At last, the end to ETA violence!

Click:

• here to read the BBC article
• here to read the The Channel 4 News article (pretty short).
• here to read the CNN one (pretty long!)

To watch the BBC report - and see if you understand what they say- click here.

After working with the article Spanish PM Zapatero hails end to Basque Eta violence
Read the following opinions and write a letter to the editor (250 words) with your opinion about it. Follow the instructions you'll find on the link below, and make sure you use the vocabulary and structures we've seen to talk about this issue.

http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/37971-How-to-write-a-letter-of-opinion

Please copy and paste the text you write on the body of the email.

Deadline: 13 November

See you in class!

World unites for 15-M-inspired protests

Click here to read the El País In English article. And here to read about the global protests on The Sydney Morning Herald.

Speed dating listening comprehension exercise

Click here to do the exercise.

Cayetana remarries

Here's the link to the BBC's article. In case you didn't get the document.

Welcome to a new academic year.

And to celebrate it, how about some news? Did you hear about the last bullfight in Catalonia? Click here to read the article that informed about the ban. Click below to see how it was reported by the BBC and complete the notes:

• To fans........................................................................................
• To critics......................................................................................
• Last year Catalonia's parliament.............................................
• The campaign was......................................................................
• For fans, this is .............................................................................
• Tickets for the last bullfight........................................................
• For trainee toreros......................................................................

Click on Comments below to read the script.

Ok, guys. After all the work we've done with Catalonia's bullfight ban, you are more than ready to write an opinion essay about it. Follow the instructions of the presentation you'll find below. Don't forget to include specific vocabulary on the issue. You have until 9 October to send your essays.

http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-write-for-and-against-essay.html

Tariq Jahan. A pacifist in the Birmingham riots

Tariq Jahan

Sir Ken Robinson: Collaboration in the 21st Century

Will the 'Spanish Revolution' achieve anything?

I found this BBC blog which explains a bit more and has opinions about the so called "Spanish Revolution". Very interesting indeed. Only for those who, like me, love this movement.

E. coli cucumber scare: Spain angry at German claims

Click here to read the news on the BBC

Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution | Video on TED.com

Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution | Video on TED.com

Riot police charge in against 15 M protesters in Barcelona.

Riot police charge in against 15 M protesters in Barcelona.

El Pais article.

The Washington Post article

Spanish PM Zapatero faces rebellion as Socialists digest election defeat

Click here to read the article on The Guardian.

Mouseland subtítulos en español

Revising Conditional Sentences

Click here and do the exercises.

More on 15 M and the electoral results.

Sorry to be such a bore, but this is soooooo interesting! Click here to read an article by one of the outraged, published in The Guardian.

Regional and local elections. The results.

Reuters' article

The Washngton Post's article

El Pais' article

Spanish youth rally in Madrid echoes Egypt protests

Click here to read the news story on BBC News, and here to read the same story on The Washington Post.

How to write a "for and against" essay

A For and Against Essay

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Earthquake in Lorca

Clcik here to read about it.

Structures after wish

Theory and practice.
Exercise 1.

Barça-Madrid semi-final. What do you think?

Click here to read about it in English. Get the vocabulary you need to express your opinions about Real's defeat to Barça.

The Royal Wedding. THAT dress and another wedding.

Click here to read about the dress, and here to see the video highlights.
If, however, you want to compare it with another classic, much funnier wedding, click here.

Obama: Osama bin Laden Dead - Full Video and transcript

Click here to see the video and read the full transcript of Obama's speach on Osama Bin Laden's death.

Reporting verbs

Click on the following links to get some more practice on reporting verbs.

• Reporting verbs 1
• Reporting verbs 2
• Reporting verbs 3
• Reporting verbs 4

How to write letters of complaint

Click here to learn more about it. Make sure you do the exercises before you send your won letter of complaint.

past modal verbs of deduction

Click here to practise past modal verbs of deduction

Thousands unaccounted for in Japan

Japan. Health effects of radiation exposure

Click here to read this article on the BBC.

Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami

Click here to watch the BBC report on the causes.

For further explanation, click here.

How I trained my husband

From a very interesting blog. click here to listen to Amy Sutherland talking about the article you read "How I trained my husband"

Four great talks for International Women's Day

Here they are, with thanks to Monica and Our Blog.

EQUALS

JAMES BOND SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2011
www.weareequals.org / www.weareequals.org/blog
The two-minute short, specially commissioned for International Women's Day, sees 007 star Daniel Craig undergo a dramatic makeover as he puts himself, quite literally, in a woman's shoes.

Directed by acclaimed 'Nowhere Boy' director/conceptual artist Sam Taylor-Wood, scripted by Jane Goldman ('Kick Ass') and featuring the voice of Dame Judi Dench reprising her role as 'M', the film will be screened in cinemas and streamed online in a bid to highlight the levels of inequality that persist between men and women in the UK and worldwide. It is the first film featuring Bond to be directed by a woman.

Darwin and gender. The Blog

Don't miss this blog to find out more about women and their role in history.

Debate on speed limits

Click here to read El Pais article about the reduction of highway speed limits.

Read one last article about the 30th anniversary of the failed military coup.

To read the article, click here.

Vocabulary Explosion - Describing Feelings in English

23 F in El País In English

Click on the title to read the article:

Secret document provides detailed account of 1981 attempted coup

23 F in the Wikipedia

Click here to read it.

St Valentine's Week: English Vocabulary - Love & Relationships - expressions and vocabulary

St. Valentine's week. The Worst Valentine's Gift Ever.

With thanks to Mónica