Friday, 20 June 2025
Thursday, 19 June 2025
"R"-Controlled Vowels
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Mixed Conditionals
Five sentences using mixed conditionals:
[Remember: if you can say it in Spanish, you can do it in English as well]
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If I were more confident, I would have performed better in the interview.
(I am not confident, so I didn’t perform well in the interview.) -
If she had studied harder, she would be enjoying her success now.
(She didn’t study hard, and now she isn’t enjoying success.) -
If they were more organized, they could have finished the project on time.
(They are not organized, so they didn’t finish the project on time.) -
If I hadn’t missed the bus, I would be at work already.
(I missed the bus, and now I am not at work yet.) -
If he were a better player, he would have scored the winning goal.
(He is not a good player, so he didn’t score the winning goal.)
Monday, 16 June 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
Against the backdrop of spreading protests across the U.S. and threats by the Trump administration to roll out more military forces, we interviewed Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz in Madrid, where he said he does not believe a civil war is coming, but does see it as conceivable that "we could lose our democracy."
This week we also spoke with another Nobel winner, this time in the field of medicine: Ardem Patapoutian, who explained what proprioception is and why most of us are unaware that we have it.
We also examined exactly what's in a package of aid delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and followed the trail of accusations that have been hounding Pope Leo XIV since his days as a bishop in Peru.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from El PAÍS USA Edition.
- The math gap between boys and girls appears just four months after starting school‘I didn’t understand it at all’: Nine actors who had no idea what they were filming
- Luxury isn’t what it used to be: What’s happening to the world’s most exclusive brands?
- Hyperconnectivity and holographic calls: Telecoms race to meet growing demands
- Immigration checkpoints in Los Angeles: What you need to know
- How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state
- When a robot becomes conscious, how will we know?
Saturday, 14 June 2025
Murcia Today (news from here)
No trains between Murcia and Cartagena until June 17
First forest fire of the summer 1,600 square metres of vegetation burn in Albudeite, Murcia
From stray to star: Ray the rescue dog joins Los Alcázares police force
Registration now open for the Vuelta Mar Menor Walking Tour this September
Friday, 13 June 2025
Thursday, 12 June 2025
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Monday, 9 June 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the U.S. government has been stepping up its use of AI tools to monitor thousands of people without judicial authorization. For now the targets are mostly immigrants; experts note that “once this machinery is accepted and operational, it can be used against anyone.”
One of our top stories this week concerns Puerto Rico, where there have been reports of American tourists trying to get their hands on a mysterious spray that allegedly "silences" the sound made by the coquí, an endemic frog that is also a symbol of the island.
Meanwhile, we took apart a Nintendo Switch 2 and used the parts to illustrate how globalization works, and visited a Catalan seaside town whose income is vanishing as fast as its beaches.
We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS USA Edition.
You can also read:
- Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States
- The best and most surprising images of the Milky Way
- Going to an office and pretending to work: A business that’s booming in China
- US entrepreneur buys abandoned village in Spain, hoping to turn it into a tourist magnet where others have failed
- Bukele maintains his enormous popularity despite his image as a ‘dictator’
Saturday, 7 June 2025
Friday, 6 June 2025
World Environment Day (yesterday)
- Globally, an estimated 11 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems each year.
- More than 800 marine and coastal species are affected by this pollution through ingestion, entanglement, and other dangers.
- Microplastics in the seas now outnumber stars in our galaxy.
- The annual social and environmental cost of plastic pollution ranges between US$300 billion and US$600 billion.
Thursday, 5 June 2025
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Monday, 2 June 2025
News in English EL PAÍS
Dear readers,
In Florida, where one in five residents is an immigrant, there is a growing sense of fear as ICE steps up its detention of people outside courthouses. (...)
This week we spoke with New York Times commentator Ezra Klein about his new book, Abundance, and about the Democrats' desperate search for ways to reconnect with voters.
We also visited the home of actor Richard Gere, who has moved to Madrid with his wife and kids, and who discussed his career, his life, his social activism and his views on Trump.
Some of our other stories this week focus on how to age well, why the convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein is "not that bad" to some, and how the set of the 1980 movie 'Popeye,' featuring Robin Williams, was awash in cocaine.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS US Edition.
- Hyperconnectivity and holographic calls: Telecoms race to meet growing demands
- Scientists on how to age well: ‘Sleep is democratic, universal, cheap, and free, and yet no one sleeps enough’
- Spanish tourism to the US grew in first four months of 2025
- Experimental drug fights lung cancer in nonsmokers: ‘I feel like I did when I was healthy’
- Orwell was right: The dystopia of ‘1984’ is already here