Goodbye to analogical formats?

 

 

It is said that it is no longer the time for analogical formats!!!  Will we one day become virtual, too? I hope not, but we already have virtual relationships that never meet physically.

 

 

Learning English from the News:   No more Playstation discs  (BBC Learning English)  

In the old days we used to have vinyl records, magetic tapes, CDs, photographs in paper, books... with record players, tape recorders, CD players, albums, bookshelves to keep all our books... Now everything is virtual. It is a bit sad, especially when you have lived both worlds. The good thing is that virtual formats cannot be damaged by a fire, floods, earthquake...

 

 

 

It is also true that you tend to have too many photographs, songs, films... and that they are easily forgotten. They are just kept alive as long as they have some importance to you.

However, here are some articles for you to read about the issue that don't agree with this trend...

The Guardian view on the analogue resurgence: the shock of the old (The Guardian)

Revolutionary new format puts an end to the analog vs. digital war (LondonJazzCollector)

The return of analog (DW) 

BBC axes several popular TV shows as part of major cuts  (Sky News)

 

 

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

 

 

 

The Listening Room:   A longer daily walk could be better for your heart than short strolls   (BBC Learning English)  

  

Visit Albertomeditutor site  for SUMMER REVISION  

 

>>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• Possessive pronouns (Agenda Web) - Different exercises to do

• Describing rooms in the house (English exercises)

  
  

Fill in the blanks with the verbs TO BE & TO HAVE either in the affirmative or the negative. Write the contracted forms in brackets if possible :

1) You __________ short, but you __________ fat.

2) __________ the cat here? No,it isn't. 

3) We __________ hungry; __________ you got any food? 

4) I __________ got some food in the fridge. 

5) She __________ hungry too, but she __________ got any food. 

6) Arthur __________ a teacher, he __________ a student. 

7) We __________ students. 

8) They __________ got a book. 

9) __________ it got any milk? 

10) _______ she a doctor? No, she ________; she ________ a nurse.

   

>>  Activities for my students in 2º ESO:

 

PAST CONTINUOUS

And now pay attention to the difference between:  Simple Past vs Past continuous  1  2  3  

The Big Chop

Make people agree >>>>   1  2  3

Suitable prepositions for ADVERBIALS OF TIME

NO PREPOSITION....

• today, tomorrow, yesterday

• yesterday evening, tomorrow morning

• last night

• this morning

AT.....

• times   (at  one o'clock)

• at midnight/midday

• at Easter, Christmas

• at night

ON.....

• days  (on Thursday)

• dates (on 23rd February)

• days + parts of  the day  (on Monday mornings)

IN.....

• years   (in 2008)

• months  (in January)

• seasons of the year (in winter)

• parts of the day ( in the evening)

Some exercises to do >>>   1     2     3  

  

>>  Activities for my students in 4º ESO:

Unit 4

MODALS & SEMI-MODALS

 Some exercises for you to do... 

Simple introduction and exercise       

Modal Verbs (B1)     

Modals rephrasing    <<<<<

Verbs followed by...  

ING forms, TO-infinitives, base form??

Some exercises to practise      

 

 

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Over My Shoulder by Mike + the Mechanics. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

 

Office English:   Describing your job  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  4 Phrases with ICE  (BBC Learning English)

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  Real Easy English: Talking about OLD FRIENDS  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak:  Gatekeep   (BBC Learning English)

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

 

 

The Entire History of....   WW1 Explained In 12 Minutes     

 

 

English with Lucy talking about... If you know these 75 words and phrases, your English is OUTSTANDING  

 

 

 

 

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

Learn English with Tangled -   Rapunzel Visits the Tavern    

 

 

 

Practise British English Through Stories - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde - Classic Stories