It’s that time of the year! The summer holidays are nearly over, but tomorrow I am off to Barcelona and it has had me thinking about the vital things I will need to take. Speaking Spanish helps me out a lot, but my sister doesn’t know a word of Spanish. Therefore, I have tried to…
¿De dónde viene esta expresión? Pues de los pavos, literalmente. “Estar en la edad del pavo” Esta expresión, se usa para describir la etapa que tiene lugar después de la infancia y antes de la adolescencia. En esta etapa, ocurren la mayoría de los cambios físicos, emocionales, sociales y fisiológicos, y es importante porque en esta fase se forja…
The beginning Now over two years ago, I still remember the moment that I left my hometown to come and live in London. My excuse for moving? To learn English, a language much appreciated and used all over the world. Two years since, and my English is good – but I have stayed in the…
La Tomatina en Buñol La Tomatina is a famous festival in Spain that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, a town located in the East of Spain. It is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Mediterranean sea. At this festival participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight for an…
You did it! First of all, congratulations to ALL of you receiving results today. I am sure you will have all done well, and here at Spanish Express we are very proud of our A Level students. Whichever path you take from now on, it is a new chapter and there are some very important…
¿Alguna vez habéis escuchado a un español decir algo “raro” y no habéis entendido qué significa? Como podréis comprobar, los animales en general, son los grandes protagonistas de muchas de las expresiones que los españoles utilizamos a diario. Y bueno, después de haber tratado con los cerdos, ahora le toca el turno a las cabras….
If you have never been to the Flower Market in Columbia Road you cannot call yourself a Londoner. Today I am going to speak about one of favourite parts of London. Columbia Road is a tiny and narrow street in east London, is located between Shoreditch and Bethnal Green and it´s really well known…
For the best part of 8 years I have been a language student, and I have always tried to find new ways to practise Spanish and improve my skills. For me, I find that cinema and films have helped a lot because they demonstrate different scenarios, accents and characters. I found it so useful to…
Semana Grande: Basque Country The Aste Nagusia, Semana Grande or Big Week is the largest festival in northern Spain in the Basque Country, dedicated to the Virgin of Begoña, affectionately known as Amatxu, or Mother. This is a celebration of Basque heritage, as well as religion. This festival is a 9 day event held at the end…
Hacer el agosto Hacer el agosto es, en pocas palabras, enriquecerse mucho en un momento determinado y preciso, y no necesariamente durante el mes de agosto. Las tiendas de juguetes, por ejemplo, hacen su agosto en Navidad, ya que es la época del año que más venden. Lo mismo ocurre con las tiendas de turrones,…
