We've been talking about city life so this news is relevant since it has a direct impact on part of the population of the city of Murcia, and has outraged every citizen. What do you know about the conflict and the protests? Think about it in English before you read the report! Then click on the link and read it. High speed rail tunnel protests spread to the center of Murcia
Murcia Today is a good source of news in English about Murcia so check it out. These are the latest regional news
I find this video really interesting and a good example of how we can adapt to anything if necessary! Pay attention to the way she describes her tiny apartment because you will have to dub the first couple of minutes in class...
Most of you probably know that tomorrow is a very special day for Americans all around the world. For a few I know it may also be kinda a nightmare since they are expected to show their culinary skills, having none in fact (or for that matter, not even having an oven!!). But why all this fret about a turkey? What or who are they giving thanks to? To cut a long story short, going back in history, the Pilgrims (those adventurous Brits that embarked on a ship of such pretty name, the Mayflower) who landed in American land in 1621, were thankful to the Native Americans for teaching them a bit of agro science. So they invited them round for dinner. And since 1789 it was established that the last Thursday of November Americans would get together and stuff themselves like we do here for...... Christmas? weddings?(originally the feast lasted three whole days - today just a lame meal) Now, if you want to learn more, go to Wikipedia yourself!! This video shows current digital panic attacks by citizens in search of recipes and other stuff.
Americans invented the lovely trend of anticipating the Christmas holiday and shopping season by at least one month. This is how Black Friday was born (created by store owners and marketing experts).
This pic reminds me of something...mmmm...El Corte Inglés on the first day of the sales according to the ever cheerful, biased and outdated Televisión Española?? But naive shoppers of the world, beware of 10 tricks evil retailers may try to pull on you by checking out this website.
Anyway, good luck with your last-minute shopping and send a shot of that lovely turkey roasting in the ... oven?
What I can show you is the world's first TWURKEY!!
If you have something to share about your Thanksgiving dinner or Black Friday shopping spree, please leave a comment. It will be much appreciated!
Pau Gasol and Rafa Nadal are two legendary figures in the history of Spanish sport. But are they good in English? Can you guess who speaks better English?
NPR is National Public Radio, a very prestigious American radio station and website. They have a series on how we watch TV, and even what we consider TV, since there has been a shift in the concept in recent years. Check out the podcasts in this series, for example,
This time the recommendation, rather than coming from my own experience (I watched the first three episodes some time ago, though), is brought to you courtesy of my colleague Javi Blanco.
What I do recommend myself is his C1 blog, with lots of good stuff and his (very) personal opinions about a wide range of topics.
From this useful resource to improve your reading comprehension skills, El Pais in English, here are the links to two articles on learning English in Spain. Ideally, this could be done in pairs, where each of the students reads one of the articles, then they exchange information and opinions about them.
After reading this Wikipedia article (not the whole thing! just enough to get an idea), you will never forget how to name a particular kind of school which is very popular in Spain.
Check out this link to the EXPAT guide Just Landed. They have advice about all sorts of aspects concerning the way of life in Spain from a foreigner's point of view. EDUCATION IN SPAIN FOR EXPATS
We've been talking about organic food and everyone seems to have a different opinion based on their personal experience, hearsay or , in many cases, what media they get their info from. So let's look at a very interesting analysis of how different media have presented the findings of research by Stanfors University on the subject.
This website adresses some of the big questions about food, such as : How can agriculture meet the
world’s growing need for food while doing less environmental harm?
The BBC News website has a section for TECH with all sorts of news about technology, including videos. What are you waiting for? Check it out!!! Click here.
