HAPPY 2011!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much, my friends and followers for having visited my blog during 2010 (my blog will be one year old in a few days :) ) Best wishes for the New Year, the...

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Current affairs

Christmas texts and messages

In case you don´t know what to write in your Christmas cards or text messages,  here you have some ideas... Christmas is a special time of year to remember those who are close...

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Current affairs
Listening

Christmas Time

RUDOLPH Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer, is a fictional reindeer with a shiny red nose. Everybody knows him as  "Santa's Ninth Reindeer." The luminosity of his nose is so great that it illuminates the...

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Recipes

28th November : Homeless Day in Spain

We should take care and support homeless people, draw our attention to their needs and give them opportunities. Get in touch with Caritas, local churches, registered charities and help them. SHE CALLS OUT TO...

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Listening

Only girl- Rihanna

 "Only Girl"  La la la la La la la la La la la la I want you to love me, like I'm a hot guy Keep thinkin' of me, doin' what you like...

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Songs

Royal engagement

On 16 November 2010 it was announced by Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry, that Prince William and Kate Middleton are going to get married...

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Current affairs

Fireworks (Kate Perry)

A motivating song for today....Monday. Enjoy it. ...

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Listening

Winners MTV Europe Music Awards

    If you like music, I´m sure you watched how celebrities walked on the red carpet last  Sunday night at Madrid MTV Awards. Controversial Lady Gaga (who I like very much, although I prefer...

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Current affairs

All Saints Day in Spain

All Saints Day in Spain (Todos Los Santos) takes place on November 1st. It is a national public holiday when people honor the saints and remember all the dead. Spanih people visit the...

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About my country
Interesting Places

David Guetta

David Guetta was born and raised in Paris into a Moroccan family. His father was a restaurateur. In the early 1980s, at the age of 13, Guetta began mixing his first vinyls at...

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Biographies

'CUL8TR = See you later'

Language is changing everyday. New words appear and technology has a lot to do with it. SMS English  is hard to avoid and often hard to understand for older people. Do you think...

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English is fun

COMMON MISTAKES

There are some typical errors and mistakes in English made by Spanish speakers. Perhaps you need some help. Read about these differences and don´t forget them!! We say go shopping to talk about...

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Common mistakes

Comparison of equality

As CLEAR as a....?       As BLIND as a...? As HAPPY as a...? When things being compared have equal characteristics, the comparison of equality is used. Do you need some practice?  There are on line games...

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Comparatives and Superlatives

This post is especially dedicated to Eduardo. Thanks for the bookmarks  you´ve sent me (one of them has inspired me to write about Henry VIII)...and thanks, again, for being my friend. HENRY VIII...

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Reading

TEACHERS´ DAY

Today is intended to be a special day for the appreciation of teachers. One must not forget and should always appreciate the efforts which a teacher puts in giving a direction to his/her...

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Current affairs

A PRAYER

We all feel bad sometimes. If so, here you have part of a beautiful prayer by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. We should always look back before complaining. Lord, When I am hungry, send...

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Reading

SPOT THE DIFFERENCES

These two pictures are similar but...can you find the differences between them? Find them out. You can explain the differences easily by using simple structures: there is/are, have got, adjectives (comparative structures included)...

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English is fun

26th SEPTEMBER: European day of Languages

Learning languages in and out of school is a tool for  intercultural understanding. 26th of September is the European Day of Languages. On this day, a lot of activities are organised across Europe...

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Agatha Christie

Have you visited Google today? Beautiful, isn´t it? It is 120 years since  Agatha Christie was born and search engine Google is celebrating with a doodle on its home page. Do you want...

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Biographies

Karaoke

KARAOKE!! I know you can't sing like pop stars, but Karaoke is excellent for you to improve your English vocabulary and pronunciation. Come on,  try now and enjoy the music!! ...

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Songs
Songs
Listening

QUIZ 8

Hello, guys!!! The new academic year is already here and there is one more quiz for you. Let´s see how your brain works after the summer holidays... Many Scottish surnames contain the prefix...

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Quiz

A New Head for my Blog

I want to write some words here and thank Pablo Travasos for drawing the head of my blog. It looks great now!!!!Thanks a lot for your help!!!and never stop drawing ...

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THE INVISIBLE WOMAN

This video, which my friend Valme posted on her Facebook, is one of the most beautiful speeches I´ve ever heard. As she is so generous, I know she won´t get angry if I...

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Listening

STEP UP 3

If you like street dance, you shouldn´t miss Step Up 3. Grab the pop corn and enjoy the soundtrack and the show. Girls, pay special attention to Luke (Rick Malambri) ;) ...

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English is fun

The Simpsons

Do you like watching TV? What´s your favouriteTV programme?I´m sure most of you like THE SIMPSONS. So, readabout this famous series and look up in your dictionary the words you don´t know.The Simpsons...

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Reading
Interesting Places

Oceana - Cry Cry

Entre repaso y repaso, un ratito de música sin dejar de aprender Inglés. ...

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Listening

PAST SIMPLE

Sigamos repasando, chic@s. Uno de los tiempos que suele costar trabajo manejar es el Past Simple, sobre todo por los verbos irregulares. Haceros con una buena lista y tenedla siempre a mano. En...

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Past Simple

MISSING ME? just kidding, of course.

¿Qué tal las vacaciones, chic@s? Bueno, también yo estoy descansando como vosotros, pero especialmente aquellos que tenéis exámenes extraordinarios en Septiembre no debéis perder el ritmo de estudio y hay que arrancar ya....

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