Who would you like to dance with?

"Who would you like to dance with?"  >>>  Is it a subject or an object question?

Some exercises to do:   1  2  3   

But perhaps it is no time to dance with all the problems we have in our world: climate change and its consequences, unemployment, the future for our younger generations, economy... 

 

Learning English from the News:   Fastest glacier melt in modern history  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Speed at which world’s glaciers are melting has doubled in 20 years (The Guardian)

What's behind European glaciers' alarming melting speed? | DW News

 

 

Very soon we we will be having one of Albert-coded exams and, although he is said to have a heart of gold, all that glitters is not gold, as he is the hardest teacher we have this year. Everybody says that we are as good as gold, which is an opinion he doesn't seem to share. Anyway, to put things nicely, he is really worth his weight in gold.... but for the worst!! Here you've presented with 4 expressions connected with gold. and one with -coded. You can check the meaning of each of them just below in the English in a Minute section and the English We Speak section. 

 

 

The English We Speak:   -coded    (BBC Learning English) 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Do you like garlic?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

   
  

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  The London Letter Challenge: Episode 6: The BBC  (BBC Learning English)  

  
  

• Work in the future: Will AI take over our jobs?  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Phrases with GOLD  (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Dancing on my own by Calum Scott. And here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.

  

 

 

 

 

Xiaomei's interview - CHINA - #HUMAN

 

 

English with Lucy: Never use THE with these 18 common words    

 

 

Learning English Grammar - Asking strangers - Polite requests (BBC Learning English)

 

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

Learn English with   Ice Age  

 

 

 

Football legend Eusebio  | FIFA Classic player

 

Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle

 

The Irregulars: Why Was Sherlock Holmes Killed Off? | Timeline

 

Our students in 1º ESO B are making an avatar of themselves. Can you guess who they are?

 

                                                                               Who is he?

 

 

 

 

 

Winter is coming and there are hundreds of snowflakes around!!!

First, check here the different meanings of the word 'SNOWFLAKE'. As you can see, there is a wide range of meaning from the litteral one to the latest one. So are you really a snowflake and get offended by literally anything? Everybody has to be so careful with all the words he uses when speaking so as not to get into trouble.

Related articles you can read about the issue:

• Is the snowflake generation really about to kill off comedy? (The Independent)

• Don't call us snowflakes - it damages our mental health, say young people (The Telegraph)

What does the underlined expression in this sentence mean?

Political correctness is forcing more comics to delicately tip-toe around issues of race, class and sexuality.

 

Here's a listening exercise to do: Snowflakes and taking offence (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

REVISION

QUESTIONS. Subject & Object questions and others.

1. Complete the questions according to the answers in bold.

1. What  ____________________________ at parties? I usually wear a short dress.

2. Who _________________ you to school yesterday? My dad drove me to school yesterday.

3. Who ______________________ us? Bill and Adam are calling us.

4. Who _____________________ at the park? I met Liz and Rose at the park.

5. How often ______________________ your bike? I ride it every day.

6. What ____________________ that strange noise? Our dog made that strange voice.

2. Write subject or object questions with the words below. Use the correct tenses. Then answer the questions.

1. Wh0 / ride / a horse / now ?

2. Who / eat / a lot of rice / in your family ?

3. What / fall / on the ground / yesterday ?

4. Where / Laura / go sailing / last week ?

5. Who / you / usually / do / your homework / with ?

3. Write questions according to the answers in bold.

1. _______________?  Emma flies to Paris every summer.

2. ______________ ?  Steve feeds his pets in the morning.

3. _______________ ? My baby sister cries every night.

4. _______________ ? The stormy weather changed our plans.

5. _______________ ? Al left work early because he didn't feel well.

6. _______________ ? I play the piano twice a day.

Solutions to PART FOUR in the previous post.

31. c    32. a    33. c    34. c    35. a   36. c   37. b   38. a  39. b   40. a

And now time to relax with Mark Knopfler....

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