Sleeping on it to sort it out

When you've got a problem and can't find a solution, you'd better sleep on it and try to sort it out in the morning. Listen to what Georgie has to say about some phrasal verbs for 'sleep' and discover what "to sleep on something" really means.

Georgie teaching us some phrasal verbs for SLEEP (BBC Learning English)

 

Stop sleeping on it and make a move. It's your turn!

 

Here are some articles to read about the issue:

• Need to solve a problem? New study shows it’s best to ‘sleep on it’ (The Royal-Mental Health)

• Researchers activate problem-solving during sleep (Medical News Today)

• Putting sleep myths to bed: experts answer the questions that keep you awake at night (The Guardian)

• How lack of sleep affects the brain (BBC News)

 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 3: Places (BBC Learning English)

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Learning English from the News:   Mr Beast named in lawsuit  (BBC Learning English) 
  

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

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  Learn about BUSINESS JARGON: What is jargon?  (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Less salt, better health  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

QUIZZ: Which is correct? (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Here's a very interesting structure to express obligation for our 2º Bachillerato students. Lucy teaches us how to use BE SUPPOSED TO properly (English with Lucy).

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Sleep on it by Paul Carrack. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to check!

 

 

 

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

Stories in English to improve your listening skills: The Department of Complaints and Claims  

 

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

 

17. WORD ORDER

Put the following words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence. Use the words in the box to make a meaningful sentence.

 

1.	SAY IS DISAGREES PEOPLE THAT UNROMANTIC SOME DATE CHARLES  DETECTOR BUT THE
2.	THEY TEN AFTER DIFFICULT BEEN A EXPERIENCE CHALLENGING HAD WEEKS FELT IT AND
3.	WERE MASKS CARRYING MEN THE GUNS HALLOWEEN WEARING BOTH
4.	WHO TEENAGERS MISS CRIME BRITISH LESSONS COMMIT TO LIKELY SERIOUS A ARE
5.	HER BE REALLY WANTS DAUGHTER SHE TO
6.	GLAD TO ARE MARRIED TO  BE YOU WE HEAR SOON ARE GOING
7.	? MEET TO SHE HAVE MAN WHY DID WRONG THE
8.	WAS OWN SHE IN HER  EXPRESSING LOVED WORDS HIM WAS SHE THAT
9.	AND LISTEN NOT AT ME STARE THE DO YOURSELF TEACHER TO
10.	SO TERRIFIED I HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAIN AM CLIMBING NEVER HAVE TRIED I  A
11.	A AGO A YEARS HARLEM PLACE GO WOULD TAXIS WHERE FEW WAS NOT
12.	TO TRY YOU MAY FROM DANGERS NOT THEY TO PROTECT THAT EXIST
13.	DRUG IS SHE NOT DEALERS ABOUT COMPLAINING
14.	HE KNOWLEDGE OF USE AGE AT TWELVE IN DECIDED MAKE THE COMPUTERS TO HIS OF
15.	CAN OWN EXCITING BEING BOSS BE YOUR
16.	OF BECAME HE FAMOUS BECAUSE FILM THIS
17.	HE STUDYING EXAM LOT DESPITE A FAILED IMPORTANT THAT
18.	A TOP AS BECKAM RESULT PLAYERS EARNED LIKE HAVE MONEY MUCH
19.	BUY CODE HAS BAR TODAY A EVERYTHING IT ON WE BUY
20.	SURVIVED WORKERS SHE WARMED SLOWLY RESCUE HER VERY BECAUSE
21.	RIDE MEASURES COWBOYS SAFETY TO THESE USED HORSES WITHOUT
22.	AT THE MELISSA DOES STARTING BOTOOM MIND NOT
23.	THEM TO WORLD THE IMPOSSIBLE IS IMAGINE IT WITHOUT
24.	THE MIGHT IN KNIGHT HAVE A BEEN AGES MIDDLE YOU
25.	BOAT TO ONLY SWIM COULD IF I THE

 

Rewrite these sentences using a different structure buy saying the same (sometimes the beginnings of your sentences are given):

1. My brother had the habit of playing handball when he was at school.

2. Melissa has planned to go to Malaysia next summer.

3. She has already booked her flights for the 2^nd June.

4. Astronomers do not write horoscopes. Horoscopes....

5. People say Cervantes was buried in a monastery in Madrid. Cervantes...

6. I tried very hard in the exam, but I didn’t pass. I did...

7. Who normally buys the food in your family? Who does...?

8. I don’t know what you have chosen. I don’t know your...

9. Takeshi got up late, so he was very late for work. If...

10. Ricky said: “I want to buy new plants for my garden”. Ricky said that...

 

 

 

 

Smartphones to have a break!!

 

 

It is time for your smartphones to go on holiday, to have a break. We all know these gadgets are really useful, but they can also be very harmful, especially for younger generations. 

 

And we all have to admit that at the end of the day the most important thing is to preserve our children's mental health!

 

Here are some articles to read about the issue:

• Should Smartphones Be Banned in UAE Classrooms? (Whichschooladvisor)
  

  

• Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, says French report (The Guardian)
  

• Smartphones could be banned for children in the Irish town of Greystones (BBC News)

  

Should phones be banned in schools? | A Current Affair

 

 

The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 2: Travel (BBC Learning English)

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Learning English from the News:   Australia plans kids' social media ban  (BBC Learning English) 
  

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

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  JOB APPLICATIONS: The THIRD / IMPOSSIBLE or UNREAL conditional  (BBC Learning English)

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Keeping kids off smartphones   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

QUIZZ: Which is correct? (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for the coming season:  Rises the Moon by Liana Flores. Here are the lyrics for you to check!

 

 

 

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

Learn English with Emma Watson  

 

 

 

Olympic Legends: Top 10 Heroes and Unforgettable Stories (1936-1960)

 

 

Are you ready?

 

Are you ready? Are you on your marks? (as they would say in a race at the Olympic Games).

 

Now that summer is  almost over and we have so many projects in mind, it is time to ponder about our future and consider all the possibilities and proposals ahead. So many friends and relatives give you tips about what you should do, but it is really you the person who must take his own decisions.

Beaches are not so crowded and sunsets are splendid and make us do all these reflections better just walking in the wind, dreaming... on your own. You need some time to yourself to sort out all these matters because we need to crank up after such long holidays.

 

BRAND NEW!!! 

Three contestants race from London to Edinburgh. 3 people, 5 days, £100. Who will get to Edinburgh first.

What is the meaning of contestant? Which word does it come from?

 

An easy English series to watch: Episode 1: Welcome! (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• The English We Speak:   Clutch at straws  (BBC Learning English) 
  

• Real Easy English: Talking about YOURSELF  (BBC Learning English)
  

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  JOB APPLICATIONS: The SECOND / HYPOTHETICAL conditional  (BBC Learning English) 

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Understanding job descriptions  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

QUIZZ: Spot the error (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for today:  Innocent days by Giant. Here are the lyrics for you to check!

Lucy tells us how to avoid these 5 business English mistakes (English with Lucy).

 

 

 

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

Stories in English to improve your listening skills:   Christopher Colombus  

 

 

 

 

 

The day Roddick impersonated Nadal to beat Federer! (Funniest tennis match ever!)

 

 

 

 

 

Back to our beloved routines, our high life!

 

 

 

  Here's September and that means that we go back to our beloved routines, in which we also rest because holidays can be also stressful. It is time to meet our friends at school and be ready for higher goals in life.

 

Therefore, going back to school may look like heavy lifting (see meaning of the expression below), but it is not. It is just a piece of cake (By the way, how would you translate this last expression in Spanish > check in the note below).

 

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

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Learning English from the News:   UN: Rising sea levels disaster for all  (BBC Learning English)  
  

• Real Easy English: Talking about FILMS  (BBC Learning English)
  

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

• A listening exercise for you to do:   Meet a real Willy Wonka  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 Here's my musical hint for September and our return to school:  Back in the high life by Steve Winwood. 

Listen and try to fill in the gaps... 

It _ _ _ _   _ _ seem to me that my life ran on  _ _ _    _ _ _
And I (5 words) ________________________ just to make the good parts last
But when you're born to run it's so hard to just  _ _ _   _ _ _ _
So don't be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  to see me back in that bright part of town

I'll be back in the high life again
(5 words) ___________________________ one time will open up again
I'll be back in the high life again
(5 words) ___________________________  me once will smile and take me in

And I'll _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _   with one hand free
Let the world back into me and on I'll be a sight to see
Back in the high life again

You used to be the best to make life be life to me
And I hope that you're still out there and you're like you used to be
We'll have ourselves a time
_____________________________________________
And we'll let the good times come in
And we won't stop 'til we're done

We'll be back in the high life again

Then sing along with this version with the lyrics and check!

English with Lucy  >>>   How to read ALL NUMBERS in English - BIG NUMBERS, Decimals, Dates, Fractions, Phones, Ordinals   

 

 

 

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

Stories in English to improve your listening skills:   Abraham Lincoln  

 

 

 

US Open - Huge shocks in the US Open 2024: Djokovic OUT!  , Álcaraz OUT!  , Musetti OUT! ,  Korda OUT!  ....

 

 

 

 

 

 Note: a piece of cake = pan comido