Who in the hell do you think you are?

Here's a rough expression you should not really use unless you get so furious that you are about to explode. Anyway, this is a colloquial expression to be used in the context of a bar or among friends.

 

 

Sometimes you've got to take the rough way to make your students do what you think it is the best for them and the way you say it not because you are smarter than anyone, but because you have gone through these situations a thousand times. 

 

Don't worry! A time to chill out (let loose) will come soon but after achieving our goals. Here's a nice expression to learn regarding this. Tell me people, animals or other things you can let loose.

    

The English We Speak: Let loose (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some activities for my students:

in 1º ESO on Comparatives and superlatives:   3  ,    4    ,   5  (as....as)

in 3º ESO on   FOR vs SINCE:   1  2   3 

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Ain't no mountain high enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel. And now a version with the lyrics for you to sing along. 

 

 

And here's a movie clip from a famous film...

Stepmom (1998) - Ain't No Mountain High Enough Scene (6/10) | Movieclips

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)

 

Rephrase/Rewrite these sentences by using another suitable structure:

 

111.The meat was better than the fish.  - The fish

112.You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow.   - Green paint

113.I have been playing the piano for twenty years.   - I started

114.I have English classes three times a week .   - ?

115.Sharon is going to marry a man. He is Eric’s brother.   - The man

116.“Why don’t we have dinner out tonight?” said Martin.   - Martin suggested

117.I didn’t open the door because I didn’t know it was you.   - If I

118.If you want my advice, go to the dentist!    - You

119.I forgot to post the letter.   - I didn’t remember

120.They say this tree is over 400 years old.   - This tree

 

Solution to the exercises in the previous post

 

Rephrasing

 

101. (Reported Speech) - The trainer told her to come back to the team.

102. (Question)  - Who drives 200 miles every day?

103. (Reported Speech)  - He asked where the robbery took place.

104. (Passive)  - Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Fleming.

105. (Modal Verbs)  - You are not allowed to have a bicycle.

106. (Conditionals)  - If I knew her address, I would be able to write to her / I could write to her.

107.  There is a new magazine on the hall table.

108. (Question)  - Who lives next door?

109. (Reported Speech)  - She asked Sheila where her brothers were.

110. (Modal Verb)  - They may only open the museum in the morning.

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• The pronunciation lounge:   The most common sound in English  /ə/  (BBC Learning English)
  

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  Learning English from the News: Is vaping as bad as smoking cigarettes?  (BBC Learning English)  

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

• A listening exercise for you to do:   A vaccine for cancer  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

   

   

   

  

 

 

 

 Some articles for you to read about the issue of vaping: 

• UK health expert raises alarm at vaping ‘epidemic’ among teenagers (The Guardian)

• Youth vaping: The impact of e-cigarette use in schools (BBC News)

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  WHO vaping report: Tobacco companies target kids (DW)
  

• Young people think vapes aren’t harmful because they are so easy to buy, study finds (The Guardian)

 

 

 

 

 

English with Lucy teaching us...

100 Small Talk Questions and Answers - Real English Conversation

 

 

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

Learn English with Disnwy movie UP   1   2    

Rafael Nadal: John McEnroe looks back at the story of Rafael Nadal / Groundbreakers / Eurosport Tennis (Epic)

Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal | Wimbledon 2008 | The Final in full

 

Leo Gómez (3º ESO B) presents his project on Ireland    

Tourist broucher de Leogomez