Don't get sick...

 

... and stay safe!!  We are living crucial moments to curb the third wave of the COVID pandemic. We don't want to regret complying with all the safety measures and forced the authorities stating this: "We regret to announce that we will be locked down again for two weeks"

 

English in a Minute:   REGRET doing sth vs to do sth   (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Here's also a nice story, just in case: SICK DAY (Stories for children, BBC Learning English)

Some activities for you to do: 

• Listening exercise for you to do : What makes a good story?   (BBC Learning English)
  

• Fluent English for TRAVEL:  Learn AIRPORT English vocabulary  with TV series
  

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  News Review : UK: Tough new travel restrictions   (BBC Learning English) What does 'to roast someone' mean?

• GoNaturalEnglish.com:  Improve Your Listening and Speaking Skills (Gabby)

Covid: WHO urges tougher measures to curb 'alarming' variant (BBC News)

Covid: tough UK restrictions to last until February at least, say experts (The Guardian)

English with Lucy: How to STOP being shy - 6 steps to be CONFIDENT  >>>

 

Project about Jane Eyre by Desirée Rodríguez (2º Bach A)

Project about A Foreigner in Britain by Johana Gutiérrez (1º Bach A)

LINGOHACK  >>>

• Episode 210120 / 20 January 2021    >>>  Farming the sea for the food of the future -    Language related to 'farming'.  Need-to-know language: food bowl, reared, blue economy, aqua culture & supply chains.

Are mobile phones really suitable for children?

Mobile phones, and now smart phones, or any other of these similar electronic devices can be the solution to many things, but it can be the cause of many problems, especially when talking about children and teenagers. Can you, please, tell me which problems mobile phones can be the cause of?

 

Activities for my 2º ESO studens:  You can write your comment bearing in mind these questions:

Have you go a mobile phone? When did you get it? How much do you think it costs? How many hours do you spend using your mobile phone? What do you use it for? How heavy is it? What colour is it? How old is it? Why do you think it is useful? Did you get it as a Christmas gift?

 

Read the story included in this newspaper article and some other articles related to the issue:

I regret giving my children cellphones, but not for the reasons you’d think (The Washington Post)

What would you have said if you were the man telling the story? "I wish..."

• Schools that ban mobile phones see better academic results (The Guardian)

• Letting a baby play on an iPad might lead to speech delays, study says (CNN)

• 5 things to think about before buying your child a cell phone (CNN)

• Are smartphones really making our children sad? (The Guardian)

 

 

Here's a listening exercise to do: Do you need to upgrade your phone? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

For further information about the issue we are dealing with, you can also have a look at these two posts in this blog:

• Computers, artificial intelligence... Be careful!

• Mobile phones for children, good or bad?

This is what happens when you suffer from a smartphone addiction:

What Happens To Your Brain When You Mindlessly Scroll?

 

Here's another interesting video about how your phone is changing you >>>   CLICK HERE TO WATCH   

 
And now, changing subject, let's talk about clothes, what's the difference between these two verbs: "to fit" & "to suit" (watch the video) And when do we use the verb "to match"?

LINGOHACK  >>>

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