Improving essential skills

 

Summer is a time to put aside our mobile phones and any other gadgets that deter us from hanging out with our friends or meeting new friends. It is also a good opportunity to develop our skills, which can be really useful in our future lives.

 

‘Miracle, miracle’: lone children survive 40 days in Amazon jungle (The Guardian)

How children survived 40 days in Colombian jungle (BBC News)

 

ULTIMATE SURVIVAL  >>>  Man vs. Wild - Bear's Ultimate Survival Guide Part Two - Man vs. Snakes 

 

DAY EIGHT

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• PRESENT SIMPLE (English for U) - Explanation and many exercises to do
  
• Grammar test
  
• Do you remember the structure TO WANT SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING? Try to translate these sentences into English:

  1) Yo quiero que mis alumnos disfruten de un buen verano.

  2) Alberto quiere que hagamos algunos ejercicios de repaso también.

  3) Mis abuelos quieren que les compre algo de pan en el supermercado.

  4) Mi primo quiere que nosotros juguemos con él.

  5) Nuestro profesor quiere que escribamos comentarios durante el verano.
  

 

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO

Here are some activities for you to do: 

• 

  News Review: Alzheimer's drug hope  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Could you live on wild food?  (BBC Learning English)

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

• Learn how to speak naturally:  Do you know how to agree?  (BBC Learning English)

mmmEnglish answers this question: What does "mmm" mean in English? and challenges us with this English listening test...

 

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Burning heart by Survivor. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics.

 

 

 

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

 Learn English with Lilo & Stitch  

 

 

 

 

Tennis - When Carlos Álcaraz electrifies the crowd!   ( and: 1 , 2 )

 

 

 

Sir Charles I, the Green King of Wimbledon

 

 How amazingly Carlos Álcaraz played against Djokovic to beat him and win his first Wimbledon! A month ago he had some problems in the semi-finals in Roland Garros dealing with pressure, but he's such a quick learner that this time he was able to come back after losing clearly the first set.

 

He even had the guts to win the fifth set after losing the fourth, which is not very logical when we think that Djokovic wins 3 out of 4 matches in this kind of circumstances due to his resilience and when we know he has already won 7 titles in Wimbledon.

 

 

 After beating Medvedev in the semi-final, he faced Djokovic in the final and...

 

Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic: Final Highlights | Wimbledon 2023 (Extended highlights and best points at Queen's) Full match: 1  2 

 

Carlos Alcaraz - Top 100 Crazy Shots and Points (HD)

He Has Every Shot 🤯 | Carlos Alcaraz Best Points from Wimbledon 2023 (epic game)

 

 

Wimbledon a ‘dream come true,’ says Carlos Alcaraz after stunning victory (The Guardian)

Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon men's title (BBC News)

 

John McEnroe: “Everyone is trying to copy Alcaraz” (AS.com)

 

 

mmmEnglish revises FOR, AGO & SINCE (Grammar Check!) for you >>>

 

 

 

DAY SEVEN

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• THERE IS / ARE (OUP) - More exercises:   1 ,  2  
  
• THERE IS / ARE + SOME, ANY... (Oxford Univ Press)   1   2    
  
• Translate these sentences into English :

   

  1. ¿Cuántos libros tienes en la cartera? _______________________________

  2. No hay mucho queso en el plato. _____________________________

  3. ¿Hay dinero en mi cartera? No. ________________________________

  4. Los hermanos de Andy no están trabajando en una oficina. _________________

 

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO

Here are some activities for you to do: 

• 

  The English We Speak: Productivity theatre  (BBC Learning English)  >> a phrase about pretending to work
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Food and mood  (BBC Learning English)

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

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to chat someone up  (BBC Learning English)  <<<  especially interesting for the summer time!!!!
  

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: You make my dreams (come true) by Daryl Hall & John Oates. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics.

 

 

 

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

 Learn English with The Incredibles  

 

 

 

 

Cartoonist Francisco Ibáñez, creator of characters such as Mortadelo and Filemon, passed away yesterday

 What great moments we've had with him and his cartoons or comic strips!!

 

The hottest days ever recorded

 

 

The hottest days, weeks... ever recorded in Britain, Spain... and we don't really know how far this can go and how long this situation can last!!!

News Review: Hottest week ever  (BBC Learning English)

 

 We've gone through a pandemic, the toughest time we've had so far in our lives, similar to the war in Ukraine. Our students in 1º ESO have had the toughest year in their careers as it was the first year at the secondary level.

 

Heatwaves, droughts, not enough water to drink....

Tuesday was world’s hottest day on record – breaking Monday’s record (The Guardian)

Climate change: World's hottest day since records began (BBC News)

 

DAY SIX

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• Listen to the song and check the lyrics for superlatives. Can you tell me the two adjectives in the superlative form you see? Now you can do these exercises to make a revision:    1   2   3   4 

• Let's revise the difference between the PRESENT SIMPLE & the PRESENT CONTINUOUS watching these two New That's English episodes: 

MODULE 3 (NOTES)  >>>   Unit 1A          Unit 1B

 

• Finally do the following exercise...

  Write sentences with the words below in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS (Circle the key word(s) ).

  1. Betty and Paul / not eat / lunch / at school / on Fridays / . _____________

  2. you / walk / the dog / every day / ? _______________________________

  3. the students / not do / a test / at the moment / . ____________________

  4. Dave / write / an e-mail / now / . _____________________________

  5. cakes / like / my grandmother’s / I / birthday ______________________

  
  
  

   

 

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO

Here are some activities for you to do: 

• 

  News Review: Fukushima water release  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Plants fighting pollution  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak: Is there something that annoys you?  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to chat someone up  (BBC Learning English)

 

VERY INTERESTING for my students in 4º ESO...

mmmEnglish asked us if we know about these Compare all CONDITIONAL SENTENCES in English... & How to express percentages and amounts in English.

 

 

 

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: The first cut is the deepest by Rod Stewart. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics.

 

 

 

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

 Learn English with TOY STORY 2  

 

 

 

 

 

 Quarter-finals in Wimbledon 2023: Álcaraz defeats Rune and now for the semi-finals against Medvedev!!!

 

Help your favourite star!

 

Too much success cannot be healthy for your mind. This is incredible case of Tourette's syndrome affecting Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi.

 

 

Here are some articles for you to read about the issue:

• Lewis Capaldi: How success affected his mental health (BBC News)
  

• Lewis Capaldi announces he needs a mental health break after Glastonbury (The Guardian)
  

 

Crowd Helps Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury 2023 | Someone You Loved   

 

DAY FIVE

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• Possessive pronouns (Agenda Web) - Different exercises to do
  
• Describing rooms in the house (English exercises)
  
• Fill in the blanks with the verbs TO BE & TO HAVE either in the affirmative or the negative. Write the contracted forms in brackets if possible :

  1) You __________ short, but you __________ fat.

  2) __________ the cat here? No,it isn't.

  3) We __________ hungry; __________ you got any food?

  4) I __________ got some food in the fridge.

  5) She __________ hungry too, but she __________ got any food.

  6) Arthur __________ a teacher, he __________ a student.

  7) We __________ students.

  8) They __________ got a book.

  9) __________ it got any milk?

  10) _______ she a doctor? No, she ________; she ________ a nurse.

 

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Someone you loved by Lewis Capaldi. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics.

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

• 

  News Review: Could we live to 140?  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Do chatbots know what we are thinking?  (BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute: Common uses of SUBJECT  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to talk about funny incidents  (BBC Learning English)

 

mmmEnglish asked us if we know about these advanced adjectives in English (EXTREME ADJECTIVES)...

 

 

Rounds 2 & 3: Álcaraz defeats Muller and Matteo Berrettini in Wimbledon 2023!!!

 

 

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

 Learn English with TOY STORY  

 

 

 

The future is yours!!

 

Spain crowned FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2023 champs after downing France in OT thriller (FIBA basketball)

 

 The future is yours!! It is time to think about what to do with our lives. Our basketball golden boys certainly know what their future will be like after becoming world champions, CONGRATULATIONS to the whole group!

No matter what happens, you've made history!!

 

Spain 🇪🇸 v France 🇫🇷 | Final | J9 Highlights | #FIBAU19 Basketball World Cup 2023 (and here's a link to the full basketball game)

 

 

And remember that they had already did something great last summer (2022)  >>>  No matter what happens, you've made history!!

 

 

 

24 years later, gold juniors: Spain, U19 world champion (Teller Sport)

 

THE FUTURE IS YOURS - Motivational Video Ft. LeBron James (The future is here, the future is ours)

 

DAY FOUR

SUMMER REVISION  >>  Activities for my students in 1º ESO:

• 
  Exercise on the Saxon Genitive (Practising English) & Saxon Genitive exercises (Agenda Web) 
• HOUSE - PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (English exercises)
  
• Some sentences for you to translate into English:
  

 - Ella no tiene una nariz ancha.

- ¿Es tu tía una persona amable? Sí.

- Sus ojos son azules, pero no muy grandes.

- Bob el jardinero es muy valiente.

- Nosotros no tenemos un instituto muy viejo.

And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO

60% of English letters have a silent letter!! (mmmEnglish) 

Try to guess the silent letter in each of the following words and then watch the video to check >>>>

Wednesday, subtle, handsome, knuckle, crumb, soften, sword, receipt, muscle, half, honestly, Autumn

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

• 

  News Review: Rainforest destruction gets worse  (BBC Learning English)
  

• A listening exercise for you to do: Dealing with boredom  (BBC Learning English) 

• The English We Speak: On the table  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to talk about things you don't like  (BBC Learning English)

 

   

Here's my musical hint for this hot summer day: Last Friday night by Katy Perry. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics.

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

Learn English with Finding Nemo 

 

 

 

And the future also belongs to our Carlitos Álcaraz: Álcaraz defeats Chardy in Wimbledon's first round!!!

 

BREAKING NEWS >>> And the future is also belongs to our U21 Spanish national team, which won the silver medal in the European championship and qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris next year!!