C2 Step into the Global Teachers’ Festival Collection 2026 (By MACMILLAN EDUCATION)

This space brings together all session recordings, presentations, and daily giveaways from the ten days of the festival. 

C1 Nature Idioms and Phrases

100 Nature Idioms & Phrases

if + should / if + will / if + would

If + should

We can use if with should to refer to events which might happen by chance or by accident:

If you should bump into Carol, can you tell her I’m looking for her? (If by chance you bump into Carol.)

If the government should ever find itself in this situation again, it is to be hoped it would act more quickly.

Conditional clauses with will or would

Will and would can be used in conditional clauses, either with the meaning of ‘being willing to do something’, or to refer to later results:

If Clare will meet us at the airport, it will save us a lot of time. (if Clare is willing to meet us)

If you would all stop shouting, I will try and explain the situation!

If it will make you happy, I’ll stay at home tonight. (If it is true that you will be happy as a result, I’ll stay at home tonight.)

We sometimes stress the will or would, especially if we doubt that the result will be the one mentioned:

If it really would save the planet, I’d stop using my car tomorrow. (If it really is true that the planet would be saved as a result, I would stop using my car, but I doubt it is true.)

Conditionals in speaking

In speaking, we often use if-clauses without main clauses, especially when asking people politely to do things. If is usually followed by will, would, can or could when it is used to be polite:

[Shop assistant to customer]

If you would just sign here, please. (a more polite way of saying Just sign here, please.)

[A is writing something for B and having difficulty]

A: If I could have a better pen …

B: Here, use this one.

A: Thanks.

(from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/conditionals-if) 

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EL PAÍS (News in English)

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Dear readers,

With the Artemis 2 mission now underway, our columnist Boris Muñoz reflects on the fact that in the world we live in, creation and destruction often go hand in hand. And what is striking is that the same nation, under Donald Trump, is capable of producing two such contradictory feats simultaneously.

Despite the bad news coming out of the Gulf, the U.S. president is getting support from unexpected places. In the Canadian province of Alberta, a small but vocal separatist movement is working to drum up support to become the 51st state of America.

On the subject of Iran, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, told EL PAÍS in a lengthy interview that if the war stretches out for more than a year, the world will enter a recession. But he seemed confident that a solution will be found and that the markets will remain strong.

We also spoke with Eliades Ochoa, one of the members of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club, who at nearly 80 years of age is still performing the traditional Cuban music that he helped popularize across the globe.

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Read this interesting article about April Fool's Day on Cambridge Dictionary About Words Blog.

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The Differences Between British English and American English

There are some key differences in how English functions in the United States versus the United Kingdom. Let’s take a quick look at some fun and noteworthy examples of how English vocabulary, slang, spelling, and pronunciation can vary depending on your location.

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EL PAÍS (News in English)

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With global attention focused on Donald Trump’s “detour” in Iran, and the shockwaves the joint U.S.-Israeli offensive is sending through global energy markets, former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was scheduled to appear in court in New York Thursday on charges including narcoterrorism and drug trafficking conspiracy. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty at their arraignment in January at the beginning of a judicial process that experts predict will not reach trial for another year or two.

As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, Iran on Wednesday rejected a 15-point proposal from Washington to end the fighting, and tabled counter-proposals of its own, including the recognition of Tehran’s sovereignty over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, on the ground, Kurdish militias are waiting in the wings for signs of weakness from the regime to make their move. “Never in these 47 years have we been so close to seeing the Iranian regime fall,” Baba Sheikh Husseini, the leader of one of the Kurdish-Iranian militias now joined together in a coalition, told EL PAÍS.

Also this week we looked at the debate surrounding the U.S. president’s mental health, spoke to Marc Abrahams, the founder of the satirical Ig Nobel awards, and pondered a dystopian vision of the future in which the price of oil hits $200 a barrel.

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Cartagena Holy Week 2026

Holy Week in Cartagena.

To get familiar with the vocabulary and concepts of our Easter have a look at this "Guide" to learn the basics. 

You can have a look at Holy Week Step by Step too. 

More specific info for this year: Guía de Semana Santa 2026 Radio Cartagena