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Do it in Spanish! Practically every language learner knows that the way to consistently improve their language skills is by incorporating their target language into their daily life.  However, what often occurs, is that we don’t take the time to figure out how to make this happen. The easiest way to incorporate Spanish into your […]

Motivational quote that anything is possible

Esta semana les pedimos que terminen cada una de estas frases: Dudo que…, No creo que…, No me imagino que…., Es imposible que…, y No es verdad que…   Para los que les interesa hacer más tarea, pueden seguir con el capítulo 13 “The Subjunctive Mood: the present & the present perfect subjunctive tenses in […]

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Spanish and those damn verb conjugations!   Among language learners the joke is that Spanish is a very easy language to learn…except for those damn conjugations!   It’s true. Spanish is a phonetic language, which makes it very easy to pronounce. Thanks to the millions of cognates, recognizing words in Spanish can be much easier […]

Imposible tampoco

Esta semana les pedimos que escriban una lista de 5 cosas que quizás pasen o no pasen este año.  Cada frase debería empezar con una de las expresiones que se usan con el subjuntivo. Cada expresión debería ser diferente. Algunas ideas: Es imposible que Es posible que Es dudoso que Es improbable que No es […]

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Overestimating & underestimating the language learning journey   I remember reading a quote a while back of Bill Gates, that really got my attention:  “Most people overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”   This quote is absolute perfection for someone learning a language.   […]

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Esta semana les pedimos que escriban una lista de 5 recomendaciones para una persona que viene de visita a San Diego.  Cada frase debería empezar con una de las expresiones que se usan con el subjuntivo. Cada expresión debería ser diferente. Por ejemplo:   La frase de obligación + que + el subjuntivo Conviene que […]

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Spanish Subjunctive Tips   Two weeks ago we started working on the Subjunctive yet again.  This is a journey we take most years for a few weeks to keep the students terrified.  Just kidding :) I started to think though, that there are several common rookie mistakes that many people don’t know about the subjunctive. […]

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Esta semana les pedimos que le escriban una carta a un político pidiéndole o recomendándole o rogándole que haga x, x y x.  Escríbanle una carta con un mínimo de 3 cosas que quieren que haga, usando unas de las expresiones que les enseñamos hoy.  No tienen que enviarle la carta, por supuesto, pero traíganla […]