Monday, 14 April 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
After launching a global trade war on his third “Liberation Day” in six months, the U.S. president was forced to reckon with the reality that he was steering the country — and with it, the global economy — toward a recession. Trump's sudden announcement of a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs (with the exception of China) weakens his negotiating position, precisely what he had hoped to avoid.
And it's not just the economy that's feeling the pressure. Scientists continue to warn that the future of American research is increasingly at risk from Trump's policies. This week we spoke with chemist John Hartwig about what to expect in a scenario of continuing cuts.
This week we also visited a restaurant that serves up "dishes in danger of extinction," and explored a renaissance of vinyl record stores focused on bringing back the Rio Grande Valley sound.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.
You can also read:
- Lack of sleep opens a Pandora’s box for metabolism, damaging cardiovascular health and memory
- Five charts that explain the US-China trade relationship
- Telepathic children: The pseudoscientific podcast with global reach
- Paul Mischel, discoverer of a new cause of cancer: ‘It will be possible to cure it in many people’
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Check your Spelling!
Check pronunciation (main stress included) too!/ˌæb.səˈluːt.li/
/ˈæk.jə.rət/
/ˈæk.jə.rət/
/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt.ɪd/
/ˈbrəʊ.ʃə/ /ˈkæt.ə.ɡri/
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/ ... and syllables in case you have to divide them.
My advice is not to divide words into syllables in your writing. [The odds of making a mistake are high]
Friday, 11 April 2025
Thursday, 10 April 2025
C1: Review Writing
In this presentation (by Javi) you can see some more extra useful vocabulary for Book Reviews (remember to check How to Write a Book Review)
Check this Restaurant Review and Useful Vocabulary --both pages-- before getting down to writing.
WRITING TASK
C1: Write a 250-word Review following the rubrics on EITHER p. 142 (8) OR p. 143 (10) in 8f. Deadline 1st May
[Check here all the answers to the textbook activities]
Another option (if you have already written book or film reviews other years) is to write a review of:
- a website / blog. Write about the layout, information provided and why people should use it.
- a new restaurant. Write about the decor, food and people you might find there.
- a gig / concert. Write about the singer / band, the audience and the performance.
Semana Santa Cartagena 2025
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 2025 Radio Cartagena
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Protein Snacks
CLEAN EATING: noun [U] /ˌkliːn ˈiː.tɪŋ/ us. /ˌkliːn ˈiː.tɪŋ/ the practice of eating only foods that are regarded as healthy, especially fresh food that has not been processed (= given any industrial or chemical treatment)
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Monday, 7 April 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
The Trump team's technique to calculate the tariffs he has threatened the world with is raising more than one eyebrow. Although the U.S. president said they'd use a sophisticated system based on each country and bloc, it turns out that the formula is a very simple one, even if "they cover it up by using Greek symbols," as one expert ironically pointed out.
This week we also take a look at the eight points that can get you identified as a member of the Tren de Aragua gang in the United States; interview Haydée Milanés, the daughter of renowned singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés; look at the war over robotaxis brewing in Austin; and go deep underground to a lab in the Pyrenees where scientists are searching for the answer to the Big Question.
We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS USA Edition.
You can also read:
- Shooting yourself in the foot
- Natalia Trayanova, the biophysicist who creates virtual hearts: ‘We are facing the largest known killer’
- A podcast created by people over 90 is a hit in Argentina
- Wealthy foreigners set their sights on northern Spain
- Intermittent fasting is moderately more effective than traditional dieting, study finds
Saturday, 5 April 2025
Friday, 4 April 2025
C1 Oxford Learner's Thesaurus Topic Maps
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
April Fools' Day – the language of jokes and tricks
Read this interesting article about April Fool's Day on Cambridge Dictionary About Words Blog.Do read the comments after the post!
Monday, 31 March 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
This week, the United States brokered a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine focusing on the Black Sea, aiming to ensure safe navigation and halt attacks on energy infrastructure. The news comes as Ukraine creates a new battalion made up of recruits who have voluntarily swapped prison cells for the battlefield.
In other news, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to El Salvador and visited the mega-prison where 200 Venezuelans are being held (...).
We also spoke to the Peruvian fisherman who survived 95 days lost at sea, and traveled to Antarctica to explore why pink snow has become a problem.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition
You can also read:
- The ‘Mexican Auschwitz’ is just the beginning: Violence and silence are the norm in Jalisco
- ‘Hypnocracy’: The regime to numb critical thinking
- Large-scale study identifies eight dietary patterns that contribute to healthy aging
- My therapist is a bot: The rise of AI in mental health treatment
- Why everything looks the same everywhere
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Guía del Candidato 25 EEOOII CARM
You can also find it on the right column of the blog: 4th item from above.
Friday, 28 March 2025
Pronunciation Level Test
Do Lucy's Pronunciation Level Test. (It takes about 20 minutes)
Excellent test!!!
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Gradable vs Non Gradable Adjectives
C1 Writing Samples Marked (from Cambridge)
From: C1 Advanced Assessing writing for Cambridge English Qualifications: A guide for teachers © 2024 Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
Remember that even though Cambridge and EOI's assessment is not exactly the same, the main principles are similar.
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Monday, 24 March 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
This week, we went inside the Izaguirre ranch in Mexico, which was used as a recruitment and extermination center by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. A group of searchers has found hundreds of skeletal remains, crematoriums, graves, and 1,308 objects. Hundreds of families are now searching among them for clues about their missing loved ones.
We also looked at Trump's decision to deport alleged members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization to El Salvador, despite a judge ordering a halt to the flights. "He’s a good, hard-working boy," said one mother, who recognized her son in photos of the deportees.
And in science news, we took a tour of Spain's first publicly accessible quantum computer, and asked experts whether giving a polypill to everyone over 50 is a good way to prevent cardiac disease.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.
You can also read:
- A trip to Hangzhou, the birthplace of DeepSeek
- A new technique sends sound to a specific person without the surrounding people hearing it
- Different ideal, same pressure: Gen Z’s fixation on ‘perfect’ skin echoes millennials’ obsession on being thin
- The world’s glaciers are losing three Olympic-sized swimming pools every second: WMO warns of ‘avalanche of cascading impacts’
- Budgies' brain reveals the secrets of human speech
- Only 10% of non-interventional treatments for back pain relief are effective
- Grim weather calls for a grim face: How rain affects your mood
Saturday, 22 March 2025
Friday, 21 March 2025
New Grading Criteria for Written and Oral MEDIATION
Thursday, 20 March 2025
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