NO FEAR... Nothing gets me down!!

 

May is nearly gone and June is knocking on the door. We are tired, the weather conditions don't help... but we still have to struggle to reach the finish line and achieve our goals. 

 

Summer holidays are just round the corner and we will always have time to rest and recover from another hard school year. Interacting with your friends and relatives will help, not social media!

 

Learning English from the News:   Is social media "the new smoking"?  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Excessive social media 'negatively impacts wellbeing' (BBC News)

I’m a young woman, and people keep telling me the internet has ruined my brain. (The Guardian)

Social media addiction: How can we avoid it? (DW)

 

 

Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....

Here's the English exam they have done:   June2026_The theft of the century  ( Related post: The return of the Pink Panther? )

  

These are my proposed answers, although I haven't double-checked them....

A1- d  (line 10)  A2- b  (lines 17-18)   A3: False. Lines 2-3: "a gang of thieves,... treasures"   

A4: True. Lines 12-13: "The final price ... considerable."   

A5: False. Lines 16-17: "Never for a moment... for that."

A6: True. Lines 23-24: "which has been ... French government."

A7.1: display (line 7)   A7.2: tight (line 15)    A8.1: closet (line 18)   A8.2: wrap (line 19) 

USE OF ENGLISH

B1: That's the most interesting documentary I have ever seen.
B2: Whereas my parents enjoy watching movies in the sitting room, I like to stream them in bed.
B3: My neighbour is not fond of parties.
B4: Security knows how many people there are inside the building at every time.
B5: Tim founded an advertising firm, which has recently gone bankrupt.
B6: Would you like to dance with me?

B7: Some influencers are known to buy their Instagram followers.
B8: I wish I could afford to travel abroad next summer.
B9: All you need for a good hike is Google Maps and some snacks.
B10: The couple is having their baby looked after while they are out for the evening.
B11: Joe must have stayed up gaming all night, because he looks very tired.
B12: As long as you do yoga, you can reduce stress significantly. 

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Jump by Van Halen. And here are the lyrics (with Spanish translation included)for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

Easy English Conversations:   What's this?  (BBC Learning English)  

 

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

• English in a Minute:  Phrases with OLD  (BBC Learning English)

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  Real Easy English: Talking about names  (BBC Learning English) 

• The English We Speak:  Gatekeep   (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do:   Do collagen supplements really work?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

Quick English Lessons:   How to use ARRIVE with IN and AT (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

English with Lucy... We don't say the "T" in British English!! 

 

 

 

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

Learning English with  Madagascar  - "You didn't see anything"

 

 

 Albert Einstein, the quiet boy who changed the Universe  

 

 

Surprising scores in Roland Garros 2026: Rafa Jódar beating Michelsen & Carreño, Joao Fonseca beating Djokovic, Cerundolo beating Sinner and Landaluce, Casper Ruud beating Tommy Paul.... and all in 5 sets!!    

 

Four years ago he was seriously injured in his match against Rafa Nadal, and now he is the champion in Roland Garros 2026!!!    

Alexander Zverev: The Journey To Grand Slam Success 🏆

 

Granollers vs Zeballos & Heliovaara & Patten | Doubles Final | Roland Garros 2026 Highlights 🇫🇷

 

 

A monster: the alliance of social media & mobile phones

 

It is not the first time I deal with the issue of ITC tools and an incorrect use by our teenagers and kids. Remember this post not long ago:  Loneliness, isolation, teenagers, sex!!!

 

 

... and now the case of social media and pornography related with young schoolchildren in many of our schools in Spain has come up. Our society, especially parents, must be very alert of all dangers and risks our children go through when they have a mobile phone in their hands.

Here I present you with listening exercise about the topic:  Social media and teenage health   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

Here are some articles for you to read about the issue:

• Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health (NIH)

• Smartphones and social media are destroying children’s mental health (Financial Times)

• Social media could be as harmful to children as smoking or gambling – why is this allowed? (The Guardian)

• Teens and mobile phones – helpful or harmful? (BBC News)
  

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Learn how to speak naturally: How to talk about serious incidents  (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do: When wild life invades your home   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

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

• The English We Speak:   Tread on someone's toes  (BBC Learning English)

 

   

If we don't find a solution quickly, our younger generations may be on the  Highway to Hell (AC/DC), so let's get down on it (Kool & the Gang)!!!

 

 
 

Activities for my students.....

 

in 2º ESO:     Exercise on Comparatives 3   (SUPERIORITY, EQUALITY & INFERIORITY)  -  ToLearnEnglish.com

 

in 3º ESO: Have to, must, should – obligation, prohibition, necessity, advice    (Test English)

    

 

 

 

mmmEnglish - SMALL TALK  >>> What's The Difference? English Prepositions BY | FROM | OF

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

 Learn English with documentaries:  Machu Picchu 

TRAINING, the key to success.

Training is essential in any kind of sport to have success. We've got examples such as Rafa Nadal in tennis, Pau Gasol in basketball... and this downhill mountain biker!!! Just amazing!!!

However, you cannot only train your muscles, but also your brain: BRAIN TRAINING (listening exercise, BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English). By the way, pay attention to the definition they give to the word 'bilingualism'. 

 

Health and wellbeing:  Five ways to improve your brainpower (The Guardian)

 

To achieve this goal, you must obviously wipe out any kind of distractors such as pointless strikes, hormones or social media ("Is social media a distraction?" >>> Listening exercise from BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English). 

LINGOHACK >>> 

• Episode 160406 / 06 Apr 2016   >>>  Expressions presented: prominent, prompted & honoured.