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 

 

 

 

 

Nothing is impossible

Well, hardly anything is impossible if we make a real effort to solve it. We have often talked about droughts and problems with water in our planet. Have a look at the next documentary and you'll see what amazing measures, investments, discoveries... they have made in Saudi Arabia to turn a desert into an oasis!!!!

 

How Saudi Arabia is Turning its Desert into a Farmland Oasis

 

 

And also Impossible is Nothing - Muhammad Ali (the great boxer versus his daughter Leila & greatest tribute) ADIDAS ad

Muhammad Ali In His Prime - Blinding Speed 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 220216 / 16 February 202    >>>   Boxing to beat Parkinson's disease   -    Language related to 'health and lifestyle'.  

Need-to-know language: quality of life, rock bottom, medical intervention, exercise-oriented therapy & back on its feet.

    Nothing is impossible, so While you see a chance, take it, as Steve Winwood says in his song. Here's one version with the lyrics:

 

 

 

And nothing has been impossible for our relentless Nadal: 1 ,  2  & just go back to the year 2000. So with effort and commitment you can achieve anything: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!

 

Rafael Nadal Australian Open tribute (The Miracle Journey to #21 & The Miracle | Australian Open 2022 )

 

 

 

Was it impossible....?

Adidas - Impossible is nothing

 

 

Some activities for you to do so that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE for you: 

• Leadership: Sharing climate information with the world - Sophia Kianni  (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do: Sleepy in South Korea    (BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Racial inequality in the UK  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak:  We couldn't make it up  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Here are two examples of our students at work >>>

 

Project on  All about Ireland  by José Antº Sabio (3º ESO A)

 

 

Project about  Jane Eyre  by Johana Gutiérrez (2º Bach A) 

 

 

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." by Muhammad Ali

How would you put this sentence into reported speech?

Muhammad Ali was not only one of the greatest boxers and athletes ever, but also a fighter in every sense.

Muhammad Ali's funeral (News report, BBC Learning English)

Related articles to read and watch:

• Muhammad Ali: Inside his final hours (CNN)

• The Guardian view on Muhammad Ali: a life of bravery (The Guardian) & Other interesting facts.

• Muhammad Ali vs. USA (The Washington Post)

• Muhammad Ali, 'the greatest', remembered as boxer who transcended sports (Reuters)

News report: Superbug threat (BBC Learning English)

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 160601 / 01 June 2016   >>>  Expressions presented: bitter stand-off, the heart of & thriving.

Article to read: World's longest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland under Alps (The Guardian)

And always remember Muhammad Ali's words: "I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' Muhammad Ali
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I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' Muhammad Ali
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/muhammad_ali.html

When Muhammed Ali met Prince (BBC)