What a long, winding, steep road!

 

 Life is such a long, winding road that sometimes becomes so steep that it is very hard to go on, but we have to keep struggling even if we feel really lonely with the loss of a dear colleague, teacher, relative, friend!! We will never forget you and your memory will push us forward.

 

 Here's my musical hint for today: The Long Winding Road by The Beatles. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along! 

 

 

 

Actually, learning English is a long, winding, steep road so hard to climb up...

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Business jargon:   Jargon for organising  (BBC Learning English)
  

• Learning English from the News: Pakistan's worst ever smog  (BBC Learning English)

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  English in a Minute: Verbs to use with NAME  (BBC Learning English)

• Georgie teaches us some  Phrasal verbs for climate change  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

   

   

Solutions to the exercises in the previous post

Use of English

9.1. up  9.2.  away   10.1. has been singing / has sung     10.2. became 

11. The new iPhone is so expensive that I decided not to buy it.
12. How long does it take her to have it ready?

13. Jason told her not to be late to his party the next day. 

14. “If only women GOT EQUAL opportunities in today’s world.”

 

 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 10: Look back (BBC Learning English)

Our Environment: Learn about climate change language with these programmes:

• What does 'net zero' mean?    

• Real Easy English: Talking about the environment   

• Listening exercise: Does climate change make you anxious?  
  

 

 

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

Learn English with Nicole Kidman - The perfect couple

 

 

English with Lucy: 600 English Words for Everyday Life | English Vocabulary Masterclass  

2021, time to bounce back!!

 

Could 2021 be the year when we bounce back (  We must be ready to bounce back (QUARANTINE: DAY 22)  ) and recover form the Covid-19 pandemic??

 

 

 

Well, we'll give it a go! At least we started the New Year with our beloved Radetzky march-2021 in Vien with no public, but wih applause!!!

 

Radetzky March - Johann Strauss Sr. - Herbert von Karajan   in 1987

 

These are the TOP 10 WORDS OF 2020 (from previous post), most of which make reference to the not-so-good things that happened last year   >>>    MUTE , CANCEL , STAY SAFE , PLASTIC , SOCIAL DISTANCING , PANDEMIC/PLANDEMIC, FRAUD , MEXIT , COVID-19 (<< Coronavirus + Virus disease, 2019) , LOCKDOWN

 

English in a Minute:  match vs fit vs suit   &   'My own' vs 'On my own'    (BBC Learning English)

 

A listening exercise for you to do: Coronavirus vs other pandemics   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

mmmEnglisgh telling us How To Set English Goals [& actually reach them!] 

 

What are your wishes, your goals... for this New Year?

 

George and Mildred - On the Second Day of Christmas (Part 1)

  

 

.... & (Part 2)

 

 

Project about Jane Eyre by Anabel Prados (2º Bach A)  >>>>

FINDMEWORDS: Interesting tool to have a look at.

findmewords.com is not an average dictionary, but a most interesting tool for our students in Bachillerato.

Here are some words from its creator:

"There are many English dictionaries on the Internet, Findmewords is the first one to collect more than 450,000 words in English and classify them to offer users all kinds of dictionaries and search tools to find the word they are looking for. Among the tools findmewords.com offers we can highlight:

>> Lettered word search, which allows to search for all words that can be formed with a set of letters, it is ideal for solving crossword games.

>> It also has a word finder beginning or ending with a set of letters, in all cases the words that are obtained as search results are presented sorted by length and you can find the meaning of either of them by simply clicking on the word in question.

>> A comprehensive dictionary of synonyms and antonyms with more than 68,000 entries for each one of them presents a wide range of synonyms and antonyms according to different meanings of each entry.

>> Dictionary definitions, containing the etymology, origin, grammatical category and definition for over 450,000 words

>> Rhyming dictionary, where it's possible to find rhymes for more than 40,000 words sorted by number of syllables.

>>  Scrabble word search with the official dictionaries for English. The SOWPOD dictionary with 267,751 words is the official for UK and the TWL06 dictionary with 178,691 words is the official dictionary for USA, Canada and Thailand. 

>> findmewords.com also has a blog that contains interesting articles that address issues related to grammar and spelling."

I hope you find it useful!!!