The CEO of posts in English for learners

 

Who is the CEO? He is the boss. Actually, he is the boss of the bosses!! 

He is "the highest-ranking executive in a company or organization, responsible for its overall direction and success. The CEO makes key strategic decisions, manages operations, allocates resources, and acts as the primary communicator between the board of directors and the company."  

 

The English We Speak:  The CEO of  (BBC Learning English)

 

Nevertheless, this expression can also be used to refer to a person who can be considered very good at doing something.

  

 

  

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

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Some articles for you to read about the two issues dealt in the exam and that you should read before doing the exam:

• Pfand Bottle Return System in Germany 

• Deposit Return Scheme: Government announce plans to boost recycling (BBC News)

• Has Germany hit the jackpot of recycling? The jury's still out (The Guardian)

• A look at Germany's bottle deposit scheme  (DW) 

• Recycling Bottles in Germany [Understanding Pfand]

 

• Garum sauce: ancient Rome's 'ketchup' becomes a modern-day secret ingredient (The Guardian)

• The ancient condiment that came back from the dead (BBC News)

• Lying down and vomiting between courses: This is how Ancient Romans would feast (CNN)

• Israelis find rare Roman fish sauce factory (BBC News)

• What the Mesopotamians had for dinner (BBC News)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my   students in 1º ESO !!!!

 

Some exercises for you to do...

• THERE IS / ARE (OUP) - More exercises:   1 ,  2  

• THERE IS / ARE + SOME, ANY... (Oxford Univ Press)   1   2    

• Translate these sentences into English :
  
  1. ¿Cuántos libros tienes en la cartera? _______________________________
  2. No hay mucho queso en el plato. _____________________________
  3. ¿Hay dinero en mi cartera? No. ________________________________
  4. Los hermanos de Andy no están trabajando en una oficina. _________________

 

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO 

 

NEW THAT'S ENGLISH   >>>> Here are my hints for you to watch:    1º ESO    Unit 8A    Unit 8B       3º ESO     Unit 4A    Unit 4B     

...and remember that if you want to watch more episodes, you can visit my site! 

NEW THAT'S ENGLISH - albertomeditutor

 

 

 

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 3º ESO:

 

Some exercises for you to do...

 

POLITE OFFERS AND POLITE REQUESTS

•   Mixed past tenses   and more

•   SUBJECT and OBJECT questions   and more

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  APT. by Rosé & Bruno Mars. And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along. 

 

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   What is the manosphere?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
  

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  English in a MINUTE: Phrases with HAT  (BBC Learning English)

• Real Easy English: Talking about YOUR BRAIN  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak: Thailand-Cambodia conflict  (BBC Learning English)  

Awa's interview - BURKINA FASO - #HUMAN  

 

 

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

Learn English with movies -  Matilda   (full movie)

 

 

...and also with Vicky the Viking Episode 23 The Revenge of the Swordfish 

  

 

What a long, winding, steep road!

 

 Life is such a long, winding road that sometimes becomes so steep that it is very hard to go on, but we have to keep struggling even if we feel really lonely with the loss of a dear colleague, teacher, relative, friend!! We will never forget you and your memory will push us forward.

 

 Here's my musical hint for today: The Long Winding Road by The Beatles. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along! 

 

 

 

Actually, learning English is a long, winding, steep road so hard to climb up...

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Business jargon:   Jargon for organising  (BBC Learning English)
  

• Learning English from the News: Pakistan's worst ever smog  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute: Verbs to use with NAME  (BBC Learning English)

• Georgie teaches us some  Phrasal verbs for climate change  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

   

   

Solutions to the exercises in the previous post

Use of English

9.1. up  9.2.  away   10.1. has been singing / has sung     10.2. became 

11. The new iPhone is so expensive that I decided not to buy it.
12. How long does it take her to have it ready?

13. Jason told her not to be late to his party the next day. 

14. “If only women GOT EQUAL opportunities in today’s world.”

 

 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 10: Look back (BBC Learning English)

Our Environment: Learn about climate change language with these programmes:

• What does 'net zero' mean?    

• Real Easy English: Talking about the environment   

• Listening exercise: Does climate change make you anxious?  
  

 

 

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

Learn English with Nicole Kidman - The perfect couple

 

 

English with Lucy: 600 English Words for Everyday Life | English Vocabulary Masterclass  

On the road to PERFECTION!!

We should always be on the road to perfection. From my point of view, perfection is impossible because there will always be things to improve. So, perhaps, being perfect is just being constantly looking for perfection. Nevertheless, you cannot get obsessed with this attitude since it may become an illness as "in the medium term is virtue".

 

 

Artificial perfection (that is to say, cheating) is, as well, useless. What do I mean? Many times I tell my students to work honestly and not to use translators or any other ITC tool such as chatgpt.com they can find on internet because at the end of the day if you don't know how to solve a problem yourself, you'll get into bigger troubles.

 

Let's suppose you get used to cheating and you do it so well that you pass every exam with a superb mark.  What happens when you come to a situation such as the Selectivity exam?

  Anyway, the perfect teacher or student is that person who is always on that way. Once they think they have reached the summit, that is, when they think they are perfect, it is the first bad sign and so time for their decline.

Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• Using the MODAL VERB 'CAN' and adverbs of manner (Unit 5) write comments what things you can and can't do and how to be better and better at English or school.
  

  Example: I can do my writing exercises carefully. I can't do them fast because I commit a lot of mistakes.

 

Some other activities for you to do: 

• The English We Speak: Exam cheating with AI  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: How culture affects sadness  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: How to use 'REMAIN'  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak English naturally:  How to haggle  (BBC Learning English)

  

 

Some articles for you to read about the issue:

• ChatGPT: Cardiff students admit using AI on essays (BBC News)
  

• Now AI can write students’ essays for them, will everyone become a cheat? (The Guardian)

• Bristol University student creates app to stop cheats using essay bot (BBC News)
  

• 'Flood of cheating': Expert warns new tool will be a game changer for cheaters (CNN)
  

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Perfect by Ed Sheeran. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! (and here's a beautiful remix with other singers)

 

 

 

 

Learn English with some TV series...

Sarah and Duck  | Time to bake | Cartoons for Children

 

 

Sarah and Duck - Compilation for you to enjoy!!

 

 

 

Vintage tennis: 

How good was Stephan Edberg actually?  & Legends of tennis: Episode 1

 

 

 

However, there is still time to do some work:

 

Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by Andrea Valdés Padial (4º ESO A)

 

 

 

Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by Francisco José Prados Espinosa (4º ESO A)

 

 

 

Sergio Prados (1º ESO B) and his comic about the reader Around the World in 80 Days

Carolina Prieto López  (1º ESO B) and her comic about Around the World in 80 Days.

 

All I wanna do is have some fun!!

 

 

I know all my students want to do is have some fun, but I'm afraid life doesn't work that way. Anyway, the final term is about to start and the school year is about to end!!!

 

There are several ways to learn English and some of them are really good fun: watching TV series, songs...

 

Learn English with some TV series...

Peppa Pig  | The Doll Hospital | Cartoons for Children

 

 

Peppa Pig - English Series 1 (Episodes 1 - 10 with subtitles) and also in French!!  (with subtitles)

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• The English We Speak: Go off on one  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Would you eat a Kalette? (new types of vegetables)  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: 5 common uses of 'while'  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak English naturally:  How to ask someone for a favour  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: All I wanna do by Sheryl Crow. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!!

 

 

 

What is the 'digital native'? How does it affect our teenagers?

Millennial bug: why the ‘digital native’ is a myth (The Guardian)

Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world? (BBC News)

How can a distracted generation learn anything? (BBC News)

We Are Digital Natives   

 

 

 

However, there is still time to do some work:

 

• Project on A Christmas Carol by Adrián García Guardia (4º ESO A)

• Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by Abel Martínez Padilla (4º ESO A)

• Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by José Antonio Sabio Prados (4º ESO A)