The God's architect and awesome cathedral!!

 

We are about to leave the Spring season and get into the next season: SUMMER.

 

And that means that the Summer holidays are already here after a long exhausting school year, ready to recharge our batteries in spite of the heatwave. Remember "Any way you want it, that's the way you need it..." your English teacher will be always around!

 

Will our English teacher be back in Bachillerato? The ball is in the students' hands and efforts during this summer and we will keep record of all that in our... 

 

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

Learning English from the News:   World Cup excitment and concern  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some articles for you to read and that may help you in the next Selectivity exam in 2027: 

• ‘Excited but wary’: fans in the 16 host cities share their hopes and fears before the World Cup (The Guardian)

• The World Cup is in desperate need of a vibe shift. The matches have arrived just in time (CNN)

• Can the US, Mexico and Canada set aside their differences as they co-host the World Cup? (BBC News)

  

 

A few days ago Pope Leo XIV was visiting Spain and he had the opportunity of blessing Sagrada Familia's final tower.

 

 

Here are some articles for you to read about this cathedral and the architect Antoni Gaudi, which may also help you in the next Selectivity exam in 2027:

• Crowds turn out in Barcelona for pope blessing Sagrada Família’s final tower (The Guardian)

• 'A place of legend': The ancient engineering marvels of the world's tallest church (BBC News)

• Sagrada Família, Gaudi’s eccentric homage to Catalonia – archive, 1983 (The Guardian)

• God's Architect: Antoni Gaudi's glorious vision  (Other videos: Real Engineering & BBC report)

 

 

 

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

Here's another English exam our students have done this June:  2026_Admisión_Potlatch 

  

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Any Way You Want It by Journey. And here's the official video with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

 

Easy English Conversations:   What can you do?  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

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

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  Real Easy English: Talking about HOT WEATHER  (BBC Learning English) 

• The English We Speak:  Wrap it up!   (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do:   How advertisers make us spend money  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

The Listening Room:   Do collagen supplements really work? (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

English with Lucy... Native English speakers NEVER USE these 16 phrases!! 

 

 

 

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

Improve your English with  Tom Hanks  - Funny interview

 

 

 Muhammad Ali’s Journey from Louisville to World Champion  (English Listening Practice)  Muhammad Ali

 

 

Our students in Ireland in their study trip to the British-Irish Isles 

 

 

 

 

"I'm walking away"

 

Are you? I am not. I have never chickened out and I will always stay by your side on this tough road of learning, although that is something I sometimes hear from some of my students. 

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Walking away by Craig David. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

By the way, I wish you the best for the New Year. 2026 is another step in our lives and we must begin the best we can. Have you got any New Year's resolutions for 2026?

 

 

 

New Year's celebrations around the world | DW news 

Happy New Year Live! 🎆 London Fireworks 2026 🔴 (BBC News)

 

 

New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world (The Guardian)

 

 

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

 

 

The Reading Room:   Can we trust technology in sport?  (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

  

 

Learning English Grammar ('a/an', 'the' & 'zero article'...):   The great outdoors  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   How are influencers affecting politics?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 
  

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  Learning English from the News: First treasure recovered from $20bn sunken ship  (BBC Learning English)  

  
  

• The Listening Room: Michelin-starred chef's lobster bisque and foie gras heading to space  (BBC Learning English) 

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

    

 

Work in the future:   How can we stay cyber safe?  (BBC Learning English)

 

English with Lucy: Stop making these mistakes!!!    

   

 

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

Learn English with    Emily in Paris    

 

 

This Irish Christmas Tradition Will Steal Your Heart | Dance, Little Wren    

 

 

 

Good from far, but far from good!

 

Many times you see things, people... from far that look really stunning, amazing, gorgeous... but once you come closer to them you realise they are not so good (that is really the meaning of "good from far, far from good"). Actually this expression could be compared with what happens with first impressions.

 

 

Good From Far, but...

good from far , far from good 

 

 

You may have an absolutely fantastic impression of a person or a place, who/which later turns out to be a complete fake. So, always take your time before making up your mind.

 

 

Have a look at this post: Seve O'Kelly. Who is he?  and you will discover a real true story that happened to me long, long time ago. My first impression was quite shocking, but eventually I had one of the best experiences in my life with such a loving care Irish host family. By the way, we will shortly be celebrating St Patrick's Day!

 

 

 

 

    

The English We Speak: Main character moment (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Here are some activities for my students:

in 1º ESO on Comparatives and superlatives 1  ,    2  

in 3º ESO on  Present Perfect Simple  and   USED TO  

 

 

 

 My musical hint in the previous post was  Back for good by Boy Band Take That and today it is another hit by another boy band: I want you back by The Jackson's Five. Which one do you prefer? Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along. And here are also some cartoons for you to watch!!

 

And here are also some cartoons for you to watch!!

Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam)

 

Rephrase/Rewrite these sentences by using another suitable structure:

 

101.The trainer said: “Molly, come back to the team!”   - The trainer told her

102.Ben drives 200 miles every day.    - ?

103.“Where did the robbery take place?” he asked.    - He asked

104.Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.    - Penicillin

105.You can’t have a bicycle.    - You are

106.I don’t know her address, so I can’t write to her.     - If I

107.A new magazine is on the hall table.    - There is

108.John lives next door.    - ?

109.“Where are your brothers, Sheila?”     -

110.Perhaps they only open the museum in the morning.     - They

 

Solution to the exercises in the previous post

 

Rephrasing

 

91. (Conditionals)  - Unless your boyfriend arrives before eight, we will have to leave.

92. (Causal Connector)  - As it was raining, the children couldn’t go out to the playground.

93. (Verbal Tenses) - We have not seen that movie for six months.

94. (Modal Verbs)  - You mustn’t smoke in most restaurants.

95. (Passive)  - We weren’t given the ticket by the shop assistant.

96. (Comparatives)   - Peter swims slower than Al. / Peter doesn’t swim as fast as Al.

97. (Verbal Tenses)  - I haven’t seen Frank for two months.

98. (Gerund/Infinitive)  - He didn’t remember phoning his wife yesterday.

99. (Have sth. Done)  - I am having my new car served next week.

100. (Conditionals)  - Unless we meet this month, it will be too late.

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

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

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  Learning English from the News: Ukraine war: US-Russia peace talks  (BBC Learning English)  

• My song, my home. Podcast: Adam in Ipswich  & Video (BBC Learning English) 

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Young women on social media  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

   

   

 

 

Quizz:   Fill the gap    (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

English with Lucy revising the MODAL VERBS    

 

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

Learn English with TV Series  THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway    (Don't be rude at work) 

Rafael Nadal: 2008 Men's Final Nadal vs Federer (Roland-Garros Classic Match)   

Unforgettable moments  

Roberto Vacas (1º ESO B) presents his comic of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS!!

Thank God I'm a country boy!

We have always wondered this big question: What is it better: the countryside or the city? Living in a small village or in a big city? 

 

There are, as always, pros and cons to each option, but if we have a look at countries in Central Europe, we'll see a combination of both options is the best. That is to say, British, German, French... people like living in quiet places and perhaps work in the city if they can't find a good job in the village itself.

City centres are more and more uninhabitated places, especially in the evenings or at weekends. However, it is also true that people prefer going shopping to cities, but big shopping malls near cities. With the improvements in the means of communication, public transport and flexibility in timetables everything is possible.

 

What would be your option?

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Leadership: Being a social entrepreneur  by Charmian Love (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do: Eating bugs: Would you eat insects?    (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak: Don't mind me  (BBC Learning English)

• Leadership and communication:  The war of words  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

   

My musical hint for today: Thank God I'm a country boy! by John Denver.  Here's a live version and another one with the lyrics:

 

 

And this would be the Spanish version Somos Catetos  by El Koala (Don't miss the video, which was filmed at Salobreña and Motril beaches).

 

 

Let's get serious again. Here's an interesting exercise for you to have a look at about PHRASAL VERBS & MISSPELT words (BBC Learning English).

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 220223 / 23 February 2022    >>>   Britain's lost lego   -    Language related to 'the beach and the ocean'.  

Need-to-know language: wash up, shoreline, off the coast, ocean currents  & tide.

 

Our students at work again...

Project about A Foreigner in Britain  by Sergio García (1º Bach A)

 

 

 

 

Project on  All about Ireland  by Andrea Valdés Padial (3º ESO A)

 

 

 

Project on  All about Ireland  by Fco. José Prados Espinosa (3º ESO A)

 

 

 

Project on  All about Ireland  by Javier Rivas López (3º ESO A)

 

 

 

Project about A Foreigner in Britain  by José Adrián González Rodríguez (1º Bach A)