I love reading, and you?

Hi! it´s been a while since I haven´t written, sorry! I had a busy week...

Anyway, I would like to remind you the importance of reading, but not only the importance for our mind but also the power of doing it.

When I´m reading I feel like "teletransporting" myself to another world, my imagination works and all my senses are focusing on the story.

I prefer reading at night in my cozy bed, but due to the current circumstances I can´t read at that time, so I tend to do it at any free moment I have.

I would like you to watch very carefully to this TED-TALK from Luke Bakic, a boy who talks about his feelings when reading.

Next post, we will review some things we listen to in the video. Enjoy!

The 5 R´s

Good afternoon!  How are you? I´m not too bad, which means good!

Today, I would like to make you think a bit about the ENVIRONMENT and some actions we can easily take at  home.

So, what is the first word coming to your mind when you listen to the word "environment"? For me is...GREEN, but also ACTION.

And little actions can make a lot for the Earth, for instance the Rule of the 5 R´s, have you heard of it? 

Here you have a video with an easy explanation, but before watching it, look for these words on Wordreference online dictionary:

-Sustainable / Unsustainable

- Lifestyle

- Conscious

- Support

- Purchasing

- Amount

- Purpose

- Able

- Fix

- Fail

Now with this new vocabulary on mind, click on the picture to watch it.

What do you think of the 5 R´s practice? Do you do any of them at home? Leave a comment on this blog with your thoughts!

I do most of them, although sometimes is not easy, but being conscious and acting is what we can do as individuals.

I hope you are commited to this cause and next time we talk we are all into this!!

My travelling essentials

Hello dear friends, how are you today?
I´m thinking of my last Easter holidays... We went to a city in Spain near Madrid, a very beautiful town and freezing too! Can you guess it? I leave you a few minutes to think about it and I´ll let you know later.

Talking about holidays, I always take a small suitcase in my trips, which sometimes causes me a problem, I don´t have enough room for everything I want to take with me!

But, apart from clothes, shoes and toiletries,  there are some essential things I always put into my suitcase, can you make your list? 
(Name 8-10 objects you always take when travelling).

Here it is mine, see if there is any coincidence:

1- Thermometer.
2- Painkillers (Paracetamol, Ibuprofene, etc).
3- Straightener.
4- Nail file.
5- Some cloth bags.
6- Pocket umbrella.
7- Some clothes pegs.
8- Pen and notebook.

And now, can you match the names with the pictures?

And finally...do you know the town where I spent my last Easter holidays?
Segovia, yes! Watch this video to learn about this amazing medieval town.

April Fools´ Day

Hi everyone!

Today I´m going to tell you about a famous day celebrated in many countries such as the UK, France, Poland, Finland,
the USA, etc.
As usual, you can click on the words in bold to learn the meaning.  Let´s get started!

Have you ever been teased? Has anybody played a trick on you?

It´s tradition in the UK that every 1st of April people play jokes on each other.

Here you have a video explaining the origins of this special day.

Can you think of any similar date in your country? In Spain, there is a similar custom on the 28th of December, when people prank family and friends.

As in the UK it´s a well known national day in which social media and celebrities also participate.

Now, your task is to look for the meaning of the next words:

- Pranksters

- Practical jokes

- Switch

- Fail

- Hoaxes

- Gullible

- Hooked

- Spread

- Errand

- Derriere

- Kick

After finding the previous words, read this article about April fools´day origins.

For more information, have a look at this short video:

And now...can you remember anytime when you were teased?