Are you ready?

 

Are you ready? Are you on your marks? (as they would say in a race at the Olympic Games).

 

Now that summer is  almost over and we have so many projects in mind, it is time to ponder about our future and consider all the possibilities and proposals ahead. So many friends and relatives give you tips about what you should do, but it is really you the person who must take his own decisions.

Beaches are not so crowded and sunsets are splendid and make us do all these reflections better just walking in the wind, dreaming... on your own. You need some time to yourself to sort out all these matters because we need to crank up after such long holidays.

 

BRAND NEW!!! 

Three contestants race from London to Edinburgh. 3 people, 5 days, £100. Who will get to Edinburgh first.

What is the meaning of contestant? Which word does it come from?

 

An easy English series to watch: Episode 1: Welcome! (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• The English We Speak:   Clutch at straws  (BBC Learning English) 
  

• Real Easy English: Talking about YOURSELF  (BBC Learning English)
  

• 

  JOB APPLICATIONS: The SECOND / HYPOTHETICAL conditional  (BBC Learning English) 

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Understanding job descriptions  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

QUIZZ: Spot the error (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Innocent days by Giant. Here are the lyrics for you to check!

Lucy tells us how to avoid these 5 business English mistakes (English with Lucy).

 

 

 

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

Stories in English to improve your listening skills:   Christopher Colombus  

 

 

 

 

 

The day Roddick impersonated Nadal to beat Federer! (Funniest tennis match ever!)

 

 

 

 

 

Back to our beloved routines, our high life!

 

 

 

  Here's September and that means that we go back to our beloved routines, in which we also rest because holidays can be also stressful. It is time to meet our friends at school and be ready for higher goals in life.

 

Therefore, going back to school may look like heavy lifting (see meaning of the expression below), but it is not. It is just a piece of cake (By the way, how would you translate this last expression in Spanish > check in the note below).

 

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

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Learning English from the News:   UN: Rising sea levels disaster for all  (BBC Learning English)  
  

• Real Easy English: Talking about FILMS  (BBC Learning English)
  

• English in a Minute: Verbs to use with WAY  (BBC Learning English) 
  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Meet a real Willy Wonka  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for September and our return to school:  Back in the high life by Steve Winwood. 

Listen and try to fill in the gaps... 

It _ _ _ _   _ _ seem to me that my life ran on  _ _ _    _ _ _
And I (5 words) ________________________ just to make the good parts last
But when you're born to run it's so hard to just  _ _ _   _ _ _ _
So don't be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  to see me back in that bright part of town

I'll be back in the high life again
(5 words) ___________________________ one time will open up again
I'll be back in the high life again
(5 words) ___________________________  me once will smile and take me in

And I'll _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _   with one hand free
Let the world back into me and on I'll be a sight to see
Back in the high life again

You used to be the best to make life be life to me
And I hope that you're still out there and you're like you used to be
We'll have ourselves a time
_____________________________________________
And we'll let the good times come in
And we won't stop 'til we're done

We'll be back in the high life again

Then sing along with this version with the lyrics and check!

English with Lucy  >>>   How to read ALL NUMBERS in English - BIG NUMBERS, Decimals, Dates, Fractions, Phones, Ordinals   

 

 

 

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

Stories in English to improve your listening skills:   Abraham Lincoln  

 

 

 

US Open - Huge shocks in the US Open 2024: Djokovic OUT!  , Álcaraz OUT!  , Musetti OUT! ,  Korda OUT!  ....

 

 

 

 

 

 Note: a piece of cake = pan comido