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by Frikk

Feb 25, 2016

Can i say this?? La razón por la que los españoles tendrían que Colombia era porque había una gran cantidad de oro allí. en 1499 se llevaron a los españoles brutalmente Colombia. Esta era la forma en la lengua española llegó a Colombia

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No No.

On 2/25/16, Frikk wrote: > Can i say this?? > La razón por la que los españoles tendrían que Colombia > era porque había una gran cantidad de oro allí. en 1499 > se llevaron a los españoles brutalmente Colombia. Esta > era la forma en la lengua española llegó a Colombia

Feb 25, 2016

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M. T. On 2/25/16, Frikk wrote: > Can i say this?? > La razón por la que los españoles tendrían que Colombia > era porque había una gran cantidad de oro allí. en 1499 > se llevaron a los españoles brutalmente Colombia. Esta > era la forma en la lengua española llegó a Colombia

It is unclear what you are trying to say. It ...See More

Feb 27, 2016

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mayor and menor

by señora

Feb 24, 2016

Can you use mayor or menor to refer to the age of buildings?

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Al On 2/24/16, señora wrote: > Can you use mayor or menor to refer to the age of buildings?

"Edificio mayor" is widely used and normally understood for largest or larger building, so it would not be understood as a reference to age. Mayor without further clarification refers to age only in the case of people, but there would be...See More

Feb 24, 2016

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señora On 2/24/16, Al wrote: > On 2/24/16, señora wrote: >> Can you use mayor or menor to refer to the age of buildings? > > "Edificio mayor" is widely used and normally understood for > largest or larger building, so it would not be understood as a > reference to age. Mayor without further clarification refers > to age ...See More

Feb 25, 2016

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nosotros commands

by Profe

Feb 23, 2016

We like to play popular songs for the level 3 students in order to see authentic grammar usage, and we are struggling to find a song(s) that have even 1 nosotros commands. Anyone know any off the top of your head?

Mil gracias

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VivaSueño I found this: [link removed]

You may also want to contact Zachary Jones, or check out his website for great resources: [link removed]

On 2/23/16, Profe wrote: > We like to play popular songs for the level 3 students in > order to see authentic grammar usage, and we are > struggling to find a song(s) that have even 1 noso...See More

Feb 23, 2016

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AM YES! Te mueves tu, se mueven todos! They repeat several nosotros commands. Its a song that McDonalds made in Mexico to get people dancing, to make the impression that McDonalds is healthy. On youtube you'll find the real song, and also the video of David Bisbal, Reik and Ha Ash teaching the dance moves. Super fun! I get requests for the song all th...See More

Feb 24, 2016

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Esperanze Renace

by Jeanne

Feb 17, 2016

Just wondered if any of you have used the book "Esperanza Renace" as a high school upper level reading resource? Thinking of using this and wondered what others have done with this? how? etc.

TIA

Jeanne

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Am I teach Esperanza Renace in my Spanish 4 class and I've created lots of materials: vocab lists, reading logs, reading schedules etc...email me and I'll send you what I've made.

achase at dcsd.k12.nv.us

On 2/17/16, Jeanne wrote: > Just wondered if any of you have used the book "Esperanza > Renace" as a high school ...See More

Feb 24, 2016

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Is estar really on its way out?

by Hannah M

Jan 22, 2016

Anyone else dropping estar this year?

Seems like that's the way the wind is blowing.

Don't know if I'm comfortable with it, but research is research.

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Granjero No des de comer a los troll, amigo. :)

On 1/25/16, ...Wat... wrote: > I'm thinking you're making a joke, right? I'm not sure how > one "drops" one of the most functional verbs in a language... > > You're just being silly, right? > > > On 1/22/16, Hannah M wrote: >> Anyone else dropping estar this year? ...See More

Jan 25, 2016

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I get it, I think :).. I too hate the constant calls for "no more desks in rows--in fact no one standard seats for kids at all! This is what the research says.. we all need to "flip" our classrooms, and to do that you need couches for kids to be comfy on."

On 1/22/16, Hannah M wrote: > Anyone else dropping estar this year? > > Seems...See More

Feb 21, 2016

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authentic websites to practice Spanish

by Andrew K

Feb 17, 2016

Hello everyone!

I have a parent asking me what their child should do to prepare for Spanish 4 over the summer. I suggested authentic websites such as:

spanishlistening.org zachary-jones.com (has songs, trailers, news reports, etc. in the target language).

I've also suggested watching some Spanish movies or putting subtit...See More

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mswa For some grammar exercises, how about colby.edu/~bknelson ?

On 2/17/16, Al wrote: > That sounds like a good list already. I'd recommend > es.wikipedia.org > Or rather, I'd suggest remembering that many Fnglish wikipedia > titles have alternate-language entries. This has the > advantages that (1) presumably the topic is alrea...See More

Feb 18, 2016

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Ann I would suggest bablingua.com. The "icebreaker" videos are inexpensive (I am going to purchase 8 videos for less than $50.The great thing is that they come with several pages of assignments that cover listening, reading, writing and culture. I have used a few of them already and really like the quality.

Feb 18, 2016

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Slap Jack for Spanish Class

by ccerny

Feb 17, 2016

I've seen references to using the traditional slap jack game to learn vocabulary in Spanish class. Does anyone know how you would do this? Always trying to come up with something new!

!Gracias!

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Recommendations for headsets

by Daniel Hanson

Feb 11, 2016

Any recommendations on headset types or name brands for student use of digital textbooks? (Realidades, Descubre, Avancemos) My department is considering purchasing headphone class sets so students can record and listen more privately and with better sound quality than just talking and listening out loud with their Panasonic 3E tablets (which probab...See More

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El Cid On 2/11/16, Daniel Hanson wrote: > Any recommendations on headset types or name brands for > student use of digital textbooks? (Realidades, Descubre, > Avancemos) My department is considering purchasing > headphone class sets so students can record and listen more > privately and with better sound quality than just talking > and l...See More

Feb 15, 2016

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imperfect subjunctive or preterite? Please confirm!

by Sra T

Jan 30, 2016

I say all preterite but the exchange student from Madrid says imperfect subjunctive in the clause. Which should it be?

"The girls admired his new car after he bought it."

Las chicas admiraron su coche nuevo despues de que el lo compro'. (This is my preference...please forgive lack of accents, can't figure out how to do ...See More

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Mark On 1/31/16, new B wrote: > On 1/31/16, Mark wrote: >> It isn't that easy. Actually both are correct. If you >> have an hour and a few Ibuprofen, you may wish to read up >> on this most unusual case. >> > > This part jumped out at me: > Después de que + subjuntivo, refiriéndose a hechos reales, es > construcc...See More

Feb 11, 2016

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Fiona On 1/30/16, Sra T wrote: > I say all preterite but the exchange student from Madrid > says imperfect subjunctive in the clause. Which should > it be? > > "The girls admired his new car after he bought it." > > Las chicas admiraron su coche nuevo despues de que el lo > compro'. (This is my preference...please forgiv...See More

Feb 11, 2016

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Pen pals

by Yessica Betancourt

Jan 22, 2016

Would anybody be interested in having our classes be pen pals? I want my students to use their Spanish in different ways and thought this would be a great way to do that! Let me know! Buen dia! [email removed]

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L Hazen Sounds like fun. Have you done it before? I haven't, but am open to trying something new. [email removed])

Feb 11, 2016

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