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APRENDE INGLÉS GANDIA – CLASES DE INGLÉS DE CONVERSACIÓN GRATIS EN GANDIA

Oh dear – everything went a bit wrong today!! We had planned to move our clases de inglés de conversación gratis en Gandia on Saturday mornings to the VIP cafe in Calle Madrid. However, when we arrived at 09.30 hours, it was closed! Both Nick and I waited until after 10.00 – but the [...]

Culture Spain – for all things Spanish

The Spanish banking crisis and the Indignados mayo 18, 2012
So, it appears that there may be a ‘run’ on Bankia, Spain’s fourth largest bank – which has just been part nationalized by the Spanish state. This ‘run’ is being denied, predictably, by the government and the bank itself. Indeed, it may well be that people are not withdrawing their money as fast as they […]
Nick Snelling
Spain’s banking sector on the brink mayo 15, 2012
The pound has hit 1.25 against the euro this past week, its highest rate since Oct 2008, as Spain struggles to get to grips with its banking sector and Greece contemplates a euro exit. So what next for the continent in crisis, and the exchange rate? Here is my latest update of the British pound […]
Peter Lavelle
Horse riding in Spain, the Spanish school mayo 14, 2012
Spain is, of course, famous for its horses and its riding. In fact, one of the emblems of Spain is a proud male rider astride a huge, white Andalusian horse, its short, powerful neck arched and its forelegs thrown ‘artificially’ high as it moves forward. The rider is usually seen wearing a black waistcoat, a […]
Nick Snelling

Spanish news, all the latest and breaking news in Spain

Spanish banks have 'no liquidity problem', says Treasury minister mayo 18, 2012
Spain's banks are well-funded for at least the next two years and do not have a "liquidity problem", Treasury minister Inigo Fernandez de Mesa said, after 16 of the country's lenders had their credit ratings cut last night. […]
Spanish royal family in fresh embarrassment over role of blonde aristocrat mayo 17, 2012
Spain's royal family face fresh embarrassment today with the publication of details of the controversial elephant hunting trip taken by King Juan Carlos last month and the mysterious role of the blonde aristocrat who accompanied him. […]
Caught between the Rock and the euro crisis mayo 17, 2012
Telegraph View: The Spanish snub to the Queen smacks of a government that is anxious to distract public attention from its domestic woes. […]
Spain borrowing costs rise on bank crisis and recession mayo 17, 2012
Spain's borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction today, after economic data confirmed the country is back in recession and it was reported that deposits were being taken out of part-nationalised Bankia. […]
Queen Sofia to snub Diamond Jubilee lunch over Gibraltar row mayo 16, 2012
Queen Sofia of Spain ordered to turn down an invitation from the Queen because of an escalating diplomatic row over Gibraltar. […]

Listen to English – learn English! : podcasts

Dull and Boring abril 27, 2012
Dull, twinned with Boring Do you know the English word “dull”? “Dull” is the opposite of “bright”. Often it means “uninteresting”. We can talk about dull weather, which means cloudy weather, probably some rain and certainly no sunshine. We can talk about a dull book or a dull lesson. And we can say that someone is dull – a dull person is probably not very in […]
peter@listen-to-english.com (Peter Carter)
Titanic abril 19, 2012
A poster advertising Titanic. The 14th of April 2012 was the centenary – the 100th anniversary – of the sinking of the passenger ship Titanic in the north Atlantic. This podcast is about Titanic. I hope it will help you to learn some new words and expressions about ships and the sea, and that you will learn about “unsinkable” words. (Don’t know what “unsinka […]
peter@listen-to-english.com (Peter Carter)
England's Newest Tourist Attraction abril 3, 2012
A traffic jam on the M25 motorway. Are you planning a visit to England? Are you thinking to yourself, “What shall we do in England? Are there any really special places that we must go to when we are there?” You are? Good, then this podcast is for you. When you are in England, you could visit the Tower of London. But everyone visits the Tower of London. Or yo […]
peter@listen-to-english.com (Peter Carter)