Mr E
@theniceman.bsky.social
French and Spanish teacher. I like to play football in the park with my brother. Last weekend I went shopping. Next weekend if it is sunny I would like to swim.
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There are recordings of Donald calling Georgia officials asking them to fabricate 11,870 votes so that he could steal the 2020 election. And when that didn’t work, his goons seized election equipment and tried to sabotage the results. Now no one is being held accountable for these heinous actions.
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There are recordings of Donald calling Georgia officials asking them to fabricate 11,870 votes so that he could steal the 2020 election. And when that didn’t work, his goons seized election equipment and tried to sabotage the results. Now no one is being held accountable for these heinous actions.
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Latest Post.
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Is there Salvation for the GCSE Conversation?
In a previous post , we looked at how this definition of "good development" is a joke. AQA exemplification of "amount of information" in th...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Latest Post.
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Had a nice time working with local Primary school teachers on teaching Spanish. I do enjoy that sort of thing.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Had a nice time working with local Primary school teachers on teaching Spanish. I do enjoy that sort of thing.
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If you struggle to see progress in your language studies, chances are it's not because you're not studying, it's probably because you're tracking the wrong things.
Let me show you a better way to get fluent in multiple languages without stressing yourself out:
youtu.be/XRM39f3moG0
#langsky
Let me show you a better way to get fluent in multiple languages without stressing yourself out:
youtu.be/XRM39f3moG0
#langsky
How to Measure Progress Without Obsessing Over Perfection
YouTube video by Bront'e | The Polyglot Fox
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you struggle to see progress in your language studies, chances are it's not because you're not studying, it's probably because you're tracking the wrong things.
Let me show you a better way to get fluent in multiple languages without stressing yourself out:
youtu.be/XRM39f3moG0
#langsky
Let me show you a better way to get fluent in multiple languages without stressing yourself out:
youtu.be/XRM39f3moG0
#langsky
Latest Post.
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Is there Salvation for the GCSE Conversation?
In a previous post , we looked at how this definition of "good development" is a joke. AQA exemplification of "amount of information" in th...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Latest Post.
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
I don't know why AQA got hung up on the 3 clause thing. Looking at the markscheme it is only one element of the Communication descriptors. They can sort this. Easily.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
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Essay by Prof. Hazel V. Carby on Indigenous Futurism and photographs made by Diné artist Will Wilson and by Tewa/Hopi artist Michael Namingha, and paintings by Métis/Shoshone artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith. #ArtSky #IndigenousArt
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Hazel V. Carby · Remembering the Future
I am reminded of the first maps I saw as a child, hanging on the walls of British classrooms. Of course, the colour that...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Essay by Prof. Hazel V. Carby on Indigenous Futurism and photographs made by Diné artist Will Wilson and by Tewa/Hopi artist Michael Namingha, and paintings by Métis/Shoshone artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith. #ArtSky #IndigenousArt
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Calling language lovers! Voting is open for Oxford Word of the Year 2025 🎉 This year's shortlist:
💙 biohack
💚 aura farming
🧡 rage bait
Which will you choose? Cast your vote here: corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
#OxfordWOTY #UKEd #EduSky #TeamEnglish #LangSky #BookSky @oxunipress.bsky.social
💙 biohack
💚 aura farming
🧡 rage bait
Which will you choose? Cast your vote here: corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
#OxfordWOTY #UKEd #EduSky #TeamEnglish #LangSky #BookSky @oxunipress.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Calling language lovers! Voting is open for Oxford Word of the Year 2025 🎉 This year's shortlist:
💙 biohack
💚 aura farming
🧡 rage bait
Which will you choose? Cast your vote here: corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
#OxfordWOTY #UKEd #EduSky #TeamEnglish #LangSky #BookSky @oxunipress.bsky.social
💙 biohack
💚 aura farming
🧡 rage bait
Which will you choose? Cast your vote here: corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
#OxfordWOTY #UKEd #EduSky #TeamEnglish #LangSky #BookSky @oxunipress.bsky.social
Apparently some millionaire landowners are taking a cow through west London on its way to the budget.
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Apparently some millionaire landowners are taking a cow through west London on its way to the budget.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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a. Me gusta nadar. Me encanta jugar al futból. Me gusta mucho comer.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
a. Me gusta nadar. Me encanta jugar al futból. Me gusta mucho comer.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
"It was identified early on as a probable outcome."
April 2021. Literally the 6th post out of 230 I ever wrote.
It's not as if we didn't have the chance to not mess this up.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2021/04/no-m...
April 2021. Literally the 6th post out of 230 I ever wrote.
It's not as if we didn't have the chance to not mess this up.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2021/04/no-m...
No More Mr Nice Guy (for now)
Note. In this post from 2021, the references to the "new GCSE" may be to what we now call "the old GCSE." Oh well, I suppose it was inevita...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"It was identified early on as a probable outcome."
April 2021. Literally the 6th post out of 230 I ever wrote.
It's not as if we didn't have the chance to not mess this up.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2021/04/no-m...
April 2021. Literally the 6th post out of 230 I ever wrote.
It's not as if we didn't have the chance to not mess this up.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2021/04/no-m...
a. Me gusta nadar. Me encanta jugar al futból. Me gusta mucho comer.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
a. Me gusta nadar. Me encanta jugar al futból. Me gusta mucho comer.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
b. Después de nadar un par de horas en la piscina de mi pueblo, fui a desayunar en un restaurante cerca de mi casa con unos amigos de mi equipo de futból.
Answer a. is an extended answer. Answer b. is a minimal response.
Latest Post.
Is there a way out of the AQA speaking exam farce?
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Is there a way out of the AQA speaking exam farce?
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Is there Salvation for the GCSE Conversation?
In a previous post , we looked at how this definition of "good development" is a joke. AQA exemplification of "amount of information" in th...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Latest Post.
Is there a way out of the AQA speaking exam farce?
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Is there a way out of the AQA speaking exam farce?
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
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Good 🧵 about Steve Witkoff, the narrative of him being a “useful idiot” is a dangerous trap to walk in.
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Good 🧵 about Steve Witkoff, the narrative of him being a “useful idiot” is a dangerous trap to walk in.
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
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President Bonespur shooting himself in the foot.
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
President Bonespur shooting himself in the foot.
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Hey Canada 👋
Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hey Canada 👋
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✍️ Patriotism and prejudice in the UK’s ‘Raise the Colours’ campaign
The red-cross flag of St George has become a common sight in recent times – is it for a shared love of country or a ‘Keep Out’ sign?
By Emily Georgiadis
The red-cross flag of St George has become a common sight in recent times – is it for a shared love of country or a ‘Keep Out’ sign?
By Emily Georgiadis
Patriotism and prejudice in the UK’s ‘Raise the Colours’ campaign
The red-cross flag of St George has become a common sight in recent times – is it for a shared love of country or a ‘Keep Out’ sign?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
✍️ Patriotism and prejudice in the UK’s ‘Raise the Colours’ campaign
The red-cross flag of St George has become a common sight in recent times – is it for a shared love of country or a ‘Keep Out’ sign?
By Emily Georgiadis
The red-cross flag of St George has become a common sight in recent times – is it for a shared love of country or a ‘Keep Out’ sign?
By Emily Georgiadis
"I told AQA where to stick their stupid markscheme" is a minimal response.
"I told AQA where they could stick their stupid markscheme" is a well-developed response.
A whole band higher for amount of information.
"I told AQA where they could stick their stupid markscheme" is a well-developed response.
A whole band higher for amount of information.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"I told AQA where to stick their stupid markscheme" is a minimal response.
"I told AQA where they could stick their stupid markscheme" is a well-developed response.
A whole band higher for amount of information.
"I told AQA where they could stick their stupid markscheme" is a well-developed response.
A whole band higher for amount of information.
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The inanity of the answers rewarded by this inane markscheme is NOT a mistake.
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Is there Salvation for the GCSE Conversation?
In a previous post , we looked at how this definition of "good development" is a joke. AQA exemplification of "amount of information" in th...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The inanity of the answers rewarded by this inane markscheme is NOT a mistake.
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...