Author: Academia Pradoventura

Academia Pradoventura support a project for the conservation of the local natural parks

Collaboration with the environmental association O-Live          The team of Academia Pradoventura cares a lot about the environment. That is why we have decided to support the Environmental Association O-Live in its work to integrate sustainable rural development, conservation of biodiversity, applied research and ecotourism in a project to protect and to value... Read more »

Fragments from Don Quijote in the Spanish class on the Book Day

Today on the Book Day we pay homage to Miguel de Cervantes, the author of the novel “Don Quixote” which is the most important work of Spanish literature and one of the works of world literature that has been translated into the most languages. In the Spanish class today with the group of a high A2 level,... Read more »

Activity for the Spanish class: The teenage slang

The students of the advanced Spanish levels B1 or B2 often tell me about some difficulties they face when they meet young people and try to have a conversation with them in Spanish. The language used by young people in Spain the so-called ‘jerga juvenil’ which means ‘youth slang’ or ‘teenage slang’ in English. There... Read more »

Happy 2015! This is how we celebrate New Year’s Eve in Prado del Rey

With this video we thank all the students, colleagues and partners of Academia Pradoventura for being a part of the unvorgettable moments of the last 10 years and we wish you a Happy 2015!!! In the first part you will see an extract of these memories and in the second part you will learn what... Read more »

Spanish grammar: Use of the prepositions por and para

The different uses of the prepositions por and para can be confusing for students who are learning Spanish. In the following video Irene will explain in which case to use por and in which one para. Once you have seen the expanation and examples it won’t be difficult for you to distinguish between these prepositions... Read more »

Conversation class: What would you like to order?

The conversation classes at our Spanish language school are an extra that we give to the participants of the Spanish courses for university students for free once a week. They are a creative space where the students choose the topics they are interested in and the teachers propose interactive activities that give them the opportunity... Read more »

Spanish grammar: Conjugation of irregular verbs in the present tense

In a previous post you learned how to use the Spanish regular verbs in the present tense, but like in other languages in Spanish there are irregularities in the verb forms. So now we will see the conjugation of irregular verbs in the present tense. In this videotutorial Marina will explain the irregularities, which we... Read more »

Spanish grammar: Possessive pronouns and adjectives

” ¿De quién es el libro?” ” Es mi libro./Es mío.” or “Es tu libro./Es tuyo.”. In order to not confuse what belongs to whom, it is important to know how to use the possessive adjectives and pronouns, and that’s why this is an important grammar topic in the A1 level. They indicate property and... Read more »

Spanish grammar: The conditional clauses II and III

Today we go on with the conditional clauses, an important grammar topic in the B2 level. In the previous video you have learnt about the first conditional, and now it’s time to learn the other two types of conditionals. In this videotutorial Irene will explain the second and third conditional. As usually, you can see... Read more »