Happy Halloween to you all! At The Edinburgh Experience, we LOVE Halloween and want to share our reason why with you! Most people think of Halloween only as a commercial holiday, but it's so much more than that! Find out today about the history of the day and how we celebrate it in Scotland.

INTERESTING HALLOWEEN FACT - "Trick or treat" is translated in Spanish as "truco o trato", but this is incorrect. The word "treat" in this context means something special which you don't normally have. You could transalte it as  "capricho"  or "algo especial". This is a great example of why you ALWAYS need to look at the context of language.

THIS MONTH'S LESSON - Please download our PDF where you can read a text about the history of Halloween in Scotland, and also the roots of the tradition in the United States. You can listen and read at the same time, if you press the TEXT AUDIO button.

We also have lots of great vocabulary for talking about fears and phobias. Listen to the VOCAB AUDIO button where you can hear an explanation for each word and match them to the definitions on the PDF. You'll find the answers on page 3.

We've also included a list of discussion questions for teachers to use in class.

And as an extra treat, enjoy Michael Jackson's Thriller below with lyrics! 

Until next time!
The Edinburgh Experience Team

Hello and welcome back! We hope that you had a wonderful summer. We certainly did, our courses were a great success and all our students had a fantastic time! Have a look on our Facebook page HERE to see photos and videos of all the exciting activities we did!

For our first blog entry of the new academic year we've chosen a really common problem for students from all languages; how to use the structure "have got" correctly. 

As usual, please download the PDF then listen to the audio. You can find the answers, exercises and a more detailed explanation all FOR FREE!!! And why not share it with a friend? ;) 

Also, if you are in Madrid then why not come along to our regular conversation classes. From prices starting from only 45E a month (yes, ONLY 45E!) get the highest quality teaching for all levels to help you improve your fluency, vocabulary, pronunciation and confidence. More information at www.speakenglishmadrid.com

What would you like to see as our next blog post? Please leave us some comments for this year!

Until next time!

The Edinburgh Experience Team