Wednesday, 1 April 2020

HOW IS THIS ISSUE GOING ON?

Spain passes 100,000 confirmed cases Sam Jones Spain has crossed the threshold of 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, health officials said on Wednesday. According to official figures, it now has more cases than any country except Italy and the US. Spain also reached a new record single-day death toll between Tuesday and Wednesday, with a total of 864 deaths. The country has now logged 102,136 cases of the virus and 9,053 deaths.


Sources within the Pedro Sánchez administration said that once the peak of transmission has passed, there will be an evaluation of the shortcomings of the healthcare system in order to prepare for the possibility of a second wave of contagion. Spain’s hospitals are under severe strain as intensive care units continue to fill up, and healthcare workers are struggling to treat patients without enough protective gear for themselves.

Monday, 16 March 2020

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR CONFINEMENT!

Good afternoon you all
As we are going to spend a long time at home, I encourage you to have a look from now and then to this blog and click on the grammar exercises on the right side. You can practise the ones which deal with the grammar points in which you are weaker and the page will correct your answers so that you can see where your mistakes have taken place.
I also encourage you to click on the Daily Mirror newspaper (or any other in the list) to read a piece of news dealing with coronavirus. That way you can get familiar with the vocabulary that is used within the scope of journalism when writing about a virus. Reading is the best way to learn English!
I will send specific tasks to the students of 1st and 2nd course of Bachillerato through their particular e-mails.
I recommend to do at least five exercises every day. Dedicate a specific time of the day to have a look at your books and take advantage of this period of being at home to revise content and practise the last lessons we have seen in class.
Be patient, be regular with your work and don´t let the excess of free time make you forget about English.
Greetings from home,
Icíar
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