Relentless wonderboy

A relentless wonderboy called Carlos Álcaraz is about to make history, although I do believe he has already made it this year!!! Tonight he will be playing against Norwegian Casper Ruud so as to win his first Grand Slam (US Open) and to become number one in the world after beating Cilic, Sinner (incredible point) and Tiafoe in 5 sets (incredible point).

 

And talking about dreams here's a good listening exercise for you to do:  Are you following your dreams? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)  Actually, Carlitos Álcaraz is following his and he is fulfilling them!!!  What about you? Here are two other posts where you can check that dreams come true .    

 

Tennis-Relentless Alcaraz ends Tiafoe's dream run to reach U.S. Open final (Reuters)

US Open - Carlos Álcaraz vs Frances Tiafoe (semifinals 2022): Extended highlights  

 

And he has really made history...

Alcaraz vs Ruud US Open 2022 Finals Highlights    

 Carlos Alcaraz Wins U.S. Open Men’s Singles Title, and Becomes No. 1 (New York Times)

💪 Carlos Alcaraz: The Journey To World No. 1!  👍  

Some activities for you to do: 

• Finding a job: Job interview - Part 1  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do:  Being a beauty influencer (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)   

• Frankestein (Drama story) Episode 8: Jail time  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak:  Bug someone  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

HIGHWAY TO B2.....

Answers to part one in the previous post...

A.     1. d   2. c   3.  a    4. d   5. b   6. c   7. e   8. b   9. e  10. b 

 

TEST YOUR ENGLISH

A. Choose the correct option.

11. Far out to sea we could see a little boat ...... up and down on the waves.    a. blowing   b. jumping   c. lifting   d. tossing    e. turning 

12. You will need a strong ..... if you are going to try and dig that hard ground.    a. spade    b. ladle   c. pitchfork    d. rake     e. hoe  

13. I can't lift this suitcase. It's as heavy as ......     a. iron   b. lead   c. metal   d. steel    e. brass   

14. It was cool and .....  under the chesnut tree.     a. dingy    b. dull   c. shady    d. dusky   e. unlit 

15. All the workers in the firm get a Christmas ...... of £50.    a. repayment   b. prize   c. reward   d. bonus    e. refund  

16. There will be a firework ..... to mark the end of the festival.     a. exhibition    b. performance   c. show    d. display    e. presentation  

17. I couldn't paint the ceiling because I hadn't got a pair of ...... .  a. scales   b. steps   c. ladders  d. stairs    e. mounts   

18. The notice on the gate said: " ..... the dog".       a. take care of    b. be careful of   c. beware of     d. take notice of     e. be afraid of   

19. You must wear a crash ...... when you ride a motor cycle.   a. hat   b. helmet   c. cap   d. cover  e. headband   

20. You ought to be ..... yourself for being so rude to old Mrs Green.    a. sorry for     b. unhappy about   c. ashamed of    d. repenting for    e. unfriendly to   

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Relentless by Hillsong UNITED.

 

 

And Queen Elisabeth II (R.I.P.) was also relentless.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s monarch for the past 70 years, has died aged 96 (BBC Learning English)

 

and other important documents to be watched about her life and King Charles III: 1 , 2 , 3   

 

 

We all have a dream

We all have a dream that one day this pandemic will be over and that everybody is sensible enough to comply with the rules.

 

Martin Luther King also had a dream, which is the main topic of this selectivity exam:

2020 >> OPTION A: I have a dream & OPTION B: Alternative diets 

 

Here are some posts in this blog and labels related to the issue which will remind you both semantic fields:

• RACISM: Black lives DO matter!!!

• "No meat on Mondays!!!", claim activists in France.

• Labels: racism  ,  diet  , flexiterianism , Veganism

 

And talking about the SELECTIVITY exam, you may think it is impossible to get to this level (notas de corte 2021):

but it is possible, please read this article from the newspaper EL IDEAL

 

HIGHWAY TO B2.....

USE OF ENGLISH. Multiple-choice exercise. Choose the appropriate option:

1. Harriet was very ................... by Madam Zamzam's invitation.   (A  exciting    B   excitable   C  excites   D   excited)

 

2. She ..................  asked to go to a seance.    (A  would be    B   was to be   C  had been   D   will have been)

 

3. A seance is a meeting ........................ people.  (A  about    B   of   C  among   D   through)

 

4. They try to speak to people who are no longer ............      (A  with life    B   live   C  alive   D   a life)

 

5.  Madame Zamzam was a woman .................... work was to organize seances.   (A  who    B   who's  C  which   D  whose)

 

6. Harriet wanted ............... her brother Percy.     (A  to speak to    B   speaking to   C  speak to   D   she spoke to)

 

7. He ............ the year before.     (A  was died    B   was to have died   C  had died   D   was being dead)

 

8. Mr Bing .................. had told Harriet about Madame Zamzam.     (A  , who was Harriet's neighbour,     B   , who was the neighbour of Harriet,   C  who was Harriet's neighbour    D  who was the neighbour of Harriet )

 

9. They went ................... to her house.   (A  with the other    B  together   C  altogether   D   the both )

 

10. When they got there, Madam Zamzam ................ them at a round table.   (A sat      B   set   C  sit   D   sits )

 

11. She asked them to hold .......................... hands.        (A  the others    B   each other's   C  the other   D  each one's )

 

12. They did this .................... make a closed circle.  (A  in order to   B  so that to   C  because they   D  so that they)

 

13. "I'm terribly nervous, .............. ?" Harriet asked Mr Bing.   (A am I   B  aren't you  C  isn't it    D  are you)

 

14. "................... be nervous," Mr Bing said.         (A  Do not you    B   You don't   C  Don't  D  Not you)

 

15. "There is  ........ to be," he added.   (A not need   B  needn't   C no need  D  any need )

 

16.  Poor Harriet was ........... nervous she nearly fainted.   (A  all    B   as   C  so   D  more )

 

17. Madame Zamzam began ..............    (A  to be singing   B  to sing   C to have sung   D  having sung )

 

18.  .................... then she had been very quiet.   (A  Since    B   During   C  As to   D   Until )

 

19. "What ...................... ?" Harriet asked Mr Bing.    (A  she is doing    B  does he do   C  is she doing   D   she doing )

 

20.  The table began ................     (A  to raise    B   raising itself  C  to rise   D   rising itself )

REVISING FOR 2º ESO STUDENTS

Make the sentences interrogative and complete the following sentences in the negative:

1. My mum likes eating doughnuts in bed.   ______________________________

________________________________ for lunch.

2. We are writing in English.  _____________________________________

__________________________________ in Chinese.

3. My cousins have got an MP3 player.  _______________________________

__________________________________ an English dictionary. 

4. Laura and I study English and French at school. ___________________________

________________________German at school.

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• British chat:   What is the best advice you've ever received?   (BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Italy win Euro 20 (BBC Learning English) 

• A listening exercise for you to do: Hypnotism (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in the News : Euro 2020 final: England focus turns to Italy (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

   
  

 

 

And now some revision for you: LEARN 176 EASILY CONFUSED ENGLISH WORDS in 70 minutes!!!       

Pay attention to the Guide to video   >>>>

00:00 Have an appointment vs. Meet someone
00:45 For vs. Since
01:32 So vs. Such
02:12 Fun vs. Funny
03:01 Notify vs. Let someone know
03:39 Both vs. Either vs. Neither
04:40 History vs. Story
05:53 Stop to do vs. Stop doing
06:37 Must vs. Have to
07:25 Too & Very
08:23 Person vs. Persons vs. People vs. Peoples
09:22 Mustn’t vs. Don’t have to
10:08 Come back vs. Go back
11:03 Raise vs. Rise
11:58 Steal vs. Rob
12:54 Every time vs. All the time
13:48 Sports: play, do or go?
14:43 No vs. Not any vs. None
15:45 Especially vs. Specially
16:49 Be going to vs. Present continuous
17:53 Even though vs. Even if
18:57 Been vs. gone
20:01 Remember to do vs. Remember doing
21:02 Prevent vs. Avoid
22:00 What vs. Which
23:03 While vs. During
24:11 Lay vs. Lie
25:17 Affect vs. Effect
26:19 Remember vs. Remind
27:22 Actually vs. At the moment
28:26 Until vs. By
29:35 Don’t mind vs. Doesn’t mind
30:37 Everyone vs. Anyone
31:38 Still, Already & Yet
32:41 Very vs. Really vs. Absolutely
33:44 Wish vs. Hope
34:44 Whoever, Whatever, Whenever and Wherever
35:49 Like & As
36:51 In case vs. If
37:55 Less vs. Fewer
38:56 In the end vs. at the end
39:56 Bored vs. Boring
40:55 Go on doing vs. Go on to do
41:56 Maybe vs. May be
42:58 See & Hear
43:59 Unless vs. As long as
45:00 Good vs. Well
46:02 Little vs. A little
47:05 Lend vs. Borrow
48:07 Too & Enough
48:59 See, Watch & Look
50:01 Each vs. Every
51:01 Fine vs. Finely
51:57 To match, To fit & To suit
52:59 On time vs. In time
54:02 Continuously vs. Continually
55:03 Sensible vs. Sensitive
56:00 Hear vs. Listen
57:03 All vs. Every vs. Whole
57:58 Hire vs. Rent vs. Let
59:00 All vs. Everybody vs. Everyone
01:00:02 Last vs. For the last vs. In the last
01:01:06 Soon vs. Early vs. Quickly
01:02:07 Needn’t vs. Not need to
01:03:08 Could vs. Was able to
01:04:11 Peep vs. Peer vs. Glimpse
01:05:12 Whisper vs. Murmur vs. Mumble
01:06:14 Also vs. As well vs. Too
01:07:15 When vs. If
01:08:18 As if vs. As though
01:09:19 Beside vs. Besides
01:10:22 Next vs. The next vs. Nearest
01:11:15 So vs. Neither

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

BILL COSBY - HILARIOUS STAND-UP

A dream come true!!!!

Incredible!!! A dream come true (how would you translate this?)

Read about another dream come true  >>  Felix Baumgartner's dream  

What are your dreams???

Some articles to read about the issue:

• The Guardian:  ‘Pipe Dream’ motorbike rider surfing giant wave ‘thought he was a goner’ , Robbie Maddison cheats death 

• Top Gear: Watch: Robbie Maddison rides a dirtbike across water  

• Robbie Maddison Just Rode a Wave in Tahiti… on a Motorcycle