Summer Madness.....

Hope you all had a great summer!! We ended our summer with a tour of the Balearic Islands to see the ultimate British band Madness.

So back to work and school now, remember we are here for all your English learning needs in Caravaca de la Cruz.

The Guardian - New Europe - Spain

This past week there has been some excellent articles in the UK newspaper The Guardian. The series is called New Europe and this past week it has been all about Spain. To support the series there is lots of articles and podcasts on their website. This is a great opportunity to practice your reading and listening skills. Great podcasts with both British and Spanish people speaking English. You can tell us about what you think of the series/articles/podcasts here on our blog or on our Facebook page.

What are you waiting for?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/new-europe-spain

http://www.facebook.com/pages/El-Centro-de-Ingl%C3%A9s-Caravaca-de-la-Cruz/107853092581166

Weekend Speak

Click on the link to see the dates and info. regarding our new venture Weekend Speak. A new exciting way to practice speaking in English.

http://www.weekendspeak.com/index.php?option=com_seminar&Itemid=14

Mulled Wine Recipe

Mulled wine

This is a lovely warming, comforting drink for the winter.

Ingredients

· 3 tbsp loose-leaf tea (or six teabags)

· 1 litre of boiling water

· 1 whole orange

· 2-3 cloves

· 1 stick of cinnamon

· 1 bottle of red wine

· sugar or Honey to taste

· lemon slices to serve

Preparation

The most important thing to remember about mulled wine is that it must not boil! It must only simmer gently. Otherwise you lose all the warming effects of the wine and most of the flavour.

The second most important thing is not to use an aluminium pan. Go for stainless steel.

Cut the orange in thick slices and place in the pan. Add the cinnamon stick, cloves and tea. Add the water and bring it nearly to the boil.

Then, turn the heat down and add the wine. Stir and add the honey or sugar to taste. Just heat it enough for the sugar or honey to dissolve. Pour into a suitable glass or cup and add a slice of lemon.

Synonyms

How many synonyms can you think of for ......Happy ?

Glad

Content

Ecstatic

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Expressions for example : "Walking on air" "On cloud 9 "

Radio Show 21st September 2010

Click the link below to listen to our radio show that was broadcast on Caravaca Radio on Tuesday 21st September 2010. As guests we had Martyn & Denise who run a boutique hotel on the outskirts of Caravaca de la Cruz, called Casa Pedro Barrera.

This is their website: http://www.casapedrobarrera.com/

Hear all about their fantastic hotel and their life in Spain. We also talk about phrasal verbs and other English grammar points during the show.

Good news !!We can do it!!!...Radio show online

For some people we know that 21:15 on a Tuesday evening is't always a suitable time to listen to our radio show. BUT...good news!! We have worked out (we have surprised ourselves!!) how to broadcast these shows online. So no reason to miss a show. Now you can listen to the show whenever you want to . We will be posting the shows each week on this blog for those unable to listen live.

Below is a sample show recorded before the summer holidays, the topic of the show is health.

Hope you enjoy it...please leave any comment below.