He may be cooking up an idea

 

The English We Speak:   Cook up an idea  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Is THE LEGEND back in court? He may be cooking up an idea for the end of his fantastic career. Roland Garros, the Olympic Games? You never know with Phenomenadal. So far he's not doing badly in Madrid!!

 

 

Stunning Rafael Nadal Win vs Alex De Minaur! | Madrid 2024 Highlights  

 

And always remember that...  Victory belongs to the most tenacious

 

'I will be fighting': Rafael Nadal in race to be fit for French Open – video (The Guardian)

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:  

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

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

• Georgie talking about phrasal verbs for: When and How to use the PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:   Milan ice-cream ban  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Activities for my students.....

in 2º ESO: Exercises on the Present Perfect 2  

in 3º ESO:  All, none...: EXERCISE   (good to have a look)

 

 

 

Super Quick Pasta 3 ways | Jamie Oliver 

 

As a comment, you can write about a recipe you or any of your relatives cook trying to use the PASSIVE VOICE.

 

 

Don't tell porkies!

Don't tell porky pies and always be honest!!

 What does this expression mean? Do you know any synonym expressions? (See below for the solutions). Anyway, you should always avoid telling porkies as they don't take you anywhere.

 

The English We Speak: Telling porkies       (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Explaining the idiom: "Tell porkies"  

 

 

Actually, few people can avoid telling porky pies, but why?

 

 

Why do we tell porkies to our GP? The Guardian

 

What does GP stand for? It stands for General Practitioner, that is to say, a doctor based in the community who treats patients with minor or chronic illnesses and refers those with serious conditions to a hospital. 

News Review: Banning smoking for life   (BBC Learning English)

Here are some activities for you to do:  

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  English in a Minute: HARD vs HARDLY   (BBC Learning English)

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

• Georgie talking about phrasal verbs for: When and How to use the PAST SIMPLE  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:   Hottest March ever  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Activities for my students.....

in 2º ESO: Exercises on the Present Perfect 1  

in 3º ESO:  Both, either, neither: EXERCISE  

 

 

Here's my musical hint for today:   One Deep River by Mark Knopfler, who never sings porky pies, but delightful songs!! Check the lyrics here!

 

 

 

Mark Knopfler BBC Breakfast 9th April 2024

 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

 Learn English with movies:  Iron Man 

 

 

Solution to the questions above: 'telling porkies' is 'not to tell the truth, tell lies' and these are some synonym expressions: 'Don't talk nonsense', 'Don't try to deceive me'

 

I'm having a party, wanna come?

 

 

It's Saturday and you may be going out tonight, perhaps to a party?

 

 However, before going to a party you should do all your homework and and all the house chores your parents tell you to do.

 

So, let's begin with a listening exercise:

6 Minute English: Nudges: the secrets of persuasion       (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:   

 

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

• Office English:   Conflict at work  (BBC Learning English)

• Georgie talking about phrasal verbs for: When and How to use the PAST PERFECT  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:   Haiti: Gang violence crisis  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Activities for my students.....

in 2º ESO: Exercises on the Past Participles  

Unit 6  >>>> 

• • Wr13: Predictions for next school year. First, a comment will be made in the post:  Some advice for your fellow students. Secondly, and once the correction of the comment is received, you will write your writing exercise in 4 paragraphs:

Paragraph 1- General predictions (Real Conditionals) using the Future Simple with WILL

Paragraph 2- Plans and decisions using the GOING TO future.

Paragraph 3- Arrangements using the Present Continuous

Paragraph 4- Dreams and Advice using the Hypothetical Condtionals (Type 2) > here you will insert your corrected comment.

In your writing exercise these things will be included (page 80 from your textbook):

>> Expressions of result: , so  // . For this reason, ... //   . As a result, ...

>> Expressions of opinion: In my opinion, / I think...

>> different from / the same as / similar to

in 3º ESO:  Conditional sentences:   EXERCISE   1      

 

 

 

Here's my musical hint for today:   Party for Two by Shania Twain ft. Billy Currington. Come on, you can sing along with this version with the lyrics!

 

By the way, what does "ft." stand for? According to Quora, ...

It's short for ‘featuring’, and also is sometimes written as “feat.”. Seen with another artist's (or multiple featuring artists') name, for example;

“Jane Smith - Song ft. John Smith”.

In which Jane Smith is the main artist of ‘Song' and John Smith is a featuring artist, often having a shorter part in the song than the main artist.

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

 Learn English with movies:  Avengers

 

 

 

I told you!

 Yes, I told you that the way you sit in class can affect your health and the way you learn. I have told you so many things so as to learn more and better, again not because I'm incredibly smart, but because I've got the experience of so many years teaching and I have behaved like an old wise owl!

 

 

By the way, do you know the story of the old wise owl? Listen to the song (nursery rhyme) and discover:

 

 

And you can also read the story about it.

 

Going back to the way we sit, here's an interesting listening exercise for you to do: Why sitting is bad for health (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

Here are some activities for you to do:   

 

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

• Office English:   Bad news  (BBC Learning English)

• Georgie talking about TENSES: When and How to use the PAST CONTINUOUS  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak:   In on it  (BBC Learning English)

 

News Review: Israel protests   (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Food charity demands independent inquiry into Israeli killing of aid staff  (The Guardian)

 

 

 

 

Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....

• 2023_ANIME: A GLOBAL POP CULTURE PHENOMENON  //  THIS JOB IS A PIECE OF CAKE!      
  

Some other interesting aspects to note in the exam: 

Text A

The origin of anime can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century.

It wasn' until 1958 that Hiroshi Okawa....   >>>  Example of cleft sentences (visit this post to check: The only thing Casillas wanted to say is....  )

Two phrasal verbs with the verb TURN: turn it into the "Disney of East" (Text A) = convertir //  It turns out...  (Text B) = resultar (ser)

His efforts were worth it (sus esfuerzos valieron la pena) 

What is the plural of  'phenomenon'?

Translate: "In order to understand how significant this phenomenon is...."

"One reason why anime gained such popularity internationally..."

"The second trait, the huge eyes..."  Can you give me a synonym of 'trait'?

"Big eyes make it easier for animators to express emotions powerfully by concentrating on just one body part."

"Audiences are positively drawn to big round eyes"

SINCE in line 12 as a synonym of BECAUSE

"Anime has stayed hugely successful worldwide"

"The emotional soundtracks and eye-catching colours keep hooking fans today." 

Text B

"for a living"

"The job can be remote" (you can work from home)

monthly

must reside = live

the chief candy officer will also undergo "extensive palate training"

So far

inquiries on the job are so numerous that the company...

the daily calorie intake = consumo diario de calorías

 

 

 

English with Lucy >>>> Telephone English: Speak English clearly on the phone and understand everything!  

 

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

 Learn English with movies:  Pirates of the Caribbean

Lucía Petrut and Nerea Sánchez presenting Motril  (2º ESO B)