Nationality Idioms (Revision)

C2 Real & Lovely Adjectives

World Water Day

World Water Day is held on 22nd March every year. We celebrate the day to bring attention to one of the leading environmental issues, the scarcity of water. Water is life, and we cannot even imagine our life without water.

Workplace Idioms

EL PAÍS (News in English)

A booming business for Trump

Dear readers,

Donald Trump's empire has been bolstered by ties to the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, where his fortune has grown exponentially thanks to sheikhs and the cryptocurrency industry. This is the same region where Washington has now unleashed a war, in alliance with Israel, and where he plans to rebuild the Gaza Strip — destroyed by Israel — into a luxury resort.

This week we looked at the sinister insignia used by officers at Alligator Alcatraz. Experts say these patches reflect and normalize a problematic mindset, especially when they invoke violence, domination, or dehumanizing imagery.

We also looked at a mysterious Cold War-era spy system based on radio broadcasts that was primarily used by Cuba, but which seems to be making a comeback in Iran, although it is unclear who is sending the messages — and to whom.

We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

You can also read:

• Cubans at their limit: ‘How is it possible that in my country they listen to anyone but the people?’
• Venezuela and Iran: Mission accomplished, again
• Trump’s desperate attempts to curb soaring oil prices
• By your command, my robot: AI war games spark debate about ethical limits
• Why some people get hooked and others don’t: genetics, childhood and brain circuits explain addiction
• Symbolic gesture by the king of Spain accelerates a thaw in relations with Mexico
• The United States loses its status as a liberal democracy: ‘Trump is aiming for a dictatorship’
• Electrodes connected to the brain allow two people with paralysis to type with their minds
• Plastics, aluminum, and microchips: What the closure of the Strait of Hormuz costs the world economy beyond oil and gas

Commas have names

Funny Commercials

The /ʒ/ Sound

The phoneme /ʒ /is perhaps one of the most difficult ones to pronounce for Spanish students, even though it is exactly the same as / ʃ / (which is usually perfectly pronounced), but voiced instead of unvoiced.

The most common words where / ʒ / appears are:

Words ending in -sual: visual, usual, casual

Words ending in -sion (but -nsion): vision

Words ending in -sure (not "sure"): treasure, leasure, exposure
 

Mixed Conditionals

Do these activities (and then correct them)

War & Battle Idioms

See all the idioms in pdf. format and with translations HERE.

C2 Quiz: '-nym' words

First read the word list here...

... and then play this Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Quiz

Adjectives Ending in -ABLE/-IBLE

Remember ALL of them are pronounced ending in /-ə.bəl / and the main stress is ALWAYS before this syllable.

Three Pronunciation Lessons (By Lucy)

Lesson 1     

Lesson 2     

Lesson 3

Take the Pronuncia-tion Test

Cinema

Here is an easy activity to refresh your cinema vocabulary. 

You should do extremely well! KEY HERE

From A2 to C2

EL PAÍS (News in English)

Suggestions to read:

• Cuba confirms talks with US amid a fuel shortage crisis
• Iran challenges the powerful US Navy in an asymmetric naval battle in the Gulf
• AI ends online anonymity: the ease of unmasking pseudonymous accounts
• Three women, three countries and a global crisis
• Nearly 800,000 people displaced by war against Iran and Lebanon
• Venezuela opens its gold and gas-rich subsoil to the United States

Useful Everyday Phrases

Choose 5 new phrases for you and make true sentences 4 U using them.

Farewell to Onestopenglish: Celebrating 25 Years of Impact

After a remarkable 25‑year journey, Onestopenglish—one of the most respected and widely used resource platforms in the ELT (English Language Teaching) world—will be closing at the end of June.

For a quarter of a century, Onestopenglish has supported millions of English language teachers worldwide. From expertly crafted lesson plans and worksheets to audio, video, and classroom‑ready materials, the platform has been a trusted companion for teachers in every corner of the globe. Whether you were prepping for a last‑minute class, looking for fresh inspiration, or building long‑term curriculum plans, Onestopenglish consistently delivered high‑quality, reliable content.

To honour everything the platform has meant to the teaching community, Onestopenglish is offering something special in its final months. From Monday, 2 March, all registered users will receive full access to the complete resource library—free of charge—until the service formally closes.

This gesture is more than a farewell; it’s a celebration of the teachers who have shaped, used, and grown with Onestopenglish over the years. It’s an invitation to revisit old favourites, discover hidden gems, and make the most of the vast repository of teaching ideas that has guided educators for decades.

 As we say goodbye, it’s worth remembering that Onestopenglish’s legacy lives on in every lesson delivered, every student supported, and every teacher who found confidence and creativity thanks to its resources. Its impact won’t fade—because it’s woven into countless classrooms around the world.

Here’s to 25 years of inspiration, innovation, and community.

Thank you, Onestopenglish.

Prefer, Would Prefer & Would Rather (By Lucy)

 Find it in pdf format here!

Do you Tend to Complain?

Why or What or Who do you whine about / rant about / ob'ject to / grumble about / protest against / bicker about / moan about / criticize / gripe about / nag at or about / bawl at / snarl at?

C1 Uses of Wish

Inversion in Conditionals

Could you add any quote to the ones below?

If you can, write it/them on the board at the EOI Hall in the Bubbles provided for them. 

(And in the Comment Section below as well, please)

    Read the Quotes HERE

Vocabulary for Films

Vocabulary

for

Films

Bad Habits

Replace these habits with four good ones.

 

Girls' Dream Gap

Types of IF Clauses (Revision)

Common Mistakes with Prepositions

ROSALÍA - Berghain (Live at The BRIT Awards 2026) ft. Björk

Museum and Art Vocabulary

Art Vocabulary 1

Glossary

Art vocabulary 2

More Arts Vocabulary

C2 Collocations for Work (2)

Permanent, temporary, fulfilling and dead-end jobs

International Women's Day 2026

Give to Gain

How can you support IWD?

Fact-Sheet

Feminism Vocabulary

Atomic Habits for Critical Media Literacy (By Armanda Stroia)

EL PAÍS (News in English)

You can read:

• Trump: ‘We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain’
• Lebanon plunged into chaos after Israel’s response to Hezbollah: ‘War was inevitable, but this was not the time’
• Malala: ‘Reading a book alone in her room is an act of resistance for an Afghan girl’
• The United States and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic relations
• Young women are also moving closer to the far right, just more slowly than men
• Breast cancer in young women has increased by 29% in three decades
• The problem with Xania Monet: The AI-generated singer who has amassed millions of followers
• Demographics in Spain: Straining at the seams
• Trump calls Spain a ‘loser’ and warns the United States will not be a ‘team player’
• Cuba on the verge of paralysis: ‘I feel like this is the end of the story’
• Spain’s Pedro Sánchez, on the US and Israeli attack on Iran: ‘No to war, we are not going to be complicit’

C2 Talk about Music

To do the activity with Nydia next Monday you can use this Music Vocabulary sheet with explanations and examples of the vocabulary studied on page 252 from the Textbook.

Vocabulary for Music C2 (& C1)

Vocabulary

 for 

Music

Buy Hire Purchase vs Pay Installments

Vocabulary for Shopping C1 (& C2)

Vocabulary for Shopping

Different ways to print advertisements

Vocabulary for Museums C2 (& C1)

Museum 

Vocabulary

Advice for people over 60

Some of you already know...

How would you rank these tips in order of impor-tance?

Vocabulary for Advertisements C1 (& C2)

Vocabulary 

for 

Advertise-ments

Food may go bad...

Check vocabulary for food which has gone bad HERE.

English Humour (By Lucy)

 Guide on British English Humour

Vocabulary for ART C2 (& C1)

Art 

Vocabulary

EL PAÍS (News in English)

The downfall of El Mencho

Dear readers,

All eyes were on Mexico this week after the world's most wanted drug trafficker, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, was killed by the Mexican army. EL PAÍS spoke to experts about what his downfall means for Mexico, examined the role of AI in spreading disinformation about the operation, and gained access to the cabin complex where the leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) staged his last stand.

Meanwhile, tensions in Cuba remain high as Trump's oil embargo pushes the island to the brink of collapse. Adding to the strain, on Wednesday, the Cuban Coast Guard killed four people on a speedboat from the U.S., which it had intercepted in its territorial waters. According to the Interior Ministry, it "intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes."

And in other news, we looked back at the career of Steve Guttenberg, and spoke to Spanish illustrator Nazario Luque about what it was like having his work plagiarized by Lou Reed.

We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

Y‌ou can also read:

• Gender, racism and xenophobia: The biases of artificial intelligence in Latin America
• A living drug manages to eliminate tumors in mice with pancreatic, ovarian and kidney cancer
• Spotify in the eye of the storm: Trumpism, denialism and a future under question
• Digital addiction in children: ‘I treat children who spend the weekend in their room with their cellphones’
• Understanding the far-right ideology spreading across the planet: ‘You should be more afraid of the sound of slippers than marching boots’
• Judit Polgár, the chess master taught to beat men
• 45 years after Spain’s failed coup, reasonable doubts linger

Guía del Candidato 2026

This Guía del Candidato provides information on the official certification exams for courses taught at Murcia EOIs during the 2025-2026 academic year. It is intended for all students preparing for certification and anyone else interested in this assessment process. Specifically, this Guide includes the following: 

1. Regulations applicable to the certification process. 

2. General information about the certification exams. 

3. Rights and responsibilities of students preparing for certification. 

4. Schedule and locations for the certification exams. 

5. EOI addresses and other relevant information.

This Guide is on the right column on the blog (between C1 & C2 badges) for further checking