Are our teenagers' bedrooms suitable for what they have to do? Can they study properly? Can they sleep well? I'm afraid not. And that is the main cause of the problems they have nowadays to concentrate, to rest, to study... What is your bedroom like?
Work in the future: Does office design affect your work? (BBC Learning English)
Don't take my word for it and read some articles about the issue:
These teens turned their rooms into tech-free zones. This was the result (BBC News)
Teenagers' sleep quality and mental health at risk over late-night mobile phone use (The Guardian)
Teen Sleep: What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything (TED talk)
Get out of my room! The truth about a teenager's bedroom (BBC Radio Four)
The Reading Room: Britain celebrates 200-year anniversary of passenger trains (BBC Learning English)
It's been a long day without our great master and we all hope to see him in a better place one day: See You Again by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
Learning English Grammar (ask someone out, had been broken into, get on with someone, hit it off): First dates (BBC Learning English)
Here are some more activities for my students:
Listening exercise for you to do: Is social media dead? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English: Talking about DRINKS (BBC Learning English)
The Listening Room: Can people be freed from peanut allergy? (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'grass' (BBC Learning English)
Extra activities for my students in...
....1º ESO
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.
19. TENSES. Put in the verbs into their correct tenses.
"I (write) ______ a book about voodoo," she (say) ________. "Everyone here (talk) ________ about you. They all (say) ______ you (be) ________ the best houngan in Haiti. They (say) _____ you (be) ______ a very strong and good houngan, and that you always (help) ________ people." he (say) ________. "(come) ______ into the house, Dr Jackson. Let me get you a drink and we can talk."
41. Make sentences in the PRESENT SIMPLE (routines) or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS (actions happening now)with the clues given:
1. How often / your brother / play / basketball ?
2. He / play / basketball / twice a week
3. you / study / English / now ? No, I / not study / English / now.
4. Teenagers / not get up / early / on Sundays.
...2º ESO
45. Fill in the gaps with the comparative forms of superiority or the superlatives of the adjectives in brackets:
1. Mike is (old) .......................... than Pete. In fact he is (old) ............................... of the four.
2. Pete is (slim) .......................... than Mike, but Kate is (slim) .............................. of the four.
3. Kate is (tall) ........................... than Pete and Trig is (short) ............................... of the four.
4. I think Kate is (intelligent) ...................................... than the boys. In fact Pete is (silly) ........................................... of the four.
5. Trig looks (happy) .............................. of the four, but it isn't (happy) ........................ than me.
22. Fill in the gaps with one of these words: dangerous, best, worse, most, than, more, longer
1. Big cities are ______________ polluted ___________ small towns.
2. Rock music is the ____________ exciting music in the world.
3. Snakes are more ______________ and ______________ than cows.
4. I think Ronaldinho is the _______________ footballer in the world.
42. Fill in the gaps with: TOO , SO , ENOUGH and then add exclamatory sentences using the information given.
1. That book is ____________ high. You are not tall _____________.
2. Mbappe is __________ fast, but he hasn't got ______________ golden balls!
3. Albert is ___________ strict and he is not kind ____________, but he plays tennis _________ well.
4. There is __________ ice-cream for all my cousins and it is ________ hot today.
5. Those trousers are _________ long for you, I need some shorter ones.
43. Complete the sentences with the comparative form or the superlative of the adjectives in brackets.
1. My mother is usually the _______________ person of my family when I don't make my bed, but I am often _________________ than her when she tidies my bedroom. (angry)
2. Asensio was not the ______________ player in the Olympics, but I’m sure I am not _______________ than him. (fast)
3. My holidays this summer are _______________ than when we went to Honolulu, but I think next year our holidays will not be the _______________ holidays in our lives.(boring)
4. Bob is ___________ than Corvax, but who is the __________________ student in your class? (brave)
5. The Queen is _______________ than the Princess, but Muzzy is ___________________ creature in this cartoon. (fat)
52. Write sentences with the words below using the COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY and INFERIORITY.
1. Pete is 1m60 tall. Frank is 1m60 tall _____________________________
Joe is 1m55 tall _________________________________________
2. Ann got a 9 in the exam and Jane a 7.
(lazy) __________________________________________________
(hardworking) _________________________________________
53. Complete the sentences with the adverbs that come from the adjectives in brackets.
1. Did you sing (bad) _________________ ?
2. I rode my bike (careful) ___________________ because it was raining (heavy) ________________ .
3. We are doing quite (good) _______________ in the test because we studied (hard) _______________________ at the weekend.
English with Lucy: If you can understand this FAST English, your English is ADVANCED (C1-C2 Listening Test)
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Learn English with Zootopia
John McEnroe vs Jim Courier Iconic Full Match | 1992 US Open Round 4
Project on A Christmas Carol by Martín Toledo (4º ESO A)
In my opinion is very important to have the bedroom tidy for some reasons, for instance: study and sleep well. When everything is clean and good around you, you can concentrate and do things better than you usually do. Almost that is my opinion.
ResponderEliminarI have been reading about this and my opinion is true. A clear environment reduces stress and anxiety, improves concentration and mental clarity, and facilitates deeper, more restful sleep. While clutter causes distractions and depletes cognitive resources.
In conclusion, if you don't have a tidy room, you will have to do it because it helps you a lot in your studies and to sleep better.
Martín Toledo López 4ºA
Hi! Today I'm going to talk about my room.
ResponderEliminarI like to have tidy my room because I'm very organized.
Having a tidy room gives you a good atmosphere both to study and to sleep at night.
It's also easier to find things when everything is in place.
Javier Lahora Bosch 2ºB
“Hi everyone, thanks for taking my call. I’d say I’m a mix of a thoughtful and experience-driven photographer. I usually take photos of fun activities I’m doing, especially when I’m out living something memorable. I’m not in a rush when I shoot — I like to take my time and wait until everything feels just right.
ResponderEliminarIf a photo doesn’t work, I don’t just delete it. I stop and think about what went wrong and try to learn from it. When I travel somewhere new, I take lots of photos to really remember the experience, not just one perfect shot.
In the end, photography is both personal and social for me. I enjoy reflecting on my images, but I also like sharing them on social media, because photos are a way of telling stories and connecting with other people.”
ResponderEliminarThe last time I helped someone was an old woman to take some shopping bags because I couldn't do it alone with them
They helped me cook because I thought I knew the recipe and I was wrong and they helped me correct it
Hello! Today we finish the day with a comment.
ResponderEliminarInternet is a revolution that was born in 1983. Berneers - Lee was one of the creators.
Now a day more than 40 years have passed here we are today with the great advances and with the great advances that have been made. Today's world goes around the Internet. It is true that it is a great help for daily life, jobs, communications, but you have to be very careful, because it is also used to harm people.
We have to make good use of the Internet.
Javier Lahora Bosch 2ºB
Hi! Today I'm going to talk about my room.
ResponderEliminarI like having my room tidy because I'm very organized.
Having a tidy room gives you a good atmosphere both to study and to sleep at night.
It's also easier to find things when everything is in place.
Javier Lahora Bosch 2ºB
My room is organised everyday,I always clean it Wednesdays and Saturdays. I love when everything is clean and smooth. My room doesn't have distractions, only a boxing bag and boxing gloves.
ResponderEliminarMarcus Serban Sebastian Lucian
1°B E.S.O
I have learned that we should look at small details, like the light, the shadows and if the situation is possible in real life. If something looks impossible or too perfect, it might be fake.
ResponderEliminarDo you think photo 4 is real or fake?
ResponderEliminarI think photo 4 is fake.
The person can’t be floating in the air like that.
The butterflies might have been added with a computer
The photo must be edited because this situation is not realistic.
Have you ever thought a photo was real and then found out it wasn’t?
Yes, I have. I once saw a photo online and thought it was real, but later I found out it was edited.
I felt surprised and a little disappointed. Now I am more careful when I see photos online.
How much attention do you pay to adverts? Why?
ResponderEliminarI don’t pay much attention to adverts because they are often repetitive and try to make people buy things.
Do you ever look carefully at the images in adverts? Why / Why not?
Yes, sometimes I look carefully at the images because they can be interesting and help me understand the message of the advert.
Look at the advert. What message do you think the company is giving? Who is it for?
I think the advert is showing freedom and imagination. The company wants to say that their product makes people feel happy or special.
The advert is probably for young people or people who like creativity and emotions.
An adolescent’s room today looks very different from one in the ’90s.Modern teens often have LED lights,multiple screens,gaming consoles,and Bluetooth speakers,reflecting a digital lifestyle.Their walls might feature posters of influencers or streaming shows rather than bands or movie posters.Back in the ’90s,a teen’s room was simpler,CDs,cassette tapes,handwritten journals,and posters of pop stars or athletes.Technology shaped not just entertainment but how space was used,today it’s for streaming,gaming,and socializing online,whereas then it was for reading,collecting,or face-to-face hanging out.The contrast is striking.
ResponderEliminarADELIN-GABRIEL MARCUS-SERBAN 4A ESO
Having a place established where you can work or study is such a good idea when you give it the importance it has. It is true that there are teenagers who have already set the habit of study in their daily routine, however, the majority of them don't. In fact, scientists have proved that having the same place, hour and conditions for the time of working, have benefits, and not small ones.
ResponderEliminarThey say our brain associates, for instance, the living room and the state of relaxing, the school's playground and the amusement... Indeed, footballers such us Marcus Rashford, who plays for Barcelona F.C, trains penalties whistling before shooting, simulating the situation of the match. So it is obviously a strong relation between the moment, the place, and the activity. In particular, taking care of our bedrooms as students is one of the things that we should consider in order to perform better.
In my case, I'm studiying mathematics at UGR of Granada, and the level of discipline I need to have is higher than previous years. I study in my bedroom, and I always keep the desk clean, and when I finish one hour of intense work, I prepare the things for the next one. I reckon that the "secret" is to mantain your work area so comfortable that studying isn't as heavy as usual. When I sit in my room chair, my mind turn on the study mode, and it helps me to get concentrate on the activity I'm involved in.
I recommend you all to have a place dedicated only for one activity, to try to keep a regular and consistent schedule for exams and daily routine, and to not to stop working, beacuse the success is only the consequence of the consistent hard work. Then, the environment only can sum for better.
Francisco Toledo
life!":
ResponderEliminarINTERVIEW TO RAFA NADAL PARERA
(Mine)
Good morning , Rafa. I’m Frederick and I want to ask you some questions.
(Rafa)
Good morning , Frederick.
(Mine)
What time do you get up?
(Rafa)
I normally get up at half past seven in the morning.
(Mine)
Oh , great!
(Mine)
And what do you do after you get up?
(Rafa)
I usually make a snack after this I take a shower , I get dressed and I take my tennis balls and my racket and I go to my tennis court.
(Mine)
Wow , you have a tennis court!
(Rafa)
Yes , I have my own tennis court in my house.
I always practise everyday with my friend Albert , Albert is a very good player , he has got a lot of energy .
(Mine)
After the matches what do you do next?
(Rafa)
I do stretches and and then I eat my lunch.
Before going to bed I watch the TV.
(Mine)
The interview is finished, Rafa.
Have a nice day!
(Rafa)
See , you!
My room is always tidy and clean. But sometimes it isn't, because I don't have time. To tidy it up, the first thing I do is make my bed, then I tidy my desk so I can do my homework, and finally, if it's dirty, I clean it by mopping. Noa 1 ESO B
ResponderEliminarMy room is sometimes tidy and organized. But sometimes are very messy, because I don´t have any time to clean it because of school, homework and study. On Fridays I clean it and organize it and on Sundays and Saturdays,too. I like see it very clean and tidy because it looks much better.
ResponderEliminarAinhoa Escribano Ruiz 1 ESO B