Is the POTATO still the solution to save the world?

A long time ago, potatoes changed the world when they were once discovered in America (as you can see in the Selectivity exam below), but potatoes can be the solution to many of the problems that affect us nowadays.

 

 

Selectivity exam (2018)   >>         Spanish scientists try to find the "cure" for old age & The plant that changed the world  

 

 

Can you tell me another colloquial word for 'potato'? 

 

Let's have a look at some articles about the issue:

• Frites, chips, fries, whatever Europeans want to call them — they’re shrinking (The Washington Post)

• The potato solution: how the Guardian switched to biodegradable ...    (The Guardian)  

• Spuds in space: is growing potatoes on Mars key to ...    (The Guardian)

• Christopher Columbus and the potato that changed the world (The Washington Post)

   

         

And what about the POTATO POWER?

Potato power: the spuds that could light the world (BBC News)

 

Let's listen now to the POTATO SONG!!! Pay attention to the lyrics

Finally, what about Mr Potato Head (Toy Story)?

 

English in a minute (BBC Learning English) >>>>  THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS  

Interesting information about grants both for English and French in my SITE.

BASKETBALL  >>>  Vintage NBA

LEGEND IN GREEN  

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 190410 / 10 April 2019    >>>  The popularity of raw milk -  Language related to 'dairy products'.  Need-to-know language: dairy farmer, raw milk, pasteurised  & teat.

Self-driving cars will also drive us round the bend

Yes, self-driving cars will also send us round the bell (check the meaning of this idiom), just like the people who come with you in the car sometimes do. Another good expression to learn is 'to drive someone crazy' (here's the song She drives me crazy by Fine Young Cannibals)

And here's English with Lucy talking about 10 grammar errors that drive British people crazy  >>>>

Read this related article:

Our Googledrivers will send us round the bend (The Times)

And some others:

• Robots: Lifesavers or Terminators?  (CNN)

• Ready for the robot revolution? (BBC News)

• If robots are the future of work, where do humans fit in? (The Guardian)

Activities for my 2º ESO students:  What would you do if you had a robot? Will your life be easier or more difficult if you have a robot at home? Have you got any kind of robot now? You can watch this New That's English episode.

Here's a listening exercise to do: Robot therapist (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

Most important information regarding grants for our 1º and 2º ESO students (for further information, here's my site)

INMERSIÓN LINGÜÍSTICA VERANO 2018 PARA 1º Y 2º DE E.S.O.

El B.O.E. del 7 de abril de 2018 publicó el Extracto de la Resolución de 22 de febrero de 2018 de la Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Formación Profesional y Universidades por la que se convocan ayudas para participar en un Programa de Inmersión Lingüística en colonias de vacaciones, organizado por el Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte para el verano de 2018.

          El plazo de solicitud se encuentra abierto desde hoy 9 de abril, y hasta el 30 de este mismo mes, y podrá formularse a través de estos enlaces de la web del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte:    

SOLICITUD PARA ALUMNADO DE 1º DE E.S.O.

SOLICITUD PARA ALUMNADO DE 2º DE E.S.O.

            En los siguientes enlaces de la web del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte puede accederse a información más detallada, así como a los mencionados enlaces de inscripción:

     MÁS INFORMACIÓN - ALUMNADO DE 1º DE E.S.O.

     MÁS INFORMACIÓN - ALUMNADO DE 2º DE E.S.O.

And now let's relax and learn English with Ed Sheeran 'Shape of You'

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 280307 / 28 March 2018    >>>  Cross-border sugar fix   -  Language related to 'Taxation'.  Need-to-know language: sugar tax, half the price, revenue-raising measure, policies & fall in consumption.

Drones, the solution or ....???

MOST INTERESTING FOR OUR BACHILLERATO STUDENTS  >>

Becas inmersión lingüística BACHILLERATO

Here's a listening exercise to do: The rise of drones (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

The future of flying robots (TED talk)

 

You can read about the issue in the following articles:

• Express delivery: use drones not trucks to cut carbon emissions, experts say (The Guardian)

• Police to be given powers to ground drones in UK crackdown (The Guardian)

• Drones are helping scientists fight wildlife extinction (CNN)

• Swimmers rescued by drone in Australia (BBC News)

 

Related post: Travelling to Ibiza and Dronies

   

Secret British Accent Pronunciation Training

 

HIGHWAY TO B2.....

  VOCABULARY

A. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of 'lend' or 'borrow'.

1. Could I ............... some money from you?

2. Could you ................. me some money? If you can't, I will have to ask for a loan.

3. Could you .................. me a hand with my English homework?

4. I ................... my brother-in-law a lot of money last month and he still hasn't paid it back.

5. If you're short of money, why don't you ............. some from the bank?

6. I don't believe in .............. money from my friends.

7. I don't believe in ............... money to other people, not even my friends.

Pay attention to the expressions marked in red and tell me what they mean.

B. Complete the following sentences with 'fault', 'error' or 'mistake'.

1. Federer missed the second serve, so he committed a double ...............

2. I took someone else's coat by ................. 

3. The accident wasn't my ................

4. The letter was sent to you in .................
5. It was a big .................... to pay so much for your car.
6. Look! Here's another spelling .............. in this stupid book!

Activities for my 2º ESO students:  What were you and your family doing yesterday at 9 p.m.? Use different verbs even if it i not true.

INCREDIBLE SUMMER 2017

BREAKING NEWS:

I just learned this morning that there are several students that passed their Cambridge exams this summer in the level of 1º Bachillerato: Aurelio Espinosa (B2), Selena Gómez (B1), Zaira Mª Haro (B1), Antonio Pérez (B1) y Pablo Postigo (B1). 

Excellent results of our IES Mediterraneo students in their B1 and B2 exams:

• Andrea Gutiérrez and Alex España have passed their B2 at the Official Language School in Motril, and so have three of our old students (Noelia Fernández, Miguel Román and Salvador Ortega) and Irene Ramón (Cambridge exams). 

• Theo Burell, Lucía López, Daniel Martín and Pablo Ramos (3º ESO) have also passed their B1 exams (Cambridge).

Congratulations to all of them and we are still waiting for the results of those who want to take the Cambridge exams shortly!!!!

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY STUDENTS, but especially to my 1º Bachillerato students, for all the comments, projects, compositions... they have done during the summer to keep and improve their level of English. 👍👍👍

 

This is the final summer scoreboard and some of the works they have done. Actually, I have corrected around 500 pieces of work (comments, compositions, projects, emails, exercises...)

 

Five compositions by Joaquín García (1º Bach A) level B2:

• Writing 1 FCE

• Writing 2 FCE

• Writing 3 FCE

• Writing 4 FCE

• Writing 5 FCE

Some compositions, among many others:

• Terrorism & My weekend by Alba Arenas (1º Bach A)

• Winning a million euros , My favourite programme ,  Boot camps & Banning smoking by Patricia Rodríguez (1º Bach A)

Some projects on the readers:

School year 2017-2018:

• A Foreigner in New York by Joaquín García (2º Bach A)
• Jane Eyre by Joaquín García (2º Bach A)
• A Foreigner in New York by Nicolás Benítez (2º Bach A)
• Jane Eyre by Nicolás Benítez García (2º Bach A)
• Jane Eyre by Andrea Gutiérrez (2º Bach A)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Joaquín García (2º Bach A) 
• A Foreigner in New York by Eduardo Pérez (2º Bach A)
• Jane Eyre by Eduardo Pérez (2º Bach A)
• A Foreigner in New York by Andrea Gutiérrez (2º Bach A)

School year 2017-2018:

• Digital project on The Wrong Trousers by Johana Gutiérrez (2º ESO)
• Digital project on The Evil Painting by Johana Gutiérrez (2º ESO)
• Digital project on 47 Ronin by Johana Gutiérrez (2º ESO)

GRANTS for 1º & 2º ESO students >>> the opportunity of your life!!!

It could be the opportunity of your life!!!

BECAS PARA 1º y 2º ESO

  Desde el 30 de marzo, y hasta el 15 de abril, se encuentra abierto el plazo para solicitar participar en un Programa de Inmersión Lingüística en colonias de vacaciones, organizado por el Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte.

            Se trata de una convocatoria dirigida a alumnado matriculado en Primero y Segundo de E.S.O. durante el presente curso 2015/2016 en centros sostenidos con fondos públicos, que haya obtenido, como mínimo, notable como nota media del curso 2014-2015, así como notable como nota final en la asignatura de inglés en el mismo curso, y que no haya sido beneficiario de la ayuda en convocatorias anteriores.

            Se puede acceder a toda la información en el Texto de la Convocatoria, así como en la Corrección de errores a la misma.

            Asimismo en los siguientes enlaces de la sede electrónica del Ministerio se puede acceder a más información, así como a la Inscripción online:

Programa de Inmersión lingüística en colonias de vacaciones. 1º ESO
Programa de Inmersión lingüística en colonias de vacaciones. 2º ESO

​            Por tratarse de una Convocatoria del Ministerio, las consultas sobre el procedimiento pueden realizarse por cualquiera de los medios que se encuentran en la página de Información administrativa​

​ de éste.​

MEC GRANTS

You can find all the information in my site.