Johnny English is back !

Johnny English ,the famous MI7 spy , is back  ! This new parody of the James Bond films   is being released in Spanish cinemas today .

After receiving spiritual and physical training from Buddhist monks , Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson)  is summoned (convocado) by Pamela ( Gillian Anderson)   the head of the MI7 . Pamela wants Johnny to go on a mission to Hong Kong. Accompanying English on the mission is Agent Tucker (Daniel Kaluuya). In Hong Kong, English uncovers a plot (complot) by a group of international assassins  who are  planning to eliminate the Chinese prime minister .

Watch the latest Johnny English Reborn Trailer  !

Going Shopping in Britain

Do you like window shopping [1]? I do! I love going window shopping and then buying things. Most shops in Britain open at 9 a.m. and close at 5:30 p.m. Most towns also have a market day when you can buy clothes, food or flowers from stalls [2] in the street. London also has specialised markets in Portobello Road and Petticoat Lane where you can often find bargains [3].

Most towns in Britain have a High Street [4], which is where lots of the shops are located. You will find lots of world famous shops there – Marks and Spencer’s, Boot’s the chemist’s, W.H. Smith’s the newsagent’s [5] or Virgin, the record [6] shop. Apart from those famous shops, there are other traditional shops where you can buy food or other goods [7]. For example, if you need meat, you have to go to the butcher’s [8], but if you want fish, you have to go to the fishmonger’s [9]. And where would you buy vegetables and fruit? In the greengrocer’s [10], that’s right. You can buy stamps at the tobacconist’s, or buy a lottery ticket at the Post Office [11]! The British lottery is on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

In many British town centres, the shopping area is pedestrianized.[12] But if you have to cross a road, pay attention: in Britain, and in other countries like Ireland, Australia and India which were once British colonies, people drive on the left, so when you cross the road you have to look right first!

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[1] ir de escaparates, [2] tenderete, [3] ganga, [4] calle mayor, [5] quiosco, [6] disco, [7] artículo, [8] carnicería, [9] pescadería, [10] verdulería, frutería, [11] correos, [12] convertir en zona peatonal

Benjamin Franklin ( 1706-1790)

 This famous son of Pennsylvania  proved that lightning is a form of electricity and invented the lightning rod (pararrayos) to protect buildings.He invented the bifocals, glasses with two lenses, one for seeing at a distance and the other for reading.He invented many other things, including musical instruments, a stove,a printing press,  an electric generator and a chair with a desk on one arm !!  During the convention to write the American Constitution , he asked each of the men there to "doubt a little of his infallibility".

Don't try this  !!

Words of Wisdom

Benjamin Franflin was also one of  America's most brilliant thinkers. Here are a few quotes from his "Poor Richard's Almanac":

"Speak little, do much" 

"No gains, without pains"

"A good example is the best sermon"

"Time is money" 

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" 

" Little strokes fell great oks"

"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead"

" A penny saved is a penny earned".

English Spelling is Dumb!

English Spelling is dumb! As you painfully know, the spelling of a word has nothing to do with how it’s pronounced! Unfortunately, you have to learn how to spell English words correctly, so that people know what you are writing about! The video below demonstrates how dumb English spelling is.

So, do you think English spelling should be changed so that words are spelled like they sound?