The new wine tasting and language exchange experience...

Chato Grato and ifriendly present .... 

The very first bilingual wine tasting experience in Castilla La Mancha, Spain.

Wine tasting, catas de vino, are very popular. We love wine and La Mancha produces tonnes of the stuff and it's rather good too!

A wine tasting course or session with us, will give you the chance to learn how to really enjoy wine.  Before I learnt about wine tasting, I would order a glass with no idea what I was about to drink! One wine tasting session will change the way you drink wine forever.... Life is too short to drink bad wine! (There are no bad wines, but there will be wines you might not enjoy as much.)

Why bilingual? Well, ifriendly started out as a language exchange programme, to give everyone the opportunity to improve their language skills, whilst meeting new people in a social setting.  Thanks to Eddie, that group is still going strong in Brighton, England.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Spanishcombination/

Now we would like to take it to the next level...

We would like to have an evening with you, where we will present 3 different wines in both Spanish and English languages.  This could appeal to both English and Spanish speakers alike... Would you like a chance to practise your English/ Spanish in a relaxed and social environment? And after a couple of glasses, I can guarantee that your language skills will improve and your confidence in a foreign language will grow.

ifriendly will be teaming up with Chatograto to give you the best experience possible... Here is Chatograto's goal...

CHATOGRATO is a project developed by and for aggrandising the figure of wine. We will try to reflect in it all the passion we have for this liquid art.

In order to help in spreading the culture of wine, oil, cheese and other delicacies of the area, and in order to bring it closer to the general public through our sommelier José Carlos Rodríguez, and the experience of other professionals, we have designed a range of courses and activities to help you to enjoy wine and many other artisan food in all its grandeur. (taken from www.chatograto.com).

We hope that you will join us!

*Our first event will be held on the 19th of December, in Ciudad Real, Spain. Location TBC.

A Spanish October in Brighton

Dear Invasion Members,

I can't believe October has come around so quickly! Yet, here we all are... embarking on another winter.

You will all be pleased to know that we are still going strong!

We still meet every Thursday evening at the Cornerstone from 8 pm...
Members still enjoy the Candela Quartet at More bar, on Trafalgar street on a Sunday evening and;
The Guarana bar, on Sydney Street, has become a popular meeting place for foreign language speakers...


October News:

We have a new venue for our language exchange group! We will now be meeting every Tuesday evening at the Saint James Tavern on St James Street, Brighton. We will be meeting from 8.30 pm onwards...
There is a very important reason for this!

The Spanish Invasion have now joined forces with Combination Languages!

On Tuesday, 13th October Combination Languages will be starting Beginners/ Low Intermediate Spanish Classes.

The class is conducted mainly in Spanish as this exposure to the language is the best and fastest way to learn. Don’t let this put you off though!

Instructions can always be translated and although Suzie is fluent in Spanish (having lived and worked in Andalucia and also currently living with Spanish people in Brighton) her mother tongue is English so she can ensure that she uses cognates (words similar to English) if you have any difficulties understanding!

Students practice all 4 skills; Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing with most emphasis being placed on Listening and Speaking in Spanish. The lessons are stimulating, interesting, relevant and fun!

They have a lively, interactive approach to teaching and learning and often use games, songs and authentic materials to develop your language skills. Having said that, grammar plays an obviously important role in any language and considerable time is also spent working through grammatical points.

The lessons start at 7.30 - 9 pm every Tuesday evening from the 13th October.
You can either book in advance for 4 lessons at £50 or attend lessons on a drop in basis at £15 per lesson. For more information please contact Suzie 07974 563137 or Tom 07913 802222 or go to http://www.combinationlanguages.com/classes.html

The classes will be held above the Saint James Tavern on St James Street, Brighton.

So, come along to the pub on Tuesday, 13th October and meet Suzie, Tom and me to find out how you can make the most out of learning a new language!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Saludos

xx Lisa

"Invasion Friendly" are looking for friendly book shops...

Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books and more Books....

Amongst many requests I receive from Invasion Friendly members.... one request comes up again and again... Books!!

If you think about it... once a language student has reached a certain level, their thirst for vocabulary will grow! Language, Culture and history, and that's just the beginning!!

If you are a "friendly" book shop and would like our "Invasion Friendly" members to visit your shop, please contact info@invasionfriendly.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Invasion Friendly - working with 16-18 yr olds

"Invasion Friendly" will be looking at giving learners who are aged between 16-18, the opportunity to learn a foreign language....

We will be looking at helping FE colleges, reintroduce language learning...

Learning a language can be easy and fun! It can give learners more opportunities in life and also provide them with a wide range of extra curricular activities.

Stay tuned in for more details....

Saludos

The Latin Invasion has its first meeting...

Hey hey!!

The very first Latin Invasion, has already begun.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81276647068&ref=ts

If you are living near to Witney, Oxfordshire.... then find out whats going on!

The Latin Invasion is part of the "Invasion Friendly" group. Once you join Latin Invasion or The Spanish Invasion, there will be a wide range of discounts and information sources, which you will be be able to tap in to. And it's all free!!

We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you all in person....

The Spanish Invasion @ The Brighton Fringe

Hey hey!!

As we are now 156 official Members on Facebook.... I will be looking into organising some events for "The Spanish Invasion" Members..

We will be meeting at the Conerstone this week at 8 pm, to look at which events we would like to take part in!

Group bookings means great discounts!!

To join our group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157160315553#/group.php?gid=36515343988&ref=ts

Details of the Meeting: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157160315553#/event.php?eid=157160315553

I look forward to see you all there!
xx Lisa

The Spanish Invasion - Brighton

This is a Spanish/ English exchange group! We meet at the Cornerstone pub every Thursday from 8 pm until late..... Purpose; for you to meet new people and exchange languages! (Spanish and English). If you are interested in joining the group its Free to all! The more people who join us, the more discounts will be on offer!!

Coming up....

The Latin Invasion - Every Wednesday - We will be at Casablanca.... until very late!

The Spanish Invasion - Monday 13th April - will be at Riki Tik. Then every Monday after that.... more details to follow.

Every Sunday we will be either at More Bar on Trafalgar Street or...

Madam Geisha on East Street every Sunday night for Rainbow beats...

I am currently working with venues in Brighton to obtain more discounts.... The more members we have on Facebook the more discounts I can get for you across Brighton!

So.... tell your friends to join! The more members we are.... the more discounts we get!

The Spanish Invasion is strictly friendly, strictly fun.... We are a virtual language school. To become an "invasion handler" and start up your very own language exchange group.... please get in touch, I can give you the tools to do so!