BEING A TEACHER....

BEING A TEACHER IS A DIFFICULT TASK NOWADAYS, SO I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THIS PIECE OF ADVICE BY BRUCE LEE:

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

by Bruce Lee

domingo, 17 de marzo de 2024

Rats getting 'high'


Unbelievable, but true! Rats are said to be getting high by eating evidence at New Orleans police building!

 

Related posts to read about the issue and a video:

 

Rats are ‘all high’ on marijuana evidence at infested police building, New Orleans chief says (ABC News)

 


 

‘They’re all high’: Louisiana police say rats eating marijuana in evidence room (The Guardian)

 

Rats are high on marijuana evidence at an infested police building, New Orleans chief says (AP News)

 

 

How these cities became rat-free zones (BBC News)

 
 

 

Here are some activities for you to do and get you down to Earth and reality:   

 

 
 
 

Activities for my students.....

 

Listen to the song below and try to fill in the gaps (don't look at the lyrics until you have tried to do the exercise)

I waited 'til I saw the ________
I don't know why I didn't come
I __________ you by the house of fun
Don't know why I didn't come...

When I __________ the break of day
I wished that I ___________  __________ ________
Instead of kneeling in the ____________
Catching tear-drops in my __________

My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind for ever

Out across the endless ____________
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a _________ of bones
__________  _______ the road alone

My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind for ever

___________   ________  _______ ________ ______  ___________ 

 

   

Here's my musical hint for today to get really high:   Don't know why by Norah Jones. Come on, you can sing along!

 
 

 

English with Lucy teaching us some Advanced Verbs (C1-C2) for Total English Fluency

 



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



 Learn English with TV series:  Anne with an E (episode 01 season 1)



Breaking News  >>>>



Tennis:
Once again Carlos Alcaraz vs Daniil Medvedev for the title  🏆-   Indian Wells 2024  & thrilling semi-final against Jannik Sinner 





miércoles, 13 de marzo de 2024

A flat white, please!


It is early in the morning and the smell of coffee is all around the house giving enough energy for the day. I remember my mother having a stroll around the house with the steaming coffee machine scenting every single room of the house, every single corner. What good memories I try to bring back every morning!!

 

 

What Exactly Is a Flat White? Everyone's Favorite Coffee Order (Food & Wine)

Recipe: How to make a Flat White (BBC GoodFood)


 

Previous posts related to the issue under the label of   coffee   in this blog and, by the way, do you remember what a  suspended coffee  is?

 


The truth about caffeine: how coffee really affects our bodies (The Guardian)





 

How do you pronounce 'animated gif'?

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:

 

 

 

 

How ‘super-enzymes’ that eat plastics could curb our waste problem (The Guardian)

 

 

Activities for my students.....


in 2º ESO: Real Conditionals  >>>>  Quizz 1   2



in 3º ESO:  Future mix    

 

 


   

Here's my musical hint for today:   Raindrops keep falling on my head by B.J. Thomas (Trailer of the film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). Come on, you can sing along!

 


 

English with Lucy: Learn the Perfect Tenses Easily in 12 Minutes!  

 

 

 


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



 Learn English with Finding Nemo:  First Day of School 



 

 

Pronunciation: Intrusive /r/  (BBC Learning English)

 

 

 

 

Aday Rivera & Martín Toledo  (2º ESO B) presenting Lobres    

 

 

 

sábado, 9 de marzo de 2024

Everybody, dance now!

 

The weekend is here and it is time to chill out and... DANCE!!!

 

 

Imagen relacionadaand also all those students going to York must be getting ready to set off their journey in a few months' time!! Here's our previous experience if you wan to have a look:  

 

Study trip to York 2019






International Women's Day: When is it and why is it important? (BBC News)



 

I’ve travelled the world researching patriarchy – and found it is far from inevitable (The Guardian)

 

Read the article and search for the word in English 'empoderamiento'  What other words can you find in the article that are, in your opinion, relevant in the semantic field of WOMEN?


How do you think women can become stronger?   






 

Here are some activities for you to do:

 

 


   

Here's my musical hint for today:   Everybody dance now by Snap (another version), and this is a version with lyrics  for you to sing along!

 

 

 

 

Activities for my students.....

 

in 2º ESO:  Future tenses  >>>>   Present Continuous with future meaning (ARRANGEMENTS)     1   2



in 3º ESO:  Future mix    

 



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



 Learn English with :  Michael Jackson 



 

 

Pronunciation: Velar n /ŋ/  (BBC Learning English)

 



 

domingo, 3 de marzo de 2024

Time to make a move


 It is time to make a move so as to have better results in the final term or any other external exams.


 But first you should test your level of English: B1  B2   C1    



   

Here's my musical hint for today:   I like to move it from the film Madagascar, and this is a version with lyrics  for you to sing along!

 


 

 

It is also a phrase you use when you want to leave or start something.

 



Dating: When’s the best time to make a move? (The Star)

 

 

Here are some activities for you to do:



Activities for my students.....

 

in 2º ESO:  Future tenses  >>>>   GOING TO future   1 



in 3º ESO:  Expressions for talking about QUANTITY (video)  >>>     1  2  3 

 



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



 Learn English with THE OFFICE:  Best pranks 



 

 

Pronunciation: Linking /w/  (BBC Learning English)