Stand and deliver!

 

"Stand and deliver!" , the typical command in a hold up in a western film. Do you know what 'hold your horses' or 'get the hide out of this place' mean?

 

You can find the solution below.

 

And now stand and deliver the answers to these activities: 

• Learn how to speak English naturally: How to make informal invitations "Do you fancy a pint?" (BBC Learning English)
  

• Quizz on the PAST PERFECT TENSE: Simple or Continuous?  (BBC Learning English) 

• The English We Speak: Thanks a bunch  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:  Turkey and Syria earthquakes  (BBC Learning English) 

• A listening exercise for you to do:  The health benefits of apples (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

Have you seen the film CARS with 'Lightning McQueen' (Rayo McQueen)?

 

Well, it was in honour of the famous actor 

STEVE MCQUEEN - The Best of Steve McQueen - MGM  

 

And here are further details about this actor...

Tom Horn  ,  The life and sad ending of Steve McQueen  ,   

 

 

 

Inglés con serie: Poldark Lesson 2   

Here's my musical hint for today: Dust in the wind by Kansas. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!!

 

 

Diets rich in tea, berries and apples could lower blood pressure – study (The Guardian)

 

Podcast for you to listen to: Turkey-Syria earthquake (BBC News)

 

Solution: 'Hold your horses!' means "stop, slow down, don't rush" and 'get the hide out of this place' means "get out of here" meaning 'hide' the skin of an animal. And "stand and deliver" where the typical words nasty cowboys used in a hold up to order the people 'to stop and give them all the money and valuable things they had on'.

 

 

And our students at school at work... 

Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by Oliver Lozano (4º ESO A)

 

 

 

Scandals, scandals, scandals... everywhere!!!

What is happening in this world? There are scandals everywhere and honest ordinary people sometimes really feel stupid when they read about these pieces of news:

• Panama papers: The Pyongyang connection   >>>  Iceland PM steps aside after protests over Panama Papers revelations (The Guardian)  

• Apple vs the FBI   >>>>  Why the fight between Apple and the FBI is just getting started  (The Washington Post)      

• Sharapova's failed drug test  >>>   Maria Sharapova admits to failing drug test, will be provisionally banned (CNN)

      

However, this is not only our main concern. There are other issues that make us doubt of our governments and rulers when we hear this:

• Calais 'Jungle' clearance     

• Great Barrier Reef 'severely damaged'   

Read about any of these issues and try to find articles in the press and then write a comment about any of them. You can also propose which issues concern you the most at the moment.

LINGOHACK:

Episode 160330 / 30 Mar 2016   >>>  Expressions presented: driverless, choking, toxic, abundance & predominantly.

And just to end with a more positive attitude. Here's an impressive documentary on the evolution of cruising:

Solar-powered planes and the music war

Some articles to read about these two issues:

• Solar-powered plane lands in New York to complete cross-country trip 

• Swiss pilots attempt first around-the-world solar flight

• Apple U-turns after Taylor Swift slams music policy (What does a 'U-turn' mean?)

Listening exercises to do: 

• Solar-powered plane takes off again  

• Taylor Swift forces Apple music change