All I wanna do is have some fun!!

 

 

I know all my students want to do is have some fun, but I'm afraid life doesn't work that way. Anyway, the final term is about to start and the school year is about to end!!!

 

There are several ways to learn English and some of them are really good fun: watching TV series, songs...

 

Learn English with some TV series...

Peppa Pig  | The Doll Hospital | Cartoons for Children

 

 

Peppa Pig - English Series 1 (Episodes 1 - 10 with subtitles) and also in French!!  (with subtitles)

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• The English We Speak: Go off on one  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Would you eat a Kalette? (new types of vegetables)  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: 5 common uses of 'while'  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak English naturally:  How to ask someone for a favour  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: All I wanna do by Sheryl Crow. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!!

 

 

 

What is the 'digital native'? How does it affect our teenagers?

Millennial bug: why the ‘digital native’ is a myth (The Guardian)

Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world? (BBC News)

How can a distracted generation learn anything? (BBC News)

We Are Digital Natives   

 

 

 

However, there is still time to do some work:

 

• Project on A Christmas Carol by Adrián García Guardia (4º ESO A)

• Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by Abel Martínez Padilla (4º ESO A)

• Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by José Antonio Sabio Prados (4º ESO A)

 

 

Time to change for the better!!

The New Year is coming soon and it is time to think about New Year's Resolutions to change for the better  (The English We Speak: Change for the better  - BBC Learning English)   Which future tense would we use?

 

 

Our students changing for the better...

Story about Sinbad by Carolina Prieto (1º ESO B) 

 

Story about Sinbad by Andrea Romera (1º ESO B) 

 

‘Everyone is looking for options’: Russian women fly to Argentina to give birth (The Guardian)

Pelé - Brazil's football legend, has died - BBC News

   World reacts to ‘King of football’ Pelé’s death | 9 News Australia

 

 

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Learn how to speak English naturally: How to recommend

  

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• A listening exercise for you to do:  Are opinion polls accurate? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)   

• English in a Minute: 4 meanings of ESSENTIAL  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:  Review of the Year 2022  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

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

Going Over the Top | Blackadder Goes Forth | BBC Comedy Greats

 

 

The best ATP tennis shot every year for the last 10 years | Enjoy watching the video!!! 

 

 

Football legends - Football's Greatest International Teams .. Brazil 1970

 

 

PELÉ - SAMBA - MAIS QUE NADA  

 

 

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

How hard it is to learn English!!

 Despite of all Albert's speeches in class telling us how easy English language is, many students find it really hard to learn. As it is the case of plurals in English...

 

 

This is just because the English language has different origins (Latin, French, Germanic languages...) and, for instance, Spanish has mainly one. 

Here are some activities for you to do and you'll see how easy it is. 

Some activities for you to do:

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  News Review: New UK PM: Liz Truss  (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do:  Do emojis make language better?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)   

• The English We Speak: Second-guess   (BBC Learning English)

• 10 Easy English words to learn about:  BATHROOM    (BBC Learning English)

• Quizz on the:  Reflexive pronouns     (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

   

Here's an old song to help you learn English: Greensleeves sung by Olivia Newton-John. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!!

 

 

 

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

Mind Your Language - Are you in Mr Brown's class?   

You'll see how hard it is also for them!!  

 

Spring into action before it is too late!!

In a bit more than a month we will be starting a new school year, there are still no movements from our students. What's the matter? Spring into action (Friday phrase, BBC Learning English) before it is too late. Remember you can write comments, hand in the Control Sheet of the compulsory readers we have got for next year...

Some activities for you to do: 

• News Review: Record oil profits  (BBC Learning English)
  

• Listening exercise for you to do:  When will the Covid-19 pandemic end?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)    

  

• Quizz on: Expressing purpose   (BBC Learning English)

• Frankenstein (Drama story) Episode 5:  The milk of human kindness  (BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute:  STOP TO DO vs STOP DOING SOMETHING     (BBC Learning English)

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: I feel for you by Chaka Khan, and pay attention to the harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing and dance along!!

 

 

mmmEnglish shows us how to Practise Talking On The Phone In English: Call the Bank With Me!   

Notice all the words related to the semantic fields of BANKS.

 

 

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

Mind Your Language - Juan's hillarious mixup with fate/fete/fit  

 

 

 

Football:  Football’s Greatest International Teams - Netherlands 1974  

   

 

 

 

 

 

2022 Summer scoreboard: ZERO so far!

 

What's the matter with our students? The month of July has passed and not a single comment or piece of homework has been reported to the teacher. A new Selectivity entry exam is about to be set and nobody seems to be worried about. JUST AMAZING!!!

I'll keep working, but it is so disappointing when you realize you are alone in the task of accomplishing a mission, which is actually not your mission, but mainly your students' mission.

SUMMER 2022 SCOREBOARD

 

Some activities for you to do: 

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  News Review: Mystery child disease: Cause found  (BBC Learning English)
  

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  Listening exercise for you to do:  Learn some more modern idioms  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)    

• Friday phrase: When was the last time that you felt all loved up?   (BBC Learning English)

• Frankenstein (Drama story) Episode 4:  Creature meets creator  (BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute:  Adjectives without nouns  &   IF vs WHETHER    (BBC Learning English)

  

English with Lucy: "DO NOT SAY 'I know' or 'I understand' - there are MUCH better alternatives!"

Answers to part one in the previous post...

A.     31. b   32. c  33. a    34. c   35. d    36. a   37. d  38. c   39. d  40. d 

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

Mind Your Language - Funny moments  &  Su Li       

   

So here's my musical hint for today when Earth is in real danger: I don't want to live without you by the group Foreigner. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing and dance along!!

 

 

 

Football:  Football’s Greatest Players - The Contenders