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Embellish Your Language With 15 Cool And Impressive Words

We might be a little biased, but we love language—and that's why we love just paging (or clicking through) through the dictionary. There are all kinds of fabulous gems of words in there, from anthropomorphism to zingy. If you share our passion for juicy vocabulary, or are just curious about some of the oddities of English, this is for you. We have gathered up over a dozen of our favorite words in the English language to show off some of the jewels of our collection.        From dictionary.com

C1 -ing & -ed Adjectives

 

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Spanish News in English

Dear readers,

The eruption on Sunday of a new volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma caught the world's attention this week. While there were no victims from the spectacular explosion and subsequent rivers of lava in the area, hundreds of people have been left homeless as the molten rock steamrolled its way over their houses. EL PAÍS was on the scene to speak to the residents, authorities and even tourists who were on the island this week.

Meanwhile, in Italy there was surprise news of the arrest of former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont, who has been wanted by the Spanish justice system since he fled the country in 2017 in the wake of the unilateral secession attempt. His lawyer claimed on Friday that the European arrest warrant had been suspended.

And finally, there was more positive data from the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 76% of Spanish residents now fully vaccinated and the 14-day incidence of the virus steadily falling. Now the central government and the regions are grappling with the problem of an oversupply of vaccines, and are working carefully to avoid their expiration before use.

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

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SIMON HUNTER Editor El País English Edition

5 Idioms in English

 

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Israel -Palestine Conflict

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‘AI is neither Artificial nor Intelligent’

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Spanish New in English

Dear readers,

This week the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a plan to bring down the soaring cost of electricity bills by reducing the “extraordinary profits” of energy companies and redirect these to consumers. The measure has outraged the industry, which has threatened to take legal action.

In coronavirus news, the incidence rate has dropped below 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time since June 25. The improving situation has led some regional governments to relax remaining restrictions on social life and business opening hours.

And finally, authorities have warned of a possible volcanic eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma. The warning comes after more than 4,200 tremors were recorded in the area near Teneguía volcano.

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

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MELISSA KITSON

Fifteen Beautiful Words

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What teenagers in 12 countries were taught about 9/11

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Spanish News in English EL PAÍS

Dear readers,

There was good news regarding the coronavirus pandemic in Spain this week. As the cumulative incidence of the virus continues to fall, the country moved out of the "high risk" level for the first time in two months. However, experts remain cautious and will be watching the figures carefully in the coming weeks given the start of the new school year and the return to the workplace for many employees.

Elsewhere, there was tragedy in Málaga province, after a firefighter lost his life during efforts this week to extinguish a blaze that may have been started deliberately.

And there was a highly controversial case of an alleged homophobic attack, which saw a young gay man have an offensive slur carved into one of his buttocks with a knife. It later emerged, however, that the supposed victim had invented the story in order to conceal an infidelity from his partner.

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

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 SIMON HUNTER Editor El País English Edition

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How to Sound British: 4 Important Sounds

 

Spanish News in English EL PAÍS

Dear readers,

While rising coronavirus cases in Spain, particularly among young people, continue to be of concern, there was good news this week about the country's vaccination campaign. The government target of 25 million people with full protection was met this week, while earlier the barrier of 50% of the population fully vaccinated was also broken.

Meanwhile, Spain's regions continued to ramp up restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, with territories such as Catalonia particularly suffering from high incidence rates.

And finally, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was in the United States this week, where he met with banking executives and fund managers, in a bid to calm concerns about housing and labor laws.

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

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SIMON HUNTER Editor El País English Edition

Compete for Linguistic Gold with these ...

 ... Olympics Words  

The Olympics, formally known as the Olympic Games, are an international athletic competition featuring multiple sporting events between athletes representing their country. They typically happen every four years. This year, the Summer Olympics are being held in the city of Tokyo, Japan, after being postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Olympic Committee also officially recognizes two related sporting competitions run by other organizations: the Paralympics, which are held around the same time and feature competition between athletes with disabilities, and the Special Olympics, which feature competition between child and adult athletes with intellectual or physical disabilities. All three competitions feature some of the same events.

Join us as we explain how the shot got put in shot put, which boxing weight class is named after a chicken, which martial art’s name translates as “kick fist way,” and why there’s a horse in pommel horse but no horses in steeplechase or water polo. We’ll even discuss the discus! 

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Trying to lose weight or get a flatter stomach in midlife? Here's everything you need to know

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Sentence Stress & Intonation

C1 Advanced Transforrmations

Do some practice with these transformations, though you won't find this type of activity in EOI exams.
Key at the end (Don't cheat!)

[Those of you at C2 can give it a try and see whether you can get 10 out of 10.]

No es lo que decimos, es cómo lo decimos: la importancia de la entonación en otro idioma

Although I don't usually post articles in Spanish on the blog, I think this one is interesting enough to be read.

Spanish News in English EL PAÍS

Dear readers,

As the summer season progresses, the news about the coronavirus in Spain is increasingly concerning. Infections are continuing to rise, in particular among young people, and this pressure is now starting to be felt in the country's hospitals.

Meanwhile, there was also a surprising ruling this week from the Constitutional Court, which decided that the state of alarm implemented last year at the outset of the pandemic was unconstitutional. This means that fines imposed by the police during the lockdown may have to be repaid to citizens.

And finally, EL PAÍS spoke to teachers who are supporters of the bilingual system in Spanish schools, moving on a debate that has sparked a great deal of interest among our readers on social media.

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

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SIMON HUNTER Editor El País English Edition

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