Have you got enough on your plate?

 

 

I think my students have got enough on their plates (check the meaning of this expression in the section at the end of this post Learning English with...), but the problem is that they haven't started eating yet. With their teacher on medical leave they were supposed to be working following his directions, but...

 

 

So, look out before the sky is falling on you (another expression used in the section Learning English with...).

 

 

 

Learning English from the News:   'God's influencer': First millennial saint named  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

 

New section in BBC Learning English... EASY ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS:    Where is the train station?  &   What are you doing?   

 

Quick English Lessons:   How to use ARRIVE with 'IN' & 'AT'  /  5 ways to build your vocabulary (BBC Learning English) 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    No more tears (Enough is enough) by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

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

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  Phrases with 'CHANGE'  (BBC Learning English)

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  Office English... Learn how to check you've understood things: Clear communication  (BBC Learning English) 

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

• Listening exercise for you to do:   The future of food  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

     

 

Real Easy English >>>   Talking about SUNSHINE  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some activities for my students:

  

• in 4º ESO... 

SOLUTIONS TO THE EXERCISES IN THE PREVIOUS POST:

1. Bread is made from flour.     2. Jane was offered a wonderful job. / A wonderful job was offered to Jane.

3. I have been sent a strange letter. / A strange letter has been sent to me.

4. The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell.     5. The guard dogs were being trained (by a woman).

6. Trivial Pursuit can be played by people of all ages.   7. Fresh eggs are sold in Vélez Benaudalla.

8. The books have been packed.      9. Letters are typed for my boss.

10. The town has been attacked by Israeli troops several times since the beginning of the war.

 

 

How to break your English comfort zone | Please watch this video...

 

 

 

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

Learning English with Disney Pixar's  A BUG'S LIFE  

 

 

 

 

Tennis: two Spanish legends (Orantes 1 & Higueras 1) from Granada and a possible new Spanish top player (Rafa Jódar 1)