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

domingo, 23 de febrero de 2025

Good from far, but far from good!


 

Many times you see things, people... from far that look really stunning, amazing, gorgeous... but once you come closer to them you realise they are not so good (that is really the meaning of "good from far, far from good"). Actually this expression could be compared with what happens with first impressions.

 

 

Good From Far, but...

good from far , far from good 

 


 

You may have an absolutely fantastic impression of a person or a place, who/which later turns out to be a complete fake. So, always take your time before making up your mind.

 

 

Have a look at this post: Seve O'Kelly. Who is he?  and you will discover a real true story that happened to me long, long time ago. My first impression was quite shocking, but eventually I had one of the best experiences in my life with such a loving care Irish host family. By the way, we will shortly be celebrating St Patrick's Day!
 
 
 
 






    

The English We Speak: Main character moment (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 


Here are some activities for my students:

in 1º ESO on Comparatives and superlatives 1  ,    2  

in 3º ESO on  Present Perfect Simple  and   USED TO  

 

 

 My musical hint in the previous post was  Back for good by Boy Band Take That and today it is another hit by another boy band: I want you back by The Jackson's Five. Which one do you prefer? Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along. And here are also some cartoons for you to watch!!


 

And here are also some cartoons for you to watch!!






Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)

 

Rephrase/Rewrite these sentences by using another suitable structure:

 

101.The trainer said: “Molly, come back to the team!”   - The trainer told her

102.Ben drives 200 miles every day.    - ?

103.“Where did the robbery take place?” he asked.    - He asked

104.Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.    - Penicillin

105.You can’t have a bicycle.    - You are

106.I don’t know her address, so I can’t write to her.     - If I

107.A new magazine is on the hall table.    - There is

108.John lives next door.    - ?

109.“Where are your brothers, Sheila?”     -

110.Perhaps they only open the museum in the morning.     - They


 

Solution to the exercises in the previous post

 

Rephrasing

91. (Conditionals)  - Unless your boyfriend arrives before eight, we will have to leave.

92. (Causal Connector)  - As it was raining, the children couldn’t go out to the playground.

93. (Verbal Tenses) - We have not seen that movie for six months.

94. (Modal Verbs)  - You mustn’t smoke in most restaurants.

95. (Passive)  - We weren’t given the ticket by the shop assistant.

96. (Comparatives)   - Peter swims slower than Al. / Peter doesn’t swim as fast as Al.

97. (Verbal Tenses)  - I haven’t seen Frank for two months.

98. (Gerund/Infinitive)  - He didn’t remember phoning his wife yesterday.

99. (Have sth. Done)  - I am having my new car served next week.

100. (Conditionals)  - Unless we meet this month, it will be too late.





 



Here are some activities for you to do:

 

 

Quizz:   Fill the gap    (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

English with Lucy revising the MODAL VERBS    







 

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









Rafael Nadal: 2008 Men's Final Nadal vs Federer (Roland-Garros Classic Match)   

Unforgettable moments  





Roberto Vacas (1º ESO B) presents his comic of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS!!









5 comentarios:

  1. The first impressions the most of the time are good, but when you get closer to It,your impression changes,It's like a Car,you see It from far and you like that car,and when you are close,you see that doesn't is What you thinked!In the life this Will happend lots of times,but, don't trust in the first impression!

    -Roberto Vacas Díaz

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  2. On March 8, Women's Day is celebrated to remember that women have fought for a long time to have the same rights as men. It is a day to think about how we can ensure that all people are treated equally, regardless of whether they are girls or boys.
    Daniela Ramos Sánchez 3B

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  3. Description of my room.
    My room is large, it has two beds with a desk. It has a white wardrobe with three doors, above the desk there is a window that lets in a lot of light. On the wall there are small shelves full of books. On the floor there is a large red rug. Above the bed I have several stuffed animals and on one wall I have a picture with my name and another with my sister's name.
    Francisco Miguel Gonzalez 1ºB

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  4. My School.
    About me:
    My name is Francisco Miguel.I'm from Itrabo, Granada.I'm 12 years old and I'm a Mediterranean High School.
    About my school:
    At my school, there are lessons in geography, history, language, mathematics, biology, robotics and French.
    School items:
    There are notebooks,textbooks and pencil case in my schoolbag.I've also a small schoolbag.There is a food in my schoolbag.
    Clothes:
    There isn't a school uniform at my school.Many students have got a jeans and T-shirts, but my fovourite clothes for school are a tracksuit
    Francisco Miguel Gonzalez 1ºB

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  5. Javier Lahora Bosch 1ºB8 de marzo de 2025, 18:49

    Last year, my family and me went to restaurant in Granada, we thougth that it was a good restaurant because we read an article in the newspaper that said that the food was fresh, tasty and only. But when we arrived It was very full of people, there was a lot of noise, and the food we asked for hadn’t good flavor and it wasn’t fresh food. We left very dissappointed.
    “Good from far, but far from good”.

    Javier Lahora Bosch 1ºB

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