Last weekend

I have got some problems with my English. Can you help me to complete the following text about my last weekend?

Last Saturday I ................ (get up) very late, about 10 o'clock. Then I ................ (have) breakfast. I ................ (drink) coffee with milk and ................ (eat) two pieces of toast with butter and marmelade. Then I ................ (take) a shower and ................ (put on) my new tracksuit. I ................ (go) to the gym. I love training in the morning at the weekend. The gym ................ (be) full of people. I ................ (finish) at noon. After that, I ................(phone) my friend Ciara and we ................ (meet) at a café, in downtown. We ................ (chat) for some time there. At around two, I ................ (take) my car and I ................ (drive) to my parent's house. I ................ (not, call) them, so they ................ (not, expect) me. I ................ (spend) there some time and ................ (go) back home. It ................ (be) a long day, so I ................ (go) to bed early.

On Sunday.... I can't remember, can you help me? (Use the pictures to help you).

First, I ................... (picture number 1) and put on my relaxing music. Then I ................... (picture number 2). I had some cereals with cold milk. After that, I went to the park and ................... (picture number 3) with my friends. Then, I ................... (picture number 4). My dog, Shadow loves the park and running with me. After that, I ................... (picture number 5). I am very good at billiards and I won all the games. Then, I phoned my friend Mark and we ................... (picture number 6). After the cinema, I wanted to see my favourite team's match, so I ................... (picture number 7). When the match ended, I was very hungry so I ................... (picture number 8). Finally, I ................... (picture number 9). Sunday was a long day too and I did a lot of things.

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What did you do in your weekend? Write a comment and describe it, please.

Life lesson

This is Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address. He didn't know how deep his words would be, specially after his death. R.I.P



After watching this video, answer the following questions:

1. What can we learn from the three stories he tells?
2. What can we learn in general from his address?

Hide & seek

It's the beginning of the summer, so it's time to relax and play. One of the most famous games for children is "hide and seek". In this game, the players have to hide and one of them has to find where they are. Now it is your time to find me, when you do it, will be your time to hide.

"I'm in the south of Spain, in one of the so called "white towns". The town was founded by the romans with the name of "Ocuri". It is very famous for their leather goods. This is a very famous place of the town: "La Plaza de la Estrella". Do yo know where am I?

The story continues

This is where we left the story. Invent an end to the story

Saskia read Bradley’s letter and then she walked slowly into the kitchen.
Earlier that day she had bought his favorite food for dinner, now she threw it into the rubbish bin. Why did he do this to her? She remembered how happy they had been in the beginning. They laughted a lot then. Saskia felt desperate.
One hour later, the phone rang in the flat.
(Continue)

Pen Pal

Spring

Spring, is one of the four seasons and it is here now. It is the season of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. A typical thing that tells us that spring is comming is the blooming of the trees in the National Mall in Washington. Can you answer the following questions about National Mall? If you prefer to give up, you may click the links below, where all the information will appear.

• Do you know the name of these trees, famous for their beautiful blooming? Answer here!

• What is the name of the white building in the picture above? Answer here!