What would the world do without scientists?

 

Yesterday it was the π Day (Pi Day, pronouncing it like 'pie'), that is to say, 3.14 (March 14th). An important date also because it was the day when Stephen Hawking ( Stephen Hawking, a unique brain. ) passed away 7 years ago. 

 

As I was saying the world keeps moving forward because of scientists, their researches and their discoveries. That is the case of the Faraday Cage and their importance for our lives.

 

Faraday Cages Explained [IN UNDER 3 MINUTES] Another video 

 

 

The English We Speak: Read the room (BBC Learning English)

 

And what would the planet do without Irish on 17th March?  Happy St Patrick's Day!! 

Celebrating Ireland on St Patrick's Day #stpatricksday #ireland

Lively Celtic Fiddle - Irish Instrumental Music for Joy & Spirit  

 

There are even scientists nowadays trying to clone woolly mammoths, like the ones you can see in the series of films ICE AGE. 

Learn English With Ice Age

 

    

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

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Wake me up by Avicii. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)

 

Rephrase/Rewrite these sentences by using another suitable structure:

 

141.If you want my advice, don’t eat so many cakes!   - You

142.I’m sorry I didn’t work hard enough last year.  - I wish

143.Although he was exhausted, he managed to finish reading the novel.   - Despite

144.Gerard plays tennis twice a week .   - ?

145.That woman’s husband is my boss.  - That is the woman

146.They have found the stolen money.  - The stolen money

147.She divorced him because he was so terrible to her.  - If he

148.“I have read this book”, she said.   - She said

149.I am sure she knows you are here.   - She

150.I felt really tired so I stayed at home.   - I stayed

 

 

Solution to the exercises in the previous post

 

Rephrasing

 

131. (Modal Verbs)    - She must be telling lies.

132. (Passive)   - The window has been broken by the teenager in red.

133. (Modals) - You should take some exercise.

134. (Passive) - We weren’t told the answer by the teacher.

135. (Verbal tenses) - I haven’t visited London for fifteen years.

136. (Reported speech) - She asked me what time my party started.

137. (Gerund/ Infinitive) - Do you mind closing the door when you leave?

138. (Causal connector) - Since it was much cheaper, we bought our tickets on the Web.

139. (Relative Clauses) - Albert , who has just broken his ankle, is coming back from hospital tomorrow.

140. (Reported Speech)  - She asked how much that T-shirt was.

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Learning English from the News:   Woolly mice: Are woolly mamoths next?  (BBC Learning English)
  

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  The Pronounciation Lounge: British and American /r/  (BBC Learning English)  

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

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Should we eat less rice?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some articles to read about the issue of  cloning mamoths:

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  How extinct animals could be brought back from the dead (BBC News)

• Scientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice (The Guardian)

• Russian scientists to attempt clone of woolly mammoth (BBC News)

• Scientists inch forward in efforts to resurrect an extinct giant (CNN)

 

Lucy will teach us Rhythm for English Speaking (How British people really speak English)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Learn English with  Mind Your Language How to win an argument       

 

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