Yes, it is time to lock in and be ready for the second term. This post could be an icebreaker, so you should try not to put your duties on ice and break the ice by making a comment. If you don't, you will be skating on thin ice. (Check just below the meaning of these phrases with 'ice' and the expression to lock in).
By the way, the New Year has come with freezing temperatures, heavy rains, floods, snow falls... all over Spain.
Storm Goretti ‘weather bomb’ set to hit Spain: Affected areas and what to expect (EuroWeekly News)
Learning English from the News: US seizes Venezuelan president Maduro (BBC Learning English)
Some articles to read about the issue:
Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro (BBC News)
Legal concerns surround US capture of Venezuela's Maduro (DW)
Trump scored a win with his raid on Venezuela. But the US is now responsible for the country’s future (CNN)
Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela (The Guardian)
The Reading Room: What are the chances of an asteroid hitting you? (BBC Learning English)
Here's my musical hint for today: Lose you to love me by Selena Gómez. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
Learning English Grammar (was broken into, had been broken into, was being broken into): A stolen guitar (BBC Learning English)
Here are some more activities for my students:
Listening exercise for you to do: The country that measures happiness (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English: Talking about COLOURS (BBC Learning English)
The Listening Room: Messi's napkin contract promise sells for £762,400 (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'ice' (BBC Learning English)
Work in the future: How do generations work together? (BBC Learning English)
English with Lucy: 5 highly common mistakes in English
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Learn English with Bill Gates
Roger Federer vs André Agassi in US Open Final 2005
