BEING A TEACHER....

BEING A TEACHER IS A DIFFICULT TASK NOWADAYS, SO I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THIS PIECE OF ADVICE BY BRUCE LEE:

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

by Bruce Lee

Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta Garrincha. Mostrar todas las entradas
Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta Garrincha. Mostrar todas las entradas

domingo, 14 de diciembre de 2025

You'd better watch out and be nice!!

 

 

 

And you'd better believe your English teacher when he was once with Santa Claus at his house on the North Pole in the way from Rovanemi to Kemijärvi in the Finnish Lapland. He actually cycled from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi crossing the Arctic Circle and watching loads of reindeer in the forests nearby!

 

Learn to talk about Christmas!!! (BBC Learning English) 

 

Do you know why on the Finnish cars you've got an SF plate?? (See solution at the bottom of this post)

 

Finland: The Arctic Wonderland (Lapland Road Trip)

Christmas: Santa Claus Village 🦌🎅🎄 Rovaniemi Lapland Finland Arctic Circle home of Father Christmas

Santa Claus presents: Welcome to Rovaniemi, my official hometown in Lapland, Finland

 

Christmas Trivia Quiz for you to do!!! 

 


 

 

 Here's my musical hint for the coming Christmas:  Santa Claus is coming to town by Ella Fitzgerald. And it is a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 


 

 

 

The English We Speak:   Duck out  (BBC Learning English)

 


 

 

Learning English from the News:   Deadly fires in Hong Kong investigated  (BBC Learning English)

 

 


Hong Kong holds election as city reels from deadly fire  (DW)



Learning English Grammar (Past Perfect tense with adverbs):   Learning to cook  (BBC Learning English) 








Here are some more activities for my students:

 

 



English with Lucy: 5 highly common mistakes in English    

 

  

Real Easy English - Talking about watching sports (BBC Learning English)






 

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



Learn English with   Now You See Me    



 

 

Football legend Garrincha  | FIFA Classic player


 


 

 

Solution the question above: in the Finnish cars you've got an SF because S stands for Suomi and F for Finland. Suomi is the land of the people in the Lapland. 

 

sábado, 11 de octubre de 2025

Am I as bad as I used to be?


 

 

No way!! Long time ago I must admit I used to be a bit strict with my students, but now that I even have my old students' children, I'm no longer as bad as I used to be!!



I know times are changing, but it should be for the better. Although the latest students coming to our school haven't been the best, at least the promotion of students that has just started their secondary education is quite promising. 



 


Real Easy English - Talking about driving (BBC Learning English)

 


Here are some more activities for my students:


 

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Bad as I used to be by Chris Stapleton, a version with lyrics included for you to sing along.  

 


Bissengul's interview - KAZAKHSTAN - #HUMAN


  

 

 

 

12 Confusing phrasal verbs

Pair 1: to end up vs to end in        Pair 2: to look up vs to look for     
Pair 3:  to take down vs to take off      Pair 4: to catch up on vs to catch up with      
Pair 5: to bring up vs to grow up              Pair 6: to go on to do vs to go on doing sth
 
Quiz  (minute 1.02)

 


How to Order Coffee in Coffee Shop Podcast ☕ (American English)






 

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



Learn English with   Gladiator  


 


 

 

Remembering genius Garrincha and the 1962 Final | FIFA World Cup


Robert Redford (and Paul Newman) in The Sting.... Film trailer , Poker game   ,  the ultimate con