English in Madrid

Source: George Pagan III on Unsplash   profit  (n) - money that you get from selling goods or services for more than they cost to produce or provide ( beneficio(s), ganancia(s) ) e.g. He sold the property at a huge profit . e,g, Company profits are down from last year's figures. e.g. It's very hard for a new business to make a profit in its first year. to profit from sth - to earn money from something or to get an advantage from sth ( beneficarse de algo, sacar provecho de algo ) e.g. The company will profit from the merger. e.g. I profited enormously from working with them. @Augus171717 English in Madrid: Dishonest Brits profit from holidays in Spain https://t.co/Xn5ZfbAHqV — Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) May 21, 2020   renovate = repair and decorate a building that is old and in bad condition e.g. He renovated the house and sold it at a profit. renovar un doumento = renew revision = repaso e.g. I need to do some revision for my exam. un revisión (médica) =...

Source: You Tube (El Publicista) Key Words: equality stamps Spain criticized for unequally priced ‘equality stamps’  Spain’s postal service is feeling a backlash from its attempt to highlight racial inequality.   State-owned Correos España this week issued a set of four stamps in different skin-colored tones. The darker the stamp , the lower the price. The lightest color costs 1.60 euros ($1.95). The darkest one costs 0.70 euros ($0.85).  The postal service calls them “Equality Stamps” and introduced them on the anniversary of George Floyd being killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. It said the stamps “reflect an unfair and painful reality that shouldn’t be allowed ” and that every letter or parcel sent with them would “send a message against racial inequality.”  The campaign was launched during European Diversity Month in collaboration with Spain’s national SOS Racism Federation, a nonprofit group, and featured a 60-second video with Spani...

Source: Martin Sanchez on Unsplash Madrid mayor decries partying Spaniards as Covid lockdown ends   Calls for restraint as thousands gather to celebrate lifting of nation’s six-month state of emergency   The mayor of Madrid has appealed for people to behave responsibly after thousands of people greeted the end of Spain’s six-month state of emergency by taking to the streets of towns and cities across the country in spontaneous celebration.  At the end of October last year, the socialist- led coalition government of the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, declared a state of emergency that included a nationwide overnight curfew , restrictions on travelling between regions and a ban on gatherings of more than six people.  As the clock struck midnight on Saturday and the state of emergency ended, fireworks were let off in Madrid and people congregated in Puerta del Sol, the central square where revellers traditionally gather to see in the new year...