No more school duties!!!

 

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

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SUMMER for 1º ESO students              Summer Revision for 1º ESO

NUMBERS

Here are some exercises for you to practise:

Numbers 1 to 100 - vocabulary exercises esl 

1. Speed click - numbers game

>>  Activities for my students in 2º ESO:

       

• Summer for 2º ESO students

                     Summer Revision for 2º ESO              

Revision of pronouns, possessive adjectives...    English possessive pronouns and adjectives: lessons and exercises - Break into English

>>  Activities for my students in 4º ESO:

• SUMMER for 4º ESO students        Summer Revision for 4º ESO

Let's begin checking the difference between the PRESENT PERFECT AND THE SIMPLE PAST

Present Perfect or Past Simple 1 

Present Perfect vs Past Simple Exercises - Free Practice with Answers | English Exercises 

Past tense and Present Perfect 

 

 

Just a few days ago, we were all with our school routines: We used to get up early, we used to wait for the school bus, we used to have long tiring school days full of exams, homework.. and we used to study and do homework in the afternoons/evenings!!!

 

Now we are free. We no longer have to get up early and take the school bus, we don't have to do any homework or studying any longer. We can enjoy long summer days at the beach, doing sport with friends, hanging around and meeting new people. But remember time passes quickly and the future is in our hands, so...

 

Learning English from the News:   Venezuela earthquakes  (BBC Learning English) 

 

‘Tonnes of rubble’: 58,000 buildings estimated destroyed in Venezuela earthquakes (The Guardian)

Venezuela earthquakes rescue efforts continue (DW News)

Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves (BBC News)

 

 

 

Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....

Here's another Selectivity English exam for our students talking about traditions:   2025_A proper Halloween  

 

Here are the answers to the exam:

A1- d  (lines 1-2)  A2- a  (lines 15-16)   

A3: False. Lines 4-5: "In a moment of weakness at an American shopping centre, I had bought her a $40 motorised inflatable costume of a ‘dark spirit riding a dinosaur,’ (and she loved it).”   

A4: True. Lines 11-13: "(Every year entire streets in our Manhattan neighbourhood are transformed,) culminating in the Hollywood-level effects and decorations put into the houses on 69th Street, which annually draws crowds from across the city."   

A5: True. Lines 14: "it’s common to see online warnings against knocking on houses without clear signs that the occupants are into Halloween."

A6: True. Lines 16-17: "Shops are another story: // in the supermarkets pumpkin spice and similar products can be found everywhere."

A7.1: spooky (line 15)   A7.2: inanimate (line 6)    A8.1: meme (line 20)   A8.2: clown (line 2) 

USE OF ENGLISH

B1: I wish you could have come to the theatre yesterday.
B2: If Elena had had a driving license, she would have got the job.
B3: In order to pick up his son from the nursery, Steven left early.
B4: We may go to Isla Mágica tomorrow.
B5: A lot of people are scared of spiders.
B6: We shouldn't pollute the environment.

B7: None of my friends has failed their driving test. ("have" is also accepted)
B8: Does this sweater belong to you?
B9: Bill, whose car broke down/had broken down, had to take a taxi.
B10: Stephen apologised for having  dropped his tablet.
B11: Taylor Swift hasn't sung "Change" at a concert for five years.
B12: I am used to making financial decisions at work. 

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney & Stevie wonder. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

 

The Listening Room:   Oldest cave art painting  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

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

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  Real Easy English: Talking about MOVING HOUSE  (BBC Learning English) 

• The English We Speak:  Onto something   (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Making cities feel quieter  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

Interesting story:   The Story of Music: From Ancient Caves to Modern Pop (English listening practice) 

 

 

English with Lucy talking about... 5 common mistakes in English!! 

 

 

 

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

Learn English with  Kung Fu Panda  - It's training time