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

miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2018

Stephen Hawking, a unique brain.



Stephen Hawking, the man who was expected to live two or three more years at the most when he was 21, according to doctors, has passed away today, on π Day (Pi Day, pronouncing it like 'pie').

 

 

 

Hawking suffered from a rare early-onset, slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, known in Spanish as 'ELA') that gradually paralysed him over the decades. At the time of his death, he was still able to communicate using a single cheek muscle attached to a speech-generating device. Hawking has died today, 14th March 2018, at the age of 76.

 




And now 10 Amazing Facts about Pi.

 

But let's go back to Stephen Hawking and his big ideas >>>

Here are other interesting videos to watch:

 

Best of Big Bang Theory - "Stephen Hawking"



 

Some articles to read now:

A film has even been made about this unique physicist: The Theory of Everything  

 




jueves, 8 de marzo de 2018

NO CHEWING GUM, but shoe soles!!!



"No chewing Gum!!!" That would be the classical start of one of our English classes at school. However, this act of throwing it away can turn out to be a green act, as a fantastic way to recycle it has just been discovered so as to make shoe soles and many other items out of this sticky litter we usually come across on the pavements and that are such a nuisance for city councils.





Here are some articles to read about the issue:






Activities for my 2º ESO students:  Apart from talking about chewing gums, can you tell me the different ways of transport you can use to cross the English Channel? Which British cities do you go from and to which European cities can you go to?


Phrasal verbs: put sth/so up (KSA Academy Granada)

    



LINGOHACK  >>>

  • Episode 180307 / 07 March 2018    >>>  Turning chewing gum into useful objects   -  Language related to 'Recycling'.  Need-to-know language: litter, versatile, to hammer home, new lease of life & eye-catching.

 

A good expression to learn: A taste of your own medicine (The English We Speak)


sábado, 3 de marzo de 2018

Wearables to help and save patients


It's just amazing how technology can help us!!!! Now when you go jogging you will probably have some kind of gadget on you to know how much you have run, how many calories you have burnt, your heart rate... and so on. By the end of the week certain apps report you how much exercise you have done and what you should do. 

 

Well, now, stroke patients (can you define what a stroke patient is?) can carry some wearable tech which will give vital data to the doctor.




Some interesting articles for you to read:


Living Alone & Moving Abroad | Teatime with English with Lucy!



Let's revise verbs that are followed by an -ING form or by an infinitive: Exercise to do (British Council)


What's the difference between these two sentences?
1. Sometimes people are stopped for speeding.
2. Sometimes people are stopped by speeding.



LINGOHACK  >>>

  • Episode 180228 / 28 February 2018    >>>  Wearable tech aids stroke patients   -  Language related to 'Health'.  Need-to-know language: vital signs, monitor (their) progress, speed (her) recovery, medical team & heart rate.
Another post related with wearable technology:

FASHION OR SCIENCE: Wearable tech


A stroke patient is a patient who has suffered a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of the body. (Example: "He suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak for a while")