Breakfast is and has always been very important in our lives and in all the civilisations around the world. Why? Because it gives you the energy to face the rest of the day. Soldiers in the front, farmers in their fields, clerks at the office, students and teachers at school...
Listening exercise for you to do: Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
What does the singer of the song "Breakfast in America" want for breakfast? Listen to the song and tell me the answer in your comment. Besides, What do you usually have for breakfast?
In our English classes early in the morning we have got a big problem we haven't solved so far: Certain students arrive, put their schoolbags on their desks and are out like a light as soon as Albert starts talking. After some research a fact has shed light on this problem: our students don't have enough (or anything at all) for breakfast!!! Will there be light at the end of the tunnel? I hope so. After reading this post maybe our students will see the light and stop giving no importance to breakfast. Here you've presented with 4 expressions connected with light. You can check the meaning of each of them just below in the English in a Minute section.
The English We Speak - Make a pig's ear of something (BBC Learning English)
Here are some more activities for my students:
Learning English from the News: 'Storm of the century' hits Caribbean (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
The London Letter Challenge: Episode 5: Elephants (BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English: Talking about Halloween (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: Phrases with LIGHT (BBC Learning English)
‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and heads for Cuba (The Guardian)
Hurricane leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean (BBC News)
Melissa was one of the strongest storms on record (CNN)
Here's my musical hint for today: Breakfast in America by Supertramp. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
English with Lucy: Are you saying it wrong? 5 common mistakes in English
Learning English Grammar - Describing a job - Relative Clauses (BBC Learning English)
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Learn English with Tangled - Rapunzel's Mood Swings
Football legend Fritz Walter | FIFA Classic player
And here's a version with the lyrics both in English and Spanish for you to discover what the singer wanted for breakfast.
