Ça a été seulement possible à Roland Garros!

 

 

Only at Roland-Garros | Roland-Garros 2025

 

Incroyable, mais vrai! Merci beaucoup, France!

Incredible, but true! Thank you very much, France! Yes, there are some things that have only been possible at Roland Garros and in France: so far there has been no other tennis player who has won 14 Grand Slams in the same tournament and that is what Rafa Nadal did in Roland Garros.

 

In spite of some wars and conflicts in the past, the relationship between France and Spain has always been fantastic. There are so many Spaniards that migrated to France and have become French citizens, and relevant French citizens like the mayor of Paris or famous footballers like Luis Fernández. Spanish artists such as Picasso or Antonio Machado lived in France for a very long time.

 

 

Zinedine Zidane passes Olympic flame to Rafael Nadal in front of Eiffel Tower

 

 

 

L'Équipe - Une édition 2025 de Roland-Garros sous le signe des hommages, notamment à Rafael Nadal le 25 mai sur le court Philippe-Chatrier   

French Open to hold ceremony honouring Rafael Nadal’s career (The Guardian)

French Open to honour Nadal at ceremony (BBC Sport)

 

 

Watch the first video again and tell me the pronunciation mistakes committed by Rafa Nadal.

 

 
 

A good man dies, a man with values, a man of another time, of another word, a reference for so many...

José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, former guerrilla and ex-president of Uruguay, dies aged 89 (The Guardian)

Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies (BBC News)

Uruguay's former President Jose Mujica dies aged 89 (DW)

 

My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I'm the son of my history. Share this Quote Jose Mujica
Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/jose-mujica-quotes

My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I'm the son of my history. Share this Quote Jose Mujica
Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/jose-mujica-quotes

“My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I’m the son of my history” 

by José Mújica

But who was José Mújica?

 

 

Jose Mujica: 'I earn more than I need' - Talk to Al Jazeera

Here are some more activities to make my students stronger:

• Prepositions with Georgie:   Prepositions of PLACE  (BBC Learning English)  
  

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  Ask BBC Learning English: Gerund (doing) or Infinitive (to do)  (BBC Learning English)  

• Listening exercise for you to do: Should animals be kept in zoos?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• Real Easy English:   Talking about PUBLIC TRANSPORT  (BBC Learning English) 

 

English with Lucy  >>>  How to introduce yourself in a natural, advanced way. (C1+ English) 

  

 

 

Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer - Roland Garros 2013 - Full match , Men's Final.   (2000- Les Petits As, since 2005, tribute, every championship winning moment)          

 

 

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

Learn English with The Road to El Dorado    

 

 

Rome 2025 -  Quarter-finals - Part 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                

 

Climate change vs Traditions

 

How the climate crisis threatens Indigenous traditions in Canada (The Guardian)

 

Traditions are also being affected by the climate change, as everything in general. That is another reason to take care of our planet and preserve our identities.

 

Nature Is Speaking: Shailene Woodley is Forest  

 

 

 

Here are some articles to read about climate change affecting our traditions:

• How climate change is affecting cultural heritage (Lund University)

• How climate change has altered Christmas (BBC News)

• How climate change causes culture clashes in Iraq's cities (DW)

• Alaska: Climate change threatens indigenous traditions (DW)

• How will climate change affect culture? (Chicago Booth Review)

 

Here are some activities for my students:

1º ESO    Unit 5   

• Write a comment about pieces of advice to give anyone who wants to pass 

  English with Albert using the Modals and adverbs learned in the unit.

3º ESO 

Comments to make: 

• Mediation (Ex 11, page 87) Write a short message about Michael Kiwanuka to a a friend about 

  his life and music with information from the listening exercise.

Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart   ,  Love & Hate

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  The River by Bruce Springsteen. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

Nature is so smart that scientists have discovered that octopuses even punch fish to make them work!!!

 

Learning English from the News: Octopuses and fish work together (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

 

 

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)

 

Solution to the exercises in the previous post

 

Rephrasing

 

231. How do we come to school?

232. She accepted my invitation to go to the cinema.

233. My students were interested in what ...

234. My choice for our holidays was to go to Greece.

235. What they said about your girlfriend was really nasty. 

236. Mozart could play the piano when he was 3.     

237. I did the washing at the weekend.

238. There aren't enough chairs in the classroom for 22.

239. I was delighted to spend the summer with your family.

240. She didn't look very enthusiastic when I gave her my present. 

241. Nadal is the best tennis player on clay.

242. Roads are very dangerous when it is raining.

243.  Who did you buy a birthday cake for last year?

244. We are too many people for my small car.

Here are some more activities to make my students stronger:

• Prepositions with Georgie:   Prepositions of time  (BBC Learning English)  
  

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  The pronounciation lounge: How to use SENTENCE STRESS  (BBC Learning English)  

• Office English: Cold calls: calling people you don't know at work  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• Real Easy English:   Talking about visiting places  (BBC Learning English)  

 

English with Lucy  >>>  12 Confusing English Nouns  

  

 

 

 

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

Learn English with Troy  - Epic movie with Brad Pitt & Orlando Bloom   

 

 

20-Year-Old Rafael Nadal vs 19-Year-Old Djokovic - Rome 2007 (Extended Highlights) & interviewed by Andy Roddick   discovering amazing facts about keys to his success!!!

 

Hurdles in life make you stronger

 

Hurdles, tough moments, failures (not only power failures)... in life make you stronger and a better person because you are ready to face harder challenges. So you should never give up and you should keep trying and making an effort, like in the song.

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Stronger by Kelly Clarkson. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

Learning English from the News: Huge power cuts in Spain and Portugal (BBC Learning English) 

 

The older you are, the readier you are to face any difficulty in life. You have solutions for almost every problem or at least you don't despair when you come across a really difficult situation and resilience becomes one of your skills.

 

 

Today is a holiday in Madrid because of the 2^nd May uprising against the French Imperial troops, as the population was being violently repressed with hundreds of public executions. 

 

 

Do you remember where there was another famous uprising?

The Easter Uprising (IES Mediterraneo students were there!!!)

 

 

Here are some activities to make my students stronger:

1º ESO    Unit 5

Translate into English :

1) ¿Cómo es la señora Harrison? Es gorda y fea.

2) Tengo mucha sed. 

3) Aquellos vasos están en la estantería,¿dónde está el vino?

4) Hay carne en el plato,pero no hay leche en el vaso.

5) ¿Tienes buen vino? Sí,tenemos un vino muy bueno.

6) ¿Cuánto mide tu hermano? Él mide casi 2 metros.

MODAL VERBS   >>>   Translate these sentences into English. 

• • No debieras comerte un almuerzo grande antes de un partido de fútbol.

  • Debes llevar sandalias dentro de la piscina. No debes llevar zapatos o zapatillas de deporte.

  • Un pez no sabe andar, pero algunos pueden saltar muy alto  fuera del agua.

  • ¿Sabes hablar alemán? No, pero sé hablar francés bien.

  • Los alumnos debieran hacer el comic de la Vuelta al Mundo en 80 días rápido.

  • Tú puedes estudiar duro durante el curso y aprobar en junio, o tú puedes vivir felizmente sin trabajar. Entonces debes estudiar durante el verano para los exámenes de septiembre.

  • La gente no puede jugar al golf en Itrabo.

 

3º ESO 

41. PASSIVE /ACTIVE. Rewrite these sentences into the Passive or Active Voice :

 1. The work has been done by the children.

 2. His horse won the race.

 3. Many things were being broken by children playing at home.

 4. He had said many things. 

 5. My colleague will do the job. 

 6. The government might buy that company.

 

 

 

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)

 

Rephrase/Rewrite these sentences by using another suitable structure:

221. Albert is such a hard teacher, but in the end we are better prepared for the Selectivity exam.     Although....

222. During the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities widely used medical robots to take patients' temperatures as these couldn't get infected.    Medical robots...

223. The price of olive oil is increasing very much these days.      ... getting....

224. Although they grew up in Germany, they have never thought of claiming the German nationality.    Despite...

225. Nerea usually plays the piano after lunch.  How...

226. It wouldn't be sensible to drive in such a heavy rain. You...

227. His father-in-law invited him for dinner. "

228. We have decided to go to the cinema this evening.    We....

229. My grandmother had the habit of washing the clothes in the river.   My grandmother...

230. The bookshelf was too high for the small boy to get the dictionary. The small boy was not... 

 

 

Solution to the exercises in the previous post

 

Rephrasing

 

211.  "Can we use our calculators in the exam?"

212. Which company does your father work for?

213. If only I had remembered your birthday party.  ///  If I hadn't forgotten your birthday party, I would have bought you a present and I would have gone.

214.  My neighbour's son may/might be studying at the University of Granada.

215. It was such a long book I couldn't finish reading it before Christmas.

216. I wish I had taken my umbrella.

217. You must have a driving licence in Spain to drive a car.  

218. "Will/Would/Could you, please, lie on the couch?"

219. My little brother was able to get out of the swimming-pool when he fell into it at the age of 3.  

220. The teacher asked his students to do that simple exercise // if they could do that simple exercise.

Here are some more activities to make my students stronger:

• Prepositions with Georgie:   What is a preposition?  (BBC Learning English)  
  

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

• Listening exercise for you to do: Can cows prevent wildfires?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak:   Zing  (BBC Learning English) 

 

English with Lucy  >>>  Do you know these 12 common words? 

  

 

 

 

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

Learn English with the Simpsons

 

 

Madrid 2025 -  Day 7  ,   Quarter-finals ,  Semi-finals and the FINAL: 

    Casper Ruud    vs     Jack Draper