Saturday, 26 September 2026
EL PAÍS (News in English)
Dear readers,
As world leaders take turns speaking at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, the head of the International Crisis Group think tank reflects on the waning power of the international organization and how the upcoming selection of a new chief is an opportunity for governments to rally around it and choose a ‘general,’ not a ‘secretary,’ to lead the charge.
Also this week, a court brought hope to migrants who were deported by U.S. authorities without their consent to countries in Africa that they have no ties to. EL PAÍS spoke with a dozen migrants from Cuba, Honduras, Brazil, and Colombia who remain in a legal limbo there, with scant medical assistance and no knowledge of what will happen to them.
In other stories, we looked at the corporate power of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints in the United States and of Opus Dei in Spain, and followed the growing resistance movement against artificial intelligence.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.
You can also read:
- Netanyahu challenges half-empty UN General Assembly: Accusing Israel of genocide is the ‘biggest lie of the century’
- Riding electric scooters multiplies the risk of serious injuries compared with cycling or motorcycling
- Maricarmen: Eviction of elderly woman in Madrid sparks social and political outrage
- ‘El Niño’ already at record levels and threatens to claim 450,000 lives due to extreme heat alone
European Day of Languages 2026
Friday, 25 September 2026
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Football Frenzy
Available through September 30.
100 Confusing Word Pairs
Highlight the ones you find quite difficult.
You should check pronunciation in many of them!
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Dictionary Skills
Try and do this activity.
Key next Friday
Monday, 21 September 2026
C1 & C2 BBC Ideas
Ideas
Short Films for Curious Minds
Watch ONE video you find interesting and be ready to talk to your classmates about it for 2 mins. next week.
Get my British Accent (British RP) By Lucy
What you'll work through:
Warm-up techniques to train your jaw, lips and tongue
Every Modern RP vowel sound, including the tricky ones that trip everyone up
The notorious th sounds and how to stop substituting them
How sounds blend together in fast, natural speech
Word stress, sentence stress and the rhythm that makes you sound genuinely British
This isn't a quick lesson you watch once and forget. It's the kind of resource you come back to and work through section by section.Shadow the example sentences. Repeat the tongue twisters. Test yourself with the quizzes. Real progress comes from doing the work, and I've laid all of it out for you.
Warm-up techniques to train your jaw, lips and tongue Every Modern RP vowel sound, including the tricky ones that trip everyone up The notorious th sounds and how to stop substituting them How sounds blend together in fast, natural speech Word stress, sentence stress and the rhythm that makes you sound genuinely British
This isn't a quick lesson you watch once and forget. It's the kind of resource you come back to and work through section by section.Shadow the example sentences. Repeat the tongue twisters. Test yourself with the quizzes. Real progress comes from doing the work, and I've laid all of it out for you.
Saturday, 19 September 2026
EL PAÍS News in English
Dear readers,
This week we published an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who despite leading a progressive wave in the Democratic Party in the U.S. prefers to downplay his anti-Trump reputation: "I’ve been very clear that I have a wide range of disagreements with the president. On immigration, for example. I’ve told him directly that ICE is an agency that operates with cruelty and inhumanity. It should be abolished," he told EL PÁIS.
September 11 marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York, a city famous for its constant reinvention. Photographer David Monderer was in a chance position on that fateful morning to capture what turned out to be one of the final shots of the Twin Towers, and the aftermath of the airplane impacts on the World Trade Center.
We also traveled to the pro-Russian region of Transnistria in Moldova, a country on the path to EU membership, looked at the widening inequality gap in Cuba and pondered the question on everybody's minds in the age of AI: should we genuinely fear the technology rising up?
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS US Edition.
You can also read:
- Alexia Putellas: ‘I would have loved for previous generations, the real pioneers, to have experienced what I’ve experienced’
- How do you make a map? The problem of flattening the Earth and why the UN is abandoning Mercator
- Rosalía ends the Lux Tour in Miami as the high priestess of avant-garde pop
- ‘La Bola Negra’ enters the Oscar race with the biggest awards campaign ever mounted for a Spanish film
- Dining outdoors in Spain: From popular custom to neighborhood protest against mass tourism and the privatization of public space
- European Canada
Friday, 18 September 2026
Sonrisas Harmony GIG
Attend the concert with Sonrisas Harmony, A Cappella Choir, on Sep. 29th at 7 pm at the Assembly Hall!
Save the date!
Used To vs. Be Used To vs. Get Used To
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Class Presentations
Next week we're starting students' presentations about any topic you choose. Remember: 5 mins. maximum and you may use handouts or powerpoint presentations [tell me beforehand]
Have you already decided which presentation to give?
We're looking forward to hearing you!!!
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