Farewell to 2023!!!

 

 

2023 is coming to an end, so it is time to see how well we have done and what things we could have done better.

 

So what's, in your opinion, the best thing that has happened this year? And what thing could we have done better? What has been the best song in 2023?

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Newsreview:   2,000 new species on extinction list: COP28 

    (BBC Learning English)
  

• Listening exercise for you to do: SEXISM: Female farmers fighting back   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
  

• English in a Minute: How to use ABOVE  (BBC Learning English)
  

• The English We Speak:   Touch grass  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today:   White Christmas by Eric Clapton, and this is a version with lyrics  for you to sing along!

 

 

 

Activities for my students in Bachillerato.....

 

Getting ready for Bachillerato.....

 

199. DEDUCTIONS. Read and complete the sentences wih suitable modal verbs:

 

1. You have been working hard all day, so you ............. be tired.

2. You have just had lunch, so you .......... be hungry.

3. I am not sure how well I have done the exam, so I ......... pass it.

 

Rewrite now these two sentences using appropriate modal verbs:

 

4. I am certain that they got lost.  They ______________________________________________

5. It is impossible that she was Ann's sister. She _______________________________________

 

200. Make two wishes and one regret:

 

1. I wish ____________________________________________________________

2. If only ____________________________________________________________

3. I wish ____________________________________________________________

201. Translate the following sentences into English:

 

1. Llévate el abrigo en caso de que haga frío. _________________________________________

2. No es muy probable que salga esta noche. __________________________________________

3. Seguro de que mi esposa telefoneará antes de que me vaya._______________________

4. Tengo que anotarlo todo para que no se me olvide.___________________________________

5. Se necesitan muchas personas para hacer una película._________________________

202. Choose the correct answer:

 

1. I enjoy watching films on TV _________ I prefer seeing them at the cinema.

a. because   b. although  c. in case

2. I've written down the message _________ I forget it.

a. while       b. whereas   c. in case

3. I liked the car, and it wasn't expensive. _________ , I decided not to buy it.

a. Therefore b. However c. Because of

4. We had quite a big breakfast __________ be hungry later on.

a. not to       b. so as to    c. so as not to

5. I got up late _________ I overslept.

a. because   b. even though        c. so that

6. Larry had missed the last bus home and, __________ , he had to walk home.

a. yet           b. as            c. as a result

7. I had _______________________________ I decided to go to bed.

a. such a bad headache that b. so a bad headache that    c. such a bad headache so that

8. I telephoned to the station _______________ find out what time the train arrived.

a. so that I can      b. for to       c. in order to                                              

 

 

English with Lucy: These common English mistakes are absolutely wrong!!

 

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

 Learn English with:  Ratatouille 

 

I'd rather have an average girlfriend!!

If you are unhappy with the ordinary girls you may meet in your life, here's a really bizarre proposal:

Sex robots promise 'revolutionary' service but also risks, says study (The Guardian)

 

However, would you consider this a development in our social relations, or just another sexist gadget? 

Sex robots are SEXIST: Feminist says 'brutal' love machines will turn men into misogynist monsters (Daily Mirror)

Scientists have delivered a chilling warning about the use of futuristic sex robots (Technology, University of Sheffield, Daily Mirror)

Listening exercise to do: Self-help (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

Solutions to exercises 81 & 82 in the previous post
Ex 81  >>>  1. Who did you go to the cinema with?   2. How often does he do the gardening?   3. What is the book about?
Ex 82   >>>>   1. Was the doctor called?    2. The bicycles must be repaired....   3. Oil has recently been discovered near the Falkland Islands.

REVISION EXERCISES for the September exam  >>>>

83. EVERYDAY ENGLISH. What would you say in these situations?

1. You are in a bar. Offer to buy your friend a drink.

2. You are late for a meeting. Apologize and say why you are late.

3. You have just come home from the cinema. Suggest your friend to order a pizza.

84. CONDITIONALS. Finish the following  sentences appropriately:

1. Tell me the truth    .....................................................................................................

2. I would have passed English in June ...............................................................................

3. If our English teacher were better at tennis   ..............................................................................

Solutions in the next post