Albert, your sledge hammer ;-))))

Your English teacher may seem to you as your sledge hammer because he is always telling you what to do, but the thing is that he does not treat teaching as an ordinary job. As well, remember...

Don’t treat love or leisure like a job (The Guardian)  Selectivity exam to do  

 

 

In this world of machines you can be easily misled.

Here's a listening exercise to do: Rise of the machines (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

And now let's listen to this song: Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel

 

Have a look at this version with lyrics. What does 'sledge hammer' mean? However, Sledge hammer! was also a sitcom in the 80's

 

 

Learn English with Papa  >>>  "Be up to" vs "Be up for"  

 

Some extra exercises for my students in 2º Bachillerato  >>>

UNIT  4     Work

page 47  Vocabulary. Fill in the gaps with suitable words.

1 Do you want to work … ?
2 No work … is required.
3 Working … may vary.
4 … need to be flexible.

Define the word 'high-flyer'.

page 49  Vocabulary. Fill in the gaps with suitable verbs.

1 She will not _____________ the lift.
2 I didn’t think I could ___________ a living doing what I loved.
3 I need to ___________ a little danger in my life.
4 It ____________ me three years to qualify.

MISS or LOSE? Lucy explains to us the difference  >>>>

Activities for my 2º ESO students:  Give me your opinion about the sitcom episode Sledge Hammer! , try to translate the song and do these exercises. Also write a sentence with 'lose' and another one with 'miss' after watching Lucy's video.

Make questions with WHOSE and answer with the POSSESSIVES ADJECTIVES AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS :

1. ______ book _________________ ? (you) It's __________ book. _____________________

2. ______ pencils ______________ ? (he) ______________________ .  ____________________

3. ______ omelette _____________ ? (we) ______________________ .  ______________________

4. ______ spoons _______________ ? (I) _______________________ .  _____________________

5) ______ cars _________________ ? (they) ____________________ .  ____________________

Fill in the gaps with the right prepositions :

1. I'm thinking ______ you.      2. Joe is ______ Tom and Jim.     

3. He is listening ______ the radio ______ the beach.

4. Come ______ my house! Come ______ !    5. This postcard is ______ Arthur.    

6. Arthur is sitting ______ an armchair ______ Mrs Harrison's  kitchen.