Twenty years ago the Rules reservoir (or dam) was built and we are still waiting for the water canalizations to be done and the hydroelectric exploitation bidding process is still to be started. It is just amazing with all the droughts we have gone through in the region and the electric bill crisis.
How will it be done and how long will it take them? We still don't know, but perhaps we'd better look for a Roman engineer to do it! They were such incredible problem-solvers!!
Here you've got several documents for you to analise so as to see how The Roman Aqueducts worked.
For further information visit The Archeology Channel for Roman Engineering
We've been waiting for so long and at last it seems politicians have agreed to make a move, or is it just a 'fake' move because of the coming elections.
The singer in my musical hint for today is also waiting: Waiting for a Girl like you by Foreigner. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!!
Roman Water Supply | Strip the City (Science Channel)
Ancient Roman Aqueduct Source Discovered (Discovery)
How did Roman Aqueducts work?
Some activities for you to do:
News Review: King Charles's Coronation (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: Addicted to war (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: Learn how to use 'FIGURE' (BBC Learning English)
Learn how to speak naturally: How to close a topic (BBC Learning English)
Learn about Reported Speech with Emma (mmEnglish)
You can revise everything you need to know and do some exercises in my site: REPORTED SPEECH
Some activities for my students in 1º ESO:
Unit 6
Translate the following sentences into English:
Los coches son más rápidos que las bicis.
Una tabla de skate es más emocionante que el autobús.
Ir andando al instituto es más lento que ir en coche, pero es más sano.
Montar en bicicleta está mejor que ver la televisión, pero mi padre dice que ir al trabajo en moto
es más rápido. (quick)
Los ingenieros romanos eran mejores construyendo acueductos que los ingenieros españoles.
De hecho eran los mejores ingenieros de toda la historia mundial.
Now write sentences using the words given and the comparatives of superiority.
Then finish them using the superlatives.
Example: Albert is better at playing tennis than Leo, but Nadal is the best tennis player in the world.
Books / cheap / films
Trains / slow / planes
Towns / safe / cities
France / big / Portugal
Films / interesting / books
Madrid / dangerous / Guajar Alto
Science / easy / History
Saturdays / good / Mondays
Thursdays / bad / Fridays
A Mercedes / comfortable / a Fiat
Tennis: And talking about Rome, here's Carlos Álcaraz in his debut against Albert Ramos in the Italian championship.
