Yes, would you believe it? We are MILLENIALS!!!
Nobody could have believed that when our digital trek set off 12 years ago, when this blog was born on 11th March, 2011. Our students have worked along with me writing almost 25,000 comments!!! and we are getting closer to 1 million visits!!!
In this heart of darkness, which our world of education has become, we are going through with the only light of Our great master Dr Neil McLaren in the distance, a summit we will never reach, but with our belief that Victory belongs to the most tenacious here we are still fighting!!!
So now it is the turn of our students and followers (and even haters) to rate the usefulness of this virtual diary, where we have dealt with so many semantic fields. Many things have happened: study trips to the British-Irish Isles, highs and lows, a pandemic, wars, victories, defeats, moments of absolute joy, moments of deep sadness, catastrophes, victories and defeats... Nevertheless, all the posts had a point in common: the relevance they all may have had in our teaching-learning process of the English language.
Along with my site, this digital tool was so relevant during the pandemic. I feel really
proud of our tenacity and resilience to keep this DIGITAL DREAM alive and I do hope that it was the seed for your own
blogs and sites!!! But remember you have to water the seed and then the plant so as to be succesful, always being as flexible as water so as to overcome all difficulties you come across and to adapt to the most diverse situations.
Generation Comparison (1901-2024)
As well, with the word 'millenial' we make reference to those people who were born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, that is, a member of the Generation Y. Actually, I, the author of this blog, am a babyboomer, who is someone born between the late 1940s and the 1960s, the years after the Second World War, when there was a high increase in the birthrate, whilst most of my students and readers of this blog belong to the Gen Z. ( Gen Z to take over )
With regard to 'baby boomers' (actually, I'm one of them myself) not long ago I read this: "America's healthcare costs are expected to soar as baby boomers become senior citizens". Here are a couple of newspaper articles to read about the issue:
Aging baby boomers raise the risk of a long-term-care crisis in the U.S. (CNBC)
Baby boomers 'should work for longer to stay healthy' (The Guardian)
Fast Facts About Baby Boomers | History
Homework for my students (Your comments will be sort of pieces of advice for future students with Albert):
1º ESO.- Using MODAL VERBS write a comment telling people what to do if they are in 1º ESO with Albert and want to pass English.
Example: You must do your homework everyday and you should write genuine comments.
4º ESO.- Write a comment using the REPORTED SPEECH saying what Albert told you at the beginning of the school year and now that the school year is coming to an end what has happened using the 3 types of CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.
Example: Albert told us to study everyday and we didn't. If we had studied every day, we would have had better marks in English.
Some other activities for you to do:
News Review: Can diet improve memory? (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: Is ecotourism good or bad? (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: How to use 'POTENTIAL' (BBC Learning English)
The English We Speak: Level up (BBC Learning English)
🏆 Kings of Europa League! Sevilla's post-match scenes & trophy lift | UEL 22/23 Moments
Here's my musical hint for today: Father & Son by Yusuf / Cat Stevens. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! And this is a playlist you may like: Great Baby Boomer Songs.
And this is one of the most beautiful presents I have ever received from one of my students:
Thanks, Amin!
And if you are a new student with Albert, here's a form to fill in with all your personal data:
