Unfortunately, any gathering of people can be the cause of an outbreak, so no live music, no chance to go to a football match, or a tennis match, or a basketball match and, of course, no time for boozing all together!!!
Some interesting articles for you to read about the issue:
Australian government / Health department: Limits on public gatherings for coronavirus (COVID-19)
Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak (WHO - World Health Organization)
However, ....
News Review: A plan to bring live music back (BBC Learning English)
Going on with our revision of the FUTURE TENSES with our 1º ESO students:
WE 💗 HOLIDAYS !!!
(Click here to have access to the digital book: Cambridge University Press) You will do the first 5 exercises on page 97 to work on your listening skills and vocabulary. Then you will revise the GOING TO future for plans, intentions, decisions... on page 98 (do the first 5 exercises). Por ejemplo, si nosotros decidimos o tenemos la intención de ver películas en inglés durante el mes de agosto para mejorar nuestro nivel de inglés, diríamos:
Example: I'm going to watch films in English to improve my level of English during the month of August.
The English We Speak: What does the 'new normal' mean? (BBC Learning English) Check its meaning below.
And now here's a quizz: ZERO AND FIRST (REAL) CONDITIONALS (for my 4º ESO students)
mmmEnglish >>>> What is a GERUND? 😣 Confusing English Grammar
Last night I watched the film "Me Before You", whose soundtrack was really nice, apart from the touching issue it deals with. Here's one of the songs:
Ed Sheeran - Photograph • Me Before You
Other bits from the film: 1 2 3
HIGHWAY TO B2.....
USE OF ENGLISH. Multiple-choice exercise. Choose the appropriate option:
21. "If I shut my eyes," he thought, "................... asleep." (A
I'll fall B I'd fallen
C I'm falling D
I was falling)
21. "If I shut my eyes," he thought, "................... asleep." (A I'll fall B I'd fallen C I'm falling D I was falling)
22. As he watched, .................. cloud appeared. (A an other
B that other C
another D any other)
23. ........................ looked like the head of an American Indian.
(A This one B
One C Which one
D The one)
24. He seems to be ferocious, .....................? (A
isn't it B isn't he
C doesn't he D
does he)
25. Indian warriors ........................ their faces before going off to fight. (A used to paint B
used paint C used to painting D were painting)
26. Then they ..................... to the rhythm of drums. (A
had danced B were dancing
C would be dancing D would dance)
27. Peter thought he ............ the sound of their drums. (A
would hear B could have heard
C should be hearing D could hear)
28. He didn't realize it was thunder
.................. . (A
from far B away far
C far away D as far off)
29. When clouds build up, it often ................... rain. (A is meaning
B means to C must be meaning D means)
30. There were
................ clouds now. (A much B many more C much more D more than many)
31. One cloud looked .......................... an umbrella. (A to be B it was C
being D like)
32. .................... a raindrop fell on the little dog's head.
(A In that time B Just then C When D Therefore)
33. Poosk ................. . (A woke up B awakened C awake D woken up)
34. She knew ........................ . (A that was coming B what will come C that will be coming D what was coming)
35. "It .......... rain," the dog thought. (A must be going to
B will be C
ought to have been D has had to be)
36. ...........
this is just what it did. (A Because
B Although C And D However)
37. "Come on!" Peter called. "We ....................... stay here any longer." (A couldn't
B can't C hadn't to D mightn't)
38. Peter and Poosk jumped up and ran .................... the rain. (A through B
under C down
D below)
39. He ...................... an umbrella. (A ought to bring
B can have brought C should have brought D must bring)
40. "As soon as I ................ home, I'll have a hot bath," he promised himself. (A have got
B will get C get D am getting)
Solutions to USE OF ENGLISH exercises in the previous post.
1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. d 6. b 7. b 8. d 9. d 10. d 11. b 12. a 13. b 14. b 15. c 16. b 17. c 18. b 19. c 20. b
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the new normal = "la nueva normalidad"
