Boletín 113 - Rafa Nadal, la salud mental y la emancipación tarde.
Boletín 113 - Rafa Nadal, la salud mental y la emancipación tarde.
+ an extended section on subjunctive obligation triggers and an upcoming print run!
In this week’s Boletín you’ll read about young people’s mental health and social media, Rafa Nadal and the Spanish trend of living at home until you’re 30. There’s also an update on an upcoming print run and a section on subjunctive obligation structures.
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Edition 113 of Boletín.
Tier 2 & 3 vocabulary, grammar search for students and A Level structures.
Boletín print run (for paid subscribers).
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📌Edition 113.
The exam series is now in full swing. My year 12s have finished the AS course and my year 13s have another 4-weeks left. My son is now 10 months old. Where has this academic year gone? Looking ahead there are a few Boletín related jobs on my to-do list:
Update the index of topics and exam style questions.
Categorise editions by overarching A Level themes for easier revision.
Upload the back catalogue to the site under new section tabs (pic below related).
Boletín #113 is not themed like the last three (Galicia, Giles Tremlett and Guernica) but it does bring together three topical articles like you’re used to.
The first text this week is about Rafa Nadal, a Spanish tennis player and icon who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time (alongside Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic). His remarkable career spanning twenty plus years is approaching its twilight during which he has won 22 majors! His retirement is scheduled for next year.
Rafa is known off the court for his philanthropic efforts which makes him an ideal role model to spotlight this week. He established the Rafa Nadal Foundation in 2008, which aims to provide opportunities for socially disadvantaged children and young people.
The second text is about la salud mental and the third is about la emancipación tarde.
✒️The three texts.
La salud mental de los jóvenes1
Las redes sociales han dejado de ser una novedad para convertirse en parte de nuestra rutina. Nos permiten conocer a otras personas, descubrir nuevos lugares y mantenernos conectados con el mundo, pero además de los aspectos positivos, hay otros negativos que afectan a la salud mental del usario. En muchas ocasiones, el uso de las redes sociales hace que comparemos nuestra vida y nuestros logros con los de otras personas lo que provoca sentimientos de baja autoestima y autoimagen. Destaca también la posible aparición de problemas para conciliar el sueño.
Rafa Nadal2
Rafa Nadal es tímido, disciplinado, humilde y respetuoso. Fue en 1989 cuando cogió una raqueta por primera vez y con 8 años fue campeón de Baleares, y de España a los 11 y 12. Desde entonces, no ha parado de acumular victorias. Además de todos los valores que representa, Rafael Nadal es un ejemplo como persona, deportista y líder social que pocas veces veremos. Los españoles lo consideran «un modelo a seguir». Existen pocos personajes que reúnan las características de Nadal. Es una persona que cae bien y es admirado casi por el total de la población ha explicado Santiago, director general de Personality Media.
La emancipación tarde de los jóvenes españoles3
Los jóvenes españoles se emancipan a los 29,8 años de media, casi tres años y medio después que los europeos, y el 46 % de los que tienen entre 25 y 34 años todavía viven con sus padres,. Esta variable, que descendió progresivamente a principios de siglo, comenzó una tendencia creciente tras el inicio de la crisis económica en 2008. “Esto muestra la situación tan precaria que enfrentan las nuevas generaciones y las dificultades para parte de la población, habitualmente la más vulnerable, no pueda desarrollar sus proyectos y futuros de vida como deseen” dice el director de Ayuda en Acción, Fernando Mudarra.
🗝️Tier 2/3 vocabulary.
Una novedad (nfs) - a novelty.
Un logro (nms) - an achievement.
Conciliar el sueño - to get to sleep.
Para de hacer algo - to stop doing something.
Caer bien - to get on well with people.
Emanciparse - to leave home/become independent.
Una tendencia (nfs) - a trend.
🔍Grammar to look out for.
Connectives.
The present subjunctive.
Adjectives.
The preterite tense.
The present perfect.
Direct object pronouns.
Reflexive verbs.
Superlatives.
🧠A Level structures.
A structure to explore this week is the present continuous with the obligation trigger hacer que. You will know what an obligation trigger is because when they’re used someone is made to do something or act/think in a certain way.
An easy way to use an obligation trigger might be:
Es + expression of obligation in adjective form + que + present subjunctive.
Es importante que repasen sus apuntes (it’s important that they revise).
Es preciso que leas el libro (it’s necessary that you read the book).
Es aconsejable que digas la verdad (it’s advisable that you tell the truth).
A more advanced form of an obligation trigger requires the use of an obligation verb, some of these include:
Mandar que - to order that (somebody does something).
Sugerir que - to suggest that (somebody does something).
Pedir que - to ask that (somebody does something).
Prohibir que - to prohibit that (somebody does something).
Recomendar que - to recommend that (somebody does something).
Rogar que - to beg that (somebody does something).
Aconsejar que - to advise that (somebody does something).
All that is required is that you conjugate the verb in bold so that it agrees with the verb subject. Importantly the next conjugated verb must be in the present subjunctive.
Bernarda manda que sus hijas lleven ropa negra (Bernarda demands that her daughters wear black).
Bernarda prohibe que sus hijas salgan de la casa (Bernarda prohibits that her daughters leave the house)
La Poncia aconseja que preste atención a lo que pasa (La Poncia advises that she pays attention to what is happening).
🗞️Boletín print run.
Long-term followers of Boletín may remember that I did a print run of the first edition a few years ago. It was a real achievement to see a physical copy of Boletín in so many schools and it was great to be able to give my A Level class a high-quality booklet of further reading and homework.
The good news is that I will be back to the printers this year armed with two editions of Boletín and another new cover (which I’m currently working on)!
Volume 1 (editions 1-60).
Volume 2 (editions 61-112).
However, due to the time it took to manage the first print run (advertising, packing, processing payments, ordering, collecting, posting) I will only be taking orders for printed editions from paid subscribers. If you’re currently a paid subscriber then I will be sending out an email in the next few weeks to gauge interest before I go to the printers.
As a paid subscriber, in addition to accessing the print run, you’ll also benefit from:
High-quality digital downloads of the covers from print run 1, 2 and 3 so you can create your own extra booklets at school.
An index of topics and exam style questions from editions 1-100.
The latest Boletín student worksheet sent to your inbox to save the bulk TES downloads clogging up your downloads folder.
PDF versions of volume 1 and 2 for printing on demand.
Download edition 113 here.
Ollie
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https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/vida-saludable/2023-04-03/redes-sociales-afectan-salud-mental_3598847/
https://saposyprincesas.elmundo.es/consejos/actualidad/rafa-nadal-valores/
https://www.eldebate.com/sociedad/20230412/jovenes-espanoles-emancipan-30-anos-tres-anos-medio-despues-europeos_107158.html