Biden and Harris victory speeches offer message of unity: 'Spread the fa...

I always have good fun watching James Corden.

Just for a laugh

 

At The Airport: English Vocabulary

Now that you have revised how to book a flight, have a look at what you can expect to be asked when travelling by airplane

I love Lucy. English Pronunciation

Next week we will be having a quick look at diphthongs. You may think that  words with "ou" may be pronounced /aʊ/ like in 

ground /ɡraʊnd/ 

 plough /plaʊ/  

or /əʊ/

 like in though /ðəʊ/ 

soul  /səʊl/

If you are in trouble, just let me tell you you are not the only one. Have a look at this segment from a popular sitcom from the 50' that shows how complicated this can be.

Some of the words  ending in "ough"  Ricardo has problem with are:

 

  bough   /baʊ/     pronounced like  ground /ɡraʊnd/  or plough /plaʊ/  

  rough   /rʌf/       pronounced like  tough  /tʌf/  or enough /ɪˈnʌf/

  through  /θruː/   pronounced like  queue  /kju:/or true /tru:/    

  cough  /kɒf/       pronounced like   cost  /kɒst/  or because //bɪˈkɒz/

Do you think that is all?

He could go on reading the story and find more examples like the ones below:

brought /brɔːt/ like thought /θɔːt/ or caught /kɔːt/

though /ðəʊ/  like  shoulder  /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/  or owe  /əʊ/ 

If we only take "ou" the variety of sounds is even bigger:

would /wʊð/    

journey /ˈdʒɜː(r)ni/

tourist /ˈtʊərɪst/

soup   /su:p/

all of them with the  same spelling but different pronunciation.

You may agree with Ricardo and think you have had enough  /ɪˈnʌf/ but Won't you stay for a couple of minutes and play with sounds before leaving?

How about going on playing?

Bernie Sanders predicts Trump's election night playbook

Vowels and diphthongs

In the following link you can learn how to pronounce  English vowels.

 https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/12/phonetics-vowel-sounds-schwa-sound.html

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/12/long-schwa.html

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/12/phonetics-vowel-sounds.html

https://teachingenglishpalmira.blogspot.com/2018/12/phonetics-vowel-sounds-schwa-sound.html

Halloween -Samaín

When I was a kid I lived in a village not far from Vigo. At that time there were only a few public lights along the main road so most paths around the village where narrow and dark. On October  31st my friends and I used to empty pumpkins from the fields nearby, put candles inside, get bones from my family's butcher shop and place  them in the middle of the paths to scare neighbours going back home. What about you? How has the tradition changed?

What did you use to do when you were a kid?

 The last restrictions have surely changed your plans for this weekend so I would like to make a suggestion: Play the amazing game that Bautista Ramos has prepared for us to have good fun.

I hope you like it!

                                                        SPOOKY HALLOWEEN

Writing a summary

                                                                                           

The true story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing

So now you will know  how to pronounce the name of this really interesting native American we read about last week.

1. How old was she when she was kidnapped?

2. Who did she marry? Was it love?

3.Lewis and Clark thought she would help them to ...

4. But what else did she do for them?

5. There was a happy encounter on their way to the Pacific. What was it?

6. How long did the journey  take?

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S. Illa said that confinements in the coming months would be "drastic but short". Reported Speech

Was he left  alone ?

Spain’s Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Friday that coronavirus confinements in the coming months would be “drastic but short,” as is already happening across Europe during this second wave of the health crisis. As for the Christmas season, the Socialist Party (PSOE) politician said that it “would not be normal, it will be different and with distance” compared to other years.

Speaking during an interview with the RAC1 radio station, Illa also pledged that a coronavirus vaccine would be ready by the start of 2021, adding that it would still take some time until the population was vaccinated and the pandemic could be considered over.

“There are between five and six complicated months left for us to go,” he said, during which time Spaniards will have to continue to live with a highly contagious virus that can cause a lot of complications, he warned.

Full article english.elpais.com

Reporting questions, orders and requests

Final revision before test. 2 BACH

 Some of you asked me for more practice before the exam, so here it goes. You will find 5 exercises to revise all the tenses. You should also practise rewriting. I hope it helps. The key is at the bottom of the last page. 

Revising Tenses. I AM READY FOR THE TEST!

Last Monday was the 50th anniversary of Janis Joplin's death. Most of you haven't surely heard of her. She was a force of nature, an amazing voice, a weak and tough woman who died too young ( 27,  like a bunch of other singers who died at the very same age). 

Have a great weekend!!!

Trump leaves hospital in much criticised drive-by amid COVID-19 treatment. Newspaper article. From EURONEWS

Donald Trump has been criticised for taking a drive to wave at cheering supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated for coronavirus.

The US president, who was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with COVID-19 just days ago, was spotted on Sunday in the back of an armoured SUV, wearing a mask and saluting the crowd.

In the front passenger seat and driving seat, Secret Service agents also wore masks and other protective gear.

"This is insanity," Dr James P Phillips, an attending physicianat the hospital, said as he warned the president's trip could put lives at risk.

"Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary presidential 'drive-by' just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die."

He added: "For political theatre. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theatre."

For whole article and videos

Comparatives and superlatives

 Some of 3rd ESO students need to revise comparatives and superlatives so I am leaving here a Presentation created by Ana Arias  that will help you remember the rules.

Spelling rules

 For those who need to revise spelling, have a look at the rules. You can also watch the video