Keep running!

Keep running unless you want to be eaten, if you want to survive, if you want to win the race of life!! I'm afraid you can never stop. The day you stop you die, literally or metaphorically. So if you don't keep running this summer, even if it's at a lower pace, you will...

 

Here's an interesting African story for you to read. 

The Lion and The Gazelle: The Story That Inspired Tony Maglica

 

An African proverb, the story of the Lion and the Gazelle has long been a source of inspiration for Tony Maglica, and continues to inspire MagLite today.

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the fastest lion. If he cannot, then he will be eaten.

Every morning in Africa a lion awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the slowest gazelle. If he cannot, he will die of hunger.

Whether you choose to be a gazelle or a lion is of no consequence. It is enough to know that with the rising of the sun, you must run. And you must run faster than you did yesterday or you will die.

This is the race of life.

 

I AM AFRICA! |A wonderful African poem|  

 

British English Listening Practice | Exploring the Amalfi Coast 🧡

 

 

 

For the students who have just finished 1º Bachillerato here's the English exam we have had in Selectivity here in Andalusia this June...

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

• 2024_YOUNG PEOPLE'S SCREEN TIME  //  CHARLES DICKENS      
  

Answers to both texts will be included in the next post.

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  Real Easy English:  Talking about EXERCISE  (BBC Learning English)

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

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  News Review: DNA study: Better coffee?  (BBC Learning English) 
  

  
  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Coffee addiction  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

Will Euro 2024 give Germany another summer fairytale? (BBC News)

 

Here's my musical hint for today:   Flowers by Miley Cyrus. Come on, sing along with this version with the lyrics!

 

A single goal can make you immortal by Philip Lahm (The Guardian)

 

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

Learn English with the MORNING SHOW - Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon  

 

Hold your horses!

 

We went crazy last St John's Eve!!!   Bonfires everywhere, crowded beaches, traffic jams.... We have started the summer at our best, but hold your horses!!! This is just the beginning. We have more than two months ahead and we have to be sensible.

The English We Speak: Hold your horses (BBC Learning English)

 

Anyway, I hope you had good fun! What did you and where did you spend the evening?

 

 

And, obviously, my musical hint for today is:   Texas Hold 'em by Beyoncé. Come on, sing along with this version with the lyrics! Here's another version for you to dance and do some exercise: Zumba with Charli

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  Real Easy English: Talking about SOCIAL MEDIA  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute:   Different meanings of COMPANY  (BBC Learning English) 

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  Georgie talking about TENSES: FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS  (BBC Learning English) 
  

  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Building a better world with wood  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

Quizz: Fill in the gap 

 

 

Remember that for these endless summers I have compiled some activities for you, apart from the textbooks I can lend you:

 Summer for 2º ESO students   >>  Summer Revision for 2º ESO

Summer for 3º ESO students  >>  Summer Revision for 3º ESO  

and I'll keep record of all you do here...

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

 

 

 

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

Learn English with a TV interview to - Taylor Swift  

 

No more routines?

The school year is coming to an end and we wonder if this is the end of routines. Perhaps it is the end for certain routines and the start for new routines. Our minds need a break, but remember that routines are also a way to relax. 

Real Easy English: Talking about routines (BBC Learning English)

 

By the way, here's a great opportunity for you: YOU CAN BORROW A TEXTBOOK for the summer holidays so as to revise and prepare for the next school year!!!

 

Don't miss such a fantastic opportunity!!! Talk with Albert and he'll do the rest!!!

 

Germany kickstart Euro 2024 in style and pile on the pain for 10-man Scotland (The Guardian)

 

 

Will Euro 2024 give Germany another summer fairytale? (BBC News)

 

Here's my musical hint for today related to ROUTINES is:   Wake up! Daily routines . Come on, sing along!

 

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  The English We Speak: Heavy lifting  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute:   Meanings of QUALITY  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

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  Quizz: Grammar challenge  (BBC Learning English) 
  

  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Too old to have a baby?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

Learning English from the News: Putin in North Korea (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

 

 

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

 Learn English with movies:  The Bourne identity

 

 

Spain - Road to Victory - European Championship 2012

Awesome!!  When Spanish Football Dominated The Europe in 2008  

 

 

 

Iris Lozano (3º ESO A) in York. Here's her diary of this unforgettable experience....

 

 

Diario de Viajes y Aventuras Saturado Colorido y Riso Azul Beige Blanco y Amarillo de Iris Lozano López

 

Healthy habits by Ana Jiménez (3º ESO A)  >>>

 

 

Carla Vigo (2º ESO B) in York. Here's her diary of this unforgettable experience....

 

Historical moments

 

 During our lives there are important historical moments that we live and that we later tell all our kin. 

 

All along these 13 years we have been working on this blog and we have recorded amazing stories and facts, such as: the pandemics (Coronavirus & Covid-19), an unbelievable Super Skydive!!!! , Nadal's victories Victory belongs to the most tenacious ... 

 

However, this is not just a matter of great facts, but also it can refer to our personal humble careers. For instance, this week our IES Mediterraneo students can also make history as it happened some years ago:  Moments of glory    >>>  UNBEATABLE!!!!

 

 History is being written right now!!!!

 

Last weekend we also lived a historical moment when Real Madrid won its 15th Champions League:   

• ‘It seems like a dream but it is reality’: Real Madrid win delights Ancelotti (The Guardian)

• Real Madrid 'had to suffer' to win 15th Champions League title (BBC News) 

• Champions League final highlights: Real Madrid beats Dortmund to win 15th European crown (USA Today)
  

• No ifs, no buts, this Real Madrid rank alongside Di Stéfano’s as greatest team ever (The Guardian)

• Real Madrid high-wire act brings Champions League glory again (BBC News)
  

 

 

Dortmund vs Real Madrid (0-2) UCL FINAL 2024 Extended HIGHLIGHTS & CELEBRATION!  + Real Madrid Road To Victory 2024   

 

 Nevertheless, this is a non-stop effort towards new goals in this road to success and the same as our students, who must keep on working after the Selectivity exams, Real Madrid is already thinking about the future....

• Mbappé signs for Real Madrid (Real Madrid)
  

• Mbappe's Madrid move 'a dream come true' (BBC Sport)

• Kylian Mbappé finally joins Real Madrid as anointed heir to the greats (The Guardian)

• Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid sign France forward on free transfer after Paris Saint-Germain contract expiry (Sky Sports)

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  Real Easy English: Talking about jobs  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute:   How to use MATERIAL  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

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  Georgie talking about: FUTURE SIMPLE (when and how to use it)  (BBC Learning English)
  

  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   E-rickshaws driving away pollution  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

Quizz: Fill in the gap  

Activities for my students.....

in 2º ESO: Exercises on MODAL VERBS:   1   2   3   

in 3º ESO:  Reported Speech   1   2   3   4  

 And we are also living historical moments in Roland Garros 2024...

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Carlos Alcaraz | Quarter-Final | French Open 2024 Extended Highlights 🇫🇷

 

Sinner vs Alcaraz Semi-final Highlights | Roland-Garros 2024

 

And Carlitos Alcaraz has just become the new kind of clay at Roland Garros (2024) at 19.32 on 9th June in Paris. What a historical moment!!

 

Alcaraz vs Zverev Final Head to Head | Roland-Garros 2024

 

 

Alexander Zverev vs Carlos Alcaraz | Final | French Open 2024 Extended Highlights 🇫🇷

Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alex Zverev in five-set thriller to win French Open (The Guardian)

Alcaraz overcomes Zverev to land first French Open title (BBC News)

 

Rafa Nadal Comes From Two Sets Down to Make Tennis History! | Eurosport Tennis (You made history) Official GTL song  

 

Our IES Mediterraneo students making history in their study trip to York. Today visiting Liverpool.

And more photos...