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?

  

We finally got it!

Hi everyone! I´m so happy today because we finally got it!!

Yes, the cake! I´m sure you remember my last post about our inhability to bake a good cake. After researching a little bit we solved the problem with the temperature of the oven, setting it at 220º and it was perfect.

There you have a picture with the ingredients and the steps we followed as said in the previous post:

And the final result! 

 Yummy!

I would like to share it with you for a taste, but is not possible this time.

Anyway, I´m sure you all have tried this recipe out and you have baked a great cake. Enjoy!

It´s not that easy!

Well, well, well... since we have plenty time to spend at home, we have decided to try baking...

How can it be so difficult performing simple recipes? 

We have everything we need: the proper ingredients and all the rest (a whisk for the mixture, a cake pan, an oven for  the baking) and we have followed all the steps... But something has gone wrong...our cakes are undercooked! 😕

Today, we have decided to try it again. I´m pretty sure that it must be something to do with the temperature in the oven, 

let´s see...

Firstly, have a look at this link to learn some more cooking vocabulary.

Secondly, you can have a look at this Yogurt cake recipe 

(which I´m going to do later!).

After reading the recipe, you can watch this video from a Spanish speaker so it will be easier to understand.

Finally, watch  this other video with a similar recipe from Tesco store.

And now...I´m going to bake my cake! What about you? Why don´t you try too?

I´ll show you my results in a while...

Tea cup inspiration

Hi everyone! I was having breakfast this morning when I had a sort of inspiration...

Have a look at my tea cup, please!

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I started to think of the story of the slogan "Keep calm and carry on". I´m sure you have seen it many times, but do you really know about its origins?

You can click on the poster below to learn about it.

 

You can also watch this very short video with the most important facts of the story.

After reading the article and watching the video, look for any words you don´t understand in Wordreference Online dictionary.

Then, write them down on your notebook and try to read and watch them again.

Hope you liked it!