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La tarea opcional de esta semana es escoger 3 palabras (un sustantivo, un adjetivo y un verbo) y escribir 5 o 6 pistas que describan la palabra. La próxima semana pueden compartirlos con la clase. La tarea extra de la semana * para los que quieran más tarea * es terminar el capítulo 17, Nouns […]

Hola chicos, ¿Qué onda con Uds.?  Espero que todos estén bien.   Students often ask what they need to improve to move into the next level. Here is a list of the things your teachers take into consideration: Comprehension: When asked a question, do you answer that question or a different one? Vocabulary: Do you […]

Congratulations to the following students for completing 33% of the 90-Day Spanish Bootcamp: A1: Chrystal M, Jean E, Rechelle M A2: Lizzie S B1: Bill S B1.5: Melanie T; Stephanie C B2: Carol S, Roxie H B2.5: Eva M B3: Carolina F C1: Stephany F Private Classes: Joy B, Lisa O   When we asked […]

La tarea opcional de esta semana es escribir un párrafo acerca de alguna experiencia que hayas tenido  durante un verano en el pasado.  El párrafo no debe tener menos de 5 oraciones y no más de 10.  Para los atrevidos, en vez de escribirlo, les recomendamos grabarlo.  La próxima semana pueden compartir sus experiencias escritas […]

Congratulations to our 16 remaining 90-Day Spanish Bootcamp participants!  Everyone made it this week! When we asked them how they have managed to get everything done on super busy days, this is what they told us: He hecho esto una prioridad y yo trato hacer los requisitos temprano en el día. A reminder on my […]

How many hours does it take to become an expert in Spanish or otherwise?   I recently read the book The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.  If you’re interested in cultural anthropology, you may find this book as fascinating as I did.   According to the author it takes about 10,000 hours to become an expert […]

La tarea opcional de esta semana es echarle un vistazo a la página de Pinterest de Pura Buena Onda y traer una foto o copia de 3 cosas que te gustaron. Puede ser un chiste, un nuevo recurso que encontraste, un meme ridículo, lo que te llame la atención.  PBO’s Pinterest page (La tarea extra […]

Weekly Tip: Learn from your mistakes! As you all know by now, making mistakes is part of the process of learning a language. As a matter of fact, we encourage you to put it all out there and make as many as needed. However, we assume that you want to improve your Spanish, which means […]