Terrific image ☺

I was searching some info about different stereotypes of Brits and Spanish people and I have seen this wonderful image. There you can have a look at the map of the UK and different words that represent every part. It's so funny!♥ 

Could you imagine such a complete map in Spain? You know that each community has different customs, ways of using the language and even different mentality. I hope you enjoy reading all the words. 

Have a nice Thursday! (School beginning is coming...♪♪♪♫)

Aujourd'hui c'est le tour du français ♥♥

Bonsoir mes amis!

Yesterday, I showed you a chart with many benefits of learning different languages, apart from ours. French is another language that may become really useful. 

♣ The good news is that it is similar to Spanish in many ways. 

♣ The bad news is that pronunciation and the use of the accents are horrible!

So, today I have decided to show you a nice picture in French. It is about ce que j'aime manger. In my case, I love everything but, above all (sobre todo), NUTELLA. J'aime manger du Nutella. It's delicious!

And what about you? 

BEING BILINGUAL NOWADAYS ☺☺☺

Being able to speak, at least, two languages will make you more attractive, more intelligent, more successful and even a better person. Can't you believe it? Have a look at this chart from Pinterest ♥♥♥

Do you agree? It's time to make an effort and learn languages. They are really useful!

♣ By the way, have you seen that they use "traveling" with only one "L"? That's because it is American English. In British English, we must duplicate that "L": TRAVELLING. 

Have a nice Sunday! ♥

WILLIAM ARTHUR PHILIP LOUIS

These last months there have been lots of news related to the British Royal Family. The fact is that Prince William's son has just been born! I suppose you know about William. If not, I am giving you some facts.

First, he is Queen Elizabeth's grandson and Prince Charles and Lady Diana's son. People always repeat that he is very similar to his mum. He cares about others, he helps different institutions and he is a kind of polite and responsible guy. I take it for granted that this is said because he is the counterpart of his brother Henry. Henry loves parties so much :)

I remind you that Lady Di(ana) was an important figure some years ago not only in the UK but worldwide. She was really into helping the poor people and raising funds for some institutions. Actually, she was a close friend of Teresa of Calcuta. That's a good reason why everyone loved Diana.
Unfortunately, on the 31st of August 1997, she died on a tragical car accident. It was a schock around the world. It seemed impossible...but it was true.

William is the second in line to the British throne. The first is his father, Charles. But, I'm sure that Charles won't want to reign. He is not the kind of monarch Great Britain expects. 

He is a qualified helicopter pilot.

He graduated in Scotland with a degree in Geography. At university, he met his current wife Kate Middleton. It's so lovely :).

After some years together, they decided to get married in 2011. This wedding was an important event all over the world. 

And now...their last unforgettable event was their child's birth, George Alexander Louis. I knew that if the child was a boy one of the possible names would be George. It's got a lot of history in it.

And that's William, a husband, a father and the future king of Great Britain.

TECHNOLOGICAL TERMS

Technologies surround us. It's a fact. We can't run away from them. Luckily, you were born with a computer, more or less. This is the reason why, frequently, we come across new words that seem strange. They are technological words, and very often abbreviations. I am here to explain the meaning of some of them :)

APP: Application. Both on the computer and on our mobile phones we've got lots of apps: Whatsapp, Line, Facebook, Instagram, Apalabrados....

APPLEPICK: This is really funny. This verb is coined to express when someone steals somebody's IPHONE. Incredible!!!

AVATAR: Graphical image that represents a person on the Internet, for example. I'm sure you've seen the film, so you should know what an avatar is.

FAVICON: It means "favourite icon". Yu can change the icon of some apps, did you know?

FLOG: False Blog. I promise ourbritishcorner.blogspot.com.es is not a flog ;)

CAPTCHA: The sharp meaning is : Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart.

A captcha is the common chart that appears when you enter some webpage and that asks you to write the letters you see on the top. They want to be sure that you are not a computer, but a human! 

CHATROOM: The place where you can chat with other people by means of the computer. It may also appear when you are playing video games.

IT GIRL: This term refers to a girl who has become a celebrity because of the mass media. Some models, singers or actresses are usually it-girls. People like them so much.

GEEK: A person who is obsessed with technological devices. They are supposed to be on the net all the time, they know everything about computering and they tend not to have good social relationships.

After reading this, you are a more technological type of person. I hope you liked this useful lesson. 

Have a nice weekend!!!

50 AMAZING FACTS!!!

We know many things, but the ones I'm leaving you now perhaps seem incredible. Read and think. 

They are awesome!!!

PREPOSITIONS ARE...EASY!

There are parts of the English language that seem difficult for Spaniards since they have nothing to do with our language. Prepositions may be one of them. Sometimes, they coincide, but mostly they don't. 
I give you a chart with a useful summary with prepositions. I hope it helps you. 

You are welcome ;)

(Spaniards: españoles
 Chart: tabla
 Summary: resumen)

LAUGHING AND LAUGHING

Hi, people!
How is your summer going? It's only some days left to begin school...are you ready? If not, don't worry. There is enough time to get psyched up (mentalizarte) for it. Meanwhile, I want you to practise some English. It is always useful :)

Last week, I came across a video on youtube that I really liked. It was a baby laughing a lot. It was contagious and...I think it seems interesting to show you and laugh for a while.


But, first of all, do you know the meaning of the verb LAUGH? It's a common verb that people usually mispronounce. Click here and hear how to pronounce. It's something like "laf".

Laugh means REÍR(SE) in Spanish. Do you like laughing? I love it! It's the best therapy for our problems!
It is a regular verb (laughed-laughed) but it can also be a noun and its meaning is RISA.
In English, there are hundreds of expressions that contain this verb. I show you three for you to learn:

* A belly laugh: this happens when someone tells you a very funny joke and you can't stop laughing. "Un ataque de risa" could be the proper translation into Spanish. How often do you have a belly laugh? I always have a belly laugh if someone tickles (hace cosquillas)my feet.

* A laugh a minute: when something or someone is very funny and entertaining. "This actor is, for me, a laugh a minute"

* Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep (llorar) and you weep alone: I like this expression so much. If you laugh, everyone is with you and shares your happiness. If you are sad, everyone is far from you. 

I invite you to learn and use them. You will be a master on expressions. 
And to finish...do you want to have a belly laugh? If so, have a look at the video I told you before. The baby is a laugh a minute ;)
Enjoy it and don't forget to laugh today!!!