A tribute to Debbie Reynolds: I know you don't like musicals but I couldn't resist!

Can you die of a broken heart?

The Year 2016

Carrie Fisher was more than just a princess

George Michael dies

Wonderful Christmastime

8 Social Media No-nos on Christmas Day

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/24/8-social-media-no-nos-christmas-day

Merry Christmas from the Obamas!

Traditional Spanish Christmas Food

Sugar and shortbread overload, Madrid

Shellfish, bream, lamb, and turkey may be festive staples in Spain but nothing says Christmas quite so cloyingly as the plethora of sugary treats that weigh down tables and stomachs at the end of December. Spanish nougat (turrón) can be hard or soft but its appeals seldom wanes. Similarly popular are polvorones (shortbread, the name of which hints at the dusty debris into which they crumble) and mantecados (like polvorones but enriched with lard). Among Madrid’s oldest and best known confectioners are Casa Mira, La Antigua Pastelería del Pozo and El Riojano, all of which have been serving the sweet-toothed of the city since the 19th century. Take an appetite and expectations of a serious sugar rush.

Sam Jones. The Guardian.

Do you have Christmas Spirit? Take this test and find out!

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/18/do-you-have-christmas-spirit-personality-quiz

Top 10 Greatest Novels of All Time

Make and Do

Use "Give or Take" instead of "More or Less"

Cold weather vocabulary

Time Magazine: Person of the Year 2016

El País Editorial: The Need to Rationalize Spanish Holidays

http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/12/05/inenglish/1480931208_031546.html?rel=lom

Jamie Oliver's Paella Scandal

Reading: Christmas Decorations in Brooklyn, New York

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/nyregion/christmas-lights-on-steroids-bring-parking-headaches-to-dyker-heights.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ur_20161203&nl=nytoday&nlid=60321925&ref=headline&_r=0

Video: Christmas Decorations in Brooklyn, New York

The Edinburgh Art Festival in August

National Day of Scotland: Happy St. Andrew's Day!

#GivingTuesday 2016

Connectors (again!): They're important!

Death of Fidel Castro

Obama Turkey Pardon: This Turkey will be saved from the table!

Thanksgiving with FRIENDS. Click on the link and do the exercise.

http://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_highint.php?id=24796

Five Phrasal Verbs - Talking About Love and Dating

READING: Should I Tell My Friend's Husband That She's Having an Affair?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/magazine/should-i-tell-my-friends-husband-that-shes-having-an-affair.html?_r=0

-ED Pronunciation

-ED Pronunciation in Songs

EDsongs 1 from Luiz Otávio Barros on Vimeo.

"Post-truth" is word of the year 2016

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: You've Hit the Nail on the Head

Musician Leonard Cohen dies

Happy Magosto: How to Roast Chestnuts

U.S. Election Day: Go Hillary!

File 2A: Childhood Memories

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: That Rings a Bell

Language Learning: Speaking English in the European Union

Halloween: Pros and Cons

SCARY: Halloween words

"W" Pronunciation Practice

File 2A: David Crystal's favourite words

Vatican: No More Scattering Ashes. What's your opinion?

Connectors

A Kids Point of View on Clinton and Trump

"This is not normal. This is not politics as usual." Michelle Obama's epic speech about women this week is well worth 12 minutes of your time.

https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/vb.354522044588660/1447692345271619/?type=2&theater"

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016

New Blog for This School Year

THE RS LIFESTYLER
The RS Lifestyler blogger.







Please join me at the new blog for the school year 2016-2017 at

http://adv216-17.blogspot.com.es/

Collocations with HAVE

Family Phrasal Verbs

Your Family Tree Explained

Ellen Learns Some Spanish

Food for thought

Back soon but for now...

Five tips for exams

Wishing you the best!

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Sports

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: Go for it

James and Susan are NOT Good Sports

How To Play Squash

An Animated History Of Pilates

Today is Mother's Day in the U.S. Listen to Obama wishing mothers a Happy Mother’s Day.

José Andrés Gets Cooking with Ellen!

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: At this rate

ANIMALS: Kangaroos, Hawks & an Alligator w/ Jack Hanna on The Late, Late Show with Jame Corden

A Poem about Spring

Dear Diary: 
Overnight, early March has morphed into late May: 
Hats and scarves discarded, 
leather coats tossed off for tank tops, 
boots supplanted by sandals, 
gloves shed from hands like skins, 
the better for holding ice cream cones,
faces adorned with summer smiles 
freshly minted just this morning.

Author unknown. NY Times.

Prince: Another musical genius leaves us

Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth!

Stephen Interviews Hillary Clinton At Carnegie Deli

Simple Future

The Way - Movie Trailer (2011) HD A movie about walking El Camino de Santiago

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: Right Away

Vocabulary: Idiomatic pairs

Synonyms for SAD

To Take Up

Vocabulary: 6 idioms about TALKING

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: It Never Crossed My Mind

Food From the Heart of Galicia | Spanish Restaurant in New York

Food From the Heart of Galicia | Edible Long Island: Family style is the fashion at the Sangria 71 restaurants.

If the world were 100 people...

https://www.facebook.com/GOODHQ/videos/10153453652588059/

No, none, none of

Use the word "outgoing" instead of "extrovert". It sounds much more natural.

One Minute English - 'Ish'

Happy St. Patrick's Day

FRIENDS: A Traffic Violation

http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz.php?id=23458

IH Bristol's Phrase of the Day: Slipped My Mind

US Presidential Election Videos: Bernie Sanders

US Presidential Election Campaign Videos: Hillary Clinton

EVEN: even though, even if, even when...

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: Sleep on it

Nomophobia

Reality TV: Ellen's Strange Addiction

Emotional Phrasal Verbs

Synonyms for Great

February 29th: How leap year works

2016 Oscar Best Picture Nominees

Every Oscar-nominated film in three minutes..

Because watching all of them would take you days...Plus: ten things you need to know about The Academy http://thetim.es/1T14oMF

Posted by The Times and The Sunday Times on Saturday, February 27, 2016

Oscar Sunday 2016

Emoji Guide: Are you using your emojis correctly?

Emojii guide

22 emojis everyone gets wrong.

Posted by Tech Insider on Thursday, February 25, 2016

Grammar Bank 6B

Grammar Bank 6B from Lisa Arias on Vimeo.

Negative Effects of Sleep-Deprivation

Conversational English - Adjective Pairs - "Short and sweet", etc.

TED Talks: 30 Day Challenge by Matt Cutts

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Phrasal Verbs

Important - Travel vs. Trip. Please watch.

Panthers vs. Broncos Super Bowl Trailer

Superbowl Sunday: The History of the Super Bowl

Spain - A great place to live, a terrible place to work?

http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/12/17/inenglish/1418816737_691083.html?rel=lom

Do you know these DAY & NIGHT idioms in English?

February 2nd: The History of Groundhog Day

Speaking Exam Review: Expressions used to answer in agreement

Words with Snow

File 5A - 6 common idioms about TIME

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: What I'm Trying to Say is

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: Nine times out of ten

Would rather

Grammar Bank 5B

Grammar Bank 5B from Lisa Arias on Vimeo.

Today is Blue Monday: The Most Miserable Day of the Year

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/blue-monday-the-science-behind-the-most-miserable-day-of-the-year-a6816926.html

IH Bristol Phrase of the day: I Just Dont Get It

10 Study Tips to Improve Your Learning in 2016 | ExamTime

10 Study Tips to Improve Your Learning in 2016 | ExamTime: Relax - you're not the only one who has promised to improve your learning in 2016! Follow these 10 study tips to turn your goals into actions.

Not again! Actor Alan Rickman 'dies aged 69' - BBC News.

IH Bristol Phrase of the Day: That Rings a Bell

David Bowie & Queen - Under Pressure

David Bowie dies

Beginning the year in a great way

New Year's Resolution Verbs

New Year's Resolutions 1

New Year's Resolutions 2

Happy New Year!