Good News for Spanish Banks

 An article from NPR about Spanish Banks:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/01/23/264909007/spain-exits-bailout-in-a-sign-of-progress-not-full-recovery?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=DailyDigest&utm_campaign=20140124

Music to celebrate Martin Luther`s King Day

 It´s four days late, but, "mas vale tarde que nunca".  Here you can enjoy some jazz music by Wynton Marsalis Tentet, to celebrate Martin Luther King´s Day, the third Monday of January, every year.  I hope you enjoy it:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jirqq-c7E0&playnext=1&list=AL94UKMTqg-9BlBBuVUyvZtnfiD8RdtGJK


Happy weekend

Happy New Year

Here you can watch a video with the fireworks display that London welcomed 2014 with:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jp9_sgJcN0


Happy 2014

A Selection of Listening Activities from My That's English

 Hi,

My That's English is an endless source of learning materials for intermediate students, so I recommend you again to check it regularly, browse the archives and look for materials about topics you might be interested in yourselves.  Here you can find a selection of activites I suggest for you:

- Doga, yoga with dogs (Thursday, 26th Dec 2013).

- The Great Train Robbery (Friday, 20th Dec 2013).

- Naomi Campbell on Racism in Fashion (Friday, 13th Dec 2013).

- Modern Love:  Falling in Love at 71 (Sunday, 9th Dec 2013).

http://mythatsenglish.blogspot.com.es/

Bike-Sharing in US cities

Here you can read and listen to a text about bike-sharing transport services in some large American cities and the problems poor people have to access these services. 

You have to copy the link and paste it on your web browser.

 I hope you like it:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/12/12/243215574/shifting-gears-to-make-bike-sharing-more-accessible

Detox Fashion Shopping

 Here you have an interesting video with Spanish subtitles about the latest Greenpeace campaing to promote toxic-free fashion shopping:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ty9kIeMaDQ

Promotional Video of Aragon

Here you have a link to a promotional video of Aragon for foreign investors, it is in English with subtitles:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpwRQiNGgo4&feature=youtube_gdata_player