A very hot summer This year is being one of the hottest since there are historical records. Is this an other evidence that the climate change advances more quickly? I do not know but the temperatures seem, each summer, higher. A lot of nights it is impossible to sleep without air conditioning. It is a bad news if you have to work without resting the night before. The global warming is a very important problem that seemed something of the future but we are wrong, it is a current problem that the humanity has to solve because all of us can help to avoid that our planet could be a big desert with the danger that this can provoke. I think that it is not necessary to remember the things that we can do to respect more our environment but it is time to do something yet.

What do you think about the bullfights?

One of the most popular traditions in Spain are the bullfights. In the last years the discussions between supporters and enemies have started to be more and more agressive. But, how do the people of other countries see this bloody party?

 

 

No sooner What is the meaning of no sooner in the following sentence? She had no sooner said that than she regretted it. Thanks in advance.

What Is The Most Important Threat To Humankind? Sincerely I think that today we live in the best moment of humankind on the Earth. It's true that there are wars, famines or natural disasters but if we compare the current situation to the past, the evolution is clearly evident. Perhaps the challenge would be to export the progress from Western societies to the rest of the world. There is a lot of work to achieve a just world. Unfortunately this project is far to be a reality today. The purpose of this entry is not to discuss about the causes of the actual inequalities but to analyze the possible threats to the future. There are some menaces that humanity should face: terrorism (human problem), new infectious diseases (biological problem) and climate change (natural problem). Which of these is the most important to us? I suppose that the opinions would be varied. In spite of these, I am optimistic about the future of humankind. If humans have a characteristic, this is the capacity of adaptation to the new circumstances. The new menaces will be a challenge to new generations.

Would rather/would sooner Are would rather/would sooner always used in the same situations? I have seen this examples: -I would rather live in the countryside than in big cities. -I would sooner run 5 kilometers instead of swimming in the pool. Are these sentences correct? Thanks a lot.

Dare as a modal verb I have some doubts about the use of dare (as a principal verb and as modal verb). I have seen this examples: -She doesn't dare to confront them. -I dare say he will be disappointed. The question would be: When can I use dare as a modal verb? Thanks a lot.

How can I organise an speech? I would like to know what is the better way to organise an speech. For example, if I have to speak about the environmental problem (in five minutes) my manner to prepare the topic is the following: -Introduction (1 minute approximately): I speak about the environment situation today all over the world. -Causes: important concepts are: overconsumption, pullution and overpopulation-explotation of more lands. -Consequences: I have to talk about the most important environmental problems: greenhouse effect, the loss of ice in the Poles, deforestation or the climate change. -Conclusion (only 30 seconds): the final opinion about this trouble (what will happen if we don't take measures...) Do you think that this organisation would be correct? Thanks in advance.

I am going to speak about... Is this a formal way to start a public speech? Thank you.

Other vision of war (El tres de mayo by Goya) This is one of the most important Goya's pictures. You can see it in Madrid (Museo del Prado). The picture was painted in 1814 (just at the end of the Independence war between Spain and France). The painting represents horror, violence and pain as well as innocence, pround and resistence. If I am not mistaken, this is one of the first pictures that focuses on the victims of a conflict. Art had always put its eyes on winners, kings, victorious armies but never on losers. From this moment (19th century) the war is other thing, it is not only honor or glory is destruction and the loss of human beings. This is an important change in human mentality so I think that this painting is a symbol not only to Spain but to all humanity.