Whatever will be, will be

 

Tough times to live. Many of our students are still kept confined in their homes either because they have tested Coronavirus positive or just because they have been in contact with someone who has tested positive.

With our BEATING COVID-19 page in our site and some online classes we are all trying to lessen the effects of this lockdown, but we need our students' effort to overcome this situation successfully.

What's the opposite of the verb 'to lessen'? What word does it come from? What does the expression 'Whatever will be, will be' in Spanish?

 

 

 

Let's start going through some interesting phrases to learn about COVID-19 pandemic:  

Contact tracing  ,   Flatten the curve   ,  New normal   ,    Living in a bubble

 

   I came across this old song and I thought it would be quite suitable for the situation we are going through. Just below we have a version with the lyrics. Pay attention to them and make a comment about the message given. Here's my musical hint in its  original version (film scene)  

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Listening exercise for you to do : Can a woollen hat really keep you warm?   (BBC Learning English) Where does 'woolen' come from? Can you give other examples?
  

• English in a Minute:   4 PHRASAL VERBS for clothes (and accessories)   (BBC Learning English)

• News Review : Myanmar: Military takes control   (BBC Learning English) What does 'to roast someone' mean?

• BBC Master Class: Using stative verbs in the continuous form (BBC Learning English)
  

  
  

 

mmmEnglish: Perfect Your English Grammar | Stative Verbs & Continuous Tenses ❌

 

 

 

 

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