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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

It's the Y9 French jelly fish story!

scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 3h

@wawawiwacomics

Dumbo squid: I ONCE SAW A HUMAN AND PEED MYSELF.

Shark: A HUMAN SAW ME, AND HE PEED HIMSELF.

Jellyfish: A HUMAN TOUCHED ME ONCE, AND HIS FRIEND PEED ON HIM.

Dumbo squid: DUDE...

Shark: WHAT?

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

Also the SAMs 2 mock paper has words we have covered.

BUT if they stick to the rules, then they have to use DIFFERENT words each year and use the whole list.

So it will become increasingly unfamiliar?

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

We got the text books out yesterday and all the topic words in the reading text WERE on the board.

Again, lucky chance.

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

You are deported but your kids are American citizens:

Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx/michoacan/co...

Consulados, rebasados por solicitudes de apoyo legal; menores nacidos en EUA pueden ser dados en adopción: Antonio Soto - La Voz de Michoacán

Ashley Rodríguez / La Voz de Michoacán Morelia, Michoacán. - Según cifras del Instituto Nacional de

www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx

Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

Green and blue submarines appear to have hit turbulence.

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx/a-donde-vamo...

Para probar auténticas carnitas de Michoacán visita Quiroga, Tacámbaro y Huandacareo - La Voz de Michoacán

Morelia, Michoacán, 12 de octubre de 2025.- ¿Tienes algo que celebrar? ¿visitas inesperadas? ¿antojo

www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx

Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx/michoacan/co...

Consulados, rebasados por solicitudes de apoyo legal; menores nacidos en EUA pueden ser dados en adopción: Antonio Soto - La Voz de Michoacán

Ashley Rodríguez / La Voz de Michoacán Morelia, Michoacán. - Según cifras del Instituto Nacional de

www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx

Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

Turtle with radio tracker attached to head makes it to the ocean

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

Connections
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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 3h

Wordle 1,579 5/6

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Out of the strong there shall come forth sweetness

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Aug 19

Trinidad & Tobago is near Venezuela but culturally Caribbean & English-speaking.

2008 crash killed push to boost Spanish in schools, civil service, and society to improve trade with Lat. America

A 2019 decision to welcome undoc. Venezuelans now makes Spanish crucial.

#LangSky #LearningSpanish

A return to the past? The Spanish as the First Foreign Language policy in Trinidad and Tobago

Situated close to the coast of Venezuela, the small twin-island nation of Trinidad & Tobago is geographically South American, but culturally Caribbean. Despite colonisation by various European pow...

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Apr 4

digging deeper on the woman who unleashed bees on evicting officers. she is legit a hero trying to save a 79-year-old neighbor from eviction and is part of a broader movement to punish predatory lending. name a planet after her nymag.com/intelligence...

The Bees of Wrath

Rorie Woods knew foreclosure all too well. And when her friend was evicted, she rushed over with a venomous posse.

nymag.com

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 5h

Similar to the BBC coverage of government of the country then

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 17h

whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/ling...

Linguistics in Year 7

I have been meaning for a while to write a post on the idea of Linguistics in schools and its relation to language teaching. Or more precis...

whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 16h

www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/09/04/h...

How the manufactured narrative of 'failure' is distracting us from resolving the systemic problems holding back the study of Modern Languages - Part One. - HEPI

This post was kindly written by Vincent Everett, who is head of languages in a comprehensive school and sixth form in Norfolk. He blogs as The Nice Man Who Teaches Languages. We have to bring an end t...

www.hepi.ac.uk

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 13h

What!!!!!!

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 17h

Y9 have taken to this like ducks to water. Spontaneous story telling.

whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2023/01/part...

Part 4. Year 9 Les Loisirs Booklet: Stories

We left the booklet at around page 12 in Part 3 . With pupils using past tense "cheats" to write their stories. And seeing model stories in...

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 17h

Can we just have this sorted please. And then I can go back to posting teaching and learning stuff?

whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...

Unfair grading and its impact in Languages

Imagine you are selling petrol for £1.40 a litre, and the other garages down the street all sell it for £1.30. Should you be surprised or c...

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 15h

The Languages for All project is worth finding out about.

And I wonder about similar projects that are for more mainstream language learning.

whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/07/hope...

Hope is in the air

Languages is in the news again. With an exciting plethora of projects and proposals that could take us forward. Here's one that has just qu...

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 16h

www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/09/04/h...

How the manufactured narrative of 'failure' is distracting us from resolving the systemic problems holding back the study of Modern Languages - Part One. - HEPI

This post was kindly written by Vincent Everett, who is head of languages in a comprehensive school and sixth form in Norfolk. He blogs as The Nice Man Who Teaches Languages. We have to bring an end t...

www.hepi.ac.uk

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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 16h

Oooh. This project is a good one!

Leeds City of Languages @leedscitylanguages.bsky.social · 16h

Do you want to boost your language students at A-level? Sign up to this webinar with Michael Slavinsky, founder of Languages For All, a charity which aims to increase the number of students at A-level & degree level from state schools. More info 👇: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/programme/we...