with my friends in the school. I love the history, biology and zoology, I am fascinated by the life of animals.
Adrian Garcia Guardia 2ºA
WR.08
ResponderEliminarA: Should I take the A15?
B: No, stay on the M23.
A: Which exit do we need?
B: Take the second exit on the left.
A: Is this the fastest way?
B: Yes it is. Turn left at the traffic light.
A: We must get petrol.
B: No problem. There´s a petrol station in about 350 metres.
A: I can turn rigth or go straight at the traffic light. Which way should I go?
B: Don´t turn. Go straight.
Adrian Garcia Guardia 2ºA
WR.07
ResponderEliminarVatican City is a famous holiday city located inside Rome, in the centre of Italy. It´s easy to get there by car, by train or by airplain, and for five months of the year, the climate is ideal.
Vatican City is a beautiful place to visit. There isn´t beach, but there are restaurants, many historial, hotels, shop and galleries. In the summer, the museums, galleries, etc.. are as crowded as the monuments and museums of others cities of Italy. Weekend visitors come to enjoy the art galleries, beautiful gardens and restaurants in the harbour.
A holiday in Vatican City can be lively or peaceful. It´s the perfect destination for young and old.
Adrian Garcia Guardia 2ºA
WR.11
ResponderEliminar``Death of Diana of Walles (Lady Di)´´
On the Sunday morning, long before I was born, Diana, Princess of Walles, also known as Lady Di, died in a car accident inside the Almá Tunnel, in Paris (France).
Her partner Dodi Al-Fayed, and the driver of the vehicle, Henry Paul, were killed instantly, while the fourth occupant, bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, managed to survive despite sustaining serious injuries.
Finally, a french jugde concluded that the accident was caused because the driver of the vehicle Henry Paul, consumed alcohol and antidepressants, losing control of the vehicle to avoid the paparazzi.
Adrian Garcia Guardia 2ºA
WR.10
ResponderEliminarPoliceman: Where were you during the crime from 2 o´clock to 4 o´clock?
Tom: Let me think. I was eating in the living room while watching TV.
Policeman: Did you see in the crime scene from home?
Tom: No, didn´t see it well.
Policeman: Did you see the murderer?
Tom: After the crime I saw a person with a coat and a hat.
Policeman: Do you remember something, his appearence or if he has a weapon?
Tom: I remember something he was a tall, thin and I think he was brown, but I did not see if it had a weapon.
Policeman: Do you recognize any of these withesses?
Tom: No, I don´t recognize any of them.
Policeman: OK, thanks.
Tom: Bye.
Adrian Garcia Guardia 2ºA
The Olympics Games is the biggest sport competition in the world. This Olympics Games is in Tokyo, Japan. The organizers thought did in 2020, but with the coronavirus the Olympics Games were canceled. But the Olympics Games are Tokyo 2020. The selection of Spain is well in medals for the moment but we need more medals for Spain. Our selection is the best !
ResponderEliminarRuben Sabio Prados 3º
Spain has played some very good Olympic games because many of its great athletes have been injured by covid or injuries but we have won many medals.
ResponderEliminarWe have won 17 medals and we have been in 20th place in the medal table.
In Spain there is a problem and it is that we do not invest much in sports and there are in many sports where we do not have a level or we do not have representation due to lack of facilities or because there are not people who are at the level.
Spain still lacks a lot of level to reach the sporting level of the United States, Russia, China or the United Kingdom.
SERGIO GARCIA LÓPEZ 4ºA
Spain has played some very good Olympic games because many of its great athletes have been injured by covid or injuries but we have won many medals.
ResponderEliminarWe have won 17 medals and we have been in 20th place in the medal table.
In Spain there is a problem and it is that we do not invest much in sports and there are in many sports where we do not have a level or we do not have representation due to lack of facilities or because there are not people who are at the level.
Spain still lacks a lot of level to reach the sporting level of the United States, Russia, China or the United Kingdom.
SERGIO GARCIA LOPEZ 4ºA
The Olympics Games is the biggest sport competition in the world. This Olympics Games is in Tokyo, Japan. The organizers thought did in 2020, but with the coronavirus the Olympics Games were canceled. But the Olympics Games are Tokyo 2020. The selection of Spain is well in medals for the moment but we need more medals for Spain. Our selection is the best !
ResponderEliminarRuben Sabio Prados 2º ESO A
The Olympics Games is the biggest sport competition in the world. This Olympics Games is in Tokyo, Japan. The organizers thought did in 2020, but with the coronavirus the Olympics Games were canceled. But the Olympics Games are Tokyo 2020. The selection of Spain is well in medals for the moment but we need more medals for Spain. Our selection is the best !
ResponderEliminarRuben Sabio Prados 2º ESO A
The Tokyo Olympic Games were in 2020, but the pandemic and the confinement retard the Olympic until the next year, 2021, the year of the vaccination. Participants Tokyo Olympic Games were vaccinated but they have had to do PCRs for continue in the Olympic Games. Spain have won 17 medals, three gold medals, but United States always have won more medals than another country.
ResponderEliminarJose Antonio Sabio Prados 2ºESO A
These Olympic Games were very different from the previous ones, since they were to be held in 2020 but because of the covid they had to be postponed for a year. One of the worst and saddest thing for me was that almost all the stands were empty in most competitions.
ResponderEliminarOne of the topics that received the most attention in these Olympic Games was mental health in sport, since many athletes are affected by this.
Simone Biles, a gymnast from United States, decided to retire from the Tokyo 2020 women's gymnastics team final for mental health reasons.
What I enjoyed the most was the skate competition because I really like this sport and I find it very entertaining to watch.
SARA 4A
WR.01
ResponderEliminar``Homer Simpson´´
He is tall, fat and a bit ugly, his head is rectangular and long. He is always has a short beard from not shaving and is bald, with two hairs on the top of his head and a light mane on the nape of his neck drawn as a zigzag line that runs from ear to ear. He usually wears blue trousers, a white T-shirt and gray shoes, when he goes to work he usually wears a striped tie in the two shades of pink.
Homer´s personality is one of frequent immadurity, frequent stupidity, tenous testimony, selfishness, lazyness and esplosive anger.
``Marge Simpson´´
Physically, she is a healthy young woman. She is a very beatiful, slim, tall and has a small face. She wears a rudimentary green dress and shoes and necklace of the somoe orange color. She has always had long hear dyed blue although she used to wear her hair down.
Marge plays the role of a loving, patient, devoted and hardworking mother.
These Olympic games have been completely different from the others because they are the only games that are celebrated in odd year because of the covid-19.
ResponderEliminarThis year has been included some sports like surfing, skateboarding, karate and climbing.
The sport that I like the most is climbing because it seems amazing to me how someone can climb at that speed and I really enjoy watching it.
I like the Olympic games because a lot of effort and the competitiveness of each country is reflected in it. This year we have won 17 medals, and in the previous games we had already won 154 medals.
I think there should be more events like this because it motivates you to do Sport and having a healthy life.
RAQUEL PEINADO TORRES
These Olympic games 2021 Spain won 17 medals, and were very different from the previous years because this year there wasn't almost audience.
ResponderEliminarOthers sports that I saw were climbing, surfing and karate.
But one of the things i liked the most was the skate competition, that the gold medal was win by Keegan Palmer in male skateboarding, and Sakura Yosozumi in female skateboarding.
LARA QUESADA 4ºA
Spain were awesome at the Olympics, with 6 bronze medals, 8 silver medals and 3 gold medals in Tokyo 2020. Last Saturday 7, Spain played against Brasil, the result was 1-2 with a goal of Mikel Oyarzabal. Spain lost the game but they showed a very good version of them, having the posession of the ball and having oportunities to score in many sections of the final. I think If Spain take this path, we will be Olympic champions of football anymore times.
ResponderEliminarAbout the other sports who Spain won medals, I thougth that we would have more oportunities to get de gold. In summary I am very happy with Spain in the Olympics, see you soon Paris 2024.
Francisco Toledo López 2A
Spain in these Olympic Games has been an example, winning 6 bronze medals, 8 silver and 3 gold. Last Saturday the 7th, Spain played against Brazil in the men's soccer final. They lost 1-2 with a goal from Mikel Oyarzabal that took the game into extra time. Spain showed what a good country it is, having possession of the ball and scoring opportunities in many factors of the game. I am sure that if Spain takes this path, we will be champions of the football Olympics on another occasion.
ResponderEliminarAbout the other sports in which Spain has won medals, I know that we will also be champions. I am proud of what Spain has done in these Olympic Games, see you soon Paris 2024.
Francisco Toledo López 2A
This summer, JJOO have been celebrated in Tokyo, the most important sport event in the world. This is a competition where we can see different sports and people of everywhere. This event used to be celebrated every four years, but this time no because of COVID 19.
ResponderEliminarPeople that like the sport like me, wait all this time to enjoy and see the different test every day. Spain has won many medals this time, even though it is a country that is below other great powers. For example, Alberto Ginés won the first gold medal in the history of climbing because this sport never before had been Olympic sport. Other Olympic medal has been Ana Peleteiro, who won the bronze medal. Like these two there are also other very good athletes.
I think that Spain has lot of athletes with future and the next years they will win awards. We have to wait other 3 years to see this great competition, now in Paris.
Leo Maldonado
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ResponderEliminarThis year has been the Olympic Games in Tokyo, it is the second time that these games are held in Tokyo, since the first time was in 1964, this event is worldwide as athletes from different parts of the world participate. The Olympic Games are considered the main competition in the sports world.
ResponderEliminarThis event is held every four years and due to the Covid last year it could not be done and everyone was eager to see this event, since more than 200 nations participate and especially people who like sports or are athletes they were looking forward to that day. It does not attract my attention but I saw it because my mother and my brother love to see it.
In this event there are all kinds of activities such as synchronized swimming, archery, rowing, tennis, volleyball ... and many more. All the athletes who participate have had to work very hard because not just anyone can go to represent Spain or any other place, I believe that in Spain there are good athletes and that in the coming years we will win more medals.
In short, it is the largest international sporting event involving many athletes from different places. The next Olympic games will be in Paris from July 26 to August 11, and I am sure that Spain will win many more medals than this year because there are very good athletes in Spain.
This summer JJOO have been celebrated in Tokyo, the most important sport event in the world. This is a competition where we can see different sports and people from everywhere. This event used to be held every four years, but this time it had to be postponed because of COVID 19.
ResponderEliminarPeople that like sport like me wait all this time to enjoy and see the different events every day. Spain has won many medals this time, even though it is a country that is below other great powers. For example, Alberto Ginés won the first gold medal in the history of climbing because this sport had never been considered an Olympic sport. Another Olympic medal has been the bronze medal won by Ana Peleteiro. Like these two there are also other very good athletes.
I think that Spain has lot of athletes with future and the next years they will win awards. We have to wait other 3 years to see this great competition, now in Paris.
Leo Maldonado
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ResponderEliminarThe reality is that Spanish sport travels comfortably in a second world car because it wants to. In the study of the Olympic results of the XXI century, Spain occupies the fourteenth position, the position that it repeats in Tokyo according to the deepest numbers. Not bad. Live in a stadium with countries with much more sports culture such as Poland or Hungary. Or with the Netherlands, which will soon go up in class because they have a resounding bet. With 17 million inhabitants, they have won 36 medals, 10 gold. At the forefront of Olympic sport is former men's hockey coach Maurits Hendriks. Of course, they move there by bike.
ResponderEliminarSara Rodriguez
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ResponderEliminarThis year we have had the Tokio 2020 Olympic games, the Olympics that we should have seen last year, but that weren't held because of Covid19 and after a year waiting we could see them. This year I had a lot of excitement because I really wanted to see our Spanish teams playing and, of course, winning against other countries teams. In these Olympics Games we had won some medals, but they are never enough, we always want more and more medals for our country.
ResponderEliminarSpain has won 17 medals in total, 3 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 6 bronze medals, of course there are a lot of countries that won many more medals than Spain, but we can be really proud of the participation of our country in these Olympic games. I watched a lot of matches of this games, for example I watched some Spain's handball matches and other sports. But the sport that I really watched almost all the matches of the Spanish team is basketball, they played really well but they finally losed against the United States in quarter finals. What a shame, if they had won this match, I would have been really happy.
Now we can see the Paralympic games that they are celebrated until 5th September, normally people give less importance to these games than the Olympics games, but they have the same importance because they are also competing against all the world and if they win they will be the best in the world in this sport discipline. In these games Spain has already won 13 medals in total, they have won already 4 gold medals and they still have time to get more.
In my opinion, the Olympic games and the Paralympic games are a really interesting and important competitions, because athletes are training a lot of time to win the competition and be the best in the world in their sport. I reckon that they deserve a lot of respect because there are a lot of people that devote their lives to be the best in the world.
Francisco González
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ResponderEliminarFinally, after a year of waiting, the Olympic Games were held. This time, they took place in Tokio. As always, Spain has participated, and this year, our athletes have done really well. Spain has ended in the 22nd place out of 86, with the amount of 17 medals in total, 3 golds, 8 silvers and 6 bronzes, so, congratulatios Spain! The sports where our athletes ended first were Climbing, Karate and Archery.
ResponderEliminarThe Olympic Games are a really important competition. They are held every 4 years, but due to COVID-19, they were postponed in 2020, so they took place a few weeks ago. Every country fights for the first place, so it is really interesting to see different elite athletes fighting for the glory of their country. This year, the country with the most medals was USA, with the amount of 113, being the country with the most medals in the whole history of the Olympic Games.
Now, the Paralympic Games are being held, a lower version of the Olympic Games for people with diseases. They are less famous, but they are really important too, as a way to promote diversity. Right now, Spain is in the 12th place, with 33 medals, within which 9 are gold medals.
Personally, I´m not really keen on sports, but I think that it is really beautiful and good how all the people of their countries unite, hoping their countries win as many medals as possible, supporting their athletes, when they win or when they lose. That´s really beautiful and a sign that society can collaborate for some reasons.
David Bacas Posadas
This year Spain has not done badly in the Olympic Games, this year we have won 17 medals. I think that Spain does not give as much importance to sports as other countries. Spain has a long way to catch up the level of the United States or China.
ResponderEliminarThe Olympic Games this year have been different from previous years because the stands were almost without public and the athletes who participated did not receive the energy of the public.
Denisa Andreea Tomoroga 4A
Since I was little, I liked watching the Olympic Games with my grandfather, even in the years that there weren´t, we liked to watch old videos of other competitions. My favourite sport is swimming, so it's the one that I enjoy watching the most. My grandfather doesn't understand much of this sport, so I always explain some interesting things to him while the swimmers compete.
ResponderEliminarThe same thing happens to me with football. I really like watching it, but only if there is someone who explains the match to me because I don´t understand it. And my grandfather always does. This year, Spain got a silver medal because Brazil beat them. Brazil got again the gold medal as in the last Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2016. Unfortunately, in swimming, there wasn´t so much luck... Spain didn´t get any medals, although Mireia Belmonte was 4th in the 400 styles competition.
However, we were able to enjoy a great moment in one of the races of this sport… In the 200 m breaststroke competition, the South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker won and also broke the world record. The shocking but fascinating thing was the reaction of her and that of her partners when they realized this; four embracing women celebrating the achievement of one of them, the graphic definition of sisterhood. Perhaps this has been the best moment for me even though Schoenmaker isn´t Spanish.
Also, Alberto Ginés, a man of 18 years, has achieved the gold medal in climbing. It´s awesome that someone so young achieves such success. To be able to compete in the Olympic games you need to be so mature since it´s something very hard both physically and psychologically. Alberto Ginés is a clear example that maturity doesn´t come from age.
At the Olympic games you can see people from many countries compete against each other. You can see the effort of all the participants who train every day to try to win.
ResponderEliminarThis year they were held in Tokyo and Spain won 17 medals. Other years our country has won more. This year has been different, the stands were empty and there were no spectators to cheer. This year other sports such as climbing have been included.
People who like sports a lot like to watch this type of competition a lot, I am not interested in these things.
Maria Romero 1Bach A
The Olympic games have been very different because people have had to be lockdown in their house. From my point of view Olympic games are very important and interesting. I think that the sport is extremely necessary in ours lifes and it helps us to be relaxed. In the last Olympic games, it was added many interesting games like karate, skateboarding, baseball, surf and climbing. Surf is a sport which I want to try because I like the beach and I think that I'll have a good time. I think that people should hold more events like that for all people could see how healthy and important sport is.
ResponderEliminarJOSÉ ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ 1ºBACH A
Due to the pandemic, the Olympic Games were held a year later, in 2021.
ResponderEliminarI really like the Olympic Games because I watch sports there aren´t mainstream and I find them interesting. I also discover sports that I didn´t know existed thanks to the fact that spanish people win medals in these sports. A sport that surprised me was sport climbing which for the first time was on Olympic sport and surprisingly it was won by a spanish, you need great skill and a very good physical condition to avoid falling.
United States and China are almost always the countries that win the most medals. I would like Spain to be there one day.
Alejandro Venegas Mancilla 3ºA
The Olympic Games is the largest sports competition in the world. These Olympic Games are usually held in Tokyo, Japan. The organizers thought about doing it in 2020, but because of the coronavirus the Olympic Games were canceled ,But the Olympic Games are Tokyo 2020. The Spanish national team was there and won medals for me Spain is one of the best teams. Abel Martinez Padilla
ResponderEliminarThe Olympic Games is the largest sports competition in the world. These Olympic Games are usually held in Tokyo, Japan. The organizers thought about doing it in 2020, but because of the coronavirus the Olympic Games were canceled ,But the Olympic Games are Tokyo 2020. The Spanish national team was there and won medals for me Spain is one of the best teams. Abel Martinez Padilla 3A
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