BEING A TEACHER IS A DIFFICULT TASK NOWADAYS, SO I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THIS PIECE OF ADVICE BY BRUCE LEE:
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
Crowd funding (micromecenazgo) .- the
practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large
number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount,
typically via the internet.
"musicians, filmmakers, and artists have successfully raised funds and fostered awareness through crowdfunding"
Crowdfunding is an excellent idea. Have a look at these articles:
However, crowdfunding has also got its dark side. A few days ago, we have seen in Spain the case of an online crowdfunding for medical expenses which turned out to be a fraud. A man with 2,000 tumors asked famous people for money to cover all the medical expenses due to his illness.
Episode 210324 / 24 March 2021 >>> Discovering the Universe's best kept secrets - Language related to
'Science'. Need-to-know language: particles, detect, capturing & evolved.
Advances in medicine are so incredible that humans live longer and longer, but do we really want to live so long? In my opinion, the desire to live must always be connected with a good quality of life.
Listening exercise to do: Life expectancy (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Use one of the words or phrases from Lingohack to complete each of
these sentences. Note that you may have to change the form of a word or
phrase to complete the sentence correctly.
upside / catching their breath / dexterity
1. You can continue your jogging. I will stop here for a minute to ______. I'm not very fit.
2. On the ______, the fall of the pound has boosted exports as goods are now far cheaper on foreign markets.
3. The discovery of an ancient bone at a burial site in Kenya puts
the origin of human hand ______ at more than half a million years
earlier than previously thought.
HIGHWAY TO B2.....
Finish the second sentence without changing the meaning.
1. 'Is Mary having a party on Friday?', he asked. He asked..... 2. 'Why didn't you make an appointment earlier?', the doctor asked. The doctor asked her.... 3. Do they allow you to smoke in British cinemas? Is.......? 4. 'I have made a mistake,' he said. He admitted.... 5. Please, don't play your music so loudly. Would you mind.....? 6. Alcohol is bad for you and so are cigarettes. Neither......... 7. 'How many times have you been to Spain?', they asked me. They asked me...... 8. I'm going to take the car this evening, all right? You don't mind if .............................? 9. Do you mind if I open the window? Would it ................? 10. 'Please, bring me another cup of coffee,' I said to the waiter. I asked........ Solutions in the next post
Crowd funding (micromecenazgo) .- the
practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large
number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount,
typically via the internet.
Paco Sanz, the perillán who swindled more than 14,000 people by simulating "2,000 tumors" (spainsnews.com)
Here's the song The Heat is on by Glenn Frey with lyrics for you to sing along: 
