This Latin proverb, meaning literally 'man is a wolf to a man', is used to situations throughout history and everywhere on the planet where man has behaved atrociously to man. This idea was also later developed by philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
It is true that fortunately it is not and has not been always like this, but the examples are many: the holocaust, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza Strip, American atomic bombs on Japan during the II World War, the Ukranian-Russian conflict... and what White Men did to the Aboriginal people in Australia. Besides, wolves aren't such horrible animals, either!
My students in 4º ESO will be reading Rabbit-Proof Fence in the second term. It is a very interesting book which deals with this problem they had in Australia when the white men arrived and tried to carry out certain atrocities against the Aboriginal people.
The English We Speak: Can't put the finger on it (BBC Learning English)
Here are some videos for you to watch and articles to read which will give you useful information before you begin reading the book:
Full Documentary. The Men of Fifth World - Planet Doc Full Documentaries
Other videos to watch: 1 , 2 (TED talk)
Why Aboriginal Australians are still fighting for recognition (National Geographic)
Aboriginal Australians 'still suffering effects of colonial past' (BBC News)
Racism Down Under - Violence Against Aboriginal Australians (DW)
Australia has a genocidal history but we won’t learn while it’s dominated by white men (The Guardian)
Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....
Solutions to the exam...
1- c (lines 3-4) 2- b (lines 12-14)
3: True (lines 7-8) “Plant-based alternatives are a relatively new and developing part of the market, which means more money is spent on research and innovation to ensure they meet the demand for taste and quality.”
4: False (lines 8-9) “In December 2020, Plant & Bean opened Europe’s largest plant-based meat production facility in the UK to help drive down prices.”
5: False (line 11) “No ingredients were changed.”
6: True (lines 15-16) “The Vegan Society hopes to increase access to affordable plant-based food and support vegans who find themselves in financial difficulty.”
7.1: ensure (line 7) 7.2: misconception (line 13) 8.1: invest (line 10) 8.2: tempt (line 4)
9- d (line 3) 10- a (line 9)
11: False (line 3) “In the first survey of its kind (, scholars examined public data from 2.85 million households across 45 countries to reach their conclusions).”
12: True (lines 5-6) “(The team wanted to assess the global picture,) particularly in Scandinavian countries, which are often presented as more progressive for females.”
13: False (lines 7-8) “They found that the family unit is often a place of great inequality, even in the most affluent nations.”
14: False (line 14) “Working women are stuck in low-paid and insecure jobs.”
15.1: narrow (line 10) 15.2: brave (line 13) 16.1: stuck (line 14) 16.2: to reward (line 15)
USE OF ENGLISH
17.1 to learn 17.2. being 18.1 between 18.2 met
19. They expect (that) the parcel will reach its destination before the wedding.
20. The best lesson in their lives has been taught to the students by the girl from Syria. // The students have been taught the best lesson in their lives by the girl from Syria.
21. Where are your students going to borrow the book (from)?
22. Many Erasmus students choose Greece, which is known as the cradle of western civilization.
23. We shouldn't have left.
24. if you had told me to do so.
25. How long have you had your tablet?
26. They used to get on well with their relatives.
27. A member of the aircrew warned / advised us not to leave the luggage unattended.
28. You have no idea how pleasant it is to swim here.
SUMMER REVISION >> Activities for my students in 1º ESO !!!!
37. Write sentences with the clues given using "the same as", "different from" and "similar to".
your language / Italian / Chinese _____________________________________
the colour of your eyes / the colour of your mother's eyes ___________________
your nationality / Lamine Yamal / Mbappe ______________________________
Calahonda / Salobreña / Madrid _______________________________
38. APPEARANCES. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Japanese ________________ Chinese.
What's the book ________? It's very interesting.
You ____________ ill today.
I __________ my father, but I'm not __________ in personality.
39. Put in a/an, the or - (= no article) in the gaps.
What __________ time is it?
My father is __________ office worker.
She lives in _________ small flat on __________ fifth floor of ________ old house.
Do you know that potatoes are £2 _________ kilo?
I'd like half __________ kilo of sugar.
40. MEDIATION. First tell me the opposites of the adjectives given and then discuss about what you think your English teacher is like (useful words you can use: "estar de acuerdo, creer, parecer...).
calm __________ _______________________________________________
patient _________ _______________________________________________
talkative ___________ ____________________________________________
shy _________ _________________________________________________
41. MEDIATION. Translate the following sentences in English to an Australian friend of yours.
¿Te gusta la cerveza? No me gusta mucho, pero me encantan los refrescos.
Mi hermano sabe hablar alemán mejor que yo, pero yo soy mejor en matemáticas que él.
¿Cuánto mide la pirámide de alto? Creo que mide 120 metros.
Tú eres casi tan viejo como yo, pero no lo aparentas.
¿Puedo hablar con tu hermana? Me temo que no está en casa.
No importa. Nos vemos el sábado.
Cuando era más joven no sabía cocinar en absoluto, pero ahora sé cocinar bastante bien.
¿Cómo iban los niños a la escuela hace 50 años? Iban andando.
¿Cuántas personas hay en el supermercado? No hay demasiadas.
¿Cómo es tu profesor de historia? Se parece bastante al tío de Indiana Jones.
42. MEDIATION. LOCATING PLACES. Look at the map and tell me where (1) the church is; (2) the bus stop is; (3) the flower shop is.
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43. MEDIATION. GIVING DIRECTIONS PLACES. Look where you are in the map and tell me how to go to (1) the post office; (2) then to the supermarket; (3) and finally to the park.
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SUMMER REVISION >> Activities for my students in 3º ESO:
62. COMPARATIVES OF SUPERIORITY and SUPERLATIVES. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate forms of the adjectives given in brackets. (ADVANCED towards B1)
Spain is becoming (important) ___________________ in Europe, from the economical point of view.
I think Saudi Arabia is one of (hot) _________________ countries in the world.
(much) ____________ you write, (good) ______________ for you.
This is (bad) ____________ football match I've ever watched.
Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning.
She was very excited before the interview, but she often gets a lot more excited. She wasn't......
There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one. There weren't .....
Translate the following sentences into English.
El alumno le preguntó al profesor dónde podía conseguir una información más detallada sobre los comparativos porque los ejercicios se complicaban cada vez más.
Desde que mi hermano mayor empezó a ayudarme a hacer mis ejercicios de inglés Alberto está cada vez más contento conmigo.
For further information on the comparatives you can have a look at: A. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
63. LANGUAGE IN USE. First, answer the following questions and, then, write appropriate questions for these answers.
How often are the buses to Motril? _____________________________
What do you do? _______________________________
Where have your parents gone? __________________________
__________________? The novel Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens.
__________________? She arrived very early.
__________________? Liverpool is about 80 miles from Manchester.
64. ASKING FOR CONFIRMATION. Finish the following sentences with a QUESTION TAG as in the example. Example: Albert was born in Germany, wasn't he?
Students must be on time for the exam, ____________________?
Last Thursday I saw Mr Cross with his girlfriend in the playground, __________________?
We could never defeat Albert on a tennis court, ___________________?
Here's my musical hint for today: Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd, a version with lyrics included for you to sing along.
Here are some more activities for my students:
Listening exercise for you to do: Are you flourishing? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
English in a MINUTE: Phrases with FIRE (BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English: Talking about LUNCH (BBC Learning English)
Learning English from the News: Hiroshima: 80 years since atomic bomb (BBC Learning English)
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Learn English with movies - Zootopia
...and also with Classic Popeye: County Fair
