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1 Chalk and Talk. The Personal A. How and when to use it (and when not!)

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¡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 to cover anything that might be causing you trouble or frustration. Here, we are talking about the Personal A and... Read more »
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2 Chalk and Talk Pronunciation and the Nose Rule

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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 ‘golpe de voz’ on your Spanish words. This session was suggested by Greg from Canada. Muchas gracias, Greg.   Video... Read more »
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3 Chalk and Talk Redundant use of the LE pronoun

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¡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 in a redundant way often in sentences. We’ve had so many requests for us to cover these topics that we... Read more »
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4 Chalk and Talk Reported Speech: Who said what to whom?

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¡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 at what is called ‘reported speech in Spanish’ and the way it is used. Just like anything else, Reported Speech... Read more »
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5 Chalk and Talk The verb PEGAR and explaining ¡QUE SÍ! and ¡QUE NO!

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¡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. But, of course, it has other uses that are linked to the idea of ‘sticking’ but you either know them... Read more »
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