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Some Fantastic Material for Spanish Classes
by Lauris on 2/7/2014
The Spanish Film "Amanece que no es poco"The 2014 Goya Awards ceremony is being held this Sunday the 9th and it can be seen at 10 pm (Spanish peninsula time) on TV on channel TVE 1 or on the internet at www.rtve.es.… more »
Spanish Television Online
by Lauris on 1/30/2014
For those who want to stay up to date on a certain part of the world, the internet provides an invaluable window that allows users to access information which would otherwise remain practically unreachable.We’re… more »
Graded Readers in Spanish
by Lauris on 1/23/2014
It could just be that my vision of the subject is distorted after teaching so many years, but I always have to scratch my head whenever I hear someone talking about the low reading level we have here in Spain and how… more »
The Goya Film Awards
by Lauris on 1/16/2014
Spanish film’s Goya awards are right around the corner, and I’m glad to see that despite the fact that everyone keeps talking about Spain’s eternal cinematographic crisis, film exhibitors studying the viewing public’s… more »
Haste Makes Waste in Spanish Lessons
by Lauris on 12/5/2013
The other day I was in a city in the north of Tenerife, called Icod de los Vinos, and was witness to a tradition that occurs in this city every November 29th: young people riding on greased boards racing down some of… more »
Curious Facts about the Spanish Language
by Lauris on 11/28/2013
Learning Spanish by playingPlay is one of the most universal forms of learning. Young animals engage in play to perfect the survival skills they’ll need to possess as adults. As children play, they develop behavior… more »
From the Dry Goods Store to the Megastore
by Lauris on 10/24/2013
A phenomenon happens on the weekends that never ceases to surprise me: families get all dressed up to go spend a day at the superstore. Shopping centers are becoming leisure centers and places to socialize. It’s true… more »
Jump into Spanish Culture: Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi
by Lauris on 10/3/2013
Spanish MoviesLast night we decided to go to the movies. The way the economy is going in Spain now and with the rise in taxes on this type of entertainment (theatre, opera, ballet, etc.), going to the movies has turned… more »
Direct and Indirect Object in Spanish III
by Lauris on 8/15/2013
Spanish SentencesWe have already mentioned and used the following phrase:“Ayer Ana María compró un ramo de flores para su novia porque era su cumpleaños” (“Yesterday Ana Maria bought a bouquet of flowers for her… more »
Spanish Object Pronouns II
by Lauris on 8/8/2013
Okay, so now we can get down to the business of identifying the functions of the direct and the indirect object. As you know, for these types of matters I love to use my own personal brand of logic, which is based on… more »