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SUMMER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENGLISH (Albert’s students)

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I wish you the best summer holidays!!!

Albert.

Deleting memories

When we we hear aged people, especially grandparents, it seems that the world used to be great and everything was wonderful. Is it really true? What does human brain do with good and bad memories?

By the way, what is the difference between 'memory' and 'souvenir'?
And what do these phrases really mean?  

• remember to do someting
• remember doing something
• remind someone to do something

Can you write some sentences?







Here's a good listening exercise to do:   Deleting memories  and an article to read: 

Could electroconvulsive therapy zap worst nightmares?

Congratulations to Patricia, our storyteller!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO PATRICIA, OUR STORYTELLER!!!

World Cup is here and tickets are sold out. What do you do?

The World Cup is here and many people around the world want to watch the matches their national teams are going to play.  ARE TICKET TOUTS A SOLUTION?

Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever wanted to go to a concert, a play, a sporting event and you couldn't get any tickets?

Theatres struggle with ticket resale at inflated prices

ROI NADAL IX DE ROLAND GARROS, Spanish King of clay retaining his throne

 

 

Nadal wins battle for number 1

INCREDIBLE:  Nadal soars to Cloud Nine (Nadal, flambant neuf !)

Rafael Nadal flattens Andy Murray to reach his ninth French Open final

Spanish King of clay not ready to abdicate his throne

   Murray aiming for the final

And before Nadal appeared who was the real king of clay?  Borg: 40 years ago
     BJÖRN BORG, the legend

NADAL WINS EIGHTH ROLAND GARROS (June 2013)

HISTORICAL FINAL BETWEEN NADAL AND FERRER IN ROLAND GARROS 2013

Nadal is and will always be the KING ON CLAY!!!!   Some articles to read in English and French:

• Nadal wins eighth French Open 

  Nadal beats Djokovic in five-set thriller to remain on course for eighth title in Paris

•    Nadal brise le rêve de Djokovic  

  • Nadal: "Djokovic will win the Roland Garros another year"  
    

Tennis - Roland-Garros - Demi-finales (H)

Huitième titre pour Nadal !

 A Roland, c'est Nadal le patron !

Même s'il n'est plus n°1 mondial, Rafael Nadal reste le maître sur la terre battue parisienne. Après un combat de titans, l'Espagnol a dominé Novak Djokovic (6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 [3], 9-7) pour atteindre sa huitième finale Porte d'Auteuil.

  

• Ferrer crushes Tsonga to end home hopes and set up French Open final against Nadal

• Ferrer: "It's the most important thing in my life" 

SPAIN'S KING JUAN CARLOS TO ABDICATE

Spain's King Juan Carlos I to abdicate

What do you know about our king and his son, the future king of Spain (Felipe VI)?

Can you send me all the pieces of news you can find as this may be a very suitable topic for next year's Selectivity exam?

• BBC news: King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates  (Spanish king abdication)
• The Telegraph: King Juan Carlos shocks Spain with abdication  

What a wonderful world!

Everything you need to know about climate change in The Guardian

A video

A song

... and perharps your comment.

PHOTO CONTEST WINNER (IES MEDITERRANEO, SALOBREÑA)

In the PHOTO CONTEST organized by ACTIVE ENGLISH HOUSE after III Study trip to UK: Bath (IES Mediterraneo, Salobreña), the winner has been:

 Mª José García Gutiérrez (2º ESO A).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

These are her photos:

and this is the winner receiving the prize this morning :

By the way, the school we will probably be going to is: ENGLISH IN CHESTER and some initial information about the possible IV STUDY TRIP TO UK: CHESTER 2015.        

A unique final and a great success for Spain & Madrid!!!

No matter who has won. The most unique thing has been that two Spanish teams and two teams from Madrid have played an incredible match.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS!!!!

 

Madrid united and divided by Real v Atlético Champions League final

and..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tenth or the first???

And here's the result.

A GLOBAL SELFIE

What is a 'selfie'?

Nasa asked us for a GLOBAL SELFIE on the Earth Day.  Article in The Guardian.

Where 'ON EARTH' are you? What does this expression mean?

INDEPENDENT or living with your parents????

Due to the financial crisis (CROSSWORD TO DO), many single young individuals are forced to live with their parents. Is the situation similar in Spain?

Article to read:   More than 25% of young people share parents' homes

Listening exercise:  Grown up and living at home 

Quiznet: AROUND THE HOUSE 

Coffee, please!

Article to read:   Coffee addiction: Do people consume too much caffeine? 

Idiom to learn: 'To wake up and smell the coffee'  means 'to realise (or admit to yourself) the true nature of a situation'.

Listening exercise to do: COFFEE ADDICTION  

What is it a 'suspended coffee'?

Article and listening exercise to do

And now watch this related video:

What do you think of the idea? What is its origin?

COFFEE:   crossword  +  quiznet  

And how do you prepare an IRISH COFFEE?  Have you ever tried it? I hope not. You're still too young!!!

L'imperatore di Roma

He may win or he may lose, but be sure that he is the player that has never chickened out and never will!!!!!

Yes, he is l'imperatore di Roma, il gladiatore:  RAFA NADAL

He did it against Gilles Simon, later against Youzhny and today against Scottish Andy Murray.

Andy Murray relishing first match in THREE years against Rafael Nadal

 

Rafael Nadal beats Andy Murray in gripping Italian Open quarter-final

Some advice for your fellow students.

Some advice for your fellow students??

The school year is coming to an end and I would like you to read old students' advice and then give some advice to the students that will follow your steps while you are listening to Rocky theme tune. Try to be sincere and, using appropriate advice structures, tell them what they should do. Include the level you are referring to at the beginning of your comment.
Here's an example. Pay attention to the structures used and also have a look at this (and then listen to the episode):

For example:
I'm a student of 2º ESO and I would like to give you some advice if you are in 2º ESO next year with Albert:

• I think you should....
• You must....
• You have to.....
• Study everyday...
• Don't  keep your things untidy....
• If I were you, I would....
• You'd better.... 
• And remember TO ADVISE, SPELT WITH AN S, IS THE VERB (I'd advise you to do sth) and ADVICE, SPELT WITH A C, IS AN UNCOUNTABLE NOUN (My piece of advice for you is...  OR I will give you some advice about...)

 And now watch this video:

and this video about giving some advice to a foreign football player going to UK.

 Write a comment giving your advice and tell me if you find any other useful structure or vocabulary connected with the issue.

Another kind of tourism

Here is a bizarre kind of tourism: DARK TOURISM

   Article to read and listening exercise to do 

COLD FEET   >>> What does it really mean in English?




And another interesting article to read about another different issue:

Middle East virus possibly spread by camels