WE ARE MILLENIALS!!!

 

 

Yes, would you believe it? We are MILLENIALS!!!         

Nobody could have believed that when our digital trek set off 12 years ago, when this blog was born on 11^th March, 2011. Our students have worked along with me writing almost 25,000 comments!!!  and we are getting closer to 1 million visits!!! 

 

 

 

 

In this heart of darkness, which our world of education has become, we are going through with the only light of Our great master  Dr Neil McLaren in the distance, a summit we will never reach, but with our belief that Victory belongs to the most tenacious here we are still fighting!!!      

 

 

So now it is the turn of our students and followers (and even haters) to rate the usefulness of this virtual diary, where we have dealt with so many semantic fields. Many things have happened: study trips to the British-Irish Isles, highs and lows, a pandemic, wars, victories, defeats, moments of absolute joy, moments of deep sadness, catastrophes, victories and defeats... Nevertheless, all the posts had a point in common:  the relevance they all may have had in our teaching-learning process of the English language.

 

Along with my site, this digital tool was so relevant during the pandemic. I feel really proud of our tenacity and resilience to keep this DIGITAL DREAM alive and I do hope that it was the seed for your own blogs and sites!!! But remember you have to water the seed and then the plant so as to be succesful, always being as flexible as water so as to overcome all difficulties you come across and to adapt to the most diverse situations.

 

 

Generation Comparison (1901-2024)

 

 

As well, with the word 'millenial' we make reference to those people who were born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, that is, a member of the Generation Y. Actually, I, the author of this blog, am a babyboomer, who is someone born between the late 1940s and the 1960s, the years after the Second World War, when there was a high increase in the birthrate, whilst most of my students and readers of this blog belong to the Gen Z. ( Gen Z to take over )

 

With regard to 'baby boomers' (actually, I'm one of them myself) not long ago I read this: "America's healthcare costs are expected to soar as baby boomers become senior citizens". Here are a couple of newspaper articles to read about the issue: 

 

Aging baby boomers raise the risk of a long-term-care crisis in the U.S. (CNBC)

Baby boomers 'should work for longer to stay healthy' (The Guardian)

 

Fast Facts About Baby Boomers | History

 

 

 

Homework for my students  (Your comments will be sort of pieces of advice for future students with Albert):

• 1º ESO.- Using MODAL VERBS write a comment telling people what to do if they are in 1º ESO with Albert and want to pass English.

Example: You must do your homework everyday and you should write genuine comments.

• 4º ESO.- Write a comment using the REPORTED SPEECH saying what Albert told you at the beginning of the school year and now that the school year is coming to an end what has happened using the 3 types of CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.

Example: Albert told us to study everyday and we didn't. If we had studied every day, we would have had better marks in English.

 

 

Some other activities for you to do: 

• News Review: Can diet improve memory?  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Is ecotourism good or bad?  (BBC Learning English) 

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

• The English We Speak:  Level up  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

🏆 Kings of Europa League! Sevilla's post-match scenes & trophy lift | UEL 22/23 Moments

 

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Father & Son by Yusuf / Cat Stevens. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! And this is a playlist you may like: Great Baby Boomer Songs.

 

 

And this is one of the most beautiful presents I have ever received from one of my students:

Thanks, Amin!

And if you are a new student with Albert, here's a form to fill in with all your personal data:

Fill in the form, please. Send me a photograph to my e-mail if you don't like the one taken in class.  

My e-mail:  albertomeditutor@gmail.com

Thank you very much.

Albert.

Nothing like Mummy!!

I don't know now, but it used to be like this. There was nothing like mummy to take care of you. What do you think? Is it still the same? What adjectives come to your mind when thinking about your mother? Caring, supportive, loving... It must be due to the fact that we all came from their bellies, we are part of them.

 

And it seems to be the same in the animal world. Have a look at this mummy sea otter...

 

Newborn Sea Otter Pup Snuggles Up With Mom While Floating (Inside Edition) 

 

or this one... Mother Sea Otter Silences Squeaky Baby (by Connie Levenhagen Niemi)

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• The English We Speak: Get with the programme  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: How can we prevent food shortages?  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: How many meanings of 'LIVE' do you know?  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak English naturally:  How to show interest  (BBC Learning English)

    

   

Here's my musical hint for today: What about love? by Heart. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn how to speak English naturally: How to talk about things you like  (BBC Learning English)

 

TED talk:  A new way to think about the transition to motherhood | Alexandra Sacks

 

 

Tennis:  How would you say 'remontada épica' in English, which reminds us of all what Nadal did in the past?

 

 EPIC Comeback From Cameron Norrie To Beat Paire & Book Place In Second Round! | Eurosport Tennis

 

Rolling with Tina in heaven!!

 

 God bless you, Tina! Yes, we will all be rolling with you in heaven today!! Rolling like a ship on a river, that is, first smoothly, but all of a sudden roughly as if we were approaching some waterfalls and some rapids in the Mississippi River. And remember Our lives are like rivers. 

   

In memory of our beloved Tina Turner, here's my musical hint for today: Proud Mary by Heart. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• News Review: First Saudi woman in space  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Can climate change cause more disease?  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Meanings of 'ENGAGE'  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak:  How to praise someone publicly  (BBC Learning English)

The story of a great woman who suffered from domestic abuse (Her hit 'What's Love Got To Do With It' deals with this issue  >>  Pay attention to the lyrics and the message she wanted to give).

How Tina Turner 'broke the silence' on domestic abuse (BBC News)

Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll', dies aged 83 in Switzerland (Sky News)

Tina Turner: Music legend dies at 83 (BBC News)

Legends will be legends for ever!!

 

Legends are legends and they will be legends for ever, but time passes for everybody and this is the case of Rafa Nadal, who has just announced that he is not going to play in Roland Garros and that he is going to stop for a while until the end of the year, when he will try to go back to competition if it is possible, being 2024 his last year in his long successful career.

 

 

L'attente fébrile, l'émotion, et une note d'espoir : récit de la journée où Nadal a renoncé à Roland-Garros (L'Équipe)

 

Whatever it happens, he will stay in the hearts and memories of tennis lovers for things like the ones you can watch in these videos.

 

Rafael Nadal | Legends Never Die   (and Ultimate competitor, the King of Clay , 2022 Tribute  , Halo  and Here comes a fighter)

 

And always keep this in mind (previous post):  Victory belongs to the most tenacious

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• News Review: Learning to smile again  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: When does adulthood start?  (BBC Learning English) 

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

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to express no strong feelings  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

How do you know you've really become an adult? An illustrated essay (The Guardian)

You’re an adult, but your brain might not be, experts say (CNN health)

Why teenagers aren't what they used to be (BBC Future)

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Legends never die by pop rock band Against the Current. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! 

 

 

 

Some activities for my students in 1º ESO:

Write a comment comparing any of these legends using the comparative of equality.

Example: There is nobody as good on clay as Rafa Nadal.

 

Tennis: Another tennis legend was Chris Evert. Here are her  Top 10 Moments in the US Open.

 

Martina Navratilova v Chris Evert: Wimbledon Final 1978 (Extended Highlights)

 

 

Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova: Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors.
Interview | Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova

Roman engineer wanted for Rules reservoir

 Twenty years ago the Rules reservoir (or dam) was built and we are still waiting for the water canalizations to be done and the hydroelectric exploitation bidding process is still to be started. It is just amazing with all the droughts we have gone through in the region and the electric bill crisis. 

 

How will it be done and how long will it take them? We still don't know, but perhaps we'd better look for a Roman engineer to do it! They were such incredible problem-solvers!!

Here you've got several documents for you to analise so as to see how  The Roman Aqueducts   worked. 

For further information visit The Archeology Channel for Roman Engineering   

 

We've been waiting for so long and at last it seems politicians have agreed to make a move, or is it just a 'fake' move because of the coming elections.

   

The singer in my musical hint for today is also waiting: Waiting for a Girl like you by Foreigner. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! 

 

 

 

  

Roman Water Supply | Strip the City (Science Channel)

Ancient Roman Aqueduct Source Discovered (Discovery)

 

How did Roman Aqueducts work?  

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• News Review: King Charles's Coronation  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Addicted to war  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Learn how to use 'FIGURE'  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to close a topic  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Learn about Reported Speech with Emma (mmEnglish)

 

You can revise everything you need to know and do some exercises in my site:  REPORTED SPEECH

 

Some activities for my students in 1º ESO:

Unit 6

Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Los coches son más rápidos que las bicis.

2. Una tabla de skate es más emocionante que el autobús.

3. Ir andando al instituto es más lento que ir en coche, pero es más sano.

4. Montar en bicicleta está mejor que ver la televisión, pero mi padre dice que ir al trabajo en moto

   es más rápido. (quick)

   Los ingenieros romanos eran mejores construyendo acueductos que los ingenieros españoles. 

   De hecho eran los mejores ingenieros de toda la historia mundial. 

Now write sentences using the words given and the comparatives of superiority. 

Then finish them using the superlatives.

Example: Albert is better at playing tennis than Leo, but Nadal is the best tennis player in the world.

1. Books / cheap / films

2. Trains / slow / planes

3. Towns / safe / cities

4. France / big / Portugal

5. Films / interesting / books

6. Madrid / dangerous / Guajar Alto

7. Science / easy / History

8. Saturdays / good / Mondays

9. Thursdays / bad / Fridays

10. A Mercedes / comfortable / a Fiat

 

Tennis: And talking about Rome, here's Carlos Álcaraz in his debut against Albert Ramos in the Italian championship.   

 

 

Hats off!!

 Hats off!! It is not Charles III, it is our great Carlos Álcaraz making history and winning again, defeating the incredible lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff!!

Let's learn a phrase of how to impress people in The English We Speak: Hats off  (BBC Learning English)

 

Carlos Alcaraz vs Jan-Lennard Struff For The Title 🏆 | Madrid 2023 Final Highlights  and 20 years ago it was his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who was the winner!!

 

 

Some activities for you to do: 

• Take our coronation quizz: King HM Charles III  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Ice and the origins of life on Earth  (BBC Learning English) 

• English in a Minute: Leaarn 5 common uses of 'APPROACH'  (BBC Learning English)

• News Review:  Sudan crisis: Thousands in danger  (BBC Learning English)

 

The Observer view on the coronation of King Charles III: our faith in these magical rituals won’t last forever (Observer editorial, The Guardian)

 

 

King Charles III's Coronation: Must-See Moments! |⭐ OSSA

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Long Hot Summer by Keith Urban. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!! 

 

 

 

Our students at work...

 

Andrea Romera  (1º ESO B) and her comic about Around the World in 80 Days.

José Salvador Puentedura Haro  (1º ESO B) and his comic about Around the World in 80 Days.

 

 

 

Some more activities for my students:

1º ESO - What do these animals look like? What are they like? You can visit any of these posts and write a comment using the vocabulary and structures seen in Unit 6:

A speck in your horizon, but...

A dino bird, an example of a devoted dad

 or any other posts related to animals.

 

1º ESO - Now you can compare any animal or a pet you have at home with the animal described (the roadrunner or the cassowary) using comparatives and superlatives. You can also use the comparison of equality and inferiority.