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

martes, 30 de diciembre de 2025

Was Christmas the icing on the cake or was it better in the past?

 

 

Very often people tend to consider anything related to the old times better than anything you have nowadays. 

 

Why is that? First, I reckon humans usually remember only the good part of  past experience and forget about the bad moments. Secondly, Christmas used to represent a unique time to have delicious meals that we hardly ever had during the year, such as a roasted chicken, cakes or candy. And that is not the case nowadays, since we have everything at any time of the year.

 



 

 

 

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


Japan introduces rules to put outlandish baby names to bed (The Guardian)

Why do some countries regulate baby names? (BBC News)

Sayonara, Pikachu! Japan Is Banning ‘Glittery’ Baby Names (Today)

 

 

Work in the future:   Does office design impact our work?  (BBC Learning English)


 


 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Cry to me by Solomon Burke. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 



 

The Reading Room:   What happens when your job is just too boring?  (BBC Learning English)

 

 


 

  

 


Learning English Grammar (TALKING ABOUT QUANTITY: 'loads and loads', 'some' & 'just a few'...):   Things we collect  (BBC Learning English) 







Here are some more activities for my students:

    

 




 
English with Lucy: C1 + C2 English vocabulary in 1 hour    

   





 

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



Learn English with    STRANGER THINGS    



 

 

Football legend Johan Cruyff  | FIFA Classic player  


 


 

 

 

 



At 66, John McEnroe Reveals the 5 Tennis Players He Admires Most   

 

 



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  2. Regarding this issue, I'm a bit special. Normally people say that the past it was the best part of their lives, and it's true, all people think that. But in my opinion the best part of the life is the future.

    You always remember the past, but what about your future? Can't it be better than the past? Yeah, it can because you are the one who will decide what will happens in the future, and you can make it much better.

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  3. estela buatista maldonado9 de enero de 2026 a las 16:28

    1 do you think donating money to NGOs helps children?
    2do yoy think saving the planet is a major issue?
    3 do you think signing petitions change polices?
    4 do you think it’s important findind sponsors for an event?
    5 do you think finding te for helping others fulfils yourself
    ESTELA BAUTISTA MALDONADO

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  4. I think the Young People’s Forest in Derbyshire is a very good idea. It is helps the environment and makes an old place green again. Planting trees is important for the planet and for people.

    In my local area, there are some green spaces like parks and small gardens. People go there to walk, play, or relax. These places are important because they give us fresh air and a place to enjoyed nature.

    There are a place near my area that could bécame a new forest. It’s an empty land that is not used now. If people plant trees there, it could help animals and make the area more beautiful.


    ADAY RIVERA MONTES 4ºA (Ej:4, page 38).

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