Nature, a menace for nature itself???

 

Could nature really be a menace for nature?

News Review: Nature destroying nature  (BBC Learning English)

 

Earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, vulcano eruptions... and even animals can be a menace for nature itself. It is then time for humans to find remedies and solutions.

 

Can nature itself save us from the effects of climate change?  (DW Documentary)

 

   

Listen to this song by Bob Dylan about a boxer, but which is connected with menacing nature: Hurricane . You can have a look at the lyrics in English & Spanish to try to understand it better.

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• English in a Minute: Learn how to use the word 'scale'  (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do: How fans talk about their passions   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• News Review: Improving maths with music  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to accept an apology  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

Activities for my students.....

 

in 2º ESO:  SIMPLE PAST - IRREGULAR VERBS  

in 3º ESO:  Exercises on 'USED TO' (i)  Agenda Web

 

 

Answers to questions for Bachillerato in previous post:

 

184.

1. They mean a deadly curse will fall on all those who try to open their tombs.

2. He was a very young king from Egypt.

3. Archaeologists / Experts opened the tomb of King Tutankhamun at Luxor.

4. He was the person in charge of the expedition to Egypt.

5. His gun exploded, the ship taking the coffin to England sank, the house where they kept the coffin burnt down, the photographer committed suicide by shooting himself, a friend of his was lost at sea.

6. coffin  is a wooden box where corpses are kept.

7. enormous   is a synonymo of huge 

8. Pharaohs  are the ancient kings of Egypt at the times of the Pyramids.

185.

I  want  to  tell you something ABOUT  Arthur. He  lives AT  21  Gladstone Avenue, WITH Mrs Harrison  and  Mr Smithers.  He  works AT the library IN  Middleford High  Street. The Sunny Snack Bar is quite NEAR the  library ON  the other side OF the road. Sometimes he  goes there FOR a cup OF coffee.

  

186. Compositions are welcomed.

Who was Tutankamun? (History Channel)

 

 

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

 Learn English with  Kung Fu Panda 

 

 

 

Just small potatoes!!

"Why was she crying?" "Oh, nothing. Her business was just small potatoes!"  What does this expression mean?

   

Listen to this song by Mark Knopfler and you'll find out: Small potatoes . You can have a look at the lyrics to try to understand it better.

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• 

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

• Listening exercise for you to do: How green is your money?   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• This is not small potatoes at all!!  News Review: Amazon water levels at record low  (BBC Learning English)

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

 

 

Activities for my students.....

 

in 2º ESO:  SIMPLE PAST - REGULAR VERBS  

in 3º ESO:  Exercises on 'USED TO'  

 

in Bachillerato:

 

184. A. READING AND COMPREHENSION. Read and then answer the questions:

"Death will come to those who disturb the peace of Pharaohs..." These were the words found inscribed in the tomb of the Egyptian boy King Tutankhamun at Luxor, when it was opened in February, 1923 - for the first time in 3,000 thousand years.

 

The man who led the expedition to Egypt to excavate Tutankhamun's tomb was an Englishman, 57 year old Lord Carnarvon. And the Curse of Pharaohs was well known to him. He knew what had happened to the man who, in the late 19th century, had brought another Pharaoh's coffin  back to England. Arthur Weigall, one of the men in Carnavon's expedition, had told Carnarvon all about the owner of the coffin. "No sooner had he obtained the coffin than he lost his gun when his gun exploded. The ship in which the coffin was sent home was wrecked. The house in which it was kept was burnt down. The photographer who took a picture of it shot himself. A lady friend of whom the owner was very fond was lost at sea."  The list of tragedies was of enormous length.

 

1. What do you think the words found in the tomb of Tutankhamun mean?  ______________________

2. Who was Tutankhamun?   ______________________________________________________

3. What happened in February, 1923?   ______________________________________________

4. Who was Lord Carnarvon?  ________________________________________________

5. What had happened when someone else had taken another Pharaoh's coffin to England in the late 19th century?

 

Now define the following words from the text (you can also give synonyms):

 

6. coffin   _____________________________________________________________________

7. enormous   __________________________________________________________________

8. Pharaohs    __________________________________________________________________

185. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

I  want  to  tell you something ..........  Arthur. He  lives ..........  21  Gladstone Avenue,.......... Mrs Harrison  and  Mr Smithers.  He  works .......... the library ..........  Middleford High  Street. The Sunny Snack Bar is quite ......... the  library ..........  the other side .......... the road. Sometimes he  goes there .......... a cup .......... coffee.

  

186. PRODUCTION. Write about your childhood (remember how to express habits in the past and REMEMBER + V-ing) and the changes in your life since then.

Small Potatoes - Love is in the Air | Songs for Kids

 

Barefoot Contessa's 5-Star Garlic Roasted Potatoes | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

 

 

 

 

Call dibs on fresh homemade artisan bread!

 Last Monday, 16th October, was World Bread Day. How much bread do you eat in your family? Do you usually eat bread with your meals or do you substitute it by rice, pasta...? How important is bread for you? Do you buy any special bread or do you eat any bread?

 

 Here are some articles for you to read and videos to watch related to the issue:

• Bakers — start your mixers. October 16 is World Bread Day   

• World Bread Day | Quacky Flappy Clips | Sarah & Duck

 

• World bread day: the secret of a perfect baguette   (France 24 English)
• How to Make a Homemade Artisan Bread Recipe | Seriously the Best Bread Recipe Ever! (by Chef Billy Parisi)

 

Bread Song by Peter Weatherall (Where does bread come from?)

 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• The English We Speak: Call dibs  (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do: Mushrooms: Medicine or Myth   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• News Review: LEGO gives up on recycled bricks  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to accept an apology  (BBC Learning English)

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: Come on everybody by Jive Bunny (another version by Eddie Crochan. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics.

  

 

English with Lucy:  YES, it's possible - Food & Drink at C1/C2 (Advanced) Level of English!    

 

 

Activities for my students.....

 

in 2º ESO:  A little or a few?  

in 3º ESO:  Agreeing and disagreeing 

 

Don't run for the hills!

 

Don't run for the hills, give an answer and move! What does this expression mean? Check it below.

The English We Speak: Run for the hills  (BBC Learning English) 

 

What expressions do we have in Spanish for that? Check at the bottom of this post.

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• News Review: Junk food addiction  (BBC Learning English)

• Listening exercise for you to do: Sounds that make you want to scream

  

    (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute: Ways to use SPECIAL  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to complain in informal situations  (BBC Learning English)

 

English with Lucy:  Daily routine at C1 (Advanced) Level of English     

 

Activities for my students.....

 

in 2º ESO:  Expression of QUANTITY  

in 3º ESO:  EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS PUZZLE  

Law change to let pharmacists sign people off sick (BBC News)

 

   

Here's my musical hint to send as a note to your teacher or boss when you can't go to school or work (why paddy is not at work today): The Sick Note by The Dubliners. You can have a look at the lyrics in this version with lyrics and I'm sure you'll have a good laugh. (Watch this Lego version to understand the meaning of the song)

 

Do you know what a 'foreman' is? How would you translate 'the sick note' into Spanish?

 

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

 Learn Advanced English with the  PODCASTS 

 

 

 

 

Note: 'Run for the hills' = salir por los cerros de Úbeda, salir por peteneras...

 

This weather is driving us crazy!!

 

Are we really already in autumn? I don't think so. When I see the beaches full of people swimming and sunbathing I wonder when we used to look for chestnuts in the forests and the days were getting colder and colder, greyer and greyer.

 

 

Extreme weather conditions continues across Europe (Euronews)

Extreme weather wreaks havoc in Europe (DW)

Flooding claims lives in Spain after record rainfall - BBC News

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

• News Review: COVID vaccine scientists win Nobel  (BBC Learning English)

• 

  Listening exercise for you to do: Can we save dead languages?  (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute: Ways to use 'PURPOSE'  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to point out the positive  (BBC Learning English)

 

mmmEnglish gives us a small talk tip:  How to introduce yourself to someone new!     

 

Activities on the PRESENT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS for my students.....

• in 2º ESO:  ACTIVITIES  
  

• in 3º ESO:  ACTIVITIES  
  

Getting ready for Bachillerato.....

183. EVERYDAY ENGLISH

A. Write questions for these answers (pay attention to the words underlined) :

1. _____________________________________ ? They were singing 'Yesterday'.

2. _____________________________________ ? Because she didn't pass the English exam.

3. _____________________________________ ? I talked with your teachers.           

B. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. ¿Me puedes ayudar a encontrar mi libro? ________________________________________

2. Yo no tengo que limpiar mi cuarto, pero generalmente hago mi cama.  _____________________

3.  Muchos alumnos no han terminado todavía el examen.  ___________________________________

4. Ella quiere comprarse un diccionario porque es muy útil para inglés.  _________________

5. Mañana tenemos un examen de geografía. (en eso quedamos con la profesora la semana pasada)  ______________

Answers to exercises in previous post.....

181. VOCABULARY.  A supermarket is a big place where you can buy your food.  //  A hospital is a building where doctors and nurses work.   //   Birds are animals that can fly.  //  Vampires are people who take blood from other people at night.

182. READING & COMPREHENSION.    1. He has lived there for ten years.  2. No, they didn't.    3. They had a fancy dress party.   4. No, he hasn't.   5. He'll stay there for two months.

 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall by Bob Dylan. 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 Italian plumber SUPER MARIO movie 

 

 

Time to call the roll

 

 Back to classes and it is time to call the roll (= control the attendance), to get up early, to do your homework everyday, to get up early in the morning..., that is to say, to go back to our 'beloved' routines!!

We also have a rest carrying out our daily routines since we do not have to think about what new activity to organise or which new face we are going to meet. As well, routines make us move forward in search of our personal goals. 

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do: 

 

• 

  News Review: Rubiales quits: Kiss scandal  (BBC Learning English)

• The English We Speak: Join the club  (BBC Learning English)

• English in a Minute: Different meanings of 'FEATURE'  (BBC Learning English)

• Learn how to speak naturally:  How to say sorry  (BBC Learning English)

 

mmmEnglish talking about:  Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed     

 

Getting ready for Bachillerato.....

181. VOCABULARY. Define the following words using the clues given:

 

A supermarket (big place/you can buy your food)_________________________________

A hospital (building/doctors and nurses work)_______________________________________

Birds (animals/can fly) ___________________________________________________

Vampires (people/take blood from other people at night)   _______________________________

182. READING & COMPREHENSION. Read about Rory's friend, Brad. Then answer the questions.

         I’ve got a friend called Brad. He’s seventeen and he lives in Boston. Actually he’s from Canada, but he’s lived in the USA for ten years. Last month he came to stay with me and my family in Wales.

             We had a really great time. We went to the mountain in the north of Wales. We stayed near a lake and went canoeing and swimming every day. He also liked going to the cinema – especially to see science-fiction films. While he was staying with me, we saw four science-fiction films! And we had a fancy dress party the night before he went home. People wore anything from Star Wars!

             I haven’t been to the USA yet. But next year, I’m going to stay with Brad in Boston. If I save enough money, I’ll stay for two months! We’ll probably travel to some different places with his family. I think we’ll go to New York and if there’s enough time, we’ll go to the beach in Florida!

 

1. How long has Brad lived in the USA? __________________________________________

2. Did they stay near the sea on holiday? _________________________________________

3. What kind of party did they have? ___________________________________________

4. Has Rory already been to the USA? ___________________________________________

5. How long will Rory stay in the USA? ___________________________________________

Answers to exercises in previous post.....

 

180. GRAMMAR 

A. 1. Things are bought on the Internet.  2. My mother made a delicious cake on Saturday. A delicious cake was made on Saturday by my mother.

                                                                                                                                          

B. 1. Ricky has had his bike for two years.   2. I had an argument with my friend yesterday.    

3. Annie hasn't played  tennis since she broke her arm.  4. ‘How long have they been at this school?’ ‘They started in October             

C.   1.  was cooking ,   came     2. were you going  ,   saw

                                                                                                                                          

D.   1. are you doing   ,   am writing     2. starts  ,   finishes

                                                                                                                                          

E. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs:

1. sees / saw  ,    will kill   /  would kill    2. will you phone /  would you phone ,   have  /  had

 

Rare phenomena:   This is not lightning, it's a rare phenomenon called St Elmo's fire.  (BBC News) 

 

 

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

 Learn English with Aladdin