El Cine Doré o una forma de poner a prueba tu español en el cine

Encontrar trabajo en Madrid

For most of us who have lived here in Madrid a while, we know that finding a job isn’t always easy. When I moved to Spain in 2014 the unemployment rate was a staggering 25% but fast forward 5 years and that number has nearly been cut in half to around 14% today. In order to combat the high costs of labor, many companies have resorted 6 month temporary contracts. If you aren’t one of the lucky ones that already has a job when they arrive, this can make it tough for an expat looking to establish a new life or break-in to a new career. Salaries are much lower around half of what you would make in the US or a two thirds in the UK on average so

La pesadilla de “ir” y “venir” a clase de español

Uno de los grandes problemas en la clase de español es el conjunto de los cuatro verbos “ir”, “venir”, “traer” y “llevar”. Estos nos ayudan a definir el movimiento y el transporte a la vez que causan una gran confusión entre nuestros estudiantes. Por ese motivo le dedicamos una infografía al verbo “llevar” en Instagram y este post sobre los cuatro en nuestro blog. Para poder utilizar estos verbos primero tenemos que situarnos. De este modo hablaremos de dos espacios: “aquí” y “allí”. “Aquí” es donde nos encontramos nosotros, los que estamos hablando y “allí” es el resto del mundo. Cuando hablamos de “ir” y “venir” estamos hablando simplemente de movimiento, mientras que cuando lo hacemos de “llevar” y de “traer” estamos hablando de transportar (cosas, personas o animales). Por

Don’t talk like a guiri!

There are plenty of well documented scientific reasons as to why many of us find it difficult picking up a second language. It can be frustrating when you are trying to find the words to string a sentence together, only to be met with the befuddled face of the person you are trying to communicate with. The most innocent sentences can turn lurid with the slightest mistake and the results can be met with nothing but embarrassment. Although, we think it is important to embrace mistakes as learning opportunities, you should be aware of some of the most common ones and avoid them if possible to spare yourself at least some humiliation. It’s important to make mistakes because that is how we learn. It is one of the reasons why