Only you can make me happy

 The title of this song gave me a hint for this new post. What or who can make a person happy? For lovers the answer is obvious, as it is the case of the song, but there are many other circumstances. 

 

That could be the case of a teacher and his students, a parent and his/her children, etc. However, it is not only people who can bring happiness, but also things or animals, for instance pets, money...

 

So what or who can make you happy?

 

 

 

You will make me really happy if you do these activities:

• Towards Advanced grammar:   RELATIVE CLAUSES   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

  

• News Review:   Donald Trump to launch social media platform    (BBC Learning English)

• Two listening exercises for you to do: Do consumers care about carbon footprint? & The loneliest man in history (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• Space-International Law : When states don't behave  (The Amazon: Can International save it?) &  Climate campaigners  (BBC Learning English)

Here's my musical hint for today: Only you can make me happy by the band Surface  and here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along... 

 

Just one sunny quiet day with no more eruptions would be enough to make the people in La Palma happy!!!

La Palma volcano: Visual guide to what happened (BBC News)

La Palma volcano: Lava continues spewing as Spain vows to speed up aid (Global News)

 

La Palma volcano poses new threats after crater partly collapses (Global News)

 

 

 

Lucy tells about 20 common English speaking mistakes (English with Lucy) >>>>

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 211020 / 20 October 2021    >>>  Healthcare robots   -    Language related to 'helping'.  

Need-to-know language: menial tasks, assistance, augment, portering & made ready.

 

Project about  Jane Eyre  by Rocío Valdés (2º Bach A)

 

 

 

Vintage NBA basketball:  

Top 10 Magic Johnson plays

GRANADA FC, our local heroes!!!

 

What a fantastic season Granada FC is doing!!!  So far they have won so many matches and they are still alive in the Europe League competition. They are doing well in the Spanish league, like last season. In the King's Cup they nearly beat FC Barcelona...

 

They have been even an example in Europe  >>>  HOW to succeed without much money | Atalanta Bergamo, Granada CF and FC Heidenheim

 

 

 

GRANADA CF, review of its history (Una Historia que contar...un Futuro por Brindar).

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some more videos about our local team's victories in the Europe League competition (unfortunately, none of them is in Spanish):  1  ,  2   &   3

 

And Granada CF's wonderful neverending story continues with its victory 2-0 over Norwegian Molde in the round of 16. Surely our students were delighted last night. Here's a summary of the match:

 

 

El Granada CF de los 70, un equipo "de miedo" 

 

 

Some activities for you to do:    

• What's the key to happiness. Here's a listening exercise for you to do and where you may find it out:  The small things you can do to feel happier    (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute:   5 ways to say 'ough'   (BBC Learning English)

• Grammar lesson : State verbs   (BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Harry and Megan's interview (BBC Learning English)
  

 

   Here's the song by Limahl:   The Neverending Story • Theme Song  

 

 

 

 

A tennis legend: Federer's Return To Tennis!  

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210224 / 24 February 2021    >>>  Hunting for the missing great white sharks -    Language related to 'crime'.  Need-to-know language: mysteriously, suspects, detectives, crime scene & prime suspects.

Raiders of the Lost... Happiness!!

Summer is here and both students and teachers are really happy after a long tiring school year full of obstacles, but you wouldn't believe who is even happier. 

 

Heavy metal fans are said to be the happiest people on Earth!!!!

 

Let's read some articles related to the issue:

• Death metal music inspires joy not violence - BBC News

• Listening to 'extreme' music makes you calmer, not ... - The Guardian

• Metal fans are happier than everyone else | Music | The Guardian

 

And now let's do this listening exercise: Can death metal bring you joy? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English).

The English We Speak: Have you got the short straw?  

Learn English with Papa:  10 MOST COMMON grammar mistakes English learners make

Tennis >>> "Roger Federer has graced us with his presence" by John McEnroe, The Commissioner of Tennis

He is happy, she is happy, I am happy, we are all happy...

How happy are you? There are different ways to be happy. A certain thing makes someone happy and just the opposite thing makes someone else happy too. But something is for sure, being happy is far better than feeling miserable and sad!!!

 

I want YOU to be happier!!!!

Selectivity exam to do:  Albert Einstein's theory of happiness sold for $1.5 M

 

 Here are some articles to read and a listening exercise about the different concepts of happiness:

• Can I learn the secret of happiness? (BBC)

• The true secret of happiness? Accepting that there isn’t one (The Guardian)

• Want to be happier? Stop scheduling your free time. (The Washington Post)

• Happiness linked to longer life (CNN)

Here's a listening exercise to do: Concepts of happiness (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

How School Makes Kids Less Intelligent by Eddy Zhong (TED talk)

What is the difference between: 'Journey' & 'Trip' ?(English in a Minute)

John McEnroe, The Commissioner of Tennis, still talking about the Australian Open >>>

McEnroe: Stop Complaining About Your Balls!

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 190123 / 23 January 2019    >>>  Bollywood Bridal Wear -  Language related to 'High-end fashion'.  Need-to-know language: luxury, in demand, swanky, couture, off-the-rack & glamour.

 

Revision for ESO students:

LANGUAGE IN USE

F. Make the questions to the following answers.

1. _______ ? He is from Venezuela.

2. _______ ? No, but I can speak a little French.

3. _______ ? One metre seventy-eight.

4. _______ ? About twice a week.

5. _______ ? I'm an English teacher.

6. _______ ? I go out with friends or watch TV.               

G. Translate these sentences into English:

1. ****¿Cuánto tiempo hace que has tenido ese reloj? Unos 14 años.

2. La película más emocionante que jamás he visto es 'Forrest Gump'.

3. Ni él ni ella saben hablar inglés.

4. Espero que no os importe venir el próximo miércoles. Tengo tanto que deciros.

5. No puedo costear un coche, así que siempre se lo pido prestado a un amigo.

6. "Yo no he leído el libro"  "Nosotros tampoco"

Solutions to the exercises in the previous post.

A. Put the word in the right place. 1. The radioactivity was so great that ....  2. The cinema is cheap enough....    3. I am too short to ....    4. Peter is such a lazy fellow that .... 5. ... got up yet.                                                                             

B.  1.  for  2.  for   3.    since    4.  ago   5.    since           

C.  1. is cutting , cuts   2. has just written   3. see   4. has been playing   5. had already started  6. got , was coming   7. working  8. is raining                                                                 

D.   1. The job must be done   2. Your application for the job is being considered    3. You were asked to come   4. The name of the new managing director won't be announced until next month.   5. This kind of lock hasn't been manufactured for years.

E.  1. The music we listened to last night was good.  2. Mao Tse-Tung was a famous politician from China, whose history goes back thousands of years.   3. This is the hotel I stayed at when I last came to London.  4. I grew up in Salobreña, which is a little town in the south of Spain.  5. I'll never forget the day I met you.

We should all be really happy!!!!

The school year has come to an end and I am really happy!!!

Why? Because some of our 1º Bachillerato students obtained excellent results at the Official Language School in Motril:

B1 in French: María Béjar, Mª José García, Joaquín García and Andrea Gutiérrez.

B2 in English: Alex Expaña & Andrea Gutiérrez almost got it. They just failed one part, which I'm sure they will pass in September. 

 

And here's our SUMMER SCOREBOARD (click on it and you will see it), where we will be compiling all the comments, projects or anything our students do during the summer time.

I don't know if happiness is genetic or not, but something is for sure there are some people that are naturally more cheerful than others. As well, babies tend to be happier than adults (probably due to all the problems and concerns that we have in mind). Another interesting fact is that grandparents also tend to be happier than parents. It may be due to the fact that they have fewer responsabilities in life. 

Read these related articles and to the listening exercise later, and then give me your opinion about the issue:

• Happiness linked to a gene that comes in long and short versions (The Guardian)

• ‘Happy gene’ may increase chances of romantic relationships (The Guardian)

• Genes 'play key happiness role' (BBC)

Listening exercise to do: Is happiness genetic? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

 

English with Lucy: 6 ways to STOP translating in your head & THINK in another language!

 

And all this bring me good memories of our III Study trip to Bath, whose video had Pharrell Williams' song Happy as soundtrack. Let's watch the video:

English with Lucy: 10 English LOVE expressions

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 170614 / 14 June 2017   >>>  Expressions presented: set off, the wild & volunteers.

Why are you smiling???

Reasons why you laugh and jump today (FRIDAY!!!!). Here's my hint:

Can you tell the name of a famous basketball player that appears at the end of the video?

Which NBA basketball team did he play for? Click here and here ... and you'll discover what magic is all about!!!!

And another videoclip of the same song.

Crossword on HAPPY AND SAD WORDS  and quiznet on SADNESS  and DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES