Smartphones to have a break!!

 

 

It is time for your smartphones to go on holiday, to have a break. We all know these gadgets are really useful, but they can also be very harmful, especially for younger generations. 

 

And we all have to admit that at the end of the day the most important thing is to preserve our children's mental health!

 

Here are some articles to read about the issue:

• Should Smartphones Be Banned in UAE Classrooms? (Whichschooladvisor)
  

  

• Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, says French report (The Guardian)
  

• Smartphones could be banned for children in the Irish town of Greystones (BBC News)

  

Should phones be banned in schools? | A Current Affair

 

 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 2: Travel (BBC Learning English)

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Learning English from the News:   Australia plans kids' social media ban  (BBC Learning English) 
  

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

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  JOB APPLICATIONS: The THIRD / IMPOSSIBLE or UNREAL conditional  (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Keeping kids off smartphones   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

QUIZZ: Which is correct? (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for the coming season:  Rises the Moon by Liana Flores. Here are the lyrics for you to check!

 

 

 

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

Learn English with Emma Watson  

 

 

 

Olympic Legends: Top 10 Heroes and Unforgettable Stories (1936-1960)

 

 

Time to take the plunge

 

 

Important decisions are to be made in our lives when the start of a new school year is already in the horizon, when the summer is about to end and you may have met the person of your dreams, when the holidays are passed and you haven't done much... It is time to take the plunge (check the meaning of this expression below).

 

There is also an animated film which connects with this expression (trailer), which is explained in the following video: idioms 101 - take the plunge

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  The English We Speak: Take the plunge  (BBC Learning English)

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  Learning English from the News:   Venezuela election chaos  (BBC Learning English)

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

  
  

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  New section: JOB APPLICATIONS:   Writing CVs  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Our weekly quizz: Which is correct? (BBC Learning English)

 

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

2023_Mysterious stranger  //  Can dogs talk?      

 

Here are some related articles for you to read about the issue:

• Bored? These Americans are teaching their dogs to talk (The Guardian)
  

• Dogs and People Communicate Differently (The Thinking Dog)

  
  

 

 Here's my musical hint for today after so many beautiful things we have seen and done this summer:  Beautiful things by Benson Boone. 

Listen and try to fill in the gaps... 

For a while there, it was rough
But _ _ _ _ _ _, I've been doing  _ _ _ _ _ _
Than the last four cold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I recall

And I see my _ _ _ _ _ _ every month
I found a _ _ _ _  my parents love
She'll come and stay the _ _ _ _ _
And I think I might have it all

And I _ _ _ _ _  God every day
For the girl He sent my _ _ _
But I know the things He _ _ _ _ _  me
He can  _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _

And I hold you every night
And that's a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I wanna get used to  (Finish the sentence: I want to get used to (hold) ___ you)
But there's no man as terrified
As the man who stands to _ _ _ _  you

Oh, I hope I don't lose you
Mm

Please stay
I _ _ _ _  you, I _ _ _ _  you, oh God
Don't take
These beautiful things that I've got

...

Please don't take

I found my mind, I'm feelin' sane
It's been a while, but I'm finding my faith
If everything's good and it's great
Why do I sit and wait 'til it's gone?

Oh, I'll tell ya, I know I've got _ _ _ _ _ _
I've got _ _ _ _ _  and I've got love
But I'm up at night _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I just might lose it all

....

Then sing along with this version with the lyrics and check!

 

 

English with Lucy talking about... 100 Body Part Words in English with Pictures: Advanced Vocabulary Lesson

 

 

Simone Biles' Paris Olympics 2024 individual all-around Final routines 🇺🇸 - 2024 Paris Olympics ‪

 

 

 

 

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

Learn English with   THE OFFICE .

 

 

 

 

 

LA VUELTA - Stage 9 from Motril to Granada (incredible climb in stage 8)

 

 

 Note: so to take the plunge in Spanish would be "dar el paso decisivo, dar un paso hacia adelante"

You'd better start finding your groove

 

 

Yes, you'd better start finding your groove before school starts (see below what this expression means).

 

And also now that we are on our summer holidays and there are parties everywhere, dancing is a required skill. So, you'd better start finding your groove not to disappoint your partner!

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  The English We Speak: Find your groove  (BBC Learning English)

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  Real Easy English:   Talking about weekend plans  (BBC Learning English)

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  Georgie talking about CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: The ZERO conditional  (BBC Learning English) 
  

  
  

• New section; JOB APPLICATIONS:   Introducing job applications  (BBC Learning English)

 

Here are some related articles for you to read about the issue of applying for a job:

• How to apply for a job (The Guardian)

• How to get a job: Six expert tips for finding work (BBC News)
  

• Everything You Need To Know About Job Applications (Indeed)
  

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Let's groove tonight by the group Earth, Wind & Fire. Sing along with this version with the lyrics!

 

 

English with Lucy... If you know these 15 Words, your English is EXCELLENT!

 

 

BEST MOMENTS of Day 6 - 2024 Paris Olympics ‪

 

 

 

 

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

Learn English with   Jennifer Aniston .

 

 

 

 

 

How A Coach Who Only Used One Tactic Destroyed Everyone

 

 Phil Jackson also managed to find the groove!

 

 

Solid as a rock!!

 

 

Although my students are doing hardly anything, as far as I know, I have to keep as solid as a rock a go on working for them, regarding the commitment we all reached to achieve our goals.

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  The English We Speak: Shook  (BBC Learning English)

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  Learning English from the News:   Ukraine fights back inside Russia  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute: Different meanings of COMPANY  (BBC Learning English) 
  

  
  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   What do kids think about climate change?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

What are the most important things kids can do to prevent global warming? (American Museum of Natural History)

Children’s voices must be heard on climate crisis, says UN rights body (The Guardian)

What children want us to know about climate change | BBC Ideas

 

 

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

• 2023_How King Tut conquered pop culture  //  Buzzing for life      
  

Answers to to the Selectivity exam included in the previous post.

Text A    1. c  (line 2) "became an instant media sensation" 2. d (line 4)  "without accomplishing much in life"

3. FALSE (line 3) “As Carter carefully removed and calogued the contents...”

4. TRUE (lines 12-13) “Fighting his way to the throne, Tut encounters many obstacles, such as...” 

5. TRUE (line 15) “The idea for the plot arose from the series of strange deaths that occurred....”

6. FALSE (line 16) “Lord Carnavon's, the excavation's aristocratic sponsor"

7.1  wealth     7.2  untouched   8.1 link    8.2  case

Text B    9. c   (line 10)  10. b  (lines 6-7)

11. FALSE (lines 2-3) “The latest pepetrator... recently reapproved by the Environmental Protection Agency”

12.  TRUE (line 6) "eradicating entire harmeless species"

13. TRUE (lines 8-9) "bees fertilize other crops.....chocolate"

14. FALSE (line 16) "If bees disappeared quickly, plants wouldn't have time to adjust."

15.1  harmless     15.2  hunger   16.1 collapse    16.2  survival

 17.1   to pay   17.2  has known   18.1  by    18.2  into

19. People asked the writer to sign books after her lecture.

20. It is said that he the .... /   He is said to be the party's candidate for the general election

21. When are you going to phone Richard back?

22. The typical houses in Amsterdam, which have a narrow façade, were  / , which were cheap..., have

23. Jane may have worked at that hotel last summer.

24. Don't take the car unless you can drive  / if you can't drive  / if you haven't got a driving license

25. He is the most famous person we have ever met.

26. I would rather  to  work from home than  coming come to the office.

27. Let's order some pizza. / Shall we....?   / Why don't we....?   / How about ordering....?  / What about..?

28. It is not possible to remember everything we read.

 

Some other interesting aspects to note in the exam: 

Text A

In late 1922      As Carter carefully removed (took away)      to line their eyer - eyeliner       a youthful king     such as (= for example)     

Text B 

The latest victim (the most recent)      unintended (< to intend, intention)    harmless (harmful)     goods (mercancías)    food supply (suministro)    it's estimated that  (= people estimate)  evolved (< to evolve, evolution)  

English with Lucy  >>>  You are absolutely fluent in English if you can understand these.  

 

 

 

Here's my musical hint for today:  Solid by Ashford & Simpson. Sing along with this version with the lyrics!

 

 

 

 

BEST MOMENTS of Day 5 - 2024 Paris Olympics ‪

 

 

 

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

Learn English with Disney's  THE SIMPSONS .

 

 

 

 

 

And now what?

 

 

Once the Olympic Games are over, with or without any medals, once you have or haven't reached your goals, there's a moment when you don't really know what to do. 

Well, this is a non-stop race and a new championship, a new school year... are about to start so as to aim at new goals in our lives.

 

And now what? Well, just keep on running towards success! And next year some of our students will be sitting the new Selectivity exam, so they should be getting ready for that.

 

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

• 2023_How King Tut conquered pop culture  //  Buzzing for life      
  

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  The English We Speak: Top-notch  (BBC Learning English)

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

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

  
  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   The science of falling in love  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

English with Lucy  >>>  If you know these 10 English grammar rules, your English is amazing!

   

As the Olympic flame heads for Los Angeles, what can we expect from the 2028 Games? (CNN)

Au revoir, Paris. Here’s how Los Angeles is preparing for the 2028 Olympics (PBS News)

 

 

Olympic Legends of the 70s & 80s - Then and Now

 

Tom Cruise abseils from the stadium roof, and rides off on a motorbike! | #Paris2024

 

Kobe Bryant Mix - “Welcome to LA” ᴴᴰ #KOBE