miércoles, 20 de diciembre de 2023

Have a plan B just in case

Learning is a long, long road full of bumps, sharp bends, long tunnels.... just like LOVE! (Listen to the song just below). So you must always have an alternative option just in case things don't go the way you wanted, so have always a plan B (an alternative option) in mind.

The English We Speak: PLAN B (BBC Learning English)

Here are some activities for you to do:

Learn 10 easy English words about BABY ANIMALS
(BBC Learning English)

Listening exercise for you to do: Invasive species: why not eat them? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: How to use EFFORT (BBC Learning English)
News Review: Fake accident: Youtuber jailed! (BBC Learning English)

Here's my musical hint for today: Love is a long road by Tom Petty. And here's a version with the lyrics.

Solutions to the activities for my students in Bachillerato in the previous post.

Getting ready for Bachillerato.....

193. VOCABULARY. Define the following words (or give a synonym) :

1. Creature.- a living being either human or animal 2. Hell.- the opposite of heaven 3. Hound.- an enornous wild dog 4. Marsh.- a swamp, some ground full of water ver difficult to walk through 5. Moor (geographical feature).- a hill

Fill in the gaps 1. sink 2. hunt 3. fainted 4. creeping 5. mark

194. TENSES. 1. didn't allow , had failed 2. broke down , was listening 3. got , didn't believe , have you done/have you been doing 4. had listened / had been listening 5. are going to bring

195. RELATIVE CLAUSES:

1. The student who sits next to me is from China.

2. Last Christmas we saw The Flintstones, which was on TVE1.

3. The music we listened to last night was good.

4. TVE2, whose documentary films I love, is not a very popular television channel.

5. That is the restaurant where I will meet you on Friday at 9 p.m.

196. Write appropriate questions for the following answers:

1. What must John do? 2. Who does Alice love? 3. How often does your brother go shopping?

4. How many cigarettes did Bruce smoke yesterday? 5. Where did you spend the day?

6. Whose father examined Bruce? 7. Where are The Spice Girls from? 8. When do you have lunch?

197. PASSIVE VOICE 1. A letter has been being written. 2. Many presents were brought by Santa Claus for Albert jr. and and only coal was given to his father. 3. Who was Hamlet written by? 4. The murderer wasn't seen, so a reward is being offered by the authorities for any clues. 5. A lot of oranges are grown in Spain.

198. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. I must have my car repaired, do you know a good garage to take it?

2. Do you want me to call my brother, who works in the garage which is opposite the church?

3. What do you think the life of a nun is like? Perhaps a little boring, but interesting too.

4. They finally understood what their father had really meant.

5. "I think the baby likes learning English a lot because he is very interested in looking up words in your new dictionary", said the mother to the father.