Don't cry over spilt milk!

 

Have a look at what this expression means and you will understand how appropriate it is for those students who haven't done things properly. 

 

The English We Speak: Don't cry over spilt milk (BBC Learning English)

 

It is time for regretting and so the type of conditional sentences we need is... THE IMPOSSIBLE or UNREAL CONDITIONALS!!!

"I would have passed if I had studied more."

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  News Review: Iran's president killed in crash  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute:   Meanings of COUNT  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• Georgie talking about: Phrasal verbs for EDUCATION  (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do:   How bubble tea got its bubbles  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

Quizz: Complete the expression... 

 

 Our dear Amy Winehouse would probably regret for certain things she did during her life. "If she had lived a healthier life, she would have lived much longer". However, she was a genius in music and here's an example, my musical hint for today:   Back to black . Here's a version with the the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

Answers to the exercises in the previous post

218. Write suitable questions for these answers

 

1. How many languages do you speak?    2. Why are you learning English?

3. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

 

219. CONDITIONALS

 

1. Moya would have won Roland Garros again if he hadn't lost against Agassi.

2. If it rains, we will go inside the garage.   3. Arturo would play in the NBA if his talent were greater.

4. Why didn't you study if you knew it was today?

                                                                                                                                          

220. COMPARATIVES

 

1. worse and worse    2. furhter   3. the funniest  4. The more polluted, the bigger  5. I am as old as you   6. It isn't as cold as yesterday.

221.   1. so   2. How   3. Since   // I have lived here for ten years  //  He's got such a nice car  //  What a surprise!

 

222. Translate the following sentences into English:

 

1. I wish it rained coffee and that I passed English    

2. There are fewer exercises in this exam than in the previous one.

3. We aren't allowed to chew gum in the English class.

4. The more you have, the more you want.

5. If I were you, I would revise the exam well again.

6. You are a little younger than me, but your elder sister is as old as me (has got the same age as me).

7. I've just remembered that I have to go to the bank right now.

8. It is thought that next year Albert will be the English teacher for  2º Bachillerato. ("You must be joking!", exclaimed all the students) 

 

However, it is also time to cheer up because...

Women's football has given another important victory.

HIGHLIGHTS |  FC Barcelona vs Olympique Lyonnais (UEFA Women's Champions League Final 2024)

 

 

 

Endless summers

Summers are so long that we need to find numerous activities and tasks to do not to get bored, most of which are going to be related to leisure, but I'm afraid there are some other things that we still have to do: eat, sleep, breathe... and English to be ready for the future!

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• Exercises on the verb TO BE:  1   2   3
  
• Exercises on the verb TO HAVE:  1  2  3  (Agenda Web)
  
• Match the questions to the answers:
  

 Questions               >>>>>>          Answers

a. WHAT is the weather like?                                  1. I don't understand this exercise.

b, WHAT time is it? / WHAT is the time?                      2. My birthday is on 12th March.

c. WHO is Mary's brother?                                            3. Because it is Friday.

d. WHAT is this?                                                            4.  It is half past nine

e, HOW OLD are you?                                                    5. We are on page 14.

f. HOW MANY flowers are there?                                 6. There are ten flowers.

g. HOW MUCH water is there in the glass?                     7. It is mine.

h. HOW do you spell 'athletics'?                                    8. It is in London.

i. HOW are you?                                                              9. It is Mark.

j. WHAT page are we on?                                             10. a-t-h-l-e-t-i-c-s

k. Can you help me, please?                                          11. Of course, what's the problem?

l. WHEN is your birthday?                                           12.  I'm twelve years old.

m. WHERE is the River Thames?                                     13. I'm fine, thanks. And you?

n. WHY are you happy?                                                     14. It is sunny and warm.

o. WHOSE book is this?                                                 15. This is a cat.

                                                                            16. There is a little water in the glass.

 

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Endless summer by Oceana. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics.

 

Oceana - Endless Summer- Moments Euro 2012 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  The English We Speak: It happens to the best of us  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Sonic seasoning  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: How to use 'POTENTIAL'  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to gossip about people  (BBC Learning English)

Vintage tennis:  Nadal I 

Rafael Nadal vs Mariano Puerta - 2005 Final / Roland Garros Classic Match (Semifinal against Federer)

 

 

Charles the first on grass court: Álcaraz defeats De Minaur in Queen's 2023 Final!!!

 

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

Learn English with  Ratatouille   

 

Congratulations to our Spain women's basketball national team for their silver medal in the European championship!!

  

No matter what happens, you've made history!!

 

 

Yes, no matter what happens, you've made history!!! It is our super Spanish A-team!!! We have no longer Gasol brothers, Felipe Reyes, Llull, Calderón, Ricky Rubio... either because they are retired or because they are injured. 

 

It is now the time for our old captain Rodolfo (Rudy) Fernández  Hernangómez bros, Lorenzo Brown, Abel Parra, Jaime Fernández, Alberto Díaz, Darío Brizuela, Usman Garuba, Xabi López-Arostegui, Jaime Pradilla, Sebas Saiz... and many others who have played in the previous matches. A bunch of excellent workers who have managed to become a real family, an A-team, probably thanks to the great coach Sergio Scariolo. YOU'VE MADE HISTORY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT AGAINST FRANCE!!!

They are an example to follow for our students and our country.

However, this is not a simple lucky strike. We have seen all along the summer that younger Spanish national teams both women and men have either won finals or reached them, so it is a matter of hard good work. Congratulations to all of them!!

 

And we did it, we made history and won the final!!!

 

Spain beats France for fourth Eurobasket gold (Eurohoops)

Spain fend off France to capture fourth EuroBasket title (Fiba Basketball) 

Spain 🇪🇸 - France 🇫🇷 | Final | Game Highlights - FIBA #EuroBasket 2022

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• News Review: UKRAINE: A turning point?  (BBC Learning English)
  

• Listening exercise for you to do:  MAN vs BEAST: Who's more efficient?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)   

• Learn easy vocabulary: 10 easy English words - FURNITURE   (BBC Learning English)

• Frankenstein (Drama story) Episode 9:  The wedding night    (BBC Learning English)

• Friday phrase:  Go bargain hunting     (BBC Learning English)

 

 

HIGHWAY TO B2.....

Answers to part one in the previous post...

A.     11. d   12. a   13. b    14. c   15. d   16. d   17. b   18. c   19. b  20. c 

 

TEST YOUR ENGLISH

A. Choose the correct option.

21. Just as the violinist began to play, one of the ...... on his violin broke.    a. cords   b. tapes   c. strings   d. wires    e. chords 

22. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a ..... .    a. daydream    b. nightmare   c. fantasy    d. vision     e. reverie  

23. John is going to ......  his examination in December.     a. make   b. prepare   c. take   d. enter    e. present   

24. Have you any .....  where you left your car keys?     a. knowledge    b. information   c. notion    d. idea   e. thought 

25. If you want to change the colour of these walls, they will need at least two ...... of paint.    a. layers   b. coverings   c. coats   d. sheets    e. covers  

26. The magistrate ..... the parents for not exercising proper control over the delinquent boy.     a. blamed    b. faulted   c. judged    d. accused    e. exposed  

27. I'd like to ...... the holiday arrangements once more before we leave tomorrow.  a. go for   b. go over   c. go round  d. go about    e. go buy   

28. Mr Brown always ..... his letters to his secretary as soon as he has opened his post.       a. answers    b. writes   c. copies     d. dictates     e. replies   

29. He made a note of the appointment in his ...... .   a. journal   b. diary   c. ledger   d. register  e. directory   

30. How ..... is your house from the station?    a. long     b. distant   c. near    d. far    e. close   

 

 

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

Mind Your Language - 2 little parts     

 

US Open - Carlos Alcáraz: Top 10 points | US Open 2022  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rise of women's football.... and basketball!!

More and more women are playing football professionally filling the crowds with huge crowds as we have seen this year in Spain. 

 

 

Here are some articles for you to read about the issue and a listening exercise:

• Women’s World Cup has come a long way since.... (The Guardian)

• USA vs. Netherlands: Dutch World Cup success was decades in the making (CNN)

• 6 Minute English: The rise of women's football (BBC Learning English)

 

Today the final of the Women's World Football Cup in France between the Netherlands and the USA is taking place in Lyon, and so is the Women's European Basketball Cup between Spain and France.

Here's another article and a video to watch:

2019 FIBA EuroBasket Women: Spain will face France in the Final (TalkBasket.net)

BREAKING NEWS: Our golden Spanish girls defeat France and won the gold medal!!!

Spain hammer France to win Women's EuroBasket

 

Emma in mmmEnglish!! explaining  Each & Every  (English Grammar Lesson) 

 

REVISION FOR 4º ESO

30. Put the verbs in brackets in the  PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the PRESENT SIMPLE:

1. 'Where is your mother?'  'I think she _________________ (cook) lunch.

2. She ________________________ (usually cook) lunch at one o'clock every day.

3. What ________ your brother ____________ (do)? He _____________ (work) at a hotel.

4. Today he ___________________ (not work), because he is ill.

5. The bank _________________ (open) at nine o'clock every morning.

31. What do you know about ... ? (Use RELATIVE CLAUSES)

1. ... Cervantes ?      2. ... Marie Curie ?       3. ... Elisha Otis ?  

32. Put the verbs in brackets in the PAST SIMPLE or the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, and then fill in the gaps (...) with FOR, SINCE, AGO or -- .

1. I live in Brighton. I ___________________ (be) here ......... ten years now.

2. I lived in Brighton once. I ________________ (be) there ten years ............ .

3. Ann has got a good job. She _________________ (have) it ............. 1986.                     

33. Write about Barcelona, Motril and Trevelez (the precision of the figures is not relevant)

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

One Wedding and a Funeral | Funny Clip | Classic Mr Bean 

SOLUTIONS to the exercises in the previous post   (and for further exercises on 1º Bachillerato):

139. 1. You have it painted.  2. they have it done.

140. 1. Millions of cans of coke are drunk everyday.   2. What do you think a nun's life is like? Perhaps a bit boring, but interesting too.     3. He didn't want anyone to see his new car.     4. They finally understood what their father had meant / wanted to say.  5. "I think the baby likes learning English a lot because he is very interested in looking up words in your new dictionary", the mother told the father (said the mother to the father). 

Tennis >>>  Best Of: Rafael Nadal | Roland Garros 2019 | Eurosport  

and now in Wimbledon:

Story of the Match: Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon 2019

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 190710 / 10 July 2019    >>>  Britain's largest female sculpture:   Language related to 'describing art'.  Need-to-know language: incongrous, imposing, stance, dynamic  & bemusement.