We don't want our students to be one-hit wonders, but to succeed in life and their future careers (professional lives). However, do you know what a "one-hit wonder" is? Think about it for a minute.
Well a one-hit wonder is a singer or a group who had a big hit in music, but that is all we can remember of them. For instance, can you remember this song? and do you know any more songs by this singer?
Here are some activities for you to do:
- English in a Minute: How do we use the word 'EXECUTIVE'? (BBC Learning English)
Tenses with Georgie: When and How to use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS (BBC Learning English)
Office English: Making calls and instant messaging at work (BBC Learning English)
The English We Speak: Cash in on something (BBC Learning English)
Newsreview: Women working more, men working less (BBC Learning English)
It is said that since the pandemic women have been working much more. Is it true? Women are not certainly one-hit wonders!!!
Women working more hours in Covid crisis than first thought, study finds (The Guardian)
Women work 39 days a year more than men, report says (BBC News)
Getting ready for Bachillerato.....
Activities for students in Bachillerato >>>
205. CONDITIONALS. Complete the sentences with the appropriate tenses (___) and with the following words (...) : unless, if, when, provided/providing (that), as long as
1. Your girl (BE) __________ safe .............. you (FOLLOW) __________ our instructions.
2. I'll buy a sandwich at the school canteen ............ the class (FINISH) __________.
3. We can go to the playground ............ the History teacher (NOT COME) ____________ today.
4. ............ we (STUDY) __________ more, we (NOT PASS) __________ our English exam.
5. ............ you (COME) __________ home before nine, I don't care where you go.
6. ............ I had a Ferrari, nobody in Salobreña (DRIVE) __________ faster than me.
7. ............ Indurain (NOT RETIRE) _______________________, he (PROBABLY WIN) ____________________ the Tour de France for the sixth time.
Now write three sentences using the following words and expressing these two ideas (make any changes if necessary): I'll finish the job today. You give me £1,000.
PROVIDED (THAT) ______________________________________________________
IF ____________________________________________________________
UNLESS _______________________________________________________
206. PROBABILITY. Complete the following sentences:
1. I __________ be getting a new job. I don't know yet.
2. "Here's a letter for you" "It's from Greece. It __________ be from Sonia. I don't know anybody else in Greece"
3. "I'm afraid I've crashed your car" "Oh, no! I __________ believe it"
Now think about Jude Bellingham and Taylor Swift. Let's suppose they get married and that they are going to have a baby. What do you think the baby will be like? You can write about his/her possible physical appearance or any other aspect of his/her personality you think of using as many probability structures as you know.
207. Suggest doing something next weekend using different structures.
208. COMPARATIVES. Fill in the gaps with the comparatives of superiority and the superlatives of the adjectives you are given in brackets:
1. It's terrible! The petrol is becoming (expensive) ________________________________ .
2. I think Saudi Arabia is one of (hot) ____________________ countries in the world.
3. (much) _______________ you write, (good) ________________ for you.
4. This is (bad) _______________ football match I've ever watched.
5. I love you (much) ______________ than yesterday and (little) ____________ than tomorrow.
Translate the following sentences into English:
6. Ella no llegó tan tarde como de costumbre. ________________________________________
7. Había menos gente en la fiesta que en la iglesia.______________________________________
8. Para más detalles debéis preguntarle a su hermano mayor.
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9. Es el libro más interesante que jamás haya leído en mi vida.
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10. Juan es tan alto que puede tocar el techo. _________________________________________
209. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:
1. "I'm going out now, but I'll be in by nine", he said.
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2. "My young brother wants to be a tax inspector", said Mary. "I can't think why. None of my family has ever been a tax inspector". (use the suitable connectors to link the three sentences)
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3. "Who has been using my typewriter?", said my mother.
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4. "Please, please, don't do anything dangerous", said his wife.
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5. "Do you want to see the cathedral?", said the guide.
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210. Insert the second sentences into the first ones by means of a RELATIVE CLAUSE.
1. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come to see this man.
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2. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable.
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3. This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the championship last year.
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4. This firm is sending me to York. I have worked for this firm since 1987.
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5. I was given his address by a man. I met this man on a train.
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211. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. Someone left this handbag in a classroom yesterday; the cleaner found it.
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2. They haven't stamped the letter. ________________________________________________
3. Visitors must leave umbrellas in the cloakroom. _____________________________________
4. They are repairing my piano at the moment. ________________________________________
5. We had to give the books back; they did not allow us to take them home.
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212. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. ¿Sabes cual es su nombre? ______________________________________________________
2. Tanto mi mujer como yo tenemos los ojos azules, pero ninguno de los dos somos rubios.
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3. Hoy ni es lunes ni viernes. ______________________________________________________
4. El es suficientemente fuerte para llevar dos maletas.___________________________________
5. El quería saber si te había visto hoy. _______________________________________
Here's my musical hint for today: Lemon Tree by Fools Garden, and this is a version with lyrics for you to sing along!
Can you tell me about other one-hit wonders? Here's a playlist with some of these famous one-hit wonder songs.
Has streaming killed the one-hit wonder? (The Guardian)
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
My favorite sport is the football, i like Real Madrid but I prefear Juventus becouse It's my childhood team.Juventus is not going through a good moment right now because of its team, but before it was unstoppable because it had some impressive players.
ResponderEliminarMy favorite subject is mathematics because I get very good grades and I don't find it as difficult as other subjects. I only get passing grades above 7. Last quarter I didn't do so well because there was a month left but I managed to pass anyway with a 5.
ResponderEliminarToday at school I played a volleyball tournament with my friends and we managed to come in first place with a big difference in the scores. The truth is that I haven't played that well but I have contributed some points to my team.
ResponderEliminarThis summer I want to do a lot of things with my best friend who I only see 3 months a year but we are still best friends for 11 years. This year I want us to go to the pool more times than we went last year, we went nothing more than Twice because the weather was very bad. I also want to ride a bike with him to take a walk around my town, I want to play soccer almost every day and I want to do many more things with him. His name is Dragos and he is from Romania. I and we have been through good and bad things.
ResponderEliminarI hope that my friend can come to Itrabo one day so he can get to know my town. It's not very big but I'm sure we can do many things together.
ResponderEliminar"Music cheers you up. Music calms you down. Music is life." These are statements from some scientists who studied. There are many types of music: electronic, phonk, reggaeton, etc. I also love music.Although some don't like my tastes, it doesn't matter because everyone likes a type of music.
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ResponderEliminarCOVID-19 was a virus that affected our world several years ago and that is now a sad memory. Many people died from it, but not as many as happened with the plague. I was also confined at home, but for a short time. I also took tests and always wore the mask, it bothered me a lot.
ResponderEliminarMy favourite sport is football, I like Real Madrid, because it's the team of my childhood. Madrid had their time in 2016 in Milan, 2017 in Cardiff and 2018 in Kiev), something no team has achieved since the competition adopted the current 1993 model.
ResponderEliminarPAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
ResponderEliminar1.When I looked in the window,my mum was watering the garden.
2.When he called his best friend,he was doing his homework.
3.While she was writing,her cat scared her.
4.While we were drinking our coffee,a Man robbed the bank.
5.The thief robbed the bank,he killed a woman,took her car and drove away.
On Friday I took an English exam and today'monday'the teacher give me the exam and, I APROVED IT WITH A 6!I'm happy but i doesn't studied so much because i I did not haved so much time.Now i''m aproved in english but only in the exams,now i'm doing the writing for the teaches.
ResponderEliminarI don't see so much films but when I was with my romanian friend I have watched 10 or more films and I liked.This year I want to see some movies that I considered watching last year but I couldn't see them because the new year had already started and I really want to see the movies
ResponderEliminarMy favorite subject is robotics because I like what we do with arduino boards, we get into a web page to design 3D things and I got a 9 last term.
ResponderEliminarI want my best friend to come this summer to get to know my town and let's go together to the beach and show him my apartment where I stay the summers there in Salobreña and do many things together and have fun.
ResponderEliminarLast Thursday I played a volleyball tournament with my friends and I had a good time, we came first and in the first match we had we beat a team and they wanted the rebacha and they were distracting us by saying things, I contributed some points for the team.
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ResponderEliminarOne-hit wonders are spread worldwide, in fact, almost every single country has one. If I had to choose one in order to talk about him, I am sure I would take the example of SweetPain. SweetPain, known as Sweet, is considerated by many rap battles fans as one of the best freestylers that have ever existed. That's according to how he has shown to the public his brain process and training during his career.
ResponderEliminarHe has only had one almost-brilliant night, though, when RedBull Spain took part in Barcelona in 2019. He reached the final destroying all the opponents he would have to face, indeed, all the people were crying his name even though it wasn't even his turn.
Eventually, when he had to beat Zasko, who had never been in a final before either, he began to feel distrustful of himself and Zasko took him away becoming the champion. Since then, I've no clue of any single day when Sweet has reached that high-pointed level in his career. I wonder if he could impress us one more time.
Francisco Toledo (CORREGIDO)
SHOOTING ON ANTONIO PÉREZ LÓPEZ STREET
ResponderEliminarLast summer,in 26th August,there was a shooting in Antonio Pérez López street.
While I was doing my homework on my desk I heard a shot.This isn't the end,I heard a lot of shots.My brothers were very afraid and my parents were worried.
Finally,the police came here and they stopped the shooting.
Once upon a time, a man who was sleeping only heard a noise. It was a door opening and closing. It was very strange because he was alone, but at first he thought it was the wind. But the noises continued more constant and louder than before, until one night, he installed some cameras to see what was happening in his house. When he got up in the morning he saw the cameras and what he saw that day forced him to leave the house. The people who lived in that house appeared in the cameras. pacing and making noises to get the guest to leave.
ResponderEliminarOnce upon a time, a man who was sleeping suddenly heard a noise. It was a door opening and closing. It was very strange because he was alone, but at first he thought it was the wind. But he kept hearing those noises,even louder than before.Until one night, he installed some cameras to see what was happening in his house. When he got up in the morning he saw the cameras and what he saw that day forced him to leave the house. The people who lived in that house appeared in the cameras pacing and making noises to force the guest to leave.
ResponderEliminarTranslate the following sentences into English:
ResponderEliminar1. ¿Sabes cual es su nombre?
Do you know what is his name?
2. Tanto mi mujer como yo tenemos los ojos azules, pero ninguno de los dos somos rubios.
Both my wife and I have blue eyes, but no one are blonde.
3. Hoy ni es lunes ni viernes.
Today is nor Monday or Friday.
4. El es suficientemente fuerte para llevar dos maletas.
He is strong enought for carriying two suitcases.
5. El quería saber si te había visto hoy.
He want to know if I see you today.
Carolina Prieto 2ºB
My favorite sport is soccer, there are women's and men's. It is played as follows: there are two teams, each with eleven players and you have to put the ball into the opponent's goal, the team that scores the most goals will be the winner. For me the best player is Lionel Messi.
ResponderEliminarDaniela Ramos Sánchez 2B
Dancing is a very cool sport, I have been practicing it since I was 3 years old. I do urban dance and go to competitions every year. I also practiced ballet, hip hop and flamenco. I go to dance on Mondays and Wednesdays.
ResponderEliminarDaniela Ramos Sánchez 2B