A teenage country, just two centuries and a half old!

 

 

It all started 250 years ago when the American colonies managed to become independent from the United Kingdom.

 

America the Story of Us: Declaration of Independence | History   (The American Revolution Explained in 23 Minutes ) 

 

Here are some articles to read about the issue:

• US marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather (BBC News)

• Let us celebrate America’s birthday. And, despite it all, hope for another 250 years by Francine Prose (The Guardian)

• I’m in no mood to ‘celebrate’ America. Our country is broken and needs repair by Jamil Smith (The Guardian)   

and...

Beethoven's 250th birthday: A muted celebration (DW)

 

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

 

 

Learning English from the News:   Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden   (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

 

Visit Albertomeditutor site  for SUMMER REVISION  

 

>>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

SUMMER for 1º ESO students              Summer Revision for 1º ESO

TIMES

Here's a quizz for my students in 1º ESO!! >>> How to say the time in English  

More exercises on how to say the time in English.

 

>>  Activities for my students in 2º ESO:

       

• Summer for 2º ESO students

                     Summer Revision for 2º ESO              

Getting Started / Unit 1

Activities on the PRESENT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS for my students.....

• in 2º ESO:  ACTIVITIES  

• more  ACTIVITIES

EXPRESSING QUANTITY IN ENGLISH   (Exercise to do)

 

• A little or a few?  

>>  Activities for my students in 4º ESO:

• SUMMER for 4º ESO students       Summer Revision for 4º ESO

MODALS AND SEMI-MODALS   

 Some exercises for you to do... 

Simple introduction and exercise    ...   

Modal Verbs (B1)     

Modals rephrasing    <<<<<

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

 

The Listening Room:   Do birds build their homes like humans?  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  Phrases with DOG  (BBC Learning English)

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  Real Easy English: Talking about CLIMATE CHANGE  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak:  Understood the assigment   (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Should we cycle more?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

English listening practice:   The Man Who Questioned Everything: The True Story of Plato    

 

 

 

English with Lucy talking about... SOME vs ANY  

 

  

 

 

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

Learn English with  Ryan Gosling movie - Project Hail Mary 

  

Old stories about Nadal:

He tried BULLYING young Rafael Nadal... What Happens Next is SHOCKING!  (some anecdotes with Uncle Toni)  ..... 

  Rafael Nadal On Retirement, Djokovic's GOAT Status And Life After Tennis

 

 

Wimbledon 2026...

A marathon clash between Djokovic and Auger-Aliassime!!!

 

 

These are the bare facts

 

 

 

Facts are facts, and you cannot disguise them. We see it everyday in our lives. Countries attack other countries and they say it is on behalf of the freedom of the other country's citizens. Nonsense! 

 

Some articles for you to read about the issue: 

• US and Israel strike Iran as Netanyahu says ‘many signs’ Khamenei ‘no longer alive’ (The Guardian)

• What we know so far about the US-Israel attacks and Iran's retaliation (BBC News)

• Attacks on Iran trigger global Shiite protests (DW News)

 

 

It is said that there are different types of English teachers, some better than the others, but the bare facts are that there is only one English language and that at the end of the road you will have the same control for every student in our secondary schools. And that will the moment when we will learn what we have really learned.

 

My congratulations to our student Martín Toledo (4º ESO A) for having just passed his B1 in English (Cambridge) obtaining excellent results in certain skills (he even got a B2 level in the Reading skill). Facts are facts!!!

 

🔊FULL EPISODE: Bubblevicious/The Bare Facts | Powerpuff Girls | Cartoon Network

 

 

The English We Speak:   Go through a rough patch  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

 

Beating Speaking Anxiety:   I'm scared I won't forget the joke  (BBC Learning English)   >>>>  How to show your funny side in English     

 

Learning English from the News:   Violence after Mexican drug leader killed  (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Riding with the King by BB King & Eric Clapton. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

Learning English Grammar (I was thinking..., Let's not..., Might I suggest...):   Making suggestions  (BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Dreaming of being a chef  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)  

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

  
  

• Office English: Do you always follow the rules?  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Phrases with HIT  (BBC Learning English) 

     

English with Lucy: If you laugh, you are fluent  

 

 

 

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

Learning English with  SUITS   -  Rachel discovers Mike's secrets

 

 

 

Old stories about Nadal:

Nadal vs Wawrinka  - Full Match Nadal vs Wawrinka 2017 Men's final | Roland-Garros

 

 

Time to lock in

 

 

Yes, it is time to lock in and be ready for the second term. This post could be an icebreaker, so you should try not to put your duties on ice and break the ice by making a comment. If you don't, you will be skating on thin ice. (Check just below the meaning of these phrases with 'ice' and the expression to lock in). 

 

The English We Speak:   lock in  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

By the way, the New Year has come with freezing temperatures, heavy rains, floods, snow falls... all over Spain. 

 

Storm Goretti ‘weather bomb’ set to hit Spain: Affected areas and what to expect (EuroWeekly News)

 

 

 

Learning English from the News:   US seizes Venezuelan president Maduro  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Some articles to read about the issue:

• Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro (BBC News)

• Legal concerns surround US capture of Venezuela's Maduro (DW)

• Trump scored a win with his raid on Venezuela. But the US is now responsible for the country’s future  (CNN)

• Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela (The Guardian)

 

The Reading Room:   What are the chances of an asteroid hitting you?  (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Lose you to love me by Selena Gómez. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

 

 

  

 

Learning English Grammar (was broken into, had been broken into, was being broken into):   A stolen guitar  (BBC Learning English) 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   The country that measures happiness  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)  
  

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

  
  

• The Listening Room: Messi's napkin contract promise sells for £762,400  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Phrases with 'ice'  (BBC Learning English) 

    

 

Work in the future:   How do generations work together?  (BBC Learning English)

 

English with Lucy: 5 highly common mistakes in English    

   

 

 

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

Learn English with    Bill Gates   

 

 

Roger Federer vs André Agassi  in US Open Final 2005

 

 

Project on A Christmas Carol by Aday Rivera (4º ESO A)