Does it have to be all or nothing? A student this week mentioned that he has been feeling guilty for not working on his Spanish over the holidays, and confessed that he considered not continuing his classes because of his inability to spend a lot of time outside of class studying. This student is one […]
La tarea opcional para el 29 de enero al 3 de febrero del 2018 Esta semana la tarea es elegir un latinoamericano famoso y traer 10 datos acerca de esa persona a clase la próxima semana. Para que nadie elijiera a la misma persona, cada uno escogió una categoría en clase. Pudieron escoger entre: […]
Remember your level! Spanish students often forget their language level when they’re speaking, which is something important to take into account. Remember that if you’re in a lower level and trying to explain something very complicated, ask yourself “How can I make this more simple?” You still want to tell the story, but there […]
Cada semana les daremos una tarea opcional. Si quieren mejorar de manera más rápida, les recomendamos hacerla. Esta semana la tarea es hacer una lista de sus metas con el español para este año, cómo las van a alcanzar, y luego grabarlo. La próxima semana van a compartir sus grabaciones con la clase. También […]
Pura Buena Onda is excited to be back after the holiday break! We would like to extend a huge welcome to our new students and to our amazing returning students! We are so happy to have you with us :) Every week I like to share a brief blog post with you, […]
¡Buenos días estudiantes de Pura Buena Onda! Please take a moment to tell us what conversation topics you would like to talk about in 2018. Please remember that these are topic of conversation, not lessons. In other words, “medical terminology” is not a conversation topic, it is a lesson, however, a conversation topic related to […]
What is your attitude towards learning Spanish? ¿Qué tal chicos? ¿Listos para el fin de semana? This week I want to talk about the role that attitude plays in learning a language. The reality is that attitude plays a huge part in everything that we do. If you walk into a situation with a […]
La tarea opcional para 12/11 a 12/16/17 La tarea opcional de la semana es traer una lista de 5 palabras compuestas que serán útiles en tu vida. Quizás te guste el vino y un sacacorchos sería una palabra compuesta útil para ti, o quizás te gusta pintarte las uñas y el quitaesmaltes sea una palabra […]
Squeezing in some Spanish over the holidays I know, I know, I know, you are very busy right now and the last thing you need to think about is how you are going to practice your Spanish over the holidays! But, I am a firm believer that anyone can find five minutes in their day […]
La tarea opcional para 12/4 a 12/9/17 La tarea opcional de la semana es escuchar una entrevista con una persona de habla hispana, en inglés. Es decir, la persona debe ser hispanohablante, pero la entrevista debe ser en inglés. Mientras escuchen la entrevista anoten 5 errores cometidos por esa persona en inglés y traíganlos a […]