The God's architect and awesome cathedral!!

 

We are about to leave the Spring season and get into the next season: SUMMER.

 

And that means that the Summer holidays are already here after a long exhausting school year, ready to recharge our batteries in spite of the heatwave. Remember "Any way you want it, that's the way you need it..." your English teacher will be always around!

 

Will our English teacher be back in Bachillerato? The ball is in the students' hands and efforts during this summer and we will keep record of all that in our... 

 

SUMMER SCOREBOARD

 

Learning English from the News:   World Cup excitment and concern  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some articles for you to read and that may help you in the next Selectivity exam in 2027: 

• ‘Excited but wary’: fans in the 16 host cities share their hopes and fears before the World Cup (The Guardian)

• The World Cup is in desperate need of a vibe shift. The matches have arrived just in time (CNN)

• Can the US, Mexico and Canada set aside their differences as they co-host the World Cup? (BBC News)

  

 

A few days ago Pope Leo XIV was visiting Spain and he had the opportunity of blessing Sagrada Familia's final tower.

 

 

Here are some articles for you to read about this cathedral and the architect Antoni Gaudi, which may also help you in the next Selectivity exam in 2027:

• Crowds turn out in Barcelona for pope blessing Sagrada Família’s final tower (The Guardian)

• 'A place of legend': The ancient engineering marvels of the world's tallest church (BBC News)

• Sagrada Família, Gaudi’s eccentric homage to Catalonia – archive, 1983 (The Guardian)

• God's Architect: Antoni Gaudi's glorious vision  (Other videos: Real Engineering & BBC report)

 

 

 

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

Here's another English exam our students have done this June:  2026_Admisión_Potlatch 

  

 

  Here's my musical hint for today:    Any Way You Want It by Journey. And here's the official video with the lyrics for you to sing along.  

 

 

 

 

Easy English Conversations:   What can you do?  (BBC Learning English)  

 

Here are some more activities for my students:

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

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  Real Easy English: Talking about HOT WEATHER  (BBC Learning English) 

• The English We Speak:  Wrap it up!   (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do:   How advertisers make us spend money  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

The Listening Room:   Do collagen supplements really work? (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

English with Lucy... Native English speakers NEVER USE these 16 phrases!! 

 

 

 

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

Improve your English with  Tom Hanks  - Funny interview

 

 

 Muhammad Ali’s Journey from Louisville to World Champion  (English Listening Practice)  Muhammad Ali

 

 

Our students in Ireland in their study trip to the British-Irish Isles 

 

 

 

 

No more routines?

The school year is coming to an end and we wonder if this is the end of routines. Perhaps it is the end for certain routines and the start for new routines. Our minds need a break, but remember that routines are also a way to relax. 

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

 

By the way, here's a great opportunity for you: YOU CAN BORROW A TEXTBOOK for the summer holidays so as to revise and prepare for the next school year!!!

 

Don't miss such a fantastic opportunity!!! Talk with Albert and he'll do the rest!!!

 

Germany kickstart Euro 2024 in style and pile on the pain for 10-man Scotland (The Guardian)

 

 

Will Euro 2024 give Germany another summer fairytale? (BBC News)

 

Here's my musical hint for today related to ROUTINES is:   Wake up! Daily routines . Come on, sing along!

 

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

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  The English We Speak: Heavy lifting  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute:   Meanings of QUALITY  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English) 

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  Quizz: Grammar challenge  (BBC Learning English) 
  

  

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Too old to have a baby?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

Learning English from the News: Putin in North Korea (BBC Learning English) 

 

 

 

 

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

 Learn English with movies:  The Bourne identity

 

 

Spain - Road to Victory - European Championship 2012

Awesome!!  When Spanish Football Dominated The Europe in 2008  

 

 

 

Iris Lozano (3º ESO A) in York. Here's her diary of this unforgettable experience....

 

 

Diario de Viajes y Aventuras Saturado Colorido y Riso Azul Beige Blanco y Amarillo de Iris Lozano López

 

Healthy habits by Ana Jiménez (3º ESO A)  >>>

 

 

Carla Vigo (2º ESO B) in York. Here's her diary of this unforgettable experience....

 

That'll be the Day when...

As the song says, "that'll be the day when you say goodbye, that'll be the day when you make me cry..." Yes, time flies and this school year is coming to an end, a group of students that began their secondary studies are about to finish and ten years ago....

But let's start first analysing the expression: "That'll be the day"    

The English We Speak:  That'll be the day  (BBC Learning English)

 

   

My musical hint for today also makes reference to the issue: That'll be the Day by Buddy Holly. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!!

 

 

Yes, ten years ago we began our experiences with the study trips going to Edinburgh. Do you remember?

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Leadership: Bow to your robot leader  by Linda Te Aho (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do: Is there life on Mars?   - Why is laughter the best medicine? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• Detective work: Part 1  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:  Will Smith hits Chris Rock  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 220316 / 16 March 2022    >>>   A family's hope of ending discrimination   -    Language related to 'discrimination'.  

Need-to-know language: to face, bullying, uniqueness, educate  & stigma.

 

 

Carlos Alcáraz making history in Miami 2022 against Cilic, Tsitsipas, Kecmanovic, Hurkackz and perhaps Ruud?? with a great moment of sportmanship by the Norwegian tennis player.

 

 

We need Shackleton's Endurance to keep on fighting

Yes, we do need it to achieve our goals in life and our students at school!!!!

Look up the word 'endurance' and discover what it really means before you go on.

Here are some articles for you to read about this amazing story:

• Lost and found: the extraordinary story of Shackleton’s Endurance epic (The Guardian)

• Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic (BBC News)
  

 

 

and some videos for you to watch:

Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance found beneath Antarctic ice | ABC News

Survival! The Shackleton Story   

The Endurance: A Legendary Story Of Survival | Shackleton's Captain | Timeline

 

 

The Epic Journey of Shackleton and His Antarctic Trek  

 

LINGOHACK  >>> 

Episode 220406 / 06 April 2022    >>>   First woman of colour completes a solo expedition across Antarctica   -    Language related to 'physical challenges'.  

Need-to-know language: comfort-zone, gruelling, toughest, reservations  & hardships.

 

   

My musical hint for today is this instrumental music album: The Endurance: Shakleton's Journey by Adam Young.

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Leadership: Bringing people together for change  by Linda Te Aho (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do: Should we take laughter seriously?   - Why is laughter the best medicine? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak: The plot thickens  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:  Rocket hits the Moon  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

LINGOHACK  >>>

Episode 220309 / 09 March 2022    >>>   Recycling food waste   -    Language related to 'sustainability'.  

Need-to-know language: deal with, breaks down, organic matter, sustainable  & pathogens.

 

Project about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  by Johana Gutiérrez (2º Bach A)

 

 

 
Project about A Foreigner in Britain  by Alba Arellano Mingorance (1º Bach A)

 

 

 

Crazy Rafa Nadal Comeback vs Korda In Indian Wells! 😳 and other great moments during the tournament:   1   2   3   4   5  

 

And like Shakleton, are we ready to set on our next expedition to the British-Irish Isles? Dublin 2023?? 

After Christmas, we'll have a meeting and we'll how many people may be interested.

 

 

 

 

CAMBRIDGE 2020: Will we go on with our next mission?

NEXT MISSION: CAMBRIDGE 20

SO FAR WE ARE 11!!!   >>  Sergio García, David Chaves, Marta Chaves, Eva Guirado, Victoria Ramos, Cristian Ramón, Johana Gutiérrez, Susana Pérez, Laura Bustos, Raúl García, Álvaro Molina.

After our zero meeting last May and our first meeting ten days ago, WE ARE JUST 9!!!  Too far from the magic figure of 30. So I'm afraid things are not going well.

 

 

 This is the form you have to fill in if you are interested:

FORM TO FILL IN IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE

Travelling tip   >>>  Cambridge, England: Historic University Town - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

 

 

Nature is speaking. So listen!!!

 

MUSIC: For The Record: Mark Knopfler  

English in a Minute: 3 phrases with FACE   (BBC Learning English)

 

mmmEnglish: The WORST things to say in a job interview 🤦‍♀️

 

 

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