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, 3 de julio de 2025

Greater London??


 

 


What is the difference between Greater London and London? For instance, the well-known tennis tournament, Wimbledon, is not played in London, but in Greater London!!!

 

 

City of London vs Greater London | What Are the Differences?

 

 

Is there any other example in England? Yes, and that is Greater Manchester! Anyway, we're just scratching the surface, it's up to you to learn more about Britain reading books such as England or All about Ireland.

 


The English We Speak:  Scratch the surface  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

Learning English from the News:  Deadly heatwave hits Europe  (BBC Learning English)

 

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

Here are some articles for you to read about both issues:

 

 


 

 

 

 

  SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my   students in 1º ESO on the PRESENT   SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS for my   students.....

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO 




 

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 3º ESO: 

Welcome Unit / Unit 1

Expressing wishes and preferences (VIDEO TO WATCH).....  


EXPRESSING WISHES AND PREFERENCES

WISHES  >>>>   I wish my students studied every day.

                               If only my students studied every day.    

PREFERENCES  >>>>  I'd rather do my homework before going to school than go to my football practice.

                                            I'd rather not got to school without my homework done.

                                            I'd rather students worked every day.

                                            I'd prefer to do my homework before going to school.

wishing (regretting and complaining) exercise     


Exercises to do. Fill in the gaps with PREFER / 'D PREFER / 'D RATHER

1. My cousin __________ playing football to watching it on TV.

2. I ____________ my mother cooked rice pudding for me every day. 

3. We _____________ to go on holiday to Greece rather than staying here in Salobreña.

4. I __________ buy a car which doesn't pollute much, but they are so expensive.

5. Children used to _______________ playing in the streets to stayin indoors.

6. We __________ keep everything tidy in case your parents come.

7. We ___________ Albert wasn't so hard on us! 

8. My parents ________ to travel with daylight than at night.

 

 

 

 

Write sentences with  'D RATHER for the situations given

9. You don't help much with the housework.   >>>  I ..........................

10. I don't like fizzy drinks.   >>>>  I...........................

11. She loves going shopping.    >>>   She ............. not ......................

12. They feel so uncomfortable sleeping in a tent.    >>>  They...........................than................

 





 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Freedom by Jon Batiste. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 




 

Here are some more activities for my students:







Runa's interview - CANADA - #HUMAN  

 





 

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



Learn English with Taylor Swift    

 

 

Let's watch    The Incredibles   

  




Alcaraz pushed in five set THRILLER | Fabio Fognini vs Carlos Alcaraz | Highlights | Wimbledon 2025




 

Old stories about Nadal: 






 

 

sábado, 28 de junio de 2025

Who's coming to town this summer?

 

 

Who's coming to town this summer? You never know. It may be the love of your life!! So stay alert because summers are full of emotions. You can also go on a trip and be the one who comes into town. 😎😎😎😎 


 

 

 

 

Learning English from the News:  Israel-Iran ceasefire  (BBC Learning English)

 

What we know about the Iran-Israel ceasefire (BBC News)
Trump gets a big win on NATO — but key questions over the alliance remain (CNN)


 




SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:


  • Exercises on the verb TO BE:  1   2   3
  • Exercises on the verb TO HAVE:  1  2  3  (Agenda Web)
  • Match the questions to the answers:

 Questions               >>>>>>          Answers

a. WHAT is the weather like?                                  1. I don't understand this exercise.

b, WHAT time is it? / WHAT is the time?                      2. My birthday is on 12th March.

c. WHO is Mary's brother?                                            3. Because it is Friday.

d. WHAT is this?                                                            4.  It is half past nine

e, HOW OLD are you?                                                    5. We are on page 14.

f. HOW MANY flowers are there?                                 6. There are ten flowers.

g. HOW MUCH water is there in the glass?                     7. It is mine.

h. HOW do you spell 'athletics'?                                    8. It is in London.

i. HOW are you?                                                              9. It is Mark.

j. WHAT page are we on?                                             10. a-t-h-l-e-t-i-c-s

k. Can you help me, please?                                          11. Of course, what's the problem?

l. WHEN is your birthday?                                           12.  I'm twelve years old.

m. WHERE is the River Thames?                                     13. I'm fine, thanks. And you?

n. WHY are you happy?                                                     14. It is sunny and warm.

o. WHOSE book is this?                                                 15. This is a cat.

                                                                            16. There is a little water in the glass.

 

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO 

TIMES   -   Here's a quizz for my students in 1º ESO!! >>> How to say the time in English  

More exercises on how to say the time in English.

 


 

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 3º ESO: 

Welcome Unit / Unit 1

Activities on the PRESENT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS for my students.....

QUESTIONS. Subject & Object questions and others. 

TOO vs ENOUGH 

 


 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  When love comes to town by U2 & BB King. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 




 

Here are some more activities for my students:




Hugh's interview - CANADA - #HUMAN  

 



 

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



Learn English with The Avengers    

 

 

Let's watch    Toy Story 2   

  



 





 Nadal vs Federer 2008 Men's Final //  Roland Garros Classic Match!

 

 

 

I wish you all the best of summers, a summer not to ever forget!

 

 

lunes, 23 de junio de 2025

The importance of a hundredth


 

Unfortunately just by a hundredth our 2º Bachillerato student Fran Toledo, who got a 13,675 in the Selectivity exams, wasn't able to be among the 30 best students in the province of Granada. What a pity!!! He deserved it.

 

Congratulations, anyway!!!


 

 

 

 



 

This experience should show our students the right way to face the coming school years. 

 

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

 

Talking about worries, here are some articles about the conflict in the Middle East: 


Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)

 

Solution to the exercises in the previous post:

Rewrite... 

a) If only I had started working on the project last month. (if only)
b) Playing football makes me feel very happy. (makes)
c) Nick refused to go to that boring party.
d) After writing his mother an email, David apologised for his behaviour. After David had written... 

Complete the following sentences to report what was said.
 

e) Sue asked me what he was going to do to relax.


Rephrase the sentence beginning with the words given.
 

f) A new high-technology hospital is being built in my town.

 

 

 


 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  She loved me that way by Michael DuBois. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 



 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:



 

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



Learn English with The Chronicles of Narnia — Father Christmas    

 

Let's watch Wallace and Gromit in    The Wrong Trousers    

  


 

 



 
 
 Queen's FINAL Lehecka vs Álcaraz  (Highlights)