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

miércoles, 30 de octubre de 2024

Help yourself



Help yourself with some cake.... or perhaps some knowledge. What does this expression mean? It means someone provides you with food... or knowledge and you decide what to have and how much you want, like in a buffet.


It is up to you to decide which is the most suitable food for you and the amount you really need. You can't only have custard or apple pie, and eat loads of it. You would get ill.




 

 Tom Jones also advises you to help yourself with some love. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to check!

 







Here are some activities for you to do:

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam).....


 Here's an exercise on the RELATIVE CLAUSES (Insert the second sentences into the first ones):

1. Lindsay is the eldest child. She has to look after the other children.

2. The King lived for a long time. He had a whisky everyday.

3. He was reading a book. Its characters were zombies.

4. Nowadays new kinds of sport attract more and more people. They seldom appear on television.

5. John Bloom died recently. His novel “The French Affair” was made into a beautiful film.

6. He used a sexist word. Its meaning was pejorative for women.

7. He received an e-mail. Its content was spam.

8. That man talks a lot. He has more chances to become a politician.

9. Michael has been attending Italian lessons. His family moved to Rome five years ago.

10. Clark Kent worked for a newspaper. The newspaper was called ‘The Daily Planet’.

11. Johnny Depp is starring in Finding Neverland. His portrait of Captain Sparrow is superb.

12. I could not move my car. It had no petrol.

13. Nikki sells cinema tickets. She is against the ban.

14. Occidental observers are against the veiling of women in Arabia. The veiling is an example of sexual segregation.

15. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. His works are worth millions.

16. Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. It is one of the major attractions in London.

17. John has given up smoking. He was a heavy smoker.

18. The man fell off his bike and was taken to hospital. His sister is the new student from Liverpool.

19. Jane Halifax is the president of the committee. She does not support the proposal.

20. A dog was sent into space in 1957. Its name was Laika.

21. This is the computer. I bought it last month.

22. MTV reaches millions of households. Its influence is growing rapidly.

23. Is this the place? Do they sell disks for the CD Rom here?

24. The boy is very satisfied. I sold a video game to that boy last week.

25. This is the computer game. Everyone is talking about it.

26. Elisabeth is a prestigious writer. Thomas invited Elisabeth to his premiere.

27. Those books are no longer published in England. I have been waiting for those books three months. (REWRITE THIS SENTENCE)

28. Mars is expecting visitors in the short term. Businessmen are investing their money in Mars. (WHAT IS THE NOUN THAT COMES FROM THE VERB TO INVEST? TELL ME ANOTHER WAY TO SAY IN THE SHORT TERM)

29. We interviewed that young man last week. They hired that young man.

30. The actor was a criminal. The police was looking for the actor.




SOLUTIONS TO THE CONDITIONAL EXERCISE IN THE PREVIOUS POST

1. If only I had done my homework.        2. They wish they hadn't committed the crime.
3. I wish this kid would follow my advice / this kid weren't so stubborn.
4. I wish he would help / helped more at home.     5. If only he paid more attention in class.
6. If only he would stop smoking.      7. I wish I hadn't drunk so much last night.
8. He wishes he had read the small print.
9. Steve wishes he had proposed to Isabel at the right moment / when he could.
10. She wishes she had done what her mother had asked her.
11. I wish he wouldn't / would never belch at all after eating.
12. If only she had paid attention to my warnings.

 

 

 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 8: Directions (BBC Learning English)



 

Solutions to last post's Selectivity exam

2021. Cycling, the best mode of transport & Mo, the cat    


TEXT 1: CYCLING, THE BEST MODE OF TRANSPORT

1. d     2. a

3. TRUE (lines 5-6) “(They…) most people in low- and middle-income countries would be unable to participate in the economy and community, or access education (… services.)”
4. TRUE (lines 8-9) “For instance, it helps to reduce the risk of diabetes, some forms of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, depression, and it prevents obesity.”
5. FALSE (lines 11-12) “People who walk or cycle to work tend to be more satisfied, less stressed, more relaxed, and they experience greater freedom compared to people who drive their car to work.”
6. FALSE (line 14) “In short, compared to travelling by car or bus, cycling saves money, it is a cheap means of transport, (and scores well in terms of social impact of urban mobility.)”

7.1 worldwide (line 6)     7.2 benefit(s) (line 9)   8.1 obesity (line 9)    8.2 pollutant(s) (line 10)


TEXT 2: MO, THE CAT

9. c     10. b

11. FALSE (lines 1-2) “Mo –the cat– was staying in a cattery on the outskirts of Swansea (eight years ago, while his humans went on holiday).”
12. TRUE (lines 5-6) “However, they also knew there was a small chance they’d see him again.”
13. FALSE (line 10) “Last October, the Harris family received an unexpected call from a veterinary centre.” // (lines 10-11) “They said they’d found a cat matching Mo’s microchip and that he’d been living near where he got lost with an old lady who had passed away.”
14. TRUE (lines 12-13) “The black cat has a lot of catching up to do, as the family currently has three other cats.”

15.1  accept(ed)  (line 8)    15.2 return (line 2)     16.1 chance (line 6)   16.2 relieved (line 13)

17.1 meeting   17.2 haven't done    18.1 on     18.2 up

19. They / The jury / The judge gave the politicians accused of stealing long sentences. // They / The jury / The judge gave long sentences to the politicians accused of stealing.
20. Home may only be left for specific reasons. // Home may be left for specific reasons only.
21. How much (money) is he being paid for this project?
22. This castle, where/in which Queen Elizabeth spends her summer holidays, is the most visited tourist attraction in this city. // Queen Elizabeth spends her summer holidays in this castle, which is the most visited tourist attraction in this city.
23. You do not need to book / do not have to book / needn’t book a table at that restaurant because it is never full.
24. Subject + could(n’t)/would(n’t) + have + past participle // Subject + could(n’t)/would(n’t) + infinitive   Example: they wouldn't have sacked me from the company.
25. Tom is the best chess player in his class.
26. She has never used her mother’s car because it has the steering wheel on the right.
27. “Mum, don’t go into my room”, John said. // John told his mother: “Don’t go into my room”.
28. She will have her car repaired next Friday.





Quizzes: Complete the expression & Which is correct? (BBC Learning English)



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