September! The party is over!

 

Summer is coming to an end and it is time to warm up for the coming school year. No more parties, no more barbecues, sunbathing  or swims at the beach...

 

We slowly go back to our daily routines. Holidays were an excellent break after a long school year to recharge our batteries and become stonger so as to face new challenges. Now going back to our daily routines is a good opportunity to slow down and be ready for higher hurdles in our careers. It will be easier for those who have not completely stopped during the summer holidays, but it will not be impossible for the rest.

 

 

 

Learning English from the News:   Nepal flash floods  & Listening exercise: Climate change and extreme weather (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

 

  

Grandpa showing a bunch of teenagers how to play basketball...

 

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    When the party's over by Billie Eilish. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 

 

  

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  4 meanings of FILTER  (BBC Learning English)

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

• The English We Speak:  Non-starter   (BBC Learning English) 

• Listening exercise for you to do:   How do we describe smells?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

 

The Entire History of the Roman Empire in just 20 Minutes    (and about Rome) 

 

 

 

English with Lucy talking about... solving this one mistake 

 

  

 

 

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

Learning English with movies -   Pirates Of The Caribbean   & 2   

 

 

 

  Vintage tennis - Legends and legacies:  ES McEnroe Borg fire & ice V.O Hbo  

  

John McEnroe's Funniest Moments After Retirement

Beautiful days to come...

 

 

Easter holidays are about to come, spring is already here and we are ready to spend some well-deserved beautiful days after a tough school term. I would sound a bit of a stretch (have a look at the meaning of this phrase below) if I said it's something like heaven!

 

 

Easter holidays are an excellent break in our routines to recharge our batteries so as to be set for our final school term!

Learning English from the News:   UN: Earth pushed beyond limits  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high (The Guardian)

Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns (DW)

Earth is Being 'Pushed Beyond its Limits     (BBC News)

Learning English Grammar (adjective order, adjective phrases):   Favourite things  (BBC Learning English) 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    It's a beautiful day by Michael Bubblé. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

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

 

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  phrases with LIFE  (BBC Learning English)

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  The English We Speak: A bit of a stretch  (BBC Learning English) 

  
  

• Office English:  Socializing  (BBC Learning English) 

• Listening exercise for you to do:   What English phrases really mean  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

     

 

   

English with Lucy: 5 highly common mistakes in English  

 

 

 

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

Speak English Fluently with Movies 🎬 Real Conversations, Real English  1  

 

 

 

Vintage tennis:  CONNORS - BORG  - Masters 1978

 
 

 

Football Classics: 1977 Liverpool FC 6-0 SV Hamburg  

   

 

 

 

 

New season: SPRING!!!

 

 

Spring is said to be the best of seasons, as it's got the perfect temperature, neither too warm nor too cold. Birds singing, flowers blooming!!!

 

However, spring also brings allergies (especially this year), the change of the time, perpetuous drowsiness... We would be sleeping the whole doing and we don't feel like doing anything. Time for procrastinate (procrastinating) and kick the can down the road. But don't worry, that's just the first two weeks, then we begin to feel better and better!

Spring has officially sprung – reawaken your palate with zingy, zesty seasonal ingredients (The Guardian)

When does spring start? (BBC News)

Learning English from the News:   Cuba protests: Millions without power  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Learning English Grammar ('itself' , 'in itself' & 'by itself'):   Fixing problems  (BBC Learning English) 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Beautiful things by Benson Boone. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

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

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  More phrases with LOOK  (BBC Learning English)

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  The English We Speak: Kick the can down the road  (BBC Learning English) 

  
  

• Office English:  Disagreements  (BBC Learning English) 

• Listening exercise for you to do:   How do we adapt to the cold?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

     

 

Here are some activities for my students:

• in 4º ESO... Exercises on Reported Speech:

21. CONDITIONALS. Write the appropriate tense of the verbs in brackets:

 

1. If it (rain) ________ this afternoon, we (not have) __________  to water the flowers.

2. If it (rain) ___________ more often in Spain we (not have) __________ such serious problems with water.

3. If Rosa and Lourdes (be) __________ quiet for more than five minutes, it (be) __________ a miracle.

4. Johan Cruyff (live) ____________ much longer if he (not smoke) ___________ so much in his life.

   

   

28. Put the following sentences into REPORTED SPEECH:

 

1. Mother Teresa: "Our work brings people face to face with love".

2. Janet to Fred:"What does your father do?"

3. Jill: "Violence can influence young people"

4. The policeman told the boy: "Be careful near an open fire and do not turn any electrical equipment"

5. He asked me : "Is Jumping Jake Jones your real name?"         I answered him: : "No, it isn't"

    

29. Translate the following sentences into English :

 

    1. Sentí oir que tu madre estuviera en el hospital.

    2. Si mi primo estuviese aquí, sabría lo que hacer.

    3. No me dí cuenta de que usted estaba conduciendo hacia atrás.

    4. Estoy seguro de que Don Quijote fue escrito por Cervantes.

    5. Me sorprendió oir que el señor Solana fuera el nuevo Secretario General de la OTAN.

    6. Probablemente es verdad que Alberto juega al tenis mucho mejor que la mayoría de sus alumnos.

   

English with Lucy: Avoid VERY if you want to speak beautiful English  

 

 

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

Learning English with Disney Movies -  Cruella  

 

 

 

Vintage tennis:  Borg vs Nastase  1976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long live the King!!

 Long live the King!!! But who's the king? There are many kings as you will see in minute: in politics, in sport, in music... and something is for certain kings don't live for ever and we are all kings in a way.

 

 

And when talking about kings we can't help this blues singer coming to mind!!! Here's my musical hint for today: Lucille by B. B. King and here are the lyrics for you to learn about what the singer meant to say.

 

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Want some advice about leadership? : Are women better leaders?   &   Don't be scared of leadership   (BBC Learning English)

  

• A listening exercise for you to do: How do languages get invented?    (BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Djokovic vs Australia: Novak to stay  (BBC Learning English)

• English with Lucy: REPORTED SPEECH  Discover when to use it correctly!!
  

 

Once upon a time, there was a king in football named Johan Cruyff: The Impossible is nothing

Other kings....

King Kong Official Trailer #1 - Jack Black Movie (2005) HD

The Circle of Life Lyrics - The Lion King

 

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 220112 / 12 January 2022    >>>   Robotic surgery   -    Language related to 'surgery'.  

Need-to-know language: operation, medical field, patient, surgeons & keyhole surgery.

 

Tennis >>>  The Commissioner of Tennis: McEnroe On The Next Icon Of Tennis | The Commissioner of Tennis | Eurosport

 

 In tennis there is always a search for the KING or the G.O.A.T. (the Greatest Of All Times). Once, the dilemma was between Borg and McEnroe (Wimbledon 1980) and episode 2.

He is not a king, but watch how you have to face life and how to volley: Hurkacz's amazing volley   (Australian Open 2022)

Thinking about you

As you may have noticed, I can't stop thinking of you and I keep preparing things for you (posts, exercises, exams...). This is a most common feeling among people who love each other as in the case of Lagertha and Ragnar in the series Vikings.

 

 

Here's my musical hint for today: Skin by Rag'n Bone Man used in the series of Vikings and here are the lyrics for you to learn about what the singer really means.

 

 

Vikings: Queen Lagertha Joins Ragnar in Valhalla (Season 6) | History

 

You can even learn English watching this series.

 

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• International Law : What is 'legalese'?   (BBC Learning English)

• Two listening exercises for you to do: Fake or real: What's the best tree to have at Christmas?  & Do trees have memories?    (BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Our pick of the news and words of 2021  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak: Say no more  (BBC Learning English)

English with Lucy: Causative Verbs - HAVE, GET, MAKE, LET, HELP - English Grammar Lesson

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 211229 / 29 December 2021    >>>   Walrus counting   -    Language related to 'walrus'.  

Need-to-know language: blubbery, grumpy, beasts, scouring & icon.

 

 

Vintage tennis... Björn Borg, one of the GOATs >>>

Björn Borg vs Vitas Gerulaitis Semifinals at Wimbledon 1979

Borg vs Tanner Wimbledon 1979 Final (5th set) (Highlights)

Björn Borg vs Stan Smith  1973 Final at Bastad

 

 

Project about A Foreigner in New York  by David Bacas (2º Bach A)