¡Hola, Socios! In this Chalk and Talk session we are dealing with a couple of subjects that have been requested by Brenda Olsen. ¡Gracias, Brenda! The first is the verb PEGAR which means to stick. […]
5 VERBS The verb PEGAR and explaining ¡QUE SÍ! and ¡QUE NO! Read Post »
¡Hola, Socios! This week we are having a little break from the pronouns, although we will be coming back to them. In this Chalk and Talk session, requested by Pete Lovstrom, we will be looking
4 REPORTED SPEECH Who said what to whom? Read Post »
¡Hola, Socios! This week we are dealing with a subject that a lot of Socios have requested and that is the Direct and Indirect Pronouns. A tricky subject for any non-native speaker, in this lesson
4 PRONOUNS LE, LO, LA LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
¡Hola, Socios! In combination with this weeks lesson on Direct and Indirect objects pronouns (better known as LE, LO, LA etc.) we offer you a Chalk and Talk session on the way LE is used
3 GRAMMAR Redundant use of the LE pronoun Read Post »
Hola, Socios. In this Chalk and Talk session we will be covering the importance of pronunciation in Spanish and offering you a simple system to help you understand where to place the emphasis or the
2 PRONUNCIATION with the Nose Rule Read Post »
¡Hola, Socios! This lesson is very much a ‘test your listening’ exercise as well as a vocabulary builder. (And a funny story at Gordon’s expense yet again.) Here we discuss the role of the Police
3 VOCABULARY La Policia y La Guardia Civil (Spanish Civil Guard) Read Post »
¡Hola, Socios! Here you have first in the series of Chalk and Talk sessions that cover important parts of Spanish grammar. These sessions are designed for you and so please feel free to ask me
1 PREPOSITIONS The Personal A. When to use it. Read Post »
¡Hola, Socios! (This is released a few hours earlier because Cynthia has just started to go into labour! Wish us luck!)
In this lesson we cover probably some of the more confusing verbs in Spanish. Confusing, that is, because in English we tend not to have any hard and fast rules about when we should use them. In Spanish, however, the rules are very fixed and if you break them, there will be confusion!
Here’s a sneak peek:
2 VERBS Understanding Ir + Venir and Llevar + Traer Read Post »
¡Hola, Socios! Welcome to the very first lesson in our membership program. Here we discuss the ways that you can talk about food and we especially focus on how to speak positively about what you are eating. This has always been an issue for students because they often don’t know which of “estar bien”, “estar buena”, and “ser buena” they should use.
1 VOCABULARY Talking about Food in Spanish and Giving Compliments Read Post »
If you are a Socio considering our language exchange option we ask you to watch this video on how to
Your ‘Must Watch’ Safety Video for Language Exchanges on Ser Socio Read Post »
Some of you are just about to embark on a language exchange and so we thought that, for those who
Language Exchange Protocol: Getting the Best Out of Your Experience Read Post »
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Stop, Look and Listen! I recall coming across the commands in Spanish very early on in my language learning journey.
38 Advanced Intermediate Spanish Commands in Spanish LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
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