On the right way!!

 

On the right way... Yes, on the right way to SUCCESS!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to our students at the IES Mediterráneo (Salobreña) for their good results in their B1 and B2 exams at the Official Language School: Ana Muñoz (2º Bachillerato) has passed her B2 exams and these students in 1º Bachillerato have passed their B1 exams at the Official Language School: Nuria Díaz, Lucía Espinosa, Susana Pérez. As you can see, taking into account all those who passed a month ago ( Can flowers make bees smile?  ), we have a total of 11 students in the level of 1º Bachilleratoand 9 students in 2º Bachillerato that have already got their B1 and so have 8 students in 2º Bachillerato, four of whom have also got their B2. 

And latest wonderful news: Sofía has just got her C1 (Cambridge)!!!!

 

 

However, that does not mean we are at the end of the road. This is just the beginning of a road: THE ROAD TO SUCCESS!!! as we have many other goals ahead: having the best of marks both at school (  English in a Minute:  'At school' or 'At the school' (BBC Learning English)  ) and in Selectivity, and getting their B2 (especially those students in 1º Bachillerato) next June. That's the way our great Rafa Nadal faces life so as to get such incredible results in life. 

 

 

 

'Could that potentially be the   turning point' in your lives as it happened in the 1000th Rafa's victory when playing against Feliciano López? This was Nadal when he was just 16!!!

 

 

Rafa Nadal in Challenger (16 years old) - 2003

 

 

Some other activities for you to do: 

• A listening exercise for you to do about CLIMATE CHANGE:  Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• News Review: US election day 2020 (BBC Learning English)

• Learn about time expressions:  15 Time expressions   (English with Lucy)
  

• Learners' questions:  Using FOR & TO for reasons why (BBC Learning English)

 

Some newspaper articles and pieces of news on the US elections:

• Joe Biden narrowly ahead of Donald Trump as count continues (The Guardian)
  

• US Election: How can America reunite after this race? - BBC Newsnight

• US Election 2020: Trump claims 'historic election interference' - BBC News

 

 

LIVE CBS Special Report 2020 presidential election (BROADCASTING RIGHT NOW)

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 201104 / 11 November 2020    >>>  Restoring an English cathedral -    Language related to 'restoration'.  Need-to-know language: spire, parapets, stonemasons, forebears & artisans.

Better as a team!!!

"Better as a team", said Nadal.  He was really proud of having participated and won the Davis Cup last weekend, and emphasized the fact he felt even better because the victory came from a team. Tennis is an individual sport and he is used to fighting, winning and losing on his own, so he has come to the conclusion that nothing beats a victory when it is achieved as a team.

 

 

Talking about tackling problems, today was...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

 and again the solution doesn't come from an individual action, but from the actions carried out by a whole society.

Click on this label for related posts on the issue: violence against women

It's better as a team  >>>

Here some quotes from "15 Quotes to Inspire Great Teamwork" (Inc.) related to the greatness of teamwork:

• "Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." --Vince Lombardi

• "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." --Michael Jordan

• "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." --Andrew Carnegie

• "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." --Helen Keller

• "None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard

• "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." --Henry Ford

• "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." --Henry Ford

• "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." --Phil Jackson

• "It takes two flints to make a fire." --Louisa May Alcott

• "Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." --Mattie Stepanek

And as a team, Spain has won their 6th Davis Cup....

Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal secures Spain the title (Tennisnet.com)

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2019 Davis Cup Final

 

 

Auger Aliassime CAN vs Bautista Agut ESP 2019 Davis Cup Final

Nadal/Granollers (ESP) vs Gonzalez/Mayer (ARG) DAVIS CUP 2019

RAFA NADAL: 2019 ATP Highlight Reel

Listening exercise to do: Can robots care for us? (Can technology look after us) (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) Related post you can also have a look at and which is connected with 'wearable technology':  Wearables to help and save patients

 

Quiz for you to do: WHY? Expressing purpose

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 191113 / 13 November 2019    >>>  Do we need toys to play? (Toy-free play trial):   Language related to 'play'.  Need-to-know language: nursery, imagination, dexterity, deprive & gender.