In this post I’m going to present you a game that made me spend funny moments with a group of students with A1 level. From there on I have used it several times to review the vocabulary of descriptions of the physical aspect and character or I adapt it to other contexts.
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Challenges of the Spanish spelling: “Vaya”, “valla” and “baya”
The Spanish spelling has a few spelling traps that we are going to write about in a series of posts. In this case the words “vaya”, “valla” and “baya” are pronounced exactly the same but they are written differently.
Spanish conversation class: A poem for the Day of Andalusia
(Español) Este post es sobre mi experiencia positiva en la última clase de conversación ELE y quiero compartir la actividad con vosotros para que os pueda servir de inspiración para vuestras clases de conversación.
Spanish grammar: Prepositions with verbs of movement
(Español) Spanish teacher Ángeles explains the use of the prepositions (de, a, por, con and en) with the verbs of movement ir, venir and llegar
Happy Valentine’s Day
(Español) Hoy no queremos hablaros de actividades o de gramática española sino desearos ¡que paséis un feliz Día de San Valentín!
Activity for the Spanish class: A song for Valentine’s day
To celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Spanish class we think it’s a good idea to do an activity based on a Spanish love song. The song we have chosen is a popular current rock song by the singer Leiva from Madrid that tells a love story that’s supposed to be real.
Movie about a revolutionary English teacher
This post is about the film “Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados” by the Spanish director David Trueba, which won 6 Goyas at the Gala last night and about using the lyrics of pop songs to learn languages. The text is in Spanish so that you can train your reading comprehension. You do not… Read more »
Activity for the Spanish class: Prepositions with verbs of movement
In this post which is addressed at Spanish teachers and future Spanish teachers I propose an activity that usually works very well in my classes. The aim of this activity is to clear up the students’ doubts about the correct use of the prepositions that go with the verbs of movement, one of the Spanish grammar topics that can lead to confusions.
Impressions from our surrondings, the Cádiz province
In this video, made by Abel Abad you can see the villages and cities of the Cádiz province, our direct surroundings. In minute 5:00 Prado del Rey is shown. If you have already come to Prado del Rey you will recognize many nearby villages like Grazalema, Zahara de la Sierra, El Bosque, Ubrique, Arcos de la Frontera,… Read more »
Spanish grammar: The conjugation of regular verbs in the present tense
In this videotutorial the teacher explains the conjugation of the Spanish regular verbs in the present tense and you can download a conjugation chart.