Quiet quitting for our English teacher??

 Some months ago I took a decision: I needed a 'quiet quitting' (The English We Speak, BBC Learning English) as I was beginning to feel burn out because I was overdoing it at work with little success and, above all, with little support from the educational community. 

 

 

And so I wrote the post:

Valhalla awaits Rachnar!!

 

That doesn't mean I am not trying my best this school year. On the contrary, I keep pushing to achieve the highest goals possible, even if I know I am not teaching any further than the level of 4º ESO.

 

How 'Quiet Quitting' Became The Next Phase Of The Great Resignation (CNBC)

 

Difference between Quit, Quite, Quiet | Usage with examples| Confusing Words| English Grammar lesson

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Learn how to speak English naturally: How to describe a process  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do:  United against food waste (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)   

• 

  English in a Minute: 4 ways to use CONTACT  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review about January heatwave:  Warmest January day ever  (BBC Learning English)

EU wastes 153m tonnes of food a year – much more than it imports, says report (The Guardian)

How to reduce food waste at home: separate your apples and repurpose your leftovers (The Guardian)

Our students changing for the better...

Story about Sinbad by Amin Briouel (1º ESO B)

 

Story about Sinbad by José Salvador Puentedura (1º ESO B) 

 

 

 

 

A Christmas Carol (Drama story) Part 3:  The third of three spirits    (BBC Learning English)

Food and food waste, a big world problem

Food is a big problem for some people. Hunger, starvation... are common problems in many places in the world such as Africa, India... However, we've got enough people for everybody. Actually, in some places such as USA they have so much food that they waste it.

 

One possible solution >>>>

• Forget Aldi - this is Australia's cheapest supermarket: Melbourne store gives food away for FREE (Daily Mail) 

• Australia's first rescued-food supermarket opens in Sydney (The Guardian)

 

 

Here's an article to read about the issue:

Tesco pledges to end edible food waste by March 2018 (The Guardian)

 

What do you do not to waste so much food at home? Read the following article and watch the video and tell me interesting words connected with the semantic field of 'food'. For instance, 'edible'. What does this word mean? Which verb does this adjective come from?

 

In your comment you can use QUANTIFIERS (Here's a video for you to watch and some exercises for you to do). For example: "At home we eat very little bread, so we do not buy much".

 

Here's some basic vocabulary for the World Cup 2018.

What is the Passive Voice? 😅 English Grammar Lesson

 

A couple of English exercises to do about the PASSIVE VOICE  >>>   1   2  

 

Now let's cook the PERFECT OMELETTE!!!  Watch this video and tell me how to make it using the PASSIVE VOICE. Here's a possible start:

Example: First of all, a frying pan is needed. Then three eggs are taken from the fridge.

Useful verbs you may need: stir, pour, fry, add, set, serve...

 

And obviously a good nose is required to cook  >>>  The English We Speak (BBC Learning English)  >>>  To have a good nose (for something)  

 

Another funny episode of John McEnroe talking about tennis in "The self-appointed Commissioner of Tennis":

Roger Federer's Replacement?

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 180606 / 06 June 2018    >>>  Using a smart bin to tackle food waste   -  Language related to 'Inventories'.  Need-to-know language: accurate records, keeping tabs on, adjust & catalogue.

We all wish it would rain down!!!!

And so does Phil Collins in this song:

How would you translate the sentence? Why do you use 'would'?

We all wish things were and would be so different!!!  That's the case with food waste. What do we do with all the food that is produced and not consumed in developed countries. Here are some related articles for you to read (you can also have a look at the LINGOHACK section, where the issue is also dealt):

• One third of all food wasted! (Unric)

• Almost 90% of edible tomatoes thrown away based on appearance (The Guardian)

• How technology can prevent food waste in developing countries (The Guardian)

• Let's end the global food waste scandal (CNN)

'WASTED! The Story of Food Waste' premieres On Demand  (USA today)

Which verb does the word 'edible' (first article) come from? What does 'retailer' mean?

Activities for my 2º ESO studens: What do you usually eat? Do you leave anything on the plate? Do you throw it away? What did you use to eat five years ago when you were younger? What does 'waste food' mean?

And now let's watch this video about SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT in English  >>>

Revision for SELECTIVITY & 2º Bachillerato.
 

63. Read the following text and then answer the comprehension questions :

          "When  the  others had gone, Elizabeth sat  by  herself, still thinking  about  Colonel Fitzwilliam's story. It was some  comfort that  Mr  Darcy  was going away the day after next and  that  she would  see  Jane  again in two weeks. It was a pity  that  Colonel Fitzwilliam  would  be leaving too, of course, but he had  made  it clear  that  he had to marry someone with a fortune and  she  did not intend to be unhappy about him.

           Suddenly  the  door  bell rang and in  walked  not  Colonel Fitzwilliam  as  she half expected, but Mr Darcy. He  had  come, he said  quickly, to  ask if her headache was better. She  answered him  with  cold politeness. He sat down for a few moments. He  got up  and  walked round the room. Then he came towards her, "I  have struggled  in vain against my feelings," he burst out, "You  must allow me to tell you how much I admire and love you."

(a) Why did she not intend to be unhappy about Colonel Fitzwilliam?

(b) What did Mr Darcy say to her?

(c) Why did he get up and walked around the room?

64. Write questions to the following answers?

(a) ____________________________ ? When the others had gone.

(b) ____________________________ ? With cold politeness.

(c) ___________________________ ? He sat down for a few moments.

65. Define the following words from the text :     FORTUNE, HALF EXPECTED & TO STRUGGLE  

66. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE :

1. We cannot understand the power of poetry.

2. Newspapers say the audience enjoyed very much the play.

3. Doctors are trying to cure the King's father.

Solutions to the exercises in the previous post:

59. (a) Ted did.    (b) It was sad, beautiful and it sounded like poetry.    (c) Yes, he did because he was so happy that he could not avoid tears in his eyes. ("there were tears fo happiness in his eyes"

60. (a) Who did the audience applaud?   (b) What were the sounds of the words like?  (c) What did Ted do?    

61. AUDIENCE.- group of people attending a concert or any other show.
 POLITE.- person with good manners. Not rude. 
 FARMER.- A person who owns a farm or who works in the fields.

   

62.  (a) People won't need food next year.   (Nobody will need food next year)

(b) The submarine took the men to Manila.     (c) Nobody had delievered the message. 

63. (a) The Savage said what those nasty boys were doing there.
(b) He said that nobody believed it was going to happen because/since/as everybody thourght it would pass away.     (c) He told her not to think about it any more.

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 171122 / 22 November 2017    >>>  Britain's food waste problem   -  Language related to 'waste'.  Need-to-know language: sell-by date, discarded, overproduction, surplus, landfill.