We have to prevent rural depopulation. We have often heard about the emptied Spain, that is to say, the part of Spain which is being abandoned. Meanwhile, our cities are becoming more and more crowded (overcrowded cities).
Here are some articles for you to read about the issue:
The 'Revolt of Empty Spain': Why is Spain's rural world protesting? (Euronews)
Emptied Spain: nobody's land, everybody's land (Agencia EFE)
'Empty Spain’: country grapples with towns fading from the map (The Guardian)
Urban overcrowding and rural depopulation: Are there any solutions to these problems? (Tomorrow.City)
Selectivity exam 2020 connected with issue of 'rural depopulation' >> OPTION A: A cheese that tastes of future & OPTION B: (K)orean-pop (interesting posts to have a look before doing them: label & posts: Crowdfunding , Objectification, a top issue )
Here's my musical hint in the case things get tough: Billy Ocean - "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" and here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing and dance along:
Actually, this was part of the soundtrack of the film: Romancing the Stone starred by Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Here's the trailer >>>
Some activities for you to do:
And, please, do not procrastinate >>> The English We Speak: PUSH BACK (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: 4 verbs for COOKING (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: When males are not needed (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
English in the News: Deaths mount as Israel-Gaza violence worsens (BBC Learning English)
And when the things get tough on clay in tennis, here's always Il imperatore Nadal ( L'imperatore di Roma & NADAL: l'imperatore è tornato a Roma!!! ) winning his 10th title in Rome and 36th Master 1000 title!!!! Rome 2021 Final Highlights & Talking about the Next Gen
Rafa Nadal Championship Point, Interview & Trophy Lift | Rome 2021
And the Next Gen is not only tennis, but also in BASKETBALL >>> Vintage NBA
Spud Webb Proves He Can Still Dunk At Age 47!
[Spud Webb] The Shortest Player In the NBA that Broke the Prejudice of People All Over the World
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 210505 / 05 May 2021 >>> The whitest white paint - Language related to 'discoveries'. Need-to-know language: embraced, estimate, formulation, relatively & breakthroughs.
