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English Matters This is Susan David ´s latest newsletter: Hi B24 class, I’m a major advocate of validating one’s own emotions. How you feel is how you feel. You shouldn’t judge yourself for your feelings. They are neither good nor bad—they just are. ​ Your feelings reflect your emotional response to the world. However, it’s important not to confuse your feelings with reality itself, or to let them dictate your actions. ​ This is what I mean when I encourage people to see their emotions as data, not directives . Think of them as one data point among many to consider as you move forward. ​ Imagine that you’re in a staff meeting. You’re trying to make a point about an upcoming project, but a colleague cuts you off and moves on to another topic. You feel disrespected, and depending on your mood and personality, you might sulk or lash out. Voila: You’ve been hooked by your emotions . They’re running the show, pulling you along after them. ​ When your feelings threaten to take the w...

 We´ve finished most of the content of UNIT 4. You have to do the following activities at home, to be corrected in class at the beginning of February: -Grammar exercises on page 211 -Reading excercise on page 66 and vocabulary  activities on page 67 (the video listening too) -Revise and check tasks on pages 68-69 -COMPOSITION: Write a short story (page 188) See you next week! THE MOCK EXAM WILL BEGIN AT 16.00H AND WILL LAST ABOUT 3 HOURS.

  Happy new year everybody!  I hope you´re all doing fine. Ill see you in class next Thursday. As I told you before Xmas this Tuesday we dont have class, the lesson plan is in the previous post. 2020 in pictures Here Im going to post your mini sagas so that we can all enjoy them. These are the first ones: “THE LIE” In an unknown location, there was an enormous pandemic. Actually, it killed a lot of people. For many months, the population struggled to save their lives. Basically, the majority of people didn’t go out to have fun. In the end, this horrible pandemic was a chapter in a horror book published in 2020. Andrea INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE   My heart beat quickly. I’d never sweated so much that day. Everything around me went round in circles. I was sick and dizzy. I felt absolutely anxious. I almost couldn’t speak. I was afraid because I noticed that I was short of breath. I’ll never get on a rollercoaster again! Teresa NEVER AGAIN! When she fell into the ...