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.
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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.
Activity for the Spanish class: The Spanish sayings
Dieser Post richtet sich an Spanischlehrer, die das Thema der Sprichwörter in der spanischen Sprache im Unterricht verwenden möchten. Es ist für eine Konversationsstunde gedacht, in der die Schüler die Gelegenheit haben, die Bedeutung der Sprichwörter zu diskutieren und gemeinsam oder in Kleingruppen herauszufinden.
How aims and perseverance help you to learn languages
Matt Perren had an aim: to create a stop-motion video lip-synching the song “Don’t stop me now” by Queen composed of 1011 photos of himself (selfies) every day for 3 years. He achieved it and in this video you can see the awesome result. It is worth watching it several times to observe the details. What… Read more »
About the Holy Three Kings in Spain
Read the following text about the celebration of the Holy Three Kings in Spain in Spanish. This will help you train you reading comprehension skills in Spanish and you will learn interesting things about Spanish culture. At the end of the text you will find the vocabulary in italic translated to English. Los Reyes Magos… Read more »
Happy New Year from Prado del Rey
In Prado del Rey on 31st December we celebrate New Year’s Eve in a different way than in other towns in Spain. Here the people disguise and celebrate the start in the new year on the square and in the pedestrian street wearing all kinds of disguises, handmade, bought in a shop, individual, as a… Read more »
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your families. In 2014 we have our 10th anniversary and we would like to thank you for trusting in us through all these years and for sharing happy moments with us. Here in our blog you will find many interesting things… Read more »
After 10 years the Academia deserves a new website
With loving attention to detail, we have been working on the redesign of this website for several months. We enjoyed this project and are satisfied with the result, thanks to the good cooperation with the web designer Cristian Eslava ceslava.com, a very professional web designer who offers efficient and friendly support. Today we can say… Read more »
Spanish grammar: When to use hay and estar
Si ya habéis comprendido la diferencia entre ser y estar que explicamos en un videotutorial anterior, con este vídeo vais a aprender cómo usar estar y hay. Os lo explica Violeta. Con estas nubes de tags vais a recordar mejor la diferencia.
