Práctica 9

✔︎ 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥.

"Trash city: Why Madrid needs to take a stand against plastic"

Having lived in Madrid for almost two years, I have been struck by the extent of single-use and disposable plastic, styrofoam and polystyrene. Plastic reigns supreme, it is everywhere. Worringly, there often appears to be a carefree attitude toward the damage plastic and other trash has on the environment, the city’s streets and surrounding countryside.

REFERENCE: https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/02/18/trans_iberian/1582031434_150308.html

✔︎ 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙖.

"Spaniard in Wuhan faces tough choice: Stay with husband or evacuate"

They were still in their pajamas and sipping their morning coffee when Sun Naitian proposed to Dácil Sánchez. It took her a few moments to process the information, and at first she thought it was a joke. But as soon as she realized that it was for real, her answer came spontaneously: yes. Now, after two years of marriage, Dácil is facing a much more complicated choice.

REFERENCE: https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/29/inenglish/1580285397_402552.html 

✔︎ 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣.

"A day in the life of an emergency ambulance crew: ‘For the first time, I thought I could die’ "

The moment they receive the call, the team from SUMMA’s No. 24 intensive care ambulance jumps into action. Miguel Carvajal takes the wheel; Andrés, the technician, reviews the monitor on the defibrillator; while the doctor, Marta Calvo, and nurse Vanesa Jiménez are ready to go in their personal protective equipment (PPE).

REFERENCE: 

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-04-23/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-emergency-ambulance-crew-for-the-first-time-i-thought-i-could-die.html?rel=mas

✔︎ 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣.

"The story of the Spanish potato chip that walked Hollywood’s red carpet"

But there wasn’t enough supply to satisfy the huge demand created by the Korean distributors that had discovered them after a trip to Spain, so the supermarket created a rule: each customer could take two cans. Just two. The chips sold out after just a couple hours. A woman with a child in her arms upheld the minor’s rights: “Two people, four cans.”

REFERENCE: https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2020-03-03/the-story-of-the-spanish-potato-chip-that-walked-hollywoods-red-carpet.html

✔︎ 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠.

"Jailed Catalan leader speaks in parliament on Article 155: “It did nothing to stop us”

Junqueras’s words were received with applause from deputies belonging to the pro-independence parties Together for Catalonia, the ERC and the far-left CUP. The politicians were also warmly welcomed on their arrival at the parliament building on Tuesday morning, with crowds shouting “Freedom!” in Catalan.

REFERENCE:https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/28/inenglish/1580213979_986742.html

✔︎ 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠.

"Spanish dentist caught secretly filming colleague undress given three years"

Arancha (fictitious name) was working as a receptionist at an dentists clinic in Alcorcón in the Madrid region. Every day, she would change into her uniform in a small storage-laboratory space that was made available for that purpose. One day, as she was beginning to undress with the door ajar, her boss grabbed the handle on the outside of the door.

Can I stay? I would like to,” he asked her.

“No, no,” she replied, laughing cautiously. “Close [the door].”

REFERENCE:https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/27/inenglish/1580128581_155104.html

✔︎ 𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨.

"Catalan premier challenges regional parliament by refusing to give up seat despite ban"

At the start of a parliamentary session on Monday afternoon, Torra asked to take the floor and called on the speaker of the chamber, Roger Torrent, to "guarantee"his rights as a deputy "as he has always done."Not doing so, the hardline Catalan separatist argued, would be to "put the continuity of the institutions at risk."

REFERENCE:https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/27/inenglish/1580139723_938016.html 

✔︎ 𝘼𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚.

"Spain preparing to repatriate nationals from epicenter of coronavirus outbreak"

The minister explained that a protocol has been agreed with Spain's regional governments, who are in charge of their own health systems.

REFERENCE:https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/27/inenglish/1580127939_611072.html 

✔︎ 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨.

"In Madrid, investors eye tenants who still pay just €7 a month"

For the landlords, these units have proved an enduring headache. But De Ulibarri, a 40-year-old tax attorney, is one of a number of investors willing to risk taking the properties off their hands. He is the president of Almagro Capital, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)with a portfolio of 48 properties, sizeable enough for a margin of error.

REFERENCE:https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/24/inenglish/1579884770_570150.html 

✔︎ 𝙃𝙮𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣.

"Madrid’s Fitur tourism trade fair: Around the world in 10 pavilions"

At the Moscow stand, virtual reality transports visitors to the painting studios of the 20th-century Russian masters where they can wield a brush and add color to some of their most iconic work.

REFERENCE:https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/24/album/1579863523_163166.html#foto_gal_1 

✔︎ 𝘿𝙖𝙨𝙝.

"Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar triumphs at Spain’s Goya Awards"

This year marked the first time Banderas had won a competitive Goya – he received an honorary award in 2015 – after being nominated on five occasions.

REFERENCE:https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/27/inenglish/1580119124_723287.html