Tough moments for everybody at school, both students and teachers!!! But remember we're all a family at IES Mediterraneo with the same goal: DO OUR BEST!!!
Having this goal in mind and due the COVID protocol, we are all in the need of a quieter world, as you will see below. Remember what happened to nature when our cities went silent during the lockdown.
My musical hint for this long weekend: Sister Sledge - "We Are Family" (1979) and here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along:
Some activities for you to do:
English in the News: INDIA COVID: Hospitals overwhelmed (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: How be polite in English GIVING OPINIONS AND TALKING ABOUT MISTAKES (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: A quieter world (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
News Review: Nomadland wins at the Oscars (BBC Learning English)
Some articles for you to read about the issue:
India Covid: Hospitals overwhelmed as deaths pass 200,000 (BBC News)
As COVID-19 floods India’s hospitals, the better-off also scramble for care (Reuters)
‘The system has collapsed’: India’s descent into Covid hell (The Guardian)
With regard to the need for a quieter world, especially in Spain and at our school, here are some interesting articles for you to read:
Pandemic made 2020 ‘the year of the quiet ocean’, say scientists (The Guardian)
'The bliss of a quiet period': lockdown is a unique chance to study the nature of cities (The Guardian)
Lockdown 'silence' reveals mesmerizing sounds (CNN Travel)
Will the world be quieter after the pandemic? (BBC News)
Windows to the sea (Ventanas al mar ): Some stunning drawings done by our students!!!
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 210428 / 28 April 2021 >>> The reconstruction of Notre Dame - Language related to 'reconstruction'. Need-to-know language: dismantling, mangled, rafters, sprouted & contemporary.
