BEING A TEACHER....

BEING A TEACHER IS A DIFFICULT TASK NOWADAYS, SO I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THIS PIECE OF ADVICE BY BRUCE LEE:

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

by Bruce Lee

jueves, 25 de julio de 2024

Step aside, please!

 Yes, step aside and make room for the athletes from all around the world as the Olympic Games Paris 2024 are about to start, so it's time for great and historical moments.

 

That is also what most US Democrats have told current US President Joe Biden. Please, step aside and let Kamala Harris run for the US Presidency in the next general elections agains former President Donald Trump.

 


 

 Impeccable cérémonie d'ouverture!! 


Superb opening ceremony!!!! Full of references to culture, history, races, sexes... What a tactful taste!!  👏👏👏👏👍👍👍

 

JO PARIS 2024 - Les meilleurs moments de la cérémonie d'ouverture  (résumé, makeover, historic moments, )



 


Here are some activities for you to do: 

 



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



Answers to to the Selectivity exam included in the previous post.

Text A    1. c  (line 11)  2. a (lines 7-8)

3. TRUE (lines 2-3) “She had been packing her car...  she discovered the dress had gone missing.”

4. FALSE (line 7) “Luckily, her supervisor agreed and let her do it.” 

5. TRUE (line 12) “the wedding went off without any further incidents.”

6. FALSE (lines 13-14) “Some days later....She wanted to say a personal and heartfelt thank you to the woman"

7.1  maybe     7.2  heartfelt   8.1 fit    8.2  sympathize

Text B    9. c   (lines 1-2)  10. b  (line  3)

11. FALSE (lines 5-6) “The American accent sounds somewhat artificial...on improving the technology”

12.  FALSE (lines 11-12) "and he stresses that... imply that one way of speaking is better than another"

13. TRUE (line 14) "it could also assist language learners and improve dubbing in movies"

14. TRUE (lines 14-15) "It could even help smart speakers... understand different accents"

15.1  stress     15.2  customer   16.1 miscommunication    16.2  first-hand

 17.1   jogging   17.2  doesn't mean   18.1  Few    18.2  up

19. .... a forster family brought her up.

20. Were these high-end clothes made in Spain in the 1990s?

21. How often did they use to go to the cinema?

22. Mary has got a new boyfriend whose mother is a very well-known writer.

23. What about making a move today?

24. I will punish her  ///  let me know immediately.

25. After warming up for ten minutes (After Sophie had warmed up), Sophie (she) worked out for two hours.

26. A friend of   ours   has worked  as a hairdresser in the past, but he wouldn't like to do it again.

27. The students said they wouldn't meet their new literature teacher the next day.

28. How long did you wait for the train to come?

 


 

Some other interesting aspects to note in the exam: 


Text A      

bride  /  bridegroom      but not in the way you would expect (pero no de la manera que tú esperarías)    Amanda had her wedding dress stolen (causative have)       upon returning from      the dress had gone missing (disappeared)     can't help doing sth (no poder evitar hacer algo)     give it a try    After overcoming a series of obstacles     any further incidents      newly wed Amanda


Text B

the world's most widely used language     to eliminate miscommunication by changing     end up sounding like someone from Kansas     somewhat artificial    working on doing sth    rather than learning to pronounce     closely linked    it could also assist (help) language learners  


 

Lucy explaining us... Difference between MADE OF / MADE FROM / MADE WITH / MADE OUT OF - Incredibly Useful English Grammar

 


 

Paris 2024: Zinedine Zidane passes Olympic flame to Rafael Nadal in front of Eiffel Tower  

 

 

Here's my musical hint for today: a song in French about  Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games | OMEGA . You can set the subtitles in 14 languages! (Official trailer)

 


 

Paris 2024 explained: all you need to know about the Olympics but were afraid to ask (The Guardian)

Paris 2024: How is France preparing for the Olympics and Paralympics? (BBC Sport)

Paris 2024: the 10 most iconic venues at the Olympic Games (The Guardian)

What does the word 'venue' mean?

 

Olympics: Why can't it just be fun? | DW News Desk


 

Road to the Olympic Games 2024 (NBC News)

 


 

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



Learn English with Disney's  STRANGE WORLD .
 
 

 



Beyonce introduces Team USA, from Simone Biles to Noah Lyles | Paris Olympics | NBC Sports

 

2024 Paris Olympics officially underway following opening ceremony  

What does the word 'underway' mean?

 


 

 

 

lunes, 22 de julio de 2024

Life is full of peaks and troughs, but...


It is true that life is full of peaks and troughs, but like in the stock exchange market we must always analyse if the trend is ascending or descending to see if that company is positive for the shareholders or not.


What does the expression 'peaks and troughs' mean? (Check below) Pay attention to the pronunciation of the word 'trough'.

 

The English We Speak:   Peaks and troughs  (BBC Learning English)







Here are some activities for you to do: 


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


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

 

 

Here's my musical hint for today:  A night in summer long ago by Mark Knopfler. Sing along with this version with the lyrics!

 



Tadej Pogacar heads for Tour de France glory with fifth stage win of race (The Guardian)

Pogacar seals third Tour de France with stage 21 win (BBC Sport)

 


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



Learn English with movies: SHERLOCK  (Sherlock and Watson's first meeting).




Joe Biden withdraws from presidential race after weeks of pressure to quit (The Guardian)

Top Democrats throw support behind Harris after Biden exits race (BBC News)

Pay attention to word used to say that Joe Biden's decision to stop being a candidate.



 Bastad (Swedish Open) 2024 - 

 And Rafa Nadal is back in a final after defeating Serbian Duje Ajdukovic (Semi-Final highlights)

 Rafa Nadal vs Argentinian Mariano Navone in a 4-hour marathon.

However, he had no chances in the final because he felt exhausted.

Rafael Nadal vs Nuno Borges For The Title 🏆 | Bastad 2024 Final Highlights   

 

 

John McEnroe - Still Rockin' At 60 - By BBC 2019

 

 

 

domingo, 14 de julio de 2024

A great day for Spain!


 

On Friday, 12th July, after defeating Medvedev in the Wimbledon semi-final our great Carlos Álcaraz foretold that the next Sunday could be a great day for Spain, from the point of view of sport. 


Two days later, after Carlos having defeated Djokovic in the final and later the victory of Spain over England in the Eurocup 24 final in Berlin, we can say indeed he was right. What a great day for Spain!

 

 

Mikel Oyarzabal scored a late winner in Berlin to secure a 2-1 win for the Spanish....

Spain beat England to win Euro 2024 | BBC News

When Spain National Team Are Suddenly Back to Their Prime     



Spain defeats England 2-1 to win Euro Final | CBS Sports



 

Here are some articles for you to read about these two amazing victories:

 




Alcaraz goes back-to-back | Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic | Final Highlights | Wimbledon 2024

 


 

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


Answers to to the Selectivity exam included in the previous post (These are my answers, but unfortunately I haven't been able to double check them with an external source).

Text A    1. c  (lines 3-4)  2. d (lines 7-8)

3. FALSE (lines 4-5) “Soon, other examples started popping up all over the Internet”

4. FALSE (line 10) “A more likely explanation for the Mandela effect involves false memories.” 

5. TRUE (lines 13-14) “The role of the Internet... in this digital age.”

6. FALSE (lines 15-16) “This wasn't the result of manipulation either"

7.1  store     7.2  was coined   8.1 vulnerable    8.2  spreading

Text B    9. c   (line 2)  10. a  (lines 7-8)

11. FALSE (lines 2-3) “You don't need...in some way”

12.  FALSE (line 6) "about the French originators of the discipline"

13. FALSE (line 7) "One woman from north England... of her body atrophied."

14. TRUE (lines 13-14) "The aim is to help people... keep improving."

15.1  alive     15.2  crash   16.1 martial    16.2  training

 17.1   had already started   17.2  getting up   18.1  of    18.2  since

19. The bride invited us to the wedding.

20. I have been sent a funny text message   /   A funny text message has been sent to me

21. How many cars were there in the parking lot?

22. That is the lady whose daughter won a chess championship last month.

23. He is such a talented person that he was picked in the top five.

24. If only she could play the guitar.   ///   If only she had phoned me five hours ago.

25. Although it was raining, we went hiking.

26. You are not old enough to  drive in Spain.

27. Mike wondered why she hadn't offered him a mug of coffee the day before.

28. You had better not go out at night.

 

Some other interesting aspects to note in the exam: 


Text A ( Some posts related to the issue: Dexterous or ham-fisted? )

to hear of the Mandela effect     A more likely (probable) explanation       similar to

This wasn't the result of manipulation either.


Text B ( Some posts related to the issue:   Dexterous or ham-fisted? )

Dan was fond of martial arts        he fell in love with it       only a handful of people    

I remember seeing the film (past)     The aim is to help people be as capable as they can be now.   

keep improving


 

 

Here's my musical hint for today after this past glorious Sunday:  We are the champions by Queen. Sing along with this version with the lyrics!

 


 

Here are some activities for you to do: 


 






Travelling to AUSTRIA... 

 

 


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



Learn English with movies: FROZEN  (Anna meets Olaf), whose idea for the setting was the beautiful village of Hallstatt, near Salzburg.

Do you know why these two places are so important?

 

Hallstatt, Austria - The Most Beautiful Village in the World   (1