Here's the amazing story of a handicapped one-armed young boy from Andorra who made himself a robot extension arm out of LEGO blocks. He is only 18 and it is incredible what he has done. Here are some related articles you can read about the issue:
Inventive student, 18, who was born with a deformed arm creates himself a new one using LEGO blocks (Daily Mail)
The teen who made a revolutionary robot arm (BBC - Future) Watch the video included in the article.
Here's a video where he shows how he did it:
And here's the story of the first bionic man: The Six Million Dollar Man
Activities for my 2º ESO students: Can you describe the protagonist using comparatives and superlatives?
Here's an example of how he fixes a boy's bike.
Here's a listening exercise to do: Should schoolchildren have jobs? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Related articles you can read about the issue:
Should all teenagers have a Saturday job? (The Guardian)
Saturday jobs ‘can damage exam grades for teenagers’ (The Guardian)
Are Saturday jobs less popular among teenagers now? (BBC News)
Do you have a part-time job? How do you pay for your expenses?
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Solutions to the exercises in the previous post (2º ESO):
16. 1. Do you drink a glass milk for breakfast? Yes, I do. 2. Does Jane sing well? No, she doesn't.
17. 1. Peter has got short dark hair. 2. She loves watching television. 3. I can't speak English.
4. Is there any water in the bottle? Yes, there is. 5. There aren't many children at school.
6. Luke is older than me, but my brother is the youngest.
18. 1. Now he is visiting his grandmother. 2. Now I am running with my friends. 3. Now they aren't eating lunch at home. 4. Is the teacher playing tennis now?
19. I cycle to school once a week. I always have milk for breakfast.
20. more interesting // the most interesting , happier // the happiest , older // the oldest ,
slimmer // the slimmest
21. 1. any , some 2. any , some 3. any , any
22. 1. more , than 2. most 3. dangerous , longer 4. best
23. 1. I am going shopping with my mother tomorrow morning. 2. I am playing basketball with my friends tomorrow afternoon.
