I should preface today's "what you can do in your lunch hour without spending money" tip with a warning. I once did a BBC TV-based Spanish course but wasn't nearly far enough into it before I went to Spain to try out my new skills. Finding myself in a pleasant little restaurant in the environs of L'Ampolla, the waitress looked rather forlorn. So I asked her sympathetically: 'Are you all right?' Only I didn't say that, I found out later. What I had said apparently was a rather aggressive: 'What's the matter with you!' And the poor girl ran off in tears. That was seven years ago and I still feel bad.
But if you're feeling courageous - and now that everybody has done their Christmas shopping - why not learn Spanish this lunchtime? It's online, it's free and it's courtesy of the BBC.
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