English in Madrid

Here are some more animals to add to the list of expressions. See A - D , E - H , K - M and O - P . Rat Source: Matt Seymour on Unsplash   Like a drowned rat is used to describe someone who is soaking wet and miserable. It started pouring rain and I didn't have an umbrella. I got to the interview looking like a drowned rat . Not very WISE to walk home in THE POURING RAIN without A BROLLY. Now I'M LIKE A DROWNED RAT. More "wet" vocab: https://t.co/0amNJ0sEtk — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) April 4, 2016 I smell a rat. I reckon people are doing this just to get attention and to make money. It's another crime FOR WHICH Spain IS NOTORIOUS. pic.twitter.com/s6yeClD1QU — English in Madrid (@madteacher72) November 16, 2020 Read about The Pied Piper of Hamelin . Rabbit Source: Adrian Pereira on Unsplash If someone rabbits on (about sth) , they talk too long about something that is not important or interesting. He is always rabbiting on about the planets and the ...

Source: Wikipedia (Seedfeeder) Pedro Sánchez: Spanish PM * vows to outlaw prostitution  Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Sunday to criminalise prostitution in the country.  Speaking to supporters at the end of his Socialist Party's three-day congress in Valencia, Mr Sánchez said that the practice " enslaves " women. Prostitution was decriminalised in Spain in 1995 and in 2016 the UN estimated the country's sex industry was worth €3.7bn (£3.1bn, $4.2bn).  A 2009 survey found that up to one in three Spanish men had paid for sex.  However, another report published in 2009 suggested that the figure may be as high as 39% and a 2011 UN study cited Spain as the third biggest centre for prostitution in the world, behind Thailand and Puerto Rico.  Prostitution is currently unregulated in Spain, and there is no punishment for those who offer paid sexual services of their own will , as long as it does not take place in public spaces. However, pi...

Source: Andrew Lancaster on Unsplash   Spain announces €400 culture pass ‘birthday gift’ for teens turning 18   Teenagers turning 18 in 2022 will receive a €400 culture pass to spend on anything from books, concerts and cinema tickets, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday.  Speaking at Ljubjana’s EU-Western Balkans summit , Sánchez said the measure would improve young people’s access to culture, and at the same time, help the Spanish culture industry, which has suffered great financial losses during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The announcement comes just a few days after the government announced it would launch a housing scheme that would give 18 to 35 year-olds mid-income earners a monthly €250 discount off their rent .  Both measures were announced as part of the Spanish government’s agreed budget for 2022, although this still needs to be approved by the Spanish Cabinet in its meeting on Thursday. It follows similar legislation in ...