APRIL FOOLS' DAY (QUARANTINE: DAY 17)

I know it is no time to play any tricks on anybody, but we can at least get a good laugh.

 

 Breaking news   >>>>   These are no fake news!!!   The Official Language School has cancelled the period of registration for the freelance students for the B1 and B2 exams!!!! I'll let you know when the registration time is open.

 

APRIL FOOLS' DAY  Be careful today!

Read about April Fool's Day and write about any tricks you played on someone.

 

April Fools' Day 2019: the best jokes and pranks in one place  (The Guardian)

 

What's The Story Behind April Fools' Day?

 

 

Some other videos to watch:

• April Fools' Day for Kids   

• The History of April Fools Day   

 

When and what is April Fool’s Day? (LearnEnglish Teens, British Council)

Quarantine Scoreboard

Posts uploaded:  14

Students participating:  about 65 out of 110 (60%)

Comments written and corrected: 300

Emails exchanged: more than 700

PASEN announcements & messages: almost 1000

Things handed in and corrected: around 350

Visits to blog and site during quarantine: more than 4,000 (Average of 300 visits per day)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE QUARANTINE

 Wednesday, 1^st April

Solutions to exercises on page 150.

Exercises on page 150 (Unit 5)

4. badly , hard , beautifully , fast , slowly ,  nicely , happily , high , terribly
5  1. well  2. beautifully   3. high   4. easily     5. quickly
6  Kate and James can swim far  //   Paul and Sandra can't swim far  //  Kate  can't kick hard  //  Kate can walk quickly.   //  Kate and James can't dance nicely.   //   Paul can't kick hard.     //  Paul can walk quickly.    //  Sandra can kick hard.     //    Sandra can't walk quickly.    //  James can kick hard.   //   James can't walk quickly.
7. 1. must  2. mustn't   3. must  4. must  5. mustn't
8  1. can    2. must    3. mustn't    4. can't    5. can
9  1. should    2. shouldn't    3. should    4. should    5. shouldn't
10  1. Should people wear shoes in a swimming pool?    2. Should students do sport during the week?
   3. Should a school have a computer room?       4. Should parents help their children do homework?
   5. Should you study before a test?      6. Should teenagers meet their friends every night?

  

Tasks for today:

• Revising GIVING DIRECTIONS. Watch these episodes again from the OLD THAT'S ENGLISH ( Here's the page in my site OLD THAT'S ENGLISH COURSE  and some Notes):  Unit 4   >>   Programmes   1    010   2   011   3   012     (MODULE 1)

• Do exercises on page 70 (Unit 5) and then write a similar dialogue giving directions (Exercise 4)

Wr11: Diálogo basado en lo visto en la página 70 y en los episodios del OLD THAT'S ENGLISH ( He aquí la página en mi site OLD THAT'S ENGLISH COURSE  y los correspondientes apuntes: Notes):  Unit 4   >>   Programmes   1    010   2   011   3   012     (MODULE 1) :  GIVING DIRECTIONS TO A TOURIST IN YOUR HOMETOWN/VILLAGE.

 

 

Smart Planet Digital books

These are the tasks for today: 

• Watch this video about the difference between TOO & ENOUGH:

How To Use TOO & ENOUGH | English Grammar Lesson   (mmmEnglish)

• Unit 7 (Smart Planet 4)    >>>   page 79

• Writing exercise for you to do    >>>>>  

Wr12: Diálogo basado en las funciones vistas para la expresión de las POLITE OFFERS & REQUESTS, aparte de lo visto en la página 78, sobre el tema: "Organising an activity".

 

 

English with Lucy  >>>  WE MOVED TO THE FARM - spend the day with me!

 

 

 

No homework for today as we have no classes on Wednesdays.

Some recommendations by the British Council: Covid-19 learning support   

Times of hope (QUARANTINE: DAY 16)

 

It is indeed a time of hope. We hope that scientists will find the solution in a near future and the measures governments are taking will have a positive impact on this health crisis.

 

Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'Anna

 

Coronavirus vaccine: when will it be ready? (The Guardian)

Quarantine Scoreboard

Posts uploaded:  13

Students participating:  about 65 out of 110 (60%)

Comments written and corrected: 270

Emails exchanged: almost 700

PASEN announcements & messages: more than 800

Things handed in and corrected: more than 300

Visits to blog and site during quarantine: more than 3,800 (Average of 300 visits per day)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE QUARANTINE

 Tuesday, 31^st March

Solutions to exercises on page 149.

Exercises on page 149 (Units 4 & 5)

7. 1. right now   2. never    3. now   4. every summer   5. at the moment
8  1. do  2. am exploring   3. watches   4. play     5. are swimming   6. is eating
9  1. walk    2. isn't swimming   3. don't speak    4. are planning   5. studies    6. is saying
10. 1. Is Kate travelling in France at the moment? Yes, she is.
2. Does Paul often visit Italy? No, he doesn't.
3. When does your family usually go on holiday? In June.
4. Where are the boys staying at the moment? At Paul's house.  
5. What are you doing at the beach right now? I'm reading a book.  
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1  1. can't    2. can    3. can't    4. can't    5. can
2  1. She can't catch the ball.    2. He can't play volleyball.    3. They can swim
    4. They can play tennis.      5. She can't run.      6. He can do karate.
3  1. Can your mother play football? No, she can't.    2. Can your friends speak Italian? No, they can't.
   3. Can you see the mountains from your house? No, I can't.
   4. Can your father lift heavy weights? Yes, he can.
   5. Can you throw a ball into the basket? Yes, I can.

  

Tasks for today:

• Watch New That's English:        Unit 10A         Unit 10B    (MODULE 1)

• Do exercises on page 150 to continue revising Unit 5.

 

 

First of all, here are the solutions workbook pages 43-44 .

Solutions: 

Grammar 2
1 1b  2d   3a   4e   5c
2 1. must  2. have to   3. must   4. had to   5. don't have to   6. has to
3  1. can't , mustn't   2. infinitive
4  1. mustn't forget   2. can't bring   3. mustn't leave   4. mustn't be    5. can't play
5 1. can't   2. must   3. don't have to   4. mustn't   5. can't   6. have   7. can't   8. had to
6 1. You mustn't run too fast at the start of a race.
2. We can't wear trainers to school.
3. He had to go to the doctor the other day.
4. You don't have to wear special clothes for this activity.
5. He can't play in the match.
6. You must remember to bring flip-flops.

Reading
1 Volleyball, if you find a free court.
2  1.membership rates  2. latest craze   3. lead to   4.  stamina  5. sweat   6. burns up   7. workout  8. pick out
3    

	Running	Weight training	Volleyball	Hot yoga
Calories/hour	500	400	500 (beach) /300	475
Place	Street or park	A gym	Beach, park or club	Yoga centre
How often need to do it	20 minutes, 3x a week	2/3 times a week	weekends	2x a week
Benefits	Lose weight, get in shape	Strong muscles, get in shape	Improve general fitness	Give stamina and strength
Risks	Injuries if you don’t have good shoes	Muscle injuries	Sprained ankle	Dehydration
Equipment needed	Good running shoes	Machines	Volleyball	None

Smart Planet Digital books

These are the tasks for today:

• Unit 7 (Smart Planet 4)    >>>   pages 77-78

 

 

Learners' Questions:  SITUATION, POSITION or CONDITION   (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Homework for today:

  Unit 6  (page 77-79)

Bill Gates makes a prediction about when coronavirus cases will peak

 

 

Matthew McConaughey shares message of hope amid coronavirus pandemic (Pay attention how he uses the term 'resilience')

‘Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives’: Prime Minister writes to every UK household (TransportXtra)

FAKE NEWS!!!

We've got important events ahead in Spain: the General Elections, municipal elections, elections for the European Parliament... Apart from that, we've still got some hot issues to sort out: Brexit, Cristiano Ronaldo's latest scandals, rumours... And we don't really know if the news we get are true or just FAKE NEWS!!!! So it is not just matter that affects April Fools' Day!

 

Before, during the Cold War for instance, the problem was the lack of information, but now the problem is just all the opposite: loads of news, among which you never know which ones are really true or just fake. Social networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter... contribute to all this world of misinformation.

 

So what is the meaning of 'fake news'? Can you give an example of a fake news that you have come across lately. What happens on 1^st April? 

Here are some articles to read about the issue:

• WhatsApp 'deleting 2m accounts a month' to stop fake news (The Guardian)

• The History of ‘Fake News’ (Part 1) - BBC News >>  podcast

• It must be Tuesday: Trump complains about, shares fake news (The Washington Post) 

• Facebook needs regulation to combat fake news, say MPs (The Guardian)  

• Disinformation and fake news spreads over WhatApp ahead of Brazil's presidential election (The Independent)

However, this matter could be solved if we got the information face to face   >>>   Listening exercise for you to do: What your eyes say about your personality  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English). 

 

Anyway, the more illiterate we are, the less ability we have to spot what news are fake.

 

The second term is coming to an end and we are expecting our results. Here are two important verbs to learn:  Wish vs Hope  (English in a Minute)

 

And now let's revise the RELATIVE CLAUSES (ii)

 

 

English with Lucy   >>>>  5 things to practice every day to improve your English communication skills

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 190320 / 20 March 2019    >>>  Tackling food waste and obesity -  Language related to 'food excess and waste'.  Need-to-know language: leftover, piling up, stale, culinary & loading up.