Monday, 5 May 2025
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It's always good to know what to order in an English restaurant...News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days in office with an event outside Detroit that had all the hallmarks of a campaign rally as an adoring crowd cheered on its leader. (...)
Meanwhile, Mark Carney's victory at the polls in Canada, where the Liberals had been trailing the Conservatives for months, shows how Trump's aggressive rhetoric is having a boomerang effect.
Elsewhere in the world, Spain and Portugal were left in the dark for hours on Monday after a massive, mysterious blackout wiped out power across the Iberian Peninsula. Experts are still seeking answers as to what caused a worst-case scenario that engineers had only seen before in simulations.
This week we also bring you a special Who's Who of the 134 cardinals who will elect the new pope in the Vatican, and a column by Harvard scholar Evgeny Morozov about how tech oligarchs are working to impose their prophetic visions on the world.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.
You can also read:
- Welcome to the ‘antisocial century’: Are we lonelier now than ever?
- How emos survived their sadness: The ashes of an extinct urban tribe on the verge of resurrection
- More taxes on sugary drinks, alcohol, and tobacco to fund health care
- Using brain-dead people for medical experiments: The new debate at the frontier of bioethics
- The Ozempic universe expands: These drugs also treat fatty liver disease
Sunday, 4 May 2025
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Friday, 2 May 2025
Instead of SAID...
Anger: Shouted, bellowed, yelled, snapped, cautioned, rebuked.
Affection: Consoled, comforted, reassured, admired, soothed.
Excitement: Shouted, yelled, babbled, gushed, exclaimed.
Fear: Whispered, stuttered, stammered, gasped, urged, hissed, babbled, blurted.
Determination: Declared, insisted, maintained, commanded.
Happiness: Sighed, murmured, gushed, laughed.
Sadness: Cried, mumbled, sobbed, sighed, lamented.
Conflict: Jabbed, sneered, rebuked, hissed, scolded, demanded, threatened, insinuated, spat, glowered.
Making up: Apologised, relented, agreed, reassured, placated, assented.
Amusement Teased, joked, laughed, chuckled, chortled, sniggered, tittered, guffawed, giggled, roared.
Storytelling: Related, recounted, continued, emphasized, remembered, recalled, resumed, concluded
From: Now Novel Blog
Get the Most out of your Study Habits with these Tips
Thursday, 1 May 2025
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
C1 Phrasal Verbs: the ones you need to know
You can also have a look at Lucy's list HERE: 24 essential phrasal verbs that native English speakers use all the time. Each verb comes with a simple and clear definition and an example to show you exactly how to use it in real life.
C2 English Slang Words
Warning:
Slang changes quickly, and slang words and expressions can disappear from the language. For these reasons, it is generally best for learners of English to avoid using slang.
Some current examples:
He’s a geek. (someone who is felt to be strange because they spend all their time studying)
Look at those old fogeys on the bench!
[teenager speaking about some elderly people in a park]
Slang changes quickly, and slang words and expressions can disappear from the language. For these reasons, it is generally best for learners of English to avoid using slang.
Some current examples:
He’s a geek. (someone who is felt to be strange because they spend all their time studying)
Look at those old fogeys on the bench!
[teenager speaking about some elderly people in a park]
It’s all gone pear-shaped. (wrong, not as we expected)
(from English Grammar Today)
Find examples here.
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
C1 Orals for May
16.30: Silvia & Andrea
17.15: Javi & Natalia
18.00: Toñi & Miguel
18.45:
Tu. 20th
16.30: Inma & Antonio M.
17.15: Olga & Pablo
18.00: Cristina & Antonio G.
18.45:
Wed. 21st
16.30: Sofía & Miguel Ángel
17.15: Eva & Jesús
18.00: Cristina G. & Jorge
18.45:
C2 Orals for May
9.30: Pedro & Iván
10.15: Alejandro & Lucía
11.00: Natasha & José Luis
Friday 23rd
9.30: Jessica &
10.15: Pilar & María
11.00: Ángela & Celia
Monday, 28 April 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
News of the passing of Pope Francis early Monday led to an outpouring of grief from the Catholic faithful and beyond as tributes were paid to the 88-year-old pontiff. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was noted for his humanity and his commitment to the fight against climate change, drawing as much praise from the reformist sector of the Church as he did criticism from the more traditionalist factions over his attempts to shape the institution. (...)
In other news this week, the discovery of several clandestine graves in Mexico has again shone the spotlight on what victims' families describe as the ineffectiveness — or indifference — of the authorities in the face of cartel violence, which was brought starkly to public consciousness recently with the discovery of an extermination center at a ranch in Teuchitlán.
In the business sphere, Donald Trump's trade war continues to send shockwaves around the global markets, and countries most-affected by the Republican's tariff onslaught, among them China and Canada, are scrambling to adjust to the new world order imposed by the U.S. president.
We also spoke to Marcela Guerrero, who is making history as the first Latina to co-direct the Whitney Art Biennial, the oldest and most prestigious in the United States. "What I fear is that collectors and donors will start taking measures that no one asked them to and that an unnecessary conservative shift will occur," the Puerto Rican said of the current political climate.
We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS USA edition
You can also read:
- Mind blanking: Study shows how the brain ‘sleeps’ when it goes blank
- Who’s who in the conclave: The 133 cardinals who will elect the new pope
- Traditionalists who tried to overthrow Pope Francis wait for their moment at the conclave
- Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Pope Francis’ ‘detective’ into clerical sex abuse: ‘There is still much to be done in this fight’
- More than 150 million people are breathing polluted air in the US
- The mysteries of the hangover: Why are some immune to its effects, while others suffer for days?
- Impossible to rest (not even) on vacation
Saturday, 26 April 2025
Capitalization
C1: Check the use of capital letters here. From Grammarly Blog
C2: Check the use of capital letters here. From European Commission’s English Style Guide
The Importance of Libraries
KEY next week
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